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Lamba Chi Alpha frat suspended Charter revoked four years by all-Greek Judicial Board By Andrew Dooley Student Life Editor

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Livonia sophomore, Sarah Bartosik, gives directions to students while working at the Information Desk in the Towers residence hall complex, Tuesday afternoon. “The best part of my job is definitely being able to meet lots of different people.”

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Going beyond giving directions; student style customer service By Brad Canze Staff Reporter

They sort mail, safeguard students at night and ration out toilet paper — but for residence hall desk associates the job is all about the people. “Interacting with people is the biggest thing,” said Rockford sophomore Ryan Darby, a desk associate in the Towers residence hall complex. “Just helping people, and being comfortable with conversations.” It is the job of “deskies,” as they are commonly known, to provide services to the residents in their halls, but also to assist them in getting information about the residence halls and the university at large. “Our main thing is customer service,” said Towers Desk Manager Amanda Johnson, a Warren junior. “We get questions, ‘Hey, can you help me with this homework?’ We get lots of crazy questions.” Johnson said although most of their work is customer service, sometimes it is also parental assurance. She said the parents of residents will often call to ask questions, asking for confirmation their child is behaving and going to classes. “They’ll call and check up on their children,” Johnson said. “I had to tell someone, ‘No, your son is in the building. He’s standing right here.’” Dillon Stanco, a Romeo junior, said he took a job as a desk associate at Saxe/Herrig/Celani for several reasons, ranging from convenience to future opportunities. “I applied to be a (resident assistant), and if you’ve already been a

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Coaching planned for online courses Sault Ste. Marie sophomore, Nicholas Modglin, laughs while telling Livonia senior deskie, Sarah Bartosik, a story about working at the desk, Tuesday afternoon. “This is my first job” said Modglin, “It is really nice to meet lots of different people.”

desk worker, it looks a little better,” Stanco said. “Also, I like living on campus. I like not having to walk or drive to go to work.” Stanco, a disc jockey and PSA director at Modern Rock 91.5, said while working late-night and earlymorning shifts is difficult, it allows him to do some man-on-the-street publicity for the student-run radio station. “All the customer service experience I’ve had helps me talk to everybody,” he said. “And I cheaply plug Modern Rock constantly while I’m working.” Stanco said unless a Detroit Lions game is on while he is working at the desk, the radio dial is always tuned to the station of his other on-campus job. Johnson said odd situations come up sometimes while working the night shift, but she tries to

take them in stride. “I was new, didn’t know what to do, and a guy all the way from Thorpe (Hall) came in taped to a bed,” Johnson said. “He was sober and he had his ID, he was just taped to a bed. About 10, 15, guys were carrying him up to Wheeler (Hall).” Johnson said while she allowed the resident in since he had his ID, resident assistants quickly saw and reprimanded the resident taped to the bed and those carrying him. She is now in charge of training desk associates for the Towers, and said doing so helps with her career aspirations of becoming a teacher. “It’s interesting, trying to come up with different ways to get people to retain information,” Johnson said. “This job definitely prepares you to deal with all sorts of personalities.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Mount Pleasant dies in rollover; pedestrian hit by car Monday CM Life Staff Reports

A rollover accident involving a jeep killed 22-year-old Mount Pleasant resident Thomas Gary Painter on Saturday morning. The crash took place at about 3:30 a.m. on North Shepherd Road in Denver Township. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said speed and alcohol appeared to be factors in the accident. Painter was not wearing his seatbelt. After fishtailing the jeep went off the road and overturned, throwing Painter out of the jeep before it eventually landed on top of him. His passenger, 17-year-old Mount Pleasant resident Adam Jacob Cronkite was wearing his seatbelt and was uninjured in the crash. A 26-year-old Mount Pleasant man was hit Monday morning on the corner of Washington Street and High Street. “There was a vehicle headed eastbound driven by a Mount Pleasant woman,” said Mount Pleasant Police Public Information Officer Jeff Browne. “The pedestrian crossed the street

The greek community is still reeling after Lambda Chi Alpha lost their charter for the next four years. The all-Greek Judicial Board decided last week an incident at the Lambda Chi house located at Deerfield Village Apartments, 3400 Deerfield Road, violated greek policies and guidelines. The group was moved out of the house by Friday afternoon. In an email to alumni about the situation, Alumni President Ryan Collins said the situation involved non-members drinking at the Lambda Chi house. “What allegedly happened was, there was an incident regarding alcohol during an event at the house,” Collins said in the email. “Two students (non-brothers) were tapped out and taken home. These two were later on taken to hospital with alcohol-related issues.” Collins would not comment to Central Michigan Life on the issue. Tristan Nelson, Ypsilanti senior and chief justice for the all-Greek Judicial Board, said the situation

was serious enough to warrant the four year suspension. “It’s never easy to suspend a chapter; no one wants to see that,” Nelson said. “It’s not an easy thing to do but we felt it was the right thing to do at the time.” Nelson said the trial was conducted soon after the event to make sure participants were unbiased, and to prevent rumors from spreading about the nature of the incident. “We just didn’t want a lot of speculation flying around,” he said. Nelson said the four year suspension was designed to give the fraternity a fresh start. “In four years the people who are here now should mostly be graduated,” he said. Nelson said Lambda Chi Alpha violated the risk management rules and policies outlined by the Fraternal Information and Programming Group, and therefore put its insurance policy at risk. “If we don’t follow certain procedures we aren’t covered by fraternity insurance,” he said. Jordan Miller, associate director of chapter services for Lambda Chi Alpha’s national office, said the national organization supported the decision to suspend the charter. “With the decision of the university came the decision of the general fra-

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A woman surveys the damage to her Chrysler minivan after colliding with a red GMC acadia around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Broomfield and Elva streets.

against the signal and was hit.” Browne said the driver had a green light. The pedestrian was taken to Mount Pleasant Community Hospital, and the

incident is still under investigation. Two car collision Tuesday afternoon resulted in more damage A police | 2b

Contract with Inside Track costs about $200,000 By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University is partnering with InsideTrack to prepare new online students taking classes. InsideTrack provides a type of orientation for students who are new to online classes, said Jody Hassen in an email. Hassen, director of student services and enrollment management for ProfEd, said coaching through InsideTrack will help students set aside time for classes. “This is a new service that will be provided to the CMU online student that will more closely align with the services that a student attending a face-to-face on-campus or off-campus location would receive,” she said. The contract with InsideTrack is about $200,000 with an expected 10 percent to 20 percent return on investment, Hassen said. Many non-traditional students are balancing work, home responsibilities and school and don’t have the opportunities to interact with face-to-face services in an online environment. “Our goal is to have InsideTrack’s coaching services to provide tools for students to help them balance these competing pressures,” Hassen said. InsideTrack Director of Program Development Chris Tilghman said in an email CMU does a great job helping students engage with their digital classroom, but online learners often require additional structure and support to thrive in this learning environment. He said InsideTrack’s experience with thousands of students each year suggests community support beyond the classroom is vital to success. “Coaching provides a bridge that not only links students to the myriad resources that CMU has to offer but also keeps students connected to their educational experience through regular, personalized contact,

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motivation, and support,” he said. Engaging students early and offering support throughout their college experience increases their ability to stay in college and graduate prepared for a career, Tilghman said. InsideTrack coaches work one-on-one with students to clarify where they want to go in college and beyond, map out a plan for getting there and provide guidance along the way, he said. “This process is energizing,” Tilghman said. “It helps students understand that everything they do toward their life goals is meaningful, important and worthwhile. It is inspiring for them to connect with someone who knows who they are, who cares about them and supports the effort they’re making to achieve their goals.” Tilghman said InsideTrack has conducted more than 55 controlled studies of its service and consistently found that their coaching improves college graduation rates by 15 percent. Hassen said online enrollment at CMU has experienced strong growth from both off-campus and on-campus students, with a 20 percent increase each year for the past three years. “We attribute this growth to new programs, new courses and students’ needs for more flexible courses in scheduling,” she said. CMU decided to partner with InsideTrack because it identified the need for coaching services for students and did not have the staff resources to meet this need, Hassen said. CMU monitored InsideTrack’s customer base and checked references from other institutions. Hassen said she is unaware of other Michigan institutions that use InsideTrack, but the fact that other major universities such as Columbia University and Penn State University use InsideTrack influenced their decision. “In order to provide the best service for students, we needed to work with experienced service providers in this area,” she said. university@cm-life.com

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than injury A blue Chrysler Town and Country was nearly swept off East Broomfield Street. The Chrysler failed to yield the right-of-way when it attempted to turn off of Elva Street onto Broomfield Street, when a red GMC Acadia smashed head-on into the front driver side at about 4:20 p.m. The cost of damage on the left side of the engine and hood for the Chrysler was estimated to be about $4,000, said 1st Class Towing & Recovery owner Cade Schafer. “I towed the Town and Country,” he said. “The damage was mainly in the suspension from the front. It was mostly hit on the corner, and the GMC had mostly damage in the center. It should take a few days to fix, maybe a week.” The accident was handled by the Mount Pleasant Police Department. The MPPD, along with the accident victims, could not be reached for comment. No one was injured during the accident.

TODAY

w A barbecue to benefit the Autism Society of America will take place from noon to 7 p.m. at the Wesley Center, 1400 S. Washington St. w Phi Alpha Delta will hold an informational meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bovee University Center’s Down Under Food Court. w Using Interactive Rubrics in Blackboard session will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Charles V. Park Library, room 413.

THURSDAY

w A conference on easy methods for active learning will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Charles V. Park Library, room 413. w The Art Reach September Gallery Show will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Art Reach Gallery, 111 E. Broadway St. w Shivaree will be performed from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Bush Theatre.

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way into the tunnels last spring semester when they pressed a button in Wightman Hall’s elevator. A video of their exploration of the tunnels appeared on Youtube. CMU police contacted the students in August and when the students did not respond, they filed for a misdemeanor charge. The

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Central Michigan University is launching its annual United Way fund drive today with a goal of raising $99,000. “Last year 6,000 residents from Isabella County were provided resources for housing, utilities, medical assistance, transportation and other basic needs from the United Way and its supported agen-

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Ford partners with Zipcar to reach car-sharing students By Greg Gardner MCT Campus

DETROIT — Ford will provide up to 1,000 cars to carsharing network Zipcar at more than 250 colleges throughout the U.S. to reach younger consumers accustomed to driving Toyota Priuses, Nissan Versas and Mini Coopers when they use the rent-when-you-need service. The partnership will last two years and gives Ford a marketing tool it has lacked as the carsharing service has grown in college towns and larger cities, especially on the east and west coasts. “Today’s students are thinking differently about driving and transportation than they have in the past,” said Bill Ford, the automaker’s executive chairman. “This program enables today’s new drivers to experience our

latest fuel-efficient vehicles, while helping them reduce their cost of living and help relieve congestion on campus. We’re looking forward to making Ford a staple of their college experience.” Ford and Zipcar will offer $10 off the $35 annual membership fee for the first 100,000 new university students members who sign up for Zipcar, plus $1 off the hourly rate for the first 1 million hours of use on any of the new Ford vehicles at select colleges and universities. New Ford vehicles start arriving on campuses this week. The new generation of Ford vehicles will include the 2012 Ford Focus. Scott Griffith, chairman and CEO of Zipcar, says the alliance will help Ford and Zipcar better understand the preferences of the college-age drivers. “We’ve had Zipcars on campuses for more than eight years

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Food options slim for Muslim students during Ramadan By Ben Harris Senior Reporter

Muslim students on campus had a hard time finding food during Ramadan after breaking their fast for the night. Some students who fasted during Ramadan encountered problems with campus dining during the holy month, which ended last week. “During the time I lived in Calkins Hall, the fast time was from about 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” said Egypt alumus Amr Shaheen. “The dining commons didn’t open until 7 a.m., so I couldn’t grab a bite to eat before then, which was understandable, but after I broke my fast I had problems getting the

food to go, which meant I was paying for the food but not being able to eat it.” Shaheen said the first couple days, he and his friend had to get delivery so they could eat. “We had problems until we talked to Cathy (Warner), our RHD, and then she took charge and talked to someone in the dining commons,” Shaheen said. Brenda Marquardt, director of residential dining, said in an email students not able to dine in the commons during regular hours can use the Meals2Go option or the FLEX portion of their meal plans to buy food from one of the afterhours markets. Shaheen said they were able

to get slips every day so they could check food out right before the residential restaurant closed. “They kept telling us we had to put it in the fridge, and that we wouldn’t be liable if anything happened. They had a lot of rules about it,” Shaheen said. Professor Hugh Talat Halman said it is difficult to practice Ramadan in a society that is not altogether pursuing the same objectives. “Islam has the dimension of being a social system. It is challenging to practice Islam in a social system that isn’t designed to support Islamic practice,” Halman said. Shaheen said the issue of

university accommodations for Muslim students during Ramadan has been raised before in the Mount Pleasant Muslim community. “In Egypt, it’s much easier to practice. Everything slows down. But we can’t expect the university to change their routine because of our holy month,” Shaheen said. Marketing manager for CMU campus dining Nikki Smith said in an email the department was not aware of a place Muslim students can go to find out what the university is doing for them during Ramadan. “One of the ladies that worked in the dining commons actually did know about

Ramadan, and when I asked about food to go, she asked me if Ramadan was going on and she recommended that I go talk to my RHD and that she would help out,” Shaheen said. “She actually directed me on how to go through with that process. That was a plus point for them.” Smith also said in the email Muslim students can check the ingredients of food items on the campus dining website to check if food items are free of pork. “The main problem would be that we don’t want to eat pork, but if it’s introduced unintentionally, religious-wise, it’s not a problem. If I don’t know about it, then no harm

Rally planned for before, after president’s speech By Annie Harrison Staff Reporter

Photos By Andrew Kuhn /Assistant photo Editor

Performance Circle class teaches children to powwow dance The Performance Circle classes offered at the Ziibiwing Cultural Center gives children a chance to express themselves through the art of powwow dancing. On Tuesday evening at the center, 6650 E. Broadway St., seven children between the ages of 3 and 16 participated in group activities involving dancing to the “Black Lodge Kids Pow-wow Songs,” musical chairs and “the name game.” John Quintero, Mount Pleasant resident and grandfather of 3-year-old Keaten and 2-year-old Bryson, said it was their first year attending the class. “Their father and grandma learned to dance at Powwow Trails,” Quintero said. “This class is different, but there are also a lot of new kids here along with Keaten and Bryson that will work their

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Keaten, 3, and Bryson Quintero, 2, of Mount Pleasant, listen to dance instructor Chuck Butzin during a performance circle class Tuesday evening at the Ziibiwing Cultural Center located at 6650 E. Broadway St.

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done. Once I figure it out, then I can’t continue eating,” Shaheen said. Shaheen said he was not as strict about not eating pork in America because of the abundance of it, but he had a friend that was. If his friend were to find pork in the Meals2Go, he would have to order delivery, which would take even more time after the fast had been broken and after not eating all day. “With Cathy’s help, it was really hard, but the most we were able to do is get food to go from the dining commons, and we’re very thankful for that,” Shaheen said.

way up. They pick it up pretty well. It’s fun to bring the kids to the powwow and watch them scatter.” Chuck Butzin, instructor of the Performance Circle class, described the first of the 13 sessions as a ‘cool beginning.’ “They were super shy, but they warm up after a couple weeks,” Butzin said. “They will eventually come out of their shells.” One of the participants, 8-year-old Sway Mandoka from Renaissance Academy, spent the first part of the class sitting, but eventually warmed up to the idea of dancing. Simon Jackson said she brought her grandchild to the class last year and though they started out shy, this year they were dancing a lot more. “It’s good for the kids, especially after their first day of A dance | 5a

Bryson Quintero, 2, of Mount Pleasant, refuses to give his grandfather John Quintero the microphone during a game during a performance circle class at the Ziibiwing Cultural Center located at 6650 E. Broadway St.

University President George Ross and Provost Gary Shapiro will deliver the 2011 State of the University Address at 3 p.m. today in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. The State of the University Address is open to faculty, s t u d e n t s, staff and community members, and will also be s t re a m e d live online. A recep- George Ross tion will be held in front of Warriner Hall after the address at 4 p.m. The Central Michigan University Faculty Association will rally before and after the address, according to a release. The rally will start at 2 p.m. outside Anspach and Pearce Halls, and the faculty and supporters will march across campus to Warriner Hall to attend the speech. The rally after the event will be held at 4 p.m. in front of Ronan Hall and FA President Laura Frey will share her comments and concerns on the situation. “The CMU FA will rally to show our faculty unity as well as our support for CMU students,” Frey said in an email. “The CMU FA wants a fair, equitable contract that will recruit and retain quality faculty. The CMU students deserve this. The FA wants the administration to bargain and to bargain in good faith with the FA Bargaining Team. This is also consistent with the components of the injunction signed by Judge Chamberlain.” university@cm-life.com

Success coaching gives students opportunities By Chad Mitchell Staff Reporter

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Zeeland Freshman Hayley Hoesch talks with success coach Britney Becht in the South Campus Success Center Tuesday afternoon.

Jason Bentley said he likes to think of the success coaching program at Central Michigan University as a human GPS system. “If students are off track we want to help them recalculate and get back on track,” Bentley, director of First Year Experience, said. “Coaches are involved with an individual student in terms of setting goals and expectations, and then working in an ongoing way to make sure the student is making progress toward those goals and expectations.”

Bentley said success coaching is not the same as advising. Advisers help students in areas like career exploration, course selection and scheduling. Coaching helps students manage their commitments and expectations of themselves. Success coaching is not exclusive to incoming freshmen. Bentley said he encourages every CMU student to take advantage of the program. “We’re meeting individuals wherever they are in life and helping them decide where they want to be,” he said. “Once they know the route, we just want to make sure they stay on it.” Success coaches are willing

and able to meet students at their convenience in places like a coffee shop, the library or even a dorm room. Coaching does not need to be formally strict to be effective, Bentley said. “It may be a telephone call, it may be a text message,” Bentley said. “It’s nudging someone to stay on track with the plans that they’ve set for themselves. The worst thing that can happen is you have a plan and you never do anything with it.” Success coach Samantha Thorpe said plans can change unexpectedly. “Take it step by step,” she said. “Stuff happens that you

can’t prepare for.” Success coach Bethany Bacheller said realizing help is needed shows a sign of intelligence. “Coaching is not a crutch,” Bacheller said. “It’s not something students should feel bad about using. They want to be successful and we can help them get on track.” Appointments can be made with success coaches by calling 774-3401 or by sending an email to fye@cmich.edu. “I always like to say we’re here for you,” Bacheller said. “We are here for the students as much as any faculty or staff.” studentlife@cm-life.com

VOICES Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011

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Open letter to President Ross

Dear President Ross, As you prepare your remarks for your Sept. 7 address to the university, we write to ask that you consider our grave concerns about the direction of Central Michigan University. We are concerned that: teaching and scholarship are taking a back seat to buildings and administration; priorities increasingly answer more to special institutional interests than to CMU’s core mission; and, urgently, that the way CMU is treating the members of its academic community will drive people away and erode the quality of the institution. Our concern about these trends has been sharpened by recent events. In particular: • CMU provided false information in a Michigan court of law by claiming in its injunction request that all classes had been cancelled on Monday Aug. This falsehood has made national news, as has the wholly reprehensible comparison of a work stoppage to the disastrous aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. •That same injunction request submitted by the CMU administration stripped CMU faculty of their Constitutional rights to assemble and protest. • There have been recent instances in which you have appeared publicly condescending towards students — even going so far as to suggest they ask their parents for help with math — despite the fact that their tuition dollars support the salaries of everyone working at CMU. • The administration for the first time ever refused a good faith extension of the existing contract to the FA during bargaining. In response to the administration’s “surface bargaining” and other unfair labor practices, 97 percent of the Faculty Association voted to authorize the bargaining team to call for a job action — also a first for CMU. • Without evidence, you, President Ross, publicly accused the President of the Faculty Association of being dishonest. This divisive statement undermines not just the faculty, but the entire university in the eyes of both the public and the students. • The administration has repeatedly issued misleading and factually incorrect statements. For example, you have used cuts in state appropriations as an excuse for cuts in faculty compensation without mentioning that the hike in tuition rates combined with letting the “CMU Promise” expire more than offsets these state cuts. Another example: The administration stated that the work stoppage would irreparably harm CMU athletes, a claim that is entirely false. • In your Monday Aug. 22 press conference, you preached the necessity of “shared sacrifice,” but you have not lead by example. Your $350,000 compensation package remains intact, as does your nearly $140,000 compensation package with Furniture Brands International, Inc. • In that same press conference, you sowed animosity within the CMU community by incorrectly stating that, “the nine other employee groups on campus have taken a 0 (percent cost of living increase).” This attempt to turn one employee group against another is unworthy of a university president. • Numerous eye-witnesses attest that while your press conference was occurring in the university’s public library, students were barred from access to the building on a class day. • Abandoning its promise, CMU has raised its tuition and even paid a $238,000 compensation package to a departing medical school dean for nine months’ work for a school that isn’t even open. And now, by pushing for harmful and unnecessary cuts that will take money out of the local economy and hurt already struggling local businesses, President Ross, CMU is even ignoring the presidential transition report that CMU itself commissioned that emphasizes on its very first page that, “The economic impact of the University is extremely critical (to the local community).” With its enormous $228 million dollar surplus, CMU can well afford to support its faculty if it decides that instruction is a priority. Unless a change of direction becomes evident, however, the question is likely to become whether the university can afford George Ross. We therefore urgently call upon you to reconsider and dramatically shift both CMU’s priorities and your leadership style. As you prepare your remarks for this afternoon, we hope for some sign that such a change in direction is forthcoming so that we may join with you in working to protect and enhance our academic community and returning CMU to its vision of becoming a “nationally prominent university known for integrity, academic excellence, research and creative activity, and public service.” Jeffrey Weinstock, Department of English Guy Newland, Department of Philosophy and Religion Neil Christiansen, Department of Psychology Central Michigan Life is the independent voice of Central Michigan University and is edited and published by students of CMU every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, and on Wednesday during the summer term. The online edition (www.cm-life. com) contains all of the material published in print. Central Michigan Life is under the jurisdiction of the independent Stu-

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EDITORIAL | Future of CMU largely determined by CMU State of University

Here and Now

hen University President George Ross delivers his State of University Address, it’s important to keep many things in mind. With Ross’ address scheduled for 3 p.m. today, students are offered a chance to hear the main struggles and goals of the school direct from the source. While this semester has started under different circumstances than most, because of the Faculty Association and Central Michigan University contract conflict, several other issues

could determine the future of CMU’s academic success. University Communication was created to serve as a liaison between students and administration regarding the budget, tuition, programs and other issues. But it has served just as much a barricade as a vessel for information. During the Aug. 22 FA strike, many students were left high and dry, unsure of whether their professor would bepresent in the classroom. The critical trouble our university faces is digging itself into a hole by spending money on new buildings and programs, while leaving the foundation of the university — teaching — far behind. By heading down this

path, not only will the new, $21.5 million Events Center be empty, but Anspach and Pearce Halls will be vacant of students and faculty as well. We have a better chance of evolving into a successful, wellrounded university if administration spends time maintaining and improving what we have — whether it’s buildings or the faculty. The most evident of these solutions is spending a fraction of what a new building would cost on rebuilding and renovating what we already have, rather than placing the goal on pure expansion. Why must the goal remain as being bigger and better than other universities in Michigan — why not simply produce more successful students? By prioritizing education versus entertainment, something the administration claims is a goal, we can create a university

at which students actually want to attend and learn: a university not defined by having nice buildings. CMU can become an affordable university that offers quality education like it used to be. However, our university is doing some things right. As a Division 1 school, the free sports games and low-priced or free entertainment are plus sides many other schools at this level lack. Because education is becoming a bit too expensive, these added bonuses provide students experiences otherwise unattainable. What is the purpose of a new Events Center, a biosciences building or a College of Medicine if we have no one to educate and be educated in them? CMU would be well on its way to becoming a ghost town — with a modern look.

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George Ross comments on vision for CMU As Central Michigan University prepares to commemorate its 120th anniversary, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the past, review the growth George Ross and transformation happening at present, and have the foresight to enact steps to transport the university to its highest level in the future. It is understandable why the editorial in the August 31 edition of CM Life would suggest that challenging economic times be addressed by focusing only on the day-to-day operations of the university. Believe me; it would be much easier to take that outlook. However, history shows us that CMU is a great university today, not by living day-to-day, but because of the visionary efforts of the 13 presidents who have preceded me. Perhaps most notable was President Charles Anspach. Faced with World War II and a crumbling economy, President Anspach could have focused on the day-to-day operations of Central State Teachers College. Instead, he confronted the situation head-on and moved forward with initiatives that eventually would create CMU as a significant force in Michigan higher education. He strategically increased the number of buildings on campus from seven in 1939 to 40 in 1959. He created new programs to meet the expanding interests of students and fill the needs of employers and society. He purchased more land for future growth and applied for a radio station license, which became the foundation for what has become CMU Public Broadcasting. President Anspach’s measures resulted in an increase in student attendance from 2,284 to 7,247 and provided the foundation that has enabled us to educate

more than 200,000 alumni with a current student enrollment of approximately 28,000. Since President Anspach’s tenure, his successors have continued to advocate change. CMU was a pioneer in offering off-campus programs, which has blossomed into more than 50 locations across the U.S. and in Canada and Mexico. To better recognize the growth in academic disciplines, the College of Arts and Sciences was split to create the College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Science and Technology. The College of Health Professions was created and academic programs like physical therapy, physician assistant and health care administration were added. These innovative concepts have progressed and made our university robust, despite the opposition of a few naysayers. The CM Life editorial cites the College of Medicine and the proposed biosciences building as examples of wasteful spending. A growing physician shortage and a critical need for access to quality health care, economic development and medical research are the driving factors behind the need for a College of Medicine. It also allows the university to build on its concentration in its science and nationally recognized health professions programs while strengthening our academic core. The proposed biosciences building, along with needed renovations and upgrades to existing academic facilities, will allow us to create and expand high demand and relevant programs while enhancing the learning and teaching environment for our students and faculty. We understand that many of our students and families are facing financial challenges.

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The Board of Trustees increased this year’s tuition by 3.47 percent, the lowest tuition increase in the state, preceded by a modest increase the previous year. Using more than 90 percent of this year’s revenue generated from the tuition increase, we are providing additional funding for need-based financial aid for our students and hiring additional tenure-track faculty. More than 2,100 students, or 10 percent, continue to pay the same tuition as they have for the past several years, thanks to The CMU Promise. When I assumed the presidency, we enacted $5.2 million in operational efficiencies in preparation for an anticipated double-digit cut in state funding. State appropriations were cut by $12 million this year. Assessments of every CMU operation, along with an academic prioritization process, have taken place to continue to identify further efficiencies. In addition, we enacted a budget that cuts $9 million this year and another $3 million next year. We will continue to be good stewards of the tuition and protect our students’ academic interests. Today our faculty, staff, and students benefit from the bold initiatives of President Anspach and previous administrations. In keeping with CMU’s long-established and successful history of strategic investments and a broad-minded vision, students enrolled now and in the future will benefit greatly from the progressive and bold actions that are today’s building blocks, focused on the future and centered on student success. And, in the words of CM Life writers from the history of CM Life, “ … history makes the future, and we see the future of CMU as a bright one.” George E. Ross University President

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hat is the point of having a greek community if each and every thing the greeks do is under a microscope? Greeks have the reputations they do because of articles like this. These situations happen at any “party house” on campus and the only reason it is an issue is because it was dealing with greeks. No one knows all of the facts and no one should have jumped to conclusions before all of the facts were uncovered. Do you think the freshmen that were too intoxicated even want this to be the outcome? If they felt their lives were in danger that much, I’m sure they could have left on their OWN...not by a courteous brother who was looking out for THEIR OWN GOOD. If LXA is that much of a threat to campus, and greek life as a whole, then i see about 90 percent of the other sororities and fraternities heading to a suspension. The same things happen within every group and it is NOT that serious. Greeks should all stand together and want to help LXA in anyway because at the end of the day it doesn’t matter what letters are on your house...if you’re greek, you’re greek!!! This is COLLEGE, everyone is meant to make mistakes and grow up throughout these 4(+) years. Lighten up and realize that this isn’t the end of the world. Why take something away from such a wonderful group of men who have worked SO hard to create the brotherhood they have?

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S.E.C.R.E.T RSO rebrands with new name By Danielle Cywka Staff Reporter

The Religion Club is beginning the new school year with a new name. Previously called S.E.C.R.E.T (Scholars Exploring Cultures Religious Experiences and Traditions), The Religion Club formally renamed itself. President Devon Roberts, Livonia senior, said the acronym was simply too much to remember. “I took up the job as president because most of the members graduated last year, and it’s hard to build up the

club from just one person,” Roberts said. “I want to get the word out and make next year an easier transition year.” While it is a rebuilding year, the club members have high expectations set for themselves. With a newly-formed e-board, the club will hold discussion panels focused on topics such as how sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll relate to religion. The next meeting, scheduled for Sept. 14, will focus on music and quotes in relation to religion. Members are asked to come prepared with a song they associate with religion, and a group discussion

“We try (not) to promote nor denote any certain academic study of religion.” Hugh Talat Halman, faculty adviser will follow. “We try (not) to promote nor denote any certain academic study of religion,” said Hugh Talat Halman, faculty adviser and assistant professor of philosophy and religion. Halman said typical meetings vary on topic, whether it be a certain religion if a holiday is near, a philosophically-related book

or even a movie night. “We want to continue to explore the variety of religious experiences as it shows up in various human cultures through events and projects,” Halman said. Meetings are every other week at 6:30 p.m. in Anspach 151. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Provost reports more minority, transfer students enrolled; 400 fewer freshmen MA in Community Leadership program cut By Sammy Dubin Staff Reporter

There are more minority and transfer students than ever this year Provost Gary Shapiro said at Tuesday’s Academic Senate meeting. But Shapiro said the freshman class decrease of 400 students is a reflection of demographic reality of fewer high school students, and the intentional design to reduce the size.

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school,” Jackson said. Mandoka’s grandmother, Mount Pleasant resident Deb-

“The good news is that in general, student credit hours are only down very slightly,” Shapiro said. During the meeting, members chose to eliminate the Master of Arts in Community Leadership program which has not had any enrollment since 2007. The proposal to delete the program was brought forward by the Professional Education Curriculum Committee. The senate also voted to change part of the core writing intensive requirement, rewording the requirements of outside University Program writing intensive courses to

make an exception for foreign language courses. The exception decreases the requirement for final writing products from 18 pages to 12 for students majoring in foreign languages. Additionally, six of these pages will be graded as formal products after they have undergone revision. Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition Melinda Kreth was critical of the proposal. “The WI (writing intensive requirement) was not intended to help foreign language students write in that language,” Kreth said. “It was

intended to get our nativespeaking students to learn how to write competently in their native language, English.” Professor of political science Orlando Perez also spoke on the matter. “Why carve out this exception just for foreign language courses?” he said. Questions regarding the Faculty Association contract dispute were generally saved until Wednesday’s first factfinding hearing at 9 a.m.

ra Slater said it was the first time they attended the class, which she said was exciting. The class charges $30, which covers the cost of snacks for the kids, as well as supplies such as a television, speakers for the music,

and native dress. The class is divided among the Junior Performance Circle, which meets on every Tuesday until Dec. 13 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and the Senior Performers, who meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The Se-

nior Performers Circle is for the children with prior experience with the Junior Performance Circle. The classes have been going on since 2005, Butzin said.

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ternity,” he said. Miller said the university supercedes the authority of fraternities in these situations. “(Members) all are students of the university before you are members of a fraternity,” he said. Miller said the CMU chapter was not on any kind of probation before the incident happened. “They don’t jump out as (a) chapter who frequently violated policies,” he said. Tom Idema, assistant director CMU’s Office of Student Life, said the initial decision to suspend the fraternity’s charter for four years was made by the all-greek Judicial Board,

not the university. “We are aware that the all-Greek Judicial Board has looked into this incident and has acted as they determined appropriate,” Idema said in an email. Idema said he backed the decision to suspend the fraternity. “We support the students on the all-Greek Judicial Board and respect their decision in this matter,” he said, “These are very difficult decisions to make, but it is always encouraging to see the fraternity and sorority community demonstrate the ability to govern their own.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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vance in their careers,” Cook said. “Here on campus we partner with Career Services along with having a good faculty support group.” The fraternity has three informational forums, all in Pierpont Auditorium. The two remaining forums are 6:30 p.m. today and 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, Cook said. The fraternity also organizes the Downtown for a Pint event, which takes place in April. Despite the busy schedule, neither Panone nor Rieck had to schedule their classes around fraternity activities, since most are held in the evening. “It’s not hard to juggle everything before school

If you’ve never lived with a KKK-mask wearing, drug-dealing, pervert, I guarantee my roommate story beats yours. I had Alan. I went into my first residence hall room, an innocent and naive kid right out of high school. Living with Alan was real-world exposure to the same degree of a child learning to swim by being hurled into the deep end of a stormy wave-pool containing sharks, alligators and electric eels. I’ll say this for him: Alan is unforgettable. He knew tons about drugs and had plenty, which he kept under his bed. He had lots of customers, even some gangs from his hometown Detroit. I’ve never done drugs, but admittedly, our room smelled temptingly euphoric those first weeks. Whenever I would drive home to Grand Rapids, I used to walk through the door, “Hey, Mom, want to get high? Just smell my jacket!” Soon, however, everything was touched with Alan’s stench and our room turned foul-tasting when the pot started to stink. I also didn’t appreciate he sometimes smoked cigarettes in bed. Once I came home exhausted and collapsed into my bed only to have my pillow puff out a horrible cloud of smoke into my face. I can’t tell you what Alan was like in class because I never saw him go. His days were spent sleeping, his nights with friends. They sat in our main room watching Cheech and Chong or playing video-games, which usually ended with Alan throwing and breaking his controller. One of his friends, whom I’m certain stole my roll of washing machine quarters, looked like a creepy Jesus and used to talk enthusiastically about his stash of child porn. Alan had “weed porn” (think naked, high teenagers) which he left as his computer screensaver in the main living room. In response to our RA handing out condoms with

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QUESTION: My girlfriend recently bought a vibrator and wants us to use it in bed. I want her to feel good, but it makes me feel inadequate at sex. How can I ever compete with a machine like that? Before you look at this as a problem, you need to commend your girlfriend for talking to you about it. She must really trust and feel comfortable around you, since she directly and openly communicated to you. This doesn’t need to be a bad thing — at least she’s not into boring, vanilla sex and is somewhat adventurous. Men need to know the majority of women don’t reach orgasm through sex alone, and battery-operated devices can help her reach that moment. Use this as a way to learn about your girlfriend’s sexual needs. Have her use it on herself while you watch, then have her use it on different parts of your body as foreplay. Don’t be afraid. If you just can’t bring yourself to use a vibrator, try buying a vibrating ring. They’re at most drugstores next to the condoms and are relatively inexpensive. If you are using condoms, put that on after the ring — don’t put the condom over the ring since it will most likely rip. You can also try a small fingertip massager. This product is put on one of your fingers then you can try and stimulate her that way. These are small and not as intimidating. Remember the vibrator is your friend, not your enemy. QUESTION: My boyfriend refuses to manscape, especially his chest. It makes me want to have sex less because of it. What can I do? If it is something that turns you off sexually you need to talk to him about it, but tread carefully. Try making this more about you instead of blaming him. Just try saying something like, “I would really appreciate it if you A SPENCE | 2b

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Farmington Hills senior Mary Proch, alumni relations chair of the Zeta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, left, and Garden City senior Dan Schwartz, house manager of Zeta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, laugh over a few jokes being exchanged in the living room of the co-ed business fraternity Tuesday, August 30 at Zeta Xi of Alpha Kappa Psi, 905 S. University Street. “It’s true that our house inhabits both boys and girls which allows us to form really close relationships with one another, like a family,” Proch said. Rush will be taking place within the next few weeks until pledging begins on Sept. 19.

business brothers Fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi members keep busy while living together By Ben Harris | Senior Reporter

Business and brotherhood are more important than fun and games for professional fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi. The fraternity is concerned with getting jobs for its members and having a place for them to hang out. “Everyone’s good friends, and you really learn a lot of things,” said Sterling Heights freshman Mike Panone, who lives in the fraternity house. Living in the fraternity house is another way the members get the most out of their experience. The house, 905 S. University St., is currently in the middle of a renovation. “It’s convenient and close to campus,” said Williamston senior Kara Johnson. “After all the remodeling is done it’ll be really nice because all my brothers can come over and hang out.” Johnson said the house is nice because there were always people to hang out with. “You can’t hang out in an apartment with 70 members,” she said. Sterling Heights senior Nicole Ridenour, who also lives in the fraternity house, said it is sometimes

hard to have a bustling house, but if she didn’t feel like socializing she could always head up to her room on the third floor. “During the day mostly people are coming and going,” she said. “The only thing about our fraternity is that people are pretty respectful about not coming in during the middle of the night.” The fraternity participates in intramural sports such as volleyball and softball, and also participates in non-sport related activities, like going to the movies as a group, said Clinton Township senior Nicole Rieck. “What I’ve found is that when I am in a bad mood and there are ten or fifteen people over, I can sit down and talk with them and I’m

Members of the co-ed business fraternity lounge in their newly furnished living room Tuesday, August 30 at Zeta Xi of Alpha Kappa Psi, 905 S. University Street.

instantly in a good mood,” she said. Different companies will come in and talk to the fraternity members about things like career opportunities, how to approach interviews and internship opportunities, Rieck said. “You get to know people who can hook you up with internships and positions,” Rieck said. “I got a position as a mock interviewer at the career center through the fraternity.” Alpha Kappa Psi is the biggest professional business fraternity in the country, as well as the oldest business fraternity at CMU, fraternity president Emily Cook said in an email. “We pride ourselves in being professional along with helping others ad-

Pet policies differ across campus By Ben Harris Senior Repor ter

Incoming students accustomed to living with pets at home must adjust to new on-campus and offcampus pet policies when moving to school. Residence halls and many apartment complexes on Central Michigan University’s campus and in surrounding Mount Pleasant forbid students to house animals. “In the residence halls, the policy is fish — tropical fish, no turtles or frogs,” said Cathy Warner, Calkins Residence Hall Director. “It’s a health issue; turtles and frogs have bacteria and they can make people really sick.” Warner said people often try to sneak in hamsters. “The problem with that is they escape and run around,” Warner said.

She said it is more common for students to bring pets they find back to the halls. “People will bring the animals back because they want them to be safe,” Warner said. “We don’t want people touching strange animals, but if a dog follows you and it’s nice, what can you do? We’ll call the CMU police and try to get the animal to a shelter.” United Apartments, the company that owns Polo Village, West Campus Village, Deerfield Village Apartments, and others, has a policy that pets are allowed only in Jamestown and Union Square, with associated fees and guidelines. Some students have had better luck convincing a landlord to allow a pet. “In our lease we aren’t supposed to have a dog, but then he was alright

with it once we talked to him,” said Clinton Township senior Stephanie Kort, who lives in a townhouse on Main Street and whose roommate has a dog named Geno, a pit bull and black lab mix. “He just wants us to clean up after the dog.” Fowlerville senior Nicole Kiefer, the dog’s owner, said it is difficult sometimes because she works in addition to going to school. “Luckily I have roommates that love Geno as much as I do, so they help out when I’m not around,” Kiefer said. “Sometimes it’s hard when I work a lot and have to go to class.” Kort said it is sometimes hard to find time to take care of the dog, but they make it work. “It’s kind of crazy when A PETS | 2B

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Grand Rapids senior Keelia Parise plays with six month old Cricket, a miniature pinscher and beagle mix, on the front porch Tuesday afternoon outside their home on Douglas Street. “The hardest thing for me would have to be disciplining her,” Parise said. “I don’t always want to make rules, but I have to remind myself that all the cute things she does as a puppy aren’t going to be so cute when she’s a dog.”

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Vincent Thurman had a dream to change the way people interact. “I believe that simple interaction with a stranger can change the course of one’s day, week and possibly life,” the Detroit sophomore said. “A simple positive comment or compliment can have a lasting effect that we may never see, but others will notice and the individual will find.” The goal of the Comfort Zone, a new student organization, is to provide the opportunity to meet new people in a small group setting, large group setting or one-on-one setting and create a judgment-free and antidiscriminatory environment, said Vice President of CZ Ryan Rooney, Grand Rapids sophomore. CZ will have weekly meetings at 2 p.m. on Sundays in Barnes Hall, conference room C. “It is the perfect place to just watch love happen,” Rooney said. “The whole organization and all its workers are centered on promoting love and positivity and energy that it can bring whether it is learning how to love oneself or loving somebody else for who he or she is.” Taylor Perkins, Webberville sophomore, is one CMU stu-

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dent who is considering going to the CZ event. “I like the idea of this event a lot and I would love to attend it,” Perkins said. “I think it’s a good way to help students love themselves more as well as meet new people along the way. I think that it’s an amazing idea just because it will end up putting a smile on many people’s faces.” CZ’s first event will involve writing the phrase “I am beautiful” in chalk on sidewalks on campus. “The ‘beautiful’ event is just one event that will turn into many,” Rooney said. “(The event) is just to promote a positive reflection of one’s own self.” Rooney said the event was inspired by something that took place on campus. “I came up with the event when hearing of somebody behind me in a lecture hall talk about how she did not feel pretty in her own body,” he said. “All I wanted was to turn and tell her she was beautiful, so I did. The look on her face was worth it.” Thomas said the event allows people to feel love. “The event is impacting because it is just an overload of positive energy and it is something that can be done anywhere, anytime and for any reason,” he said.

a sticker, “Just Protect It,” Alan hung a metal coat hanger on our door with a sign, “Just Abort It.” He referred to our gay friends as “fags” to their faces, and constantly used the n-word. He even had a cartoon of lynched blacks being used as hammocks. Then came the day when Alan put up a KKK mask on his side of the wall. It was discovered by my black friend. I’ll never forget the shouting match I had with

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you’re having people over,” Kort said. “You have to watch your dog and make sure he doesn’t run away. That was the biggest problem at first.” Kiefer said instead of having to sign something,

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starts, but soon I’ll have to start making lists of things to do, using the calendar app on my phone, etcetera.,” Rieck said. Overall, the members agreed the fraternity was laid-back and fun to be a part of. “I definitely think the bad stigma doesn’t apply to this frat and it shouldn’t apply to the co-ed service fraternities,” Rieck said.

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Alan that night. Half our dorm heard it. I told our RA everything about Alan’s drugs and the mask. My RA, whom I still love and respect, essentially told me his hands were tied. A coldness settled between us after that argument. We ignored each other for the entire second semester. When he left at the end of term, I picked up the trash he left behind and paid for the damages his side of the room had suffered. I’ve never gone in blind since.

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What began as a dream vacation to the Bahamas quickly turned into a nightmare for Gabriella Serraiocco and her cousin, Marina Mancini. Serraiocco, a Detroit sophomore, and Mancini, a high school student from Clinton Township, left for the Bahamas on July 30th. Less than 24 hours into the vacation, the two were in trouble. Mancini invited Serraiocco to go with her and her family to their annual lobster fishing trip in Bimini Bay; a remote island in the Bahamas. The two took Mancini’s family’s private plane and stayed at a marina where two yachts were stationed. The two were returning from a party on a golf cart when they decided to prevent some littering. Serraiocco’s cousin on a different golf cart drove recklessly and broke off a piece of his cart. Serraiocco and Mancini stopped to retrieve the broken piece while the others drove on. Several Bahamians stopped them, begged for money and began harassing the girls. “At this point we had alcohol in our systems and were scared out of our minds,” Serraiocco said. “We finally jumped back onto the golf carts with hopes of just getting back to the marina safely and away from these people.” Mancini’s cousin was driving the golf cart carrying Serraiocco and Mancini, and as they were speeding away, they came upon a sharp curve. The driver braked and turned right at the same time. The golf cart flipped onto Serraiocco’s side and dragged the two girls through cement, gravel, asphalt and other debris. When the vehicle finally came to a stop, the girls were trapped. “We tried to lift the golf cart off of ourselves, but we could not do it,” Mancini said. “(Serraiocco) was screaming. I was

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in shock and I did not feel anything wrong with my legs.” Soon, help was on the way and Serraiocco was freed from under the golf cart, but the damage had been done. Both suffered numerous injuries and burns to their legs and bodies. “I noticed a deep hole in my left ankle and couldn’t help but touch it for reality’s sake,” Serraiocco said. “My legs were soaked with blood from the thigh down.” The girls were taken by yacht four hours across the ocean to Miami. From there, they took the family’s jet to Boca, Fl., for medical attention. When Serraiocco’s mother, Maria, saw the injuries her daughter had

received, she was in utter disbelief. “I could not believe my eyes when I first saw the injuries, however, I worked in the medical field for 14 years and was thankful that she still had legs,” Serraiocco’s mother said. Both said they have been nursed back to health, but still struggle with day-to-day activities, like walking, moving and even yawning. “It hurts to just have my legs bent at a 90-degree angle or even when I yawned,” Serraiocco said. “It’s crazy how much we take for granted until something life-threatening happens.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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‘League of Legends’ too fun to be free By Connor Sheridan Online Coordinator

Free-to-play used to be a dirty phrase to gamers. It brought forth memories of obnoxious Facebook applications and cruddy role-playing games made in a month and a half in a Korean code sweatshop. But “League of Legends” could be the best of a new generation of games just fun enough to make players pay for what they mostly had for free. “LoL” is based on the popular “Defense of the Ancients,” or ”DotA,” mod for “Warcraft III.” “Based” may be too gentle of a word — its gameplay is a straight rip-off. But “Call of Duty” isn’t that different from “Battlefield,” which isn’t that different from “Medal of Honor,” so what’s an original game, anyway? “LoL” puts two small teams of champions in bases on opposite sides of a jungle streaked with three lanes from each fort to the other. The lanes are defended by hardy turrets and regularly respawning (but oh-so-weak) minions and are crisscrossed with entrances to a treacherous wilderness. Players have to balance push-

ing against waves of enemy minions through the lanes into the opposing base, killing enemy champions for a big payoff and avoiding a similar fate. While most multiplayer games punish death with a couple-second respawn time, dying frequently in “LoL” can quickly superpower the other team with stronger abilities and improved items. This strong element of risk and reward, wherein a successful push on a turret can change the game as much as a devastating ambush, gives “LoL” a measured and tactical feel, equally rewarding discretion and tenacity. The gear and skills champions acquire in each game only last the length of that match, but the player’s account, or summoner, accrues experience throughout play. As it grows, it can be augmented with various enhancements that moderately stack the deck in its champions’ favors. All of these systems can be a bit intimidating to grapple with, particularly for new players who are just trying to find a champion with whom they get less severely massacred. But if they practice with other newbies against the game’s artificial intelligence and brush up on a

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HHHHH w System: PC w Genre: Multiplayer online battle arena w Rating: T for Teen little strategy online, they could find their luck quickly changes. So what gets Riot Games, “LoL’s” developer and publisher, money for its electrical bills? Impatience and vanity. The game features a growing cadre of dozens of champions, each with unique abilities and strategies. They can each be unlocked individually or in packs with points acquired through regular play, or right away with real-world cash. The rotating selection of free-to-play characters is by and large as viable as its paid counterparts, but imagine playing “Super Smash Bros.” with a quarter of its roster unlocked. Torturous, to say the least. If you love this free game as much as I do, you may find it has a way of sneaking into your bank statements. studentlife@cm-life.com

Active Child takes the boring parts of R&B, drenches it in nostalgic 80’s synths, sprinkling modern postdubstep beats and turned the whole time-warped concoction into his first LP. “You Are All I See” is Los Angeles based musician Pat Grossi’s debut album under the band name Active Child. Deception is the name of the game in the first song “You Are All I See,” as ears are pleasantly greeted by a gallant, flourishing harp and epic, elongated horns, ushered by Grossi’s ethereal, layered vocals which sound like an electro-choir with a heavy emphasis on vibrato and synth. The beautiful, grandiose sensation fades quickly as the second song “Playing House” begins and postdubstep percussion enters to guide the groove under the lame layers of popsynth and R&B-inspired vocals already starting to spoil. In one song, the album transforms from majestic and splendid into the ugly stepsister of Bon Iver’s vocals and Stepdad’s synths. The album continues with little variation. The radiant vibe from the harp introduced in the beginning makes an appearance halfway through the album in the song “Ivy,” a song also giving listeners a nice break from Grossi’s vocals. It also is the bridge leading to a heavier bass. The beats featured in the songs following “Ivy” (“Way too Fast,” “Ancient Eye” and “Shield & Sword”) flirt with the sensual, postdubstep percussion characterizing the king of postdubstep himself, James Blake. However, Blake’s percussion is unquestionably superior, more mature and texturally rich. Further, Active Child’s repetitive, droning, highpitched vocals can’t be put on the same playing

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field as Blake’s deeper, sensual, soulful vocals which never drone, unlike the high pitched, melancholy vocals of Active Child. Still, the heavier beats are welcomed as making the LP more interesting and add a heavier bass than what’s featured in previous tunes. Active Child is completely capable of crafting great melodies that incorporate his gospel-like vocals. However, his creativity doesn’t

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Soccer team splits pair of overtime road games at Kentucky, Louisville By Ryan Zuke Staff Reporter

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Sophomore Jacquelyn McEnhill competes in the Jeff Drenth Memorial cross-country meet Friday at Pleasant Hills Golf Course. McEnhill finished the race with a time of 21:41:22.

Ribant top for women Chippewas, finishes eighth any CMU teammates was Christina Farrow (20:35.35) and Charnele Lyons (20:40.47), who finished five seconds apart. CMU Director of Cross Country Willie Randolph said the heat was atypical to a cross-country season. “Cross-country is not a race that you run on a day like this in a wind like this,” he said. Freeland freshman Breanne Lesner, who ran unattached for CMU, finished in second place with a time of 18:30.82. Randolph said neither he nor CMU assitant coach Matt Kaczor were particularly surprised by any of the team members’ performances in the heat and wind. “He and I communicate regularly, so we knew what to expect today,” Randolph said. “Our better runners can handle (the heat).” Kaczor said the race was more or less a chance for him and Randolph to evaluate the team, especially the seven unattached runners. Randolph and Kaczor will determine within a

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Michigan State redshirt junior Rachel McFarlane won the 26th Annual Jeff Drenth Memorial womens’ cross-country run Friday at Pleasant Hills Golf Course. She finished with a time of 18:23.63 at the course, located at 4452 E. Millbrook Road. CMU junior runner Maddie Ribant finished in eighth place with a time of 19:14.28. She said the heat was uncomfortable, but it didn’t change her strategy. “The first race is always tough,” Ribant said. “It was equally hot for everybody else. When it is this hot, it makes you more fatigued. I don’t know that I changed my strategy because of it, though.” Ribant said the team has to run as a tighter group rather than spread across the field. “We need to work on closing the gaps to score less points and be in contention,” she said. The closest gap between

couple weeks which runners will be redshirted. “Right now we don’t have a full Mid-American Conference squad,” Kaczor said. Randolph agreed and said the race was also a chance for the runners to get rid of their nervousness. “They got their jitters out of the way,” he said. Randolph also said the race served as a stepping stone for the team to prepare for the championships and pre-national races at the end of the season. Kaczor is looking for the team to build on its team chemistry. There are nine new runners on the team. He said it’s critical for the team to have good chemistry, because the teammates then know things like when and when not to push each other during a race. The women’s crosscountry team will compete at 1 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing. s po r ts@c m-l i fe.com

Two nights after an overtime loss to the University of Kentucky, the Central Michigan women’s soccer team responded with an overtime win of its own. The team beat Louisville 1-0 on Sunday to conclude the Courtyard by Marriott Airport Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky. CMU (4-0) and Louisville (1-3-1) were scoreless through regulation, before senior Chelsi Abbott scored the winning goal 8:48 into overtime. Senior Claire Horton fired a shot that hit the post, but then Abbott corralled the rebound, taking a shot from 12 yards out that traveled into the upper right hand corner of the net. “I just looked where the keeper was and decided to curl it (the ball) with my right foot, because I thought that was the best way to get it in the goal,” Abbott said. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Grace Labrecque made her first career start for CMU, holding the Cardinal’s offense scoreless through 99 minutes of play. Labrecque was tested throughout the game, making five saves in route to a shutout. “Things went pretty well,” Labrecque said. “Everyone stayed pretty calm and things went pretty smoothly.” Both teams finished with 13 shots each. On defense, seniors Liesel Toth, Horton and junior Katie Slaughter carried the load, playing in all 99 minutes. “I am very pleased with the response the ladies had today,” said head coach Neil Stafford. “They played a very good, managed, professional game.” The Cardinals committed 15 fouls in comparison to four from CMU. “They were really physical, but I thought we were also playing really smart and savvy,” Abbott said. Sophomore Tammy Long and junior goalkeeper Stefanie Turner were each

named to the All-Tournament team following Sunday’s game. Long played 129 minutes in the tournament and recorded an assist on a goal scored by freshman Laura Gosse against Kentucky on Friday. Turner also made six saves in the same game. Kentucky In the opening match of the Courtyard by Marriott Airport Cardinal Classic, CMU lost to Kentucky 2-1 in overtime. The Wildcats opened the scoring on a goal by sophomore forward Taylor Parker after she fired a shot from 16 yards out. The Chippewas responded in the second half as freshman Laura Gosse collected the rebound from sophomore Tammy Long’s initial bid for the back of the net and fired a shot in the upper right hand corner from eight yards out. Gosse had another tre-

mendous opportunity late in overtime, but was denied by goalkeeper Kayla Price. Kentucky took advantage of opportunities in the extra frame, as freshman midfielder Stuart Pope headed junior Kelsey Hunyadi’s corner kick past Turner in the 95th minute to win the game for the Wildcats. They outshot CMU by an 18-9 margin. The Chippewas try to extend their 26 game home winning streak at 5 p.m. Friday as they host the Big East’s Pittsburgh Panthers. Then they travel to Ann Arbor at 6 p.m. on Sunday to face the University of Michigan. “We just have to focus on what we are doing,” Stafford said. “I think we got players where we can implement our game plan and if we can do tha,t then I think we will be competitive.” sports@cm-life.com

Volleyball takes one of two over weekend cialist Jenna Coats recorded 12 digs and was named to the All-Tournament team. “It’s a big deal for a libero to make the All-Tournament team, it’s normally hitters and setters on there,” Olson said. “It wasn’t necessarily because of her digs, it was about her passing and setting. They have been outstanding.” Coats wasn’t the only Chippewa named to the AllTournament team. Freshman outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre was as well. “I really have my teammates to thank,” McIntyre said. “We passed the ball very well and that opened up a lot of things. We established our middle and that opened up some things and we had good setting.” Sophomore middle blocker Danielle Gotham recorded nine kills and five block as-

By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

It was a tale of two matches for the Central Michigan volleyball team this weekend. After coming out slow against Oakland University (3-2), eventually losing the match, the Chippewas (23) came out strong against Wright State (0-5). They swept the Raiders, winning 25-14 in game one, 25-13 in game two and 25-21 in the game three while resting players. “Our offense was crisper and Wright State committed a lot more errors,” said head coach Erik Olson. “Oakland was a lot better and it had a lot more options.” The offense may have been crisper, but the CMU defense was strong in its match against the Raiders. Sophomore defensive spe-

sists while fellow sophomore setter Kelly Maxwell, led the team with 32 assists. CMU came out to another slow start against Oakland, losing games one and two 25-18 and 26-24. But once again the Chippewas would battle back, winning games three and four 25-19 and 25-21 respectively, forcing a decisive game five, losing 15-12. “We need to do a better job at game five,” Olson said. “Game fives are important because those championship games are five set and we need to do a better job at that.” So far this season, CMU is 0-2 in game fives and 3-12 since 2009. The last time CMU won a match that went to five games was Nov. 17, 2009 against Eastern Michigan. “In the locker room he (Ol-

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son) told us we’re going to get it done and we did that, but we didn’t win game five so it was another heartbreaker,” McIntyre said. Despite the loss, it wasn’t all bad. “We passed the best all season and (Catherine) Ludwig made a lot of good choices,” Olson said. Ludwig, a senior setter, had 45 assists, five digs and two block assists. The two All-Tournament team members posted big numbers with Coats recording 20 digs and McIntyre posting 20 kills. “We gained more experience and learned how to come out right away and getting things done our way,” McIntyre said. “That’s going to be the main thing, learning how to play with urgency.” sports@cm-life.com

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“You know this is a great day, a great way to open up the season, but one of the big words we said we wanted to work on is ‘consistency.’”

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Missouri junior Erin Dye powers the ball down the field during CMU’s game against Robert Morris on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Central Michigan University.

Field hockey sweeps weekend Team starts season with 2-0 record By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The Central Michigan field hockey team welcomed Robert Morris to Mount Pleasant in their first-ever matchup by beating the Colonials, 4-1 on Sunday. “I’m pleased with our team effort, pleased with our offense, which, coming off of last year, we know we needed to improve in that area,” CMU head coach Cristy Freese said. The Chippewas (2-0) finished last in the Mid-American Conference in scoring last season. Freese’s reasoning for the increased scoring is the play of the sophomores, who gained experience on a young squad last season. CMU scored its first goal in the fourth minute. Junior Erin Dye scored while sliding, which is a move she has relied on in the first two games of the season. Sophomore Juliana Makrinos scored the following goal in the 38th minute. She also extended the lead to four, 10 minutes later. Makrinos’ two-goal output already places her one goal away from the three goals she scored last year. Freese said Makrinos is not a player that takes many shots, but looks for the tip in. The third goal of the game was scored by forward Cayleigh Immelmann. In her first two games as a freshman, she has accounted for two goals.

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Head Coach Cristy Freese celebrates a second half goal in Friday’s match against Saint Louis. The Chippewas won 6-0.

“That’s what I expected her to do,” Freese said. “Her personal goal is if you’d ask her what she needs to do, she’d say to score.” Freese also pointed to Immelmann’s underrated passing skills, which are beneficial for the Chippewas’ plethora of scorers. Immelmann believes there is room for improvement, despite her early success. “I think I missed a lot of opportunities,” Immelmann said. “I could have done better.” RMU’s lone goal came with three minutes remaining by Branovan Charslie. Senior goalkeeper Anastasia Netto stopped 66 percent of the shots on goal. In the 44th minute, she gave fans a scare by leaving the net to stop a ball that was being controlled by incoming Colonials. “Ana’s not fast or quick, she’s not going to beat anyone in a race, but she’s a good goalkeeper,” Freese said. “She had to come out on that ball; it was

a good ball to come out on.” Unlike Friday’s game against Saint Louis, when the Billikens rarely passed the center line, the majority of CMU’s game against Robert Morris occurred between the 25-yard marks. “We knew we were going to play a tougher opponent in Robert Morris and it was good because our defense needed to be tested,” Freese said. “Defensively overall we played well, but our last five minutes, I didn’t feel we were very focused.” CMU begins a three-game stretch of road games on Friday in Ann Arbor against Michigan and Bucknell, then the following weekend in Iowa against the Hawkeyes. “It’s a great start, but our opponents are just going to get tougher and tougher,” Freese said. “That’s going to be to me when we’ll know how good we are when (we’re) playing against Michigan’s defense.” sports@cm-life.com

The Central Michigan field hockey team started fast offensively this weekend. In its two wins, CMU tallied six goals, four coming in the first halves. It was its highest point total since Sept. 14, 2008, when it defeated Colgate, 7-1. Junior midfielder Erin Dye scored a game-high two goals. Additionally, fellow midfielder Simone Lazar added a single shot, goal and assist. CMU field hockey coach Cristy Freese was impressed with Lazar’s stat line. “Simone’s a good player, she’s a smart player and what I liked in the first half was that I thought her and Brooke (Sihota) did a good job of attacking for us,” Freese said. “It just creates a more difficult situation where we can put more people on offense.” Dye began scoring in the ninth minute and extended the lead to three goals with 8:36 left in the first half. “I definitely think I took it upon myself to get some in cage,” Dye said. “We really needed to get some in, in order to win because the first couple points on the board are most essential.” Dye said scoring has given her a much-needed assurance of her abilities as the season moves forward. “It gives me some confidence because I took a lot of shots last year and wasn’t able to convert on a lot,” she said. Freshman Cayleigh Immelmann and Mary Alice Moore scored in their first career matches. “I think it was great to see Cayleigh and Mary score because they’re both very talented girls and I’ve been there before and freshman year is a struggle when you know you’re out there and have the talent to score,” Dye said. Freese said she was not surprised by the freshman production. “I certainly know Cayleigh can score and I knew before Mary got here that she was going to be a kid,

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that when she gets in the circle, she’s hungry for the ball,” Freese said. Saint Louis rarely crossed the center line, which amounted to one shot on goal for the game. Furthermore, CMU had 14 shots on goal. “It was really hard to get them out of that area,” Freese said. Freese was pleased with

the offense’s performance, but continues to point out that consistency is paramount for them to be successful. “You know this is a great day, a great way to open up the season, but one of the big words we said we wanted to work on is ‘consistency,’” she said. sports@cm-life.com

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everyone when that happens.” The Spartans swept the first four spots of the race, but it won’t be the last time the Chippewas see them as the two teams race next at MSU. Randolph was already planning new strategies for the upcoming meet. “We will have different strategies by then, along with different runners,” he said. “We hope to have our top seven runners set too. The constant will be trying to

The Central Michigan men’s cross-country team came ready to compete last weekend. Fighting through 80-degree heat and racing against Big Ten opponents such as Michigan State, CMU placed five men in the top 12. CMU head coach Willie Randolph saw a promising future coming together at the meet. “Any athlete will be affected by the weather and heat,” he said. “When people think of the cross-country season, they think of the fall and cooler weather. The heat will have an effect on the runner’s stamina, especially long-distance runners. The men were able to fight through the heat and it looks like a promising future.” Juniors Jason Drudge and Nathan Huff placed fifth and 12th respectively with times of 15: 52 and 16:20. Meanwhile, freshmen Ethan Lievense (16:00) placed sixth, Tanner Pesonen (16:14) eighth and Ben Wynsma (16:15) ninth. “We really wanted them to focus on staying together as a pack during the race,” Randolph said. “We wanted them to work on their positioning because it’s important to get it right, especially later on in the season.” The team has a lot of underclassmen fighting for a chance to be on the team this year, but an upperclassman took the top spot on the Chippewas roster. Drudge was the strongest runner for CMU at the first and only home meet of the season. “I was surprised with Jason Drudge,” Randolph said. “He re-

ally went out there and brought it against Michigan State and some of the runners. He was very competitive during the race.” Every team has room for improvements and CMU is no different according to Randolph. He knows right where to start for his team to improve. “We need to work on staying in a pack a little bit more versus running as an individual,” he said. “It makes it a little easier for

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