October 26, 2012

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HEALTHY EATING

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Campus Grow event promoted healthy, local foods » PAGE 3A

Heeke still ‘very supportive’ that Enos will build winning football program at CMU

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

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CNN Contributor Paul Begala speaks with fans after “2012 Elections: Today’s Issues and Tomorrow’s Ramifications” Thursday evening in Anspach Hall.

‘Show up, vote’ CNN contributor, former Clinton adviser Paul Begala pushes CMU students to cast their ballots

Begala was paid $17,500 by the department.

He said students are not only powerful with their vote but are also powerful with their influence.

“Your fresh eyes on the issues in the election can change the views of us old people,” Begala said. “You guys can run the government, but people who are older than you don’t always let you in on that.”

Begala’s message to

By Kyle Kaminski Staff Reporter

JEFFREY SMITH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

CNN Contributor Paul Begala speaks to an audience during “2012 Elections: Today’s Issues and Tomorrow’s Ramifications” Thursday evening in Anspach 161.

young people was simple: They need to vote in the upcoming election, or they are letting their country be run by someone else.

“I think it’s un-American to not vote. Our country was founded because we didn’t want someone else running it,” he said. “Show up, vote, and you’re doing your part in running the biggest superpower in the world.”

Begala used an analogy to

explain the importance of voting to students. He talked about how people years ago put money toward the university so students today could have a better education. In Begala’s eyes, when people go vote, they are making the nation better for the people who will follow them in the future.

Begala also used the stark differences in the 2008 and 2010 elections to show the power of young voters.

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Neil Rosan | Staff Reporter

CNN contributor and Democratic strategist Paul Begala used humor and inside stories to inform students of their importance in the upcoming election.

Begala, a former adviser in the Bill Clinton administration, was brought to campus by the political science department to discuss the issues of the 2012 election and the changes they would bring.

A day after the Associated Press had a story listing Dan Enos as one of 10 college football coaches on the hot seat, athletics director Dave Heeke supported his head coach.

The story by Ralph Russo of AP pointed out that Central Michigan got accustomed to winning the Mid-American Conference under former coaches Butch Jones and Brian Kelly, but Enos has eight wins — three of which are against Football Championship Subdivision teams — in three seasons.

“We are very supportive of Enos and his staff and the process of building a program up,” Heeke said. “We see steps that they are taking that sometimes are hard for the public to see.”

Enos went 3-9 in his first two seasons as CMU head coach and is 2-5 to begin this season, losing four-straight games.

Enos said Tuesday after practice he is not feeling any pressure and thinks that his team has shown improvement.

Last February, Heeke showed his support for Enos by giving him a one-year extension through the 2015 season, declaring the program was “all-in” with Enos and his staff.

“We are all-in with Dan Enos and his strong vision for and dedication to rebuilding this program into a perennial championship contender that has a foundation for sustainable success,” Heeke said in a statement after the extension. “Continuity, stability and commitment are the critical qualities needed at this point to define the next chapter of Chippewa Football success.”

With five games remaining, Enos and the Chippewas will try to win against Akron, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Miami and Massachusetts.

CMU has lost four-straight games after upsetting Iowa in the third game of the season.

Enos is looking for his fifth Mid-American Conference win at 3:30 p.m. Saturday against Akron at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

“Because your age group decided to vote, Barak Obama is president,” he said. “The Republicans won 63 seats in 2010. That happened because six out of 10 young people in 2008 decided not to vote in 2010.”

Along with addressing the need for young voters, he spoke about many other issues surrounding the election.

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The search for a new associate dean of student affairs for Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine remains at a halt.

Halloween serves as the three-month mark since the end of former associate dean Lori Arviso Alvord’s term.

Alvord resigned from her job in July and accepted a similar position at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine.

Dr. Joel Lanphear was immediately named interim associate dean and has served in that role since.

“When initiated, the search will follow standard CMU procedures and policies,” said Ernest Yoder, founding CMED dean. “We will focus on people already working in offices of student affairs, focusing on medical schools.”

Although Yoder said there are no ideal candidates that stick out in his mind, but he does anticipate asking Sarah Yonder, associate medical director of University Health Services, to apply for the job.

“In the interim, Dr. Sarah Yonder is working with Dr. Lanphear in student affairs,” Yoder said. “She is learning the ropes of the office and its functions. We believe she will develop into a very viable candidate

for the position within the next several months.”

In addition to her position as medical director, Yonder also serves as an adjunct faculty member. According to her bio page, this is her sixth year at CMU and began as a staff physician taking care of students and participating in health education.

However, no official search or decisions have been conducted.

“In keeping with CMU’s human resource policies, a national search will be conducted to identify finalists for the position,” CMED Director of Public Relations Steve Smith said.

“Once finalists are identified, they will be invited to campus for interviews.”

The position as associate dean of student affairs includes participation in the development and operation of the medical program, being responsive to the needs of the state and being responsible for student affairs activities and student services within the College of Medicine.

The median salary for this position is $215,954. Alvord, hired from Dartmouth College as the fourth and final associate dean of the college in September 2010, was making $250,000 per year before her departure. university@cm-life.com

Stabenow addresses important election issues, lack of debates to College Dems

By Alayna Smith Senior Reporter

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said she struggled to find financial help for college, and her enrollment at Michigan State was only possible with good grades and a tuition fee scholarship.

“For me, making sure that college is affordable and that there are opportunities for everybody from small towns and big cities and everywhere in between to go to college is really personal for me,” Stabe-

now said.

Stabenow spoke to about 40 people at a CMU College Democrats meeting Thursday afternoon and discussed the importance of the upcoming election and why it is so imperative for everyone to get out and vote come Nov. 6.

There are 300,000 people in Michigan alone receiving financial support from federal Pell grants, she said.

Stabenow addressed the recent controversy that has surrounded the lack of debates between herself and her Repub-

lican challenger, Pete Hoekstra.

“I agreed to the two debates that are always agreed to in the Senate since the mid-90s,” Stabenow said. “My opponent, rather than sitting down and working out the details and everything, just kept flashing more press releases and doing these empty chair debates. I’m not sure if he got his direction from Clint Eastwood. But he honestly did not want to sit down and actually develop debates.”

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Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to the CMU College Democrats and some members of the public Thursday evening in the Lake Superior Room in the Bovee University Center.

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CMU invites Karen Prall to host African dance workshop this weekend

By Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

Junior Madison Williams has been a dancer for 17 years but never had the opportunity to learn African dance.

“I was very excited when I found out that Karen Prall would be coming to our campus. This workshop will allow me to expand my dance background,” the Canton native said.

Prall is an instructor in the dance department from Wayne State University, and she will host an African Dance Workshop this weekend in Rose 127.

On Friday, there will be a workshop from 1 to 4 p.m; on Saturday, there will be two sessions, one from 9 a.m. to noon and another from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

The workshop on Sunday will be from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The educator, performer and choreographer in dance styles of the Congo and Afro-modern will also be bringing her drummer along to help showcase some of the different types of African sounds.

“African dance isn’t offered as a class here, so everyone will leave with some new knowledge, including myself.

We can move, get exercise and do something new,” Artistic Director of University Theater Heather TrommerBeardslee said.

Trommer-Beardslee said she went to a conference hosted by Prall last year and

knew right then that she had to get her to CMU. Trommer-Beardslee describes her as enthusiastic, smart, magical and patient when it comes to being a dance instructor. Prall has a studio in Detroit, and, in 1997, she organized a tour of Ghana for her Art of Motion company members, where they had the opportunity to also perform.

“She can spark creativity in any student and she engages the class in a dynamic way,” Trommer-Beardslee said.

Trommer-Beardslee said dance is more than just technique, and Prall will also be informing students of the background and history of the dances she is showing.

“If you learn the original intent behind the dance style, it will make it easier to interpret through your movement,” Williams said. “Until you know the reason why the style of dance is being executed, the emotion and technique will be hindered,” Williams said.

Trommer-Beardslee said she expects this dance to be lower to the ground than most American styles. She also said this style gave the initial root of American Jazz, which will be offered in the spring, so it makes for a good introduction.

“There will be a lot of laughing, high energy and hard work involved,” Trommer-Beardslee said. studentlife@cm-life.com

“There will be a lot of laughing, high energy and hard work involved,” Heather Trommer- Beardslee, Artistic Director of University Theater

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Stabenow is in the middle of a re-election campaign against Hoekstra. Recent polls show her running away from Hoekstra, leading by as much as 20 percent in some polls.

Stabenow said she was shocked to see that women’s issues were a prominent issue in election discussions, since she thought Americans had won that battle long ago.

“I can tell you for the women in this room, or guys who have women you love in your lives, I can’t tell if this is 2012 or 1912 when we look at what has been done,” Stabenow said. “I’m running against somebody who said equal pay for equal work is a nuisance.”

Social Security was also addressed, and Stabenow said that if small changes are made to make it solvent, then it can be kept intact for the next 75 years.

“Social Security has brought a generation of people out of debt, your moms and dads, grandpas and grandmas,” she said.

Stabenow said Americans have had experience with both parties in power and that the Republican Party has shown to not be as effective.

“One of the things I think is so amazing, President Clinton said, is the other side is upset that after they created the biggest mess in history, we haven’t cleaned

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it up fast enough,” Stabenow said.

The importance of voting was stressed heavily throughout Stabenow’s speech, and she encouraged everyone to make sure they were registered or were able to vote absentee.

“We’ve got to make sure that people who have a vision of our country that says we can give everybody a shot, we can move forward, we can out-educate, we can out-innovate the competi-

tion in the world economy— anybody that believes that, we’ve got to get out to vote,” Stabenow said. “Not the naysayers, they say we can’t do anything anymore. This is about the fact that we can do things in America, and we have got to make sure we get out and vote.”

The senator encouraged everyone to consider their choices before casting a vote come Election Day. “There’s an election in 12 days and, really, the question on the ballot I think it really is are we going to go forward or backward,” she said. university@cm-life.com

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Begala stressed the issue of compromise among opposing parties.

“If you can’t say that you love and respect someone with opposing views than you, then self-governance is not for you,” he said.

He also explained the intricacies in successes by both presidential candidates.

Along with his views of the election, Begala also shared stories of his interactions with President Clinton and President George W. Bush.

He ended his talk with a question and answer session with the crowd of more than 200 people in Anspach Hall.

Orlando Perez, political science chairman, was pleased with Begala’s presentation.

“I thought it was very successful. I thought Begala’s talk was entertaining, informative, and it was

very lively,” Perez said. “The whole thing was wonderful.”

Perez hoped the talk made students aware of their importance in the election.

“I hope that they listened and realized how important of a part they play in this election,” he said.

Begala echoed the hopes of Perez.

“I hope students will get on Facebook and talk to their friends so they can get people involved with politics,” he said. “I’d much rather someone vote than sitting around watching TV. Voting is the most important thing you can be doing with your time.” university@cm-life.com

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Event promoted healthy, local and sustainable foods Wednesday » PAGE 5A

CMU signs transfer agreement with MMCC

Mt. Pleasant, Union Twp. could unify alert system

By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University signed a reverse transfer agreement with Mid-Michigan Community College Monday that will make it easier for students to earn an associate’s degree.

Registrar Karen Hutslar said any student who has earned at least 12 credit hours at MMCC can finish their remaining credit hours while at CMU for an associate’s degree from MMCC. CMU will notify students who transfer from MMCC about the reverse transfer agreement, and, once students have earned 70 credit hours, they will be notified again, Hutslar said. Students will be able to send a free copy of their CMU transcript along with a form to MMCC to receive their associate’s degree.

A committee of officials from both institutions has worked together for over a year to set up the reverse transfer agreement, Hutslar said. CMU President George Ross and MMCC President Carol A. Churchill signed the formal agreement into effect on Monday.

The reverse transfer agreement is a way to help students earn another degree even if they are working toward a bachelor’s degree at CMU, Hutslar said.

“There’s no such thing as too many degrees,” she said.

Hutslar said the reverse transfer agreement with MMCC is the first of its kind for CMU, and the university will be working with other community colleges as well. She said CMU is in the process of finalizing programs with Delta College and Montcalm Community College.

Scott Mertes, associate dean of student and academic support services for MMCC, said because of the college’s proximity to CMU, a lot of students transfer without getting a degree from MMCC. If, for whatever reason, the students then drop out of CMU, they have no degree, he said.

Mertes said the reverse transfer agreement makes it easier for students to transfer their credits in order to receive a degree they might not have known they were eligible for.

“It helps those students get an associate’s degree that they did earn but didn’t know they had access to,” he said.

The focus of the program is on helping students, Hutslar said.

“The main thing is not to benefit CMU,” she said.

“The main thing is to benefit our students.”

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By Emily Grove Staff Reporter and Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

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Saranac junior Amanda Overbeck does a back-bend to frighten students as part of the Legends of the Dark campus tour Wednesday night outside the Alumni House.

“Who wants to be my friend?” Overbeck said.

Fright nights Legends Of The Dark reveals creepy stories Ryan Fitsmaurice | Staff Reporter

Psychology was known as the “devil’s work” to the religious people in the 19th century.

Therefore, when a residence hall was converted to Sloan Hall, a building dedicated to the teaching of psychology, it was a curious mishap when a construction crew decided to carve what appears to be an upside down cross into a patch of corroding bricks.

About 200 students who attended Legends of the Dark on Wednesday night identified Sloan Hall as one of the creepiest among the 13 stories told on the Legends Of The Dark tour. Tours were held between 7:30 to 10:20 p.m., as groups of students toured north campus’ most haunted spots.

Tours will be held tonight at the same times.

Tickets may be purchased for $5 at the event.

Proceeds will benefit the Mobile Food Pantry.

About $791 was raised Wednesday night. New this year, they are also accepting donations of toiletry items for the local community pantry. Anyone who donates a personal care item will receive $1

off admission when they purchase their tickets.

Marquette freshman Samantha Misale, who was in charge of performing the story in front of the cross, said even she was a little creeped out by the story she was telling.

“I believe it has to be one of the scariest stories. I believe in demons. I’m a huge fan of ‘Ghost Hunters’ and shows like that,” Misale said. “I’m afraid something is just going to come out of the building and get me.”

Trout Hall Director Ann Krzyzaniak said they chose north campus because it is the oldest part of Central Michigan University.

“Obviously, as the oldest part of campus, it has more ghost stories than any other part of campus,”

“We just have some fantastic students volunteering tonight, and that has a lot to do with it.’

Ann Krzyzaniak, Trout Hall Director Krzyzaniak said.

Krzyzaniak said the event couldn’t have been as successful as it has been without the support of volunteering students and the community.

“We have had a very good turnout tonight,” Kryzaniak said. “We just have some fantastic students volunteering tonight, and that has a lot to do with it. We’ve also had a lot of community members show up, professors and high school students. It’s good to know this program is becoming a more prominent part of the community.”

The tour not only consisted of haunted spots and haunted tales but volunteers whose sole mission was to give the participants goosebumps.

New York sophomore Wally Furrer said the most effective parts of the tour were when those volunteers were successful.

“Wherever you want, they were all over you,” Furrer said. “ There was this time when one them slammed a door in the middle of the pit (in Warriner Hall). It made all of us jump.”

David Bonser, a Sparta sophomore, was one of those volunteers. He and a

group of three other facepainted ghouls terrified groups as they walked into the Powers courtyard.

“They’ve been getting more gullible as the night has progressed,” Bonser said. “But I’ve also been getting better at scaring them.”

While perhaps the scariest tale belonged to Sloan Hall, one of the most popular destinations was the Powers courtyard. Furrer said it was because of the performance of Travis White, who performed the story in the courtyard.

“I really don’t think it’s something you can prepare for,” the Farwell freshman said, who adorned a cane and a top-hat throughout the night. “Yeah, you can read the script, but, in the end, you just have to feel it out.”

White told the story of a young music student who died during the period where Powers Hall was a music building. White said some claim that the student was buried underneath the courtyard. At night, you can sometimes hear the student still playing.

And sure enough, a piano was heard faintly throughout the entire tale. studentlife@cm-life.com

Mount Pleasant city commissioners Monday supported the possibility of partnering with the county on a new emergency alert system, although they made no official financial commitment.

Isabella County wants to switch emergency alert systems from CityWatch to CodeRED, a high-speed notification system that will alert county members of emergencies and advisories via cell phone, and would like to split the cost with local entities.

A work session was held to explain the potential cost for the city and examine what has been allotted in the 2013 proposed budget.

Mount Pleasant fire chief Greg Walterhouse explained in his presentation that Mount Pleasant’s annual cost for the new system would be between $5,915 and $12,071.

“This is predicated on how many other townships and entities participate,” Walterhouse said. “Union Township and Isabella County have made a commitment already. Your worst case scenario would be around $12,000.”

Wednesday evening, the Charter Township of Union Board of Trustees also approved to inquire more information on CodeRED. Township manager Brian Smith said the details are currently being sorted out, but Union Township will likely join the call service, costing less than $3,000 per year.

The board initially carried a motion on July 11 to look further into utilizing the system, pending costs.

Trustee Tim Lannen said the system, which has been used in Ann Arbor for eight years, would send out free emergency alert messages, but service messages, such as boil water advisories, would dip into the overall allotted fee.

Smith said the service would be shared among numerous counties, and the number of service messages would be shared as well. There would not be a distinction of charges based on how many messages each county sends out.

However, once over the given message allotment, each county would have to pay per day each time they wanted to send out a service message, Smith said.

The Board questioned how the overall fees would be split, which Smith said is one of the details being sorted out.

“Considering how our world has changed, this makes sense,” he said. “Having alerts on my cell phone would be nice.”

CityWatch has been used in the city for a number of years, Walterhouse said, but after the 3.0 upgrade about two years ago, very serious problems began occurring with the system.

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Muslim public intellectual Omid Safi talks about Islamic tradition, poetry of Rumi

By Adriana Cotero Staff Reporter

Public intellectual and professor at the University of North Carolina Omid Safi said you can always buy clothes, books and music, but you can’t buy more time.

“The number of breaths we take in life is measured. So, thank you for coming out and taking your time to attend this talk,” Safi said to those in attendance for his speech on Wednesday in the Bovee University Center’s Auditorium.

Muslim beliefs and issues were brought to the forefront

by Safi at his Tuesday and Wednesday evening speeches.

The Central Michigan Univiersity religion department invited Safi to speak on campus, where he focused directly on two main concepts of love, by providing back-

ground information, personal stories and direct examples.

On Tuesday, Safi spoke on behalf of the poetry of Rumi, a mystical figure of the Islamic tradition. Safi described Rumi’s viewpoints and poetry during his presentation “Love: Human and Divine.”

Philosophy and religion professor Talat Halman introduced Safi by honoring him with a detailed eulogy.

Halman listed all of Safi’s accomplishments, including awards and titles he has been named as teacher, speaker and leader.

Safi covered the Islamic tradition of bringing divine love and human love together, specifically taking into consideration poet Rumi’s 800 pages of stories. Safi began Tuesday night’s talk by explaining the viewpoint of time being of the essence.

After thanking the students and faculty who attended the talk, he then tied in Rumi’s teachings of time and how people should put their hearts where their feet are.

“Rumi and his tradition tells us that we cause ourselves pain because we project ourselves far into the future and, for some people, the past,” Safi said. “Rumi has the most simple, direct, vivid and powerful language. Have your heart be where your feet are; if your feet are here, then be present.”

According to Safi, time isn’t the only concept Rumi taught. The poet had a rather larger focus on love. More specifically, two types of love connecting — the human love and the divine love.

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ANDREW KUHN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of North Carolonia Chapel Hill, Omid Safi, speaks Wednesday evening in the Bovee UC Auditorium. Professor Safi is visiting CMU to speak about America and Islam: Rising beyond the politics of fear post 9/11.

VOICES

“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 BOARD | Eric Dresden, Editor-in-Chief | Aaron McMann, Managing Editor | Justin Hicks, Sports Editor | Hailee Sattavara, Metro Editor | Catey Traylor, University Editor | John Irwin, Elections Coordinator

EDITORIAL | Hoekstra botched campaign, race

Ashley McDonald Staff Reporter

An ‘educated’ vote It seems like the election is being shoved into my brain every which way. Mostly through my eyes and ears.

I see a campaign sign each time I turn around. Every other commercial on the radio is about who to vote for, because apparently the other candidate is a conniving, scheming jerk who would love to single-handedly flush the nation down the toilet. I even stumbled across an Obama cake on Google Images.

With the media forcefully burying me in Obama-Romney controversy, naturally, I’ve thought about who to vote for this upcoming election.

Before you flip the page because you’ve seen enough of this political crap in the papers, hear me out: This is NOT about my political opinions.

In fact, it’s about my lack thereof.

I’m only 18-years-old. How much of a political opinion can I really have? In fact, can anyone who isn’t even a part of the real, working class yet have a political opinion?

Sure, anyone can do their research. Obama’s convinced that Romney’s utterly apathetic toward middle-class Americans and has no strategy whatsoever for decreasing the deficit.

“Mitt Romney has refused to detail any plan for how he would reduce the deficit,” the president said. “Instead, he has called for $5 trillion in new tax cuts weighted toward the wealthy and a massive defense build-up with no strategic rationale, along with deep cuts to investments in the middle class.”

Romney claims Obama’s heathcare policy has already gotten us jumbled up in a gigantic mess of tax quandary.

“No discussion of President Obama’s tax policies would be complete without a reference to Obamacare and its $500 billion in tax increases,” Romney said. “Whenever President Obama discusses the need for more tax revenues, Americans should remember that he already got them and spent them on a health care scheme that is itself proving to be hugely disruptive to the economy.”

Both of those excerpts come directly from the websites of the two candidates. I read Obama’s quote as, “Romney sucks.” I read Romney’s quote as, “Obama sucks.” So, maybe they both suck.

It’s impossible for me to know.

Sure, I’m an adult by technical standards. But let’s face it: No amount of research will ever educate me enough to be able to make a wellinformed vote. Not at this age, anyways. I live in a community where I can eat an unlimited amount of great food with the swipe of a card.

The majority of my time is spent on my bed, either sleeping or listening to music. It’s a harsh, cold world out there, and I’ve never been even remotely exposed to it.

So, come November, I’m hoping to make my best guess. My best guess as to who the lesser of two evils is. My best guess as to who won’t single-handedly flush the nation down the toilet. And after I cast my ballot, I’m going to go back to my room and take a nap.

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Stabenow for U.S. Senate

ebbie Stabenow deserves to be elected to her third term in the U.S. Senate, but, more than that, Republican Senate nominee Pete Hoekstra does

not deserve to be anywhere near Capitol Hill.

Hoekstra, once known for his pragmatism and deal-making skills during his 18-year U.S. House career, has incredibly given in to the most extreme voices in his own party, shooting himself in the foot along the way.

He now finds himself down by as much as 20 percent in the polls, in large part due to his embrace of the fringe elements of the Republican Party and his ridiculous campaign antics.

Hoekstra’s fate as the loser in this race might have been cemented

back in February with his race-baiting “Debbie Spend-It-Now” Super Bowl commercial, and he has done nothing since then to make amends with Michigan voters.

Perhaps worst of all, Hoekstra’s insistence on having an absurd six debates with Stabenow, rather than the traditional two as his opponent wanted, has denied the state a chance to stack up the two candidates and have a genuine debate on the direction the state needs to head in.

This is not the Senate race Michi-

gan deserves. Neither candidate has shown much vision over the past several months, and now is when we need vision the most. Stabenow, for the most part, has been out of the spotlight and spent little money to promote her campaign.

A quick look at her website touts advancing platforms such as providing “affordable” health care coverage for Michigan businesses, proposing battery innovation and biobased manufacturing, a small business jobs act and the predictable “defense of the auto industry.”

While all of those platforms sound nice and attractive to the average Michigan resident, actions speak louder than words. And right now, Hoekstra’s actions have characterized him as a polarizing figure running on an anti-Stabenow/ Obama platform.

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[LETTERS TO THE EDITOR]

Song that band played not anti-war Jimmy Shepherd’s letter printed in Wednesday’s paper raises an important question as to the origin of the anti-war folk tune, “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye.” Recent research has revealed that “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” the folk song presented as part of the Marching Chips’ recent salute to Veterans, pre-dates the Irish parody Mr. Shepherd quotes.

As a component of the University that actually grew out of the officer training program during the First World War, the Chippewa March-

ing Band has a history of over ninety years of cooperation and support for veterans, active military and our ROTC program.

We are proud of our American troops and honor them whenever we have the opportunity.

In fact, we annually present our “True Colors” award to the members of the band who are leaving us for military service.

There is nothing objectionable about Mr. Shepherd’s letter.

I am glad to set the record straight. But that’s the job of the CM

Life editorial staff, isn’t it?

If the paper is going to print such a letter without making a single inquiry as to the questions asked, why attach a title that seems intended to inflame and insult?

Such laziness and childishness is beneath the reputation and tradition of CM Life and fails to represent the students of CMU with appropriate journalistic rigor.

What a shame.

James Batcheller, Director Chippewa Marching Band

Tax Code Hurts Middle Class The 16th amendment to the constitution, adopted in 1913, provides for a graduated income tax. It embodies the principle “the higher the income, higher the tax rate paid.” This is “a progressive tax.”

Because President Reagan believed such a tax discouraged the personal initiative to create wealth, his 1986 Tax Reform Act abandoned “progression in favor of an equal marginal tax rate for investment and wage/salary incomes.”

From that time on, politically well-connected corporations and

wealthy individuals have arranged to add line after line of convoluted deductions, exemptions and incentives to the federal tax code, which has grown to hundreds of pages.

Most informatively, capital gains now pay a lower tax rate than middle-class wages and salaries do. Capital gains is now a regressive component in the tax code. It follows the principle of “the higher the income, the lower the tax rate paid.” This is why middle-class taxpayers pay on average between 20 to 22 percent, while the wealthy

and well-connected pay between 13 to 17 percent.

This is also why Gov. Romney refused to make five or so tax returns public, though the president did. I wouldn’t vote for a rich neighbor who paid taxes on a smaller part of his bigger income than I did.

Cordially, Nolan Kaiser Mount Pleasant

Compelled to run for office I swore I would never run for public office. But I feel compelled to take that bold step now, out of my comfort zone and into the public eye, for the sake of our youth.

I have decided to run for a seat on the Mt. Pleasant Public School Board of Education.

I am a product of our fine journalism program. I was a CM Life staffer from `79-`81, a Marching Chip, and graduated in 1983.

College prepared me for my vocation as a professional investigator. I had objectivity drilled into my brain and learned how to listen carefully and communicate effectively. I decided to make Mt. Pleasant my home after graduation and have owned an investigative agency here since the early 1990s.

My husband Max and I have raised two children, who currently attend the high school, and I have been an

active PTO mom for years.

When controversy erupted early last year over funding cuts and the leadership style of the former superintendent, I started attending the school board meetings regularly and have done so ever since. I watched our school board replace that administrator with a superintendent I feel has done an impressive job. The board continues to travel the maze of re-structuring and re-constructing as it tries to avoid lay-offs and program cuts, despite ever-dwindling revenues.

The children of our district are what I consider to be my real constituency, but they have no vote.

They must rely on the wisdom of the adults who have the power to shape their future.

The Mt. Pleasant Public School District has an amazing track record for academic excellence as well

as high marks for their technical programs, fine arts and sports. There is always room to improve. Funding must be restored to our schools, and we must continue to seek financial assistance through grants and from the private sector to keep our extracurricular programs viable.

I will continue to attend board meetings and serve on the district’s strategic planning committee whether I get elected or not. There are four candidates running for two open seats. Our names are on the ballot right before the statewide proposals. Please take a second to vote for me. I would like to have a vote as well as a voice.

Go Chips! And Go Oilers!

Thank You. Patty Strong

Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

You’ve got to be kidding me Lately, I catch myself puzzled by the daily lack of consideration I see in the world around me.

I am no saint, but some things people do really leave me jaw-dropped by how unbelievably rude they are. I know that we can find ourselves in a hurry, stuck in old habits or just simply forgetful, but my pet peeves have been skyrocketing recently.

It started off in class. My professor is older, and his teaching habits are as ancient as he is. He uses a chalkboard, handwrites his exams and does not use Blackboard. All of these things are unfair to us as students. The chalkboard is messy, things get cluttered, and it is hard to take notes. His excuse for handwriting the exams is that “typing isn’t really his thing.” Sigh.

Also, with him being anti-Blackboard, I think it’s inconsiderate that we don’t have any access to our grades, because I’d like to try to see how I’m doing. I think it should be mandatory that professors are somewhat up to date on technology, because it’s everywhere we look as students.

After class, I go and blow some steam at the gym and again am mind boggled by a few things in particular.

A guy was standing and stretching near the ab machine talking to a girl. I wanted to use the machine next, so I was lingering and eavesdropping next to them on an arm machine. I heard him say “I’ve just got one more set, and I’ll be done.” Perfect, I thought.

So, I get up and clean my machine and pretend to shuffle through my music and be kind of obviously waiting, staking it out, since the gym was kind of busy. Then, what do you know? He answers a phone call and sits on the machine not doing anything besides chatting on the phone.

You’ve got to be kidding me.

Let me make this clear, I am an impatient person by nature, so this initially annoys me. Why would you be talking on the phone occupying a machine at a busy gym while you can tell someone is waiting?

I wait it out, because I wanted to use the ab machine. The guy gets up about four minutes later (which doesn’t seem long, but again: I’m impatient). You think this story has a happy ending? No. Then, he doesn’t clean it off.

So, here is my gym etiquette: if you want to talk on the phone, take it elsewhere. And if you can’t use the paper towel and spray when you’re done, then work out at home.

I get home from the gym later that night and go to take a shower. I share my bathroom with a roommate who is kind of messy. But, this is not a matter of cleanliness, this is common courtesy in the bathroom. I walk in and see a few annoying things that again make me think, you’ve got to be kidding me.

Put the seat of the toilet down. No one wants to look at that when they first walk in the bathroom.

Also, if you take a shower, that’s great, but close the shower curtain.

That’s why it’s there, to look cute and cover up the shower.

Might I mention, my roommate is a female? Get it together.

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Clare residents Brenda Luckhardt, left, and husband Lance, right, discuss some of their favorite cook books on how to properly preserve food during Food Day, an event hosted by Campus Grow, Wednesday evening in Brooks Auditorium. “We can from the home because we know what goes in there,” Lance Luckhardt said.

Campus Grow presentation promotes healthy, local and sustainable foods

By Melissa Beauchamp Senior Reporter

Aromas from baked apple crisps, fresh apple cider and organic popcorn filled Brooks Hall Wednesday evening as 30 people came to learn about healthy eating.

Campus Grow Co-coordinator Jackie Maggioncalda said the event was tailored to promote healthy, local and sustainable foods.

“People need to learn about healthy eating, which can happen right here, locally,” the Waterford junior said.

Wesley Luckhardt, an associate professor of human environmental studies, presented the importance of canning, a method of preserving food in a sealed, air-tight container.

“The shelf-life is extended,” he said.

A student group gave a presentation on local heathy foods and gave participants healthy apple crisps, made with no butter or flour.

“They are delicious,” Maggioncalda said. “Plus, they are healthy.”

Patty Travioli, manager of

CMU Fabiano Botanical Garden, Greenhouse and Botany Laboratories, gave a presentation on the local food market and the different ways to support farmers locally.

“It was very interesting to see what is here locally,” Maggioncalda said.

After an intermission with popcorn and cider, short films were shown on local food systems and factory farming.

Southfield senior Chelsey Jackson said the apple cider from Michigan was the highlight of the evening.

“Along with this delicious cider, I have always wanted to know how to can,” she said.

Jackson is involved with Campus Grow, and she said awareness is the biggest thing the group strives for on campus.

“It’s very important knowing where food comes from,” she said. “It just tastes better local, too, because it’s fresher.”

Hazel Park senior Carlos Coronado said eating healthy and locally grown food is important for health reasons.

Knowing what is in food is vital to know exactly what is going

EMERGENCY | CONTINUED FROM 3A CodeRED allows an unlimited number of emergency calls with the possibility of 1,000 calls per minute being sent out.

Comparatively, CityWatch places 1,200 calls an hour.

Those calls are messages recorded by the county or the city, Walterhouse said. Weather alerts for tornadoes, floods and severe storms are sent out instantaneously through CodeRED’s connection with the National Weather Service.

The new system also provides 87,500 minutes for non-emergency calls, such as parade routes and road closures, Walterhouse said.

Walterhouse also discussed the possibility of ceasing maintenance or eliminating sirens that are used throughout the area for emergency alerts.

“There was talk earlier this year of giving (sirens) to the cities and townships for maintenance, but the county did come up with some money. How long they will continue

to maintain those I don’t know,” Walterhouse said.

City Manager Kathie Grinzinger said the city has put aside $12,000 in the proposed budget to cover the city’s share of the new alert system.

“We’ve been following this analysis for quite some time; we’ve known about the troubles with CityWatch, and, based on our recommendation that there should be a dependable and reliable emergency notification plan, we wanted to make sure there was room to cover the annual subscription cost,” Grinzinger said.

in a person’s body, he said.

“There are less preservatives and toxins in food that is grown right here,” he said.

Shelby Township junior Gabriella Serraiocco said she came to the event to become more aware.

“I pretty much already knew everything,” she said. “It should be promoted to people that don’t know.”

Campus Grow has about 15 active members who promote initiatives on campus concerning gardening, fundraising, cover crops and crafts to promote sustainability.

“Developing community collaboration, promoting physical health through proper diet and exercise, advocating hunger and poverty solutions (and) offering food education and research opportunities for students,” reads the group’s mission statement.

Campus Grow maintains a Children’s Garden and a ‘big’ garden located west of Theunissen Stadium. People can rent a 10’ by 10’ plot in the larger garden for $10 a year. studentlife@cm-life.com

Commissioner Sharon Tilmann said she would fully support the city contributing to the new alert system.

“I don’t want to sound like a spendthrift, but, frankly, whether it’s $5,000 or $12,000, I think we owe it to the people to utilize the technology and provide them with extra safety,” she said. “CityWatch is a mess.”

Every city commissioner agreed to relay their unofficial support for CodeRED to the county.

The city will make an official decision on funding CodeRED in the coming months as commissioners balance the 2013 city budget. metro@cm-life.com

“Rumi believes there are two kinds of love, you have to be able to learn how to love people, which ultimately ties in with loving god. The divine love and human love resemble each other; it is an ever-circling motion of love,” Safi said. “The people we love the most are the only ones that get on your nerves the most. We let love transcend the hatred, let the light shine over the darkness.”

Rumi’s practices had just been taught in Halman’s classes.

Riverdale grad student Sarah Avery was one of many students who had been looking forward to Safi’s visit and voluntarily attended his talk.

“I’m currently enrolled in Professor Halman’s REL

305: Mysticism class, we just finished studying Rumi’s teachings. Rumi is all about embracing God in everything you do,” Avery said. “Rumi’s poetry is very moving and musical. It is something you feel, and it paints pictures.”

Due to the impact Rumi had on students, Halman brought in Safi to elaborate on the heritage.

“Rumi has had a great influence on my students,” Halman said. “I brought in Safi, because I knew that people would leave inspired and enthused.”

Following Tuesday’s speech, Safi returned Wednesday and covered the topic of America and Islam, rising beyond the politics of fear post-Sept. 11.

“I have never seen us so divided and so nasty toward one another,” Safi said. “We target one another out of fear, out of ignorance when we have significantly higher potential as human beings.”

Safi described the different happenings throughout politics, when racial views have come into play involving Muslims. For instance, during President Barrack Obama’s 2008 campaign, there was an issue when citizens found out his middle name, Hussein. Safi elaborated on how people’s views changed toward Obama, because people considered him to be “Muslim.”

Safi provided different Islam phobia examples, personal and political, that especially stood out to Clinton Township junior Amanda Jaczkowski.

“I have been studying Islam phobia in society and found Omid Safi to be very interesting. It was good to hear someone present facts that weren’t manipulated from the media,” Jaczkowski said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Mertes said MMCC is excited to develop its partnership with CMU through the reverse transfer agreement.

“We already have a strong relationship, and this takes our relationship one step further,” he said.

CONTINUED FROM 3A Mertes said MMCC and CMU share a lot of students, whether they start at MMCC and transfer to CMU, start at CMU and transfer to MMCC or are cross-enrolled.

“We’re all in the business of serving students,” he said.

Mertes said MMCC hopes they will be able to identify which students are eligible for the program by the end of the fall semester. He said he doesn’t know how many students will benefit from the program, but hundreds of students transfer from MMCC to CMU every semester or cross-enroll.

“It’s too soon to tell how many students are going to take advantage of the opportunity,” he said. “There is a potential for hundreds.”

CMU is working on how to best identify and notify students about this program, Hutslar said.

“The hope is that we al-

ready might have students that qualify either this semester or next semester,” she said.

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TIME FOR A CHANGE

Teams anxious but ready for MAC Championships Saturday » PAGE 4B

Punting remains an issue for football team; Richie Hogan earns start Saturday.

Saturday » PAGE 3B

SoCCer

Women top Bowling Green 4-0, clinch No. 2 seed

By Ryan Solecki Staff Reporter

The women’s soccer team sealed its Mid-American Conference Tournament fate as the number- two seed on Thursday in Bowling Green, Ohio with a 4-0 victory over Bowling Green.

After a slow first 20 minutes of play, with only one shot recorded for both teams, senior forward Samantha Brenz added her first goal of the season with a header in the 20th minute.

“We were disappointed with our first 45 minutes, but I was very pleased with how we responded in the second 45 minutes,” head coach Neil Stafford said. “A lot of people came in and contributed.”

Junior forward Nicole Samuel scored her second goal of the season to put CMU up 2-0 within the first four minutes. The Chippewas continued with a relentless offensive attack, compiling three more shots on net in the next ten minutes.

“In the second half, we showed more composure,” freshman Christen Chiesa said.

“We were Samantha Brenz able to do the simple things, which allowed us to step up our game and play like a unit.”

BGSU’s freshman goalkeeper Jenna Underwood did her best to suppress the persistent offense of CMU, but, in the 80th minute, sophomore forward Laura Gosse Nicole Samuel added her third goal of the season.

The Chippewas, with four minutes left, added a fourth goal by senior forward Charlese McLemore.

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Football

team to make $925,000 playing at ohio State in 2016

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

Central Michigan will receive its biggest guaranteed paycheck in football program history playing Ohio State on Sept. 24, 2016 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

CMU will receive $925,000 to go play at OSU. The second-largest CMU paycheck was from Georgia in 2008 for $875,000.

“It’s a terrific opportunity to play in one of the greatest venues in college football,” CMU Athletics Director Dave Heeke said. “It’s a great opportunity to play against a program with the tradition Ohio State has and brand and TV exposure.”

It will be the first meeting between OSU and CMU. The addition caps off CMU’s 2016 non-conference schedule.

It also includes playing at Iowa and hosting UNLV at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. CMU might also play Oklahoma State in 2016, though the contract hasn’t specified dates for the two road games that will follow the Cowboys visit to Kelly/ Shorts Stadium in 2015.

“We would ideally like to have six home games and six road games; that would allow us to make money and have a solid home slate for season ticket holders, and we’re more likely to win at home,” Heeke

said. “But it doesn’t always work out that way; when you’re not scheduling home-andhome series, it’s tough.”

Freshmen redshirted during this season will be fifth-year seniors by the time the Chippewas take the field against the Buckeyes.

OSU will also play MidAmerican Conference opponent Bowling Green the first week of the 2016 season. The week before the game against CMU, the Buckeyes travel to Oklahoma to play the Sooners, and CMU will take on the Hawkeyes.

The Buckeyes have won seven National Titles and 36 Big Ten Titles.

CMU is getting paid $850,000 (its third-largest paycheck) to play Ohio State’s rival Michigan next season in Ann Arbor.

Heeke suggested the Chippewas might play another Southeastern Conference team in the future.

“The price of games are around $800,000 to $1 million, depending on where you play,” Heeke said. “The SEC is closer to $1 million ... we look for opportunities to generate that much revenue.”

Playing OSU would likely be the next best thing – earning more revenue than going to the SEC’s Georgia in 2008. sports@cm-life.com

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Ball State junior running back Barrington Scott is tackled by CMU freshman defensive back Kavon Frazier Saturday evening at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

shifting goals Football team needs to snap four-game skid against Akron to keep hopes alive Matt Thompson | Senior Reporter

Hopes for the football team to compete for the Mid-American Conference Championship are fading in the month of October, and the team’s goals have shifted.

To attain those goals, including the six-win mark that allows for bowl eligibility, Central Michigan (2-5) will need to end a four-game losing streak at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium against Akron (1-7).

“Group goals are out there still,” senior cornerback Lorenzo White said. “If we win the last five games, that puts us at seven and that’s bowl eligible. There’s still the Michigan MAC Trophy with Eastern (Michigan) Western

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Senior wide receiver Cody Wilson catches a pass from Ryan Radcliff for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Ball State at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Wilson finished the game with seven catches for 111 yards during CMU’s 41-30 loss.

(Michigan); we’re looking to get that trophy back. And then the Cannon Trophy against Western; we’re looking to bring that trophy back to Mount Pleasant.”

CMU needs four wins out of the remaining five games to become bowl eligible. The combined record of EMU, Massachusetts and Akron are 2-20.

Head coach Dan Enos said CMU is in no position to view those games as easy wins.

“We are very confident,” he

said. “But we are 2-5, too. They are probably looking at us the same way. The teams in this league are very close.”

Akron is ranked 112 nationally for allowing 38 points per game. CMU sophomore running back Anthony Garland said he thinks Akron’s aggressive defensive style is something they can exploit.

“They press and put a bunch of people in the box (to stop the run),” he said. “We think we (can) get them on play-action. And, when we

run, we think we can run by (the blitz).”

Garland also said while the team can still be bowl eligible, the “one game at a time” mentality remains intact, trying to win that game first.

His coach echoed that.

“The big thing we talked about is just winning the next game,” Enos said. “Before we can start talking about bowl eligibility, we have to go get win number three.”

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Field hockey could earn third conference title with win over Kent State Saturday

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

BeTHANY WALTeR/Staff PhotogRaPheR

Senior midfielder Erin Dye protects the ball from the Michigan State defense as she runs down the field Sunday afternoon at the CMU Field Hockey Complex. The Chippewas lost 2-1.

The field hockey team can win its third Mid-American Conference regular season championship in its history by beating Kent State at noon on Saturday at the Field Hockey Complex.

Central Michigan head coach Cristy Freese, being true to form, still treated the week of practice no different than any other, though.

“It’s the same as we’ve approached every week so far,” Freese said. “We’ve talked a lot about just staying in the moment.”

The Chippewas also host No. 14 Michigan at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Central Michigan is tied for first in the MAC with KSU and Miami (Ohio), each 3-1 in the conference.

“It’s really exciting,” senior Erin Dye said. “There was a point in the season we didn’t think we would be in this posi-

tion, and we’re glad that we were able to pick it up in the second half of the season.”

The last time the Golden Flashes visited Mount Pleasant in 2011, they served the Chippewas an excruciating loss.

CMU was up 3-1 with less than eight minutes left in the game, only to lose in double overtime.

It will be Dye’s last chance to get a win against KSU in her career, if the teams do not meet in the conference tournament.

“It’s hard to shut them down, and we finally thought we did it,” she said. “We got complacent with the 3-1 score, and they came back and beat us. It’s something that embarrassed us last year a little bit at home, and it’s something we would like to get some revenge on this year.”

Julia Hofmann is one of those KSU players difficult to shut down. She has scored 14 goals this season.

CMU will know shortly before the game starts Saturday

if it is playing for an outright conference championship or sharing it with the Redhawks, which host Ohio at 10:30 a.m.

The last MAC regular season championship the Chippewas won in 2002 was shared with Louisville.

Ten years later, Freese felt so confident in CMU, she placed them No. 1 on her ballot for the MAC preseason coaches’ poll.

“You always go into your season with confidence in your team,” she said. “I thought that they’ve had playing experience; they’ve had playing experience together, and I would hope that would help us be a better team.”

MiCHigan

Freese said she is not going to think about the Wolverines until after the team’s last conference game of the season.

Michigan is led by Rachel Mack, who ranks seventh in the nation in points per game with 17 goals and seven assists.

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Staff predictions: Week nine

red zone, we need to hold them to field goals.”

Sophomore running back Jawon Chisholm is the team’s leading rusher, gaining 688 yards and scoring two touchdowns in eight games the season. Last weekend, freshman Conor Hundley saw action, rushing 63 yards on 18 carries against Northern Illinois.

The two should both see action against CMU. “Chisholm banged up his wrist against NIU,” Akron head coach Terry Bowden said. “He’s gotten treatment and should be OK. Hundley stepped up and did a good job. Chisholm needs to be healthy though, because, when he is, he’s a big part of our offense.”

The Zips pass the ball more than any other team in the MAC, which could be part of the reason for their ranking within the conference.

Williams likes to spread the ball to several different targets. The Zips have

tween the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-5) and the

By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

The Akron Zips football team has won just three games since 2010 heading into Saturday’s game against Central Michigan.

This season, the Zips have a 1-7 record overall and 0-4 in the Mid-American Conference. Their only win is a 66-6 victory over Morgan State on Sept. 15.

Despite their struggles, Akron comes into Saturday’s game as the top passing offense in the MAC. averaging 311.5 yards per game.

Senior quarterback Dalton Williams leads the MAC in passing yards (2,362), touchdowns (20) and interceptions (10).

“They throw the ball a lot,” head coach Dan Enos said. “They’re going to pass for yards, because that’s what they do. We have to make sure we tackle them and get off the field on third down. When they’re in the

The Central Michigan Life football reporters weigh in on their expectations for the week-nine matchup beAkron Zips (1-7) Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

RYan ZUKe:

“they throw the ball a lot. they’re going to pass for yards, because that’s what they do.”

Dan Enos, football head coach five players with at least 24 catches, led by senior wide receiver Marquelo Suel, who has 48 catches for 535 yards and four touchdowns.

Chisholm (24 catches), sophomore wide receiver L.T. Smith (34 catches), junior wide receivers Dee Frieson (31 catches) and Keith Sconiers (27 catches) have also made an impact on the Akron offense.

Defensively, the Zips rank ninth in the conference in both pass and run defense, which should mean a productive day for the CMU offense.

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“It felt really good to score that goal,” she said.

“I was able to make the most out of my opportunity.”

The win was the senior class’ 61st, making them the most-winning class in program history.

“I think our class deserves the recognition, because we have worked so hard,” Brenz said. “It’s an honor, and we’re pumped about holding this title.

But we’re also excited for the next class to get to this level.”

The seniors and the team have no time to revel, because tournament play starts this weekend, and, despite securing the number-two seed, it offers no security.

The Chippewas begin tournament play against Northern Illinois at noon Sunday. “(The) fact is, you’re

Senior linebacker Kurt Mangum is their leading tackler with 68. He ranks 14th in the conference.

“We have a long way to go to be at the top of this conference,” Bowden said.

“Right now, we have to take it one game at a time.

Our players have a great attitude, though, and if they keep working, results will come.”

The last time Akron won a MAC game was a 22-14 win on Nov. 26, 2010 in its season finale against Buffalo. sports@cm-life.com

playing a one-game season in the tournament,” Stafford said. “Seed doesn’t matter. Anyone can beat anyone. You just have to focus on the game.”

Seniors on the team have been to the tournament before and feel that it gives them certain advantages.

“I think we have a mental edge over some teams,” Brenz said. “Home-field advantage also helps, but it really doesn’t matter going into the tournament.

Any team can win.” sports@cm-life.com

Once again, the Chippewas will face another quality offense in Akron, and their defense has yet to prove they can stop other teams from lighting up the scoreboard. The Zips have just one win, but CMU is on a four-game losing streak and has struggled at times in the last two games. This is a must-win for the Chippewas, but I see them falling short once again in a high-scoring affair.

Prediction: akron 38, CMU 31

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Former National Championship winner Terry Bowden won’t pick up his second win as Akron head coach this weekend, but he will come close. The passing offense will give the CMU defense trouble, but senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff will have a career-day with more than 400 yards passing with four touchdowns – sophomore Titus Davis at the receiving end of two. A late Akron score puts the game in overtime, where CMU pulls out a slim victory.

Prediction: CMU 41 akron 34 ot

BRanDOn CHaMPiOn:

The people in Kelly/Shorts Stadium will be the only ones to see Saturday’s game between the Chips and Zips, because the game will not be televised. It’s unfortunate, because there are sure to be tons of points scored between the two teams. Both have playmakers on offense and struggling defenses. I expect Ryan Radcliff, Zurlon Tipton, Titus Davis and Cody Wilson to all have big games. This might be a classic case of “whoever has the ball last is going to win,” but I expect CMU to pull it out and prevent the season from being a total disaster, at least for one more week.

Prediction: CMU 42, akron 35

JUSTin HiCKS:

The seniors on this team realize that they’re running out of time to save their final season and will come out and play like it Saturday.

Neither team is strong defensively, which will lead to yet another shoot-out between two big arms. If the past two games were considered winnable games, this one should be a nobrainer, but I’m not about to record the “W” until the Chippewas prove themselves. If head coach Dan Enos gives Anthony Garland a chance, I predict he and Zurlon Tipton combine for 150+ yards and a pair of scores.

Prediction: CMU 41, akron 28

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Former assistant coach shocked over firing, now in NBA Development League Up until Kohne took the position last week, he was living in Mount Pleasant and still helping CMU players.

“When I coach a player, it’s a lifetime commitment,” he said. “I still talk to the players and am there for help.”

That included helping former CMU big man Andre Coimbra sign a contract to play overseas.

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Punting remains an issue for football team; Richie Hogan earns start Saturday

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The football team has yet to find a bona fide starter at punter seven games into the season.

Junior Richie Hogan started the first five games for Central Michigan, but the coaching staff decided to go with senior Curtis Huge the last two.

The staff made another change after Huge’s 13-yard punt in Saturday’s 41-30 loss against Ball State, putting Hogan in to kick the last two punts.

“At some point, one of these two guys has got to do what we need done,” assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Kyle Nystrom said. “And it’s not like we’re asking them to do something that only, the guys that play on Sunday’s can do. We’re just asking them to

kick the ball high and far and to a place on the numbers where we need it.”

The Chippewas are averaging 38.1 yards per punt this season, ranked 11th in the MidAmerican Conference.

“You can’t reward failure,” Nystrom said. “I don’t care if it’s division I, II or III. You have to reward people that do the right thing on a consistent manner, and if somebody can’t do it or fail to do it, they’re going to be standing next to us, and we’ll put someone else in there.”

After Hogan’s performance against BSU, head coach Dan Enos said he will get the starting nod against Akron Saturday.

“They’re going to continue to compete,” Enos said.

“Richie came in and did a good job, so he’ll get the first crack at it on Saturday, and

we’ll go from there.”

Huge said the main thing the coaches are looking for right now is consistency.

“Right now, we’re both battling,” he said. “It’s every day. The coaches are really pushing us to try and take it to the next level, and I’m just trying to come out and show consistency.”

Despite being locked in a tight position battle, Huge said the competition level has remained healthy.

“Hogan and I get along really well,” Huge said. “We help each other a lot and push each other every day. It’s not about ‘I want to play, and I don’t like him, we just want the best way to help the Chippewas win a football game.” sports@cm-life.com

White, Wilson, Addae, defensive backs preparing for Akron’s top passing attack

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

The Central Michigan defensive backs will have their work cut out for them with the nation’s 11th-best passing offense coming to Mount Pleasant Saturday.

Fifth-year senior Lorenzo White is confident in his fellow position players.

“We know Akron ranks high in the passing game,” he said.

“We are focused in practice on manning-up and doing our assignments. We are going to handle the wide receivers; we just have to stay on our keys, and, hopefully, we are going to make plays.”

The CMU passing defense is the fourth-best in the MidAmerican Conference, with opponents averaging 211 yards per game. The group has kept fresh legs by rotating players.

Eight different defensive backs have played in every game this season – seven have started.

Sophomore Jason Wilson has started every game at one corner after making the switch from wide receiver this spring.

Safeties Jahleel Addae and Avery Cunningham have started every game, too, but the other corner position has been a game of musical chairs.

Sophomore Dennis Nalor started week one but hasn’t since. White has started four games at corner, and seniors Anthony Young and Taylor Bradley started a game each.

“We’ve got (a) good rotation

going,” White said. “We keep it fresh, in case one defensive back gets tired, we don’t want one getting beat. That’s why we’ve been rotating a lot.”

For White, he is happy to earn a starting spot after he said he had a bad camp.

Head coach Dan Enos said he has been happy with the group.

He said Wilson has tailored off after playing well early, and Cunningham played his best game last weekend.

But Enos said the defensive backs aren’t getting much help.

“Our (defensive) line has been handled up front,” he said. “It’s hard to put too much negative feedback on defensive backs,s because they have been hung out to dry a little bit, because the ineffectiveness on the defensive line.

“We’ve been overall pretty pleased how DBs have played this season.”

Kickoff on Saturday is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. sports@cm-life.com

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“I was blindsided,” the former six-year CMU assistant coach said. “I heard from Zeigler a few days prior the opposite.”

Seven months later, Kohne has accepted the top assistant position with the Sioux Falls Skyhawks of the NBA Development League.

The Skyhawks are the minor league teams for the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.

After 12 years of Division I college basketball experience, Kohne will be coaching in his first professional job.

“It’s a new opportunity,” he said. “I will be coaching guys from 21 to 40. It’s still very similar, basketball-wise, day-to-day. It’s an honor to be top assistant in my first professional job – I feel like the rookie.”

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Besides being shocked with his dismissal, he disagreed with it.

“I didn’t think it made a whole lot of sense,” Kohne said. “You look at our best four players; (they) were freshmen and sophomores, and they all left; I didn’t think it best served the students.”

Three of those ‘best four players’ are assumed to be Trey Zeigler, Derek Jackson and Austin McBroom – the team’s top-three scorers from last year – who all transferred after the firing.

Kohne was on staff during Ernie Zeigler’s entire tenure and never recorded a winning season.

Kohne said he thinks new coach Keno Davis should have a quicker transition and will hit the ground running.

“He dismantled the former team,” he said. “With 14 new players, it should fit his system and should be a fast transition. (It’s a) big difference from what Ernie did; he kept all seven returning players when he took over.

Keno took a different route with 14 new guys; he should have a faster, more immediate transition.”

There is no information that points to the fact Davis did not try to welcome back all of the players who departed.

Kohne said the thing he will remember the most about CMU is the growth of some of the players from boys to men by the time they left. He thought the team was competitive in the six years he was there, and was proud of the graduation rate.

CMU’s men’s team will begin its season at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 in an exhibition game against Lake Superior State at McGuirk Arena. sports@cm-life.com

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Freese said she has taped a number of the field hockey games on the cable channel and plans to record Michigan’s game against Iowa Friday.

“You not only get the coverage, you get really nice slow replays of the penalty corners,” Freese said. “The other thing is I’ve actually learned a lot from the commentators. They will tell me the strengths and weaknesses of different players.”

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Teams anxious but ready for MAC Championships Saturday “We’re a little excited and nervous. It’s going to be a real tough competition, but I feel confident.

No one is injured; we’re healthy, relaxed and feeling good.”

By Anthony Rizzo Staff Reporter

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Grand Island, N.Y. Saturday to compete in the Mid-American Conference Championships.

The women will run in a 6k at 11 a.m, while the men will take part in an 8k at noon at the relatively flat Beaver Island Park.

Both teams are looking to improve upon their runner-up finishes during the 2011 MAC Championships. The women’s team has finished second in the competition the previous two years.

“Going into competition like this, our goal is that we would like to walk away with the MAC Championship,” senior Maddie Ribant said. “We don’t want to compete for second. It’s first place or die trying; we need to put it all out there and not settle.”

The men’s team enters competition 11th in the most recent U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region rankings.

“We may be ranked somewhere, or projected in one place, but, no matter what, we’re shooting for the gold,” senior Jason

Jason Drudge, Grayling senior Drudge said. “We’re here to win.”

Drudge and sophomore Kyle Stacks have led the team this season, finishing each of their races first and second since their season debut in Wisconsin.

Drudge said he is anxious but confident in performing well and leading the Chippewas to a successful weekend.

“We’re a little excited and nervous,” he said. “It’s going to be a real tough competition, but I feel confident. No one is injured; we’re healthy, relaxed and feeling good.”

The women’s team is now ranked 15th in the region, according to the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region rankings.

Like Drudge, Ribant said she feels anxiousness as this weekend nears.

“I can say I’m a little nervous but excited at the

same time,” she said. “This is what we’ve been working for all season, and it’s exciting to be here now and see what we trained for.”

Director of crosscountry Willie Randolph said he feels his teams are prepared for their biggest weekend so far this season, though their game-plan hasn’t changed.

“We treat this weekend as any other,” he said. “This is our final exam, not the midterm anymore. We must make the necessary adjustments; we know what we want. We want an ‘A’.”

Randolph said the biggest component to success during this weekend is what he’s preached all season: team unity.

“We must run as a pack, get out into the right positions at the beginning of the race and give it everything we have and have no regrets about it,” he said.

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No. 20 Toledo is the favorite in the conference, while Akron, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio and Eastern Michigan are projected to give the Chippewas trouble.

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Volleyball will be on the road this weekend and will attempt to snap a three-match losing streak at Western Michigan and Northern Illinois.

This week will be the third and fourth of Central Michigan’s five-match road trip, which started with the team in first place in the MidAmerican Conference West Division.

After dropping to one game back, the team will travel to Kalamazoo at 7 p.m. today to take on the first-place Broncos. The Chippewas then play the Huskies at 7 p.m. Saturday in Dekalb, Ill., who share a 6-4 conference record.

“The rest of the MAC season is going to be very important in regards to seeding,” head coach Erik Olson said.

“These games are no bigger than the ones we lost last weekend.”

CMU went into Buffalo and Akron last weekend looking to turn around the recent downward trend but instead found itself with two four-set loses.

“We just need to play together; we have some good moments and then some not pretty moments,” junior libero Jenna Coates said.

“We need to put everything together and play with one heartbeat.”

So, what triggered this losing streak?

Olson said it’s a combina-

tion of things.

“Our serving has been improved. I think we got a little off in that Bowling Green match with so many errors, and the team just backed off,” Olson said. “Our passing has gotten more disciplined, and we’re getting a better connection ... that’s all connected into one thing.”

This will be the second time the Chippewas have faced WMU and NIU this season.

They started MAC play with a four-set loss to the Huskies, but a win against the Broncos the following night started a six-match winning streak.

CMU is hoping another win against its rival will kick-start another upward trend.

However, a lot has changed with WMU and NIU since week one of the MAC schedule.

“We’ve absolutely seen major changes,” Olson said.

“It’s like we’re playing two different teams.”

One key for the Chippewas this season has been the defensive play from Coates.

Coates was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for the third time and is currently leading the MAC in digs with 5.10 per set.

“It’s a great honor; (I) would’ve liked two wins with it, but I’ll take it,” Coates said.

“I’ve heard talk of (MAC Defensive Player of the Year), but it’s not something I’m thinking about.”

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