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CMU, Indiana continue dispute over football contract Heeke maintains IU ‘breached contract,’ owes CMU $350,000 By Aaron McMann Senior Reporter
Central Michigan University and Indiana University continue to argue the contractual terms of a contract
for football signed by both schools. Athletics Director Dave Heeke said legal counsels from both universities are currently in discussions over a breach of contract that began with IU backing out of a scheduled trip to Mount Pleasant this fall. While both schools are still mulling it over, Heeke said no official legal action has been taken. “There hasn’t been a resolu-
tion to this point,” Heeke said. “We’re very disappointed with the fact that Indiana dropped the series and breached the contract. Fundamentally, I think it’s the right thing for them to compensate us accordingly.” In January, Indiana was forced to cancel the second of the three-game series with CMU — with a buyout of $150,000 — after it moved its scheduled home game
against Penn State to a neutral site, creating the need for another home game. “Certainly for the breach of the contract for the first game, that’s entirely my responsibility and I called Dave and apologized for that,” said IU Athletics Director Fred Glass. “We preceded to make some adjustments to our schedule that we needed to make and anticipated flipping those games and all would be fine.
As it turns out, Central Michigan couldn’t really flip the games. They had good reason why that didn’t Dave Heeke work for them, they had to maintain the same number of home games and couldn’t make the change.” CMU then followed suit by canceling the third game, to
be played at a future date in Bloomington, Ind., effectively ending the playing agreement between both schools. The third game had a buyout of $200,000, an amount at the center of the dispute. Heeke maintains that by canceling the second game, IU breached the entire contract and owes CMU $350,000.
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Many surrounding communities support water fluoridation Most meet ADA, CDC recommendations by Ryan Taljonick Staff Reporter
Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final part in a series examining water fluoridation in Mount Pleasant.
photos by jake may/staff photographer
Kamrie Filipiak, 11, of St. Louis follows instruction from camp director Bob Sherlock on how to plant your feet before taking a shot during Youth Basketball Development Camp on Tuesday at Morey Courts Recreational Center.
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ob Sherlock wants to use basketball to make a difference in children’s
lives. Sherlock is a basketball trainer at Morey Courts Recreation Center, 5175 E. Remus Road, where he is coaching 26 third to fifth graders at a youth basketball camp this week.
Brendan Zeien, 9, of Mount Pleasant demonstrates good dribbling form in front of about 25 other students for the Youth Basketball Development Camp on Tuesday at Morey Courts Recreational Center. “I usually practice a lot of dribbling, and when I do, I have to keep my stance. Once you have that, then you can start turning your head,” he said.
“It’s definitely a fun group,” Sherlock said. “When I get around younger kids, I realize how fortunate I was to be around some very good basketball players growing up in Albany, New York many years ago that shared their knowledge with me.” The week-long sports camp lasts two hours a day and
work on her basketball skills. Rushford said Sidni has been playing for three years and keeps getting better and better. He said they have been coming to Morey Courts for more than two years. “I think she likes the fact that she can play with her friends and she’s pretty de-
consists of Sherlock training the youths in ball handling, footwork and shooting and dribbling techniques. The program is one of about 15 to 20 that Morey Courts hosts a year, Sherlock said. Reed City resident Michael Rushford came to watch his 10-year-old daughter Sidni
cent at it,” he said. Rushford said the coaches do an outstanding job relating information to the youngsters. Sherlock divided the kids into two lines and stood in the middle to demonstrate dribbling for one of the A basketball camp | 2a
While the battle of water fluoridation rages on in the city of Mount Pleasant, surrounding cities fluoridate municipal water supplies with little debate. Water fluoridation, the practice of adding fluoride to municipal water supplies to help fight tooth decay, is recommended by the American Dental Association and the Centers for Disease Control. William Pilmore, water department superintendent for the city of Alma, said Alma has been fluoridating its water since the mid-1960s without much controversy. “We’ve never had an issue come up where someone has challenged us putting it in the water,” Pilmore said. “Until that happens, we’ll continue to fluoridate.” Pilmore said the concentration of fluoride in Alma’s municipal water supply varies in range between 1 parts per million, or milligrams per liter, to 1.3 ppm. The ADA and CDC currently recommend between .7 and 1 ppm. He said water fluoridation is beneficial and he is unaware of any adverse health effects. “The obvious benefits are for the children’s teeth and cavities, kind of preventing that,” he said. “We haven’t had that level of disagreement on the benefits.” Pilmore, referencing the ongoing study by the Environmental Protection Agency on the safety of water fluoridation, said the city of Alma is not in the business of breaking any rules. “Whatever EPA mandates, we have to follow,“ he said. “Obviously we will
have to comply with that, otherwise we’ll be in violation of the safe drinking water act.”
Other cities Dave Love, water department superintendent for the city of Midland, said the city’s water is fluoridated to 1 ppm. “It’s used in water treatment and it’s recommend by the CDC to fluoridate community water supplies,” Love said. “Basically, it reduces dental cavities, it provides protection from tooth decay amongst the general population. It has been used for years in the United States for that.” He said the EPA study will dictate whether or not the city of Midland continues to fluoridate its water supply. “We’ll review the findings, they’re the ones that will assist in creating regulatory direction,” he said. “As far as regulatory issues and treatment go, we’re certainly going to comply.” Tom Quick, a water department operator for the city of Clare, said the city has practiced water fluoridation for more than 20 years and treats its water supply at 1 ppm. Carmen Johnson, water department superintendent for the city of Big Rapids, said there has been little concern about fluoridation in the city. “If you talk to any dentist in town, they believe that the fluoridation is a huge benefit,” he said. Johnson said Big Rapids has a fluoride concentration of 1 ppm. However, not all surrounding communities practice water fluoridation. Kim Smith, public works coordinator for Union Township, said the township does not fluoridate its water. Only the naturally occurring fluoride concentration of 0.33 ppm exists in its water supply. “We very seldom even get a request for that,” Smith said. metro@cm-life.com
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w University Events presents The Rhythm Billies at 7 p.m. at the Warriner Mall for free as a part of Music on the Mall. If there is rain the event will be held in Plachta Auditorium.
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w The farmers market will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the town center in downtown Mount Pleasant. w An event entitled "American Indian Dance: Men’s Grass & Women’s Jingle" is at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. at the Ziibiwing Center, 6650 E. Broadway St. The event is free.
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w Tours of the Museum of Cultural and Natural History begin at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the museum in Rowe Hall. There is a suggested $2 donation.
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“Indiana had forwarded an e-mail to us stating that they wanted to buy out the games and that’s kind of where we are,� Heeke said. “Now they’ve indicated that they don’t feel like they should have to. It’s one of the real disappointing things in our profession that is not consistent with what we should be doing. I think people should own up to the contracts that they established.� But Glass has a different take on the situation. He said they were forced to cancel the second game because of scheduling conflicts, while CMU nixed the third game because of angst. “We had hoped to play the next game of the series at IU and advised Central Michigan that we were ready, willing and able to play that game, but Central Michigan chose to breach that game, and I don’t really think it was an economic breach,� Glass said. “I understand why they were mad at us, but there was really no reason for them to breach that other than for retribution, and I get that. I regret that we felt like we had to breach the upcoming game, I acknowledged that and apologized for that, but under the contract, that doesn’t excuse Central Michigan from playing its next game.� CMU beat Indiana 37-34 in Bloomington in 2008. CMU-MSU GAME in 2011 A GO With the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference in 2011, some have speculated potential scheduling ramifications an additional team might have. The (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gazette reported last week scheduled non-conference games over the last nine weeks of the season may pose an issue. One of the three mentioned was the Central Michigan-Michigan State game scheduled for Oct. 8, 2011. But Heeke said he has had conversations with MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis, who has assured him that the addition of a 12th team to the conference will have no effect on the 2011 or ’12 game. “Certainly with conference expansion we’re all concerned there could be a trickle-down effect of scheduling, but I’ve had open dialogue with Mark and he’s assured me there’s no issues,� Heeke said. “I’m very confident that we’re stable with Michigan State and we’re looking forward to the ’11 game down there and certainly the ’12 game here in Mount Pleasant.� sports@cm-life.com
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Canton alumnus Kyle Kowalski jumps to block a hit from Mecosta alumna Jessica Metcalf Monday evening at the volleyball courts located outside of the Towers Resident Complex. Both are members of His House and said they are always looking for new players and urge anyone who is interested in playing to join them Mondays at 6 p.m.
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camp’s exercises. He had the children practice in different positions, switching back and forth. Sherlock was especially impressed with 9-year-old Brendan Zelen’s dribbling skills and had the entire group watch him. “I love basketball because you can shoot, you can pass and it’s just so much fun,� Zelen said. “It makes me stronger and stronger every day.� Third-grader Abby Brown said basketball is her favorite sport. “I think it’s really fun,� Brown said. Terese Fortino had the chance to see her 7-yearold son John play the sport for the first time. “He expressed an interest in basketball, so I signed him up,� Fortino said. “It seems like he enjoys it.� Sherlock coached Division III Men’s Basketball for 12 years in New England.
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Jenna Jarnick, 10, of Mount Pleasant practices dribbling the ball while pivoting during the Youth Basketball Development Camp Tuesday at Morey Courts Recreational Center.
He coached two Division III All-American players and his teams reached the New England NAIA Final Four five times. Sherlock said Morey Courts will host an instructional league with as many as 230 third-to-sixth graders from mid-November to
BP bracing for shake-up at top MarketWatch (MCT)
SAN FRANCISCO _ Investors are braced for a change in BP’s leadership once its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is capped, which could come in the next few weeks, according to a media report Saturday. Carl-Henric Svanberg, the Swedish chairman of BP, is being singled out for criticism by shareholders for his perceived lack of decisive leadership during the crisis and his failure to support Tony Hayward, the embattled chief executive, the Financial Times in London reported on Saturday, citing several leading shareholders and people close to the group, according to Dow Jones Newswires. A well being drilled for BP in the Macondo field blew out on April 20. The resulting explosion about the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon left 11 people dead, and the rig sank two days later. The rig was owned Transocean Ltd. Crude oil and natural gas have been leaking into the Gulf since April 20, and the spill has become the largest oil disaster in U.S. history. BP has been able to reduce the flow from the well but says it won’t be cut off completely until a replacement well now being drilled is completed sometime in August. BP has pledged at least $20 billion for the cleanup and to compensate business owners in Gulf Coast states from Louisiana to Florida. The U.S. government has begun investigations of possible criminal and civil violations in the spill. BP’s top executives have met with President Barack Obama and repeat-
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With the gubernatorial primary election just around the corner, candidates on both sides of the ticket are preparing to vie for the top seat in Michigan state government. The primary election on August 3 will allow voters to choose which candidate will represent their affiliated party in the general election. Mount Pleasant residents can determine their voting locations by calling the City Clerk’s Office or checking their voter registration cards. For the Democrats Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Speaker of the House Andy Dillon are running. Meanwhile for the Republicans Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, Attorney General Mike Cox, Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, U.S. Representive Peter Hoekstra, R-Holland, and State Senator Tom George, RKalamazoo are all running. Business, education: Top issues Travis Faber, first vice chairman of the College Republicans, said Michigan’s business climate is one of the biggest issues that must be addressed by both Democrat and Republican candidates. The Battle Creek senior feels Bouchard and Hoekstra are two candidates that have done a good job addressing Michigan’s declining economy. “They’ve got some good ideas about how to help Michigan’s business climate,� Faber said. “They’re both good public speakers, they’re both good guys. I’ve met both of them and
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Primary election importance Faber and O’Donnell said everyone, regardless of their party affiliation, should get involved in the upcoming gubernatorial primary election. “Voting in primaries really lets you extend your choices,� he said. “You can choose who the best candidate to represent you is.� Faber said it is crucial that voters elect strong candidates for the general election. “The best chance to get the person you want in office is to vote in the primary,� he said. metro@cm-life.com
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Office professionals reject proposed labor contract By Eric Dresden Editor in Chief
Members of the office professionals union could have to wait until September to find out about new contract information. The members of UAW local 6888, which represents office professional staff at Central Michigan University, rejected a proposed contract by CMU on June 30. Karen Bellingar, president of UAW local 6888 and executive secretary of the school of engineering and technology, said after two days of voting there was an “overwhelming rejec-
Union of Teaching Faculty to be recognized by CMU Non-tenure track faculty had something to celebrate last week. That’s because Central Michigan University and the American Federation of Teachers agreed to recognize non-tenure track faculty as a bargaining unit on June 30. Ian Fulcher, a project organizer for AFT Michigan, said the agreement will allow non-tenure track faculty teaching at quarter time or greater to be in the union. Fulcher said it means those teaching three credit hours a semester will be included. “If they didn’t they could just … undercut the union people and the students,” he said. Mary Ann Freling, an adjunct English professor who has taught at CMU for 20 years, said the group is thrilled to work side by side with CMU administration.
“We are pleased to finally work together and we can only hope that it will be for the best of the university,” she said. Freling said their union hopes to start officer elections this month and be in effect for the fall school year. Fulcher said the next step for the group is to go over lists with the university to see who is covered as well as negotiating a contract. Tim Connors, president of the Faculty Association, said now that the group is approved, ballots will be sent out to approve the union. “It’s something that all of the labor units on campus deserve,” Connors said. Jim Eikrem, committee organizer for the Union of Teaching Faculty and a temporary assistant professor of Theatre said the group is very excited. Eikrem said many members of the group were spoken to in their office or on
the phone and in some cases, visits to their homes were made. “It was quite a long process, and now we can vote to adopt a union,” Eikrem said. There are more than 400 people that are temporary faculty and around 60 percent are in support of the union, he said. He said some who haven’t signed in support of the union have been hard to get in contact with. Eikrem said one year ago they were just beginning their protest and now they have won. Keith Johnson, President of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, said members should realize gaining membership to the union is only the first step. “We have one mission: to create the best working environment for employees,” he said. “We are the reason for progress.” university@cm-life.com
Los Aztecas restaurant opening on Blue Grass Road in few weeks By Kristyn Woll Staff Reporter
A new Mexican restaurant will soon be make its debut on Blue Grass Road. Randy Robinson, building official for Union Township, said Los Aztecas is part of a franchise with others in southwest Michigan. The restaurant will open in the same block as Biggby Coffee at 4445 East Blue Grass Road. Greg Turner, project manager for construction, said it will be approximately 4,500 square feet, enough to fit 157 people with a dining room and a bar. “It’s got an authentic Mexican theme, but what I’m excited for is the Dos Equis on tap,” Turner said. He said the restaurant is
tion.” “We informed the university we would be requesting mediation supplied by the State of Michigan,” she said. Bellingar said to her understanding the current contract would continue until mediation occurred. She said after contacting the State of Michigan some dates were available for mediation in August but she has not gotten any word from CMU about meeting. She said when the contract was offered by CMU she did not expect it to pass. “After our discussion … this is their voice, they were upset
and felt slapped in the face with what they received and this is their answer,” Bellingar said. Steve Smith, director of public relations, sent out a e-mailed statement and said the mediator would work to resolve economic issues between CMU and the 340 CMU employees represented by the union. “CMU values the talents and services of all of its employees and will work with the mediator to develop and fair and equitable agreement for both parties,” Smith said in the e-mail. university@cm-life.com
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Instructor Erin Fox, of CMU’s College of Communications and Fine Arts, mingles with several people celebrating after the Union of Teaching Faculty was announced as a bargaining unit Wednesday outside Charles V. Park Library. “I’m really excited that this happened and we’ve finally made progress,” Fox said. “People are open to negotiating.”
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“My goal is to make people happy enough to come back again. I just have to wait for the people to come, and I will take good care of them.” Fernando Viurquiz, owner of Los Aztecas scheduled to receive its first shipment of furniture this week. Owner Fernando Viurquiz said Los Aztecas already has its liquor license, but is waiting for approval from the state. The owners are planning to stock a full bar with margaritas and many types of beers and liquor. He said he expects the restaurant to be open within a few weeks. “People can expect great, authentic Mexican cuisine,”
Viurquiz said. “Anything they want; enchiladas, nachos, or burritos.” The restaurant has already started decorations and wall paintings, Viurquiz said. “My goal is to make people happy enough to come back again,” Viurquiz said. “I just have to wait for the people to come, and I will take good care of them.” metro@cm-life.com
Economic professor testifies on unemployment insurance By Kristyn Woll Staff Reporter
Jason Taylor is used to speaking to crowds of students – but a group of the nation’s legislators was an entirely new ball game. Taylor, an associate professor of economics, traveled to Washington D.C. on June 10 to testify to the House of Representative’s Ways and Means committee regarding unemployment insurance. The testimony, which lasted five minutes, focused on whether unemployment insurance is beneficial for the economy. Taylor said the insurance is relevant because the number of unemployed individuals having been jobless for over six months is at its highest ever recorded in history. Taylor said decreasing the funding they receive will ultimately help the economy, thus raising the number of jobs available. “At some point, govern-
ment spending is more harmful than helpful,” Taylor said. He said the government needs to limit their spending instead of increase it, a stance based on Keynesian economics, in order to help the economy. Taylor, an economic history expert, gave examples from history of what has worked and what has not. “After World War II, the government was saying if we stop the stimulus we’ll go into another depression,” said Taylor. “Government cut spending dramatically anyway, and unemployment decreased.” He also outlined “crowding out” during his testimony, explaining that when there is a decrease in government spending, private spending increases. Taylor said this is what helps to boost the economy. It was Taylor’s first testimony in the nation’s capitol. He said he was surprised at the reactions he received.
“Within hours of my testimony I got hateful e-mails and phone calls, but it was a thrill to go to Washington and be a part of this,” Taylor said. “It’s something I’ll always remember.” Brian Sutter, a legislative assistant to Dave Camp, RMich., said Taylor was chosen to participate because of his published essays and to serve as a counterpoint to the Democrats’ testimony. “He made good points by relating back to the Great Depression and how we can learn from history,” Sutter said. Toby Roth, director of federal programs, also attended the testimony. “I’m very proud that we had faculty was called to speak to the committee,” Roth said. “It says a lot of about the credibility of CMU and as far as I can remember Dr. Taylor is the first to be called for something like this.” university@cm-life.com
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CMU launches ‘PrintQ’ solution, limits student printing usage “CMail” release delayed until July 21 By Connor Sheridan News Editor
More than 2,994,262 pages of paper rolled off of Central Michigan University’s printers from about halfway through fall semester to halfway through spring semester last year. And those were only the printers in line for conversion to the new “PrintQ” printing solutionthe new quota-based printing system which went live June 28. The new system allocates students currently registered for classes $10 worth of prints per semester, a system that yields 250 pages of black-and-white pages at four cents per page.
Ideas to conserve your “PrintQ” w When printing class notes from PowerPoint, consider simply bringing the notes on a laptop. w If your professor won’t allow laptops, print as many pages on one sheet as possible while remaining legible. w Instead of printing and re-printing an entire document, just print the first page, check the margins and formatting, then print it all. w Ask your instructor if assignments can be submitted through e-mail or Blackboard. Color prints cost 32 cents per page. More prints can be purchased in increments of $2, or 50 black and white prints. “We’re going to be asking ourselves, ‘Does this work?’” said Roger Rehm, vice president of Information Technology. “We’ll be asking everybody else, too.” Rehm said the numbers were
decided on meet about 60 to 70 percent of student’s needs without any need for further purchases. He said about the upper quartile will need to buy more pages. “PrintQ” is currently online at the Woldt and Grawn Hall computer labs, as well as labs across
Anspach and Sloan. Jeff McDowell, manager of the Help Desk, said the Education and Human Services building is on track to be online by fall. While the system is intended to only allow students currently registered for classes access to the “free” 250 prints, it is currently available to anyone on CMU’s network. Though the launch has proceeded smoothly so far, the load of users over the summer is not indicative of the traffic the system will have to deal with come fall, Rehm said. “When I first heard 250 pages I thought it was a lot, but then I started printing stuff and it goes quicker than you think,” said Jerome graduate student Jamie Cook. She said students will need
Former CMU football equipment manager Dan Bookey remembered with golf outing By Aaron McMann Senior Reporter
Rarely does anyone take a look at those in the background of a football team. Beyond the players and coaches, there is a staff whose role is to make things run smooth, oftentimes going unnoticed in the work that they do. Ironically, a man who never asked for recognition or anything extra is still being honored. Dan Bookey, who passed away last August at the age of 69, spent 27 years as equipment manager for the Central Michigan football team. “It’s all encompassing. People think of an equipment manager as a guy who washes clothes,” said Mike Nettie, who played for CMU from 1988-92. “These were things that the coaches couldn’t manager or didn’t have the time to manage. He was everything behind the scenes and working to make sure that the players had to go to practice, what they had to travel on the road,
the backup equipment and gear they needed when they got there. Nothing was overlooked.” Nettie and a group of others formed the Governor’s Cup Golf Classic after Bookey’s retirement five years ago. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with cancer. In response, they created the Daniel L. Bookey Endowed Scholarship, awarded to the team’s equipment manager, in Dan’s honor. Nettie said the first set of scholarships were awarded last year and there are plans to give out a second round for the upcoming season. Nettie remembers Bookey as someone the young players could look up to as a father figure. He said Bookey served as an intermediary between the players and coaching staff, often letting players know where they stood in the eyes of the coaches. “He had an ear to listen,” Nettie said. “You could kind of tell when guys were outside their comfort zone or weren’t sure where they stood. He
kind of stepped in and was a voice and an ear for players.” Former CMU football head coach Herb Deromedi said while Bookey couldn’t be classified as an assistant coach under NCAA rules, he was certainly considered an associate and highly respected among the coaching staff. “He was a big part of the football program,” Deromedi. “He had a tremendous relationship with the players and with the staff. He always knew that he was an integral part of the football program.” The fifth annual Governor’s Cup Golf Classic, benefitting the Daniel L. Bookey Endowed Scholarship, is scheduled for July 24 at Riverwood Golf Club in Mount Pleasant. Visit riverwoodresort.com or call 1-800-882-5211 to register. The package includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, oncourse and post-tournament beverages, full banquet, cash prize raffle and more. Costs are $100 for individuals and $400 for a team of five. “We worked with a lot of old coaches and a lot of the
old players and got it to a point where Dan and his family were still very actively involved,” Nettie said. “He’d come out and celebrate – a lot more what college was about. Not so much about the high profile coaches or players or the glamour of being an athlete. It was more of a chance to get together as friends and family.” sports@cm-life.com 0
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cm-life.com Senior Reporter Aaron McMann’s column on World Cup soccer.
to be more selective about what they print. Au Gres senior Clark Larson said he understands the need for more student responsibility in printing. “I’ll definitely make sure I’m printing six slides on a page instead of just one,” Larson said. Delays and relocations The new “CMail” e-mail system was originally slated to be released for students today, but has been delayed until July 21, in order to ensure a smooth user experience at launch.
“We’d like to get it out there at a time when people will feel they really like what they’ve got,” Rehm said. Similar Zimbra based systems are currently in use by Eastern Michigan University, Wayne State and several other higher education institutions. The Grawn Hall computer labs are currently closed for renovations over the summer. The labs have been temporarily relocated to Grawn 158 until work is done. university@cm-life.