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Central Michigan University
| Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
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CMU gets $950,000 for Kentucky, MSU games University makes $300,000 on best days at home By Matt Thompson Assistant Sports Editor
The athletics program is making a significant portion of
its revenue off the football team playing road games. On Saturday, the Chippewas will make $450,000 to play at North Carolina State. Athletics needs that revenue to function and much of it comes from away games that are contracted, Athletics Director Dave Heeke said. “On our best day where we
sellout, we’re only making $300,000 at best and that’s just gross revenue, not net revenue,” Heeke said. The Chippewas had to pay South Carolina State $300,000 to come to Mount Pleasant, which created a loss of money, Heeke said. That’s why CMU typically only plays one non-conference
home game a year. “You have to go on the road to generate revenue,” Heeke said. “Home games are important and good for our fan base, but in reality, we need to get revenue.” Heeke tries to schedule nonconference games five to 10 years in advance. The contract with Michi-
gan for a 2013 game is still being ironed out and although it won’t be for $1 million, Heeke says it will bring in “significant revenue.” “Large schools are able to pay more out,” Heeke said. “Michigan will make $5 million on an average football SaturA GAMES | 2A
Breakdown CMU’s paychecks for playing various teams in football YEAR 2008 2011 2011 2018 N.C. State 2011 Clemson 2014 2013 U-M N.C. State 2013 TEAM Georgia Kentucky MSU
MONEY $875,000 $450,000 $500,000 $450,000 $500,000 TBA* $250,000
*Being negotiated
A-Senate questions Ross’ statement on state law challenge President says he stated his personal feelings By Sammy Dubin Staff Reporter
During Tuesday’s Academic Senate meeting, University President George Ross admitted to overstepping his bounds in a statement he made regarding the Faculty Association’s plans to challenge a state law. Public Act 54 prevents all salary bonuses after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement contract. Since the FA’s contract expired June 30, about 40 PHOTOS BY TANYA MOUTZALIAS/SPECIAL TO CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE
Shepherd resident Ed Filhart sits on a wagon in a barn Sept. 15 at his farm. Filhart raised 12 kids with his wife of 46 years, Mary, on their farm in Shepherd. Now they have 24 grandchildren who come to visit frequently. Most days Ed spends his time maintaining the farm and training his Belgian horses to pull wagons and carts for yard work.
Home grown By Tanya Moutzalias | Special to Central Michigan Life Ed and Mary Filhart know a little bit about raising everything, from horses to crops to children. On a back country road in Shepherd, their white house sits adjacent to a green pasture where their horses graze. Ed raises and trains Belgian colts and horses and has two colts and four Belgian horses, which he broke to ride in teams and pull wagons for yard work. “The horses used to do everything on the farm,” Ed said. “Now, we use tractors.” Ed trains all of his work horses from birth, never purchasing a horse already broken. A swing set, sandbox, small garden and an old apple tree lay behind the home that used to house the Filhart’s 12 children. Now the children are all grown, but most of them have stayed near the Shepherd farm to be close to their siblings, nieces, nephews and in-laws.
Five of the Filhart’s grandchildren play in the yard Sept. 17 planting corn in their sandbox and swinging on the tree swing.
Filhart’s grandchild Emma, 7, picks raspberries Sept. 17 at the farm. The grandchildren competed to see who could fill their carton of raspberries fastest.
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Dean hopeful bill will pass to increase jobs for graduates Three U.S. senators introduced a bill last week that would increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education residency slots at hospitals by at least 15,000. The Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2011 would increase the number of residency slots by about 3,000 each year from 2013 to 2017, for a total of 15,000 slots over the fiveyear period. At least half of the slots each fiscal year will be used for full-time equivalent residents training in a shortage specialty residency program. Senators Bill Nelson, DFla., Charles Schumer, DN.Y., and Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., introduced the bill to provide for the distribution of additional residence positions across the U.S. As previously reported by Central Michigan Life, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 set a cap on residencies that limits the
Student dies; cause unknown By Sienna Monczunski Staff Reporter
Madison Heights junior Matthew Black died this weekend, according to information released by the Office of Student Life. Black, 22, worked as a lead photographer for Betts Photo Industries according to his Facebook page. Oak Park resident and close friend Peter Weisberg said he attended the Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts, 23561 Rosewood St., Oak Park, where he met Black. “He was one of the most
warm, friendly and outgoing people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing,” Weisberg said in an email. “He was the kind of person that would always stay in touch and drop a line just to say hello.” Weisberg said Black was a great inspiration and will be missed. “He was always straightforward and showed a genuine interest in others lives,” he said. “He had a great sense of humor and a sage-like wisdom that was far beyond his years.” According to an obituary from Hopcroft Funeral Homes,
number of students who can do residencies. The 1997 act did not reduce residency spots, but it did limit the amount of money Medicare could contribute. According to the bill, first priority will go to hospitals in states with new medicals schools that received “Candidate School” status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or “PreAccreditation” status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or after Jan. 1, 2000 and are progressing toward accreditation. First priority also includes additional locations and branch campuses established by accredited medical schools on or after Jan. 1, 2000. Dr. Ernest Yoder, founding dean of the College of Medicine, said in an email he supports the legislation because it would increase the number of graduate medical education positions.
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Black was the son and stepson of Aileen and Lyle Hnidy and Timothy and Sandra Black. He was the sibling of Cortney and Bill Schmaltz, Timothy and Lindsay Black, Erik Black, and stepbrother Brandon Lang and stepsister Brittany Bryan. The obituary listed Sterling Heights senior Holly Smith as Black’s girlfriend. Visitation was held from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. His funeral service is today at Hopcroft Funeral Home, 31145 John R. Road, in Madison Heights. studentlife@cm-life.com
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By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter
Local farm family continues to work through life changes
to 60 promoted faculty are eligible to receive lump sum payments for this year, FA President Laura Frey said. The FA challenged the law constitutionally with the help of the Michigan Education Association. Associate professor of English language and literature and director of composition Melinda Kreth questioned Ross on a previous statement he had made about the matter. “President Ross, you stated before that based on your interpretation of PA 54, you disagreed with the new law, but were unwilling to challenge it because the other Michigan
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Madison Heights junior Matthew Black, 22, pictured in his car in April, 2011 died from unknown causes over the weekend.
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