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Colin Powell, former military general, Secretary of State to keynote MLK Jr. week

By Aaron McMann Managing editor

Former military general and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will speak at Central Michigan University on Jan. 24.

Powell, a four-star military general and Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005 under President George W. Bush, will serve as keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. celebration week, according to a release

sent out by the university Monday afternoon. The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at the CMU Events Center.

Tickets will be free and made available beginning in midNovember. A specific date has not been determined.

Political science professor James Hill characterized Powell as the “ideal person” to come to campus to talk politics.

“He represents the political middle in society. He speaks

with great authority,” Hill said. “He shows an idea that you can be broadbased and not marginalized.

He’s done ev- Colin Powell erything with both sides admirably well and shows that you don’t have to be pro-military or pro-civilian.”

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Powell will be paid $125,000 for his appearance, $65,000 of which will come from the Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken Endowed Speaker Series fund, Guinn said. Additionally, $40,000 will come from CMU’s Speaker’s Series fund, $12,500 from Multicultural Academic Student Services and $10,000 each from the Office of Institutional Diversity and

statesman with more than 35 years of military service, Powell rose to captain status within the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and earned more than 10 separate medals for his duty, including a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and two Legion of Merit awards. His speech, “Taking Charge,” addressing passion, service and leadership, issues important to Martin Luther King Jr., said Traci Guinn, interim associate vice president

Program Board. Guinn said Powell’s name was suggested by the College of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences.

“Colin Powell is a man of high character and great integrity who has much wisdom to offer the students, faculty and staff of CMU, as well as residents of the surrounding region,” University President George Ross said in the A POWELL | 6A

committee to reexamine Academic calendar

fYe cut for 2013-14 year; enrollment blamed

By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

The discussion for a new 15-week academic calendar isn’t over after the Academic Senate voted Tuesday to have a committee look at the pros and cons.

Student Government Association Vice President and Hesperia senior Killian Richeson read the motion to A-Senate, which charges a report from the provost providing costs and benefits of the academic calendar change to A-Senate, so senators can have all facts to determine whether to proceed or rescind their vote for the academic calendar change.

Donna Ericksen, co-chair of the Academic Calendar Committee and professor of mathematics, said the Academic Calendar Committee was formed in response to students wanting to start the academic year after Labor Day. Students were invited to express their support or concerns for the calendar through a survey, and students who did not have an opinion on the calendar did not answer the survey.

She said SGA never invited the chairs of the committee to hear both sides of the issues.

“This motion should be defeated, because it is asking the provost office to answer questions that can’t be answered,” Ericksen said.

Vincent Cavataio, Shelby Township graduate assistant for communication and dramatic arts and former SGA president, said the academic calendar committee was invited to meet with SGA when he was president.

The First Year Experience class will be suspended for the 2013-14 academic year, Provost Gary Shapiro said at Tuesday’s Academic Senate meeting.

Shapiro told A-Senate a study conducted over the summer from the Institution of Research Office indicates the one-credit course is not meeting its attendance goals.

The course is offered to first-semester students as an extended orientation to the university.

Students are encouraged to participate in university events and registered student organizations through active learning strategies and explorations of services, resources and programs at CMU. Shapiro said the university will appoint a committee to study the FYE course, and he will have a written charge for the Nov. 13 A-Senate meeting ordering A-Senate to elect two faculty members to the committee. The faculty members do not need to be senators.

In addition, Shapiro said Director of FYE Jason Bentley has put in his resignation after six years of service.

Bentley’s resignation will take effect Thursday.

During an interview with Central Michigan Life before the A-Senate meeting Tuesday morning, Bentley said he knew nothing about the FYE course being eliminated.

“I have not heard of anything that suggests (the course) is taking cuts,” he said. “We are always looking forward and are always in discussion of how we could make the program better.”

Bentley will continue work with CMU as assistant director of residence life.

“The program has always been taking three-year terms. Phame Camerana served three years, and (before him), Jack Logo Marnino served three years.

I’ve served six years, which is two terms, so I will return to my home department.”

Shapiro said the main reason for developing the FYE course was to acclimate students to campus and improve their academic performance.

If CMU does resume a FYE course, he said the committee will discuss what the course should look like and what the university should do to help freshmen and transfer students.

-Staff reporter Neil Rosan and University News Editor Catey Traylor contributed to this report.

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President Barack Obama speaks at the Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C., about ongoing relief in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Tuesday.

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks during a presidential debate with President Barack Obama at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida on Monday, Oct. 22.

Race to the finish Where Obama and Romney stand just before the election

By John Irwin | elections Coordinator

The heated but remarkably stable presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney has entered its final week, and both candidates are making their final cases for election.

Most polls show a very close race between Obama and Romney nationally, with Obama holding small but notable leads in most swing state polls.

“The advantage belongs to the president,” Central Michigan University political science Professor James Hill said. “The electoral college math, incumbency advantage for media coverage, good ground game and swing state edge gives him a very strong upper hand that will be exceedingly difficult for Romney to overcome in the few days

remaining.”

Much is at stake for both parties and their candidates on Tuesday Nov. 6. For Obama, re-election would mean, if nothing else, his legacy will be secured as reforms he signed in health care and the financial sector, among others, remain in place. A loss to Romney would almost certainly mean the end of many of his signature programs and a diminished legacy.

A Romney win would likely be taken as a mandate for smaller government following two straight Democratic

election losses. A Romney loss, however, could force the Republican Party to re-evaluate its voter coalition following two consecutive presidential race losses. Traditionally, Democratic voting blocs like Latinos are growing in key swing states, meaning the GOP might have to reach out to them and other groups to compete in 2016.

Both campaigns and their super PAC allies have pledged to spend millions of dollars in advertisements in crucial states like Ohio, Virginia and Colorado to try and win over the few remaining undecided voters.

“The advertisements are targeted at a very small percentage of swing voters who are truly undecided,” CMU political science professor J. Cherie Strachan said. “In a race this tight, however, these swing voters are the ones who may very well decide the race.”

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What to know on Tuesday about Michigan’s six ballot proposals

By John Irwin elections Coordinator

Speaking about Proposal 6, Canadian Consulate General Roy Norton told a crowd at Central Michigan University Monday night that the opponents of the proposal are misleading voters.

Proposal 6 seeks to halt construction of a second bridge from Detroit to Windsor. The proposal is being spearheaded by the owner of Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge.

“You should believe nothing that is said in those TV ads, because none of it is true,” he said.

Proposal 6 is one of the six proposals on Tuesday’s ballot, the most Michigan voters have faced since 1996.

Millions of dollars have been spent on often mislead-

ing advertisements by special interest groups supporting and opposing the proposals, and the voting results could have longlasting impacts on the state and how it operates.

Here’s what voters need to know about the proposals:

PROPOsAL 1

Proposal 1 is a referendum on Public Act 4 of 2011, a law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder last year that granted new powers to emergency financial managers appointed by the governor.

P.A. 4 gives EMs the power to take over the governments of financially struggling communities and school boards, acting in place of elected officials.

Supporters of the proposal, including Snyder and state Republicans, argue that the law finally gives EMs the power

they need to do their job and get struggling communities and schools back on track. Opponents, including a coalition of labor unions and grassroots activists that successfully brought forward the referendum, say the law is a government power grab that endangers democracy in the affected municipalities.

A “yes” vote is a vote in favor of P.A. 4, while a “no” vote is in favor of repealing it.

PROPOsAL 2

Proposal 2 would guarantee collective bargaining rights for public and private employees in the state constitution. In addition, the proposal would override existing laws and prevent future laws from limiting what is subject to collective bargaining.

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to come to a decision. Here is where the candidates stand on several of the major issues facing the nation:

By John Irwin elections Coordinator

Michigan voters looking to have an absentee ballot mailed to them must have their applications received by their city or township clerk by Saturday at 2 p.m.

According to the Michigan Secretary of State’s website, voters can request an absentee ballot by mailing in a completed, downloaded application off the Secretary of State’s website, an application picked up from the local clerk’s office or by mailing a letter or postcard requesting the ballot with a valid signature.

Voters must indicate which of the six valid reasons for receiving an absentee ballot, including being over 60 years old and expecting to be out of town on election, they fall

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A broad coalition of labor unions, including the Michigan Education Association, the United Auto Workers, the Michigan AFL-CIO and the Michigan Nurses Association, back the proposal, arguing that all employees deserve a chance to negotiate for fair wages, good working conditions and hours of employment without interference from employers or the government. Opponents, including Snyder and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, fear the proposal gives unions too much power over costly pensions and benefits and would make it too difficult for cities to get control of their budgets.

PROPOsAL 3

The so-called “25 by 25” initiative Proposal 3 would require 25 percent of Michigan’s energy to come from renewable resources, including wind, solar, biomass and hydropower, by 2025.

Proponents of the proposal, including former President

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Bill Clinton and green energy companies, say the amendment would make Michigan a leader in green energy, creating new jobs statewide and cutting down on pollution while costing Michiganders little to nothing on their energy bills.

Opponents, including the governor and many Michigan energy companies, argue that the mandate is too unrealistic and inflexible to be properly implemented without skyrocketing energy prices, despite wording in the proposal that prevents companies from raising costs on consumers by more than one percent yearly because of the mandate.

PROPOsAL 4

Proposal 4 would amend the state constitution to give home health workers limited collective bargaining rights in addition to establishing the Michigan Quality Home Health Care Council, which would create a registry of home health workers, train care providers and provide financial assistance to patients.

Supporters of the proposal say it would increase the quality of in-home care while increasing access to home care,

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Obama: The president has proposed investing in infrastructure projects, giving tax breaks to manufacturers that invest jobs in America, penalizing those who outsource jobs and lowering the corporate tax rate to boost economic growth.

Romney: The former governor of Massachusetts has proposed lowering tax rates across the board, cutting regulations and getting more free trade deals on the books to get the economy on track.

TAXes

Obama: Obama has been pushing for letting the Bushera tax cuts on income over $250,000 expire while extending the rest in order to raise revenue without raising taxes on middle-class taxpayers.

Romney: Romney supports while opponents argue the proposal is designed to allow the Service Employees International Union to continue to collect dues from home health workers after a law passed by the Republican legislature this year blocked them from doing so.

PROPOsAL 5

Proposal 5 would amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds majority of both chambers of the legislature or a statewide vote to raise taxes or enact new ones. Currently, only a majority in both houses is required.

Supporters, including many conservative Tea Party groups, contend that the proposal would provide certainty to families and business owners worried about taxes by stabilizing the state tax code while encouraging bipartisanship in the legislature.

Opponents argue the law would make it virtually impossible to make any needed changes to the tax code, including eliminating taxes like Snyder, an opponent of Proposal 5, did when he eliminated the six percent Michigan Business Tax last year.

PROPOsAL 6

the permanent extension of all the Bush-era tax cuts while cutting rates by another 20 percent across the board. He promises the cuts will be revenue neutral through the closure of loopholes for the wealthy, though he has not yet specified which loopholes he would close.

has also proposed cutting the defense budget in order to make the military “smarter and leaner.”

Romney: Romney endorses Obama’s 2014 Afghanistan deadline, subject to conditions on the ground. He has also proposed adding to the defense budget by at least $100 billion by 2016.

HIGHeR eDUCATION

Obama: Obama promises to further invest in Pell grants, financial aid programs, community colleges and work training programs while encouraging four-year colleges and universities to lower tuition by cutting back federal aid to institutions that raise tuition rates.

Romney: Romney has proposed to cut back on waste in federal aid programs while rolling back the federal government’s role in providing aid by encouraging private sector involvement.

eNeRGY AND THe eNVIRONMeNT

Obama: Obama has pushed for an “all of the above” approach to energy, pushing for more domestic oil while investing in green energy projects. He has called for an end to subsidies for oil companies and supports higher fuel efficiency standards on automobiles.

Romney: Romney wants to open up more federal lands for oil production while emphasizing growth in domestic coal, natural gas and nuclear energy production. He says green energy is not advanced or stable enough for government investment and has blasted Obama for “picking and choosing” energy companies to invest in.

FOReIGN POLICY AND DeFeNse

Obama: The president has promised to end the war in Afghanistan by 2014 while continuing to focus on destroying al Qaeda and the Taliban. Obama

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Earlier this year, Snyder signed an agreement with the Canadian government approving a second bridge from Detroit to Windsor that would be paid for in its entirety by the Canadian government except through tolls. Proposal 6, designed to block construction of that bridge, would require a statewide vote and a vote in the affected municipality for any new international bridges or tunnels to be built.

The proposal is spearheaded

by the owner of Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge, Manuel “Matty” Moroun, who strongly opposes the second bridge, arguing that it will cost Michigan taxpayers millions in the long run. Opponents say Moroun is simply trying to protect his monopoly and is in the process preventing new construction jobs and increased trade activity with Canada. metro@studentlife.com

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Three charter amendments on Tuesday’s ballot for Mount Pleasant voters

By Emily Grove Staff Reporter

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Harbor Springs junior Caleb Ross relaxes while reading a book Tuesday afternoon at the campus greenhouse in Brooks Hall. “It’s a lovely and tranquil place to come and relax or work on homework,” Ross said.

A place to escape Greenhouse offers students a relaxing, zen atmosphere Arielle Breen | Staff Reporter

Clinton Township senior Daniella Daniels knows about the benefits the Central Michigan University greenhouse has to offer students and community members.

The greenhouse is larger on the inside than it seems from the outside. It is filled with palm trees, a moving stream and pond with ornamental fish and other tropical plants in the main room.

Daniels works in the CMU greenhouse two hours a week, watering and misting plants, polishing leaves, cleaning the rooms, topping off the ponds, feeding the fish and other tasks.

“We are each in charge of taking care of one room more specifically, and I’m in charge of the aquatics room. And it sounds really stupid, but it’s so relaxing,” Daniels said.

There are also other specialized rooms for visitors to see, including the aquatics room with water plants. This room even has tropical venus flytraps and pitcher plants with labels that read ‘Do not touch,’ since the flytraps spend a great deal of energy to close their traps.

These carnivorous plants are a hit with foreign visitors, Daniels said.

The greenhouse is where she feels relaxed and encourages students to take advantage of the free atmosphere located behind Brooks Hall, next to Anspach, available to anyone from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Mount Pleasant voters will face large-scale political decisions on Tuesday but will also decide the outcome of some proposed changes to the local city charter.

The first proposed amendment asks voters if the first annual organization meeting for the city commission can be held at some point in January.

Right now, the charter is very specific that the meeting must be called on the first Monday of January at 8 p.m., Mayor Bruce Kilmer said.

“Sometimes that hasn’t worked out to be the best first meeting of the year, so the charter amendment would just say we would call the first meeting, which would be somewhere in the first two weeks of January,” Kilmer said.

City Manager Kathie Grinzinger said allowing the commission to set the meeting would help make sure the meeting is on a date with the

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Daniels worked with the program Casey Trees, planting trees to cleanse the air and help the tree canopy during her alternative spring break in Washington, D.C. since they have such pollution issues.

Patti Travioli has many jobs, but horticulturist, manager of the Greenhouse and Botany Laboratory, curator of the CMU Fabiano Botanical Garden and

adviser of Campus Grow are just a few.

Travioli maintains the botanical gardens on campus but said she often needs help on campus aside from the greenhouse.

“Where I need the most help is always in the (botanical) gardens,” Travioli said.

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Cotter, Lawrence signal stances on campaign issues

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Harbor Springs junior Caleb Ross reads a book given to him by a friend titled “Fortress of the Muslim” Tuesday afternoon at the campus Greenhouse in Brooks Hall.

greatest availability of the commission and availability of the public.

The second proposed amendment for city residents is amending the city charter to state that the city clerk will post a notice of each special meeting of the commission at least 18 hours before the meeting.

Right now, the charter requires notice be posted 12 hours before the time of a special meeting, but switching it to 18 hours will put the city in compliance with state law, Grinzinger said.

“Whether voters officially change the charter or not, we will still do exactly what state law requires,” she said. “The confusion just comes in when someone looks in our charter and sees we are doing what charter says, but state laws have changed since when the charter was first written in the ‘60s or ‘70s.”

The two candidates for the 99th District of the Michigan House of Representatives have different ideas on how to improve the Mount Pleasant area.

Incumbent Rep. Kevin Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, and Democratic opponent Adam Lawrence discussed education, health care, taxes and their philosophical stances on each. They also anticipated their first actions in office if elected.

Lawrence said education is his biggest campaign issue.

He has emphasized education in the past, including an Oct. 18 debate where he said the best way for the state legislature to invest in the people is through education.

“It’s important to get educators to get the children the basic skills they need to be successful,” Lawrence said.

Cotter said $90 million of the $500 million surplus generated from the 2011 budget that was passed was used for education.

“When we were able to get $90 million, several other members of the House along with myself were able to use that money to fund schools at the bottom of the list in per-pupil funding,” Cotter said.

Cotter said he would continue to push for the surplus money to be used for education.

“There’s still a long way to go,” he said. “I want to continue to close that funding gap.”

Health care was another big campaign platform for Lawrence.

“Health care is a huge issue,” Lawrenvce said. “If I were elected, that would be the first thing I would work on. The biggest problem I see when I go door-to-door, about every fifth door, a person tells me they don’t have any type of health care or insurance.

It makes it a gloomy day to hear that again and again and again.”

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Incumbent Dave Camp, Democrat Debrah Wirth battle for U.S. House seat in 4th district

By Alayna Smith Senior Reporter

Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., is fighting to maintain his seat in the 4th Congressional District in Tuesday’s House race against Democratic challenger Debra Wirth.

Camp has represented Michigan’s 4th District since 1992 and the 10th District the year before that. He currently serves as the chairman of the

House Ways and Means Committee.

Wirth has practiced law for more than 20 years as a personal injury attorney, and, according to her website, became interested in the House race after seeing Camp “abysmally fail” to move forward with a federal budget.

“It disturbs me that this congressional representative consistently puts special interests and party politics ahead

of the people who elected him as their representative,” Wirth said on her website.

Camp says on his website that his No. 1 priority in Congress is to foster economic growth and job creation by focusing on reducing spending and cutting wasteful programs.

“Last April, I supported the 2011 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, which cut $40 billion in wasteful federal spending,” he said. “During the

debt limit debate, I demanded that any increase in the debt limit be accompanied by an equal amount of spending cuts and significant budgetary reforms. With the Budget Control Act, spending will be further reduced by a historic $2.12 trillion, helping to lessen the heavy burden our bloated federal debt is placing on America’s economic growth.”

Wirth, on the other hand, believes in refocusing the role

of the federal government to better address and prioritize the specific needs of the public. Medicare and Social Security are important safety nets, she says.

“We must make hard choices to reign in the Federal deficit by prioritizing the health, safety and well-being of Michigan’s families against those of special interests,” Wirth says on her website.

Camp agrees that social secu-

rity is important for Americans, particularly as life expectancy continues to increase, but said the system needs some drastic reforms in order to meet 21stcentury needs.

Both Camp and Wirth agree that the agricultural industry is vital in Michigan, though they favor differing methods of promoting it in order to create jobs.

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Focus on healthcare, tuition rates

By Amanda Brancecum and Andrea Peck Staff Reporters

Healthcare and tuition were among the hot topics at Tuesday’s Speak Up, Speak Out forum, just a week before Tuesday’s election.

The forum, entitled “Domestic Policies of the Candidates: Two Americas,?” was held in the Bovee University Center Auditorium and covered topics concerning the election such as tax cuts, healthcare, women’s health issues and the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties.

The forum featured a panel of four people from the Central Michigan University community, including Jason Taylor, pro-

fessor of economics; Edward Clayton, professor of political science; College Republicans representative Mike Palmer; and Plymouth senior Megan Blue, a political science major.

The forum was facilitated by Ken Sanney, associate professor of finance and law.

Tuition rates and student deficit were discussed when one member of the audience asked if either Obama or Romney plan to put a cap on tuition.

The panelists agreed neither candidate has a plan to cap tuition rates, because that is a matter handled by the individual state.

“When states are asked to take on responsibilities that should be run on the federal level, you’re going to lose money,” Clayton said.

Taylor said when states have more access to federal money, it is easier for them to take advantage of it.

“When it’s easier to give out financial aid, it’s easier to raise tuition,” he said.

When the topic of the forum moved to healthcare, Palmer said he is against Obamacare, because it limits a person’s ability to choose their medical insurance provider.

“It set out to have a good agenda, but the problem is it limits a person’s choice and ability to go toward the private sector and their own insurance,” he said. “It’s not perfect, even though it set out with good ideas and good intentions in mind.”

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Associate Professor of Economics Jason Taylor, right, sits with other forum members during speaking a Speak Up, Speak Out event: “The Domestic Policies of the Candidates: Two Americas?” Tuesday night at the Bovee UC Auditorium. “If we adopt the president’s policies, my fear is the economy will grow slower,” Taylor said.

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EDITORIAL | Endorsements from the CM Life Editorial Board:

Our stance for Election Day Megan Gill Guest Columnist

Romney right to take on economy The economy should be on the forefront of students’ minds as they head to the polls on election day.

Over half of college graduates are either unemployed or underemployed in today’s economy (USA Today, April 23, 2012). This country needs a president with experience creating jobs in the private sector.

Mitt Romney’s proposed acrossthe-board tax cuts will provide necessary tax relief for all Americans, as well as an increase in job creation. First of all, according to his campaign platform, Romney proposes cutting individuals’ tax rates by 20 percent. Additionally, he would reduce corporate tax rates.

Those who oppose corporate tax cuts overlook the extent to which corporations are responsible for job creation. No matter how big or how small, when businesses are required to pay less in taxes, they are able to hire more workers, raise wages and reinvest in the economy.

A Romney White House will also decrease our national deficit.

At current spending rates, not only will today’s taxpayers be paying interest on the nation’s debt throughout their life time, but this burden will also be passed along for generations to come.

President Obama campaigned on lowering the deficit; however, the debt has increased more in his almost four years in office than it did over the course of eight years under President Bush (CBS News, March 29, 2012). A Romney budget will continually ask the question: is this expenditure worth borrowing money from foreign competitors such as China?

While it is important to rein in government spending, this should not be done at the cost of providing students with higher education opportunities. Many students would not be able to attend college without the availability of Pell Grants and student loan programs. However, due to the nation’s economic turmoil and inability to pass a budget, Congress and President Obama recently had to decrease Pell Grant Funding.

With Romney’s business sense, he proposes that we assess the structure of government programs, Pell Grant allocation included and streamline the process, allowing students to reap the most from the program’s limited funds. Costs saved during the allocation process can be spent directly on students.

Repealing the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, is one step in reducing deficit spending. Obamacare, with its trillion-dollar increase in government spending, is piling costs onto both taxpayers and the deficit. Individual states are capable of more economically efficient plans that cater specifically to their citizens.

While some aspects of Obamacare are necessary, such as the provision that prevents people with preexisting conditions and no lapse in coverage from being denied healthcare, the same advantages can be achieved with a different plan. Romney proposes allowing insurance to be purchased across state lines, as well as allowing individuals to form purchasing groups to buy coverage at a group discount.

Such added competition would automatically incentivize companies to decrease their rates, thus achieving more affordable coverage.

Voting is one of the most fundamental rights we hold as American citizens. Furthermore, it is our civic duty to vote responsibly by first educating ourselves on the issues. I encourage all voters to take time to read the variety of issues on each candidate’s platform before casting a ballot.

Editor’s note: Megan Gill is chairwoman of the College Republicans at Central Michigan University.

President Barack: Four more years In anticipation of the 2012 Presidential election, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling for one thing: a change to our government, something different than what incumbent President Barack Obama has pursued in the past four years. Romney is aiming to repeal, to some of the legislation, whereas Obama wants to finish what he started.

While an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent is unacceptable, Romney’s five-point plan is vague.

When given the chance to further elaborate on his plan, he hasn’t and instead has referred to himself as an opportunistic republican. As a result, Romney might look better on paper, but Obama has been clear about what he wants to do—even if he has sometimes overextended some of his promises.

But, the point is, Obama has laid the framework over the past four years, and it’s time to let him finish what he started.

U.S. Senate: Debbie Stabenow Sure, the economy in Michigan isn’t the best, but Stabenow’s Republican opponent Pete Hoekstra has crashed and burned every time he turns around. From borderline racist campaign commercials to political stunts designed to show up Stabenow, Hoekstra has engaged in the nasty politics many people don’t want to see. In her seventh term, Stabenow must work to create a more business-friendly climate that adds jobs and a more vibrant state.

U.S. House Representative: Dave Camp Camp is one of the most respected lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and deserves another term in Congress. Camp is best-suited to represent the district by working with businesses like Dow Chemical as chairman of the House Ways and

Means Committee to ensure the area becomes a center of economic growth.

State House Representative: Kevin Cotter In his first term as state representative, Cotter has forged new relationships with university officials and has gained the respect of his constituents. While the board would like to see Cotter do more on the higher education front, he has made a strong case for re-election.

Isabella County Sheriff: Leo Mioduszewski As sheriff, Mioduszewski has kept the county safe and has garnered the trust from the residents he’s charged to protect. The safety of the county’s residents should be the number one priority of any sheriff, and Mioduszewski has consistently made it his.

No on Prop 1: This proposal would give emergency managers too much control without any oversight. Depending on the motives of the manager, this proposal might lead to the implementation of unethical choices. While cities could thrive, it is also likely that cities could be harmed, depending on the decisions of one person.

No on Prop 2: This proposal would amend the state constitution to guarantee collective bargaining for both public and private employees and nullify many of the state’s existing collective bargaining laws.

At present, legislation already exists to allow unions to collectively bargain, but this proposal would make public employees subject to the wants and power moves by others.

No on Prop 3: This proposal would require that 25 percent of Michigan’s energy come from renewable resources by 2025. While this is a huge initiative for going green, it’s unrealistic. If this were to pass, it would be written in the constitution that this goal must be met.

It doesn’t leave any wiggle room for change or any backup plan if things were to go wrong.

Yes on Prop 4: This proposal would allow in-home care workers to bargain collectively, require the Michigan Quality Home Care Council to provide training for workers, create a registry of workers who pass a background check and preserve patients’ rights to hire workers not referred by MQHCC but are bargaining members. From a health care perspective, this makes sense and assures patients are receiving the best care possible.

A registry is a good idea and one that should have been implemented years ago.

No on Prop 5: This proposal would require both chambers of the state legislature to pass any proposed tax increase by a two-thirds supermajority. For Michigan, this means only 13 politicians would have the power to prevent tax increases. While this might sound beneficial, it might force politicians in Lansing to cut funding for government programs when times get tough. While low taxes sound great, the implications that come with it have the power to negatively impact us all.

No on Prop 6: This proposal would require a vote on any new international bridge project in the state.In June, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a deal with Canada regarding the construction of the New International Trade Crossing. This project will create jobs for Michigan construction workers and allow for a boost in international trade, and Michigan taxpayers won’t have to pay a thing. Matty Moroun, owner of the Ambassador Bridge, has released advertisements insinuating the opposite, but he just doesn’t want to lose money to competitors. Voting no means you support the construction of the bridge.

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Obama best for students I’ve been asked why I’m supporting President Obama quite a few times during this election season.

Surprisingly, it’s a complicated and a simple answer at the same time.

I have a whole list of reasons: women’s rights, student loans, education funding, supporting middle-class families, LGBTQ rights, environment and energy reform, healthcare reform … and the list goes on and on.

However, I’m an all-weather liberal, economically and socially.

And I, just like everyone else, have the issues that are most important to me, and I have my biases when it comes to those issues. But all of our choice issues are not the same, so I don’t want to bore you with a column about why I’m voting for President Obama, because, let’s be honest, we all know that I am. Instead, I’d like to outline one very strong accomplishment that the president has done for college students.

President Obama believes that every American should have a chance to receive a high-quality education if they so choose.

He also understands that most of us need a little help to get there.

A majority of the American populous is middle class: most of our parents can’t afford to put us through college on their own. We generally rely on student loans and Pell Grants to pay for our education.

Well, during his first term in office, President Obama doubled the funding for Pell Grants as well as establishing a tax break for those families with children who are attending college. That means we have the ability to take out less student loans.

And then, through student loan reform, President Obama has cut out the middle-man and taken federal student loans out of the hands of private banks and simplified the process. By borrowing loans directly from the federal government, it keeps interest rates down, which, in turn, keeps the costs for students down. On top of that, part of President Obama’s student loan reform deals with student loan repayment.

So, after you graduate, you’ll only have to pay 10 percent of your annual income (after taxes) toward student loans each year.

This actually increases economic growth. It gives people consumer power.

Meaning, if you’re paying less back toward student loans each month, you now have the ability to buy a house, car, new television, etc., which in turn helps businesses and keeps our economy growing.

Then, after making those payments for a pre-determined amount of time — 10 years if you work in the public sector and 20 years if you work in the private sector – all remaining student loan debt will be forgiven, which creates even more economic growth and helps sustain a healthy middle-class.

Pair student loan reform with the ability to stay on your parent’s health insurance until age 26 and the increased funding to education, President Obama has a proven record that he cares about Young Americans.

I am not telling you who to vote for, that’s not my objective, and I would rather you make an informed decision than blindly follow whatever I say. Anything I, or the chair of the College Republicans, say will be biased toward our perspective parties.

So I encourage you all to do your own research on the candidates’ websites as well as on respectable news outlets. And, most importantly, make sure you vote Tuesday.

Editor’s note: Alex Middlewood is the president of the College Democrats at Central Michigan University.

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Stabenow, Hoekstra compete for U.S. Senate

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter

Voters will have to decide between two distinct candidates and ideologies for the U.S. Senate on Election Day. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Republican nominee Pete Hoekstra could not seem to be further apart on the issues, as both candidates are running on very different platforms.

The race, which has been defined by negative campaigning and tension, boiled over earlier this month when both parties announced that senatorial debates would not occur because of a disagreement between the candidates.

Hoekstra wanted six different debates, while Stabenow only wanted to participate in two, the traditional number.

Reaching no agreement, the debates were called off by both campaigns.

“The race is tightening, and she is becoming desperate,” Hoekstra said in response to recent Stabenow attack ads.

The Stabenow campaign rebuked that statement.

“Hoekstra has been pushing an agenda that would provide more taxpayer giveaways to special interests and millionaires, while Debbie believes we need to focus on middleclass families to turn the economy around,” Stabenow campaign spokesman Cullen Schwarz recently told the Associated Press.

The race’s hostile tone was set early as Hoekstra released a controversial Super Bowl ad against Stabenow, which many found to be racially intolerant.

Hoekstra has defended his

COTTER | CONTINUED FROM 3A Cotter said the House is currently reviewing the health care system in Michigan.

“We’re in a situation where the state has to set up an exchange,” Cotter said. “Because if we don’t do that, the federal government will come in and set up an exchange for us. It’s important that we take a look at this, get an exchange set up, because I think we need to have a hand in designing it.”

Cotter said he expects the House will come out with information about the health care exchange, which will determine what will be covered and what will not.

“I think we’re going to be able to come up with a solution that is a Michigan solution,” Cotter said.

The third large issue for the campaigns is taxes. Lawrence said that releasing the burden of taxes on small businesses would lead to an increase in tax revenue for the state, through income taxes of the

HOUSE | CONTINUED FROM 3A Camp supports deregulation of farming practices in order for farms to reach their full potential.

“I have also heard from numerous farmers concerned about new, unnecessary and burdensome federal regulations proposed by the Obama Administration that would negatively impact farming operations,” he said. “I have been proud to support

aggressive approach, stating that Stabenow, who is running for a third six-year term, has enacted policies that have damaged economic growth.

On his campaign site, petespenditnot.com, Hoekstra identitifies four areas of focus for his campaign, which will bring “conservative principles and values to Washington.”

Hoekstra said he strongly supports reforming the tax code.

“I have voted to reduce and eliminate some of the most burdensome taxes imposed on the American people,” Hoekstra states on his website.

He has pushed for the fair tax and the flat tax and has supported the elimination of the estate tax, which Hoekstra says overburdens businesses.

Hoekstra said one of his main focuses, if elected, will be balancing the budget, stating that he will look to streamline government programs and reign in the true drivers of the countries debt, which he identifies as entitlements.

“Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.” Hoekstra said. “When I served on the House Budget Committee, we balanced the budget four consecutive times by making tough decisions.”

Hoekstra also plans to focus on preserving Second

Amendment rights and prolife legislation.

Stabenow presents a different focus than Hoekstra, with her campaign focusing on health care, small businesses, the environment and innovation.

The Senator’s website states that “small businesses pay, on average, 18 percent more than large businesses for the same coverage.” To combat this, Stabenow has introduced a new small business tax credit, which she promises will make it easier for small businesses.

Stabenow also looks to increase Michigan’s output of pro-environmental practices.

She introduced the Battery Innovation Act, which aims to increase advanced battery manufacturing in Michigan.

Stabenow has also enacted that which will erect barriers to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and keep to advocates for keeping the lakes, which she calls Michigan’s “greatest common asset,” clean from waste.

Stabenow also looks to further develop green energy sources in an attempt to curb pollution and create jobs.

She has also pledged to create the right economic conditions for small businesses by lowering their tax rates.

Although Stabenow’s approval rating has consistently been hovering around 40 percent over the last four years, she currently has an almost 20-point lead over Hoekstra heading into Tuesday, according to multiple polls. metro@cm-life.com

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people involved in small businesses who would have more money in their pockets with alleviated small business taxes.

“The more money that is spent in the market, the more tax revenue there is and the more money there is to use for creating jobs and paved roads and funding for education,” Lawrence said.

Lawrence’s stance aligns with the work Cotter has done in the last term. Cotter said the definition of a small business is 500 or fewer employees.

The problem that Cotter said he realized was that people in small businesses were taxed at two levels: small business taxes and home income taxes.

Cotter said a push was made by the government to remove the small business tax so that only one tax was paid, strengthening the Michigan economy and making the job market more competitive.

“We just made the system a lot more competitive and fair,” Cotter said. “I think that was a great start at the business level.” metro@cm-life.com

numerous bills that have passed the House that seek to scale back the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) radical regulatory agenda and protect the ability of Michigan farmers to grow and sell their products.”

Wirth wishes to continue with measures that are eco-friendly.

“We are proud that Michigan farmers have led the nation in environmentally sound and humane practices, and we should support those efforts,” she said.

A similar vision and concern for issues facing Mount Pleasant and its residents is shared by the three candidates filling three spots on the Mount Pleasant City Commission.

Jon Joslin, Rick Rautanen and Matt Sous all agreed that managing the city’s budget and looking at revenue sources is a main concern as they prepare to continue serving, or, in Sous’ case, join the commission following this election.

“I sound like a broken record, but we need to maintain our current services that residents desire without a huge tax increase,” Joslin said. “We’re facing declining revenue, or more accurately, stable revenue, but our costs seem to go up. Balancing the budget is a must.”

The current city commission will have to balance the 2013 budget by December, making up for a $500,000 gap.

Sous said he hopes the future commission will be able to figure out how to close similar gaps, get out of a deficits and make Mount Pleasant’s finances more stable.

The discussion of a possible income tax to help balance the budget is something Rautanen

CHARTER | CONTINUED FROM 3A The final amendment for the charter would allow appointed members of any city agency, board or committee serve without term limits.

Grinzinger said the charter

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Travioli talked about the various rooms the greenhouse holds such as the main subtropical area, arid and aquatics rooms.

“I don’t really have a favorite room. There’s something I like about every room,” Travioli said.

While Travioli seemed a bit like a mother having to choose a favorite child, she did say that, in the winter, the Arid room featuring cacti and succulents gets a lot of sun and makes the room come to life.

The fish in the ponds were not meant to be there and are only there since students dumped them in. Travioli said her daughter and other students received fish at Welcome Week her freshman year. Soon after, Travioli said she saw fish in all the ponds.

Travioli said they do not need any more fish in their pond in the greenhouse but did welcome students to come in and enjoy the greenhouse as well as garden features around campus such as Fabiano Botanical Gardens next to the Park Library.

Whether it is a warm tropical oasis, the intriguing desert cacti and succulents or just a serene place to study, Daniels and Travioli say you can find it at the CMU Greenhouse.

“Usually it’s a quiet place to study and get some sun if the sun’s out,” Traviloli said.

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Blue said she supports Obamacare, because people like her family, who struggle with employment, would be

knows is a “major hot button issue.”

Rautanen said it is the duty of the commission to explore all possible alternative sources of revenue or determine what needs to be cut to balance the budget “We have a lot of homework to do in terms of what does the future hold for revenue and expenses for the city and the delicate act of balancing the two,” Rautanen said.

The development of the Mount Pleasant Center is another matter of importance to the candidates.

In 2011, the city purchased the more than 300-acre piece of property from the state for $1.

Deciding what will become of the property is something the commission will be dealing with for many years to come, Rautanen said.

“It’s something that even the current commission will be looking at over course of next few years, and that’s just a foot in door,” he said. “The entire project will probably be between a 10 and 20-year project. It’s an exciting time with lots of options.”

Rautanen said it is important to develop the property in a way that benefits the whole community, a statement echoed by Sous.

“It’d be great to have the

center be a way to produce more jobs, and I think that’s possible,” Sous said. “We need to work on making it more of an asset for the entire community.”

Joslin said job creation, attracting new, diverse businesses and offering services to residents is a necessity to making the community more vibrant.

“I really want us to be a community where people want to be, and that entails attractive jobs, a good parks system, activities for kids, safe neighborhoods and a multitude of entertainment and food options; these are things proven over and over again that citizens desire,” Joslin said. “We do a good job now, but we can always do better.”

A bikeable and walkable direction will be a goal all three men hope to work toward while on the commission.

“That can attract more people and families. It makes us a healthier community,” Rautanen said.

“A bikeable and walkable direction is something that the city commission and local leaders have taken over years and continues to make strides in.”

currently requires that no volunteer can serve more than two consecutive terms on the same board.

“What we have found over the years is that we have wonderful community volunteers who want to continue helping out with our parks and recreation department, library board or zoning administration, but the charter doesn’t allow that,”

Grinzinger said. “It seems more reasonable to base that decision on if our volunteers are doing a great job and helping the city. If they are and there is a vacancy, they should be allowed to stay.”

The amendment would still allow a person to be terminated if necessary.

able to receive healthcare regardless of employment status.

“It gives people coverage that would not normally be

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covered in any way,” she said.

Blue also said she considers herself a Democrat, because she feels strongly about women’s rights.

“I don’t think the candidates have the right to tell me what to do with my body,” she said. university@cm-life.com

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Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa speaks about “The 99,” a comic book franchise he created, to an audience Monday evening in Pearce Hall.

The comic book franchise is published by DC Comics.

Superheroes Week speaker Naif Al-Mutawa talks about why he created the ‘The 99’

By Shawn Tonge Staff Reporter

Can a fictional hero change our perception of people in the real world?

Naif Al-Mutawa, the creator of the multi-ethnic comic series “The 99,” explored this idea in a speech he gave in Anspach Monday night. He was invited to speak as a part of Central Michigan University’s Superheroes Week.

“I have personally never read his comics,” Program Board President Miranda Endres said. “I can only speculate that they show a part of Islamic society that many people don’t get to normally witness.”

Al-Mutawa, who was born in Kuwait, came up with the idea for “The 99” after the events of Sept. 11. His goal was to create strong Muslim role models for children to counteract the negative images of Islam caused by radicalism.

He also pointed out that many comic books are based on Judeo-Christian archetypes and that he hoped to bring a new perspective to the genre with The 99. The

themes of the series are built on principles of the Muslim faith that are also universal virtues, like generosity and wisdom.

“The 99” is about diversity, about everyone finding their place in the universe,” AlMutawa said.

Al-Mutawa’s speech covered his earlier literary work as a children’s writer, how he developed the idea of “The 99,” and the formation of his production company, Teshkeel Media. He also talked about the pitfalls he has faced in making the comic and television show. An episode of “The 99” animated series was also screened before the speech.

Sophomore Jonathan Forrest said he is a fan of comic books, and he wants to read the series after hearing AlMutawa’s speech.

“I think a diverse team of superheroes is an interesting idea,” the Lake Orion native said.

President Barack Obama congratulated Dr. Al-Mutawa for the success of “The 99” franchise and its impact on popular culture in his Summit on Entrepreneurship in

2010. The series also had a crossover with DC’s Justice League that same year.

The comic series and TV show tells the story of people from all over the world who gain extraordinary powers after coming into contact with powerful artifacts called The Noor Stones. The idea of The 99 Noor Stones has its origins in the story of the Mongol invasion of Baghdad in the thirteenth century.

“I thought he was really cool,” Clarkston freshman Kayla Mick said. “I would definitely like to watch the show when it comes out here.”

The show, which is aimed toward a family audience, promotes acceptance of other cultures and faiths, though it never deals with religion explicitly. It has aired in a number of countries around the world, but it has not been shown in the United States.

“There is good news,” AlMutawa said. “The 99” will be in America. I can’t tell you where or when, but it will happen.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Richeson said students might not have responded to the survey because they would rather do classwork than take a survey that was emailed to them. SGA also has a high amount of turnover, because students are always graduating, he said.

“Now that we’ve had more discussions about it … it’s clear that we do not agree with it,” he said.

Richeson said the motion is for more information on the academic calendar change, because he said a lot of questions that SGA had were not answered. He said students want to know more about factors such as how the calendar would affect the cost of housing and tuition.

“We believe there are just too many unknowns,” he said.

Senator David Smith, professor of philosophy and religion, said the provost’s study might be able to address some unanswered questions.

powell | continued from 1A release. “We are honored and humbled to host one of America’s greatly admired and respected leaders.”

Additional events with Powell are likely to be added at a later date, according to the release.

And for those on the fence about going?

“Five or 10 years from now, if you had to tell your friends or significant other that you had a chance to listen to Colin Powell and turned it down, you’d better have a good reason,” Hill said.

A moderate Republican and rumored vice presidential pick in 2008, Powell endorsed then-Senator Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. On Thursday, he endorsed Obama over former Massachusetts governor and GOP candidate Mitt Romney. university@cm-life.com

“There is a major aspect of this that was not discussed the first time around,” he said. “Is there an academic rationale for this?”

Senator Joseph Finck, professor of physics, said he has lived through four committees trying to pass an academic calendar change, and this is the closest it has ever come to passing. He said the academic calendar committee has already spent a lot of time looking at all the issues and getting feedback.

“We were so close,” he said. “We tried to address all of these problems that we saw as important problems.”

Finck said A-Senate has had a debate before as to whether the academic calendar change was academically appropriate. He said students had expressed frustration that the fall semester started two weeks before Labor Day. “Students are the ones who complained, and they complained loudly, that we were taking two weeks’ pay away from them for summer work,” he said. “This came from students, not from faculty.”

Finck said he would be able to make up one week

of face-to-face class time with students through other mechanisms such as communication through email and Blackboard. Other senators pointed out this method would not work for all faculty, such as those teaching foreign language and music classes.

Ericksen said there were no proposed changes to the time increments of classes.

Shapiro said A-Senate recommended the Faculty Association and the university sit down and determine the new calendar, and those discussions will resume for new evidence. He said even a month’s delay for the report would not affect the implementation of the calendar scheduled for fall 2014.

A-Senate also voted to approve elections for terms that will begin in January.

Andrew Spencer, professor of music, was elected senate chair elect; business information systems professor Jim Scott was elected senate secretary; Melinda Kreth, associate professor of English and Concha Allen, professor of marketing and hospitality were elected faculty senators for the senate executive board; and Eaton Rapids senior Kelly Wright was elected student senator to the senate executive board. university@cm-life.com

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Costume stores, students share top picks for Halloween

By Ryan Fitzmaurice | Staff Reporter

Halloween Spirit, located at 2135 S. Mission St., arrived in Central Michigan with reserved expectations.

Spencer’s, the owner of the franchise, opened a different store in Mount Pleasant several years ago to little success. Yet Halloween is a concept that students flock to.

“I think we finally decided to give Mount Pleasant a chance,” Assistant Manager Heather Sian said. “But we’ve been very busy; the business has been beyond our expectations.”

Halloween, it turns out, never dampens on a college campus. Whether it’s the parties, the costumes, the haunted community events or a combination of every holiday norm combined, Halloween has evolved to become the most vibrant periods of celebration on campus. Halloween Spirit reflects that.

“We had a new order of cat ears come in not three days ago,” Sian said. “We ordered 300 of them: they’re gone already.”

While Halloween Spirit is a new addition to Mount Pleasant, Halloween Central, 2012 S. Mission St., has been a Halloween centerpiece in Mount Pleasant

for several years.

“We’re locally owned; all the other Halloween stores in the area are corporate.

The city notices this and appreciates it,” John Joslin, the co-owner of Halloween Central, said.

“Plus, we have the widest selection of costumes, other stores focus on other things. We focus on the costumes.”

Joslin said the way that individuals choose their ideal costume is often dictated by gender.

“Girls aren’t necessarily all about a theme; it’s about how it looks on them, how it fits on them.” Joslin said.

“Guys are just trying to be funny; they don’t go shopping to look good, they just want to have a good time.”

Both Halloween Central and Halloween Spirit identified superhero costumes as the most popular costume purchased by all demographics, including college students.

Kelsey Councilor, who, along with her three roommates, dressed up as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, said the recent superhero craze was taking place for several reasons.

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By Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

Halloween falling mid-week did not stop students from celebrating last weekend, but will the celebration continue next weekend?

Some students are questioning what weekend to dress up and celebrate the childhood holiday.

Junior Natalie Regener was one of the many students who got her costume and Halloween spirit in last weekend.

The Clinton Township native said there was a large deciding factor that influenced her decision in a prior weekend celebration.

“Central/Western weekend falling this weekend did influence my decision on when to celebrate.

That’s going be such a fun weekend in itself, it didn’t make sense to cram celebrating Halloween into it, too,” Regener said.

Sophomore Eric Rapier also chose to celebrate last weekend considering the big rivalry game as well. Rapier said he is looking forward to the coming weekend

rather than the weekend that has passed.

“For me, Western weekend is

Regener said her school work load also came into play when deciding when to celebrate.

“If I was really busy with classes this week, I probably would have to put school first, so the weird timing could affect my choice, but, luckily, my week wasn’t too bad,” Regener said.

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and trick-or-treating, but Rapier said college students enjoy it just as much. For both males and females, the key factor in still celebrating Halloween was clear to Rapier.

“It’s for girls to dress inappropriately,” he said.

Regener said she didn’t think that there was an age on celebrating this particular holiday.

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Students reminisce on worst childhood Halloween experiences

By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

Imagine going trick-ortreating with your friends or family and you come back with a bag full of goodies and treats.

You get home and dump out the goods. But, it wasn’t always chocolate and tasty sweets. Sometimes the “treats” were not what students expected.

Mark Ruhl said one of his neighbors would give out frozen fruit-like candy.

“It was really weird,” Ruhl said.

The Novi senior said the family, who was from Japan, would never understand when he and his friends would ring the door bell and say the classic Halloween phrase “trick or treat.”

Shabriea Quinn had her fair share of odd Halloween treats over the years. Some weren’t even treats.

“One year, I received money from a house,” the junior said.

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ey wasn’t a lot, though, she said.

“What could I do with 11 cents?” she said. “I was like ‘What the heck? Change?’ I was pretty upset.”

She said one year, while

COSTUMES | CONTINUED FROM 1B “Well, we’ve had a ton of superhero movies, ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Spiderman,’ and I definitely think that affects it,” the Otisville junior said. “Also, both men and women know superheroes it’s gender neutral for the most part, and everyone is going to know who you are.”

Councilor’s outfit might reflect student’s favorite choices at Halloween stores, but the mutant turtle shell is made out of a spray-painted trash can, not mass-manufactured plastic. The swords are made out of white pipes, not foam.

Councilor said there was no question that making the costumes homemade was the best way to celebrate the holidays.

“We were browsing through Halloween stores, and for all four of us to buy the same costume was going to be well over $100,” Councilor said. “We went to Home Depot instead; they gave us

trick-or-treating in her hometown of Saginaw, she also received a pocket Bible from an older woman and her husband.

“It’s just what they were giving out,” she said.

“They would say ‘God bless you and be safe,’ and that was that.”

Brittany Maddox, a Detroit junior, said one of her neighbors would give out hot dogs every year.

She said many people would stop by the house and take a free hotdog.

Senior Alyssa Palma said when she was little, she got crushed Little Debbie Ho Hos from a house.

“I must’ve been like eight,” the Walhalla native said. “I was so sad.

It basically looked like they blew up, so you

“So I didn’t like going there.”

Romulus freshman Jessika Kennedy said she received a rock when she was 14 while trick-or-treating in Dearborn.

“I was so sad,” she said.

“I don’t even remember who gave it to me.” studentlife@cm-life.com

couldn’t even eat them.”

She said her grandmother used to be the one giving out the not-sogreat treats on Halloween in her neighborhood.

“My grandma use to give away healthy popcorn and sugar-free gum,” she said.

the trash lids for free.”

Kristina Sepanski, who decided to dress up as a female Terminator, the only part of which is store-bought being the makeup, said homemade costumes present a distinct advantage to students.

“It allows your costume to have that personal touch; you get more in touch with Halloween that way,” Sepanski said. “Also, it’s cheaper. It’s a lot cheaper.”

The Mount Pleasant freshman said she chose her Terminator outfit because of her infatuation of science fiction. This was not the first time she has dressed up as a science fiction character. In previous years, she had dressed up as a Star Trek captain, and not only on Halloween.

“I showed up wearing the Star Trek costume to my high school once,” Sepanski said. “I just got too many weird looks.”

Although both Sepanski and Councilor have gone the homemade route with their costumes, Detroit Senior Joanna Wysocki’s costume is a hybrid, featuring a store-bought

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Dressing up as a female version of Edward Scissorhands, the popular Johnny Depp character, she used cereal boxes to reinforce the flimsy foam blades. The costume came with simple make-up, but Wysocki plans to turn it up a notch giving herself scarring and excessively pale skin. The costume might come with a wig, but forget that, Wysocki is giving her own hair a makeover for the costume.

Wysocki said she takes Halloween so seriously because it allows her to return to her childhood. “(Halloween) allows you to step into someone else’s shoes.

It’s about holding onto childhood. There’s no limits to what you can do,” Wysocki said. “It’s a chance to be with people. You don’t have to go out drinking.

Just have spirit and have fun.

It’s OK to be silly and enjoy yourself. That’s what Halloween gives you.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ brings new attitude synth and electric tones through other tracks on the album, like on “22,” which lands somewhere between both Hot Chelle Rae and One Direction’s reliance on a big, heavy, synth-laden chorus. The lead single from the album, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” has the same feel with a big, medium-tempo chorus groove.

The album takes the time to slow down on tracks like “All Too Well” and “Begin Again,” both good examples of Swift’s ability to write slower mood pieces. The album opener, “State of Grace,” is snappy, soaring and catchy with an upbeat, striding guitar beat.

As a whole, “Red” sounds good and feels good, with a reasonable amount of versatility between both edgier/electric and acoustic/country textures and moods. However, it doesn’t seem very ground-breaking.

The feel on the title track is reminiscent to old hits like “You Belong With Me” and “Love Story.” On “The Last Time,” it’s frustrating to hear Swift on a track with nearly 20 other musicians and no capitalization beyond a relatively simple

By Sam Easter Staff Reporter

Taylor Swift’s Oct. 22 release, “Red,” comes almost exactly two years after her last stint in the studio with 2010’s “Speak Now.” Her new set of tracks is lyric-focused countrypop, with a definitive new electric attitude around the edges, but it has many of the same clean acoustic sounds fans have come to expect.

The album is a good example of exactly where Taylor Swift lies on the modern musical spectrum: as an artist with the uncanny ability to write songs that sound right at home among other top pop tunes and others that feel made for country radio.

On many of the tracks, it’s that acoustic tone that shines through the most.

“Everything has Changed” is a tight, largely acoustic piece that begins from a confident guitar beat and moves into a tight texture of brushed drums, thumping bass and harmony vocals.

“The Last Time” takes more melancholy acoustic moods and paints with a broader palette. Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol joins Swift for a track that features piano, guitar, bass, synth, harp, drums and sixteen string players.

The result is a not just a well-done duet but a soaring emotional build to the finish.

The album also presents a few new ideas to listeners; “I Knew You Were Trouble,” opens with a pop-punk flavored electric beat before opening into one of the biggest surprises on the album. At the top of the chorus, the bass drops and the drums open into a heavy electric beat that feels a far cry from the Nashville-flavored ethos for which Swift is famous for. Taylor Swift, country and dubstep have never been closer to the same independent clause.

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Swift gets points for some details around the edges. Hiding within textures on the album is some brilliant acoustic guitar work, which is sensitive and thoughtful. What’s more, the synthesized and electric parts of the album have strong moments and will leave fans with a new impression of exactly what Swift is all about. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Lake City senior Amanda Henry works on putting the final touches on her Halloween costume Tuesday afternoon at her apartment in University Meadows, 4310 Sterling Way. “It only cost me 35 dollars to make it, which is way cheaper than buying online or in stores,” Henry said.

Apparel students save time, money making own Halloween costumes

By Anamaria Dickerson Staff Reporter

Halloween is the time of year for students to bring out their creative side and make a costume unlike those found in any store.

Sophomore Allison VanNuil made her own “slice of watermelon” costume this year and said it saved her time and money.

“To buy and ship a costume from online would cost about $50, where as because I know how to sew, I knew the costume would fit me perfectly and only cost about $20,” the Holland native said.

VanNuil said making a costume is much easier than people think.

“You can go to JoAnn’s (fabric and craft store) and buy fabric and can use glue instead of sewing,” she said. “Plus the costumes actually look better when you make them yourself.”

While making a costume can take more time than it does buying a costume already made, Novi senior Sam Tarpinian said her costume only took

her a couple hours.

“My costume took about two hours,” she said. “Mine was the trial-and-error one, and, afterward, when I made my friends’ costumes, it only took about 45 minutes for each one.”

This was Tarpinian’s first year sewing her own costume and got the idea for her costume from Pinterest. She and her friends are being iPods.

“Pinterest is awesome,” Tarpinian said. “I saw a group picture (of iPods), so I made costumes for my roommates to wear, and we’re all being different colors.”

Since there are several costume ideas that exist, it can be hard to pick just one to wear.

Tarpinian said she doesn’t follow this trend and only wears hers once for the year.

“I’m wearing the same costume every night (for Halloween week) because it’s cheaper, and I didn’t have the time to make other costumes,” she said.

Lake City junior Amanda Henry made a Snow White costume for Halloween and said she got the idea to make

her own version of the costume online.

“I saw a lot of Snow White costumes that I liked, so I went for it,” she said. “Plus, I recently got my hair cut short, so I also have her hair, and it is a perfect match.”

Henry took an alternative route when making her costume, using hot glue instead of sewing. She said her costume took about five hours to make.

“I do not plan on making multiple costumes either,” she said. “The Snow White costume turned out so great that I want to show it off multiple nights.”

She also said it was cheaper to make her own costume this year and only spent about $40 total on it. In years past, she said her costumes have been even cheaper.

“I love arts and crafts and think of myself as super crafty,” Henry said. “Making your own costume versus buying one usually ends up looking a lot better than a store-bought costume that sometimes look cheap and fall apart easily.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Greeks hosting trick-or-treating for children on Main Street today

By Charnae Sanders Staff Reporter

Fraternity and sorority houses on Main Street, between Bellows and High Street,will be passing out candy to the children of Mount Pleasant between 6 and 8 p.m. today.

Coordinated by the National Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council, students encourage parents and faculty members to bring their kids, nieces, nephews or any young relatives out for an entertaining and safe night.

“We are holding a safe place for kids to come trick-or-treat,” said Cadillac senior Courtney Hunter, National Panhellenic Council vice president of events.

“It is going to be between High Street and Bellows at all of the different fraternity and sorority houses.”

There will be 10 different fraternity and sorority houses, and there will be several members providing candy to the young Mount Pleasant residents.

“We only require five members from each chapter to participate, and normally we have anywhere from 10 to 20 from each chapter, because so many people are excited to get out and meet the kids and give back to our community,” said Flushing senior Melanie Smith, president of the National Panhellenic Council.

“The sororities and fraternities have been matched up based on what sorority and fraternity houses are between High Street and Bellows,” Hunter said. “We wanted to keep it above High just so nobody had to cross High, because it’s such a busy road. They’re all teamed up. It’s two or three fraternities and sororities at each different house.”

Smith hopes several children come trick-or-treating because the Greeks are really looking forward to this event.

“We really encourage the houses to decorate, make it fun for the kids, wear costumes,” Hunter said. “ Obviously, it’s going to be really

kid-friendly, so hopefully they’ll have fun with that.”

Though the houses want to make sure the kids have fun, safety is their first priority when it comes to events like these.

“We do require, obviously, everyone to be sober doing this event, and we have a lot of people helping on the street to monitor the cross walk,” Smith said. “We just want to take as many precautions as we can to make sure that they have fun and that they stay safe.”

Even though some rain or snow might be in the forecast, the fraternity and sorority houses expect to keep passing candy out.

“I mean weather is unfortunately not something we can control, so our plan is to just stay positive for the kids and keep our energy levels high so they are excited, too,” Smith said. “Most of the houses have porches, so that will be good, too.” studentlife@cm-life.com

As ABC’s top-rated freshman show last season, “Once Upon A Time” was guaranteed a second season, and, with it, creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz have clearly taken the opportunity to expand their world-building at top speed.

Season two starts immediately following the undoing of the curse plaguing the cast of fairy tale characters in which they were destined to live unhappy lives in the town of Storybrooke, Maine, Courtesy of Jack Rowand/ABC not remembering their Ginnifer Goodwin, left, and Lana Parrilla in ‘Once Upon a Time.’ true identities. Thanks to compelling, if crazy, plot lead protagonist, outsider and cast. They like guess‘once upon a Emma, Swan (Jennifer ing what’s going to happen Morrison), the curse has time’ next and in “Once Upon been broken to the extent A Time,” these guessing that all the characters’ games become even more memories are back. exciting with trying to However, the characters w Genre: Fairy tale fan figure out which Storyare still stuck in Storybrooke citizens might be fiction brooke with no way to get from which fairy tale … or back to the fairy tale realm even from any fantasy or they call home. This leads or even slightly interested folklore source in general to further confrontation in the idea of what some at this point.

One of the with Regina (Lana Parmight consider the biggest biggest differences in the rilla), Storybrooke’s mayor fairy tale crossover fan new season is the further and “evil queen” of Snow fiction ever, “Once Upon A adaptation of non-Grimm White fame who enacted Time” is worth your time. sources such as Mulan, Pethe curse, and after a lot ter Pan and Frankenstein. of running around ensues, studentlife@cm-life.com The drawback with such Emma along with Mary a large cast is the reasonMargaret a.k.a. Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), able concern of whether we’ll get to see proper get trapped in a fragmentdevelopment for all the ed part of the fairy tale characters being shown to realm that was left. us. It’s hard to judge how Did I forget to mention well that will happen at that Snow White is Emma’s this point in the season, mother? Or that now charbut I’m especially hopeful acters are capable of using for more focus to come the magic in Storybrooke? Or way of season newcomers the birth mom vs. adop(PG13) Mulan (Jamie Chung) and tive mom subplot going on Wed-Sun - 12:30pm, between Regina, Emma and Aurora (Sarah Bolger).

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Volleyball travels to Eastern Michigan Thursday before three-game home stand

By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

Times are tough for women’s volleyball as it will be traveling to Eastern Michigan Thursday before heading home to play Ohio on Saturday.

Central Michigan is currently on a five-match losing streak during which it has lost 10 of its last 12 sets – including eight-straight sets.

With the Mid-American Conference Tournament just two weeks away, the team knows it needs to win in the closing weeks.

“It’s important, but we’re not going in with the mentality that we need a win,” junior middle blocker Danielle Gotham said. “We know it’s an important match, and we just need to put the things together.”

The Chippewas have to travel to Ypsilanti for a 7 p.m. match on Thursday with the Eagles before they settle in at home for their final three

matches.

CMU defeated EMU earlier this season in a sweep during which each set was decided by the minimum two points.

“When I walked out of the gym that night, we won 3-0, and I thought we could’ve lost that match in five,” head coach Erik Olson said.

A lot has changed around the league since that match.

The Eagles are holding on to the final spot in the MAC Tournament (No. 8 seed), just one game behind the Chippewas and Ball State.

“We’ve both gone through our struggles,” Olson said.

“We’re two even opponents, and we’re going to need to play our best ball.”

CMU will return to McGuirk Arena for a 7 p.m. matchup with MAC leader Ohio Saturday. That match will mark the first of a threematch home streak to finish out the season.

“I think we’re all excited after this little stretch here on the road,” Gotham said. “It’s

always nice to be at home.”

The Bobcats lead the conference in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage and blocks. They are also in the top five in assists, kills and digs, lacking an apparent weakness.

“We know how to beat them,” Olson said. “The advantage is that we’re at home where we’ve played Ohio to five (sets) a few times.”

The Chippewas should have a good idea of where they sit in the MAC after this weekend.

As it stands right now, the Chippewas are the No. 6 seed – the same seed they were last season when they made their championship run.

“It’s not like we live and die by (the standings), but I think we all know where we are,” Gotham said. “We just know if we do what we can, we can be one of the best teams.” sports@cm-life.com

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DENARD ROBINSON’S EXIT A GAME-CHANGER FOR MICHIGAN IN LOSS TO NEBRASKA

By Mark Snyder

Detroit Free Press (MCT)

LINCOLN, Neb. — Michigan came to Nebraska on a three-game winning streak as the Legends Division favorite.

The No. 20-ranked Wolverines went back to Ann Arbor late Saturday night wondering where their season was headed after Nebraska won, 23-9, all because of one play and one man.

When Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson left the game late in the first half with an arm injury, Michigan was down one point and eight yards from the end zone.

After gaining one yard on the next play, they never got any closer, backing away from Indianapolis and the Big Ten title game in the process.

The chance to win at Nebraska went to the sidelines with Robinson, who watched helplessly, covered by a coat the rest of the game.

Though Michigan is still in a tie for the division top

spot with Nebraska, the future appears bleak for the Wolverines as Robinson’s status is uncertain, and now their destiny depends on another team and, maybe, another quarterback.

To get to the Big Ten title game, the Wolverines will need to win out and have Nebraska lose at least once.

The offense was such a mess without Robinson – who left with three minutes left in the first half and U-M in its best-scoring position of the night.

Robinson was no star when he was in there, having extended U-M’s touchdown-less streak to nearly six quarters with him at the helm, but at least he was a threat with his legs and moving the ball down the field.

Russell Bellomy threw the ball everywhere but in his receivers’ hands, and, when he did, they dropped it. Add his three interceptions, one tipped, one to start a fourth-quarter drive and one in the end zone when he had finally led a drive deep in Nebraska territory in the fourth quarter, he sucked the life out of the

offense.

His greatest asset was Nebraska aiding him with 45 yards in penalties to set up a long U-M field goal late in the third quarter that got U-M within a touchdown at 16-9. But there was never the feeling that U-M had a chance to win the deeper Bellomy got into the game as he ended up compiling only 53 yards in more than a half.

The frustrating part for the Wolverines is the defense continued to perform as one of the nation’s best.

Though the defense’s streak of 13 points or less was snapped, it held the opposition to field goals and punts over and over again against a team that entered the game averaging more than 41 points per game.

Nebraska even did its best to help Michigan along in the game, with nine penalties for 135 yards, but that wasn’t enough for U-M to capitalize.

If this is a long-term injury, the defense won’t matter anymore the next few weeks either, regardless of the competition.

The Central Michigan men’s basketball team was picked to finish last in the Mid-American Conference West Division this season when the preseason poll was released Tuesday.

Head coach Keno Davis said he is not too focused on rankings but concentrating on continuing to improve.

“I think, like any coach, whether you are picked at the top or at the bottom or anywhere in between, you don’t put a whole lot of stock in the preseason rankings,” Davis said. “I haven’t seen the other teams during this time of year, and other teams haven’t seen us, but we are busy working on improving as a team, and hopefully we continue to improve and are a better team by the time MAC play roles around.”

Davis acknowledged he has a young team and said he was not surprised by where it was picked in the rankings but still expects his team to be able to compete in every game.

“It is unique to have so many newcomers, let alone freshmen.”

Keno Davis, head coach “We understand we are a young team and that was going to be a fact that people were not going to expect much out of us, but we expect a lot out of our team,” Davis said. “We expect to keep getting better every day, and where that has us finishing in the conference, I don’t know, but I like our chances when we step out on the court each and every night.”

CMU will return only four players from last season.

“It is unique to have so many newcomers, let alone freshmen,” Davis said. “But we really wanted to try and build this for the long term, rather than take a lot of transfers or two-year players.”

The poll was done by a 24-person MAC news media panel.

Toledo was picked to win the MAC West, receiving 20 first-place votes.

Eastern Michigan was

selected to finish second and received four first-place votes.

Last season, EMU was selected to finish at the bottom of the pack but won the division.

“Last year, we were picked last on our side and 11th overall (like CMU), and we finished first and fifth overall,” EMU head coach Rob Murphy said in a teleconference. “You have to play the games. We were able to catch a few breaks last season, and we ended up winning the MAC West. I don’t put stock in the polls; it’s about where you finish.”

In the East, Ohio was picked to win the division and the MAC Tournament.

The Chippewas will open the regular season Nov. 12 at Iowa and will begin MAC play Jan. 9 against Bowling Green. sports@cm-life.com

FOOTBaLL

Leron Eaddy concerned about daughter, family in middle of Hurricane Sandy

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

Leron Eaddy said he couldn’t sleep Monday night thinking about his daughter and the rest of his family back home in Philadelphia going through Hurricane Sandy.

The Central Michigan football defensive back was in a rush after practice Tuesday to get back to the locker room and call his family in midst of a “superstorm.”

“I haven’t talked to them this morning (Tuesday),” Eaddy said. “I called at three in the morning last night. I didn’t know how bad it was until my mom told me the death count.”

The Associated Press reported the death toll at 33

by Tuesday afternoon.

Eaddy said he was thankful his family was doing alright, though he Leron Eaddy was still very concerned.

“It’s not flooding there yet,” Eaddy said. “But there is still a lot coming to them; high winds and rain.”

His family, along with most of the Philadelphia area, is without power.

“We are going to push to make sure power gets back up,” President Barrack Obama said during a press conference at the American Red Cross

headquarters.

According to Weather. com, the winds in Philadelphia should not get over 30 mph, but rain is expected to continue throughout the day. Wednesday, the rain is expected to let up after the morning.

Eaddy has 26 tackles and one interception through his junior year at CMU. After a quick post-practice interview, he hustled into the locker room to try to get his family on the phone.

“My daughter, parents, girlfriend and siblings are all there,” Eaddy said with a nervous smile. “It’s scary.” sports@cm-life.com

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When to end a new relationship Question: I started seeing a guy, but I already know I wouldn’t date him as my boyfriend. Should I end it now or see if things change?

To answer your question, I’ll run through the two scenarios depending on whether you choose to continue seeing him or not. You have seen him a few times, so you must see something you like or enjoy about him, but you’re certain that you do not want to date him.

The main problem you’re facing is that you are seeing a person you don’t want to date, but he probably wants to be more than just friends. If you like spending time with him, you should let him know that you are not interested in him like he might be interested in you. If you don’t tell him, you could just lead him on until he makes a move and things become very awkward between you two. If he doesn’t want

Be safe, aware local police say during trick-or-treating

more than a friendship, then you’re both on the same page, and you have nothing to worry about.

If you keep seeing him: Like before, you have to make sure he knows how you feel about your relationship. Call me crazy, but he might surprise you if you give him a chance or some time with you. If nothing transpires between you two, then you cannot expect anything more from him. He will want more out of the relationship than you are willing to offer, making you unhappy and unfulfilled about the relationship. Just be prepared for him to push the relationship to places you might not want it to go.

If you stop seeing him: Remember that the reason why you should start a relationship is if the other person fulfills a need you cannot obtain yourself. If the other person does nothing for you and you know you’re not going to date him, then why would you try to make something out of nothing? Instead of trying to be nice and prolong an unwanted companionship, you should look elsewhere and find someone else to better suit your interests.

If you keep seeing this guy, you are only prolonging an inevitable awkward situation and painful breakup for him.

Instead of leading him on, you should let him know that you are not interested and stop seeing him. There are plenty of fish in the Central Michigan University sea, and I’m sure you don’t have to put up with this unwanted person any longer.

The decision is up to you, but make sure it’s the decision that makes you happiest.

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

Local police departments are working to keep the community safe tonight as Halloween festivities take place.

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski released his annual tips on what to do to keep children protected as they go trick-or-treating.

Topping the list, Mioduszewski leads with the importance of proper costumes, including mask ventilation and length, so children don’t trip on costumes. Also, he said after dark trick-or-treaters need to make sure they’re visible, with flashlights, glow sticks or reflective tape.

He also recommends adults accompanying young children to each house, older children traveling in groups and parents understanding the route children are taking if they don’t go trick-or-treating with them.

“A lot of those things are common safety type issues we’ve seen over the years,” he said. “They’re issues that have occurred over recent years, not only locally, but nationally.”

Another major aspect is Halloween candy. Mioduszewski said children should wait to eat candy until they’re home so parents can inspect it and discard any candy that is questionable.

“A lot of those safety things are common sense, especially when you get candy,” he said.

“Make sure nothing has been tampered with.”

Mioduszewski also reminds people to watch for traffic and to avoid walking in the street whenever possible.

Similarly, Central Michigan University Police Cpt. Fred Harris said when it comes to Halloween safety on campus, traffic is the main concern.

“University students should follow safety precautions when they’re out at night,” he said.

“Typically, there is a lot more

vehicle traffic out in the area.”

Students need to make sure they’re paying attention to bike safety, walking safety, being alert at crossing areas and having caution when out at night.

“We’re always very concerned with the safety of the students wherever they’re at,” he said. “Some people don’t pay enough attention.”

However, overall, Mioduszewski and Harris agree Hal-

loween isn’t a night the police typically anticipate anything out of the ordinary to occur.

Neither department plans to bring in extra officers tonight based off what has occurred in years past.

“Halloween is a fun time in Isabella County. Let’s make it a safe time as well,” Mioduszewski said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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