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Ross: Provost Shapiro not taking time off during year hiatus, to remain active for university

By Alayna Smith Senior Reporter

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Bloomfield Hills freshmen Ryan Quigley answers a text message Tuesday afternoon exiting Moore Hall.

Mobile hysteria Cell phones a major distraction for some on campus

By Arielle Breen | Staff Reporter

Karlo Delos Angeles admits to often being engrossed in his portable electronic devices, but he says it’s never evolved into something serious.

“I have been one of those (people) to text, running into people on campus,” Delos Angeles said.

He said he has bumped into several people, some of whom got angry, while others did not seem to care.

“Luckily, it’s only people and not cars,” Delos Angeles said.

Delos Angeles cautioned students going out during busy campus times.

“The pass between Anspach and Pearce at 10:50 a.m. and the northern end of the EHS building, at least at 1 p.m., (are the busiest),” Delos Angelos said.

Mount Pleasant sophomore Hayleigh Backs said she doesn’t see a solution except to warn students of the dangers or take their phones away, though she said neither were actually feasible solutions.

“When I look around while walking on campus, all I see are people with their heads buried into their cell phones,” Backs said.

Mount Pleasant senior Leigh Jajuga is likely to be more cautious when using her cell phone on campus after she witnessed a pedestrian nearly hit by a car last week.

Jajuga said the driver was stopped but was texting on their phone, and

they started to roll forward while a pedestrian was crossing. Then, the pedestrian slammed their hand on the hood of the car to gain the driver’s attention, and the driver avoided hitting the pedestrian.

“It could have potentially been a really dangerous situation. I do think it’s a huge risk for students to be walking around, driving, (doing) everything on their cellphones. People get hurt like that,” Jajuga said.

Jajuga said she thinks this is a serious issue that should be addressed and said everyone should pay attention to what they are doing.

“I do think it poses a big threat to pedestrians, drivers (and) basically everybody,” Jajuga said.

The dangers of not being aware are not limited to just texting. Talking on cell phones, playing with iPods, listening to music too loudly and even being deep in thought are also ways that can distract students.

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Prop 6 designed to block construction of second Detroit-Windsor bridge

By John Irwin Elections Coordinator

Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge owner find themselves in the middle of a heated debate over the Nov. 6 ballot’s Proposal 6.

Proposal 6 would require a vote at the state level and in the affected municipality to approve construction of any “new international bridges or tunnels for motor vehicles.”

The initiative, spearheaded by Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun and his Detroit International Bridge Co., is designed to block construction of the New International Trade Crossing, a second Detroit-Windsor bridge.

Snyder signed an agreement with the Canadian government last June approving the bridge.

The agreement specifies that Canada will pay for the $550 million bridge in its entirety through pay tolls, and, should those not cover the costs, they will pick up the tab completely, meaning Michi-

gan taxpayers will pay nothing for the bridge through taxes.

“This is a winning opportunity for all Michiganders, and we shouldn’t let one special interest get in the way of good public policy to say, ‘Let’s build for Michigan’s future; let’s create more and better jobs and a bright future for our kids,” Snyder said in a YouTube video posted last month detailing his opposition to the proposal.

Moroun and the Bridge Co., through the political group The People Should Decide, have spent millions of dollars in campaign advertisements blasting Snyder’s agreement as misleading, saying Michigan taxpayers will have to pick up the tab.

“It may end up being free during their term in office, but, eventually, we the people are going to be paying big for it,” one man says in one of the group’s recent commercials.

The Michigan Truth Squad, a part of the bipartisan think tank Center for Michigan, ruled many of the group’s claims, including that one, false.

Multicultural Academic Student Services presents:

Provost Gary Shapiro will remain active on campus during his year of transition leave from the university.

Shapiro announced his resignation as provost on Sept. 12, to take effect after this year, his third in the position. He plans to return to teaching in 2014, Central Michigan Life reported previously.

University President George Ross said Shapiro is not taking time off but working to develop his class.

He will also be working with the president and the new provost during that time.

Associate Vice President of Human Resources Lori Hella said the term “leave” has caused some confusion surrounding Shapiro’s involvement during his transition period.

“It’s called a leave, but the provost will still be actively involved in university business,” she said. “He will have an office on campus, will be working with the transition of the new provost, working with interna-

tional education, as well as student learning and preparing to return to the classroom.”

Director of Public Relations Steve Smith confirmed in an email that Shapiro will remain active on campus during this transition period.

According to the Senior Officer Handbook, the document that dictates the ins and outs of Shapiro’s position, transition leave is available for any senior officer who is tenured faculty and planning on returning to full-time teaching in a department.

“The length of a transition leave will be evaluated on an individual basis and must receive approval by the president,” the handbook states. “A transition leave generally shall be for a minimum of two months and generally not exceed six months. In determining the length of the leave, the president shall consider when notice of termination was given, the beginning dates of the academic semesters and the purpose of the leave.”

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Student suspected to be on LSD waives preliminary examination

By Hailee Sattavara Metro Editor

A Central Michigan University student is awaiting a final pre-trial hearing after bonding out of Isabella County Jail following charges of assault and suspected of being on LSD Sept. 19.

Nathan David Gross, 18, of Grand Blanc, waived his preliminary examination and will partake in a final pre-trial hearing at 1:45 p.m. on Oct. 31 with Judge Mark Duthie, Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Scully said. “(The preliminary examination) is generally a discussion between the prosecuting attorney and judge,” Scully said.

The meeting, also known as a settlement conference, could be on record but generally is not unless the suspect enters into a plea, she said.

As Central Michigan Life previously reported, when an officer arrived at Kessler Hall, he made contact with Gross, and, as he was patting him down, Gross headbutted the officer, CMU Police Chief

Bill Yeagley said. When a second officer arrived, they wrestled Gross to the ground in order to gain control.

Isabella County prosecutor’s office charged Gross with three felonies: one count of attempt to disarm a police officer, a 10-year felony, and two counts of resisting or obstructing police, each of which are up to two-year felonies.

In addition, Gross was also charged with two misdemeanors, one for the use of a controlled substance, a six-month misdemeanor, and one count of simple assault, a 93-day misdemeanor charge.

Three CMU police officers initially responded to the incident: Kip Williams, Jeff Ballard and Jair Kollasch.

Gross was described as combative, according to non-exempt portions of a police report compiled by the CMU Police released from the Isabella County Prosecutor’s Office through Central Michigan Life’s FOIA request.

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CMU tries to keep tuition in range of other universities

By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

“The battle over a second bridge is about money – the Moroun family’s money,” the group wrote in a Bridge Magazine article. “The expectation is that a second bridge will reduce traffic on the existing Ambassador, thereby costing the Moroun family money.”

At least 6.5 million vehicles have passed over the Ambassador Bridge annually since 2oo6. The toll rate is $4.75.

Moroun also profits from selling tax-free gasoline at his duty-free gas station just off the bridge. The station typically sells gasoline at just a few cents below the market average, meaning the money that would normally go toward taxes (roughly 60 cents per gallon) goes directly into Moroun’s pockets.

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University President George Ross said he is cognizant of concerns about affordability and is trying to mitigate costs to students and families.

Ross said keeping tuition increases low begins with a philosophy.

As previously reported by CM Life, the CMU Board of Trustees approved a 1.96-percent tuition increase in April, the lowest increase among public universities in Michigan. CMU also had the lowest tuition increase in the previous year.

Undergraduate tuition at CMU is $365 per credit hour for the 2012-13 academic year, $7 more than the previous year. This increases the total cost of tuition for a student taking a standard 30-credit-hour year to $10,950.

Out-of-state residents attending CMU pay $789 per credit hour. Vice President of Finance

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rosa Clemente October 8, 2012 6pm Plachta Auditorium

and Administrative Services David Burdette said out-of-state tuition has not increased in the past three years to attract students outside of Michigan to CMU. Regarding that out-of-state tuition is more expensive at the undergraduate level at $789 per credit hour than at the master or specialist level at $766 per credit hour, Burdette said CMU is working to fix that anomaly.

Undergraduate in-state tuition is $256 per credit hour at Saginaw Valley State University, $256.70 at Eastern Michigan University, $357 at Ferris State University, $378.66 at Western Michigan University and $436.50 at Michigan Technological University.

Some universities have differential tuition rates depending on a student’s academic standing or program of study.

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from 7 to 8 p.m. at Kaya Coffee House. The informal scientific discussion is aimed to engage community members interested in science. At this meeting, Dr. Andrew Mahon, assistant professor of Biology, will present a talk entitled “Polarizing Research: Living and working in Antarctica.”

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TUITION | CONTINUED FROM 1A Undergraduate in-state tuition at Wayne State University is approximately $298.25 per credit hour for the lower division, freshmen and sophomores, and $351.55 for the upper division, juniors and seniors.

Undergraduate in-state tuition at Michigan State University is approximately $420.75 for the lower division and $460 for the upper division. Undergraduate instate tuition at the University of Michigan is approximately $433.13 for the lower division and $488.13 for the upper division.

Ross said there is a direct relationship between the level of state funding for higher education decreasing and the cost of tuition increasing.

State appropriations accounted for 31.42 percent of total university funds in 2002-03, but in 201213, it only makes up 15.74 percent. As a result, tuition has increased from providing 40.23 percent of total university funds in 2002-03 to 57.72 percent in 2012-13.

Burdette said a graph of the data has been called the “alligator chart,” in reference to the widening gap between state appropriations and tuition.

The state appropriated $3,112 per student at CMU in the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Director of Financial Plan-

According to the report, at about 10:30 p.m. Sept. 19 CMU police officers Ballard and Williams were dispatched to the scene involving a disorderly, assaultive person possibly on drugs described as LSD. The suspect was later identified as Gross.

At 10:50 p.m., Officer Cameron Wassman received a call from Central Dispatch, spoke with Yeagley and responded to the Tow-

the president did ask for guidance to assist with the transition.

“When the president approached us to assist with the transition leave, the transition did not seem out of line with someone at that level of experience,” she said.

Senior officers transitioning to teaching is a very common occasion, and transition leave has been extended for other senior officers in the past, Hella said.

During this transition year, Shapiro will earn his

PROPOSAL 6 | CONTINUED FROM 1A media found 47 percent of voters in favor of Proposal 6, compared to 44 percent who would vote against it.

Although the idea of a second bridge has en-

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Central: $365/credit hour Saginaw Valley: $256/credit hour Eastern: $256.70/credit hour Ferris: $357/credit hour Western: $378.66/credit hour Michigan Tech: $436.50/credit hour ning and Budget Carol Haas said CMU is still compiling data for 2012-13.

Over the last 10 years, the state has cut $1.3 billion to Michigan public universities, Ross said. CMU alone has lost $20 million. He said if state appropriations went back to the same level as a decade ago, the cost of tuition would decrease.

“If we were going to go back to those funding levels, we’d lower tuition tomorrow,” he said.

Burdette said CMU is trying to contain costs wherever it can. He said the university has been able to save money through energy conservation, and the utility budget has now been frozen for four years.

CMU has also contained health care costs for faculty, Ross said. He said these savings have enabled CMU to be more moderate with tuition increases than other universities in Michigan.

Ross said universities across the United States are

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Snyder has encountered difficulty gaining support for the new bridge.

An EPIC/MRA poll released last month for the Detroit Free Press and other

Undergraduate in-state tuition

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SHAPIRO | Though the handbook says this transition leave should generally not exceed six months, Shapiro will be taking a full year off before returning to work.

Ross said that policy can be adjusted at the discretion of the president, and it has been in the past, although he could not provide any specifics. He said that decision is then reviewed in detail and approved by Human Resources.

Hella said Human Resources does not approve these transactions, but

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ers complex to meet up with Ballard. The presence of drug items was considered a possibly.

A search warrant was authorized for Gross’ common room at 2:09 a.m. on Sept. 20.

At about 3:42 a.m., Officer Jair Kollasch was dispatched to assist with the combative subject, later identified as Gross. Gross and another were said to be fighting with one another.

normal salary of more than $254,000, in accordance with the Senior Officer Handbook.

“Salary during the transition leave shall be at the level existing on the last day of regular employment as an SO,” the handbook says. “Employment status and benefits accorded to SO’s will continue during the leave. The SO will not accrue vacation or sick leave during the transition leave.”

Shapiro was unavailable to comment.

-Senior Reporter Annie Harrison contributed to this article. university@cm-life.com

joyed popularity among Democrats in Lansing for years and has come under frequent Republican opposition, Democrats are more likely to support the proposal (49 percent to 42 percent) than Republicans (41 percent to 49 percent). metro@cm-life.com

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Mount Pleasant resident Stu Moses, 79, sits at the 2012 Harvest Celebration and tractor show, at Isabella County Commission on Aging, 2200 S. Lincoln Road. “The two rusty ones are mine,” Moses said. The event brought 24 tractors brought by friends Moses called within the area.

striving to keep the cost of higher education down.

“It’s a national challenge; it’s not unique to Central,” he said. “We all struggle with affordability.”

Ross said state funding for higher education has decreased significantly in the last 10 years, and, in the next 10 years, he would like to see that trend reversed.

CMU and other universities

in Michigan are working with businesses, to encourage legislators to improve state funding.

“Universities have partnered with businesses because they realize we need that investment in education,” he said.

Burdette said universities are also lobbying hard to stay away from reductions in financial aid and cuts to

work study programs and providing financial aid opportunities to students is important to CMU. Ross said affordability will always be a priority as CMU moves forward.

“This is not something new we’ve been doing it for years,” he said.

Shift Supervisor Lt. Larry Klaus said in total there were four victims and three subjects in the incident.

This is the second time in the past year drugs have caused a student to attempt to disarm an officer intending to use deadly force.

“In this incidence, Gross removed one of the officer’s expandable asp,” Klaus said.

“While doing that, he said he wanted to remove the officer’s firearm.”

An asp is a baton that can expand up to 20 inches and is used to strike a subject if necessary while attempting to control the subject.

“From our perspective, we’re very pleased in the

actions Officer Kollasch took,” Klaus said.

Kollasch revived Gross after he had lost his pulse and experienced what Klaus called “sudden custody death,” which involves a loss of pulse after the subject’s body extorts an extreme amount of energy.

Sometimes the subject is referred to as having superhuman energy, he said.

After being revived, Gross was combative, Klaus said.

In total, there were three victims in the Sept. 19 incident.

A non-lethal force report was filed, indicating Gross was injured and unconscious at the time of arrest

due to the following conditions: necessary to affect arrest, necessary to defend another, being a threat to officer’s safety, subject resisted arrest, it being necessary to defend a police officer and to protect the subject from self.

Chemical agents and weapons were not used to gain control of Gross, according to the report.

Injury sustained, treatment and level of resistance were not available through the FOIA request from CM Life because Gross has yet to undergo trial.

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FOOTBALL:

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dean of Libraries says site to host accommodation statement

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter

Dean of Libraries Thomas Moore said that Park Library will include an accommodation statement for hearing-impaired students on its website.

Student Work Association President Katelyn Blair was allegedly told by Director of Information Services Timothy Peters last year that “an accommodation for hearing-impaired students is not needed” when she inquired about adding an email to the library’s accommodation statement.

When the Mio senior raised similar concerns this year, she was told Peters “didn’t want an accommodation statement anywhere but perhaps in the footer of the new library website.”

Richard Cochran, assistant dean of libraries, said the allegations were incorrect and said the allegations were made because of miscommunication between students and staff.

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Students hold drawings to help set the scene for English faculty member Susan Griffith as she reads an excerpt from “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” during the Banned Books Reception and ReadOut Tuesday evening in the Baber Room at the Charles V. Park Library.

Burn after reading Students, faculty celebrate relevance of banned literature

By Adam Niemi | Senior Reporter

By Kyle Kaminski Staff Reporter

Books can be read for two ways: the plot itself or the themes.

On Tuesday, about 75 students and faculty read literature for a third reason — because they’ve been banned, censored and challenged.

Melissa Smith, professor of English Language and Literature, used a “Catcher In The Rye” quote about children reaching for a gold ring as a metaphor for the way books become banned.

“Sometimes, readers will reach for something and fall, but we have to let them fall,” Smith said, referencing the book. “It isn’t our place to tell them they’re wrong. We can only stand back and watch.”

A read-out of banned books in the Charles V. Park Library Baber room celebrated the freedom to read and enjoy literature that has been challenged, censored and banned. The event is part of Banned Books Week at Central Michigan University this week.

“I think there’s no one reason books are banned,” said Elizabeth Richard, instructor in communication and dramatic arts.

Richard said she has recently often thought of Salman Rushdie, a best-selling author whose famous 1988 work, “The Satanic Verses,” gained notoriety as the work that endangered Rushdie’s life. Although the book was well received in the United Kingdom and was also a Booker Prize finalist in its publishing year, it created outrage

in pockets of Muslim communities. This outrage led Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, to issue a fatwa, an Islamic decree that called for the death of Rushdie.

Richard said that was an example of the way censorship can not only prevent books from being widely distributed but also place an author in a period of silence.

Reading banned books can also be viewed as a way to create dialogue about what literature is and what makes it relevant to society.

Some literature, as unpopular as it might be, can still express relevant opinions that comment on the human condition and the way people live.

“And that’s something that I think we don’t talk about is how censorship silences some authors, too,” Richard said.

Aparna Zambare, assistant professor of libraries, read “Midnight’s Children” by Rushdie during the read-out.

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Jill Taft-Kaufman, a faculty member in the communication and dramatic arts department, reads aloud an excerpt of “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien on Tuesday evening in the Baber Room at the Charles V. Park Library.

Even today, challenged books can be hard-pressed to find its place on shelves. There are acts as recently as 2000, Richard said.

Canadian Customs seized challenged literature and prevented some books from reaching their final destination.

Students also helped carry along the read-out. Susan Griffith, assistant professor of English language and literature, lined students who held black-and-white drawings of death and scary stories to help set the scene of Alvin Schwartz’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.”

Other students attended the event as either extra-credit or a class requirement. Lansing senior Emily Hundt, an elementary education language arts major, said her professor required her to attend.

faculty, students have high hopes for Voisin as assistant VP

“We are learning about banned books in the classroom, and our teacher wanted us to come and see what she was talking about,” Hundt said. “Also, to understand why people try to ban them and that people can still read them and see that they’re still good books.”

Excerpts from a couple other classic books, including “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Frankenstein” were also read at the event, symbolizing the long-standing battle of overcoming the protective state that limits the distribution of literature. The event was a way to appreciate literary work despite its graphic, profane and vulgar expressions and value their relevance about social commentary and the human condition.

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Faculty members across campus support the decision made Thursday to name Tony Voisin assistant vice president for the Office of Student Affairs.

Tony Voisin During open forums earlier this semester, Voisin stressed the importance of communicating with students and said he wants to see an increase in student retention rates at CMU, as well as promote more ethnic diversity in academic programs. He also wanted to work on strengthening the Volunteer Center and the Leadership Institute. Voisin began his duties Monday.

“He’s a very well-qualified administrator,” Counseling Center Director Ross Rapaport said. “Time will tell how his appointment will serve students, but I’m confident he will continue to be a strong advocate to both the students and staff.”

Rapaport represents one of several offices that will be working directly with the Office of Student Affairs. In addition to the Counseling Center, Voison will be playing a leadership role in the functioning of the Volunteer Center, Student Disability Services, Sexual Aggression Services, the Office of Student Life and the Leadership Institute, in particular. “(Voisin) has a strong background in student affairs and has always been a strong advocate of the students,” Leadership Institute Coordinator Dan Gaken said. “He has also been a champion for the Leadership Institute, and I am confident he will be a positive advocate for our needs.”

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A-Senate votes to eliminate mathematics minor

By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter

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Senator Annette Thornton records notes during the Academic Senate meeting Tuesday afternoon in Pearce Hall.

There will no longer be a mathematics minor at Central Michigan University after the Academic Senate voted to eliminate it during Tuesday’s meeting.

The decision to delete the program was part of a discussion brought before the Senate by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee on whether to delete the Computer Science and Mathematics major, B.S. and B.A., and the Mathematics minor, B.S. and B.A. “We feel coerced to do that,” said Donna Ericksen, a mathematics professor. “We wish we did not have to delete it. We’re follow-

ing what we’re supposed to do, whether we like it or not.”

Lal Singh, a computer science professor, explained the minor will be dropped because of priorities within the department. He said there is low undergraduate enrollment in the minor and that it takes very little department effort to run the program.

“Very few students are enrolled in it, and it takes zero extra resources,” he said.

The decision concerning the deletion of the Computer Science and Mathematics major was voted to be postponed to the next Academic Senate meeting.

In other action the A-Senate approved the creation of a senator

position on for a member of CMU’s Global Campus.

Andrew Spencer, a music professor, said he felt that Global Campus should be represented in the university decision-making processes.

“It is wise to include someone who is in charge of that significant chunk of our students,” Spencer said in favor of the motion.

A-Senate did not approve the inclusion of a senate seat for the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services.

A-Senate also approved electronic balloting for future amendment voting. university@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL BOARD | Eric Dresden, Editor-in-Chief | Aaron McMann, Managing Editor | Justin Hicks, Sports Editor | Hailee Sattavara, Metro Editor | Catey Traylor, University Editor | John Irwin, Elections Coordinator

EDITORIAL | What President Barack obama, mitt romney need to say tonight

Emily Grove Staff Reporter

Embracing change Change.

It’s this burden everyone despises. We don’t like when people, plans or pretty much anything changes and throws us off balance.

Because change is scary, unnerving and many times unpredictable, we set rigid guidelines for ourselves that we cling to in the hope of creating some stability in an unstable world.

We say things like “I’m never going to do this” or “I’ll always believe that,” forgetting to leave room for the possibility that our minds or our situations could alter. Then when we do change (because that’s just human nature), we panic and rush to put a halt on it, fearing looking like a hypocrite or throwing off our entire lives.

We don’t change our majors in college, because it’s expensive. We don’t change silly things like what we order at a restaurant, because it’s risky.

We don’t change our minds, because we’re stubborn and afraid of what people will think.

People are punished for changing, like politicians labeled “flip-floppers” or people who are called indecisive, reckless or unsure because they changed.

Why do we allow this? Why do we care what others think?

Why can’t we embrace change instead of running from it?

After becoming engaged in December, I decided to get married in the fall of 2013, but with my fiancé Levi’s deployment schedule, that possibility isn’t likely to work for us.

With a planned trip to California and Las Vegas for the Marine Corps Ball coming up in November, Levi and I started talking about the possibility of just getting married now and postponing a huge family ceremony until 2014 when he’s out of the Marines.

It was a rational, wellthought-out plan, but the only problem was that it was something I said I’d never do. I had made my mind up years ago about how my wedding had to be, and straying from the plan and hearing the opinions of friends and family terrified me.

What would they think about me changing my mind?

Now that possibility is a reality. I’m going to get married in November, less than two months away from now, because it’s what I want.

So whether it’s getting married or dying your hair or changing your major, do not allow other people or even your past self and thoughts, to box you in. You can change. Life will change. Plans inevitably change. Don’t be afraid.

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It’s showtime, gentlemen

he first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney takes place in prime-time

tonight, providing each candidate the chance to reach out to the public and offer up their vision for America going forward. And while each differs greatly in policy and rhetoric, they are both at different points in their respective campaigns.

Most polls say Obama holds a lead nationally while also commanding comfortable leads in many of the swing states needed to rack up enough votes in the Electoral College. At the same time, most analysts agree the economy remains stagnant, illuminated by an unemployment rate that isn’t declining as quickly as some what would like.

Given that, Obama and Romney each come into tonight’s debate with a specific, differing playbook.

Romney’s game plan should boil down to the old adage: It’s the economy, stupid.

With the national unemployment rate still above eight percent and September jobs numbers due out Friday, the

former Massachusetts governor still has a chance to turn the tide on the polls. But he has to come out swinging.

Plenty of people around the country are still unemployed, or even underemployed, and hurting financially. Instead of offering generalities, like his campaign has spent the better part of the last few months doing, he must begin to offer specifics on what he plans to do — and how it will directly affect those unemployed. When people feel like they can relate, they’ll listen. And Romney needs all the ears he can get.

Obama needs to lay out his secondterm plans for economic growth: More infrastructure projects, tax incentives for

businesses to create jobs at home, green energy projects, etc. and debt reduction, a balanced mix of tax increases on income above $250,000 and spending cuts, in a way voters can easily understand.

Most of those ideas enjoy popular support in polls, but because Obama has failed to effectively communicate those ideas to the public, many voters have no idea what he truly stands for.

The president also needs to debunk Romney’s claim that his success as a businessman will translate to national economic success should he win. He needs to point out that running a business, especially a private equity firm focused on profit rather than job creation, is completely different from being President of the United States.

In addition, Obama must link Romney directly back to former President George W. Bush. If Obama can successfully make a Romney presidency out to be a third Bush term, which given Romney’s economic policies is not too far-fetched, then Romney will be sure to take a hit in the polls.

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No benefits for right to work legislation The study by professors Chakraborty and Nash claims to show the benefits of so-called ‘right to work’ (RTW) legislation. There is, in fact, no proof that these laws have any economic benefits for states.

Supporters of RTW argue that states attract investment if they offer a lowpaid, non-union workforce. However, RTW states account for seven of the ten poorest states and five of the ten with highest unemployment. Lower wages mean less money being spent at local businesses and less tax revenue to pay for local schools and services.

‘Right to work’ is not just bad for the economy, it is bad for workers. Employees in RTW states have lower salaries, worse workers’ compensation, are less likely to have health insurance and experience more accidents at work. No wonder RTW’s opponents have dubbed it ‘the right to work for less’.

Chakraborty and Nash’s study compares Michigan – one state with a terrible economy – to all 23 RTW states. This is meaningless; it is like saying a giraffe is taller than the average house, therefore animals are taller than houses.

Dr. Chakraborty claims that “Rightto-work laws simply mean that you don’t need to be a member of a union in order to get a job. If a company has an existing union for its employees, RTW laws would protect that worker’s right to not join the union.” Wrong – these rights already exist. The National Labor Relations Act makes it illegal to discriminate against employees on the basis of union membership or nonmembership. Nor does Michigan law force workers to join a union; nonunion members in a unionized workplace MAY pay an ‘agency fee’, which is less than the level of union dues (and only when the employer agrees to such a fee and the contract is ratified by a democratic vote). RTW means unions lose that income but are still legally obliged to represent non-members who contribute nothing to the union.

We need to get the facts straight, because Michigan is in the middle of a nationwide assault on labor rights by anti-union politicians and their corporate backers. Proposal 2, on the ballot this November, would amend the Michigan constitution to guarantee the right to collective bargaining

for Michigan working people and our families. There has already been plenty of misinformation put about by the proposal’s opponents; it would be a shame if CMU added to it.

Signed, Karen Bellingar (President, UAW Local 6888 Office Professionals, CMU) Tena Best (President, Supervisory Technical Association, CMU) Michelle Campbell (President, Graduate Student Union, CMU) Michael Evans ( former Executive Board member, Union of Teaching Faculty, CMU) Tobin Hope (President, AFSCME Local 1568, CMU) Sue Chrouch Murphy (Vice President, Union of Teaching Faculty, CMU) Kenlea Pebbles (Union of Teaching Faculty, CMU)

Ask public officials to make recycling easier Being a student who wants to recycle while living in Union Square has been a bit of a challenge since I moved here in 2010.

If I have garbage, I would just take it out to the apartment dumpster. But what do I do with a bag full or newspapers or a bag full of plastic bottles with no deposit or a handful of dead AA batteries? I have to pile everything into my car, drive over to CMU and drop off the papers and plastics at a giant blue recycling dumpster— except for the AA batteries, I place those in a small recycling bin in Woldt Hall.

After making such a trip, I ask myself the same question: “Why are there no recycling bins in my apartment complex?”

I’m not the first person to ask this question. Many students have pondered this for years now, curious as to why their off-campus homes don’t provide the most basic of recycling options such as paper bins. With a growing concern for the environment and the major pushes CMU has undergone to promote recycling, it

seems a little odd that apartment complexes have not followed suit and stick with their lonely dumpsters. The only recycling option I ever received during my stay in Union Square was recycling my refrigerator to Consumer’s Energy. It would be nice to have more options when it comes to our recyclable waste, besides my refrigerator.

What makes this topic even more frustrating is that a number of students have tried to startup off-campus recycling for years now. I’ve been in the SGA for close to two years now, and every time a committee or students try to get the ball rolling for off-campus recycling, the project has fallen short of its goals. The task always seems to be too hard or too complex since multiple apartment and legal affairs hinder the operation. But this curse might be broken this year with the help of the newly formed sustainability committee.

The sustainability committee is undertaking a number of tasks this year, one

of which is the creation of off-campus recycling. This is possible, assuming it’s supported by the public. According to Union Township’s government, the move to create off-campus recycling would be considered as long as it has support from their residents. That is where you, a fellow student, come in.

If off-campus recycling is going to work, we students must step up and show support of this action. Write a letter to Union Township government or Mount Pleasant’s City Commission; sign a petition that the sustainability committee will be handing out soon; or talk to your landlord about recycling options for your home.

Together, the students of CMU can make off-campus recycling a reality. Giving us more to recycle in our apartments other than our refrigerators.

Daniel Breitenbach White Lake senior

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Why can’t I be young forever?

All my life I can remember looking forward to Oct. 7, my birthday.

Being the youngest of the family with three older sisters, I have always made birthday countdowns and anxiously waited for the day when I could blow out my candles and turn another year older.

As a child, as far back as I can remember, I have been interested in the idea of getting older. Each year, as I got older, was something special to me.

And as soon as the month of September ended, I would be eagerly waiting for my cake and presents.

When I was six, I could not wait to be seven because that is my favorite number since it is my birthday number. Then at age nine I could not wait to turn 10 because then I would have a year for every finger.

The biggest deal growing up was 13. Since my sisters are all eight or more years older than me, I have been the baby in my family by far. I could not wait to say that I was a teenager. I just wanted to be big like them and wear make up, and do all the wonderful things that I thought 13 year olds did.

The next big birthday I looked forward to was my sweet 16. I am the youngest of all my friends, so they were all driving and I was the friend always begging to be picked up. I felt so left behind and I wanted so desperately to have a car of my own and all the freedom and excitement that were included with being 16.

After 16 was that fabulous birthday two years later of turning 18. The responsibility of being an adult and getting into the Wayside on Wednesday or gambling with my family at Soaring Eagle was something that I could barely wait for.

Now that in a few days I will be 20, I am starting to get sad. Of course in a year there will be the greatest birthday of all, but what is after 21? I feel like age has completely changed now that I am getting older. When I was little, I would plan my birthday parties a month in advance and spend all my time fantasizing over being another year older.

But I feel now that time is speeding by and I just want to savor every last moment.

I know they say age is only a number, but birthdays are becoming something that is just a reminder of how old I am and not new exciting privileges. With the exception of having one year left to cherish my birthday obsession, I’d say that the excitement has dwindled and I have decided to pause my birthdays after 21, and stay young forever.

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Voter registration deadline is Tuesday still vote by signing an affidavit at the polling place.

By John Irwin elections Coordinator

Tuesday’s voter registration deadline for the Nov. 6 general election is fast approaching, and there are several things voters need to keep in mind when registering.

First-time voters and Michigan residents who have moved since last registering need to register or update their address at a Secretary of State office, County Clerk’s Office, city or township clerk or by mail

by Tuesday. Keep in mind that Secretary of State offices will be closed Monday.

When registering, voters must use the same address as the one listed on their driver’s license.

Residents may download a mail-in registration form from the Secretary of State’s website. However, firsttime voters who register by mail must vote in-person at

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their polling location and cannot vote through an absentee ballot.

Those who wish to check their voter registration status or to confirm where their polling location is can visit michigan.gov/vote to find out.

At the polls, voters will be asked to provide some form of identification. Valid ID includes driver’s licenses, student IDs with photo, Tribal ID with photo, U.S. passports, military ID cards with photo and government-issued photo ID. Registered voters who do not have a valid form of ID or forget to bring one can

Absentee ballot applications sent by mail must be received by the voter’s city or township clerk’s office by 2 p.m. on Nov. 3. Applications can be found online.

Voters can also pick up an absentee ballot at their clerk’s office until 4 p.m. on Nov. 5 in person, but the ballot must be completed in the office if picked up that day.

Voters expected to be out of town on Election Day, age 60 and over, unable to attend the polls for religious reasons, in jail awaiting trial or arraignment or unable to vote without assistance qualify for an absentee ballot.

Absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 in order to count. metro@cm-life.com

Isabella County unemployment rate eighth-lowest in state at 6.7 percent

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

Unemployment rates in Isabella County dropped 1.4 percent in August.

The county ties with Ottawa County for the eighthlowest unemployment rate in Michigan, recording 6.7 percent of the population to be unemployed.

Overall in Michigan according to the Department of Numbers, unemployment rate rose 0.4 percent in August, bringing the state unemployment number to 9.4 percent.

After reaching a post-peak low of 8.3 percent in April 2012, Michigan’s unemployment rate has now grown by 1.1 percentage points, increasing every month since.

Jeff Aula, an economic analyst for the state, blames the unemployment increase on seasonal jobs.

“It’s typical in the summer months, which are June, July and August,” he said. “The

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month change is caused by the seasonal job seekers returning to other things and leaving the labor force.”

Although numbers have continually increased since April, Aula said unemployment numbers are lower than they were this time last year.

“Unemployment is down over the year,” he said. “August to August, there has been a growth. Over the year, the downward increase is caused by actual growth.”

However, Michigan’s August unemployment rate is the seventh-highest in the country and nearly 1.5 percent higher than the nation’s 8.1 percent unemployment rate.

But the good news is Isabella County doesn’t fall into this deficit.

According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, Isabella County’s unemployment numbers are much lower than the country’s and the state’s.

Steve Bailey, an assistant

professor of English, said with a slowdown of manufacturing in the middle of 2012, Michigan’s unemployment rate rose more than most.

“Typically, counties that have a university as a main presence tend to have relatively low unemployment rates,” he said. “Universities as employers tend not to have unexpected large changes in employment levels.”

Leisure and hospitality jobs rose this summer in Michigan, as is typical of the profession.

Isabella County was lower than Kalamazoo County’s 7.1 percent, home to Western Michigan University, and Ingham County’s 7.9 percent, home to Michigan State University.

However, jobless rates for Washtenaw County — where the University of Michigan is located — are even lower at 5.9 percent. metro@cm-life.com

CELL PHONES | CONTINUED FROM 1A Central Michigan University Police Lt. Larry Klaus said some of the personal injury accidents at CMU last fall resulted from cell phones.

“During a two-week period in September 2011, we experienced three PIA (personal injury) accidents,” Klaus said in an email. “Two accidents on E. Campus were line of sight issues involving the cross walk in front of the power plant and a bicyclist not stopping prior to entering the roadway. One accident at Broomfield and E. Campus was a bicyclist error who ran into the side of a passing vehicle, which caused (them) personal injury.”

Klaus said texting while driving is a violation of state statute, and CMU officers will cite drivers under the state

statute if observed texting while operating a motor vehicle.

Grandville senior Emma Brophy saw a close call last year similar to the incident Jajuga witnessed.

“I saw someone riding their bike in the bike lane on Washington almost get hit by a girl who was texting and not looking at the road,” Brophy said in an email. “She didn’t notice that her car had drifted into the bike lane. It was really scary. Thankfully, she looked up and swerved out of the bike lane at the last second, but I seriously thought he was going to get hit.”

Caitlin Eigsti took a nononsense approach to the issue but said she hasn’t seen any problems or close calls on campus like Jajuga did.

“Students know where the roads and cross walks are, so when they get to those areas on campus, putting their phone away or at least looking up from the screen for a few seconds really isn’t too difficult,” the Elkton junior said.

Klause advised students to be cautious and not assume vehicles will actually stop, even at a four-way.

“Electronic distractions from iPods, texting or cellphone usage also contribute in inattentiveness, which can have devastating results if an individual is involved in a pedestrian or motor vehicle accident,” Klause said. “It is recommended that pedestrians and bicyclists monitor their usage upon exposure to motor vehicle traffic and that motorists completely avoid texting and other distractions during their operation of a motor vehicle.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Patrons have chance to reclaim items after city consignment store closes

By Adam Niemi Senior Reporter

People started knocking on the door soon after Kate’s Designer Consigner closed.

It wasn’t because they missed the business. They came to get either money they were owed or reclaim clothing items they left at the store to be sold, which were never returned to them. The store’s owner, Caitlyn Barbara Lee, was nowhere to be found.

She has been named in a warrant, charged for larceny by conversion between $1,000 and $20,000.

Sherry Ruckman, coowner of City Closet, 888 S. Mission St., said many people have come into her store asking about what happened to Lee. “I know her because her doors closed, and people were coming to my store and asking what’s going on,” Ruckman said. “It’s really crazy. I can’t believe she got away with what she

did for so long.”

Ruckman is leasing the space of the former consignment store, located at 1809 S. Mission Road, and is giving people a chance this week and next week to reclaim items that Lee neither returned nor paid for.

Ruckman said people can come Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. to reclaim their items. She will also hold a garage sale at the same location on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ruckman said people who cannot make it to City Closet to reclaim their items can call the store at

(989) 317-9166 and make an appointment.

At least 50 people have filed a claim with the Mount Pleasant City police about the missing items, Ruckman said.

“There’s been so many people filing claims that it sounds like they’re going to prosecute her,” Ruckman said.

Isabella County chief assistant prosecutor Bob Holmes could not be reached for comment. Central Michigan Life has filed a Freedom of Information Act request regarding the claims. metro@cm-life.com

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Confidential hotline established for CMU employees to report possible instances of fraudulent behavior

By Amanda Brancecum Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University’s Board of Trustees Audit Committee offers employees a confidential ethics hotline to report suspected fraudulent activities in the workplace.

EthicsPoint is a third-party provider hired by the university to field concerns of employees regarding fraudulent behavior.

Employees can submit concerns via EthicPoint’s toll-free hotline or secure website. Each submission will be processed by an EthicsPoint employee and sent through a secure web link to Internal Audit at CMU. CMU has provided this service to faculty, staff and student employees since fall 2006 and is free to the reporting employee, but not to the university.

“The cost, which the In-

ternal Audit Department has funded since 2006, is currently $4,500 per year based off of the number of claims that are reported to EthicsPoint,” Internal Audit Director Michael Roethlisberger said in an email.

To contact the hotline call 866-294-9379.

The employee reporting the activity is not allowed to talk about or engage in the investigation any further unless asked by those investigating the case.

The rest of the investigation is led by Roethlisberger.

University President George Ross, Provost Gary Shapiro, Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services David Burdette and the finance and personnel committee of the Board of Trustees may be involved in investigations, depending on the case. A report is then created for each investigation.

CMU’s Fraud and Fraudulent Activities Policy states

reports must include “subject of the investigation; statement of non-compliance with policy, plan, procedure, law or regulation; description of acts or practices discovered; statements of witnesses; amount and type of loss; the means used to perpetrate the fraud; appropriate documentation; and other data considered necessary.”

The report also includes actions that will be taken to prevent a reoccurrence.

The Office of the General Counsel keeps files and materials related to the case until the material is no longer needed.

Other universities utilize programs like EthicsPoint to offer employees an opportunity to report fraud.

“Currently, only Western Michigan University, Michigan Technical University and Central Michigan University use EthicsPoint in Michigan,” Roethlisberger said.

Michigan State University and University of Michigan use a similar system, while Oakland University, Northern Michigan University and Wayne State University use an in-house reporting mechanism that is usually handled by their Internal Audit Department.

Grand Valley State University, Saginaw Valley State University, Ferris State University and Lake Superior State University do not have an Internal Audit Shop, so they do not have a website for such reports.

The University’s Board of Trustees Audit Committee supports the Internal Audit and EthicsPoint’s service and dedication to ensure a proper management in all levels of workplaces at CMU. “This (system) reinforces integrity, a core university value,” Roethlisberger said. university@cm-life.com

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Sororities, fraternities start activities for National Hazing Prevention Week

By Ashley McDonald Staff Reporter

Macomb senior Alicia Kellogg said Central Michigan University students need to take a stand against hazing.

“We as a community are able to make a choice about (it),” the vice president of risk management and member of the National Panhellenic Council said.

The National Hazing Prevention Week started Monday and concludes Friday.

This week is a chance for schools, organizations, communities and individuals to promote the prevention of hazing, which can be defined as any action taken that causes humiliation, harassment, physical or psychological harm. According to hazingprevention.org, hazing is done to a person or an assemblage of people in order to gain approved entrance into a club, team, workplace or other type of organization.

“The ultimate goal is to

Library | continued from 3A “None of the proper people were contacted,” Cochran said. “The dean wasn’t contacted; I wasn’t contacted. The employees who would be in a position to give accurate information were never reached.”

Peters agreed that the students who have raised the allegations were misinformed.

“I don’t remember anyone approaching me last year about adding an email address to the accommodation statement,” Peters said. “I think it’s a fantastic idea, it would be easy to do, but this year is the first year I’m hearing of it.”

Peters said the reason he was in favor of the footer was

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prevent hazing from happening,” Kellogg said. “This week allows us to educate parents, faculty and staff, community members, local and campus police and others so that they can more easily recognize hazing.”

Kellogg said there are plenty of dangers with hazing methods.

“One of the most common hazing tactics used involves alcohol use,” she said. “An example of this is new members of an organization being forced to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. Other common tactics involve sleep and eating deprivation and other ridicule or humiliation tactics.”

Throughout NHPW, there are various activities for sororities and fraternities on campus to partake in. On Monday, fraternities and sororities placed a purple ribbon on their houses to display their support for this program. On Tuesday, Greek Life created a pledge banner that will appear in front of the Bovee Uni-

versity Center on Friday afternoon.

Today is campus support day. The fraternities and sororities will travel around campus and gain support from other students at CMU. Thursday, Greek life will convey information about the hazards of hazing via chalk messages on the sidewalk. On Friday, fraternities and sororities will sign and hang the “CMU Hazing Prevention Week” pledge banner.

Any CMU student can take action against hazing, Kellogg said.

“Students need to understand what hazing is and be able to recognize it,” she said. “Any CMU student can take responsibility when they see it occurring and report it immediately. CMU students need to not be a bystander. The only ways to prevent hazing are for students to know the harm of hazing and to report it if they know it is occurring.”

because of the advantages that the footer brings.

“The advantage of putting the accommodation statement in the footer, which none of the other alternatives have, is that it would appear on every page of the website,” Peters said. “That way, students will always have access to it.”

Peters said the library’s upcoming new website would potentially have two areas supplying disabled individuals with assistance.

One would likely be in the footer, while another would be in a link at the top of the page.

Moore said at no point did the library consider taking off an accommodation statement, and neither he nor Peters had ever rejected the idea of adding an email address to the accommodation statement.

“The concern has always been not whether or not we

would have an accommodation statement, but how we can employ that statement where it can be most effective,” Moore said. “We’re considering where it would be located, what precisely it would say and consider those questions in the context of the new website.”

Moore said one of the problems with adding an email address to the accommodation statement was whether or not the library would be able to respond to inquiries in a timely manner.

“If we were to add an email address to the statement, we want an address that would allow students to get an immediate response,” Moore said. “None of the email addresses we have necessarily fulfill that role.

And we are still discussing how we can implement an address that would.”

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SGA moves ride board to online format

By Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

The Student Government Association has replaced the ride board from its location in the Bovee University Center to an online format in order to make it more sustainable to the university and more convenient for students.

The ride board is a resource available for Central Michigan University students to access rides home for the weekend or just looking to go in the same general direction and get rides toward the same area.

SGA President Justin Gawronski said the SGA received many comments in their suggestion box to put the ride board online.

Voisin | continued from 3A The Leadership Institute is growing in national recognition with as many as 2,500 applicants competing for a spot in a group of 40 student academics, volunteers and community leaders. Gaken said he is confident that with Voisin’s support, the program can expand to its full potential.

“With such a successful program, it is my hope that we would be able to afford more CMU students this opportunity,” Gaken said. “Tony and I have met to talk about the strategic

Books | continued from 3A Richard said people should make their own choices about the literature they read but should not be pressured by people to avoid a book because of content that other people question or challenge.

Censorship has also happened through logistics.

Richard said a clear example was prevalent in the 1950s

“Due to student demand and the fact that the ride board was highly underutilized, we decided to make the change,” the Macomb junior said. “It kind of seemed like a no-brainer.”

Gawronski said they had been talking about turning the ride board into an online resource for a while now. He said many students did not know about the ride board, and it greatly increased the convenience for off-campus students.

Gawronski said SGA Secretary Kelly Wright took charge on the project last week.

“The Ride Board online can function 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” Wright, an Eaton Rapids senior said. “If students don’t have time to get to the UC during the day

to fill out either ‘the giving’ or ‘needing a ride’ slip, then they (don’t have to worry) about it, because they can complete it from anywhere on campus. This also allows them to check it any time they need.”

Gawronski said he has already noticed that people have caught onto the change, and students are already using it more. He said using technology tends to make students’ lives easier.

Wright said students can access the ride board through CentraLink. They can type in “SGA” or “the ride board,” and it will appear. It is also on the SGA webpage, located on the right side of the page.

planning necessary to grow such an intricate program, and I feel that both he and Vice President (Steven) Johnson can be strong allies as we seek to increase the leadership opportunities for CMU students.”

Prior to his position at the Office of Student Affairs, Voisin was appointed as Interim Dean of Students, where he made a yearly salary of $97,720.

His new position will see a pay increase of more than $17,000 a year — making his assistant vice presidential salary $115,000 per year.

“I’m excited to have him on board,” Volunteer Center Coordinator Shawna Ross said. “I hope to see more of what we’ve seen in

the past — support for the students.”

In addition to serving the various offices associated with the Office of Student Affairs, Voisin also has expectations from the student body — expectations that Marysville senior Adam Grey is confident will be achieved.

“This campus needs more people like Voisin,” Grey said. “From what I’ve been reading, he has all the experience necessary to fill the position. I know there is a lot of room for improvement and don’t see a reason why he isn’t the man for the job.”

when the United States Postal Service held onto books that were challenged, banned and censored by the government and other entities. Sometimes, Richard said, the books were held by the USPS for months, and, in other cases, the books never reached their destination.

“What was the standard by which they were making these decisions?” she said. “What authority did they have to control that?”

Richard said she has even noticed recently that books

that have been challenged have gone missing at CMU. She said she noticed “Midnight’s Children” and “The Satanic Verses” has gone missing from the Charles V. Park Library numerous times.

Perhaps, if banned books could speak, they might quote from Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” read by communication and dramatic arts faculty Jill Taft-Kaufman: ‘I survived, but it’s not a happy ending.’

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Jake Olson, Alex Smith still out for Saturday’s game against Toledo

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

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Junior setter Kelly Maxwell, center, celebrates with teammates after the Chippewas scored the match point to defeat the Western Michigan Broncos Saturday, Sept. 22 in McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas beat the Broncos 3-1.

Team sweeps MAC awards for secondstraight week

Senior offensive tackle Jake Olson and senior linebacker Alex Smith will continue to be sidelined with injury.

Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos said there is no official news on Smith’s injury and how long it will take but was optimistic with Olson, saying he could return in the next few weeks.

Senior wide receiver Jerry Harris returned to practice Tuesday after missing two games, and senior defensive end Caesar Rodriguez is also expected to be back this week.

Olson went down with a leg injury early in the game against Michigan State.

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By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

For the second-straight week, the women’s volleyball team swept the weekly Mid-American Conference awards.

Junior setter Kelly Maxwell and freshman middle blocker Angelique White earned MAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week after leading Central Michigan in its sweeps against rival Eastern Michigan Thursday and Kent State Saturday.

“I think we’re playing pretty good ball,” head coach Erik Olson said. “We know that we’ve played some of the tougher teams in the MAC thus far, so we like to see what we’re doing numbers–wise.”

Maxwell recorded 14.33 assists per set this weekend after recording 47 assists against the Eagles and 39 against the Golden Flashes.

She improved her average to 11.66 assists per set this season, making her No. 15 in the nation.

She guided the offense to a .298 hitting percentage this weekend, improving the team’s mark to a MAC–leading .267 hitting percentage.

Maxwell is leading the conference with 13.86 assists per set in MAC play.

“It felt awesome (to win the honor), and, obviously, assist numbers is something

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Tigers wrap up tough season The Detroit Tigers have been underachievers and disappointing for most of the season.

But on Oct. 1, they became the American League Central Division Champions for the second consecutive season and have the possibility of winning individual accolades such as the MVP, Triple Crown, AL Batting Title and Cy Young Award.

Although the overall record is lower than anticipated, no one can say they underachieved anymore – as Tigers manager Jim Leyland said in his postgame interview. And looking ahead at the playoffs, no one can count them out.

The Tigers have the best hitter on the planet in Miguel Cabrera, who is leading the AL in average, home runs and RBIs with one game remaining – aiming to be the first Triple Crown winner since 1967.

You have arguably the

300-pound lineman from Wisconsin has started all 28 games he has been healthy for in his career, though he has missed time over the past three seasons with injuries.

Smith has also not seen action since the MSU game. He has seven career starts at linebacker, split up over the past three years.

Rodriguez is leading the CMU defense with 2.5 tackles for loss and tied for the lead with one sack.

He has 12 tackles this season.

It is unknown why Harris missed the past two games. He came into the season with 598 career receiving yards and five touchdowns, though he has failed to record a reception thus far. sports@cm-life.com

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you can’t do without your hitters,” Maxwell said. “It’s good to know we’re running a good offense.”

Angelique White This is the first time Maxwell and White have received MAC honors.

White recorded six block assists against EMU before helping stifle the KSU offense to a .174 hitting percentage with three block assists and two solo blocks.

The freshman is No. 3 in the MAC with 1.5 blocks per set in MAC play.

“To be honest, it caught me off guard,” White said. “It felt really good just because I

didn’t expect it.”

The awards come one week after sophomore outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre and junior libero Jenna Coates took home the honors after splitting the opening week of MAC play with a win against Western Michigan and a loss to Northern Illinois.

“We swept last weekend’s awards, this weekend’s (games) and then this weekend’s awards, so I think it helps us going into this Ball State and Toledo weekend,” Maxwell said. “It’ll help us to focus on one thing at a time.”

CMU heads to Muncie, Ind. to take on the Cardinals at 8 p.m. Friday.

best pitcher in Justin Verlander, who is in contention for his second-straight AL Cy Young.

While the Tigers floated under and around .500 for most of the first three quarters of the season and behind Chicago until the last week and a half, fans and media grew restless.

But Leyland and the Tigers kept their heads down and focused.

The Tigers lost to the White Sox on Sept. 17, which set Detroit three games back with 16 remaining. I all but counted them out, even comparing it with the disappointing 2008 season after the acquisition of Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Jacque Jones and Dontrelle Willis. That team was supposed to set a new AL runs record but laid an egg.

Man, was I wrong.

A 10-4 record in games after Sept. 17 propelled Detroit past Chicago in the standings, giving an “underachieving” season new hope.

Playoff-sized hope.

Last year, the St. Louis Cardinals were 8 1/2 games out of the playoffs at the beginning of September but won the World Series.

It does not matter how you get into the playoffs, just that you make it.

Verlander, Max Scherzer (healthy again) and Doug Fister are at the front of the Tigers rotation, which has to be daunting for opposing managers.

After an underachieving regular season that resulted in a division title and, most

likely, the MVP and Triple Crown, CMU students should have Tigers baseball to watch late into October for what could be an overachieving group in the end.

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Fall brings a picturesque pallette of color, brisk weather

By Sean Bradley | Senior Reporter Fall: it means back to school, learning and being in class for some.

To others, it’s the excitement of the continuing NFL and college football season or the awe-inspiring landscapes.

“I stepped outside this morning, and I said ‘it really feels like fall today,’” graduate student Michelle Campbell said.

The Cedar Springs native said she knows it’s fall when she has to change her wardrobe for the colder weather.

“Number one, and most importantly, is wearing sweaters,” she said. “Another big indicator going from summer to fall is wearing sandals.”

She said she prefers the cold weather months and getting back into the school mind set.

“I love the cold weather,” she said. “It’s really, really hard to get into coming back to classes when it’s 80 degrees and sunny.”

She said she has many memories of fall and being at CMU during her undergraduate years, including participating in the medallion hunt during Homecoming Week.

“It was a mild-fall,” she said. “There were so many leaves. It was crackly and crunchy.”

Associate Professor of journalism Tim Boudreau said he enjoys meeting new students in the fall and seeing old students, too.

“I see less of my family, but I do look forward to meeting new students, seeing old students and seeing the same students in a new context,” he said. “There’s some

nervousness and excitement about it.”

He said his office, which has a window overlooking the campus, helps him see the changes the students and scenery undertake as fall gets underway.

“I can see many colors changing from my window,” he said. “I see people go from shorts to sweaters.”

Fall is also a good time of year for outdoor activities,

“Walking around and looking at different colors. That’s very inspiring to get a whole new color palette than from summer.”

Eric Thorton, Tawas City senior according to Eauclaire sophomore Amber Harmon.

“Right now, it’s perfect running weather,” Amber Harmon said. “It’s not too hot and not too cold.”

She said seeing the fall leaves while exercising is nice.

“The scenery is beautiful, especially on campus where all the leaves are changing color,” she said.

Taylor Wattles, a Commerce sophomore, said the best part about fall is the sports.

“The best part about fall has got to be the football,

though,” he said.

He said he and his friends play pickup games of football and basketball a lot in the fall.

Photographers and artists take advantage of the changes in the colors of leaves and mildly cold weather to inspire their work.

“The fall is one of the best seasons to take nature photos, because there are so many colors, and the light is softer,” Illinois junior Samantha Miller said.

She said her native city of Chicago has a lot of different places to take pictures, but Mount Pleasant has many unique places to take photos as well.

“Taking fall photos downtown can be great in the parks or the lake front where you can see the leaves, but Mount Pleasant definitely has more trees,” she said. “Plus, the trees in Michigan seem to be a lot more colorful and vibrant than in Illinois.”

Tawas City senior Eric Thorton said his wheel-thrown pottery is inspired by the fall scenery.

“Walking around and looking at different colors,” he said. “That’s very inspiring to get a whole new color palette than from summer.”

He also said being back in school and seeing his artist colleagues inspires him as well.

“In the fall, classes start again, and you’re around students and colleagues,” he said. “It’s one of the things I always look forward to is seeing people again.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Nicholas Sparks’ ‘The Best of Me’ tugs at heartstrings With ‘Babel’ Mumford and Sons continue to refine sound

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Nicholas Sparks hardly ever fails when it comes to impressing readers with his modern day love stories.

From writing classic romance novels like “The Notebook” to “Dear John,” Sparks introduces us to his latest piece, “The Best of Me.” The story starts off in a small town in North Carolina and, just like the rest of Sparks’ novels, revolves around high school sweethearts, Dawson Cole and Amanda Collier.

Cole was a nice young man; however, his family had a bad reputation and were known to be thieves and murderers.

Collier, on the other hand, was born into a family that was well-respected and had plenty of money.

Similar to Romeo and Juliet, they have to keep their love a secret. Luckily, they had help

from Tuck Hostetler, a good friend of theirs who let them meet and hang out at his place to keep out of the public’s eye.

However, it seemed as if tragedy was the star-crossed lovers’ destiny. The couple went their separate ways the summer after their senior year, because that they knew things would not work out.

Fast forward 25 years into the future; Cole and Collier’s lives aren’t exactly what they expected, and they often find themselves wondering what the others are doing.

Once Tuck passes away, the two are finally reunited, and they realize that though times have changed, their feelings have still remained the same.

From the moment you start reading the book, Sparks will cast you under his love spell, and you’ll be left coming back for more and more unable to put the book down.

Similar to the famous quote, “If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, they’re

yours. If they don’t, they never were,” Cole and Collier figure out they were truly meant for one another.

Though the characters haven’t seen each other in ages, they realize their relationship was never over and that love brought them back together. Even when they’re threatened and at times torn apart, they continue to fight for their love.

As you dig further into the novel, you learn the characters’ hidden secrets and deepest wishes. Through the lies and the drama, Sparks does an excellent job pulling at your heartstrings and leaving you on the edge of your seat wondering what to expect next.

Not only will you fall in love with the characters, but you will be left asking yourself “How much are you willing to give or how far will you go for the one you love?”

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‘End of Watch’ gives originality, reminds viewers of the duty of police officers

By Erik Aepel Staff Reporter

“End of Watch” is a refreshingly original take on the traditional “buddy cop” genre. Writer-director David Ayer, known for such films as “Training Day,” “S.W.A.T.” and “The Fast and the Furious,” creates a story that is much more involving and entertaining than most others of its kind.

Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Zavala (Michael Peña) are best friends and officers for the LAPD. They have been a team since being in the police academy years ago, and even Taylor’s girlfriend and Zavala’s wife are best friends. They are incredibly passionate about their jobs and aren’t afraid to lay their lives on the line or bend a few rules on the way to getting the job done.

The two officers are the clowns of their department, constantly pulling pranks and making light-hearted jokes. However, when they are transferred to a crimefilled Mexican district of Los Angeles, all light-heart-

edness that exists in their job suddenly disappears.

After a few busts and acts of heroism, the partners find themselves playing detective, something that is not part of their job description. In doing so, the duo sticks their noses where they shouldn’t and inadvertently opens Pandora’s Box, unleashing the wrath of the Mexican Drug Cartel upon them.

After one particularly gruesome bust at a Cartel house, an officer of an unspecified government agency tells them, “I am not supposed to say anything, but be careful. You just tugged on the tail of a snake, and it’s going to turn around and bite you back.”

This is a true statement.

After all, they might be police officers, but they are not immortal. The Cartel plays by its own rules. This becomes evident when they put a hit out on Taylor and Zavala, unbeknownst to them. This sets up an emotionally charged rollercoaster finish to a film that is incredibly entertaining

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Mumford and Sons’ gritty vocals and heavy folk-rock return on “Babel,” the band’s first studio album since the release of “Sigh No More” in 2009.

The new album’s flavor contains a few surprises: finger-picked acoustic guitar, piano, banjo and string riffs abound in a blend of Flogging Molly, Paul Simon and the altrock creativity of Coldplay.

The band’s ability to produce biting folk-rock shines from the first track, with the eponymous “Babel” leading the lineup with an alternating set of light and heavy acoustic rock riffs vaguely reminiscent of 2009’s “The Cave.”

“Broken Crown” feels similarly foreboding while showcasing the arc shape that makes their general style so similar to Coldplay. It’s a dark, energetic song that builds from a finger-picked acoustic intro into a high-flying crescendo complete with horns, strings, acoustic guitar and, of course, banjo.

“Hopeless Wanderer” has a similar feel, moving from a piano texture to a heavy and up-tempo electric bluegrass riff.

The album’s earliest single, “I Will Wait,” is a nice break from the melancholy tone on most of the album with a sound that at times feels half soaring and half straight out of an English pub.

Lyrics on the album shine through strongly as well. On “Ghosts That We Knew,” Mumford waxes poignant for a few moments that sound lifted straight out of Simon and Garfunkel’s work, with couplets rife with imagery and creativity. It’s rare to find a band nowadays willing to put so much poetic force behind their work.

Speaking of the 1960s folk duo, the real treasure on “Babel” is the cover of Simon

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and Garfunkel’s “The Boxer” (available on the deluxe version of the album) with Marcus Mumford fronting a lineup including the rest of the M&S band, Jerry Douglas’ virtuoso dobro and Paul Simon himself. While it’s a tall order to beat the original, clean vocal harmonies along with Douglas’ playing manage to make it feel new.

That being said, the album has only so many tricks up its sleeve, and, after a while, many of the songs begin to blend together. Though the band’s tone sounds mature and well-established, it’s less an album aimed at the musician and more at the lyricist—again, think of Simon and Garfunkel’s brand of folk music, and you’ll get a sense of the idea.

This detail is unlikely to spoil the album for most.

Overall, the band is sensitive to dynamics and manages to pull together deep textures of multiple instruments without making a mess. It would be nice to hear them state their ideas with more diversity in their sound. But for now, “Babel” is the album Mumford fans have been waiting for. studentlife@cm-life.com

‘END OF WATCH’

★★★★★ w Genre: Buddy Cop from the very start.

The characters in this film are not especially developed, but this film is not a character study; rather, it is an in-depth look into the relationships and hardships associated with those who serve to protect.

“End of Watch” reminds us that policemen are people just like us. They are more than just a uniform.

They might not agree with the law, but their job is to enforce it. Officer Taylor states at the beginning of the film, “I am fate with a badge and a gun, protecting the prey from the predators, the good from the bad.

We are the police.” “End of Watch” is one of the best police films of recent memory.

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Officials, professors expect a warmer winter, below normal precipitation

By Elizabeth Benson Staff Reporter

With an unpredictable summer coming to a close, many people are speculating about the weather for the upcoming winter.

Many are divided in their thinking; some assume from the high heat of the summer, we will have a milder winter.

Others believe it will be an even harsher winter due to the extremity of the conditions.

According to Walt Felver, a meteorologist at the Grand Rapids branch of the National Weather Service, TrISHa UMPFeNBaCH/ Staff PhotogRaPheR

“the official forecast (for this winter) calls for warmer than normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.”

As for the unnaturally high temperatures that roasted the nation in the later summer months, Felver said he is not sure if it was related to global warming or not.

“The short answer is that there was a larger highpressure system out over the western Atlantic, and there’s a ridge of pressure over us,” he said.

Earth and Atmospheric Science Assistant Professor Daria Kluver said the El Nino oscillation affects the

winter weather.

“By measuring the sea surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, we are forecasting a mild El Nino event,” Kluver said. “The ocean surface temps are warming, and that means warmer conditions. The El Nino event pushes the jet stream further north, making it slightly warmer than average.”

As for precipitation, Kluver said it’s really too early to tell, but all indications show about average levels. metro@cm-life.com

PICK OF THE WEEK

Bloomfield Hills residents Lizzie and Kaitlynn Baylerian, left, and Roscommon junior Kait Smith, right, pick raspberries at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, 3909 S. Summerton Road. The friends came to celebrate Kait’s 20th birthday.

Friends celebrate birthday at pumpkin patch as part of yearly tradition

By Katelyn Sweet Staff Reporter

When the leaves change and the weather cools, many students look forward to the fall festivities that follow as autumn creeps up in late September.

Many students like going to pumpkin patches and cider mills to get donuts, pumpkins and other fall treats. But not all students know there is a local pumpkin patch right here in Mount Pleasant at 3909 S. Summerton Rd. called Papa’s Pumpkin Patch.

“It’s kind of a hidden little treasure that we discovered last year,” junior Kaitlynn Baylerian said.

The Broomfield Hills native said it’s a comfortable and cute spot that has fun attractions such as climbing the big hill in the back and animals to play with.

Senior Krista Feeney said last year she got to hold a chicken ,which was exciting and made her really interested in coming back again this year.

“It’s far enough off campus that it feels like a little adventure but close enough to still be very homey.”

Ava Wilk, Berkley sophomore On Friday, the group was out to enjoy the fall weather and to celebrate the birthday of Roscommon native Cait Smith.

“It’s my 20th birthday, and we’re going to get pumpkins. It was a spur of the moment decision, but we really liked coming last year,” the junior said.

Baylerian’s sister, Lauren, drove to Mount Pleasant to take part in the fun since her birthday is Oct. 8, and she was in search of the perfect pumpkin.

“It has to be perfectly shaped and a vibrant orange.

I want to be able to see it on my porch from the street,” she said.

The ladies brought along Berkley sophomore Ava Wilk to take part in the fall

birthday festivities, and it was her first time at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch.

“It’s far enough off campus that it feels like a little adventure but close enough to still be very homey,” she said.

Baylerian said there is apple picking available at the pumpkin patch, and the donuts are something students should definitely try to name a few perks of making a tradition of coming to Papa’s Pumpkin Patch.

Making fall traditions with friends and family are a favorite of many students, and the ladies all said a local spot is something they prefer to support. studentlife@cm-life.com

70-POUND WIENER DOG

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter

Regular dogs are so boring. Congratulations, you have a yellow labrador.

Do you know who else has a yellow labrador?

Every other dog owner in existence. You know what kind of dog nobody has.

A 70-pound wiener dog.

But it’s not only unique, it comes with a number of amazing benefits. Walks will never be the same.

You thought miniature schnauzers are cute, you should see this dog wad-

dle. Adorable. Also, when you throw it in a pool, it looks surprisingly like a seal. A dog that doubles as

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By Arielle Breen Staff Reporter

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Some find biking as a cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative to driving, while others love the rush of wind and the colorful scenery.

While bicycling is beneficial, it also comes with responsibilities.

Hastings senior Sara Archambeau knows about the dangerous situations that can happen when bicyclists and pedestrians collide.

“My roommate got actually put on the ground (from the impact of the hit),” Archambeau said .

Archambeau said the bicyclist did not offer assistance, apologize or check on the safety of her roommate.

These types of incidents seem to occur infrequently on campus but do still happen.

Lt. Andy Latham of Mount Pleasant Police Department said bicyclists should be aware of the laws they need to follow in order to maintain a safe environment for all.

“As a bicyclist, you have to follow applicable motor vehicle laws (when on the road),” Latham said. “Basically, that means if there is a stop sign, you have to stop

Fall brings more opportunities to volunteer

By Anna McNeil Staff Reporter

Fall is a time of change.

The leaves are changing, the weather is changing, and, to help with these changes, volunteers come out in full force.

As students come back from their long summers and settle back into school, they are also drawn back to the numerous volunteer opportunities the fall season presents.

“Local places, like the soup kitchen, rely heavily on students for volunteer work,” Volunteer Coordinator Shawna Ross said. “And during the holidays, that number of volunteers goes down significantly.”

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Asking someone out?

Asking someone out is akin to playing a musical instrument: both are arts, everyone has a different style, and not very many people ever perfect it.

The similarities between the two are surprising.

A musical performance will play out one way in your head; on stage it will never go exactly as planned.

When you plan to ask for a date, you will play out what you believe to be every possible scenario in your head so you can better prepare for it. What happens is always unexpected.

Some people in both fields are naturals. Others think they are naturals; these people tend to be obnoxiously overconfident and often end up looking like fools.

Do not be one of those people.

Assess yourself realistically.

In music and in dating, there are questions you need to ask yourself before going ahead.

Can you pull it off?

If, every time you try to talk to her, she rolls her eyes and turns her back— she’s probably not into you. Move on. If you aren’t sure—and this is where music breaks with dating—it can’t hurt to ask, provided you do it the right way.

As in music, there are two diametrically different aspects: technique and style. You must consider these things before you ever

“Local places, like the soup kitchen, rely heavily on students for volunteer work,” Shawna Ross, Volunteer Coordinator dential communities each have traditions that happen each fall in the field of volunteering.

Ross is also an advocate for other organizations and groups all over the Central community.

“We (at the Volunteer Center) are just a piece of all the volunteering here at Central,” Ross said. “We promote all things volunteering, and it’s great to see all the things that are happening this fall. For example, it has been wonderful to see that a group of Greeks has been doing fall street clean

ups after the big games, and each year His House does a ‘rake and run’ where they go down the street to neighbors and people in the community and rake their yards.”

Other volunteer opportunities happening throughout the year include Safer Sex Patrol, blood drives, Lunch Buddies, Adopt-a-Grandparent, CROP walk, the local mobile food pantry and many others. But there are also volunteering opportunities that are specific to the season.

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perform as a musician; you should have these things in mind before you ask somebody on a date.

What you ask is just as important as how you ask it.

Technique means starting by suggesting something small, casual and noncommittal, like coffee. But maybe you don’t like coffee.

That’s not your style. No problem. Try an afternoon walk in the park or a short jog.

The point: you do not, under any circumstances, want to suggest an outing that will potentially put the person in an uncomfortable situation, especially for the first date. The place, ideally, should be somewhere public and conducive to conversation. Do not take them to meet your parents. Do not invite them to a wedding your whole family or group of friends will be attending.

It will scare them off.

Once you’ve thought these things over and decide you want to make the move: Breathe. You might have put quite a bit of thought into this, but it’s probably best not to show it. Be casual. Be nice.

Ideally, you will have talked to this person before more than once (Or not. In which case—good luck), and maybe you catch them after class or just coming out of the cafeteria. Commit yourself to doing it right there. Do it so quickly you surprise even yourself. The moment before she is about to turn her back to walk away, get her attention. Put on a big, goofy smile and say with confidence, “Hey, how would you feel about grabbing a cup of coffee sometime? I know a great place.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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for the stop sign just like a car would. And the second thing is another reminder actually, that a bicyclist has to concede the right of way to pedestrians on sidewalks.”

Allison Quast, manager at Motorless Motion, 121 S. Main St., said students should be aware of basic biking guidelines.

“When new students come to town, they only know the larger streets, High Street and Mission Street,” Quast said. “So they ride on the sidewalks on those roads, and the sidewalk is actually the least safe place to be riding your bike, because you are going faster than a pedestrian, but cars aren’t looking for you on the sidewalk. And if new students started learning some of the back routes, then it would keep them off the sidewalks and off the main through ways; it would be a little bit safer. You see more accidents on the sidewalk with bicycles than you do in the street.”

Bicyclists should also use lights on bikes in the evening so others are aware they are in presence, she said.

Quast said cyclists need to share the sidewalk.

“When you wear your headphones, you can’t hear what’s going on around

you—for both the pedestrians and the cyclists,” Quast said. “It is nice to be able to listen to your music or talk to someone on the phone while you’re doing things, but you can’t hear what else is going on around you, so you don’t know if a cyclist is coming up behind you if you’re a pedestrian. Or if you’re a cyclist, you’re not paying as much attention to someone (or) a skateboarder coming the other direction.”

Chris Bacarella, a member of CMU’s Cycling Club, said plenty of bicyclists don’t follow basic rules.

“The largest thing on campus is general people commuting who don’t really know anything about bicycle safety,” the Marysville senior said. “Like just the basic of the basic rules of the road that bicycle commuters aren’t following. An example would be people (on bikes) who don’t stop at stop signs.”

Bacarella and Archambeau both said the faded paint lines indicating where bicycles and pedestrians should walk or bike are an issue. Both agree that students don’t really know how to use these properly. studentlife@cm-life.com

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“For the past few years, the PSRC has been going down to Cedar Point during the last month that Cedar Point is open, on its Halloweekends,” PSRC Peer Assistant and South Lyon junior Kelly Irwin said. “We fundraise by working 10 to 30 hours, depending on weather and other groups, for a set pay, plus a bonus if we work well, over two weekends this year.”

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What to wear this fall?

Burgundy is trendy color

By Charnae Sanders Staff Reporter

Wave goodbye to cut-off shorts and flip-flops, and say hello to fall fashion.

It appears this season, burgundy is taking over.

“Burgundy is a very fall color to me,” Howell freshman Caitlin Eldred said. “It’s that rich color with the mix between red, which is associated with passion, and purple, which is associated with royalty and dignity, and I just think it’s a good color that brings out maturity.”

From leggings to jeggings, spice up your look with the earthy tone.

“Color pants are really in for the fall,” White Lake freshman Hannah Fedorko said.

“If you wear burgundy pants with a jean jacket and a scarf and boots or something, that’s really cute.”

Sophomore Dayra Williams said she plans to wear her burgundy scarf this season with her pea coat and accessories.

“A simple necklace or a pair of earrings or a cute hat always works to bring an outfit together,” the Westland native said.

“I think you can use it with accessories, jewelry,” Grandville sophomore Danielle Block said. “You can mix it with a cardigan and a tank top… I think they could mix it with different patterns and different colors.”

Similar to CMU’s own maroon, Eldred said, burgundy is more purple based.

However, if you don’t have any burgundy, you may be able to find trendy clothing and accessories in the color at stores such as Kohl’s, 4855 Encore Blvd., and T.J. Maxx, 4216 E. Blue Grass Road.

“Women fabrics are in like wools and knits,” Eldred said.

“Layers, you can layer over basic burgundy pieces like if you had a v-neck shirt or a burgundy plain t-shirt, you can layer that over with a fur vest.”

Don’t forget about makeup.

There are several shades of dark reds and purples that can complete your look.

“Fall is darker colors, so if you do a little smokey eye in burgundy, maybe burgundy lipstick or you can turn it down with a smokey eye and burgundy earrings,” Fedorko said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Dakota Senior Kristina Tesio models burnt orange nail polish to pull it all together.

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As the new season falls upon us, some students indulge in the pumpkin goodies around town.

Advancing to the colder climate, the pumpkin flavor seems to meet the demands of many taste buds.

Main contributors to the exciting flavor are the nearby cafés but joining in on the trend, McDonald’s fast food restaurant sells pumpkin pies exclusively for the season.

Caro freshman Nick Beecher has yet to miss out on these pies.

“When the pumpkin pies come out, I always buy them.

They are good and cheap,” Beecher said. “I would definitely choose the pumpkin pies over the apple pies any day.”

Not only has the edible, fruit-borne pumpkin been incorporated into a pie, it has also been expanded into different treats.

In particular, Kaya Coffee House, 1029 S. University Ave., sells their pumpkin muffins for $1.

Kaya Manager and Remus senior Elly Cotton explains the impact of the seasonal changes.

“Everybody gets in the mood for something pumpkin or that tastes like fall when it gets more crisp outside,” Cotton said.

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We make the muffins fresh daily and they go great with our caramel apple cider.”

According to a Pinckney freshman Taylor Mite, it’s a sign of fall if Starbucks pumpkin spice latte is on the market.

“I have already bought a couple pumpkin spiced lattes,” Mite said. “The pumpkin spice is my all time favorite latte. It is one of the main reasons of why I love this season.”

Saline freshman Stacey Stevens prefers her pumpkin supplement in a breakfast form.

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“I love pumpkin and I love pancakes. The pumpkin pancakes at IHOP are the perfect combination,” Stevens said.

“The whipped cream on top gets me every time.”

Also adding a bit of autumn to their menu, Dairy Queen, 210 S. Mission St., is preparing to release their pumpkin pie blizzard.

“The pumpkin pie blizzard is very popular. A bunch of people look forward to it and are already asking for it, “Dundee senior and manager Chelsea Theurer said.

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