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FA president says class time changes undetermined for academic calendar

By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

Faculty Association President Laura Frey said it is yet to be determined if time increments for classes would increase with a 15-week calendar.

The academic calendar committee did not address that topic, and it is not a decision the committee could make, Frey said. If the academic

calendar change were to move forward, that decision would probably be made by the Academic Senate.

“That was not a charge of the academic calendar committee,” she said.

Frey said the academic calendar committee was charged with taking a look at the present calendar in comparison to other institutions and looking at possible calendar changes

that would fit student interests. Under the change, the fall 2014 semester would begin on Sept. 2, after Labor Laura Frey Day, effectively eliminating one week of structured class time.

Students requested to

pursue an academic calendar that started after Labor Day so they would have more time to work over the summer, Frey said. She said students raised concerns about being able to earn more money to pay for their tuition.

The proposed academic calendar change would not affect winter break, she said.

The task of the academic calendar committee was to

“address student concerns about starting so early in the academic year and impeding student opportunities to work and earn money,” she said.

As reported by CM Life earlier this week, the Student Government Association introduced new legislation Monday that would not support the academic calendar change scheduled in 2014. The legislation lists 38 reasons why

the academic calendar change would be detrimental to the CMU student body.

“This legislation, if passed, will in my full confidence stop this from happening,” Gawronski told the SGA House on Monday. “The SGA represents the near 22,000 students in the student body. We represent every student in this university.

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Biden goes on attack, Ryan stands ground in vice presidential debate

By John Irwin Elections Coordinator

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Hamtramck resident and drag queen Sabin, 29, left, receives a kiss from Battle Creek junior Jake Wathen, left, during Drag Queen Bingo Wednesday evening in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. After winning at bingo, Sabin instructed the heterosexual to undress in order to claim his prize.

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hosted by Ann Romney,” drag queen Sabin said as she hid behind the curtains of the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

Sabin made her fourth-annual appearance for the Drag Queen Bingo event Wednesday night.

Out Week.

Senior Bethany Wohlfeil said she came to Drag Queen Bingo last year and recalls it to be one of the most entertaining nights she has had.

“Sabin is a character and makes such an interesting night,” the Sterling Heights

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Bingo cards and rainbow crayons sit on the table for students to use during Drag Queen Bingo Wednesday evening at the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

native said. “She is not afraid to tell it like it is.”

The Detroit-area drag queen has been doing drag performances for nine and a half years. She has placed nationally as a top drag queen in the United States.

She started out in Florida

and has been making it her goal to be different.

“My drag mom named me after a wrestler,” Sabin said.

She said she was originally named Xavier but realized there was already a drag queen with that name.

She said she makes ev-

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Low enrollment numbers affect many MAC schools

Drag Queen Bingo attracts students from all backgrounds

The event is a part of Coming

Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan touched on everything from foreign policy to the economy to religious freedom in one of the most heated debates in memory.

Coming off the heels of President Barack Obama’s lackluster debate performance, the pressure was on Biden to provide a hard-hitting response to Ryan in the only vice presidential debate of the year.

While Obama seemed defensive against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and appears to have paid for it in the polls, Biden went on the attack defending his boss’ response to the deaths of four Americans in Libya to start the debate.

“With all due respect, that’s a bunch of malarkey,”

Biden said in response to Ryan’s claim that defense cuts the Obama administration has proposed would Joe Biden make the U.S. weaker.

Ryan, who appeared calm but often put-off

by Biden’s aggressive debating style, said the Paul Ryan Obama administration was too slow to respond to the crisis.

“Look, if we’re hit by terrorists, we’re going to call it for what it is: A terrorist attack,” Ryan said.

erything she wears except for her shoes. She uses her sarcasm, vulgarity and quick wit to engage the audience.

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Low enrollment trends aren’t unique to Central Michigan University.

Latest reports show concerning trends in enrollment are not limited to community colleges but to nearly every university in the MidAmerican Conference. The MAC is a Division I NCAA conference consisting of 12 schools stretching across six states.

Of the seven schools in the conference with fall 2012 enrollment data available online, six of them, including CMU, show a trend of declining enrollment over the past three years.

CMU had a total enrollment of 28,389 in 2010, 28,311 in 2011 and dipped to 27,693 this year, which translates to a 2.2-percent decrease from 2011 and a

2.5-percent decrease from 2010.

In comparison, Western Michigan University had a total enrollment of 25,045 in 2010, 25,086 in 2011 and 24,598 in 2012, a 1.7-percent two-year decline; Bowling Green State University’s enrollment fell from 20,222 in 2010 to 19,697 in 2012, a 2.6-percent twoyear decline, and Akron’s enrollment dropped from 27,551 in 2011 to 26,666 in 2012, a 3.2-percent one-year decline.

Kent State University is the only school in the MAC to report a rise in enrollment statistics, with 2.74-percent increase from 2010.

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Flexibility needed, diversity candidate Ransaw says

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

Diversity director candidate Theodore Ransaw said Tuesday at an open forum flexibility and awareness would be his main objectives if hired by Central Michigan University.

Ransaw, one of three candidates for the position, received his doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He gave a PowerPoint presentation

addressing the strengths and weaknesses of educational diversity at CMU. “Diversity is a subject that is always changing,” he said.

“Many people look at diversity as a sandcastle — something that is there, but not permanent by any means.

My goal is to aim toward making diversity more like a fortress — something solidified, yet still open to change and flexibility.”

Ransaw said the first step in approaching diversity at the institutional level is to collect data across the uni-

versity in order to identify gaps and formulate a plan to address those needs. Some of these issues include addressing assumptions such as ‘white privilege’ and making sure minority students are aware of and have access to all of the resources other students have at their disposal.

Ransaw said the central focus of his approach is how to make diversity approachable and visible. This could mean various things, like applying for loans, scholarships and academic colleges

for minority students.

“There are many privileges that non-minority students have, and many minority students don’t even know such resources exist, such as having a professor proofread a term paper, for example,” he said. “Once we get a perception of what students need, we can adjust our programming to fit the needs of those students.”

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Theodore Ransaw from University of Nevada-Las Vegas, speaks to faculty members Tuesday morning in the Strosacker Room in Charles V. Park Library. Ransaw is a candidate for Director of Office of Diversity Education.

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“It is always a surprise with Sabin,” Westland sophomore Jered Smart said.

Shannon Jolliff-Dettore, director of LGBTQ services, said the event is a change of pace from other Coming Out Week events, because they are typically more educa-

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amount of high school graduates in Michigan.

As reported by Central Michigan Life last month, University President George Ross blames the decrease in enrollment on the mirroring trend of decreased high school enrollment.

“What’s happening in Michigan is what economists have been predicting for years: less high school students,” Ross said following a Sept. 20 Board of Trustees meeting. “We anticipated it, and we planned for it.”

According to the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information, the high school graduation rate dropped from 79.2 percent in 2010 to 74.3 percent in 2011.

Also, the number of incoming freshman students between the two years saw a decrease of more than 3,000 students.

“You can attribute some of that (enrollment decrease) to a declining market,” Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson said during an interview with CM Life in June.

“There are fewer students in the state of Michigan and the number of institutions stayed the same, so you could say we are ‘fighting’ for a fewer number of students.”

Johnson is at the forefront of a new tactical and aggressive enrollment plan to attract more students to CMU, particularly students from out of state.

“Most of our students are from Michigan and we need to look at opportunities to broaden that,” Johnson said in June. “We

tionally based.

“We use Drag Queen Bingo as a fun and relaxed event where individuals can enjoy laughs, bingo and friendship,” she said.

Jolliff-Dettore said the idea of Drag Queen Bingo came from a conversation with Sabin about different programs the office of LGBTQ services could do for Coming Out Week.

“I come to support the LGBTQ community,” Smart said. “Coming out is the best feeling you’ll ever experience; 1,000 pounds get lifted off your shoulders after.”

Although Sabin addressed students with crude humor, she made sure to include

FALL 2011 MAC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Akron: 27,551 BGSU: 19,994 University of Buffalo: 28,860 Kent State University: 42,185 Miami University: 22,492 Ohio University: 36,126 Ball State University: 22,147 CMU: 28,311 EMU: 23,441 NIU: 18,817 University of Toledo: 22,610 WMU: 25,086 already have some exposure in Illinois, particularly the Chicago area, but we need to be looking at other areas including Texas and Georgia to see if there are students who fit the identity and brand of CMU.” In a June statement from Johnson, he said CMU would also be investing more in science and technology—programs considered high-priority.

Freshman student Morgan Toombs doesn’t believe the problem is with recruitment efforts, however.

“I’ve had at least twodozen letters, brochures and pamphlets from Central Michigan before I enrolled,” Toombs said. “It’s almost too aggressive as it is. I can’t see how sending more would help. These improvements to academic programs are what really matter.” university@cm-life.com

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University is one of more than 450 universities nationwide taking part in a universal effort to help more students receive degrees in a timely fashion.

On Oct. 2, CMU joined an effort organized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities to increase the accessibility of a college education. Specifically for CMU, this meant working towards increasing the number of students who graduate in four years.

“As CMU develops its enrollment management strategies, we will create a plan to graduate more students in four years while enhancing their educational experience and controlling tuition costs,” Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson said in a news release.

CMU approved a tuition increase of 1.96 percent, a number that continues to be the lowest increase of all Michigan public universities.

The 1.96-percent increase translated to tuition rates of $365 per undergraduate credit hour. Out-of-state students will pay $789 per credit hour. CMU continues to be the fourth most expensive public university in Michigan, behind Michigan Technological University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Michigan State University.

Another key aspect of this

pledge is to not only increase access to college education and decrease the amount of time it takes to receive a degree but also control students’ costs of attendance.

Johnson said a newly formed enrollment management committee will begin to develop a course of action when it meets for the first time in late October.

Other committee charges include increasing student recruitment, academic standards and student support throughout their time spent at CMU to improve retention and timely graduation.

According to numbers released by the registrar’s office in May, 2,030 students received undergraduate degrees from CMU, a number that has increased from 1,958 students a year earlier, which translates to an increase of more than three percent.

Erin Aiello, a fifth-year senior from Lake Orion, is one of many students who wasn’t able to graduate in the traditional four years.

“When I went in for my final audit, there were some credits that had not been accounted for in a previous audit, which messed up my plan to graduate in four years,” Aiello said. “I originally thought I would be graduating in four years, and I know a lot of people who have felt the same way.”

This initiative taken by CMU is a challenge to boost the nation’s six-year undergraduate degree attainment to 60 percent and award an additional 3.8 million baccalaureate degrees by 2025.

CMU currently reports a six-year graduation rate of 54.3 percent, which exceeds the 45.6 percent average of Michigan’s 15 public universities.

all students there by asking audience members to raise their hands if they fell in different categories.

Jolliff-Dettore said she thinks that is the best part of Drag Queen Bingo.

“Just seeing all of the students from all different backgrounds come together,” she said.

Sabin ended the night of bingo by going through the rainbow candy bags filled with assorted candy, picking out the ones she wanted to keep for herself.

“It’s a social event, and we come to see her and just have fun,” Wohlfeil said. studentlife@cm-life.com

Aiello said another factor that has an impact on the amount of time students spend at CMU depends on how many credits they plan to take each semester.

“For some people, taking more than 15 credits a semester is a lot to take on, depending upon your major,” she said. “I know a lot of students who are taking really hard classes or who are taking classes that require a lot of out of class time to work on projects, and they find it hard to take more than 12 credits or so, but I think people try to take as much as they can handle, since, for the most part, people want to graduate on time.” university@cm-life.com

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The debate hit on all aspects of American foreign policy, including what course the U.S. should take against Iran as it develops its nuclear capabilities.

Biden defended the Obama administration’s sanctions against the country, saying they are leaving Iran more “isolated” than when they found them.

“These are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions. Period,” Biden said.

Ryan said the recent developments in the Middle East, from Iran to Libya to the Arab Spring, are the results of failed Obama administration policies.

“What we are watching on our TV screens is the unraveling of the Obama foreign policy, which is making ... us less safe,” Ryan said.

Biden, irked by his comments, said Obama has kept his promises with regards to the Middle East, and the country is better off for it.

“This is a president who’s gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do,” Biden said. “This is a guy

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Frey said the academic calendar committee was also not charged with determining if the proposed academic

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mentation of a logic model, which mentorship would play a huge role in.

“The goal of this model is to make diversity a part of the CMU brand,” he said.

What this would mean for students is the implementation of peer mentorship into freshman orientation.

Ransaw referenced a similar program at Harvard University, which pairs each freshman with a senior during their orientation in order to get them accustomed to campus and connected with the university.

In addition, Ransaw proposes a basic skills class for all new students who will be environmentally inclusive, where new students are paired with mentors and gives them ‘hidden knowl-

Though Ryan failed to bring up many specifics, he promised the tax cuts he and his running mate have proposed would be revenue neutral and that they would work with Democrats to find ways to pay down the deficit if elected.

“Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, where 87 percent of the legislators he served ... were Democrats,” Ryan said. “He found common ground, and he balanced the budget.”

Biden again emphasized that the Obama administration plans to let the Bush tax cuts for the top income bracket expire and make the rest permanent to help pay down the deficit while stimulating economic growth.

Biden offered a strong defense of the administration’s stances on Medicare and Social Security and promised to “not rest” until middle-class families fully recover from the debate.

Ryan emphasized the choice voters face on Nov. 6, framing it as a choice between more or less government.

“We’re offering real reforms for a real recovery for every American,” Ryan said. “The choice is clear.”

calendar would affect the quality of academic programs.

She said the committee just put together the structure for the calendar.

“The academic calendar committee never intended to have any of the work impede or reduce academic quality,” she said. “We did not address that topic nor did we see it as a concern.”

Frey said specific questions about the proposed academic calendar change can’t neces-

sary be answered with sound bite responses.

Frey said she has worked in conjunction with Matt Serra, executive director of faculty and personnel services, and the year-and-a-half process regarding the proposed academic calendar change has been transparent.

“There has been no attempt to hide this,” she said.

edge’ that many minority students aren’t aware of.

Ransaw hopes to develop the Office of Diversity Education’s website in an effort to make tips, videos and important dates of seminars and workshops readily accessible for all students.

“The biggest challenge the Office of Diversity Education faces is keeping up with the changing times and making sure our office is up to date with the latest technology, making as

many resources as possible available for our students,” he said.

David Smith held an open forum Tuesday, and the forum for the final candidate, Dr. Velecia Humes, will be held from 11 to 12 p.m. in the Strosacker room of Charles V. Park Library on Monday.

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who’s repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again.”

While roughly half of the debate focused on foreign policy, the rest of it centered on domestic policy, with special emphasis on the economy, taxes and entitlements.

Biden promised the Obama administration would help get the unemployment rate below six percent.

“I don’t know how long it will take,” Biden said. “We can and we will get it under six percent.”

Biden took issue with Romney’s initial opposition to the 2009 bailouts of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler when highlighting the differences between his economic vision and his opponent’s.

“We knew we had to act for the middle class,” Biden said.

“We immediately went out and rescued General Motors. What did Romney do? Romney said, “No, let Detroit go bankrupt.’”

Ryan said the Obama administration spends too much time placing blame on the Bush administration for the nation’s problems.

“Look, did they come in and inherit a tough situation? Absolutely. But we’re going in the wrong direction,” the Wisconsin congressman said.

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Shared Governance Committee releases action-steps, ideals

By Alayna Smith Senior Reporter

The Shared Governance Committee recently released two documents outlining its ideals and action steps based off of feedback from the community.

Two documents, “Nature and Ideals of Good Shared Governance” and “Action Steps for Improving Shared Governance and Communication,” were released on Oct. 4 to detail main points of shared governance, how to direct and receive information and an action plan to increase communication across the board.

The first document discusses the nature and ideals of shared governance of the university outlined in seven points, including the purpose of shared governance at Central Michigan University, the role of decision-makers in the CMU community, effective two-way communication, timeliness and the evaluation of decision-makers on campus.

The second goes over the action steps for improving shared governance, broken into four main categories: composition of university-wide committees, possible formation of new committees, changes in compositions of existing ones and fostering of ad hoc groups; enhancing information flow and oversight and review.

The first point listed under

the action steps recommends a diverse composition of university-wide committees, with the inclusion of faculty, staff, students and administrators.

“People’s feelings get hurt if they feel like they are left out of the loop with things that impact them and if they don’t feel like they know what’s happening,” special assistant to University President George Ross and Shared Governance Committee co-chair Jim Hageman said.

The action steps also discuss how to go about enhancing information flow, formation of committees and ad hoc groups on campus and the specific goals of the shared governance committee itself.

The purpose of the shared governance committee, according to the action steps document, is to “annually review and evaluate our shared governance and communication processes and to make recommendations for improvements of changes to optimize our actions.

To do this, the committee will develop a questionnaire to access attitudes of students, faculty and staff members and administrators on the strengths and weaknesses of the current state of shared governance and communication on campus.

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Glenn Feldhauser named new city chief of police

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

The Mount Pleasant Police Department welcomed back a familiar face to the unit this week.

Monday, Glenn Feldhauser took the title as the new MPPD director of public safety/police chief after coming out of partial retirement. He replaces Tony Gomez-Mesquita who resigned in January for unknown reasons.

“I liked being here before; I liked all the people, and coming back just seemed like coming back home,” Feldhauser said. “It seemed like the right thing to do at the time.”

Before joining the MPPD in 2002, Feldhauser served 25 years with the Cadillac Police Department as a police officer.

From 2002-09, Feldhauser served as the police captain for the MPPD and also served as the interim fire chief for a short period of time.

Since his retirement from the MPPD, he’s served as the management coordinator for Gratiot County for the past three years.

Mount Pleasant Public Information Officer Jeff Thompson said the department reached out to Feldhauser to fill the position.

“We recruited and sought him out to be with the department again,” Thompson said.

As the director of public safety, Feldhauser said he will

focus on the needs of the community.

“I see the community needs and I bring those back into the police and fire departments so we can meet those needs,” he said.

In his new position, Feldhauser said his main goal is to work on developing the community services unit.

“The community service unit is our program to identify not just global but specific needs within the community,” he said.

Mount Pleasant City Manager Kathie Grinzinger said the department is happy to have him.

“We were very satisfied with his commitment here before,” Grinzinger said. “He’s experienced. We’re fortunate enough to have him.”

After conducting a national search, the department did not feel like the candidates met all the needs of the department and the community.

“We did not feel like many met enough requirements to ensure their success and public safety growth,” she said.

Rather than continuing the unsuccessful search, Grinzinger said they decided to take a break and were happy when Feldhauser agreed to come back to the department and take the position for the next two years.

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Screen addiction ‘Internet-use disorder’ a new possible mental illness Melissa Beauchamp | Senior Reporter

People struggling with technology addiction might have a legitimized psychological disorder, according to a recent story in the New York Post.

The American Psychiatric Association is adding “internet-use disorder” as “recommended for further study” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ revised edition. The DSM serves as a catalyst for mental illnesses worldwide.

Central Michigan Unviersity Assistant Psychology Professor Kyle Scherr said available research from media psychologists suggest it’s likely internet-use disorder could exist.

Scherr said research by Psychologist Doug Gentile at Iowa State suggests nearly one in 10 gamers could be considered pathological players, meaning it’s damaging aspects of daily functioning. People who fit into that category play more than 24 hours a week, compared to a “normal” ten hours.

“Pathological players who play significantly more than average players can cause substantial problems for their families and schools,” he said. “Research has found a reliable association between both television and video game playing and

increased attention issues in youth. It seems likely that pathological internet use would also develop attention issues in youth.”

According to the New York Post article, the proposed disorder traits include “preoccupation with online gambling and a need to spend more time wagering via the Internet, withdrawal symptoms

when computer use is denied and continued excessive Internet use by an individual – even if he or she knows how dangerous the problem has become.”

Lying to shrinks and loved ones and losing interest in other activities are also disorder traits.

The DSM has had five editions since it was originally published in 1952, with the most recent being 12 years ago, according to a report from digitaltrends. com.

According to a report from an Australian website, smh.com.au., the possible disorder is being treated in clinics in Australia.

Children as young as seven years old have reported being irritable, aggressive and hostile when their laptops or other electronics are taken away. Children are replacing food and social interactions with the virtual and technological world they are addicted to, the article stated. Children are not the only ones at risk for a possible mental disorder.

An Australian psychologist, Emil Hodzic, started a video game addiction clinic to simmer the negative consequences stemming from technology overuse.

“Although i think (children) are developing differently than past generations who did not have as much exposure to technology, i have no research or empirical basis for this argument, and, as such, do not feel any opinion or comments i offer warrant inclusion.”

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Seventy percent of the clients were teenagers or younger, according to the report.

Although it seems to be a growing issue, Scherr said there are some positive aspects with technology.

“If people demonstrate a moderate amount of media usage, research has found that pro-social video games and media increase children’s pro-social behaviors,” he said. “Other research has found that a moderate level of media usage also increases cognitive abilities.”

Scherr said he does not feel comfortable addressing whether it should or should not be included in the DSM. “Although I think (children) are developing differently than past generations who did not have as much exposure to technology, I have no research or empirical basis for this argument, and, as such, do not feel any opinion or comments I offer warrant inclusion,” he said.

Psychology student Beau Wolfe said the possibility for “internet-use disorder” to be included in the manual of psychological disorders is astounding.

“It’s not OK to make any little thing a mental disorder,” the Milford sophomore said.

He said the heart of the issue lies within the parents who are allowing their children to play video games, sit on the computer and use social media at a young age.

“They lose the creativity they need to thrive,” he said. “It’s more like parents neglecting kids.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Professor Maureen eke a moving force for community diversity, human rights

By Rachel Harrison Staff Reporter

Professor of English Language and Literature Maureen Ngozi Eke sat in her second floor Anspach office one Friday afternoon.

Books were scattered everywhere, and a cup of hot coffee steamed on her desk.

Her serine smile is something any person can get accustomed to in a short time.

Eke, originally from Nigeria, has been teaching at Central Michigan University since 1995 and serves as the CMU faculty member of the Isabella Human Rights Committee.

“The Human Rights committee helps to maintain Mount Pleasant, and, if someone feels violated, they

can put a complaint to the committee, and then we as a group can look into it and help that person out if there is a problem,” Eke said. “… My life has always been about human rights. I have all my life work with it; human rights in general is my calling.”

Eke has been slowly nudging and helping diversity to thrive on the campus and bringing change to Mount Pleasant.

“I have always considered my identity to be wrapped up in these issues on helping with human rights and working for the greater good,” she said. “… I can’t think of any individual who is not affected by human rights. It is a basic issue we all face as humans ourselves.”

CMU has been striving

to improve itself in diversity as a whole, but Eke said she’s worked hard with the university to help improve it even more.

“Dr. Eke is recognized across campus as an outstanding teacher who is totally dedicated to her students and most enthusiastic about every phase of their work together,” said Ronald Primeau, professor of English Language and Literature.

“She advances our awareness of world culture and the arts and attracts many superb international students to CMU.” Eke works increasingly hard to make Mount Pleasant an interesting place to live, he said.

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Professor of English Language and Literature Maureen Eke is known for developing many programs and classes. Such programs include Study Abroad: Africa as well as the class ENG 329: African American Literature.

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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 | emergency managers give too much government control

Adam Niemi Senior Reporter

Hockey penalty lacks merit I bit into a bad apple once and haven’t done it since.

I learned from it.

The Central Michigan club hockey team bit into a bad apple also, but there’s a difference: they won’t have a chance to learn from it. Why? They were suspended five years or until everybody on the team today will not have a chance to compete when the club is officially cleared to play in 2017.

In five years, nobody on the team today will be on the team when it can compete again. All new players will not have the learning experience of this mistake with which to ensure it won’t happen again. Let this year’s freshmen be able to compete as seniors, so they can use this experience to ensure a more responsible culture within the team, as opposed to a team full of rookies new to the college life and likely to bite into bad apples again.

While I applaud and respect the seriousness with which Central Michigan University handled alcohol and hazing violations against the university’s Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, there’s something that has to be pointed out.

Five years is an overreaction.

Not only that, but delivering a five-year punishment without rationale or explanation gives the feeling that CMU is simply too lazy to make sure the students learn from the mistake. Maybe CMU just wanted to deactivate the team and show the players the door before the team can play again without really having to waste energy on making sure these players can grow and learn from the mistake.

Where is the merit of a punishment like that?

The Office of Student Life feels it doesn’t have to answer questions and be accountable for poor judgment. The Office of Student Life told me that all inquiries about disciplinary action against the club hockey team were directed to Jen Nottingham, director of club sports.

Nottingham does not deal with the disciplinary measures of any club sport. “(The Office of Student Life is) trying to not answer questions about the disciplinary process with the club hockey team,” Nottingham said.

The team didn’t cheat. The team didn’t steal. The team simply made a mistake. A five-year punishment isn’t giving the team an opportunity to learn from its mistake, it’s telling them they should have acted perfect to begin with.

The team appealed the suspension, but details about the rationale have not been released by the Office of Student Life.

What is the university looking for? An apology?

Well, sorry for party rockin’.

To the Office of Student Life and the university in large, if you haven’t realized this, young adults make mistakes. Some departments at the university account for this – it’s why students can return after a year if they have been academically dismissed. A university should advocate an environment that not only allows students to succeed but allows them to make mistakes and grow from them.

Allow us to make mistakes here before they go out in the world not knowing how to grow. That would be a complete failure, especially if they are alums of this university, where they should be given a chance to grow from failures.

A five-year deactivation of the team is not a punishment, it’s delaying further mistakes until later.

That’s how bad apples grow.

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No on Proposal 1

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t is vital that Michigan voters vote no on Proposal 1, a referendum on the dangerous emergency financial manager law passed by Gov. Rick Snyder last year.

The law gives emergency managers, appointed by the governor after being approved by a state-appointed review team, new powers to tackle the crippling financial problems facing municipalities around the state like Detroit or Flint. While the old law greatly restricted the emergency managers and made it difficult to get anything done, this new law takes things too far.

Under Snyder’s law, EMs can essentially take complete control of cities, acting in place of elected officials, terminating lawful government contracts and reorganizing the entire government from the ground up. They can make decisions without consent of the people who populate

the city, creating an even further wall between the people and their government. We’ve seen this in recent months in Detroit when concerned citizens packed town hall meetings hosted by Snyder and his administration.

The governor, no doubt, had the best of intentions when pushing for the law. He realizes there is no way Michigan can truly recover from a difficult recession unless struggling cities like Detroit begin to thrive again.

P.A. 4 goes too far, though. The governor has the power under this law to essentially go into a city hall and tear it up even on the flimsiest of grounds. Should a city begin to slip

economically, the state of Michigan has the power to come in and do as they please.

The potential consequences of that power are frightening. It is unlikely that Snyder, a somewhat moderate Republican, would push for an EM in a city for political gain, but should any politician be given the power to in effect overthrow a democratically elected government at his whim? And while we’ve only seen it happen a few times here, a lack of precedence is dangerous to the long-term health of towns and municipalities.

It is very ironic that it was Lansing Republicans, supposedly wary of government power, who pushed for the law. If this law isn’t big government, then what is?

Proposal 1 has good intentions behind it, but, in the near future, we could look at it as something that tarnishes cities for political gain.

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Questions for Ross about Paul Begala Dear President Ross: Why do you allow the College of Humanities and Social And Behavioral Sciences to spend probably several thousands of dollars bringing a liberal Democratic Party strategist pro-Obama super PAC adviser Paul Begala to campus prior to a close election and rev up the students to vote for Obama but not give equal time and the same funding dollars bringing a conservative Republican Party strategist to campus to campaign for Romney?

Is it fair for a taxpayer-supported tax-exempt Michigan public school to bring in the Democrats but not the Republicans?

Why can’t you bring in Karl Rove or Michelle Malkin, Bill O’Rielly, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, Mike Huckabee, Ari Fleischer, Tucker Carlson, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Mike Gallagher, Monica Crowley, Dick Morris, Mark Steyn, Laura Ingraham, Neal Boortz, Hugh Hewitt,

Michael Medved or Rich Lowry – a conservative to counter Begala?

Top universities such as Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government bring in a diversity of speakers—liberal, moderate and conservative. Notre Dame on October 12 is featuring liberal Ted Koppel and conservative George Will. Great universities believe in diversity of opinion. Maybe that’s why CMU ranks in the bottom tier these days. Checkout the U.S. News and World Report on Western Michigan’s homepage, which lists MSU, UM, Michigan Tech and Western in the top 75 percent of national universities. WMU points out how we’re in the unranked lower tier these days. Pretty sad!

It’s time CMU plays fair. You should quickly find a speaker (I supplied you with names, for a comparable price tag and deduct it from the Political Science Department’s budget. Or, you could easily get a Michigan congressman, John Engler, Pete Hoekstra, a Romney family member

or Governor Snyder for equal time. If you want to fill McGuirk Arena, then call Republicans Kid Rock or Ted Nugent.

I’ve got enough confidence in CMU students that they can make an intelligent decision when hearing all sides of any issue. You and your departments apparently don’t.

Incidentally, if anyone wants to know which CMU employees and how many dollars they have contributed to Obama, Stabenow, Gary Peters or the DNC since 2008, then visit opensecrets.org.

If CMU isn’t fair to both parties for this important election, then the Legislature should consider slashing CMU’s appropriations, and CMU Republican Alumni should quit donating until we get fair treatment prior to elections. Michigan taxpayers deserve better. Our American democracy deserves better at CMU. Corey Ruzicka CMU and CM LIFE Alum

Community not being beautified I was struck by Emily Grove’s characterization in the Monday, Oct. 8 edition of CM Life of Olivieri Management’s continued despoliation of downtown Mt. Pleasant as an effort to “beautify the community.”

I own a historic home in a north High Street neighborhood and have watched in shock as old houses south of M-20 have been razed and replaced by “McVicorians,” cheaply built structures quickly assembled from pre-fab materials then given a veneer of historicity with the addition of shutters and decorative brick. This is allowed by the Mt. Pleasant Planning Commission

because so many older houses close to campus have been damaged by years of student abuse. It would be better to control land acquisition and rental properties in these neighborhoods.

There are rental properties in my neighborhood too, but due to distance from campus and a greater number of historic sites, we haven’t had to suffer the curse of developer taste. There have even been victories, like the property on the corner of Locust and University that was damaged by a now defunct fraternity that was recently purchased and is being reconverted to a single-

family home.

Mt. Pleasant has made strides in its efforts to preserve its past, as evidenced by the restoration of the Borden Building and the Ann Arbor Station, but modest single-family swellings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century also need protection. More needs to be done to arrest the creep of the Lowes and Home Depot style. The community’s architectural legacy deserves better.

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Don’t be afraid to come out At 15 years old, a few of my friends began ‘experimenting’ and being curious with one another, as most pre-teens are.

For me, this innocent curiosity turned into something more.

I became very attracted to a senior transfer student who joined the cheerleading team, and we quickly became more than friends.

At the time, I didn’t think anything of it. I didn’t feel differently, I didn’t think differently, I was still me. I was attracted to a cute blonde cheerleader and went to football games to cheer her on instead of the players on the field.

Until she cheated on me.

I was devastated. My first girlfriend, who was also the first person I had ever kissed, broke my heart into pieces and resulted in me playing The Spill Canvas on repeat for weeks on end.

Was this only an experiment like all my other friends claimed it was? Or, was I really attracted to women?

My questions were answered the following spring, in the form of an attractive red head who I fell head over heels for (we are no longer together today but remain close friends).

We began dating in secret, as her family was very conservative. I was raised in the Catholic church and didn’t know how my parents would react, either. We slept over at each other’s houses, went to movies, and I accompanied her almost every Saturday as she spent endless hours at the mall trying on shoes. I was happy with my new girlfriend, in control of my feelings and my life, and considered telling my parents Robin and I were more than friends.

But then my mom came out for me.

I remember the car ride home from dropping Robin off as if it had happened yesterday. She had spent the night at my house, and I rode with my mom to bring her home in the morning.

We pulled out of the driveway, and I could tell my mom was trying to say something to me. She and I share the same sense of humor, and as she stopped at a stop sign, she turned to me and said, “At least we don’t have to worry about unplanned pregnancies.”

I sat in shock.

She followed up and said, “I know you’re gay, and it’s OK. I still love you.”

One of my aunts is gay, as well as one of my mom’s uncles. My mom grew up with her older sister and saw the negativity she experienced in the 1970s and 80s when being out wasn’t as accepted as it is now, so she could understand why I was hesitant in saying anything. My mom reinforced the fact that being gay doesn’t change who you are; you can’t change it but that you do need to learn to love and accept yourself, no matter who you’re attracted to.

Central Michigan Life EDITORIAL Eric Dresden, Editor-in-Chief Aaron McMann, Managing Editor Jessica Fecteau, Student Life Editor Hailee Sattavara, Metro Editor Catey Traylor, University Editor Mariah Prowoznik, Lead Designer Justin Hicks, Sports Editor Victoria Zegler, Photo Editor Charlotte Bodak, Assistant Photo Editor Seth Newman, Video Editor Evan Sorenson, Online Coordinator ADVERTISING Becca Baiers, Julie Bushart, India Mills, Megan Schneider Advertising Managers PROFESSIONAL STAFF Rox Ann Petoskey, Production Leader Kathy Simon, Assistant Director of Student Media Neil C. Hopp, Adviser to Central Michigan Life

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PB pays $15,000 for Frank Warren Rejects, Boys Like Girls and The Ready Set at the Events Center are still on sale at Ticket Central.

Tickets for students are priced at $15, $12 and $10.

Tickets go on sale to the public Thursday and will be priced at $22, $19 and $15.

About 1,600 tickets have been sold so far for the conert, Program Board officials say.

Mark Fairbrother, Program Board vice president and Rochester sophomore said Program Board has been receiving an overwhelming amount of popular feedback about the upcoming AAR concert.

“All-American Rejects has been the by far the most popular event Program Board has had this year,” Fairbrother said.

“Students have been wanting a rock show for years now, and they have been clamoring for

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter

Photo Courtesy/Jordan Hathaway

CMU students create a room particularly known as the “I Spy” room where patients search for particular objects, similar to “I Spy,” Sept. 14 at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

RSOs, classes carry on CMU alum’s dream

By Anna McNeill Staff Reporter

A child lies in a treatment room waiting for the operation to start.

Waiting in fear, eyes scan the room. Surrounding the child are images of a pig who only wants to fly.

On the wall, the child laughs as a pig in an airplane is seen, and on the curtain is the same pig surrounded by birds. These images take the child’s mind off of the procedure and at ease. This was Central Michigan University alum Brooke Wise’s dream.

Wise, in collaboration with artist Joel Tanis, was able to begin her dream with the creation of the art installation project “When Pigs Fly” for one treatment room in the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Wise’s ability to continue her dream was cut short when she lost her life in a car accident shortly after the installation project was finished in the fall of 2010.

After Brooke’s death, her father Tim Wise wished to continue his daughter’s dream through a series of events. HDF 510/Child Development Seminar: Promoting Resilience, two registered student organizations, Honors Program Philanthropic Society and Child Life Student Association collaborated to keep Brooke’s dream alive.

Human and Family Studies Association professor Pamela Sarigiani started the beginning phases of this project after CLSA student Deena Martin heard about Tim Wise’s plight to keep his daughter’s dream alive while volunteering at the Children’s Hospital in Detroit.

“As I learned more about the purpose of Brooke’s

teacher | continued from 3A Additionally, Eke has also been focusing on bringing more graduate-level diversity courses as well as options for students to experience not your average college experience.

“I think I want to contribute even more to CMU and helping students in the process. When I came here in 1995, the diversity at CMU was at 3.5 percent,” she said. “Luckily, it has grown to 5.7 percent. There is an obvious presence of people of diversity, and CMU is opened to diversity of religion and ethnic back-

dream, I could see that it would fit well as a service learning project for my child development class,” Sarigiani said. “The course focused on using theory, research and practice to promote resilience in children, so my HDF 510 class (last year) started on phase one of the project.”

Students in HDF 510 learned about strategies child life specialists use to help children cope with stressful procedures and then developed presentations about the child life strategies.

Sarigiani got in contact with the art adviser and manager of Child Life Services at the Children’s Hospital, where Brooke had been interning when she lost her life, to talk about what Brooke had done and where to go from there.

Once the idea for this project was started, the problem of how to fund the project arose.

“In the fall of 2011, I talked with Judy Idema and the HPPS about helping us raise funds for this project,” Sarigiani said. “And they were very excited to get on board.”

HPPS student volunteers did multiple fundraisers all last year, such as selling bracelets, having a date auction and hosting a self-defense class. They raised more than $1,000, paying for the materials students needed.

“Our main goal was to make a connection and not just give the money we raised to the organization,” HPPS senior Tiffany Binno said.

“It’s amazing to see what all the money we raised went to.”

Sarigiani and a group of participants went to the hospital and were given a tour by CMU alum and

child development student Amanda Sayre who had been on the CLSA E-board during the beginning of the project and who now works at the hospital.

“When I saw the rooms in the beginning, they were so scary and unfinished looking,” St. Clair Shores junior and HPPS member Kristina Graham said.

The CLSA was involved in every aspect of the project; from going into the interior design classes and helping them bring their ideas to life to helping out the HPPS with their fundraising and, in the end, touring the facility and seeing the finished project with members from both classes and RSOs. “Brooke’s dream meant so much to myself and the CLSA,” Lansing junior Samantha Byrnes said. “We are all very passionate about child life and helping children cope with their illness, so to see this project grow was amazing.”

Each room had whimsical pictures on the walls, ceilings, floors, curtains and even the lighting fixtures to help make the children who use them feel more at ease and less afraid before and after their procedures.

“I enjoyed sitting in on the design students’ presentation of the different ideas that they came up with for the treatment rooms,” Byrnes said. “It was really neat that a few CLSA students and I got to give feedback on which designs would help children feel more comfortable in the rooms.”

ground.”

CMU has been striving to open more options to students out of state and even internationally. Eke has been pushing forward Mount Pleasant to also embrace human rights.

“The course is Human Rights in literature film and art. Hopefully next fall we will be able to offer it to graduate students. Currently, the College Committee is overviewing the course, but I am confident it will be passed,” Eke said.

Eke is also developing a study abroad for the summer of 2013 to tour South Africa.

“The study aboard group is going to visit the hometown of Nelson Mendel as well as the court where he

was tried. I think this will be a good opportunity for students to see a true human rights activist.”

Last year, Eke helped develop a Human Rights committee on campus that was responsible for bringing global figures to CMU for a conference.

“Last year we offered an amazing committee that brought a lot of powerful people to CMU. Everywhere from Russia, India, Brazil and even Nigeria. We are going to do it again next November (tentatively); we want to do it every two years. It gives our students an opportunity to show them the world but still stay at Central,” Eke said.

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It cost Central Michigan University nearly $15,000 to bring PostSecret creator Frank Warren to Platcha Auditorium Tuesday night.

PostSecret, a website that asks completely anonymous individuals to decorate a post card and portray a secret they have never revealed before, was created by Warren in 2005.

The website has experienced popularity since and was previously ranked as one of the top 10 most popular websites in 2008 among female users.

About 1,100 people attended the speech, making the event the second most popular event for Program Board so far this year.

Tickets for the Oct. 14 show featuring The All-American

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the result of brainstorming sessions, and should not be taken at this point as our marching orders,” Hageman said. “... We’ll be looking and will probably use some of the things in there, dump some of it and change some as we move forward.”

Hageman said he looks forward to moving ahead with the committee and its

The results of this survey, which will be made public, will be evaluated, and recommendations on how to proceed will be conveyed.

The documents were sent to specific groups on campus in order to get some feedback on the content, Hageman said.

“The (action steps) document is a draft document,

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tickets.”

Kinde senior and public relations chair Nicole Murawski said she expects ticket sales for AAR to pick up on the day of the concert, noting the positive feedback from students.

“Tickets are going to still be on sale the day of the concert,” Murawski said. “ B.o.B ticket sales really picked up the day of that concert, and we’re expecting the same with this All-American Rejects.”

Fairbrother said Program Board was excited by the large attendance, estimated at around 800, to Frank Warren’s show.

“We were estatic,” Fairbrother said. “We knew that it would do really well. People really gravitate toward his message.” studentlife@cm-life.com

goals.

“We have a committee looking to recommend some changes and action steps to create some mutual trust and respect across campus,” he said.

“We obviously can’t be a good university if we can’t communicate well and communicate with each other what we want to do.”

Jim McDonald, Academic Senate president and co-chair of the shared governance committee, declined comment. university@cm-life.com

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City faces $500,000 budget gap, looks to diversify revenue sources in coming year

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Shannon Jolliff-Dettore, director of LGBTQ Services, speaks during The Safe Zone training program as part of Coming Out Week Thursday afternoon in Rowe 229. The purpose of the training is to provide the campus community with the tools necessary to be a Safe Zone for our LGBT students, faculty and staff.

Safe Zone training teaches students about LGBtQ community on campus

By Melanie Palmer Staff Reporter

The LGBTQ community at Central Michigan University can rely on the Safe Zone to provide educational opportunities for people to learn acceptance strategies.

The Safe Zone training program Thursday was created to provide the campus community with the tools to create a safer environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students and faculty members on campus.

Through training, attendees received an overview of terminology, the current campus climate for the LGBTQ community, issues facing the LGBTQ community and the importance of a Safe Zone at CMU. The intentions for the Safe Zone event were to make people more comfortable with their sexuality along with providing a nonthreatening atmosphere.

It also discusses how to be more supportive of others.

“Meeting people where they are and recognizing not forcing them to talk about it; it’s more about not trying to force them

through the process,” Director of LGBTQ Services Shannon Joliff-Dettore said. “So many people aren’t ready to take their first step; sometimes that validation that someone is supporting you can really help in their first step.”

In the Safe Zone Training program, activities were done to make a clear understanding regarding LGBTQ programs that are available on campus.

During a student voices activity, stories were shared about students who have had issues on campus dealing with their sexual orientation.

Other activities were done to try to better understand certain terminologies and “standing up” for specific scenarios that were listed. This event tied in with the Coming Out Week by showing students and faculty members that they have people to turn to.

“Coming out, knowing you have a support system that has your back is extremely helpful,” Lake Orion senior Lauren Kellogg said. “The stickers we hand out help students represent that they have a safe

area and people to talk to.”

This event helped people by showing them the importance of being openminded and respectful to everyone regarding their sexual orientation, race and even religion.

“I’m a safe person, and I put myself out there,” Joliff-Dettore said.

Joliff-Dettore said there are many sources around campus that are more than willing to help people in need of assistance.

“People here are from every county of Michigan; there’s a great amount of diversity,” Joliff-Dettore said. “We need to have more open dialogue so students hear the impact of how they treat people. Now we’re reaching out to Greek Life.”

The safe training program was made to help faculty and students to be comfortable with their sexual orientation.

“It’s important for people to know they have knowledge to make an educated decision rather than having a lack of understanding,” Kellogg said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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SHORT-LIVED MICHIGAN GOP AD STIRS UP CONTROVERSY

By Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press (MCt)

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and the Michigan Republican Party were at odds this week after the state party aired an ad contrasting how business is done in Detroit and Oakland County.

The ad, which ripped Detroit for corruption,

incompetence, blight and crushing debt, and trumpeted Oakland County for its balanced budget and AAA bond rating, asked voters to credit the success to three countywide elected officials -- Patterson, Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Clerk Bill Bullard, all Republicans.

It ran for only about 24 hours on cable TV stations, but that was enough for

Patterson to see the ad and ask the state party to pull it.

“I’ve always run political campaigns built on positive messages,” Patterson said in a statement released Tuesday. “Detroit has its challenges. But my administration has always tried to be part of the solution.”

After initially declining to pull the ad, the Michigan GOP stopped it Tuesday evening.

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Mount Pleasant is facing a $500,000 gap in the city’s proposed 2013 budget.

At a work session before Monday’s city commission meeting, City Manager Kathie Grinzinger and Finance Director Nancy Ridley presented the proposed $27 million budget.

Grinzinger said the proposed budget does not reduce services or staff, assumes an unchanged millage, water and sewer rates remaining the same and is being balanced using a portion of the surplus saving account. However, there is still a $500,000 gap with the rainy day fund staying at $1.7 million.

“Are we broke? Absolutely not. There’s more than enough money in the savings account to cover the gap,” Grinzinger said. “The issue is that we’ve had to close a similar gap for the last three years from money we were able to save the prior year.”

The city must begin to look at diversification of revenue sources, instead of depending on the two primary sources – state shared revenue and taxes, Grinzinger said.

In 2001, state shared revenue made up 50 percent of Mount Pleasant’s revenue, and taxpayers covered 30 percent. Today, Grinzinger said state funds make up only 24 percent of the revenue, and property tax payers are covering half.

“In spite of declining sales prices in the last few years, it appears that we will show an overall growth of one percent in value this year,” Grinzinger said. “But to make up for the $500,000 in one year, we’d need to increase our property value by $32 million. Relying on only two forms of income for the majority of the earning stream doesn’t allow for enough balance if one or both of those revenue streams underperform.”

Grinzinger suggested commissioners might want to debate if all users of the services provided by the city should pay something.

The city has 26,000 residents and employs 30 police officers, Grinzinger said.

“As the primary commercial, educational and retail hub, thousands of additional commuters are driving on those roads every day and being protected by those same four to five police officers scheduled per shift, but only 6,000 property owners are paying the bill,” she said.

With a millage of 15.75 mills, the city is on average about 13 mills higher than the average township levy in Isabella County.

Businesses or homeowners can move to the other side of the invisible line, pay a lesser millage rate but still take advantage of city parks, walk their dogs down the GKB trail and go to the free concerts downtown, Grinzinger said.

At the commission’s next meeting on Oct. 22, commissioners will receive the first report on the viability of an income tax for residents and workers.

“It’s entirely possible after we talk about it that we decide an income tax is not workable or preferable for Mount Pleasant. Previous commissions have decided against follow-

ing the path of other Michigan university communities three other times,” Grinzinger said.

“If so, it’ll be good for us to know that as soon as we possibly can, because we’ll then need to spend much of 2013 deciding which services must be eliminated and how much of the millage we’ll need to change.”

In the second half of the presentation, Ridley talked about the vision the city commission has set for itself and the city.

Ridley discussed the importance the commissioners placed on eight areas for the future of the community. A few things included in these areas are looking what businesses the city is missing, the progress at the airport, Mount Pleasant Center development, maintaining PEAK, along with various other goals.

“That’s really a lot of projects in addition to maintaining the day-to-day, so, once again, I think we’ve set the bar pretty high for 2013,” Ridley said.

A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held at the Nov. 12 city commission meeting. metro@cm-life.com

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Facing Big Ten teams Indiana and North western this weekend. » PAGE 2B

Rested and focused for Pre-National meet Saturday in Louisville, KY. » PAGE 3B

Volleyball wins sixth straight, tops Miami 3–1

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Team hosts Akron, Buffalo this weekend

By Morgan Yuncker Staff Reporter

The women’s volleyball team followed its 3–1 defeat of Miami (Ohio) by celebrating with the Central Michigan fans and performing the “WobKelly Maxwell ble” dance Thursday at McGuirk Arena.

CMU extended its win streak to six games, improving its record to 11–6 this season and dropping the RedHawks to 5–14.

The Chippewas came out slow in its sixth Mid-American Conference match.

CMU’s defensive effort was shaky during the first match, but the Chippewas prevailed, beating the RedHawks 25–22. The set was won on a tip from freshman middle hitter, Angie White.

Game two seemed to mirror the first game. CMU came out playing timid, but this time resulting in a Miami 25–16 win.

After the two-game break, CMU came out looking more like the team that showed up the past five games, playing with more enthusiasm and aggression.

“We just said ‘Hey, this is what they’re doing, and we need to do a better job of picking those tips up,’” head coach Erik Olson said.

CMU outplayed their opponent in game three, holding Miami to only 13 points, putting the Chippewas up 2-1.

The Chippewas held their own in the final set, ending the match with a 25-22 victory.

“I think our outsides did a really good job of bailing us out of a lot of issues,” Olson said.

The Chippewas were lead by a team effort on the outside by senior Lindsey Dulude and sophomore Kaitlyn McIntyre. Together, they totaled 33 of the 58 kills.

“I had a good offensive night, and that is just hats off to Kelly (Maxwell) and the rest of the offense,” Dulude said.

Junior defensive specialist Jenna Coates recorded a team–high 17 digs.

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for 22 yards and a touchdown, leading the Midshipmen to a 28-21 overtime victory.

“The challenge is just to stay on your guy, because they have guys going everywhere,” senior defensive back Lorenzo White said. “We have to be fundamentally sound.”

Despite Navy favoring the run, Enos said his defensive backs must be wary of the pass.

“They will lull you to sleep,” he said. “Not just an option team but any team that really runs the football well, they can lull you to sleep and then use their play-action game to get you.”

It would be easy for the Central Michigan women’s soccer team to count out Akron and Buffalo this weekend, but they refuse to do so.

After a winning weekend on the road, including a 2-1 win over Northern Illinois in double overtime on Sunday, CMU claimed first place in the Mid–American Conference West and will now play two teams near the bottom of the MAC standings.

The Chippewas aren’t letting their guard down for Buffalo and Akron, despite their 1–4–1 and 0–6 conference records, respectively.

“I’m always wary of teams who aren’t doing so well or who aren’t where they want to be, because those are the teams that are frustrated and lash out,” head coach Neil Stafford said.

Last year, CMU tied 0-0 with both teams after double overtime.

Stafford said Akron clogged the middle, but he isn’t sure what to expect this year with interim head coach Vernon Croft leading the program.

The Chippewas struggled last year to break down Buffalo, because they were a compact team, Stafford said.

“Their first shot and corner kick came in the 82nd minute,” he said. “You could tell what their game plan was last year, and I don’t see this game being any different.”

Junior forward Morgan Wilcoxon stressed the importance of not underestimating Akron and Buffalo.

“Last year, we didn’t get the job done, so this time we need to get the goals and be clinical,” she said.

Things could be a little shaken up for the Chippewas on Friday when they play without senior defender Katie Slaughter.

Slaughter was issued a red card in the game against Northern Illinois. Shortly after Slaughter was removed from the game, freshman defender Michelle Brownlee, who often is a substitute for Slaughter, rolled her ankle.

Friday’s game will be an opportunity for players to step up with Slaugher and Brownlee both sidelined, Stafford said.

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Junior defensive back Avery Cunningham wraps up Navy junior slot back Marcus Thomas Nov. 13, 2010 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Cunningham recorded six tackles on the day.

Friday night lights Football hosts Navy, new quarterback at Kelly/Shorts for Military Day

By Ryan Zuke | Staff Reporter

The football team knows being outscored 40-7 in the fourth quarter the last two games is not a recipe for victory.

But despite the scoreboard, Central Michigan played the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference West Division, Northern Illinois and Toledo, close for the first three quarters.

“It doesn’t come down to playing four quarters; it comes down to making the plays,” head coach Dan Enos said. “There were times Saturday (against Toledo), we didn’t make plays. And when we beat Iowa and Southeast Missouri (State), we made those plays in the third and fourth quarters.”

CMU will get another chance to put together four full quarters at 8 p.m. today when it returns home to face Navy.

“It’s always great to come home to Kelly/Shorts (Stadium),” senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff said. “We’ll be home for a month now, so it’s just great to get in front of the home crowd and hopefully

give them something to cheer about.”

Radcliff will be looking for redemption against Navy after the Midshipmen edged the Chippewas 38-37 in 2010.

CMU scored with four seconds remaining and opted to go for the two–point conversion and the win. The attempt failed, and Navy held on for the victory.

This year, the Chippewa defense will face a similar Navy option offense in which it runs the ball nearly 70 percent of the time.

“The biggest challenge is the short amount of time you have to prepare for it, because you don’t see it every week, and you don’t practice against

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Senior wide receiver Cody Wilson hauls in a catch while former Navy safety De’Von Richardson covers him Nov. 13, 2010 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Wilson had 13 catches for 126 yards and one touchdown in the 38-37 loss.

it every day,” Enos said. “And they do it very fast, and they do it very well.”

The Midshipmen (2-3) have three players with more than 250 rushing yards this season. Junior quarterback Trey Miller leads the team with 291, though he will not be taking the snaps for Navy tonight.

Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo said freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds will get his first collegiate start against CMU while Miller recovers from an ankle injury he sustained last week against Air Force.

Reynolds came into the game Saturday for the injured starter. He completed all three of his passes and rushed

Senior midfielder Ashley Mejilla invited to Philippine National Women’s training camp

By Emily Grove Staff Reporter

Ashley Mejilla has been given the opportunity to take her talents to the next level.

A senior midfielder on the Central Michigan women’s soccer team, Mejilla has been invited by the Philippine Football Federation to participate in a training camp with the Philippine National Women’s football team.

The announcement on Tuesday morning, made by CMU President George Ross in front of the soccer team after practice was something Mejilla was not expecting.

“It’s crossed my mind before to play soccer after CMU, but I didn’t really think of actually going anywhere,” she said.

After the initial shock wore off, Mejilla shared the good news with those closest to her.

“I called my mom first, and she was super happy for me,” Mejilla said. “I got a bunch of

texts from my family and friends all being super supportive. I’m really excited.”

Mejilla is from Mississauga, Ontario. Both of her parents are of Philippine heritage, and she has visited the Philippines once before.

The health fitness major was invited to attend the Philippine Women’s National Team’s training camp at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, Calif. between Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 as it prepares for the LA Vikings Cup 2012 in late November.

Head coach Neil Stafford said Mejilla deserves the honor.

“I’ve always thought she was a talented player,” he said.

“She’s a unique player and a unique person. She was under a lot of pressure last year,and she handles that well. She always puts forth a good effort.”

Stafford said that Mejilla is the first CMU women’s soccer player to receive an invitation from a national team to participate in tryouts.

Mejilla will be among players vying for 23 spots on the 2012 LA Vikings Cup squad. She will also be included in the pool of players for future Philippine Women’s National Team rosters for FIFA events.

Stafford said he and the other coaches have talked before about wanting their players to receive the credit they deserve.

“The coaches here now and in the past feel responsible for Ashley’s development,” he said.

“For her to receive the recognition and the credit she deserves is also a credit to everyone else involved.”

Since joining the program, Stafford said Mejilla has matured as a player.

Mejilla also knows she has grown in more ways than one.

“I’ve learned to be a better player but also a better person all around while being here,” she said.

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Senior midfielder Ashley Mejilla jumps in the air attempting to kick the ball in the game against Akron on Oct. 30, 2011 at the CMU Soccer Complex. Mejilla scored the first goal of the game.

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Technology proves helpful A break from MAC play, taking on Big Ten this weekend for women’s soccer team FIELD HoCKEY

The field hockey team has a daunting weekend coming up in Evanston, Il. Central Michigan, taking a break from the tight conference race, plays Indiana Saturday and No. 11 Northwestern Sunday.

“It’s challenging,” head coach Cristy Freese said. “They’re both very good teams, but it is going to help us be a better team and hopefully help us as we finish the (Mid-American Conference) season.”

The Wildcats’ offense is ranked sixth in the country in goals per game (4.07), led by senior Chelsea Armstrong.

She has 20 goals this season – six less than the number of goals the Chippewas as a team have accumulated.

“You can’t let her get the ball because she’s got a quick shot, and she’s not afraid to shoot,” Freese said.

Northwestern junior Tara Puffenberger trails her teammate with 13 goals and eight assists.

“Tracey Fuchs is an excellent coach,” Freese said. “Her players play hard. They play like Tracey did.

“She was a former U.S. player and an Olympic player, so she’s doing a nice job, and that’s certainly what I expected out of Northwestern.”

The Hoosiers are more of a mystery.

They beat Miami (Ohio), who is tied for first in the Mid-American Conference, 1-0 Sunday.

But they lost to their in-state rival Ball State, a team that is last in the MAC, 3-2 on Sept. 30.

Senior Morgan Fleetwood is the leading scorer for the Hoosiers, tallying eight goals and assisting on four.

Sophomore Mary Alice Moore could provide scoring for the Chippewas this weekend. She scored two goals during the three–game winning–streak by CMU. It looks unnatural for Moore to be near the top of the stat sheet. The top–three scorers have 12, 11 and 12 starts, respectively, while she has five starts and is the fourth–leading scorer.

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Junior forward Erica Garwood battles for possession of the ball against the Miami RedHawks on Sept. 21 at the CMU Field Hockey Complex. The Chippewas lost to the RedHawks 4-1.

FootBaLL | CONTINUED FROM 1B Navy has five players with 30 or more tackles, led by senior linebacker Brye French with 36.

“They’re a 3-4 defense that does different things out of their defense that we don’t see a lot,” Enos said. “So, not only are we playing a football team that is well-coached, with guys that

play with great effort, you’re also challenged with those different schemes as well.”

Today is Military Day at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, with the game being televised on ESPN 2.

“That’s the thing about playing a game like this; you look

She also has three assists.

“I’m pretty happy. I think I’m starting to work myself into the lineup now,” Moore said “That’s always great. I’m just happy our team is doing so well.”

Freese said Moore reminds her of Detroit Red Wings player Tomas Holmstrom, standing right in front of the net, disrupting the defense and being unafraid of contact.

New York is a recruiting

pipeline that Freese has succeeded in attracting players from. Moore is one of eight CMU players from the state.

“New York has very good field hockey,” Freese said. “She’s from Long Island, and they have very, very good field hockey.

Also, typically, they are bluecollar workers out there, and that’s kind of the kid Mary is.”

across the field, and all these young people have signed up to defend … us,” Enos said. “And we respect them so much for that. It’s just going to be an honor to have them here.”

CMU offensive tackle Jake Olson, wide receiver Jerry Harris and defensive end Alex Smith were all held off the depth chart this week and aren’t expected to take the field due to various injuries.

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Danielle Tonyan. Together, they make up 496 kills this season.

Both the Chippewas and Falcons are ranked atop their given division, CMU in the West and BGSU in the East.

“We’re expecting a good battle for sure,” Olson said.

“They’re a talented team; they’re a good team, and we’re excited to play them.”

The game is set to start at 7 p.m. on Saturday at McGuirk Arena.

CONTINUED FROM 1B McIntyre tallied nine, and Maxwell, Samantha Brawley and Dulude each added six digs of their own.

Saturday, the Chippewas will take on Bowling Green State with an 11–7 record, undefeated in the MAC (6–0).

The Falcons played Eastern Michigan Thursday night, riding a seven–game win-streak into Ypsilanti,

groups: set pieces, offense, defense and shots.

There are also additional options, which are trends and video query. Applications ,such as the heat map, allow the team to see where players get the most touches on the field.

“My favorite part of the program is called the pass matrix,” senior Laura Twidle said.

“It lists the names of all the players on the top and the side of the screen and lists how many times you pass the ball to each individual player.”

However, the program has considerable depth to it.

“It’s been like an onion so far. You just keep peeling and peeling off layers to this program ... it never ends,” Stafford said. “I don’t think we will truly be able to appreciate it this year because of how much stuff is in this program.”

Despite the vastness of the program, it seems to have had a positive effect on the team.

“I think it has helped us for the better,” Twidle said.

“Instead of going back and looking at film, we can watch ourselves in exact moments of the game.”

The program will help assist the team as they continue on their mission to another Mid–American Conference.

By Ryan Solecki Staff Reporter

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“They hit hard, and they are pretty patterned in what they do,” Olson said.

“They have pretty good ball control, a good lefty on the right side and a tank of an outside on the left side,” Olson said.

Bowling Green’s main scorers are junior outside hitter Paige Penrod and junior right side hitter

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CONTINUED FROM 1B “It’s almost identical to playing your third–string quarterback in football,” he said. “It’s a chance for someone to prove themselves.”

Senior midfielder Autumn Hawkins said playing at home after a four– game road stretch should be to their advantage.

“I think we’re going to have a good weekend being at home,” Hawkins said. “The home crowd helps, and if we continue to work on our possession and work as a unit, I think we’ll do great.”

Today’s game against Akron begins at 4 p.m at the CMU Soccer Complex. The Chippewas will stay home Sunday to play Buffalo at 1 p.m.

The Central Michigan women’s soccer team has incorporated the use of statistics technology to help give them the extra edge in competing for another Mid-American Conference Championship this year.

The team used fundraising to purchase an analysis program called StatDNA that gives the team statistics in all aspects of the game. The program can be used for any sport and is designed to help teams, from the all levels, discover trends and tendencies in the team’s play.

“Instead of looking at a DVD, you can literally break everything down so you can pick exact moments in the game and analyze it,” head coach Neil Stafford said. “It’s like going from a PC to a Mac.” StatDNA breaks down the game film you send them, and they send back a complete analysis within 24–72 hours.

The results can be seen on Stat DNA’s webpage and vary in price, depending on statistics requested and turn-around time.

The program gets the film and breaks down player and team comparisons. In each of these categories, they break them further down into four

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Central Michigan Life || Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 || 3B

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Cross-country teams rested, focused for Staff predictions: Football week seven Pre-National meet Saturday in Louisville

The Central Michigan Life football reporters weigh in on their expectations for the matchup between the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-3) and Navy Midshipmen (2-3) tonight at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

CMU will travel to Louisville, Ky. Saturday for the Pre-National meet after taking a break from competition this past week.

Both the men’s and women’s teams are coming off races where the result didn’t meet director of cross–country Willie Randolph’s expectation.

The team will run against some of the top teams in the country this weekend.

The meet will take place at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

Fifteen nationally ranked teams will be featured in the event.

The men’s team will run in the 8k red seeded race at 9:30 a.m., and the women will compete in the 6k black unseeded race at 11:30 a.m. There will be 11 athletes competing on the men’s side, while the women will send ten runners.

Randolph said he welcomed the week break in order to keep the team fresh and get ready for the Pre-National meet.

“Anytime you have a week off, especially in cross-country, you welcome it,” Randolph said. “It allowed our team to stay fresh and allowed them to rest their minds and bodies … the team is excited to get out there and compete.”

During the last week of practice, Randolph said he emphasized to the team the importance of sticking to the

Ryan Zuke:

CMU returns home after a three–game road trip, and Kelly/Shorts Stadium should feature a big crowd. The Chippewa defense will be tested by the Midshipmen’s triple–option offense that runs the ball nearly 70 percent of the time.

I expect the CMU offense to continue to move the ball, it just can’t turn the ball over. The game will be close, but I expect quarterback Ryan Radcliff to lead a late fourth–quarter drive for the win.

Prediction: CMU 38, Navy 34

Matt Thompson:

The triple option gave CMU fits in week one against Southeast Missouri State, so I think Navy will be able to have some success with it. The CMU defense has improved since week one, and the one-dimensional offense will slow down in the second half when CMU takes the lead and slightly pulls away. It won’t be a Mid-American Conference shoot out but a solid win for the Chippewas.

Prediction: CMU 27, Navy 20

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Senior Matt Lutzke runs on August 30th during the Jeff Drenneth Memorial at Pleasant Hills Golf Course, 4452 E Millbrook Road. Lutzke finished in 12th with a time of 16:02.60.

game plan it’s had all season.

Randolph said he expects the team to compete, despite the increase in competition level.

“They need to go out there and take care of business and not worry about the team and name on the jersey,” Randolph said.

Junior Krista Parks is looking forward to the meet and expects the team to perform better than in weeks past.

“We have to start performing better than we have,” she said. “I expect us to really pull together and compete better this week. We always work on staying as a pack and running together.”

Senior Matt Lutzke said he wants to see the team perform at a consistent level and execute their game plan.

“As a team, I would like to see us run in the top–half of the race, execute our game plan and run well, which means running together as a pack,” Lutzke said. “ This time of the year, the season starts to drag, but we have to keep with it and get after it during competition.”

Nationally ranked men’s teams competing include No. 3 BYU, No. 7 Colorado, No. 9 Tulsa, No. 14 Florida State and No. 15 Oregon.

No. 1 Florida State, No. 4 Oregon, No. 6 Georgetown and No. 8 Michigan are among the teams competing for the women. Ohio, Miami (Ohio), Akron, Toledo, Kent State and Eastern Michigan are the other Mid-American Conference schools competing.

Brandon Champion:

Kelly/Shorts Stadium should be electric when the Chippewas return home for the first time since Sept. 8 to host Navy. The Midshipmen will be starting freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds against the Chippewas because of an injury to starter Trey Miller. My only concern is CMU’s ability to stop Navy’s triple–option offense. CMU struggled against a similar offense in its season opener against Southeast Missouri State. If senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff can protect the ball and the special teams can avoid giving up big plays, I think the Chippewas will pull off a huge home win on national TV. Prediction: CMU 28, Navy 24

Justin Hicks:

Navy’s offense relies on trickery and deception, which killed the Chippewas against Northern Illinois on Sept. 29. While I expect the CMU offense to have a good night, I don’t have enough faith in its defense. Sure, Navy is one-dimensional, but CMU has given up an average 234 rush yards per game. Navy return man Marcus Thomas will show glimpses of his high school days as a three–time All-State sprinter against an ugly CMU special teams unit.

Prediction: CMU 35, Navy 42

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Wide receiver Courtney Williams talks about pregame, free time, coaches

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

Courtney Williams

Central Michigan Life recently caught up with sophomore wide receiver Courtney Williams after practice to find out more about him off the field.

Williams had five touchdowns last year as a true freshman and found the end zone twice against Toledo last week. Ranked third on the team in receptions (17), The Melvindale, Mich. native has recorded 189 receiving yards this season, averaging

37.8 yards per game.

Matt Thompson: What is your favorite part of pregame?

Courtney Williams: Going out there and running routes with my receivers. Just catching balls; getting loose.

MT: Who is the best pregame speaker on the team?

CW: It’s Cody Wilson. He gets everybody up and going.

It’s great because he is in my position group, too.

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CW: Baseball; I would be a center fielder. Batting third (in the lineup).

Williams was quick to point out he would hit third, not first (with more power). He lettered in baseball at Melvindale High School.

MT: What do you do in your free time outside of football?

CW: In class or hanging out with my roommates.

MT: Which of your coaches is the funniest?

CW: Coach (Kyle) Nystrom. He is always relating a real-life thing to football in off–the–wall ways.

MT: What’s your favorite movie?

CW: The Longest Yard ... the old version. It’s more raw; real.

MT: What is your favorite sport to watch outside of football?

CW: Basketball, and my favorite team is the (Oklahoma City) Thunder.

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MT: What sport would you be playing if you weren’t playing football?

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Students cater diets to more fruits, vegetables

By Arielle Breen Staff Reporter

The word vegetarian often conjures up images of salads, fruit and veggie burgers, but, for Kai Niezgoda, it means being more aware of what she eats.

She is a vegetarian for animal rights reasons but still takes away the benefits of making better food choices.

“I’m a vegetarian. So I think I tend to think about what I eat a little more than the average person,” Niezgoda said.

One doesn’t have to be a vegetarian to pay closer attention to food intake. With restaurants increasing the availability of nutrition information and more healthy options on campus, students have many resources to choose better meals.

Many people, vegetarians and meat lovers alike, tend to focus on what not to eat when striving to be healthier. This can be useful when eliminating products or ingredients from your daily sustenance however, Niezgoda says it’s important to get enough of the great foods as well.

“Try to make sure to get at least one serving of fruit and vegetables a day,” the Royal Oak native said. “(And) don’t choose the most fried options in the cafeteria, because I have actually looked up the calorie and nutrition content on them, and it’s terrible.”

Niezgoda said she eats natural sources of plant-based protein found in legumes like chickpeas, and she tries to eat lots of fruits

and vegetables.

Many Americans often talk about ‘going on a diet’ to lose weight or become healthier, but environmental studies faculty member Najat Yehia says being healthy means more than just counting calories. Yehia said one step we should be taking is to increase our fiber and whole grains.

“We are eating too much processed foods,” Yehia said.

Yehia said if you cannot find or afford fresh fruits and vegetables, which are the highest in needed nutrients, frozen is the next best thing, while canned has even fewer nutrients.

“So basically when you look at the nutrition facts, it’s very important because it gives us the information,” Yehia said.

“By law, they have to list, for example, let’s say the fat, the cholesterol, the sodium. These are the bad things that (we should reduce).”

Yehia said growing evidence shows the linkage between large intake of processed foods consumption and illness, such as obesity. She also said it would be better for our health to move from a “nation of packages” toward eating less processed foods.

Niezgoda said fresh is better but says she eats processed foods minimally.

“Yeah I do, sometimes, if I’m in a hurry,” Niezgoda said. “I try to eat balanced outside of that, so that even if I am eating food that isn’t the healthiest I am balancing it out by (eating good food).”

Human Environmental Studies professor Robert Lee recommends following the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and focusing on increasing beneficial foods as well as decreasing others. One example would be increasing consumption of deep-colored fruits and vegetables, while decreasing the amount of added sugars.

“Eat more vegetables. Eat more whole grains,” Lee said.

“Vegetables are very nice in the respect that they are very low in calories, and a person can eat a liberal quantity of vegetables.

(They) have a very high nutrient density. They pack a big punch in terms of nutrients that we need, but they have very little in the way, relatively, of calories.”

Lee also said the shift in advertisements for sandwiches has changed to ones filled with meat and cheese. He says that the dietary guidelines recommend reducing items high in solid fats such as cheeses, marbled meats and bacon.

This isn’t as much of a problem for students like Niezgoda, who avoids meat in general, but many vegetarians often turn to overuse of cheeses, which fit in the solid fats category.

“I think one of the keys to healthful eating: keep it simple,” Lee said. “Keep it natural. Do it yourself. The less you rely on food that is prepared outside the home, the (more) control you have over it. Cooking is not rocket science.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Stanely Fish refers to overhead light fixtures while speaking to an audience Thursday afternoon in Plachta Auditorium.

Fish asked the students to write down four nouns to use in a sentence with the lights as an example. Fish spoke about the importance of liberal arts in college curriculums.

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Clarkston junior Nate Austin, employed by the Institute for Entrepreneurship, left, talks with Sterling Heights sophomore Tommy Grey, right, about potential opportunities in the program during MAJOR Night Wednesday evening in the Bovee University Rotunda. “Nate clarified a lot of things I was curious about regarding entrepreneurship,” Grey said. “Now I have a better understanding of what direction I’m going in.”

MAJOR Night helps students decide future career pathways, right courses

By Emily Jerome Staff Reporter

Freshman Alyssa Soltis, is among the more than 200 of those who attended Many Advisors Joined under One Roof Night on Wednesday.

“I don’t know what my major is, (and) it’s a way to get more information,” Soltis said.

M.A.J.O.R Night is an annual event at Central Michigan University for students like Soltis who are undecided on what they want to major in.

“In order to investigate a major, students must check in the bulletin and do all of that leg work themselves,” said Lynne L’Hommedieu, an academic adviser and head of MAJOR Night.

By attending Wednesday’s event, however, they had the opportunity to speak with multiple academic advisers from many different programs.

“We turn it into a shopping mall for major advisers,” L’Hommedieu said.

Upon entering the Bovee University Center’s Rotunda, students were given a bag to hold all of the materials they gathered throughout the night. Once inside the Rotunda, there were booths set up with various advisers representing every major at CMU. Inside the door was a map of the layout of the stations for the night and a staff member to help students

find exactly what they were looking for.

Once pointed in the right direction, students had the opportunity to meet with advisers. Once a student reached a booth, advisers were helped by understanding the common concerns that students have about choosing and actively pursuing a major.

“We want to make sure (students) are taking the right courses,” said William Merril, a professor of teacher education and professional development.

Merrill was among many professors, advisers and chairpeople sitting at a booth with handouts and information about the majors, minors and courses related to their subjects.

“We want to make sure (students) know their resources,” said Karen Edwards, director of student

teaching. “MAJOR Night provided students with all of the information for any major they were considering pursuing in one convenient location.”

Ed Simpson, an assistant professor of journalism, had never been a part of the event before this year. “(They) needed people, so I volunteered. It’s a good way to meet the students,” Simpson said.

Other advisors had been a part of MAJOR Night before. They continue to come back, because they like what the program is offering.

“It allows students to see other possibilities,” English department chairman Bill Wandless said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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5k run Saturday to raise funds for Angel Wings Foundation

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

Shades of pink will cover the Student Activity Center on Saturday as part of a 5k run hosted by a student group in Physical Education and Sport Faculty Vincent Mumford’s PES 320: Foundations of Sports Management class.

For some students in the class, this was just another group project. Some were not totally on board until Angel Wings founder Keisha Brown came to talk to the two classes putting together the run.

“We had a rough start getting everyone on board, because it was a competition with students on what project we would do, so people wanted to do their own,” group leader and Jackson senior Brandon Bradley said.

“It’s a really competitive world out there, and it is harder to find jobs.”

Vincent Mumford, Associate professor “Once Keisha Brown came in and talked to our class, you saw a spark in everyone.”

Brown, also the Alma College women’s basketball coach, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she often worried about who would take care of her daughter if she did not make it.

That led her to start the Angel Wings Foundation. Named after her daughter, Angel, it gives scholarships and money to kids who have lost their parents to cancer.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and is $20. The race begins at 11 a.m. Bradley stressed the

fact that you don’t have to run; walking or just coming and giving donations is acceptable.

There will be five stations of different shades of pink that runners will be ‘painted;’ although, it is made of corn starch and food coloring so it is not harmful.

Mumford said his way of teaching is by doing.

“It’s a really competitive world out there, and it is harder to find jobs,” he said. “I think it is really important for students to actually do what they are learning. I make it as real as it can be so they can be ready

when they hit the work force.”

The other side of it is the fact they are giving back to the community.

“This is a life or death situation,” Mumford said. “Our community partner, Keisha Brown, is battling for her life. Students see first hand someone fighting for their lives. They can make an impact through a class project.”

Bradley said the group goal is to raise $8,000. They expect 250 runners, which would raise $5,000. The other money would come from $10 T-shirt sales and donations.

“This is not about a grade anymore,” Bradley said. “It’s about fighting for (Brown) now.

It’s not about us; it’s about helping kids.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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