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Friday, Jan. 29, 2010
Central Michigan Life
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
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Two set for Feb. 2 debate in Plachta
On the Fly saved Central $100,000
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Adviser considers disbanding more of a ‘furlough’
Event costing Campus Conservatives $4,000
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By Sarah Schuch Senior Reporter
Two candidates will attend Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate hosted by Campus Conservatives. As of Thursday, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and State Sen. Tom George are the only two Republican candidates to confirm attendance, said Campus Conservatives President Bryant Greiner. “We are still going on with it,” the Hart junior said. “If they don’t show up, we will have podi- Mike Bouchard ums with their names on it.” The debate takes place at 7 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. Invitations also were sent in November to gubernatorial candidates U.S. Rep. Pete Tom George Hoekstra, R-Holland, Attorney Gen. Mike Cox and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder. Greiner said Cox declined to attend, but Campus Conservatives asked him A debate | 2A
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Gubernatorial Debate When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium
[inside] TEXTING BAN Students share mixed reactions on enforcing texting while driving laws, which could result in a $200 fine, 3A HELP FOR HAITI Relief efforts have raised $30 million through $10 text messaging donations, 5A MEN’S BASKETBALL Road woes continue; team looks ahead to Bowling Green, 1B WRESTLING Team faces Virginia Tech next, 3B
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Steve Jobs debuts Apple’s new iPad on Wednesday at the Yerba Buena Gardens Theater in San Francisco, Calif.
Is the iPad the future? Professors, students weigh in on Steve Jobs’ next creation
By Connor Sheridan Senior Reporter
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teve Jobs would have you believe he is a miracle worker and Apple’s newest device is hewn from pure magic. But is he right? The iPad tablet computer was unveiled Wednesday at an Apple keynote presentation in San Francisco. The device resembles an enlarged iPod Touch or iPhone with a 9.7” multitouch display and a minimalist design. It weighs 1.5 pounds and will be available in late March. “It looks so crisp and clear, you can see the whole page,” said Brandon Davenport-Gray about the internet browsing experience. The Canton senior was the first to pre-order an iPad at MicroChips in the Bovee University Center. While pleased with the overall package, he would have preferred the addition of a front-facing camera for video conferencing applications such as Skype. He also would have preferred a differ-
ent name. Students are not the only ones excited by possibilities the new foray into the tablet market may bring. “I can easily imagine walking around campus with one of those tablets, hopefully in a few months,” said Roger Rehm, vice president for Information Technology at Central Michigan University. Rehm said the iPad might prove to be the device “that makes portable technology on campus com-
fortable.” Many students and faculty feel awkward using laptops at meetings or in class. The more natural interface and consumer-oriented nature of the iPad may alleviate that in classes and meetings, Rehm said. “The whole idea of interacting with the visual image with no interface device is a cool idea,” he said. A ipad | 2A
The disbandment of On The Fly Productions next semester will give Residence Life an extra $100,000 toward next year’s budget. Dani Hiar, OTF’s adviser and coordinator of graphics design, said it was her idea to cut the program — a decision that was not easy to make. “It didn’t just pop into my head,” Hiar said. “I talked to past members and other colleagues and got their perspectives.” Shaun Holtgreive, associate director of Residence Life, could not say how the money will be divided because the funds are part of next year’s budget. Hiar, OTF’s adviser for the last nine years, said the decision came partly because it seemed like the group was competing with Central Michigan University’s other programming group, Program Board. Also, she said, competition from social media outlets came into play. “We’re sliding into an era, (when we are) competing for audiences with Call of Duty, American Idol and people out on Facebook,” she said. Hiar said with budget cuts coming, she felt OTF could be cut as a savings mechanism for the university. “(It’s an) ugly, tough decision. Is it sad? Yes,” she said. “Some of my best friends are from On the Fly, but it’s the best decision for CMU.” Holtgreive said he was surprised when Hiar came to him proposing the cut. He said he and Tony Voisin, director of Student Life, helped formulate OTF 14 years ago. The organization was created to fill the void of smaller events that students could attend and enjoy, though it did not bring a giant audience. “What students are looking for today is more of a ‘wow’ factor,” he said. “We didn’t want to compete with Program Board, that’s their niche.”
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Pianist renders classical music for 200 By Brad Canze Staff Reporter
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World renowned pianist Anton Nel, winner of first prize in the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall, plays a piece by Chopin Thursday in Staples Family Concert Hall.
World-renowned classical pianist Anton Nel played for about 200 concertgoers Thursday in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall. The South Africa-born winner of the 1987 Naumberg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall performed five pieces, including music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Frederic Chopin. Krystyna Nowak-Fabrykows-
ki, a Polish-born associate professor of teacher education, beamed in regard to Nel’s interpretation of the Polish composer Chopin. “He plays Chopin so well,” Nowak-Fabrykowski said. “His interpretation of Chopin is incredible. He is thinking through the music — that, really, is his language.” The barren light-brown stage was contrasted only by Nel, wearing all black, and the black piano and bench. Nel performed all five pieces from memory, without using sheet
cm-life.com See the Web site for a video from Anton Nel’s concert. music. His body contorted and reacted as he played, his head, shoulders and arms rising and falling with the music. When playing particularly punctuated notes, Nel attacked the keys of his piano with a concentrated intensity. Loretta Lanning, a Mount Pleasant graduate student studying piano, praised
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Nel for his expertise and ability to bring out the nuances of each composer’s music. “To me, he really makes you appreciate the composer,” Lanning said. “He took huge advantage of the sound onstage, and just left you ringing with sound.” After completing his final piece, Nel received a standing ovation from the audience, which prompted him to perform “Romance in D Flat” by Jean Sibelius as an encore.
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