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Trustees authorize $1 million offer for Flint TV station CMU seeks to use purchase to expand academic programs By Jake Bolitho Senior Reporter

The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a proposal Tuesday to submit an offer to purchase WFUM TV in Flint for $1 million.

The television station, owned and operated by the University of Michigan, broadcasts from Bay City to the metro Detroit area. CMU received a $750,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, which will be used to equip a mobile production truck with high-definition digital production equipment, said Ed Grant, general manager of CMU Public Broadcasting. The truck and equipment was originally intended for use at CMU

stations in the rural areas of central and northern Michigan, where the digital transmission is slower. However, CMU now plans to use the truck in Flint after the station is purchased, Grant said. The Board met in special session Tuesday in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center to discuss the television station. Interim University President Kathy Wilbur said the Board viewed the station as an opportunity to signifi-

cantly expand the university’s coverage into critical areas such as southeast Michigan. “It allows us to expand academic programs on the behalf of CMU, especially through ProfEd,” she said. “We’re so focused on our enrollment question and retention question, this gives us another avenue in which to pursue that.” Public Broadcasting will draft a purchase agreement and interim management agreement for CMU to take over the station as soon as possible.

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Amnesty bill being sent to state Senate Minors could call hospital without getting MIP charges

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Vaishnavism believers use Bhakti yoga to help practice their religion. It helps the body prep for meditation and gives satisfaction to the soul, Mike said. “Yoga means to link or connect with the Absolute or God,” he said.

Soul satisfaction Vaishnavism, which originated in India, is 5,000 years old, making it one of the oldest religions. It was not introduced to America until 1965, Mike said. Mike is from Knoxville, Tenn., and started traveling to schools to talk to students about a year ago. He targets big schools across the United States and Ontario, Canada. “I am part of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness,” Mike said. He said he started going to campuses because it is part of the Yoga practice and it satisfies his soul.

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Monk from Tennessee teaches Hindu beliefs on campus Tuesday

ew people have had the opportunity to learn from a monk who travels countrywide to teach his religion. Bhakta Mike, a Vaishnavist monk, came to Central Michigan University in the van he lives in Tuesday to meditate and teach others about Vaishnavism, also known as the Hare Krishna movement. Vaishnavism is a part of Hinduism, which worships God under the name of Vishnu, the one who is all-pervading. South Lyon senior James Scott said it was not what he is used to seeing on campus. “It was pretty cool,” Scott said. “It was a breath of fresh air to see something different.”

“This is very common in the broadcast world because of the normal delays in getting approval for a change in ownership through the FCC,” Grant said. Under the interim management agreement, the university could control the station’s programming despite not being the official owner. Broadcasting could begin by the end of November, Grant said.

By Jake Bolitho Senior Reporter

photos by libby march/staff photographer

Bahkta Mike, a Vaishnavist monk, meets and speaks with Jackson freshman Chance McBride while offering free literature to students Tuesday outside of Brooks Hall.

“Bhagavad Gita” is a book Mike handed to students to help understand his religion. He said the book contains everything a person would need for self-realization. “Bhagavad Gita” also references to the yoga and meditation the Vaishnavism religion uses. Mike said he came to campus to enlighten society. All problems in society come from people misidentifying with their bodies with problems such as violence, he said. “We are not the body. We are spiritual beings,” Mike said. By realizing people are spiritual beings, it will give people the opportunity to have unlimited satisfaction instead of temporary satisfaction of the body, Mike said. He said the main reaction he receives from students he talks to is bewilderment. university@cm-life.com

Vaishnavist monk Bahkta Mike offers free literature to students Tuesday near Brooks Hall. “This was actually one of Ghandi’s favorite books,” said Mike. “We’re just trying to enlighten the world.”

Local police are preparing for a law that would grant amnesty to underage drinkers brought to the hospital for overconsumption of alcohol. The state House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the medical amnesty bill last week, and it now is on the Senate floor. Under the law, minors would be exempt from liquor violations if they turn themselves or a friend into the hospital. The Mount Pleasant Police Department has issued minor-in-possession citations to minors being treated in the emergency room after consuming too much alcohol and underage individuals who brought them in or called 9-1-1, said Public Information Officer Dave Sabuda. “As a police department, we will adjust to any legislation passed,” Sabuda said. State Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, is sponsoring the medical amnesty bill and has spoken out against the current policy present at law enforcement agencies statewide. “It is a common sense issue,” the House Judiciary Committee chairman said. “What we would learn is that students would not call (9-1-1) because they were worried about getting a ticket.” Only seven of 110 state House members voted against the bill, and Meadows said he hopes to see similar results in the Senate. Decrease the likelihood Sabuda said he does not know A underage drinking | 2A

Mission Street among Michigan’s 10 riskiest roads Meeting with MDOT next week to address concerns By Ryan Czachorski Staff Reporter

Mount Pleasant residents should not be surprised to hear south Mission Street is among the busiest and riskiest roads in the city. It also is among the riskiest in the state. The stretch of south Mission Street between Broomfield Street and Appian Way

ranked tied for sixth on a recent list of Michigan’s riskiest roads published by the Detroit Free Press, with 51 accidents in 2008. Mount Pleasant Police Department Public Information Officer Dave Sabuda said the number provided to the Free Press was low, with police records indicating 78 accidents on the stretch of road last year. The Mount Pleasant post of the Michigan State Police does not keep track of accidents on south Mission, said State Trooper Chris Pietrantonio. “There are consistently accidents down through there,”

cm-life.com Check for a map of the top 10 riskiest streets in Michigan. Sabuda said. “It’s just the nature of the traffic. You have cross-traffic and high volumes of traffic.” Most accidents on that stretch are rear-end accidents. The tendency of traffic to back up at stoplights, combined with the fast pace, causes people to be a bit reckless, Sabuda said. A mission | 2A

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Mission Street between Broomfield Street and Appian Way was ranked the sixth riskiest street in Michigan by The Detroit Free Press with 51 accidents in 2008. Mission Street has had 31 accidents in 2009.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Today

w Save for Tomorrow workshop will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bovee University Center’s Isabella Room. w Soup & Substance: Isabella County Human Rights Committee will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Terrance rooms A, B, C and D. w Edge Hill University: England Information Session will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Terrace Room A. w The Tombstone Project — Domestic Violence in Michigan will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in Anspach Hall Room 156. w The Legacy of Abraham Lincoln will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium.

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There have been 31 accidents on the stretch in 2009. “Anticipate the traffic being backed up further than Broomfield and Mission,� Sabuda said. “People will look away for a second to switch lanes. You can anticipate a lot of cross-traffic, with people trying to exit businesses.� ‘Area of concern’ The Mount Pleasant City Commission rejected a proposal from the Michigan Department of Transportation to place medians and force drivers to make Michigan lefts on Mission Street. The commission is meeting with MDOT next week, said Director of Public Works Duane Ellis. “We do know that Mission is an area of concern,� he said. “We’re continuing to work with MDOT. It’s still in our plans and interests.� The traffic helps local busi-

nesses on Mission, but it also can hinder their operations. Lil’ Chef General Manager Jamie Martin said the turn lane backs up to the front of the restaurant at 1720 S. Mission St., making entering and leaving the lot an issue. “It hurts us when traffic can’t make a left turn,� Martin said. “It’s hard to turn left anywhere in this area. It’s just a hassle sometimes.� Eight of the 10 riskiest roads are in metro Detroit. The other is in Kent County. Four other Mount Pleasant roads were among the top 100: south Mission Street between west Preston Road and east Bellows Street with 40 accidents; south Mission Street between east Campus Drive and east Broomfield Road with 38 accidents; south Mission Street between Fairfield Drive and east Preston Road with 34 accidents; and east Broomfield Road between south Mission Street and Evans Street with 32 accidents. metro@cm-life.com

w Comedian Josh Sneed is performing from 9 to 10 p.m. in Carey Hall’s Real Food on Campus.

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w Harley Newman “Bizzarrist� is performing from 8 to 10:30 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. w �Alien� will play from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation. w Saw Movie Marathon: Day 1 will take place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

Corrections Central Michigan Life has a long-standing commitment to fair and accurate reporting. It is our policy to correct factual errors. Please e-mail news@cm-life.com. Š Central Michigan Life 2009 Volume 91, Number 29

of any instances in the past where students were reluctant to call an ambulance because of an overly-intoxicated friend. However, he said he believes the bill makes sense if it means it would decrease the likelihood of it happening. Central Michigan Community Hospital, 1221 South Dr., has occasionally seen instances of drunk minors brought to the emergency room in the past, said Darcie Van Dop, CMCH community relations specialist. Van Dop said the hospital does not want to get into the legalities of the matter, and will work with whatever happens. She said there is no specific data to suggest that minors have been less like-

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ly in the past to call for an ambulance if they or their friend is in need of medical attention. However, she believes this should never be the case, regardless of the law. “They need medical treatment, and we need them to come in,� Van Dop said. While the bill has enjoyed support from the college population across the state, not all students support it. Maple City senior Ben Tompkins said he has dealt with heavy fines and other penalties stemming from an Operating While Impaired offense in the past. He believes those who drink illegally should be held accountable as well. “I don’t think (the bill) is a good idea,� he said. “I believe in consequences.� metro@cm-life.com

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‘Not a front-end payment’ Public Broadcasting first took interest in the station after U-M said it would sell it in April. U-M employees at WFUM were notified that most of their positions would be eliminated, Grant said. At the same time, CMU Public Broadcasting will likely create new positions. The university also plans to change the call letters of the station. Funding for the $1 million purchase will come from university reserves, and Public Broadcasting will reimburse CMU. CMU will make a series of scheduled payments to U-M. “We’re very careful about making sure it’s not a front-end payment,� said David Burdette, vice president for Finance and Administrative Services. CMU Public Broadcasting reaches out to a potential 2.4 million viewers in mid- and northern-Michigan. The addition of the Flint and metro Detroit areas would mean an increase to about 8 million potential viewers. Overlap market? However, possible problems include an overlap market.

efforts in order to survive in an ever-changing media market.� During the meeting, the Board approved a proposal to pay back $619,489 to the National Science Foundation. The money was originally given to CMU as part of a research project grant, but the project was stopped after it was determined it could not be completed successfully.

Other public broadcasting stations have a presence in the area and would see competition when it comes to fundraising, Grant said. The FCC could choose to deny the change in ownership because of it. “There is a great potential for partnering,� Wilbur said. “I think that public broadcasting needs to consider much more collaborative

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In order to stay safe as the winter months hit, Michigan’s Secretary of State office offers several suggestions to students: Make sure to check car batteries, especially if the car is more than three years old, because car batteries can lose half their power in colder weather. Pay attention to car tire pressure, as cold weather causes a drop in air pressure and snowy conditions can reduce tire traction. The office also recommends drivers keep an emergency kit in the car that includes a flashlight, first-aid supplies, jumper cables, a blanket and warm clothing, a snow shovel and a tool box.

Fright Night marks start of basketball season By Alex Washington Staff Reporter

A night of ghouls and dribbles comes to Central Michigan University as it kicks off the basketball season. The third annual Fright Night Halloween Bash takes place at 7:15 p.m. today in Rose Arena. “Fright Night is CMU’s version of what other schools call ‘Midnight Madness,’” said Mike Dabbs, director of Marketing and Community Relations for the Athletics Department. Fright Night allows students and the Mount Pleasant residents to meet the basketball team and participate in games and giveaways. There also will be a costume contest for children. “It’s a chance for students and community (to) interact with the team and have fun,” said Mike Boseak, assistant director of Sports Information. “There will be free food, contests, giveaways and haunted hallways. It’s a family event.” The CMU Bookstore is one of the vendors for the event, and the athletics department will give away T-shirts. Before Fright Night events begin, students will have the opportunity to learn basketball cheers and traditions before the season begins. “We’re doing training for our student section, Rose Rowdie, which is to help teach students the cheers and chants for the games,” Dabbs said. Women’s basketball senior forward Kaihla Szunko said she thinks students should come not only to have fun, but to meet the players and show support. “Students should come because it lets them get to know the players personally and help show support for CMU,” Szunko said. studentlife@cm-life.com

Inside w Media day coverage for men’s, women’s basketball, 7A

Domestic violence awareness

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St. Johns senior Seth Sutton listens as his ART: 297A class critiques an art project Tuesday on a wall in Wightman Hall. The project, a part of the Space Invaders class, is one of many displays throughout Wightman Hall and the North Art Studio.

Interactive art

Students create original projects on walls of Wightman Hall

Windows 7 may come to campus computers Subcommittee has not found problems, VP says By Connor Sheridan Staff Reporter

The PCs serving students and faculty across campus in labs, classrooms and libraries may get a Windows 7 facelift. The newest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system is under review by Central Michigan University to determine whether the upgrade will be helpful to the university and to make sure it does not cause any problems. “We have a group that’s evaluating Windows 7 for is-

sues,” said Roger Rehm, vice president for Information Technology and chief information officer. “We haven’t really found any problems so far.” The Beta Subcommittee, a standing committee within the Distributed Computing Steering Committee, is a group which seats representatives from every tech unit on campus. The group meets to test commonly used programs in beta stages, if possible, to check for any problems before they are integrated across campus. The Beta Subcommittee is planning to convene Nov. 11 to give its official recommendation to the university on whether to make the upgrade. A windows 7 | 8A

think outside the box and the nontraditional presentation method. “I didn’t ask anyone if I could hot glue pennies to the wall, but no one’s asked me to take it down,” she said. Borland has expanded her penny project to appear in a puddle under a drinking fountain, making it look like the fountain is leaking pennies. The project will not be permanent because of the level of maintenance required. Other projects will go on display this week throughout Wightman Hall. “They’re just putting things up where they want to,” Reckley said. New inspiration Waterford junior Liz Dunaj, the creator of the paper planes exhibit, likes that

‘Ask the CPAs’

Mount Pleasant junior Meghan Borland looks down at her art project of pennies leaking from a water fountain Tuesday in Wightman Hall. The project, part of the ART 297A “Space Invaders” class, shows how wasted water is wasted money.

“I’ve gotten jars and coffee containers full of pennies. They’re still money,” she said. “Once people see a lot of pennies on the wall, they start questioning how much it is worth.” Meghan Borland, Mount Pleasant junior

her project will not be there permanently. The collection of planes on many different strings crashing into the wall has symbolic meaning for Dunaj. “It’s about the economy and how there’s a lot of pay cuts going on and a lot of people are struggling,” she said. “Each individual airplane was a person and how it affected them.” Dunaj chose to make

newspaper airplanes because many people read the newspaper and know how to make paper airplanes. Dunaj and Borland said they started to look to their surroundings for inspiration more during this class. “It’s definitely made me open up my eyes and think of everything as art,” Dunaj said. university@cm-life.com

michigan’s economy

Griffin forum discusses policy change Jobs creation top challenge facing state By Maryellen Tighe Staff Reporter

While panelists at Tuesday’s Griffin Policy Forum agreed changes in state policy are needed, they provided a variety of perspectives. The forum “Michigan’s Economic Future: Is There a Light at the End of the Assembly Line?” also discussed how to make Michigan a more welcoming job environment. It was facilitated by Craig Ruff, senior policy fellow from Public Sector Consultants and former Griffin Endowed Chair, and planned

The Clarke Historical Library will host speaker William Anderson, a chairman of the Michigan Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Committee, to present the legacy of Lincoln at 7 p.m. today. A reception to this event will follow. For more information, call the library at 774-3352 or e-mail clarke@cmich.edu.

Campus Christian group Standing in the Gap is holding a meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in Pearce Hall Room 127. There will be music, a video, a discussion and a Bible teaching, and plans to socialize after the meeting. For more information, contact Brian Mackie at macki1bj@cmich.edu.

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Two of the exhibits are a collection of crashing paper airplanes and a series of pennies glued to the wall. The projects were created as part of an assignment requiring the students to use multiples and cliché, and to look for illusion in materials and perspectives. Mount Pleasant junior Meghan Borland glued pennies to the wall to demonstrate the cliché of heads-up pennies being lucky and that a large number of pennies can become valuable. “I’ve gotten jars and coffee containers full of pennies. They’re still money,” she said. “Once people see a lot of pennies on the wall, they start questioning how much it is worth.” Borland enjoyed stepping out of her traditional twodimensional artist role to

Discussions on Abraham Lincoln

Standing in the Gap

By Maryellen Tighe Staff Reporter

ew art exhibits around Wightman Hall beg to be touched by their audiences. A variety of art projects from Department of Art faculty member Amy Reckley’s ART 297A: Space Invaders class can be seen pulling away from the walls of Wightman Hall. “We are experimenting with materials and how art moves off the wall and the pedestal where it usually is and how it interacts with viewers,” she said.

“The Tombstone Project,” an event highlighting the destruction of domestic violence in Michigan, will take place at 7 p.m. today in Anspach Hall Room 156. Panelists include speakers from the Women’s Aid Service and CMU. The event is sponsored by the Center for Research on Poverty and is a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Admission is free.

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Cindy Douglas, Vice President of Business Development and Attraction of Michigan Economic Development Corporation, talks about Michigan’s economy at the Griffin Policy Forum Tuesday evening in Plachta Auditorium.

by Maxine Berman, Griffin Endowed chair and director of special projects for Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

“Businesses create jobs. That’s the challenge we’ve all

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CMU Public Television will air a segment called “Ask the CPA’s” at 8 p.m. Thursday. Residents are asked to call in to ask questions during the live show. Representatives from Mount Pleasant and Midland tax companies will be in the studio to answer received questions. The number to call into the station is (800) 727-9268. Questions can be submitted prior to the show to Brian Baker at Brian.D.Baker@cmich.edu.

Haunted yard

The Haunted Yard, 814 N. Lansing St., will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. today and Thursday. The yard features Sammy’s Cemetery, the Cave of Fear and many other attractions. This event is free and will continue into the weekend as well.

Human rights

A Soup & Substance will take place at noon Thursday at the Bovee University Center’s Terrace rooms, discussing the Isabella County Human Rights Committee. The presentation is sponsored by the ADAC, the Multicultural Education Center and the Isabella County Human Rights Committee. Soup and beverages will be provided.

Cyberspace Security Awareness

Central Michigan University’s Information Technology department and the Public Relations Student Society of America created a campaign to raise student awareness of online dangers throughout October. Dearborn Heights junior Jackie Heiss, a member of the PRSSA committee, said the campaign included posters with weekly themes such as Invasion of the password snatchers. “Phishing is the use of bogus e-mails purporting to be something they’re not to get your personal information, eventually resulting in identity theft,” said IT Communications Manager Duane Kleinhardt. For a complete story, visit cm-life.com.

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EDITORIAL | Students, faculty should tell university what needs to be cut from budget

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Making the cut

t is no secret Michigan is facing tough economic times. To keep up, CMU is going to have to make significant cuts in the 2010-11 budget. The administration is reaching out to students and faculty for suggestions. These students and faculty should take advantage of this opportunity to pitch in with ideas. To send the university suggestions on what to cut, visitors can log in to https://ssl.cmich.edu/ssbag using their global identification. From there, students and faculty can click on “share your thoughts” and leave suggestions on cost-saving measures, enhancing operational

efficiencies, generating alternative revenue and and anything else they would like to tell the Senior Budget Advisory Group. The Web site also has a link to Michigan’s Economic Outlook, a PDF compiled by the Senate Fiscal Agency. The PDF documents Michigan’s econ-

omy from the late ’80s to the present, allowing viewers to formulate some sense of where the economy is heading. The last link on the Web site is the home page of the Office of Financial Planning and Budgets, exposing viewers to the people that will make the final decisions in the budget cuts. The Web site will be up until Friday, the last day students and faculty can send their ideas for budget cuts. CMU’s Director of Public Relations Steve Smith summed the situation up best: “Forecasts indicate state aid for higher education will continue to decline over the next several years. It is important that everyone have a voice in the decision-making process.” Smith is right, and everyone should make the effort to have their voice heard. The university has made the process as easy as possible, allowing ample time for students to do research and seriously consider what

is worth cutting out of the university budget. Students are encouraged to explore both links on the Web site so they have the most knowledge possible when sending their suggestions. This is a pivotol moment for CMU. As Smith said, colleges around the state will receive less money from the state in years to come. What students suggest today will shape CMU’s goals and actions for the next decade, maybe even longer. What students choose now will make their alumni experiences great or terrible, such the current tailgating rules that soured Homecoming for many. Upperclassmen also should take into account future students and what they would like to experience at CMU. Students will always be linked to CMU, even long after they graduate. They should take the time to make sure CMU’s future will stay bright by taking a few minutes out of their day.

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Jason Gillman Jr. Columnist

Different party I wanted to attend the Speak Up, Speak Out forum concerning political identities as a Democrat or Republican. But, unfortunately, I couldn’t due to class conflicts. With that said, the Central Michigan Life story covering the event pretty much told me what I expected: Many Republicans can’t differentiate themselves from the Democrats. The GOP Web site makes a slew of claims contradictory within themselves to those whose best known members pretty much kicked out the door. For example, the site claims people know how to handle their money better than government. I, too, believe that individuals can manage money better than Uncle Sam, but how do the Republicans act in practical application? They gave us a $700 billion bailout leveraged on our kids’ future earnings signed by a Republican president. When you have a Republican president claiming he “abandoned free market principles to save the free market system,” what is there to differentiate themselves from the Democrats? It should not be any surprise why the Republicans lost back in November, and it is not because they didn’t go for the moderate vote. Rather, it is because the small-L libertarians couldn’t find the differentiation between a candidate who sponsored legislation assaulting free speech (McCain-Feingold) and a candidate who made hollow promises of “hope and change” and socialized medicine. Bob Barr got their votes. Don’t get me wrong, there are those with the Republican label that actually stand for limited government and free markets — Ron Paul and Jack Hoogendyk are two that come to mind — but, unfortunately, a majority of the Republicans out there bear no real differentiation from the leftists. If the party wants to win, it needs to get back to the principles of limited government instead of trying to appease the leftists.

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Comments from the Web site on the TV station: Scott says:

Absolutely. Get the station. The cost is well worth the exposure that the station provides for the university. Moreover, it is a great tool for introducing children and adults to educational, recreational, and informative programming. I went to CMU after growing up with CMU Public Television. Get it and expand the program. John says:

Cogratulations to CMU for understanding the value of educational broadcasting and its importance to the educational mission of the university and to the surrounding communities. U of M apparently never really understood this.

U of M’s loss will be CMU’s gain. Dave says:

Why do we need a PBS station in Flint! It is overlaped by Three other PBS stations. Total Goverment WASTE, WFUM should be shut down to make PBS more efficient. Waste Waste Waste Your Tax dollars down the Tubes!!!! Only Reason CMU wants it for is to siphen money out of Oakland county and take away from the other three PBS stations serving that area. Give me a break.

Comments on what to cut from the budget: Isabel says:

Stop the medical school nonsense! The proposed medical school was introduced to accomplish two things: 1) increase former president Michael Rao’s prestige.

2) make CMU more competitive for state funds vis-a-vis other MI universities. Well, Mike Rao’s gone and the state is out of money and likely to remain so for a long time. Keeping the plan for a medical school rolling in the current economic environment is idiocy. CMU will be pulling money from other established programs to keep this thing alive. Struggling MI undergrads will be forced to cough up more in tuition dollars to keep this monument to Rao’s ego afloat. Please, please, stop it now! niceoneGOP says:

Why don’t they eliminate the Student secretaries. there has to be at least 100 of those. At $8 bucks an hour x 40 hours a week x 16 weeks. About $512,000 Wow there is a big place to cut money. Vince’88 says:

Let’s start by eliminating the Medical School. That will save tons of money.

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Public battles President Obama fighting the media sparks good debate

Every relationship — personal, professional or otherwise — should have tension. The relationship between the press and the Obama Administration should be no different. In recent weeks, we have seen the tension rise between the White House and some members of the media, primarily those employed by the Fox News Channel. But according to the article “This Obama-Fox War Ain’t Nothin’” by Jack Shafer in Slate, Barack Obama is not the first president to directly attack members of the media. Shafer draws the conclusion that the fight between Obama and Fox News “would barely count as basketball-court trash talk, let alone words of war.” He suggests if we want to see a real battle between a president and the media, we will have to hop in our DeLorean and set the date sometime between 1932 and 1939. The war between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the media was not only more intense, but far more serious, Shafer claims. Fox News was singled out by the Obama Administration because, according to David Axelrod, “they’re not really a news station.” It pales in comparison to what FDR and his administration dealt with. Shafer cites an incident where FDR’s Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes debated Frank Gannett, founder of Gannett Media, in front of an audience of 2,000. Sec. Ickes believed the press was being controlled by its advertisers while Gannett claimed the FDR Administration was attempting to “censor or prosecute newspapers that resisted the administration.” Fox News, like Gannett, claimed the president is not only trying to discredit the media but also attempting to legislate himself a dictatorship. Interaction between the media and the Obama Administration is healthy; there should be an intuitive discourse about the issues at hand. But it is futile to single out one news network as the “bad guy.” President Obama should take a look at FDR’s struggle with the media. He also should heed the debate between Gannett and Sec. Ickes and create an open discussion by encouraging general debate about the issues. During his campaign for president last year, Obama said he wanted to be held accountable for the decisions he makes while in office. Fox News commentators are doing just that — dissenting against what they believe is wrong. How many times have we heard Keith Olbermann make outrageous claims about George W. Bush? Too many to count. But this is the right of news commentators. And though I don’t agree with most of the things that Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly say, it is their right to say it. It is up to us, the American people, to decide what is actually news and what is news commentary.

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[News]

Gold medalist shares stories of competition in 1996 Olympics Students to aid Mount Pleasant city commission

get accurate 2010 census count

Taormina passes around 1996 gold medal to audience

PRSSA counting data in the spring

By Elizabeth Gbadamosi Staff Reporter

Those that attended Olympic gold medalist Sheila Taormina’s speech Monday earned the chance to hold her 1996 Olympic gold medal. “I’m actually excited we have a small group,” Taormina said. “Because now, I can do things I couldn’t have done with a larger group.” A small crowd gathered Monday before Taormina in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium to hear her stories about the Olympic journey through training, competing and life after the Olympics. Because of the smaller group, she also passed around the four-time Olympian’s memorabilia from the 2008 Beijing Olympics pentathlon. The crowd marveled at her laser-bathing suit, an unloaded air pistol and a modern épée, a sword used in fencing. Taormina, a Livonia native, was brought by Program Board and former Phi Sigma Epsilon members called the Phi Sigs of the ’50s. She is a 1996 gold medalist for the United States 4x200m freestyle relay team. In 2000 and 2004, she competed as a triathlete and, in 2008, she placed 19th in the modern pentathlon. Sponsors told Taormina she was too old to compete in 2008 and, also, since she had no experience in three out of five sports, she probably would not even qualify for the team. She said she would get anxiety before and during competition. The anxiety caused her entire body to shake, and she could not focus on her target during the pistol shooting event. “When doing anything under pressure, the mind does amazingly horrible things,” Toarmina said.

By Hilary Farrell Senior Reporter

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Olympic gold medalist Sheila Taormina explains the sport of air pistol shooting Monday night in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. After taking only three years to learn three new sports, Taormina overcame numerous obstacles to earn 19th place in the modern pentathlon during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

‘Inspiring’ Program Board Lecture Chairwoman and Farmington Hills junior Nikki Burnstein said it was a good crowd, but she hoped for a little more. “I thought Sheila was a very good speaker,” Burnstein said. “She did a great job involving her audience.” Arizona senior Heather Warczinsky said she really enjoyed seeing the Michigan native speak. “It was inspiring,” Warczinsky said. Warczinsky originally intended only to accompany her sister, New Baltimore senior Heidi Warczinsky, who had to write a paper for class about the event. Heather said she left very enthused.

“My favorite part was when she told the story of how her sister inspired her during her fencing competition,” Heather said. “I sometimes do the same for Heidi.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Mount Pleasant is looking to Central Michigan University’s Public Relations Student Society of America to help achieve an accurate 2010 census. The City Commission hired John Bailey and Associates to aid the city the population count at its meeting Monday. The Lansing-based marketing firm hired PRSSA to assist with the count in the spring. PRSSA president and Allen Park senior Angela Hernandez said the group hopes to change misinformation about the census. “There are a lot of (student) misconceptions about the U.S. census. We’re aiming to help try change that,” Hernandez said. “This is great because it’s an opportunity for our group to get experience in public relations, but also because we are doing something to help benefit our city.” Census surveys will be sent to all resident households and CMU residence halls in February and March, said Julie Swidwinski, Mount Pleasant community information coordinator. It is important for students to participate be-

“This is great because it’s an opportunity for our group to get experience in public relations, but also because we are doing something to help benefit our city.” Angela Hernandez, PRSSA president, Allen Park senior cause this will be the first time many students will be counted, she said. “Because students live in Mount Pleasant more than six months (per year), they are residents of the city,” she said. As not all students are Mount Pleasant residents, Union Township also will collect student census data. Funding dependent on data Vice Mayor Bruce Kilmer said many city functions depend on census data. “The more accurate our count and people that are registered will mean a lot of

different factors, (as well as) aid from state and federal services,” he said. Street development, hospital and housing placements and city zoning procedures are among projects affected. The City Commission approved $60,000 for the appointment of a Census Count Committee at its July 13 meeting. A $19,000 census promotional campaign is included in the figure. The city’s 2000 census showed a city population of 25,946, increasing city funding from the state by approximately $700,000 annually. metro@cm-life.com

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A different perspective

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Seniors Stephanie Martin and Amanda Waugh have been starters for CMU since arriving. But this year, they are coming off the bench in a showing of ...

Central hosts Big Ten opponent Michigan By Jacob Lougheed Staff Reporter

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Senior Amanda Waugh, above right, was a first-team All-MAC selection and has two goals and seven points this season. Senior Stephanie Martin, below, is a three-time first-team All-MAC selection and 2006 MAC Freshman of the Year. She has five points this season.

senior sacrifice Martin, Waugh come off bench in final seasons

By Matthew Valinski | Staff Reporter

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eniors Amanda Waugh and Stephanie Martin finished first and second on the soccer team in goals and points the past two years. Combined, they have four first-team All-MidAmerican Conference selections. However, with the play of the rest of the team (14-3-1 overall, 10-0-1 MAC), Waugh and Martin have been coming off the bench since Martin returned from injury Sept. 18 against Detroit. Coach Tom Anagnost said the current starters have played so well, it has allowed him to bring Waugh and Martin off the bench. “Especially recently, Chelsi (Abbott) has been brilliant,” he said. “(Laura) Twidle has always been dangerous on the field. Molly (Gerst) is the second-leading scorer and Autumn (Hawkins) has been very dangerous.” Bench benefits For Martin, the idea of coming off the bench brings back her freshman year, when she was named MAC Freshman of the Year and led the team with nine goals. As a freshman, Martin played in all 19 games, but started four of them. “I did it a lot my freshman year,” she said. “I almost feel a little more comfortable with it because I gain a mental edge over the person I am playing against.” Martin showed that mental edge Friday against Bowling Green. Within four minutes of entering the game, Martin found sopho-

more Chelsi Abbott near the six-yard box to give CMU the one goal they needed for the 1-0 win. Martin said 15 or 20 minutes on the sideline gives her the knowledge of exactly who she is going against on the field and where she can take advantage. “I get to see the game more instead of getting in there and dealing with the frantic things that go on at the beginning and adjusting,” she said. “I get to see the game played out and see what the strengths and weaknesses of the girls I am going to go against are.” Waugh said she sees the time on the bench as a way

The soccer team will attempt to make Mid-American Conference history when it plays Eastern Michigan at 3 p.m. Thursday at Scicluna Field in Ypsilanti. Central (14-3-1, 9-0-1) is still without a loss in MAC play and would become the first MAC team to go through conference play unbeaten. Five teams have gone through MAC play with one loss, most recently Ball State, who finished 9-1-1 in 2007. Eastern Michigan knocked CMU out of the MAC tournament last year, 2-0, in the semifinals. Junior goalkeeper Shay

Mannino said that loss is motivating the team to get ready for the game Thursday. “I just want to come out Shay Mannino there and beat them,” she said. “We want to show we are better than last year and we have a lot to prove to them.” Eastern Michigan is in second place in the MAC, but only one point ahead of thirdplace Ohio and two points ahead of Akron. Ohio and Akron play each other Thursday, so only one team could jump Eastern to take second place.

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weekend and lost 2-1. They will be a challenge for us.”

Playing defense The defense allowed just 14 goals in nine games, while the offense scored 12 goals. However, last weekend, the team allowed 10 goals in two games and the offense contributed with two goals in the same twogame span. “I think our defense needs to get back and sort of close down the passing lanes for Michigan,” Freese said. “We also need to try to generate some offense off of fast breaks or penalty corners.” Last weekend, CMU’s defense was missing senior Lizl Gericke on Sunday against Ohio, and the team allowed five goals for the third time this season. “One of the problems this past Sunday against OU was that we had a senior defender down due to injury,” Freese said. “We are hoping that if we can get her back for the Michigan game or hopefully for the games this weekend, that will settle our defense down.” Lee said she thinks the nonconference game against the Wolverines could serve as a solid start to the final week of the season. “This is our last week of regular competition and then we go to the MAC Tournament. We just need to focus and get things done that we need to get done,” she said. sports@cm-life.com

N at i o n a l Awa r d

LeFevour named O’Brien semifinalist By Dave Jones Senior Reporter

for her to see what her team needs out on the field instead of wondering about the other team. “For me, it is nice to see the game from an overall perspective for the first 15 or 20 minutes and see how the game is going and what the team needs,” she said. “Then, I can come out as a leader and settle people down if things are a bit crazy or be that spark that they need if people aren’t really into it.” Waugh has gone from one assist in 10 games, when she started, to two goals and two assists coming off the bench in eight games. However, Waugh said she

looks to herself for more then just goals and assists. Instead, she wants to give the team more of an identity on the field. “When they see me taking people on and being aggressive, then it makes them do it more often,” Waugh said. Anagnost said both players bring different ways of attacking the defense, and that causes the opposition’s defense to be constantly under pressure. “They bring us leadership, composure and different elements in the attack that other teams have to deal with,” he said. sports@cm-life.com

Chippewas one game away from perfection By Matthew Valinski Staff Reporter

Rebounding after a winless weekend for the field hockey team is easier when its next opponent is Michigan, said sophomore Paulina Lee. The Wolverines and the Chippewas will take the field at 3 p.m. today at the CMU Field Hockey Complex. “I feel like anytime we are playing against a Big Ten contender, we always play really well,” Lee said. “These types of games tend to bring out the best in our team. I think it is going to be a very competitive game and I hope we can play really well against them.” The Wolverines will be the third Big Ten opponent the Chippewas have faced Paulina Lee this season, and the team has developed a track record of matching up against such teams. CMU traveled Sept. 20 to Columbus, Ohio, and lost 1-0 to No. 20 Ohio State. On Oct. 11, the Chippewas traveled to East Lansing and lost to No. 8 Michigan State 2-0. The Wolverines are solid across the field and have a tough offensive and defensive attack, said coach Cristy Freese. “What I think about Michigan in terms of a team is that they are a good well-rounded team,” Freese said. “They have strong defenders in the backfield, and they have got people up front that can score, so they are pretty well-rounded. They are very well-coached and they played Michigan State really tough this

Gameday

While Central leads the nation with 15 shutouts and has now gone 1,227 minutes and 26 seconds without allowing a goal (the team has yet to allow a goal against a MAC opponent), its defense could be tested by an Eagles offense that ranks third in the MAC in goals during MAC play. Eagles offense The Eagles are led offensively by senior Ashley Rodrigues, who scored against Bowling Green on Sunday to overtake CMU’s Laura Twidle for first place in the MAC in both points and goals. The former first-team AllMAC selection is leading the MAC with five game-winning

goals. Helping Rodrigues out offensively is sophomore Chelsea Detrick. After leading the MAC with 11 goals last year and being named to the MAC All-Freshmen team, Detrick has continued to make her mark on the score sheet with four goals and two assists this year. Three of her four goals have been game-winners. While EMU has been shutout in four games this year, three of those games were conference games. Defensively, the Eagles are strong as well, holding MAC opponents to .5 goals per game, second-best in the MAC behind CMU. A soccer | 7A

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Senior quarterback Dan LeFevour was named a semifinalist Monday for the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback this season. “I think sometimes, statistics are overrated. It’s what you do for your football team, your football program and your winloss record,” said coach Butch Jones. “You look at what (LeFevour’s) been able to accomplish in his four years here, and I think it speaks for itself.” LeFevour joins 14 other quarterbacks around the nation who also were named Monday — notables include USC freshman Matt Berkley, Penn State senior Daryll Clark, Notre Dame junior Jimmy Clausen, Florida senior Tim Tebow and Texas senior

Colt McCoy. “It’s nice to be recognized,” LeFevour said. “O bv i o u s l y, that speaks to the team success we’ve had Dan LeFevour so far this year (and) the kind of things we’ve been able to do the past few years.” Three finalists will be chosen Nov. 23 after a fan vote, and the award will be given out at the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Dec. 10. Voting takes place at voteobrien.org. It will run through 1 p.m. Nov. 21, the day before the three finalists

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Volleyball

Team awaits rival EMU By D.J Palomares Senior Reporter

The volleyball team can sweep the season series against Eastern Michigan at 8 p.m. Thursday in Rose Arena. The Chippewas defeated their in-state rivals in the team’s first meeting of the season in a fiveset match Sept. 25 in Ypsilanti. “We have gotten a lot better since the last time we played them,” said coach Erik Olson. “We struggled with our decision making and we struggled with our attack, but we have really come into our own now.” CMU has not lost a match at home this season (4-0). The team is on a three-match win streak. Junior outside hitter Lauren Krupsky hit for 26 kills in the last two home matches. The team won both in straight sets. Central’s defense outdug its

last two opponents 82-56. Its last two opponents also failed to reach an attack percentage higher than .100. Since play- Danielle Gotham ing EMU the first time, freshman middle blocker Danielle Gotham has moved from the middle to the right side. The move has made her more of a force on offense. “I have played both positions before, but I feel like I have been clicking in practice better since moving,” Gotham said. “I’m really excited to get another chance to play Eastern.”

EMU struggles Eastern Michigan (3-22, 2-8 Mid-American Conference) is

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[Sports]

women’s basketball

men’s basketball

Team seeks first championship since 1983-84

Zeigler looking forward to returning Spica, Kellermann

By Aaron McMann Staff Reporter

By Tim Ottusch Assistant Sports Editor

The banner for the 1983-84 Mid-American Conference championship hanging in the rafters of Rose Arena haunts women’s basketball coach Sue Guevara. The team has not won a conference title since then. “We have a tough climb in the MAC ... expectations are high, but we’re ready,� Guevara said in a press conference Tuesday during CMU basketball media day. The open-to-competition starting point guard position was one of the major topics addressed. The spot was left vacant following a season-ending injury to MAC Freshman of the Year Brandie Baker. “It’s difficult for her to watch,� Guevara said. Angel Chan, the team’s starting guard last season, graduated in the spring. Seniors Kendra Holman and Heidi Warczinsky, junior Camille Ramsey and freshman Jalisa Olive are battling for the position. “I’ve been working hard, playing hard and trying to minimize my mistakes so I can get some playing time,� Olive said. While not officially naming an early frontrunner for the spot quite yet, Guevara said she really likes Holman. “Right now, it’s a day-to-day basis,� she said.

CMU men’s basketball coach Ernie Zeigler could not express how happy he is to start the season with a full, healthy roster at Tuesday’s Media Day. Last season, CMU started its season with several players out due to injury and ineligibility. The team failed to develop a solid nucleus. Later, the Chippewas lost senior forward Chris Kellermann to injury just seven games in, further shortening the team’s depth at forward. Junior Marko Spica was already out with an injury. But this season, Zeigler said he has a full, healthy roster heading into his fourth season. “When you come to practice and everyone’s on the floor, you realize it’s not a

Central looks to end MAC title drought Roster intact as season set to begin

Issues addressed Issues that plagued CMU last season, defense and rebounding, also were addressed. “These are two areas we’re working on,� Guevara said. “(It’s) something that has been stressed every day in practice.� Despite averaging 78.3 points per game during the 2008-09 season, fourth in the nation, the team held opponents to 75 points per game. The Chippewas also were outrebounded 42 to 38.6 per game last season. “It’s no surprise that we’re a

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Coach Tom Anagnost said part of what makes Eastern such a good team is the patience it shows on the field. “They are very patient,� he said. “They are an excellent defensive team and outstanding offensive team, and obviously they are in the spot

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on a seven-game losing streak and is in last place in the West Division. The Eagles are 0-5 in five-set matches this season. The team also is 0-11 in road matches. The Chippewas have beaten the Eagles in four of the last five matches between the two teams. Central’s 6-4 MAC record has it in a tie for second in the West

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Coach Sue Guevara led the women to an 18-14 record last season.

scoring team from last year’s stats,� said senior forward Britni Houghton. “We’re just working on emphasizing defense.� Guevara, in her third year as head coach at CMU, stressed a strong non-conference schedule to help get the team ready for MAC play. CMU travels to DePaul and Illinois, hosts Georgetown and Louisville, and will participate in the Miami Holiday Tournament (with Texas as one of its opponents) before beginning conference play Jan. 6 at Eastern Michigan. The game against Georgetown, the annual “Recess in Rose� game that attracts more than 4,000 elementary and middle school students, on Nov. 25 is already sold out. The game last season against Valparaiso drew a women’s basketball record crowd of 4,478 fans to Rose Arena. The women’s team will play an exhibition game at 2 p.m. Sunday against Saginaw Valley State at Rose Arena. sports@cm-life.com

where they are because of their great coaches.� The Eagles rotate their two junior goalkeepers, Maggie Manville and Monique Budani. Manville and Budani are respectively second and third in the MAC in goals-against average and save percentage. Eastern also is riding a fivegame unbeaten streak. sports@cm-life.com

Division. It is two games behind Western Michigan. “We want to put ourselves in good position to catch Western and win a division title,� Olson said. “But for now, we want to make sure we put ourselves in a good seed for the tournament.� CMU has a one-day break after the match against EMU before playing Kent State in Rose Arena. The match against Kent State begins at 7 p.m. Saturday. sports@cm-life.com

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will be announced. LeFevour, through eight games this season, has thrown for 1,696 yards and has completed 70 percent of his passes (156of-223) with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions to lead the Mid-American Conference in passer efficiency (153.9). He also has rushed for 522 yards on 112 attempts with nine touchdowns, leading Central Michigan to seven consecutive wins — 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the MAC. Over his four seasons as the Chippewas’ starter, LeFevour has gained 13,920 yards, which puts him fifth all-time on the Football Bowl Subdivision career list. He has thrown for 90 touchdowns, rushed for 41 and caught a touchdown pass in his career. Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford won the award — which has been handed out since 1981 — last season, and past winners include Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Peyton Manning, Vince Young and Tebow. “I’m just very, very excited for him,� Jones said. “(I’m) very proud for him and his family, and (proud) to see all his hard work and all of his dedication

luxury, it’s a blessing,� he said. The team r e t u r n s Kellermann and fellow seniors Jordan Bitzer, Ernie Zeigler Robbie Harman and Brandon Ford, juniors Antonio Weary and Marko Spica and sophomore Nick Jordan. Redshirt freshman Zach Saylor returns as well, following a medical redshirt in 2008-09. Spica and Kellermann return after medical redshirts last season. Zeigler said the versatility they bring will go a long way in helping the team. “Both of them bring ability to score the basketball,� Zeigler said. Newcomers After an offseason that had two players graduate, four leave on mutual terms, an assistant coach leave and one player released from the team, CMU adds

seven new players and a new coach to the program. Incoming freshmen include Joe Estrada, Finis Craddock, Tyler Brown and Sean Day. Juniors Amir Rashid and Jalin Thomas are in their first season at CMU after transferring from junior colleges. Thomas said the group of incoming players have fit in well with the existing roster. “We’re all gelling really well,� he said. CMU’s first exhibition game is against Marygrove at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Rose Arena. The team starts the season with five straight home games, the first two being exhibition. CMU’s home opener is against Princeton at noon Nov. 14 in Rose Arena. “Opening the season at home, I think, is going to be key for us, hoping to catapult ourselves into having a good start,� Zeigler said. sports@cm-life.com

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been talking about,� said Cindy Douglas, vice president of business development and attraction for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. “If there aren’t business to create jobs to employee you and me, we don’t have a tax base.� Stanley Pruss, director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth, felt the key upcoming jobs would be in energy, life sciences and homeland security. However, the panelists did not agree new jobs would be the only thing the state needs to improve its economic state.

No one injured in Lot 28 By Kelli Ameling Staff Reporter

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Grand Rapids junior Hilary Kavanaugh stands in Lot 28 near Foust Hall Tuesday night as firefighters extinguish a small engine fire that damaged her car.

Pryor said. Sgt. Michael Dunham of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department said when they arrived, the car was engulfed in flames. They were able to put out the fire quickly, but there was a lot of smoke damage, which ruined the inside of the car, Dunham said. “This particular car is completely destroyed,� he said. The fire started and stayed mainly under the hood, Dunham said. He does not know what caused the fire because there was too much damage done to the car.

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Tax problems Studley said one of the self-inflicted wounds is the Michigan Business Tax, another is spending more on corrections than higher education. “There’s only four states ... spending more on corrections than higher education,� said Michael Boulus, executive director of the

No one was hurt during the accident, but there was damage done to a car directly adjacent to it, Dunham said. “Things can be replaced, but people cannot,� Dunham said. Grand Rapids junior Hilary Kavanaugh, the owner of the car, said she could not prevent the fire.

Honors fraternity seeks to shed light on drunk driving Thursday from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and a representative from Students Against Destructive Decisions. The panelists will share information about how drunk driving has affected their lives and why they are passionate about preventing it. “For our fraternity every semester, we have to do a risk management program, and we thought this would be a great event because it corresponds with Sober in October,� said Kimball senior Tiffany Makowski, member of Phi Sigma Pi. Pelto is hopeful it will have an impact on anyone who attends. Some of the testimony will come from people who lost siblings and children to drunk driving, she said. Jeffrey Ballard, Central Michigan University community police officer, is on the panel to discuss the negative legal consequences of drunk driving, as well as his personal

“There are a small, but growing, number of employers that would say we are suffering from self-inflicted wounds,� said Rich Studley, president and CEO of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.

President’s Council of State Universities of Michigan. “We lead the country in disinvesting in higher education.� Several panelists said the movement of people out of Michigan because of a lack of jobs is creating a crunch in tax dollar investment. “I like what (Boulus) said about how we cannot have both a low tax and high investment in higher education,� said Niles junior Grace Volrath. Pruss said Michigan residents are going to be forced to make difficult decisions on the state’s future economy. “What do you ultimately value? There is no easy solution here,� Pruss said.

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Area haunted houses offer scares, spooks By Randi Shaffer Staff Reporter

For students willing to put a few extra miles on their cars and leave Mount Pleasant, houses of terror and imagination await in the mid-Michigan area: Ashley Terror on 27 is the closest haunted house to Mount Pleasant. Located a few miles south on US-127 at 8691 S. Bagley Road, Terror on 27 is home to two different haunts. The first haunt offered is a traditional walk through a house with special effects. The second is a haunted, foggy maze. Ross Fowler, co-producer of Terror on 27, said the attraction offers high startles and low gore. “We have some pretty special effects and a very large, talented staff,” he said. Terror on 27 is open from dark until midnight Friday and Saturday, and from dark until 10 p.m Sunday. Bay City East of Mount Pleasant, Bay City is home to two featured haunted houses: the Haunted Temple at 700 N. Madison Ave and the Red Barn of Terror at 1055 S. Pine Road. Joy Butler, executive director of the Bay Arts Council, produces the Haunted Temple and said visitors to the attraction would have the opportunity to wander through

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a masonic temple, getting a chance to see history and a glimpse into the past as it would have been. “It’s really an interactive event, not a typical haunted house,” Butler said. “I call it a thinking-person’s haunted house.” The Haunted Temple is open from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights until Halloween weekend. Also in Bay City is the Red Barn of Terror, 1055 S. Pine Road. The two-story barn features different rooms with between 45 and 60 monsters working inside. The house takes between 20 and 30 minutes to venture through. “It’s a pretty intense haunt,” said Red Barn of Terror representative Nancy Meyer. The Red Barn of Terror is open Fridays and Saturdays. A HAUNTED HOUSES | 2B

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Gore, sex prevalent Horror movies have evolved over time By Chris Allen Staff Reporter

The traditions of Halloween may change as a person becomes older. But watching scary movies sticks with every age group. People cannot get enough of the feeling of fear. Countless remakes of classic movies hit the box offices every year and, despite having the same villains, there are some key aspects that have changed in comparison to the originals. In the past, American horror movies did not really have any gory scenes. Gore was more popular with Italian horror filmmakers, said Hillsdale senior Cooper Vaughn. Since then, a lot has changed, such as censorship changes and advances with technology. In the 1960s, the concept of censorship had changed, allowing filmmakers to show more than what they used to be able to show, said Ken Jurkiewicz, associate professor of broadcast and cinematic arts. The censorship code and technology together allows for directors to show the goriest and most sexual/revealing scenes, he said. Technology also has helped increase the gory scenes. A changing villain The idea of villains has always been a key concept to horror films, but there have been some subtle changes concerning horror villains. In the past, the villains, such as Frankenstein’s monster or Dracula, come from outside. Frankenstein is built in

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Campus is filled with stories of haunted buildings, one of which is the oldest standing building at Central Michigan University — Warriner Hall. A 19-year-old cafeteria employee, Theresa Schumacher, was killed at 10:30 a.m. May 29, 1937, when her head was trapped within a small window in the door leading to the elevator shaft. It was determined to be death by strangulation. Legend has it, Schumacher still haunts the building, and many people have verified sightings of her ghost.

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egend has it a young woman was killed in Warriner Hall many years after her head was crushed by an elevator. The legends claim the girl’s ghost haunts Warriner Hall and, in one of the windows, lights can be seen flickering and her silhouette can be seen. Is this just an urban legend?

According to a June 2, 1937, edition of Central State Life (the predecessor of Central Michigan Life), Theresa Elizabeth Schumacher, a 19-year-old cafeteria worker from Nottawa Township, was killed May 29 after her head was trapped within a small window in a door leading to an elevator shaft. She died from strangulation. It remains unclear as to why her head was in the door. There were no witnesses to the incident. Cindy Smith worked as a custodian in Warriner Hall throughout the ’90s and said she has encountered the ghost many times. She said the elevator would open and close by itself. “There was one time, I was in the elevator and the

door flew open,” she said. “The ghost came on and went down to the basement with me.” Smith said she saw the ghost flash across the stage in Plachta Auditorium and her vacuum would occasionally turn on and off by itself. Smith eventually got used to the ghost and would even be friendly with her. “I would ask if she wanted to help me clean and would give it a rag to help,” she said. Is it real? Keith Voeks, assistant director of University Events, had a similar experience while working with director Bob Ebner. A warriner | 3B

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EDITOR’S NOTE: CM Life talked with several community members and students about different myths with local hauntings. Carlin Alumni House Kim Walrath has worked in the Carlin Alumni House for almost 12 years and can recall four separate instances of unexplainable behavior in the building. Walrath works as a senior specialist clerk for annual giving and does work with Phone-A-Thon to raise money. She came in one Saturday by herself about three years ago to work on a project. During off-hours, the alarm is set and will go off within 30 seconds of a person entering. Therefore, whoever enters the building must shut the alarm off manually within 30 seconds of coming in. Walrath said she had just entered the building and

cm-life.com Check the Web site for a video of Legends of the Dark. was preparing to shut off the alarm when she heard a faint conversation between and man and a woman. “The exact second I shut off the alarm, the conversation immediately stopped,” she said. “The alarm wouldn’t have been set if someone was here.” Walrath said she checked all over the building and nobody was there. She said the conversation may have ended because the ghosts knew someone was in the building. Walrath said about eight years ago, two Phone-A-Thon supervisors saw a “floating white thing” drift through the air in the back of the building during off-hours. “They got out of there as quick as they could,” she said. A haunted areas in town | 3B

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albums 1. ‘Crazy Love” Michael Buble 2. “Twilight: New Moon” Various Artists 3. “The Blueprint 3” Jay-Z 4. “Love is the Answer” Barbra Streisand 5. “The Time of Our Lives” (EP) Miley Cyrus

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tic fundraiser in Mountain View, Calif., wouldn’t just produce the home page for the concert. It would also highlight any tweets, blog postings or newspaper reviews produced by a user’s designated network of friends or media sources. Google considers today’s launch an experiment and is asking users for feedback. But the company says the results it had using Social Search internally were “exciting” because they allow web users to save time by finding content posted by the people or sources they are most interested in. Marissa Mayer, Google’s vice president for search products and user experience, demonstrated a version of Social Search at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco last week. “I think it demonstrates our commitment to innovating in search,” Mayer said last week.

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Having a hard time picking out a good album to scare away the neighborhood trick-or-treaters? Look no further than Ben Frost’s newest album, By The Throat. The album attacks with the same ferocity and thirst-for-blood that drives the pack of wolves that adorn the album’s cover. Comprised of an array of electronic and acoustic instruments, Frost’s album is not only uncompromisingly brutal and terrifying, but also brilliantly composed and tastefully executed. Don’t listen to this in a dark room; it’s enough to send even the bravest neighborhood brat running home with wet pants! -Ben Weissenborn

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over. “Saw VI,” with a weekend gross of $14 million, is the first “Saw” to take less than $30 million in its opening weekend at the box-office since the original film, according to Boxofficemojo. com. That film was considered a hit in the longterm, gaining steam through press and word of mouth, which is now the case with “Paranormal Activity.” “Paranormal” saw a wide release this weekend after only playing in a handful of cities, and took the number one spot with $21 million. The lackluster “Saw” only beat out last week’s “Where The Wild Things Are,” by about $100 thousand. After being thoroughly trounced by a $15,000 movie, perhaps Jigsaw will finally stay dead.

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Corunna Emma Drive in Corunna offers McCurdy’s Revenge: a university-themed haunted house, complete with classrooms and labs. McCurdy’s Revenge serves as a fundraiser for the creative problem solving organization Odyssey of the Mind. Organizer Dan Flynn said guests come to experience the thrill of the attraction and the mind tricks that ensue. “Our characters do a lot of interacting with people in the haunted house,” Flynn said. McCurdy’s Revenge is open from 7 to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 to 9 p.m. Sundays through October.

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Members of the Paranormal Society make their way into the dark in a search for ghostly activity Saturday at Mill Pond Park.

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ne student group at Central Michigan University wants to discover the truth about paranormal activity. Grosse Ile sophomore Lisa Semetko formed the group “The Central Michigan Paranormal Society” over the summer because she could not find any similar groups at CMU. The organization initially started as a Facebook group and, within the first day, Semetko said about 50 people joined. “I was expecting like 12,” she said. “The interest in it was spectacular.” They have completed three official investigations at Mill Pond Park, 607 S. Adams St., to mixed results.

They also visited Riverside Cemetery, 714 W. Broadway St., over Labor Day, which resulted in the finding of what may have been a ghost. During investigations, the group uses electromagnetic field detectors, electric thermometers and digital voice recorders to detect the presence of paranormal activity.

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Clockwise, from left: Grosse Ile sophomore Kara Taylor, Lakeview freshman Benjamin Brodie, Grosse Ile sophomore Mark Kazmierski, Sterling Heights junior Veronica Rohr, and Grosse Ile sophomore Lisa Semetko of the Paranormal Society discuss their ghost hunting adventures after an investigation of Mill Pond Park Saturday night at Cranker’s Coney Island on Pickard Street.

“I’ve seen some weird things, but they can always be explained. I would love to be proven wrong.” Benjamin Brodie, member of The Central Michigan

Paranormal Society and Lakeville freshman Semetko said she has always had an interest in this type of thing. When she was 16, she went ghost-hunting at a bird sanctuary in her hometown. When she arrived home, she got sick and thought she saw a shadow lurking in her room. “I was really freaked out,” she said. More Hauntings Group member Kara Taylor, a Gross Ile sophomore, also experienced what may have been paranormal activity. Taylor and Semetko would ghost hunt at local cemeteries together in high school, but it goes further than that. Taylor’s great-aunt died in her house and she said since then, she has heard footsteps, random whispering and even the weight of someone sitting at the edge of her bed. On two separate occasions, someone has called her name into her ear, she said. “It was like someone just said ‘Kara’ right in my ear,” she said. “I got freaked out, called my brother and we searched my room.”

Although Taylor and Semetko believe in the possibility of paranormal activity, they do remain skeptical and said the group mostly focuses on debunking myths. Researching the urban legends, such as asking people involved in the stories and reading old newspaper articles, is Semetko’s favorite part. She said they hope to do future investigations at Sloan, Warriner and Grawn halls, along with the Mount Pleasant Center, 1400 W. Pickard St. Group member Benjamin Brodie, a Lakeville freshman, remains skeptical on the subject of ghosts. “I’ve seen some weird things, but they can always be explained,” he said. “I would love to be proven wrong.” The group meets at 8 p.m. Mondays at Kaya Coffee and Tea Co., 1029 S. University Ave. It has yet to reach official status as a registered student organization. studentlife@cm-life.com

Two other supervisors said they were getting ready to leave a night shift and were turning on the alarm when they heard a man’s voice chuckling right next to them, Walrath said. Walrath also remembers a Saturday morning years ago when she came in to work on a project by herself and heard a toilet flush loudly from the basement. She ran up the stairs, looked around, made several phone calls and can only conclude she was alone. She asked maintenance workers if the toilet could flush by itself and they said it was unlikely. Walrath said she believes paranormal activity can exist and that it would be interesting to bring a psychic to the Carlin Alumni House and see what they have to say about it. “I think the toilet is the only possible thing that could be debunked,” she said. Riverside Cemetery The Central Michigan Paranormal Society investigated Riverside Cemetery, 714 W. Broadway St., over Labor Day and was shocked with the results. Often skeptical during their investigations, the group initially was not expecting much. But what they saw is something they will never forget. Grosse Ile sophomore Kara Taylor said the group arrived at the cemetery at about 11:30 p.m. She said they saw what appeared to be a man crouching over one of the gravestones, leaning against it. Taylor said the man then took a few steps toward them and started running the other direction. The man’s color started changing, Taylor said.

“He was black then he turned white,” she said. “We could see right through him.” Taylor said she was shocked to have seen what may have been a real ghost. “I remember thinking, ‘This can’t be real,’” Taylor said. She said she felt a sad

and distressed presence in the man and it felt like they were invading his privacy. “I could feel my heart beating in my arms,” said Grosse Ile sophomore Lisa Semetko, president of the Central Michigan Paranormal Society. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Larzelere haunted maze not for the young, easily scared North campus hall raising money for Smile Train By Lonnie Allen Staff Reporter

Larzelere Residential Hall Director Andrea Purrenhage cannot bring herself to enter her students’ creation of mind-bending shock. It is Larzelere’s theme areas in the students’ haunted maze in the hall’s terrace that will keep Purrenhage out, she said. There is a room dedicated to clowns, the “Saw” movie and other rooms that will twist reality to psychotic screams. The maze is the brainchild of Warren freshman Shelley Croud and Caledonia sophomore Kevin Terpstra. They said they have the mojo and the volunteers to top last year’s blood-curdling cries. “It will be psychologically disturbing,” Terpstra said. “We are definitely hoping to up the ante from last year.”

The maze is open from 7 p.m. to midnight Thursday and from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday. This is the seventh year of Lazelere’s haunted maze in the terrace. Behind the scares Croud cannot wait for the opening of the haunted maze, she said. She just woke up one day with the idea to add to the maze. She and the group talked over the twisted theme and are now working on bringing it to life. “This one you will have to wait and see for yourself,” Croud said. “It is kind of sick, but that is what people like to see nowadays.” The admission is $2 for students and adults. It will be free for children, but Croud warns the maze is not child-friendly. Children can come through the PG version set up in the beginning of the maze, she said. Children will be diverted before they enter the real intense parts of the maze, Croud said. Croud and her volunteers began construction Sun-

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day and will be ready for the opening, she said. Terpstra hopes by using the whole terrace this year more people will come out. Last year, more than 100 people went through the maze, Terpstra said. This year, they hope moving the days to Thursday and Friday instead of Halloween will have a better turnout. “We do not want to compete with Halloween or Main Street,” Terpstra said. Besides coming for a real good scare, people also can help a good cause, Croud said. All proceeds will go to the philanthropy the hall supports called Smile Train, which raises money for cleft lip and palate treatment. “A surgery to repair a cleft is $250,” Purrenhage said. “These children are hidden away in third-world countries because of a cleft. Some of those countries believe a cleft is a curse from God so they are hidden away. So a repair changes their lives.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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“There was a major shift in the 60’s though,” Jurkiewicz said. “The monsters, the villains, no longer came from the outside. They came from within now.” The most successful horror films came during the country’s lowest times, such as the Great Depression and Vietnam War, he said. “The fears that people had about life during that time were exaggerated into these horror films,” Jurkiewicz said. The villains in these films,

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One night in 1982, they were taking down a show set on the stage of Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. It was late at night and they were by themselves. The doors had already been locked. Then, out of nowhere, a shadow-like apparition ran across the stage. “We saw a shadow move across the stage and we were out of there in no less than 30 seconds,” Voeks said. He said in the 1980s, the stage had a fire curtain, which worked as

such as Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers, never seem to die. Even when it seems like the villain will finally die, sure enough, something crazy happens, and the legacy will somehow continue with another film. “Every single movie from the 1960s and 1970s has been remade because a lot of the country’s same fears have resurfaced,” Jurkiewicz said. Jeffrey Weinstock, associate professor of English language and literature, said some films are neverending. “I find it tiresome. Directors go out on money-making ventures with the sequels, and (the

movies) are being spread too thin,” he said. It seems as if every Halloween, there is some new continuation of a classic coming out. The Saw series is one of the more recent films of this genre being dragged on and on. Since 2004, a Saw movie has been released around this spooky time. On its sixth installment, released Saturday, these movies have been long overdue for an ending. “The first one was great and original. Since then, (the writers) have had to add a lot of things to twist the plot,” Vaughn said.

a wall that would come down over the stage and protect the audience from a fire if one broke out. Voeks said the fire curtain would malfunction by falling and crushing things. “We would constantly find broken chairs and music stands,” he said. One night, Voeks said he saw the fire curtain right on top of the piano. But the piano remained unharmed with only a layer of dust on the surface from the speed of the fire curtain. “Theresa was playing with us,” Voeks said. “At the very least the piano lid would have been broken.”

Keeping an eye out Voeks said he has received many reports of seeing lights from the sixth set of windows on Warriner Hall. But that cannot be possible, he said. The sixth set of lights is an empty space of only about five feet between the fifth floor and the roof. No lights were ever installed. He said it is not beyond the realm of possibility that Schumacher spirit could revisit the place of her death. “I do believe Theresa is a spirit that keeps an eye on Warriner,” Voeks said.

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