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Dean: $385,000
Associate dean of Student Affairs: $250,000
Associate dean of Clinical Affairs and Hospital Relations and chief medical officer: $325,000
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Associate dean of Administration and Finance: $210,000
Dr. Ernest L. Yoder, founding dean of CMU’s College of Medicine, is part of a team of faculty that will soon head the new medical building which is currently under construction. Yoder’s current plans focus mainly on accrediting the medical school and creating a fitting curriculum. Although he has spent the last 30 years at different levels of medical study, he says being appointed as founding dean was a bit unexpected. “It was for me literally a dream come true,” Yoder said.
Associate dean of Medical Education and Faculty Development: $200,000
College of Medicine salaries will total $1.37 million annually By Carisa Seltz Senior Reporter
Dr. Ernest Yoder approached the Board of Trustees last month to report a key accomplishment for the College of Medicine. The college’s founding dean announced the completion of his “dream dean team” after months of searching — a step in the accreditation process for which CMU will allocate a total of $1.37 mil-
lion for salaries. Guidelines from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the accrediting body, mandate medical schools have at least the four associate dean positions. Provost Gary Shapiro said the leadership deans are all extremely critical to the College of Medicine’s future success. “There is a huge amount of work to be done and each of these four individuals brings
a great deal of expertise and a great deal of industriousness,” he said. “We are working on all the details that need to be accomplished before we admit our first class.” Deborah Biggs, associate dean of Administration and Finance, Nehad El-Sawi, associate dean of Medical Education and Faculty Development, Dr. Sean Kesterson, associate dean of Clinical Affairs and Hospital Relations,
CMU to aid Wayne State in formation of health center Facility will serve 19 counties By Emily Pfund Senior Reporter
CMU is sharing a $900,000 grant with Wayne State University to set up an Area Health Education Center serving 19 mid-Michigan counties. The center is one of five planned for different areas of the state to provide health care resources and education. The two-year grant is setting up an AHEC program in the Detroit area this year. CMU will begin work on the mid-Michigan center in the second year of the grant, beginning Sept. 1, 2011. Its location has not been determined.
“The idea is to stimulate understanding and development of health professions in the region,” said Chris Ingersoll, dean of the College of Health Professions. Monika Wierzbicki, director of external operation for WSU’s College of Nursing, said CMU will act as a liaison to the 19-county region. Determining the location of the center, she said, will be apart of the community engagement process, which CMU will facilitate. CMU will allocate some money to the establishment of the center, which will be matched by the grant, Ingersoll said. Ingersoll said some of the money will come from the colleges of Health Professions and Medicine, although he was unsure of the exact amount. After the
center is established, it will have to secure its own sources of funding and function without financial assistance from CMU. The mid-Michigan AHEC will work to improve health care in under-served rural areas, Ingersoll said. This will include serving as a resource center and community board. The center will also focus on improving vocational education and primary care in mid-Michigan. Wierzbicki said the center will first put together a health assessment and determine priorities in the region. “For the current health professions workforce, the center will address their needs and any barriers A health | 2A
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and Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord, associate dean of Student Affairs, make up CMU’s four associate medical college deans. The $1.37 million in associate dean and dean salaries would be allocated annually. That total excludes performance incentives and miscellaneous benefits. Yoder said the salaries are all at or below the 50th percentile range among similar positions across the country.
“We collected data on comparable salaries at a variety of institutions for a variety of positions (from professional organizations in colleges of medicine),” Shapiro said. Shapiro said Yoder recommended salaries for each of the deans after they analyzed the data. Shapiro then reviewed the recommendations and submitted the amounts to the Office of Human Resources for approval. “The salaries are very rea-
sonable,” Yoder said.
Comparing salaries Shapiro said CMU had to be competitive because the College of Medicine is a new school. The associate deans at CMU are not paid like those at large and wellknown medical colleges, but like medical colleges similar to what CMU will develop into, he said.
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Apathy may keep some students away from polls Other college-age voters prepare for election By Michael L. Hoffman Staff Reporter
Many college students have found themselves more disenfranchised from the voting process than in the 2008 elections. Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside Michigan Politics and former Griffin Endowed Chair, said he expects lower voter turnout for 18-to 24-year-olds for two reasons: Voter apathy and disillusionment with President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. “Younger voters ... are the most poorly participating sector of the electorate,” he said.
Sterling Heights senior Mark Regan is not voting in the November election. “I won’t be voting because I don’t feel I have done enough research on the election,” he said. “I don’t like to vote arbitrarily.” On the other hand, Ashlee Shelley plans on voting Nov. 2. The Spring Lake freshman said the primary issue for her is the war in Afghanistan because her brother is serving there. Though she wasn’t old enough to vote in 2008, she’d kept a close eye on the presidential race. “The national election is more important to me,” she said. An apathetic election? Ballenger said in 2008, Obama and the Democratic
Party revved up young voters’ support. “There was marginally more turnout in 2008, but not as large as everyone thought it would be,” he said. “Now, all of that is gone. Things are back to usual if you will — apathetic.” He said he does not expect young people to be as supportive of Barack Obama or the Democratic party in November. Grand Rapids junior and College Republican Ben Greene said he has seen a distinct shift in the way
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they’re facing,” she said. It will provide continuing education for health professionals and work to get students interested in pursuing a health-related career, Wierzbicki said. “A big part of the program is K-12 outreach,” she said. “We want to identify disadvantaged students and get
Republicans are approaching the 2010 elections, both nationally and within Michigan. “I think that the Republicans were complacent in 2008,” he said. “But in 2010, we are more focused on the goals we want to achieve.” Greene said the newfound focus of the Republican Party and conservative movement will serve the party well on Nov. 2. He said the most important issue in Michigan is job creation and that is why there seems to be more interest in this election than the last. “Jobs are the number one priority,” Greene said. “It’s something that both sides of the aisle understand.” College Democrats Vice President Michelle Shamaly agreed and said the primary issue within the state is job creation. “Students are frustrated in Michigan, just like they were with the country in 2008,”
“Based upon that, the salaries that we established for our associate deans were suitable in terms of comparable data and were critical for attracting qualified individuals,” he said. “We are not aiming to be the highest paid, but we’re aiming to be within comparable figures.” In addition to its two highest-ranking deans, Michigan State University employs six associate deans for their College of Human Medicine. Wayne State University employs 13 associate and assistant deans. MSU pays about $1.8 million annually for their college, while WSU pays about $3.44 million for their school of medicine. CMU has no further plans to hire additional College of Medicine deans at this time, Shapiro said. Yoder said he and the associate deans will work on many projects this semester. They include recruiting faculty, developing curriculum and creating clinical affiliations. “I want to stop short of the word “overwhelming,” but the workload is huge because this is all about design and start up,” Yoder said. He said the College of Medicine will complete their accreditation documents in early February in preparation of the LCME committee meeting. “The reason we have to have them done in February is for a complete and careful review,” he said. LCME officials will approve the documents and
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Marsha Rappley, dean: $378,521 Kevin McMahon, executive dean: $252,750 Six associate deans range from about $163,000 to $273,000 Total about $1.8 million
*A recent salary list for 2010-11 at MSU is not yet available *Data according to the university’s faculty and academic staff salary List from 2009-10
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Valerie Parisi, dean: $400,000 Maryjean Schenk, vice dean of education: $265,675 Kenneth Lee, vice dean of business affairs: $208,275 Robert Frank, interim vice dean of faculty affairs: $364,700 13 associate/assistant deans range from about $88,000 to $245,000 Total about $3.44 million
*Data provided by the university’s corporate/public affairs office visit campus in June. CMU will begin recruitment of students in fall 2011, Yoder said. university@cm-life.com
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Rachael Furlong, 7, of Mount Pleasant peers through a stack of falling leaves she threw in the air Tuesday evening as she takes a break from raking the front lawn of a Fancher Street residence. Furlong laid down in the pile of leaves for about 15 minutes before stopping to mess up the pile she created. “It’s fun. You can climb inside of them and hide,” she said. “Some feel soft and smooth, and some feel bumpy. When I jumped in, they were hard. Well, the ground was. I can’t wait for winter. It’s my favorite (season).”
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the Clinton Township junior said. “Students are concerned with being able to find a job after graduating.” Shamaly said she thinks some students, especially those who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, considered Obama’s election to be the change they desired without realizing it would take time. “If we really want that change we voted for in 2008, we need to continue to elect progressive Democrats,” she said. More college students are aware of what is happening statewide because education funding affects all of them, Shamaly said. Education funding is one of the issues she is most concerned with in Michigan. “I did a lot of research on grants and scholarships and a lot of them weren’t available anymore,” Shamaly said. “It can make paying for college pretty hard.” studentlife@cm-life.com
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Privacy on Facebook further challenged by user applications Personal info could be mined by tracking companies By Ryan Taljonick Senior Reporter
Several of Facebook’s most popular applications have been transmitting personal information to multiple advertising and Internet tracking companies
another The practice of selling user information is a breach of Facebook’s policies. “That makes me want to not play those games,” said Sterling Heights freshman Kelli Kulasa. “That’s my personal profile information — it makes me want to make a new profile.” She said she has been playing a game called FrontierVille on Facebook for a couple of months. FrontierVille is made by
Some applications are transmitting “Facebook ID” numbers, which are assigned to each user on Facebook, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. Anyone can look up a Facebook profile by utilizing the ID number associated with that account, even when users set their profile information to private. Applications are software programs often made by third-party companies which allow users to play games and share information with one
Zynga Game Network Inc., the company that also made the FarmVille and Texas HoldEm applications. With more than 125 million users among just those three, Zynga sells its users’ Facebook ID numbers in addition to information about users’ friends’ profiles, according to the WSJ report. “I think (Facebook) should have to increase security, that’s people’s personal stuff,” Kulasa said. “It’s not fair. It’s kind of like cheating — they get special information about
people. If companies can do that, what about stalkers and stuff?” According to the investigation, 70 percent of Facebook users utilize apps each month. Facebook is cracking down on app companies found to be in violation of policies, the report states and Facebook’s top ten most-used apps have been found to sell user information to third-party advertising and Internet tracking companies. A privacy | 4a
Facebook apps w Top 10 apps (in terms of users), all of which transmit Facebook IDs according to the Wall Street Journal: 1) FarmVille - 59.4 2) Phrases - 43.4 3) Texas HoldEm - 36.3 4) FrontierVille - 30.6 5) Causes - 26.7 6) Cafe World - 21.9 7) Mafia Wars - 21.9 8) Quiz Planet - 16.5 9) Treasure Isle - 15.3 10) iHeart - 14
Digital billboard construction could be put on hold Bill in state House would create statewide moratorium By Emily Grove Staff Reporter
The trend of replacing traditional billboards with digital billboards could soon come to a screeching halt. A bill proposing a statewide digital billboard moratorium in Michigan is being considered by the state House. If it makes its way through the legislature, the statewide moratorium would be in effect until Jan. 1, 2012. A study by the Federal Highway Administration regarding digital billboards should be released soon. The study could impact legislation around the country in determining new regulations or bans on digital billboards, said Andy Schor, assistant director of state affairs for Michigan Municipal League. He thinks the moratorium is necessary while the federal study is conducted. “The study is looking to see if these billboards are public safety hazards,” Schor said. “Do they change too quickly? Are they too bright? A variety of things could institute recommended changes or even bans.” Schor said the league supports the bill, but they are not advocating for bans on digital billboards, just a delay on new digital billboards until their safety has been determined. The original bill was introduced by state Rep. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, on Nov. 5, 2009 to ban billboards except in cities with more than 35,000 people and impose a two-year moratorium on any new or converted digital billboards. The bill has been amended and is not working toward a ban for all digital billboards. Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, 6800 E. Soaring Eagle Blvd., had rented digital billboards across the state to advertise multiple events at once. The casino stopped renting digital billboards within the last two months, but still uses its own digital signs on M-20 and Leaton Road. Frank Cloutier, public relations director for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, said these billboards allowed messages to be changed often without the hassle of traditional billboards. “I do know of many comments from individuals who value digital billboards,” Cloutier said. “I also know that community event level of attendance is higher when advertised on digital billboards.” Though the digital billboards seemed to garner attention, the multiple messages may have been a disadvantage, said Raul Venegas, director of marketing and entertainment for the casino and resort. He said they expected exposure, but were missing people as they went by. He doesn’t see the digital billboards as hazardous. “I don’t think they are distracting,” Venegas said. “I do see them as beneficial.” In September, the city of Walker established a six-month moratorium on digital billboards within its limits. Numerous cities across the country have adopted similar bans or moratoriums this year, including St. Louis and Denver. In an effort to promote tourism and scenic beauty, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine and Vermont have bans on all billboards. metro@cm-life.com
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Mount Pleasant resident Libby Olson, 5, laughs and looks up at her mother, Crystal Olson, as members of Sigma Sigma Sigma make safety-pin bracelets Tuesday evening during a fundraiser at the sorority house, 430 S. Main St.
Donations for Daisy Five-year-old girl, sorority make bracelets to benefit friend By Joe Borlik | Staff Reporter
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ive-year-old Libby Olson wants to do everything she can to help out her best friend Daisy Higgins. Daisy, also 5, was recently diagnosed with a rare blood disorder that attacks her right cheek bone, said Crystal Olson, Libby’s mother. She said Daisy needs to go to Lansing every week for chemotherapy. Olson said she and her daughter started making and selling beaded safety-pin bracelets to raise money for Daisy and her family. On Tuesday night, the pair got a lot of help making bracelets from about 50 members of Sigma Sigma Sigma at the sorority’s 430 S. Main St. house. “We’ve sold at least 300,” Olson said. “We’re just excited to be supporting what is an example of true friendship between these girls.” She said the bracelets are available at Stone Soup Gifts and Accessories, 120 E. Broadway St., for $15 each. Each bracelet has a outline of a daisy on it. Olson said her and her
daughter’s fingers started bleeding from making so many. The sorority was also joined by Olson’s 12-year-old daughter Emma. Sigma Sigma Sigma made about 30 bracelets, Olson said. The sorority came up with the idea after member Chloe Fletcher, an Alpena junior, visited Stone Soup and came across the jewelry. Fletcher said after she saw them, she talked to the owner and was moved to help the cause. “It’s just a really inspiring story
Sigma Sigma Sigma members Novi senior Bryn Smetana, left, Petoskey sophomore Rachel Serafini and Illinois freshman Kim Winzentsen talk as they make safety-pin bracelets Tuesday evening during a fundraiser at the sorority house, 430 S. Main St.
and having Libby and Crystal here is inspiring for us,” she said. Fletcher said she made four bracelets on Tuesday alone. Grand Rapids junior Jillian Folkerts said she plans to buy one bracelet for each of her family members for Christmas. She said Sigma Sigma Sigma has referred the products and cause to several people. “I can only imagine how much money they’re making off these,” Folkerts said. Hope Foreman said she is in-
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spired by how Libby wants to help her friend. “I like how this little girl is so into helping out other people,” the Clarkston freshman said. “It’s really inspiring. A lot of young kids usually don’t have that much inspiration.” studentlife@cm-life.com
Panel analyzes mid-term election; focus on gubernatorial race About 150 attend Speak Up, Speak Out forum By Annie Harrison Staff Reporter
Maxine Berman believes cooperation between both political parties will be the key to success following November’s election. “People have become so rigidly liberal or so rigidly conservative and they view compromise as a weakness,” said Berman, Griffin Endowed Chair and Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s director of Special Projects. “This state needs to sit down, Demo-
crats and Republicans, and come up with a new revenue structure.” On Tuesday, about 150 people attended a Speak Up Speak Out forum, during which Berman and other panelists discussed the possible outcome of the midterm elections. The forum “Elections 2010: What do the Experts Say?” began with a series of campaign videos representing Democrats and Republicans at local, state and national levels. After the videos, the panelists gave their predictions for the gubernatorial race between Democrat Virg Bernero, Lansing Mayor, and Republican Rick Snyder, an
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Ann Arbor businessman. David Jesuit, a political science associate professor, facilitated the debate. Panelists besides Berman included former state Rep. Sandy Caul; Bryant English, Jackson junior and advocacy chair of College Democrats; Travis Faber, Battle Creek senior and first vice chair of College Republicans; and Chris Owens, an assistant political science professor. Possible advantages Berman said the race will be close, but the Republicans have an advantage because Barack Obama’s administration has faced a lot of criticism.
Caul said it is possible there will be a low voter turnout among students because of voter apathy after the highly publicized 2008 presidential elections. “There were a lot of promises made and a lot of promises not kept,” she said. Owens said there are a lot of independent voters who are still undecided, but Bernero would need 80 to 90 percent of undecided voters to win the election. The biggest issue discussed during the forum was the economy. Both Faber and English said their candidate would
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Other university presidents serve on for-profit boards MSU, EMU presidents do not By Emily Pfund Senior Reporter
CMU President George Ross is not the only university president in Michigan to add the responsibility of being on the board of a private company to his administrative duties. Western Michigan University President John Dunn is on the board of directors for First National Bank of Michigan, in addition to three nonprofits, said Cheryl
Roland, executive director of university relations. While she does not know the exact time commitment involved in the positions, Rowland said Dunn’s involvement in the boards is beneficial for WMU. “There’s one meeting each month for most of those (boards),” she said. “It allows for great one-on-one contact with other people in the community and gives access to a knowledge base about the community’s assets.” Dunn earns $200 for each board meeting he attends for First National Bank of Michigan. The board meets
once a month, with a second monthly meeting scheduled when “special circumstances” arise, said Mary Jane Baylor, an administrative assistant for the bank. Baylor said the board averages 15 to 16 meetings each year. Ross was appointed to the Furniture Brands International Board of Directors in September. He will attend four annual meetings and could receive an annual $45,000 cash retainer, plus possible stock grants. Other presidents Other institutions — in-
cluding Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University — do not employ a president who serves on the executive board of a forprofit company. “I don’t believe President (Susan) Martin is on any boards,” said Geoff Larcom, EMU executive director of media relations. “Lord knows she’s busy enough already.” Allan Gilmour, interim president of Wayne State University, sits on the board of directors for both DTE Energy and Universal Technical Institute, a for-profit career college. He also
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Four running for City Commission Most focus on business climate By Emily Grove Staff Reporter
With two open seats and four contenders, the Mount Pleasant City Commission race is getting heated. Kathy Ling, a retired high school teacher, and Nancy English, Central Michigan Community Hospital business development liaison, are currently serving on the commission. Todd Gurzick, owner of ToDblD’s Party Store, 104 E. May St, and Attorney Lesley Hoenig are looking to become involved in politics for the first time and give back to their community. “I decided to run and do what I can to help the city of Mount Pleasant improve and make Mount Pleasant a great place to live,” Hoenigh said. “I know it’s already a
great place, but everywhere could stand to improve.” Gurzick wants to make the city more hospitable for small businesses. He also wants to be accessible to his future constituents, so they can express their ideas to him. He said his large city background and small business experience are valuable tools he could bring to the commission. “I’m from a large city with several downtown areas and I know Mount Pleasant has been focused on developing their downtown,” Gurzick said. “I would like to assist in that. I feel the town needs more small businesses and I’d like to assist others in starting small businesses.” One of Hoenig’s concerns is business-resident balance. She wants to encourage business growth while making Mount Pleasant an enjoyable place to live. “I hope to help promote a
balance between businesses and residents,” she said. “Sometimes there can be a conflict between the two with where and how to set up businesses.” Hoenig said her administrative government experience gives her a better understanding of the legal issues that could come up. Incumbents English would bring a different type of business background to the commission if elected. She started on the City Commission in June when she stepped up from the planning commission to fill Jeff Palmer’s seat. She said she will not run on a one-item agenda, but
wants to work to be professional, respectful and do what she thinks is right. “I have vast experience in a few different areas including health care, education and business,” English said. “My background and ability to change careers gives me a different skill set.” Ling brings more government experience to the race than the other candidates. She was a chairwoman of the Isabella County Commission in the late 70s and early 80s and a government teacher for 25 years. She wants to maintain the level of services and balance financial issues. “We need to be creative and find new ways to do things,” she said. “Like the recent Union Township and Mount Pleasant agreement for wastewater treatment. These are important things for local government to do.” metro@cm-life.com
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Left to right, Chris Owens, an assistant political science professor; Maxine Berman, Griffin Endowed Chair and Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s director of special projects; First Vice Chair of College Republicans and Battle Creek senior Travis Faber; former state Rep. Sandy Caul; and Bryant English, Jackson junior and advocacy chair for College Democrats, give opening statements before taking questions from the Speak Up Speak Out audience Tuesday at the Bovee University Center Auditorium.
create jobs in Michigan. “We’ve seen growth in this economy,” English said. “(Bernero) is for the working man.” Faber was confident the Republicans will take the state House and possibly the U.S. House, saying “the Republican ticket all around is just fantastic.” Mount Pleasant graduate student Mike Mezei attended and said he is frustrated with the gridlock in Michigan’s government. He is concerned the government will not be able to make compromises in order to solve tax issues. “We have divided government,” Mezei said. “We’re not solving our problems.” university@cm-life.com
When it comes to texting, U.S. users are rudeness champs By Vikki Ortiz Healy MCT
CHICAGO — Next time your significant other reads a text message while sitting with you at a restaurant, tell him he’s rude. And tell him he’s like a typical American. Those statements would likely be true, given the results of a recent Marquette University study that compared the texting habits of cell phone users in the world’s two largest democracies — the U.S. and India.
In monitoring text messages from 137 college students in both countries, the study showed that India appeared to have better “textiquette.” Researchers found that 52 percent of the Americans in the study read text messages while in public social settings such as restaurants, shops and movie theaters, compared to only 5 percent of Indian participants who read texts while out. Most Indians (41 percent) read texts while at home or at a friend’s home. Americans were also seven
times more likely than Indians to send texts from social settings (42 percent vs. 6 percent); and almost eight times as likely to text while in the middle of a conversation (31 percent vs. 4 percent). Still, Robert Shuter, the Marquette communication studies professor who led the study, cautioned not to be too down on American texters. “The truth is, neither Indians nor Americans excused themselves or took leave when they read or sent a message. They’re both at fault,” he said, adding
that the point of the study was to emphasize how different cultural factors must be considered when developing universal texting rules. Maybe he’s right. Indians did rudely rank 10 percentage points higher than Americans in using swear words in texts.
serves on five nonprofit boards. DTE Energy paid Gilmour $100,000 for his services in 2009, with $72,000 in restricted stock options, said company spokesman Scott Simons. MSU President Lou Anna Simon is on an advisory board for the Williamstonbased company Centurion Medical Products, said Mark Fellows, MSU media communications manager. Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan, is on the boards of two for-profit corporations: Johnson & Johnson and the
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Those applications include FarmVille, phrases, Texas HoldEm, FrontierVille, Causes and Cafe World, among others. Alan Rudy, associate professor of sociology, said the selling of personal information will lead to an increase in targeted advertising. “I don’t know if there’s any legal issue involved,” he said. “At the same time, I have a good number of friends who have now not only gotten off FarmVille and other applications, but blocked them.” Rudy said students should be careful about what infor-
Meredith Corporation, a publishing company. She is involved with a long list of nonprofit foundations, associations and boards, according to the university’s website. She received $110,000 in 2009 for her services to the Johnson & Johnson board. She also earned $99,978 in stock awards and $20,000 in “other compensation,” according the company’s proxy statement. Compensation information for the other companies was unavailable. university@cm-life.com
mation they post on social media websites, especially in the event their profiles are accessible to advertising and Internet tracking companies. “If you don’t want your information out there on the Web, don’t put it up there,” he said. Rochester Hills senior Natalie Smith said it is troubling application companies are selling profile information, but she is not surprised. She said the practice is immoral and creepy. “I think it’s bad,” she said, “but it’s something you have to expect if you’re going to use a company that’s about making profits and not really about protecting your interests.” studentlife@cm-life.com
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More MIPs issued over weekend than during Homecoming 2009 By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter
Police were no busier than usual this weekend, despite the Homecoming crowds. Twenty MIPs were handed out by the Mount Pleasant Police Department, the Isabella County Sheriff ’s Department and the CMU Police combined. Thirteen citations were handed out last year, according to previous reports. Still, area police agencies felt the weekend could have
been busier. “It was basically no different than any other weekend,” said Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski. “I’m glad it was (tame), but I don’t know what the reason would be.” The MPPD wrote the majority of the MIP tickets with 15. CMU Police wrote four citations and the sheriff ’s department only wrote one. There was a decrease in drunk driving tickets. The MPPD and sheriff ’s department issued a combined total of three citations, down from last year’s eight. When alumni and former students returned to CMU this weekend lot 63 was full for the first time since the
new regulations were put in place last year, but CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley did not mind all the extra people. “It was a very active, but very reasonable weekend,” Yeagley said. “People made good decisions, seemed to enjoy themselves, and followed the law.” The sheriff ’s department broke up 22 parties over the weekend, but only made four alcohol-related arrests. Area police combined for two drug-related arrests and three assaults over the weekend. The MPPD was a bit busier, handing out 12 open intoxicant citations, 15 tickets for disorderly conduct and 16 tickets for hosting/
attending a nuisance party. Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said 12 of the nuisance party citations were written at one party, however. “If you just answer the door, it’s so much easier for everyone,” Browne said. Yeagley said the local agencies had an agreement to be on call for one another over the weekend to deal with the boost in Mount Pleasant’s guests. “I know the law enforcement (agencies) are working very closely together, putting together preventative programs,” he said. “I’m hopeful that’s had a positive impact.” metro@cm-life.com
Candidates in state representative, City Commission races debate Thursday Talk will be free of ‘nasty cracks,’ moderator says By Maria Amante and Rachel Dybicki Staff Reporters
Area voters will have an opportunity to hear from candidates running for both 99th District state representative and the City Commission Thursday. Helen Thomas, co-president of Mount Pleasant’s League of Women Voters, will moderate the forums held by the group, which begin at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 320 W. Broadway St., for Democrat Toni Sessoms and Republican Kevin Cotter. At 7:45 p.m. commission candidates will have their turn. “These are strictly educational and not partisan,” Thomas said. “They do not take part in partisan politics. It is not like the debates you see on television — no nasty cracks. In a forum, you may only speak about your own views and why you are run-
David Burdette talks funding at SGA meeting University a $400 million a year enterprise
Mattawan freshman Mallory Dorgan lays back in a patient chair while donating blood to the Red Cross in the University Center on Tuesday. Dorgan said although she was nervous about giving blood for the first time, that she would do it again. “We just walked by the sign and decided to,” Dorgan said.
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ning for the office. These are extremely civilized.” Thomas will ask candidates written questions posed by attendees of the forum. The City Commission candidates are ToDblD’s Party Store Owner Todd Gurzick; Attorney Lesley Hoenig; Nancy English, business development liaison at Central Michigan Community Hospital; and retired high school teacher Kathy Ling, who both are currently incumbents. Cotter said CMU is critically important to the area, so he absolutely expects it to be a topic of discussion. “I’m excited about the opportunity (to) speak to a lot of people and get the message of my campaign get my message out,” Cotter said. Sessoms agrees the university could come up because it’s a big part of the district. If it is an issue, she said she will highlight her plans to restore the Michigan Promise, but her main focus is unemployment. Sessoms said she looks forward to informing voters what she can do for mid-Michigan. “That’s the biggest thing, but
“These are strictly educational and not partisan. They do not take part in partisan politics. It is not like the debates you see on television — no nasty cracks.” Helen Thomas, Mount Pleasant’s League of
Women Voters co-president also show some differences,” she said. Cotter said the economy is a concern of his, even in midMichigan’s comparatively stable jobs market. “When you’re the best of very bad, or the worst state, Isabella county is the lowest (ranked) one or two, we cannot compare ourselves to the state and consider that good,” Cotter said. “We are very fortunate because of secure employers — the hospital, casino and university. But we can’t lower our standards to Michigan.” Cotter said he wants to continually improve jobs in the district and make changes in business taxes because the
area has a very short distance to go before becoming thriving. Sessoms said the numbers do not tell the whole story of the state’s job situation. “Unemployment rate does not at all tell the story of people ... underemployed, overqualified for jobs they’re at or if they are getting part-time work when they need full-time work.” metro@cm-life.com
versity loses $100,000. He also said a family moves out of Michigan every 12 minutes. “You can see how every student is important,” Burdette said. By Joe Borlik There are many reasons Staff Reporter people come to CMU, he About 54 percent of said, including the fact CMU’s total revenue from that the school had a great 2009-10 came from tu- football team and the Colition, David Burdette told lege of Medicine. “There’s a fallacy that student leaders Monday. During the Student we’ll let anybody in,” BurGovernment Associa- dette said. “We won’t let tion meeting, the vice anybody in.” Mouzourakis said SGA president of Finance and Administrative Services plans on bringing many lectured students and an- more administrators to swered questions about speak at its meetings. One student asked about how CMU is funded. Burdette said CMU is the university’s PrintQ a $400 million per year system and why they are limited to so enterprise few pages. with 2,200 “I know employees, that in premaking it the vious years, second largthere was a est employer lot more pain Isabella per being County after used than the Soaring they could Eagle Casino afford,” Burand Resort. Brittany dette said. “Where did Mouzourakis, Another the money
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Garden City senior student asked come from?” if the CMU Bu rd e t t e Promise proasked. “Most gram would be reinstated of it comes from you.” He showed the students and Burdette answered it two pie charts, one repre- would not be. He told students jobs senting CMU’s total revenue for 2009-10 and the are being created on camother showing its total ex- pus and are looking to be filled, and to head over to penditures. In addition to the 54 Student Services if they percent, the first chart need one. At the end of the meetshowed 20 percent of CMU’s revenue last year ing, a group of students came from state appro- gave a presentation on priations and 26 percent disability awareness. They showed a Fox News video from other sources. Brittany Mouzourakis, about a man who claimed a Garden City senior and he was not allowed to fly SGA president, said she on an airplane because he appreciated how candid was too disabled. Saginaw junior John Burdette was with the Ketchum said people questions. “I thought he was very should be open to more entertaining and informa- things than just race when talking about diversity. tive,” she said. “A lot of times people Michigan is a hightuition and high-finan- only think of multicultural cial-aid state, Burdette issues when they think of said, and CMU wants to diversity,” he said. “Diverincrease the amount of sity is anything different than how you are.” need-based financial aid. He said when five freshmen leave CMU, the uni- studentlife@cm-life.com
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EDITORIAL | Firing head football coach Dan Enos would be a costly mistake despite outcry
Easy on Enos D
an Enos’ 2-5 total record, 1-3 in the Mid-American Conference and four consecutive losses in his first season as head football coach has many calling for his job. However, it is both too early and too expensive to do this. After only seven games with the team, Enos is, at best, untested as a head coach. Furthermore, after CMU lost key players such as Dan LeFevour, Frank Zombo, Antonio Brown and Andrew Aguila, if Enos is not building a team from the ground up, he is at least very close to the ground.
Perhaps more important are the financial repercussions of replacing Enos. If Enos is terminated before the end of the 2011 football season, CMU is contractually obligated to pay him a $900,000 buyout. On top of that considerable fee, the athletics department would
have to search for a replacement for Enos, which costs money, and then pay the replacement’s salary. Enos’ yearly total salary is $325,000, and few viable candidates to replace him would be likely to take less than that amount. If the coach CMU hired was currently contracted at another school, CMU would have to buy out that coach’s contract as well. The athletics department was appropriated $22,182,796 for the 2010-2011 school year, according to this year’s operating budget. All told, firing and replacing Enos at this moment would likely cost somewhere between $1.5 million and $2.5 million. This is not where the university needs to be putting even more of its money.
As the university finishes construction on a costly basketball arena and CMU continues to put money into the College of Medicine, the university’s spending patterns have been questionable at best. The new budget under President George Ross looks to tighten this up, and it is a safe bet that such a costly personnel change would not be allowed. Football fans can continue to call out for Enos’ job on the Internet and every other avenue available to them. The smart money is on him keeping it, which is also the correct decision. Fans should give Enos a season or two to warm up and prove himself before picking up the torches and pitchforks as they have been doing. They just may end up liking the guy.
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Election season sexism With the election season in full effect, gender issues and questions of sexism are still at the forefront. National Public Radio published the article on www.npr. org Tuesday, called “Candidates’ Racy Photos Raise Sexism, Privacy Issues,” focusing mainly on Krystal Ball, a Virginia Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Congress. Controversy and criticism have surrounded Ball, due to racy photos released of her from a Christmas party six years ago. The article got me thinking about the roles America has set for women. It frustrates me that in 2010, 90 years after women were granted suffrage, that women are still brought down by the gender roles assigned to them, and society’s expectation of their subordination. As a gay male, I am familiar with secondary citizenship. I have less protection under the law and fewer privileges than my heterosexual friends. Women are still secondary citizens too. Society has decided that they must be “appropriate” by playing subordinate roles to men, and enforces stricter double standards for women. Of course, women are very successful within and outside of their traditional roles, but their work is still undervalued. Society values men as workers, talkers and doers much more than it values women in these roles. Men are paid more for it too. Last year’s gender pay gap, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, was an 80 percent women’s-to-men’s earnings. It is not the 62 percent gap in 1979, but it is an outstanding 20 percent pay that women in America are owed. Times have not changed. It offends me that I still hear guys in residence halls bragging about how many girls they have slept with, but deplore females who happen to show any signs of sexuality, bombarding them with derogatory names. It offends me that women in power take more heat than any male in the same position. I remember female bus drivers and lunch workers in middle and high school being called cruel, obscene names whenever they exercised any authority. Males, on the other hand, were left unscathed. Ball is reprimanded by the media for suggestive photos from years past, but Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown posing naked for Cosmopolitan’s centerfold is not as shocking? It has been 90 years. I think it is time there be a discourse about the sexism and gender inequality that is still at large. Central Michigan Life is the independent voice of Central Michigan University and is edited and published by students of CMU every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, and on Wednesday during the summer term. The online edition (www.cmlife.com) contains all of the material published in print.
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Tolerance, friendship needed in dire times Last month was very difficult for the LGBT community and our allies with national attention being brought to the suicides of young LGBT individuals Earic Mohat, of New York; Seth Walsh, of California; Asher Brown, of Texas; Tyler Clementi, of New Jersey; Justin Aaberg, of Minnesota; Billy Lucas, of Indiana; and Raymond Chase, of Rhode Island. All of these youths had faced bullying and
harassment. There have also been acts of bullying and harassment in our own state, notably against the president of University of Michigan’s student body by a state assistant attorney general. This string of publicized suicides has me, as well as others, concerned for our community. Such incidents can trigger many emotions and thoughts in our students. I ask that you
be aware of those around you as you are in class, the residence halls or with friends. If you notice anyone acting different than usual or suspect a problem, please help and provide the following resources. The Trevor Project operates a 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBT youth, for information go to thetrevorproject.org. Also, the CMU Counseling Center can
provide support services and can be reached at 774-3381. Finally, the Office of Gay and Lesbian Programs is here to provide support services to LGBT students and allies. Please know the resources available to you and take care of each other. Shannon M. Jolliff Director of Gay and Lesbian Programs
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Pregnancy and college a harsh mix “It will never happen to me,” that was my motto. I truly believed it because I have experiences that would back that statement up, but things changed on a recent Wednesday night. After going to Urgent Care for abdominal pains, I found out that I was pregnant, then was immediately sent to the ER on a doctor’s suspicions of an ectopic pregnancy. After the discovery that the baby was fine, the shock set in. I am going to be a mother. The balancing act between 19 credit hours and a 32-houra-week job was about to become even more complicated. Some may judge me for getting “knocked up,” but the fact of the matter is that it really can happen to anyone. Whether you’re super safe or not, if it’s your first time or 100th, it can happen — and it can happen surprisingly. The real importance is that it is going to be a lot harder than anyone can imagine. I respect the single parents who still go to school and have a life beyond the classroom and I hope people will hold the same respect for me. It takes a strong person to raise a child on their own and balance school and work along with it. The people who manage to successfully do this amaze me. It is not fair to judge someone just because they are pregnant or have a child. Just because they went out and were doing the same thing every other college student does and actually had to suffer a consequence because of it does not make them a bad person. I don’t know how I’m going to balance my motherhood with work and classes, but I have faith that I will figure it out. I only have a little over one year left in school, so I do know that I will be taking advantage of any daycare and pregnancy services. Some people are not supportive of my pregnancy, but that is only a shame for them. They will miss out on being involved in this child’s life. It should be understood that telling a person that they are disappointed in them does not make the pregnancy go away, it only hurts that person. I know that it is going to be a rough road for me here on out, but it is not going to stop me from pursuing my dreams. I only wish people would understand that just because I am pregnant does not mean my hopes and dreams are going down the drain. It just means things will be a lot more difficult to accomplish. I am just lucky that I have a supportive community of friends here, and my heart goes out to the many who do not because I do not know what I would do without them.
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Toledo game a big one Battle of two best teams in MAC could determine team’s fate JAKE MAY/PHOTO EDITOR
Freshman defensive back Avery Cunningham knocks down a pass from Miami quarterback Zac Dysert intended for receiver Nick Harwell Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The RedHawks beat the Chippewas 27-20.
Cunningham shakes off mistake Injuries continue to pile up for CMU By Aaron McMann Sports Editor
Mistakes are bound to happen when younger players are put on the playing field. And CMU learned just that Saturday during its 27-20 loss against Miami at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. With 19 seconds remaining on the clock, freshman cornerback Avery Cunningham, in his first career start, made a split decision and rushed a scrambling RedHawks quarterback Zac Dysert. That decision turned out fatal as Dysert found receiver Andrew Cruze wide open down the right sideline for a touchdown, handing the Chippewas their fourth consecutive loss. “I just didn’t do my responsibility to what was needed to
be done,� Cunningham said. Despite the crucial miscommunication in the secondary, head coach Dan Enos and players were quick to defend Cunningham Tuesday. “He’s not the reason we lost that football game Saturday and he knows the team doesn’t blame him,� Enos said. “It’s going to be a learning experience for him. We got a lot of young guys playing a lot of positions, and sometimes it’s going out there and learning under fire.� Cunningham, listed as one of the two starting cornerbacks on the depth chart, will get another opportunity to redeem himself on Saturday against Northern Illinois. “Guys have just had my back and told me not to let one play define my whole career,� Cunningham said. “They told me to come back and learn from the mistake and move on.�
Injuries piling up CMU will be without starting cornerback LaVarus Williams for the rest of the season. Williams, who appeared in four games, will have surgery soon to repair a microfracture in his left knee. He sat out the team’s games against Northwestern and Ball State before trying to make a comeback against Virginia Tech on Oct. 9. Starting right guard Darren Keyton is also suffering from a knee injury and will miss the next two games. Junior running back Paris Cotton is doubtful for Saturday’s game. “We’re going to coach whoever’s out there,� Enos said. “When you get into a situation like this in the season, young guys got to step up.� sports@cm-life.com
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Coach says team ‘turning corner’ after weekend sweeps By Nick Conklin Staff Reporter
It’s the middle of the season and the volleyball team isn’t exactly where it wants to be. The Chippewas (9-11, 3-5 Mid-American Conference) sit fifth in the MAC West Division, a game above last-place Toledo in the standings. Despite struggling in the beginning of the conference schedule, losing six of seven MAC matches, CMU believes it turned a corner over the weekend with sweeps against MAC East opponents Bowling Green and Miami. “If we can get the ball rolling, good things can happen,� said head coach Erik Olson. “We feel we can still be a MAC championship contender with this group.� Lengthy matches against league opponents have caused issues for the young Chippewas team. Five-set matches have not been kind to CMU, who is winless in the four matches that have gone to five sets. In matches that have gone to four sets, the team is 2-5. Olson said many of the
team’s opponents were playing with confidence against CMU, which forced several of the matches into five sets. “Right now teams are in system more than they ever have been,� Olson said, “and we’re leaving the door open for teams when we should slam it shut on them.� But after the pair of weekend wins, he said the tide has begun to turn in the second half of the season. “We have been working hard and we have been training hard,� Olson said. “We just haven’t been rewarded in so many of the close matches.� Aggressive serving Sophomore Val DeWeerd, who finished the weekend with eight kills behind a .308 hitting percentage, said the last two victories should be a motivator for the team to get back on track after a 1-5 start to the conference schedule. A consistent offense and aggressive serving line will be keys in road games against Akron and Buffalo this weekend, DeWeerd said.
“These wins this past weekend definitely established what we already knew that we were a good team and if we can put all the pieces together, we can play awesome,� she said. “Last time we served quite a few out of bounds, so we definitely need to pick up our serving game.� Senior Lauren Krupsky, who finished the weekend with 25 kills, agreed with DeWeerd and said that the focus moving forward needs to return to their serving attack that once led the league. “We need to make sure we keep the serving intensity and the passion,� Krupsky said. The Chippewas look to continue their winning streak at 7 p.m. Friday when they travel to Akron (13-7), who is tied with Ohio for first place in the MAC East at 5-3. The second test of the weekend will be at 7 p.m. Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y., when the team travels to play the University at Buffalo (14-10, 2-6 MAC). sports@cm-life.com
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But the team is learning how to win. It hasn’t lost a game in almost a month and has been able to hold on in a few one-goal victories at Bowling Green and Kent State, and at home against rival Western Michigan last weekend. A month ago, those close games may have resulted in losses. But the team continues to fight hard, and will have its biggest battle Friday. Toledo is the only team in the MAC with a better overall record than CMU. The Chippewas need a signature win to hang their hat on. Their biggest win so far this season was a victory on the road against Miami (OH) (11-5-1). It was the Chippewas first road win in four games and proved to be a jump start to the rest of the MAC schedule. A victory over Toledo would give CMU another jump start into the last two games of the season, and into the MAC tournament where they hope to repeat as conference champions. sports@cm-life.com
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The CMU women’s soccer team is getting hot at the right time. It won its eighth straight game on Sunday with a 3-0 romp over a formidable Northern Illinois team. CMU dominated the ball, outshooting the NIU 29-5. The game should have been more lopsided but the Huskies goalkeeper made several good saves to keep the game respectable. With the win, CMU remains tied atop the MidAmerican Conference with Toledo at 8-0 in the conference. The Chippewas will travel to Toledo on Friday in what will be conference championship game atmosphere. CMU has gelled a lot lately and become a true team. Soccer is a game that’s all about chemistry and in the beginning of the season, the team simply didn’t have a whole lot. Often times, they looked confused and disheveled on the offensive end, firing errant shots and not taking advantage of opportunities. But not anymore. The team is being assertive and dominant. It is beginning to take care of the ball and control the tempo of the game. It is making opponents play CMU soccer. The defense is stepping up as well. Anchored by the back line staples, juniors Liesel Toth and Claire Horton, who have started 59 straight games,
the Chippewas defense has only given up three goals in its last eight contests. The defense also boasts the Defending MAC Defensive Player of the Year, goalkeeper Shay Mannino. Mannino has been better than anyone in net this year in the MAC with a conference best 0.43 goals-against average. Head coach Tom Anagnost said the team is beginning to come together as a group. The undefeated record in conference play shows just that. It couldn’t happen at a better time. With three games to go in the regular season, the team is hitting on all cylinders. But it will face two of its toughest games in the final stretch — Friday against the aforementioned Rockets and Eastern Michigan, also unbeaten in conference play at 5-0-3, in the season finale at home on Oct. 28. Anagnost continues to preach that his team is very young, fielding a roster almost entirely with of underclassmen (nine freshman, nine sophomores).
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fast food funk Despite health risks, many students choose quick meals for convenience By Ryan Taljonick | Senior Reporter Matt Womack has learned buying fast food on a regular basis will fill up your stomach and empty your bank account. The Clio senior said he really enjoys eating fast food because it tastes good and he rarely has time in his busy schedule to cook. “My fiance and I live in East Lansing,” he said. “I commute to CMU two days a week and have classes all day long. I don’t have time to drive home and cook something. I’d say I probably eat out about six or seven times a week and each meal costs $7 or $8.” Najat Yahia, assistant professor of human environmental studies, said in an e-mailed statement most students eat fast food because it is affordable, tasty and convenient. Womack estimated he spends about $130 or more per month on fast food. He said it gets expensive quickly, but the convenience is “worth the cost.” He really likes Taco Bell, he said, and eating at Buffalo Wild Wings. “Just because I go out a lot doesn’t mean I always eat unhealthy food,” Womack said. “I try and monitor calories and I usually avoid eating greasy foods.” Health risks Eating fast food on a regular
basis, Yahia said, can lead to increased health risks in addition to obesity. “The fats in fast food are mainly saturated and trans fats, which tend to increase blood cholesterol level,” she said. “High blood cholesterol level is a risk factor for heart disease.” Additionally, Yahia said fast-food meals are packed with sodium, which increases the risk of hypertension or high blood pressure. Many students drink a lot of soda, Yahia said, which are “empty calories,” providing no nutritional value. An over consumption of calories can lead to the development of metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes, she said. “The key is balance food intake with physical activity,” Yahia
said. “Portion size does matter. Overeating is a major contributor to overweightness and obesity. Eating a well-balanced diet with a physically active lifestyle will prevent risk of developing obesity and other chronic illness.” Yahia suggests students pay attention to nutrition labels when buying food to increase awareness of any unhealthy additives. An average meal at a fast-food restaurant often far exceeds the fat dietary guidelines for an entire day, she said. Elway Pegg, a Dearborn graduate student, said he eats fast food three to four times a week. “I think once a week I’ll go to (Buffalo Wild Wings) or something like that,” he said. “Some weeks I go out more often and some weeks I buy less.” For on-campus students, he said fast food provides something different from repetitive residential dining. “I think most students are just so used to eating fast food that they don’t give it much thought,” Pegg said. “It tastes good, it’s inexpensive, but it adds up quickly if you’re not careful. A lot of students just have a mentality where they don’t worry about long-term health effects.”
Najat Yahia, assistant professo r of human environmental studie s, suggests these choices: w White meat instead of red meat (turk ey, chicken are lowe r in fats than bee f) w Baked or grilled vegetable burgers Red uce salt inta ke w Orde r lean cuts of meat (skin less chicken, lean meat) w Eat a large bowl of green salad befo re the main cou rse (with low-fat dres sing on the side) w Fresh fruit s or fat-free/ low-fat yogu rt as a des sert w Watch port ion size w Replace white bread with whole whe at bread w Orde r meals without tart ar sauce or othe r crea my sauces w Add more vegetables to your plate w Eat more legu mes and less meat w Avo id fried food s w Increase fibe r inta ke by increasin g consum ption of fresh fruit s and vegetables (in season) w Drin k plain wate r daily (8-9 glas ses )
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Oh My Burgers & Fries drive-thru opens on Mission Fast food restaurant offers new options By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter
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Oh My Burgers and Fries employee Shaun Davenport of Alma does an exchange with customers during its grand opening Tuesday afternoon. The restaurant, 1501 S. Mission St., uses fresh ingredients such as hand cut premium Idaho Russet potatoes.
Oh My Burgers & Fries opened at 10 a.m. Tuesday to a procession of cars leading out into Mission Street. The new drive-thru burger joint, 1501 S. Mission St., is in the location of the former Hot ‘N’ Now restaurant. Within the first six hours of opening, Oh My had between 300 and 400 cars pass through the drive-thru. Among the opening day rush were graduate students Kristen Glynn of Farmington Hills and Danielle Bender of Kentwood. “I saw that Hot ‘N’ Now was getting torn down,” Glynn said. “I’ve
never been there because it kind of looked sketchy. Then I saw that this opened and it looked fun.” Oh My manager John Renz said they’re trying to make fast food business more fresh and modern. “All of our meat is ground inside the restaurant. All of the fries are hand cut,” he said. “We actually built the front window just so people could see us do it. Glynn said Oh My reminded her of a burger joint in Farmington Hills she liked named “Five Guys Burgers and Fries.” “I just thought I would check it out and get a new fast-food place to go to,” she said. Homer resident and former CMU baseball catcher Dale Cornstubble had the same idea as Glynn to check out Oh My! on opening day. He said he and his girlfriend had been waiting for weeks to try the new drive-thru burger joint.
“We just wanted to see and check out a new place to eat,” Cornstubble said. Renz has high hopes the rest of CMU’s student population will take advantage of the new drive-thru across from campus. “I think the price is right in line with the rest of the fast food population,” he said. He added, “I know that’s really good college food.” Renz isn’t worried about competing with similar burger joints on Mission Street. Oh My offers fresh food as opposed to frozen, and more variety. Turkey burgers and veggie burgers are prominent features of the new menu. metro@cm-life.com
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This week’s topic: Woo Girls Take a walk down Main Street on a Friday or Saturday night and there is one sound that breaks through and rises above all others: “WOOOOOOOO!” The first time I heard that sound, I thought it was some sort of creature, native only to the region of Mount Pleasant. Perhaps, it is a nocturnal creature that waits in Island Park to pounce on unsuspecting prey. But alas, I was wrong. It was not some creature endemic to Mount Pleasant, but a phenomenon found on college campuses around the nation — the Woo Girl. The Woo Girl can be identified by a few characteristics. First, she is usually leaning
ORLANDO, Fla. — Secondyear medical student Lynn McGrath knows the iPod touch he carries will help him become a better doctor. McGrath, 25, can quickly research a patient’s symptoms on the device and learn how to treat them in minutes. “The first year as medical students, it helps us figure out what’s going on, but as you become more familiar, it’s more of a confirmation,” he said. Starting this semester, the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, which in its second year, is giving every medical student an iPod touch to help in their training. The Central Florida college has joined other medical schools across the country that provide mobile devices to medical students. Florida State University also gives iPod touches to medical students, and Stanford University in California is distributing muchlarger Apple iPads to its future doctors. The UCF iPod, which costs around $600 with medical applications, gives students instant access to look up diseases, medications and symptoms. It also allows them to listen to lectures and view diagrams. The Ohio State University College of Medicine was the first to hand out iPod touches to each student, in 2007.
Michael L. Hoffman Staff Reporter back with one drink-filled hand raised into the air, as if toasting to some great triumph (and maybe she is). Second, she can produce a sound that haunts my dreams and bellows through the streets of downtown Mount Pleasant (and the Wayside), the dreaded “WOOOOOOOO!” This sound is usually ac-
companied by ear-piercing laughter and cackles. It is like they are on the warpath. What does this sound signify? There are theories that it is an ancient mating call. There are other people who suggest that it is in fact the way a “Woo Girl” announces either (a) “Here I come!” or (b) “Bye!” Regardless of the meaning of said noise, it is an epidemic that plagues the streets of college towns everywhere. I long for winter, because like bears, the Woo Girl often goes into deep hibernation come the first snowfall.
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You’ve got to fight for your right to trick-or-treat. The newest release from “Brütal Legend” and “Psychonauts” developer Double Fine hits Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network today and it’s bringing classic role-playing game style battles, costume-based classes and progression-based candy collecting to the Halloween season. Players advance through sleepy neighborhoods and shopping malls as they battle horrible monsters dedicated to stealing their cherished confections. Though the game has an adorable art style and features little kids for protagonists, gamers of all ages should be able to find something sweet in this goody bag. -Connor Sheridan Student Life Editor
The most recent tune from 21-year-old UK resident and musical wunderkind, James Blake, is “Limit to Your Love,” a cover of Feist’s song of the same name and the first track to be released from Blake’s upcoming full length. For the first time, Blake’s
soulful and beautiful vocals are pushed to the front of the mix. A sparse beat and dry-as-abone piano make up the instrumentation, though Blake makes liberal and masterful use of silence at different intervals. Minimal and heartbreakingly gorgeous stuff that’s not to be missed. -Ben Weissenborn Staff Reporter
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“Like many things, the students are the ones who brought forth the idea,” said Dr. Catherine Lucey, the Ohio college’s interim dean. “It can be used to really help explain things to students.” Nadine Dexter, who is the health sciences library director, said the iPods help students to learn on their own and to know how to find the most recent information. “We want to teach them that good up-to-date knowledge is what all good physicians need to make good point-of-care decisions,” she said. “We don’t want them to make a decision based on a 10-year-old text sitting on a shelf.” Some doctors on the UCF staff have also embraced the iPod. “It used to be that you would read every journal that came to your mailbox,” said Dr. Bethany Ballinger, director of clinical informatics and an emergency room doctor. “Now, there is no way. ... You are not looking at how much you can cram into your memory. You are looking selectively at what you need to learn to stay up to date and to manage this patient.” Before making its decision to distribute the iPods, UCF surveyed more than 150 medical schools in United States and Canada, Dexter said. Of those, two dozen schools incorporate a hand-held device into the curriculum and most either used or suggested iPods.
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Freshman 15 less prevalent Average student gains around 5 pounds first year By Rachel Mater Staff Reporter
The common idea of gaining the freshman 15 is actually not true to many students. People who gain weight tend to eat more junk food and comfort food, said Najat Yahia, assistant professor of human environmental studies. “The freshman 15 is myth because if you follow a healthy lifestyle, (students) will actually lose weight,” she said. Layne Davis, fitness and wellness assistant director, said most students won’t gain 15 pounds their freshman year — they will more likely gain around 5 pounds. “It’s such a big lifestyle change,” Davis said. “They are used to parents cooking dinner and being active in high school sports. Then when they
get here, they usually don’t get involved in sports.” Yahia also said the environment change is a big factor, and stress and loneliness can cause weight gain. “They eat for some kind of comfort, from juggling with their courses, being away from home and not eating homecooked food,” she said. Davis said the key to avoid gaining freshman weight is to start building healthy habits with daily exercise and paying attention to what you eat. She said the problem for most students is they don’t realize the amount of calories they consume. There are also other ways to develop healthier habits, Yahia said. Walking 60 minutes five days a week is good way to start getting active. “Eating with friends does help as well, because you eat less,” she said. Preparing snacks at home will also help with avoiding unhealthy options on the go. Yahia said eating breakfast is
extremely important and correlates with a healthy Body Mass Index. Monroe junior Koren Burns said the freshman 15 was not something she had a problem with. “It really depends on the person and how active they are,” Burns said. Burns said she only gained about three pounds, mostly due to her inactivity. She has since found several ways to combat college lifestyle-related weight gain. “I’ve found that not eating as many carbs, drinking water and not pop or juice is a good way to be more healthy,” she said. Burns said she had some advice for incoming freshmen to enjoy similar success. “Eat salad at every meal in the dining hall, don’t drink pop or overindulge in food, walk and ride your bike to class and go to the Student Activity Center,” she said. studentlife@cm-life.com
Lacking sleep a major issue on campuses nationwide By Maria Leone Staff reporter
College students go without a lot of things — sunlight, vegetables, money and sleep. But skipping too much nocturnal rest can be very harmful to a student’s career, said Carl Johnson, a professor of psychology. “Lack of sleep is more of a problem than drinking and that is what our federal government is concerned about,” Johnson said. He said a survey of self-reports taken from 75 different universities showed sleep deprivation as their third highest major problem. A person will have one drink and it hits them like they have had four because of the body’s exhaustion, he said. “All you need is one drink and you look like a drunk driver when you’re sleep deprived,” Johnson said. When students do not get enough sleep, he said it makes concentrating in class much harder and leads to poor overall academic performance.
Home-cooked meals a healthy alternative for many students Organic food often first choice for some
Mount Pleasant resident Ashley Beltinck, left, seeks help of employee Mindy Findley, right, as she searches among the racks for a themed costume at Halloween Central, 207 W. Broadway St. Beltinck plans on dressing up when she attends the upcoming production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Broadway Theatre, 216 E. Broadway St.
Making up for it Johnson said students will try to get by with four to five hours of sleep and then sleep in for around 10 hours on Saturday on Sunday, but the human body does not work that way. Steve Lewis, Allegan senior and president of Program Board, said Mondays through Wednesdays he is lucky to get five to six hours of sleep. He usually tries to make up for it on Thursdays with eight to ten. “It really doesn’t help that I am a morning person and can’t really stay asleep past 9:30 a.m., no matter how tired I am,” Lewis said. Adults should get six to eight hours of sleep per night and when this does not happen, it can have some major effects on the body. “Sleeping too much after not sleeping enough puts the body on jet lag, like California time,” Johnson said. Trying to make up for a week’s worth of sleep can be like starving yourself all week and then gorging on food Saturday and Sunday, he said. Novi senior Andrea Kramer
said she gets about six to seven hours of sleep in a school week and eight hours on weekends. However, her sleep schedule depends on the noise levels around her. “If my neighbors decided to have a random party late at night,” Kramer said, “my sleep schedule is definitely going to be off.” Some students find naps to be helpful. However, Johnson said they do not and cannot make up for lost sleep. Commerce sophomore Ryan Hoger said he naps very frequently throughout the day. “Sleep for five hours, go to class, sleep for three hours, eat and repeat until college degree is achieved,” Hoger said. Johnson said though taking naps can feel refreshing, it is much more important to have a routine sleep schedule that the body can get used to. “Power naps only mask the effects and do help,” he said, “but you cannot get by with just napping all the time.” studentlife@cm-life.com
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Not everybody wants fries with that. Many CMU students are avoiding fast foods and finding that cooking their own food can be a healthy and enjoyable practice. Rochester junior Jacob Randall cooks almost all of his meals because fast food doesn’t sit well with his palate. “When I eat fast food, I just feel awful the next day,” Randall said. “When I eat my own food, I feel great all day.” Livonia senior Gloriann McDonald also cooks most of her meals. She said she picked up the practice from her childhood. “I was brought up eating mostly natural and organic foods,” McDonald said. “My mom wouldn’t let us drink pop or have hydrogenated oils even before that was popular.” Randall said eating affects every aspect of his day. He usually starts with a big breakfast, skips lunch and then finishes the day with a big dinner. He eats mostly organic foods and avoids anything processed. “I try to avoid as much meat as I can, especially processed meat,” Randall said. “I’m not a vegetarian, I just don’t like processed foods. It grosses me out.” McDonald has cooked for herself for the past four years. Although she sometimes eats out, she said she prefers to cook because she enjoys it and it allows her to have control over her nutrition. She said her meals are simple and easy to make. “At least 75 percent of the produce I eat is frozen,” McDonald said. “If I’m going to do rice or a pasta dish, I just cook a bunch before I head out or I just keep frozen veggies and throw them in a frying pan with oil.” Both McDonald and Ran-
“Organic should never have even have to be invented. Foods were made this way hundreds of years ago.” Joshua Johnson, Green Tree employee dall have shopped at Green Tree Cooperative Grocery, 214 N. Franklin St. Green Tree sells products that are all natural and organic. “To be labeled organic, foods have to be certified,” said store keeper Sydne Conant. “Foods can only be labeled if 95 percent is organic.” Conant said about a quarter of their business is from CMU students. Every Friday is Student Appreciation Day where students receive 5 percent off purchases. “The last few years I’ve seen a steady increase of students coming in here,” said Joshua Johnson, a Green Tree employee and CMU alumni.
Johnson said organic foods are healthier because, unlike processed foods, they are not sprayed with harmful chemicals that can hurt not only the environment but also the body. “Organic should never have even have to be invented,” he said. “Foods were made this way hundreds of years ago.” “My basic advice is to stay aware and ask questions about where your food comes from, because it does matter.” -Photographer Victoria Zegler contributed to this report. studentlife@cm-life.com
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Animal Collective member’s solo debut By Ben Weissenborn Staff Reporter
Animal Collective member Avey Tare makes his solo debut with “Down There,” a bizarre and swampy psychedelic pop record. In the works for roughly two years, “Down There” is Avey Tare’s (Dave Portner) first solo venture from Animal Collective, not counting 2007’s collaboration with past Mum vocalist and Avey’s then-wife Kria Brekkan. Their only album, entitled “Pullhair Rubeye,” was a collection of intimate folk songs released in reverse, inspired in part by David Lynch’s film “Inland Empire,” which was in theatres at the time. Here, with Tare all on his lonesome, his contributions to Animal Collective become far more obvious and they manage to stand on their own two feet quite well. Recorded by fellow Animal Collective member Deakin (Josh Dibb), “Down There” has a very squishy, swampy and
murky sound. Most of the instrumentation is electronic and much of Avey’s vocals are processed heavily, sometimes to the point of incoherence. Perhaps the most immediate difference between “Down There” and much of Animal Collective’s output, 2009’s masterful “Merriweather Post Pavilion,” in particular, is how dark it is. In a recent video interview with his sister, Avey mentioned the album came from a very emotionally dark place, devised after his grandmother passed away, his older sister was diagnosed with cancer and his marriage began to disintegrate. This darkness is reflected both lyrically and musically, especially in the hypnotic opener, “Laughing Hieroglyphic.” The track begins with a squishy and sputtering electronic beat before a wheezy, percussive accordion melody enters the fold. Avey’s voice is processed, sounding distant and quite sad. “Hold me, I’ve been sad for days,” Avey pleads in the song’s chorus, desperate and intense. “Down There” is an incredibly subtle, low-key record, not nearly as immediate or as outwardly infectious as Ani-
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HHHH mal Collective’s output, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Repeat listens reveal layer upon layer of sounds, textures and lyrics. “Cemeteries,” perhaps the album’s most subtle track, is a haunting and gorgeous ambient piece, beatless and lilting but packed tight with interesting sounds and textures giving the piece life. The song conjures up images of a nighttime stroll through its namesake, both slightly scary and beautiful in a melancholy way. Long-time fans of Animal Collective will be delighted to find Avey delivering a solid and delightfully bizarre album, though its not likely to be one to win over a slew of new fans. Swampy, melancholy and subtly scary, “Down There” is a perfect album for this time of year. Put it on at night and let it take you into its bizarre and enchanting world. studentlife@cm-life.com
Newest entry further stagnates franchise, focuses on story mode By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter
“Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock” feels like a classic band’s comeback tour, hoping to recapture the magic of days gone by. But it instead illuminates more of the reasons why the “Guitar Hero” franchise has fallen off of a proverbial cliff. The game chooses to focus on its story mode, of all things, over the actual track list. In the musicallyinspired narrative, traditional “Guitar Hero” characters must rock out to release their true warrior powers. Those powers combine to release the Demigod of Rock for an eventual battle with the Beast. It’s all pretty needless. The story is emphasized, but it does nothing to actually revitalize the game. It features some short cutscenes with Gene Sim-
mons and a fun section in the middle with Rush’s entire “2112” album, but it’s largely forgettable. The only significant gameplay addition comes from the warrior powers. They have a range of effectiveness, from completely filling the star power meter to protecting your note streaks. After beating the game, players can combine all eight powers and earn up to 40 stars on a song. But it’s confusing to switch the scoring format in the sixth game, and it makes playing traditionally less fulfilling. Credit has to be given to the song selection, however. Along with all the Rush songs, there’s a great mix of classic rock bands like Queen and Jethro Tull and newer songs by bands like Muse and Them Crooked Vultures. There are some obscure songs, but that’s par for the course for this sort of game. The core gameplay is exactly the same as entries past — play the notes and the music plays. At this point, it’d be pretty hard to mess that portion up. Developer Neversoft didn’t tamper much with
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the gameplay and for good reason, but it’s a little underwhelming compared to the changes to come in its competitor “Rock Band 3.” There’s nothing wrong with the game itself. The changes don’t add much to the product, but they don’t subtract much either. This is the 10th “Hero” game to appear on the Xbox 360 since 2007, so the genre is a bit worn out. “Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock” took another shot at relevance and the attempt is mediocre overall. Just expect the franchise to emulate the Rolling Stones and have another similar comeback tour next year. studentlife@cm-life.com
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