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| Friday Feb. 3, 2012
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University collaboration over CMED questioned Two departments express concern over exclusion By David Oltean Senior Reporter
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Troy freshmen Tyler Everlove and Royal Oak sophomore Lauren Wilson enjoy ice cream after dinner Wednesday evening in the Merrill Residential Restaurant. “I don’t have to worry about making food in between classes, and with my food allergies there is a large variety of food to pick from,” Wilson said.
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Real Food on Campus ranks as most visited restaurant By Justin Hicks | Staff Reporter Real Food on Campus takes the cake as the most popular residential restaurant location at Central Michigan University when it comes to traffic. “RFoC in the Towers is the residential restaurant that sees the most traffic, simply because it is the neighborhood with the most residents on campus,” said Aramark Marketing Manager Nikki Smith. “Traffic in all residential restaurants changes year by year based on total number of residents in each of the living areas.” The other three locations, Fresh Food Company (east campus), Merrill Residential Restaurant (south campus) and Robinson Residential Restaurant (north campus), follow in popularity. “The other locations do seem to not leave food sitting out as long as Robinson, but I think that’s because there are more people eating there, allowing them to constantly put out fresh food,” said Nick Goike, Robinson Residential employee.
The Milford sophomore said Robinson Residential has a “friendlier environment than the other cafeterias on campus, though it’s the least visited.” CMU students are given the opportunity to choose from four different meal plans, ranging from unlimited
Team gets mixed reviews on new class of recruits By John Manzo Senior Reporter
Temple and Toledo had the consensus as the No. 1 and No. 2 football recruiting classes in the Mid-American Conference according to Scout.com and Rivals.com. The Central Michigan football recruiting class was ranked fourth in the MAC by Scout and 11th by Rivals. Regardless of what the team ranked, head coach Dan Enos announced the signing of 25 new student-athletes to the program Wednesday inside the media room of McGuirk Arena during signing day. Enos said he wants solid protection from the offensive and good production from the defensive lines and quarterback. “Our staff and I talk all the time about building this football team from the inside-out,” Enos said. “We felt like that was a huge priority going into this
class ... strengthening both those areas, and not for just next year, but for two years, three years and four years down the road.” The offensive and defensive lines consist of nine new athletes, leaving the remaining two for the quarterback position. Cooper Rush is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound quarterback from Lansing Catholic High School and expected to be redshirted this fall, Enos said. Cody Kater is the only recruit to sign early and be able to practice in spring ball later this semester. He originally was a Chippewa in 2010, de-committed for Cincinnati, but transferred to Grand Rapids Community College last season, leading GRCC to an 11-0 record. “This thing kind of goes full-circle,” Enos said. “We had him back on campus this year and I talked to Cody in
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maintenance and planned projects.” The four main residential restaurants on campus are continuously being upgraded to satisfy the needs of CMU’s student population. In 2010, Merrill Residential Restaurant introduced its Southside Deli, which allows customers to choose the meats, cheeses and vegetables that will create their sandwich, as well as whether or not to have it toasted or served cold. The station also includes options of soup and chips as sides. “Restaurants on campus serve the same food repeatedly, which is why (Merrill) is nicer,” said Clinton Township sophomore Joshua Pierson. “The sandwich station is always a good backup, though there should be a better selection of vegetarian options.”
meals per week to a plan of 100 meals per semester. Brenda Marquardt, residential dining director, said on-campus students most commonly purchase the 14 meals per week plan, while off-campus students and faculty members are more likely to select the $200 All Flex plan. Payment for student meal plans ties into their room and board payment each year and is spent on food and improvements to the dining locations on campus. Last year, CMU spent 10 percent of its overall room and board budget — roughly $4 million — on food purchases, Marquardt said. “Typically equipment utilizes about .5 percent of the overall room and board budget,” Marquardt said. “This varies greatly year-to-year based on current age of the equipment, deferred
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Country’s Rodney Atkins to perform March 15
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Concerns about collaboration efforts with the developing College of Medicine are growing within the university’s Physician Assistant Program and Department of Biology. As CMED faces a decision based on an upcoming evaluation from the Liason Committee on Medical Education for preliminary accreditation, the related academic departments hope to be better incorporated in the university’s decision-making process in the future. Ahmad Hakemi, director of the Physician Assistant Program, said he will meet to provide input with CMED officials Thursday, the first time in more than two years. “Recently, there has been an effort for us to be included to see what’s happening and closely collaborate,” Hakemi said. “But we were not included at all in the past two years.” Hakemi said he was once involved in CMED discussions when former University President Michael Rao’s administration presided over the university. “Initially, two and a half years ago, we were included and I attended all the meetings and was very involved,” Hakemi said. “I was one of the first people involved that the university and ex-president Rao talked to.”
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Country music artist Rodney Atkins will be the first university-funded performance of the spring semester, Program Board said Tuesday The show will be held in McGuirk Arena on March 15. Along with Atkins, country band Gloriana and artists Tyler Hilton and Jana Kramer will also perform. Atkins first made his presence known on music charts with “Honesty (Write Me a List),” in 2003, and since released hit country songs “Take a Back Road,” “Watching You” and “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows).” Special guests Hilton and Kramer are known for their acting abilities as well as their music, and have appeared together on the television show “One Tree Hill,” among other television and movie roles.
Program Board President Paul Sullivan said the lack of country music performances at CMU in semesters past contributed to the artist selection. “It’s a combination of the facts that we haven’t had a country singer in a while and there has been a demand for country shows,” the Allen Park senior said. Sullivan said he has heard from many students that they have been waiting for a country artist to perform, so he expects fans of the genre to be excited for the show. “I’m confident that it will be a great show and everyone who attends will really enjoy it,” Sullivan said. Although Atkins is popular in the country music world, students doubt that his performance will be as well-attended as artists in the past.
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