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Hearing scheduled for Thursday on FA’s strike injunction Union expects CMU to impose contract terms By Theresa Clift University Editor

An injunction signed by Isabella County Circuit Court Judge Paul H. Chamberlain expires today, allowing the Faculty

Association to issue a job action, including a strike, as it did on Aug. 22. Central Michigan University and the FA have a motion hearing at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Isabella County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., with Chamberlain. In an email to faculty obtained by Central Michigan Life, FA President Laura Frey said the university is trying to make the

injunction permanent. The motion will also be heard on the location of the PA 54 lawsuit, according to the email. The FA is challenging PA 54, which prevents public employees from earning “wage step increases” after the expiration of a contract. About 40 CMU faculty members have been affected by this law, and CMU is trying to change the venue of the PA 54

lawsuit from Isabella to Ingham County, Frey told CM Life in previous reports. CMU made its final offer Nov. 11 and rejected the FA’s counter offer last week. In his recommendation, Factfinder Barry Goldman favored the university on salary and benefits and the FA in retirement and promotion issues. In the university’s final offer, CMU adopted all of Goldman’s

for 12-month faculty. “We thought that offering a one-year tentative agreement that included every concession from the faculty that the administration demanded would allow all of CMU to move forward,” Frey said in a press release. “In doing so, it also would provide a longer cooling-off period before the teams return to

recommendations, including a pay freeze for one year and modest increases for the following two. It also allowed FA members to keep MESSA as a primary insurance provider until June 30, 2012, under certain conditions. The FA proposed a one-year contract, instead of three, and agreed to a one-year pay freeze. The FA also withdrew its proposal for a $600 signing bonus

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Residents push anti-discrimination ordinance for city By Jackie Smith Online Coordinator

When Norma Bailey asked for people at Monday’s City Commission meeting to stand if they supported establishing an anti-discrimination law, the majority of the room rose to its feet. During the meeting’s public comment, the Mount Pleasant resident, along with several others, proposed an all-inclusive ordinance aimed at preventing discriminatory acts against city residents. Currently, Mount Pleasant is without such an ordinance and remains the state’s only municipality that is home to a large university and doesn’t have one. “We’ve done a great deal of our homework, but tonight was not about presenting that,” said Bailey, who is a professor of teacher education and professional development at Central Michigan University. “Tonight was about just making our statement.”

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Detroit freshman Trevor Murphy performs his poem “Power” Tuesday night in Moore Hall’s Townsend Kiva. “This is my first slam,” Murphy said.

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Novi junior Rich Bronson, performs with Warren senior Katie Sullivan during Tuesday night’s Poetry Slam put on by the RSO Wordhammer at the Moore Hall’s Townsend Kiva. “I’ve been doing Slam Poetry since I was 18 years old,” said Bronson. The two performed their poem “Mauldin South Carolina.” “I absolutely love doing this,” Sullivan said, “I came from a theater background and I like to write my own pieces and collaborate with others.”

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Students engage audience with poetry

Newcomer to slam poetry Terrence Way said it’s hard not to feel nervous in a packed room. The Detroit sophomore was one of 14 Central Michigan University students who performed in Word Hammer’s second Slam Poetry performance of the year held in Moore Hall’s Townsend Kiva. Communication and Dramatic Arts Adjunct Sadie Chandler, the adviser for the registered student organization, said she was proud to see her students succeed. “It’s a breath of relief after you get done with a performance,” said Shelbie Moore, the first-place winner. “When you’re sitting in your seat waiting to be called, all you can think of is your poem and I feel better when I say my last words and hear the applause. It gets me every time.” Moore, a Detroit sophomore, engaged the audience with her rants of social media and twisted relationships. “I started writing after reading Nikki Giovanni’s ‘Kidnapped’ in the eighth grade,” Moore said. “I write about things that impact me personally and you just want to talk about things that make you upset or want to change.”

Acting as spokesperson for the crowd of nearly 60, Bailey presented commissioners with a draft ordinance and a letter of support signed by 13 community leaders, 10 business owners, nine clergy and faith groups, and a number of CMU staff and faculty. She said it demonstrated a “broadness of support” for the movement. Commissioners were asked to review the draft ordinance and express any concerns with the city manager by the start of next year. The hope, Bailey said, is to make a formal presentation, equipped with evidence of discrimination in the community, by the end of January. She said they have until then to establish the need. Commissioner Sharon Tilmann said someone would have to “be living in a cave” not to have heard of an instance of discrimination in Mount

By Mike Nichols Senior Reporter

The plan for Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine has been laid out before the Academic Senate. In the first of a series of presentations, Ernest Yoder, founding dean of CMED, explained the mission and future challenges facing CMED at the A-Senate meeting Tuesday. The philosophy of the curriculum is patient-centered care, Yoder said. The curriculum course structure focuses on formal knowledge courses, clinical experience inquiry and discovery. Yoder said medical analysts predict a continuing loss of physicians in Michigan by the year 2020. Part of the challenge

facing CMED will be to close the gap on the distributions of physicians, he said. “It’s predicted that in nine short years, we will have a shortfall of 6,000 physicians in the state of Michigan,” Yoder said. “We need to look at a change in how we do health care.” CMED’s recruiting targets are 80 percent Michigan students, and 20 percent out-ofstate students. Yoder said they had no plans yet to recruit international students, but would be open to the idea. Laura Frey, Faculty Association president and associate professor of counseling and special education, raised concern about how CMED would

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Local residents, students protest with Occupy movement By Jordan Spence Senior Reporter

Three people wanted their voices to be heard Monday as they hung signs and protested in front of the Bovee University Center. The trio was bringing the Occupy Wall Street movement to Central Michigan University’s campus. “We’re here so there’s a physical awareness in the area,” said Petoskey freshman Traven Michaels. “We want to send the message (that) few benefit while the majority don’t.” The movement was brought to Mount Pleasant about a month and a half ago,

said Mount Pleasant resident and CMU alumna Mary Irvine. She said they were protesting in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement and to show support for the University of California, Davis college students who were pepper sprayed while demonstrating peacefully last week. Irvine said what disturbed her most is to see the violence toward people that are spreading a positive message. While demonstrating, Michaels chose to wear a Guy Fawkes mask from the movie “V for Vendetta.” The masks are part of the movement of another group called Anonymous.

“When you wear a mask, there’s always an idea behind it,” Michaels said. “An idea is always bulletproof.” Occupy Mount Pleasant meets every Sunday at Java City in Park Library and began with about 30 people initially, Irvine said. “Some people can’t handle our message and look away,” she said. “If they don’t support our message, I would ask them what their wages are, because those will most likely put them in the 99 percent.” Irvine said she would also ask people who oppose the movement if they are okay with corruption and the status quo.

Irvine said she has been participating in these kinds of movements and demonstrations for many years and believes in peace and justice. She said she hopes the Occupy movement stays that way. She said one of the best moments in protesting was when she saw a woman in the passenger seat of a vehicle reach across the driver to honk the horn to show support for the movement. “I just want people to have a wake-up call,” Irvine said. “I want them to take their head away from the TV and take off the ear phones and listen to what’s going on.” metro@cm-life.com

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Petoskey freshman Traven Michaels stands alongside Marine City freshman Blake Cahill while he raises his sign for Occupy Mount Pleasant Monday afternoon in front of the Bovee University Center.

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Pleasant. But she maintained it was too soon to know how the commission would perceive the ordinance. “What I do think (is) this commission will be very open-minded. I don’t see us as closed-minded,” Tilmann said. “It works very diligently to do the homework and listen to what the citizens want. If this is an ordinance the time (for which) has come, I think the commission will be sensitive to that.” Still, Mayor Bruce Kilmer said some legal issues need to be involved in its development. “I just think we need to refer it to (the city attorney) to see if a city ordinance is an appropriate way to enforce anti-discrimination,” he said.

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w A Bachelor of Fine Art in Art, Fall 2011 Exhibition will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the University Art Gallery’s Main Gallery. w From Bimaadiziwin to Boarding Schools: American Indians and Education will be presented from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Powers Hall’s Ballroom, 2nd floor.

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PART OF A LARGER MOVEMENT Bailey preferred not to identify the exact group spearheading the effort, but pointed to a 10-member steering committee that has been researching the issue since April. It’s also not the first time such a law has been proposed.

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be funded based on the current hypothetical models. “What’s the plan for where the cost to continue to fund this will come?” Frey said, “And what are the plans currently in place if there is not an accreditation this round?” The Liaison Committee on Medical Education visited campus from Nov. 13 to 16. to make a step in determining if CMED will move toward earning academic accreditation.

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the table next year to begin work on a new three-year contract.” CMU is standing by its final offer, and encourages the FA to take the proposal to a membership vote, Director of Public Relations Steve Smith said in a press release. Frey said the FA has expected CMU to impose contract conditions all along, and its final offer is likely positioning for that. However, there is no set le-

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Introduced to Word Hammer at MainStage, Moore is a part of a group dedicated to improve the skills of poets and performers by holding spoken word competitions known as poetry slams. “Coffee,” Moore’s second poem of the night, made the audience laugh and holler. “I couldn’t write a poem when I came to Mount Pleasant — I

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[NEWS] Isabella County Commissioner Jim Moreno said he presented a similar idea to the City Commission when he was on it several years ago. Now, Moreno said the biggest difference is that other communities in Michigan are considering similar policies and the Mount Pleasant movement comes amid a statewide push to include sexual orientation and gender identity in Michigan’s Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act. Bailey said the statewide effort has spurred much of the local drive, but the proposal before the city includes everything from height, marital status and age, to disability, race and religion. Adopting regulation to protect all demographics would also make students feel safer and more welcome in the community, said Shannon Jolliff, CMU’s director of gay and lesbian programs. “As soon as they step off campus, they are open to potential harassment and discrimination,” Jolliff said. “So when you think of going for a job interview, going to an apartment (complex), what this ordinance will do is provide them that protection.”

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Troy sophomore Doug Eng dj’s at Rave to Release the Rage Tuesday night in the lower level classroom of Woldt Hall. The event was put on to help students release stress before finals week.

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Yoder said he expected the LCME to accredit CMED. Additionally, he said there is an incentive for students who want to stay in the region because they can receive loan forgiveness from the communities working with CMED. They also create revenue from hired CMED faculty, he said. “We do actually have research revenue now and we do have some clinical revenue,” Yoder said. “I will share up-to-date numbers when I present on the resources. I will show you the projections when we talk about it.” Orlando Perez, professor and chairman of political science,

asked if CMED would be taxed as other CMU college programs are. Provost Gary Shapiro said most of the graduate programs do not generate enough revenue to be taxed. “What is being paid is the undergrad programs are paying in lieu of the programs in the particular department,” Shapiro said. A-Senate passed a motion that Yoder would give the CMED financial presentation at the next meeting, from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

gal timeline which determines when this can take place. “The case law provides that ‘neither PERA (Public Employee Relations Act) nor the labor mediation act provide specific limits on the number of days which must pass after fact-finding before the public employer may unilaterally implement its last best offer,’ and, thus, a reasonable period of time should pass before implementation,” CMU General Counsel Manuel Rupe said in an email, referencing a 1986 case, AFSCME Council 25 v. Wayne County. If the administration im-

pose the conditions, they will be making a very poor decision showing disrespect for students and faculty, Frey said. The FA will hold a membership meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Mount Pleasant High School Auditorium, 1155 S. Elizabeth St. FA President Laura Frey said the topic for the meeting is not finalized in a previous interview. The FA will gather outside Warriner Hall from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. today to show solidarity, said Frey in the email.

could do it in Detroit, but not here for some reason,” Moore said. “Writing here was a whole lot different.” She said she found inspiration can come at any time. “I had the word stuck in my head and that was all I could think about. As soon as I got the opportunity, I quickly went to my computer and wrote as much as I could,” Moore said. “‘Coffee’ is what I lost my slam virginity to.” The event lasted longer than scheduled, because of multiple rounds of perfor-

mances and tiebreakers. The second and third place winners were Detroit junior Joshua Taylor and Mount Pleasant junior Richard Bronson. Moore said although it seems easy to watch people get up and perform, it is a lot more pressure that one can imagine. “I always get stuck. There is a folder filled with 20 or more fragmented poems that I still need to finish,” Moore said. “If a person says they never hit a road block, they’re lying.”

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100 things to do before you die

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Classes require Facebook games utilizing avatars By Shelby Miller Staff Reporter

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Algonac sophomore Stacy Rix high fives MTV reality series “The Buried Life” cast member Ben Nemtin during a motivational presentation to students and community members Monday evening in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. The cast stopped at CMU on their nationwide campus tour, giving a motivational presentation to college students and questioning what they want to do before they graduate. “It doesn’t matter what people tell you, you just have to do what you do,” Nemtin said.

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Reality show cast gives motivational speech By Anamaria Dickerson | Staff Reporter

Each one of Plachta Auditorium’s 1,270 seats were filled with an audience of students Monday who came out to see the cast of MTV’s “The Buried Life.” Cast members Ben Nemtin, Dave Lingwood and Duncan Penn came to campus to talk about their list of 100 things they want to do before they die, including making a TV show. This became a reality for them in 2006 when they decided to take a two-week road trip across the country checking off items on their bucket list while helping others along the way. Through ups and downs, they eventually landed a TV deal with MTV. “Our goal was to make a documentary,” Penn said. “We wanted to prove to people it’s possible (to accomplish their goals), and people helped us along the way, so we helped back.” The cast showed video clips and pictures from some of the items they’ve accomplished so far on their bucket list. “We’ve completed the items by random, whichever ones are relevant at the time,” Lingwood said. “Our favorites are crashing a Playboy Mansion party and making a TV show.” During their presentation they said Hugh Hefner was upset upon hearing of them crashing a party at his place. They had secret-

ly filmed inside his house so they knew they had to come clean to him. Upon making contact with Playboy public relations, they were told if they aired the footage, they would be sued. After sending Hefner a personal letter along with the video footage, he gave the okay to air the season one premiere episode. At the end of their presentation they had audience members come up to a microphone and share what

Some apparel merchandising and design instructors are incorporating virtual reality games in the classroom. Online games such as Cotton Island on Second Life and Fashion World on Facebook engage students to participate in life-like activities using avatars. Seung-Eun Lee, an associate professor of human environmental studies, gives students the opportunity to participate in Cotton Island for extra credit. In Cotton Island, students use a scavenger hunt to gather information on materials related to the fashion world. “The scavenger hunt activity is made of tasks involving finding facts about cotton, watching textile tests, viewing new and innovative cotton fabrics and other entertaining activities such as attending live concerts, dancing with classmate, and riding a bike,” Lee said. Lee said Cotton Island

they want to do before they die. They also shared letters they’ve received from fans over the years. Student reaction was positive, the audience laughed and clapped throughout the event at the cast’s antics. “I was really excited,” Algonac sophomore Stacy Rix said. “Their whole presentation was really motivational and makes me want to go out and do things I want to do in life.” Bloomfield Hills sopho-

CM-LIFE.COM w Visit the website for a video of the event more Chelsea Lord said winning a VIP pass to meet the cast was a chance of a lifetime. “I had a rush of excitement and my face turned red,” Lord said. “They were super friendly, seemed down to earth and they’re all single.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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CMU athletes give back to community By Melissa Beauchamp Staff Reporter

Cast members of the MTV series ‘The Buried Life’ sign autographs and talk with Bloomfield Hills junior Chelsea Lord, left, and Macomb senior Abby Goetsch after speaking to more than 1,000 people, Monday evening in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. Lord and Goetsch were given VIP passes from their friend who had won them in a raffle, allowing them to be the first to meet the cast after the show. “I thought it was really inspirational and funny,” Lord said.

is an avatar-based 3D virtual learning environment that was built as a result of funding from the 2011 Cotton Student Sponsorship Program of the Cotton Board and Cotton Inc. Cotton Island also includes a seminar space for attending class sessions and social networking, and open spaces for student exhibitions and fashion shows, Lee said. Like Lee, HES Graduate Assistant Erica Palentyn integrates a similar virtual world into her visual merchandising class. Palentyn assigns students to create their own stores on the Facebook application Fashion World. “They are given a rubric in the beginning of the project which outlines the requirements, expanding the store and what needs to be included as part of their store,” Palentyn said. Students write a paper at the end of the project explaining their concept, target market, price point, location and competitors in the virtual world, she said.

More than $10,000 has been raised annually for national and local causes since Mike Dabbs started the CARE program in 2007. Dabbs, director of marketing and community relations for athletics, started the program, Central Athletics Reaching Everyone, in the 2007-08 academic year, which involves student athletes giving back to the community. Since its creation, those involved in CARE have averaged more than 4,000 hours of service annually. Dave Heeke, director of athletics, said the initiative has been growing, with athletes taking time to give back to a community that offers them so much support. “It’s a way to get our student athletes in front of a community and show their commitment,” Heeke said. “There is a strong relationship that exists between the community and CMU Athletics.” So far this semester, 1,200 hours of community service have been completed with $9,000 raised in efforts that include Chips for a Cure, Hoops for Hunger and Cara-

van for Care. Flint senior Brandie Baker said she felt good about participating in Hoops for Hunger with the women’s basketball team this semester. In a partnership with Mount Pleasant schools, the event raised 42,000 lbs of food. “It was a great thing because we were able to raise a lot of food and it drew people in to come to the game,” she said. Baker said it is important the community knows athletes can do more than dribble down the court. “We care about the community and what’s going on,” she said. Heeke said for each individual initiative, there is a goal set to reach toward adding to the $9,000 they have already raised. The football team has generated publicity through their involvement with Recess with the Chippewas, where players spend time with kids during their playtime at Mount Pleasant schools. “Whether they realize it or not, they are positive role models and have a big impact on the children of our community,” he said.

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Students debate new casino ban for class Team member: ‘We created a good clash’ By Odille Parker Staff Reporter

Four student debaters gambled against audience opinion in a public debate showcase Tuesday night. Becky Vander Sluis, Lindsey Dymond, Kelcey Sherd and Courtney Overbey debated about whether or not Michigan should forbid the construction of new casinos to an audience of 27 in Moore 112. The debate was the capstone project in COM 267L: Introduction to Debate, and the four chose to debate publicly for extra credit. Holland freshman Vander Sluis and Livonia freshman

Dymond were on the affirmative side arguing for a ban. She opened the debate by advocating a policy change which would ban construction of new casinos in Michigan and keep the existing ones running. On the negative side were Sherd, a Grand Ledge freshman, and Overbey, an Onsted freshman. They argued against the affirmative’s point that new casinos would increase accessibility to gambling addicts. “We wanted to pick a topic that was relevant to the audience,” Vander Sluis said. “With a lot of students being 18 or older, I think it went well. We created a good clash.” Assistant Professor of Communication and Dramatic Arts Jeff Drury is the course instructor and said the debate was one of 10 be-

“I thought it was a good, informative debate. The (students) did a good job at looking and understanding both sides of the issue.” Steve Couture, English language institute instructor

ing presented throughout three weeks. “These students are now experts on the topics they are debating,” Drury said. “The goal is to share information and engage people and students from the community on issues facing society.” The debate was the second in a triple-header Tuesday night. The other two debates dealt with providing birth control to students and the elimination process for tenured teachers. Drury said he likes giv-

ing students the freedom to pick their own topics, especially when the students’ topics are ones he would not have suggested. Steve Couture, an English language institute instructor, required his students to come to the debate as an example for their persuasive speech assignment. “I thought it was a good, informative debate,” Couture said. “The (students) did a good job at looking and understanding both sides of the issue.” Thursday night will fea-

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Holland freshman Becky Vander Sluis gives a speech during the debate “Should Michigan forbid construction of new casinos?” Tuesday night in Moore Hall.

ture another triple header starting at 6 p.m in Moore 112. The topics will include providing money to public elementary schools for healthier lunches, implementing the death penalty and eliminating standardized testing in higher edu-

cation. There will also be a debate on legalizing euthanasia at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 and one dealing with banning homeschooling at 6 p.m. on Dec. 8. studentlife@cm-life.com

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” – The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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EDITORIAL | Appointing emergency managers shows disregard for U.S. ideals

Death of democracy?

ov. Rick Snyder’s appointment of Michael Brown as emergency manager of Flint Tuesday was another step in the wrong direction for democracy. Brown, the fourth manager appointed under Snyder, has experience in both public and private spheres, and may well prove to be the strong leader a devastated city needs. But no matter what Brown can claim on his resume, he lacks the consent of the people. Snyder seems to believe the residents of Benton Harbor, Ecorse, Pontiac and now Flint are unable to govern themselves. It’s not as if Brown was one of the candidates for mayor in Flint, so his appointment

both local and regional causes. This is not a period of financial unrest which can only be subdued by a declaration of economic martial law. It is ironic that as the U.S. pushes for democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan we are taking it away in our own backyard. There are means to take power away from politicians that aren’t working sufficiently and it isn’t having the executive branch take away all power. Some of Flint’s leaders may or may not have mismanaged funds. But to pretend that the region’s financial predicament can be resolved simply by installing another bureaucrat with the unilateral power to do away with elected officials and

doesn’t indicate Snyder believes Flint has chosen incorrectly, but rather the mechanisms that provide leaders in our local governments no longer produce the leadership required. There are times when extraordinary, emergency situations require the suspension of the mechanisms of modern life. Continued financial troubles in a time of local economic depression is not a catastrophic event, instead it is the continued symptom of a long decline with

their decisions is not only a huge oversimplification, it is a perversion of America’s founding ideals. Local concerns can best be rectified on a local level, and depriving the citizens of Flint the right to choose those who will determine their future is a chilling step toward democratic irrelevance. To repurpose President Bill Clinton’s address upon taking office in 1993, there is nothing wrong with Michigan that cannot be fixed with what is right with Michigan. Overruling the authority of local governments is a paternalistic move against what should be one of our nation’s most sacred institutions. Snyder should remember that his government is not only for the people, but by and of them as well.

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SGA logic behind resolution flawed Last week, the Student Government Association passed a resolution opposing the Residence Life policy requiring paperwork to be filed with and approved by the residence hall director (RHD) in order for guests to spend the night in the dorms. While the resolution’s idealized outcome is a good one, the logic behind it is flawed. The resolution hinges on premises that “leasers (sic) have the right to invite guests into their residences whenever they so choose,” that the “implementation of this policy extremely lacks transparency that should be afforded to students who pay rent,” and that “more freedom would encourage students to act as adults and be responsible for themselves and their guests.” Furthermore, the resolution points out that nowhere in the implementation of the policy was student safety cited as a reason for the policy. The problem with the resolution is that in the Residence Hall agreement, the “lease,” the policy that RHD approval must be received is clearly stated. The policy is on the Residence Life website and should have been thoroughly read when students signed their housing agreements. That being said, the office of Residence Life needs to examine what this policy has accomplished. In the past, overnight guests were required to sign in upon entering the dorm after a certain time. The university would know who was staying where, and individuals who acted inappropriately while staying overnight could be dealt with. Under the new policy, students are more likely to circumvent the process as long as they know their roommates will not object, and most roommates on campus will not. This means that students are now having guests stay overnight with no record of who is staying where, causing potential headaches for Central Michigan University police and administrative officials in the event of a problem. In talking with several students who live in dorms, this has been confirmed. Their roommates do not care if they have a friend spend the night, and instead of going through the trouble of filing paperwork, it is easier to just sneak someone into their room. I genuinely believe the office of Residence Life had students’ best interest at heart when implementing this policy, but it appears that the ramifications of the policy were poorly thought through. While the university has the right as a lessor to place this policy in the housing agreement, it is in both the university’s and the students’ best interest to go back to the policy that was previously in place.

NBA: Where some bull happens I never expected to be held hostage by my favorite sport. But there I was at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, tweeting, texting and talking about how the NBA was back. The next morning the error of my ways hit me like LeBron James coming off a screen toward the hoop. The new season will start on Dec. 25, a happy Christmas gift to all the fans, right? I get it, this was a fight between millionaires and billionaires, but there is a group of people that are going unnoticed in all this excitement for the new season. Many staff members found themselves out of a job on July 1, as the lockout began. Teams such as the Lakers laid-off employees by the dozen, not to mention the others that were hurt in the area by a lack of business for two months of the season. Meanwhile, in swanky hotels, players and owners sat in suits telling each other they were at fault and lawyers were left explaining there was little hope for a season. Isn’t the NBA is supposed to be “Where Amazing Happens?”

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Eric Dresden Editor-in-Chief If you can’t dunk a basketball or own the team, then apparently you aren’t all that amazing to this league. Meanwhile, while the NFL lockout was going on, people like Panthers owner Jerry Richardson assured his staff they would be safe. Being amazing is not returning to a job you had for years after two months off because some millionaires and billionaires couldn’t get along and at most times acted like two cliques of middle school girls (and that’s an insult to middle school girls). While it’s likely some players or owners gave some of these staff members some cash to get them through, it still begs the question, how much does the NBA respect its fans and those that support it locally when it pulls

this and expects good PR from playing on Christmas day? Furthermore, how much disrespect is piled on these staff members? I’m sure if these scouts and other nonoperational staff members would get into any type of argument as serious as the labor talks got, they would be canned quicker than some players can dribble. As the tweets and interviews came in all Saturday afternoon and the lack of respect toward fans that have put up with this nonsense for months now was beyond unimpressive. Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant tweeted, “Mannn I’m bout to get a ratchet tattoo on my ribs that say ‘survived the nba lockout in 2011.’” While Durant is actually one of the more respectable players in the league, doesn’t this show a clear lack of admiration for the fans that helped pay his salary, not to mention the support staff that make his job possible? On Christmas day for Miami, a young King James will play, but rest assured he’ll be back on vacation by May.

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No margin for error With the country in the middle of a recession, the European Union seemingly falling apart and the fresh unrest in the Middle East dominating the headlines, it seems as if the world is really falling apart. And America, as a self-declared world leader in everything, can’t afford to be making stupid mistakes. But it happened anyway, when a NATO airstrike killed 26 Pakistani soldiers on Saturday. NATO has called the airstrike “tragic and unintended,” and it certainly is, considering how shaky relations with Pakistan are already. They didn’t like that the U.S. entered Pakistani territory to assassinate Osama Bin Laden and the West has shown its good faith in the relations by dropping bombs. Some of the Pakistanis are lobbying the accusation that the strike was intended. I’m not sure if anyone believes that, but NATO has some serious damage control to do regardless. We want stability in the Middle East, but it will never happen if we make mistakes like this. Unintentional or not, it undermines everything we are trying to do in the area. NATO has shot itself in the foot. There is no way to convince the people in the Arab community we mean well when we are doing things like this. What if Pakistan launched an airstrike that accidentally killed several dozen American troops? I think Pakistan would be in a world of trouble. It’s true the airstrike was carried out by NATO and not the U.S., but the U.S. is the country lambasted in the eyes of Pakistan. The event has sparked wild protests and even stronger anti-Western sentiment, and the U.S. is going to take the brunt of it all. Now Pakistan has closed its borders to NATO trucks carrying fuel and supplies to Afghanistan. Our expensive war effort in Afghanistan isn’t going to get any easier if we keep making trouble with the neighbors. It has to be understood that relations with Pakistan, even shaky relations, are better than no relations at all. Pakistan has been accused of harboring terrorists, and it’s hard to overlook that it was the country Osama Bin Laden was hiding out in. But their country is not like ours. It’s like when you call someone an awful name because they called you one first: being vengeful does not make anything better. If this country is to continue to be a world leader, it can’t make blunders this big. If NATO is to get anything accomplished in the region, it can’t be saying, “Oops,” when it is responsible for killing soldiers from cooperating countries. After the accidental bombing, efforts to spread democracy will seem a lot more like attempts at tyranny. Instability in the Middle East isn’t good for anybody, including the West and the U.S., but our leaders need to start asking themselves if it is worth it at all to interfere in the region if mistakes such as the airstrike are made that threaten to undo everything.

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New research indicates migraines may be reduced by exercise By Jessica Fecteau Senior Reporter

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A paper snowflake hangs from a Christmas tree Tuesday afternoon in the lobby of Robinson Hall. The Christmas tree, called the Love Tree, is decorated with papers listing various items to purchase for those in need this holiday season.

Studies show migraine sufferers may experience fewer headaches if they are willing to work for it. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, a new approach in migraine prevention is aerobic exercise, which is associated with positive side effects. Exercising three times a week for about 40 minutes each time had the same migraine reducing effects as taking the Topiramate, a prescription migraine-reducing drug, the research shows. A migraine is a neurologic phenomenon manifested by a throbbing, typically one-sided headache, said Assistant Professor of Physician’s Assistance John Lopes. “The headache may be preceded by some sort of sen-

sory phenomenon (aura) that might include tingling, seeing flashing lights or ringing in the ears,” he said. Spring Lake freshman Ashley Foster said she experiences migraines three to four times a week. “They are so bad that I am prescribed medication to take when I feel one coming on,” Foster said. Foster said she hasn’t tried working out to reduce her migraines. “I never thought to work out because the last thing I want to do is move when I have a migraine,” she said. “But I would consider it because I’ll do anything to get rid of them.” Triggers tend to be unique to each individual, said Jeffrey Edwards, associate professor in the Faculty School of Health Sciences. “Migraines often run in families and the risk for having migraines may be up to four

times higher in an individual with a first-degree relative with migraines,” Lopes said. Edwards recommends not beginning to exercise when a migraine is heavily in session. “Also don’t eat an hour and a half before starting exercise,” he said. “It may cause blood glucose problems which are related to migraine problems.” Hydration is also important for people who are exercising during a migraine because dehydration is a common trigger, he said. Lopes said only the person with headaches will know if exercise will help or worsen their condition. “Some patients will benefit from regular exercise while others may have their headaches triggered by vigorous exercise,” he said. “It would be a matter of trying exercise and seeing what happens.”

they’re working on, too.” Clarklake freshman Curinne Demeuse said she entered because she wants people to see what the community offers. “There are many organizations that are in need of volunteers and also financial support,” Demeuse said. “People need to know there is always a need for volunteers in the community.”

Burton said typically between 75 and 100 students participant in SRACE each year. So far EHS has received about 40 applications. For more information or to register a project, contact Tracy Burton at 774-7528 or by email at ander1ta@cmich.edu.

Record number of families matched for Adopt-a-Family EHS to showcase student work By Catey Traylor Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University adopted a record 36 families this holiday season. Adopt-a-Family is a program sponsored by United Way. Needy local families are matched with people or organizations that vow to provide the family with basic necessities and gifts for the holiday. All families have been assigned to a faculty or staff member, a hall or a registered student organization. “Each family submits a wish list,” said student coordinator Taylor Galmarini, an Illinois senior. “We have an assortment of families and organizations come in and look at the description of a family and decide whether they’d like to sponsor them.” Noble Elway Pegg, a Dearborn graduate assistant at the Volunteer Center, said local families are helped immensely by the Adopt-a-Family program. “This program enables families to still have the holi-

day experience despite the cost,” Pegg said. “This year, we’ve adopted the most families we’ve ever had, and that shows the support we have from our campus.” In 2010, CMU adopted 26 families. Galmarini said that number has risen because of the overwhelming support on campus. “The willingness of the CMU community allowed us to have more families,” Galmarini said. “People are in a place this year where they would like to adopt more families and I appreciate them participating.” Most families ask for basic necessities as well as Christmas gifts, Galmarini said. “The opportunity to be able to provide families with warm clothes for winter or food or gas money is really an honor,” she said. “We’re so excited to be able to host this event.” The deadline to turn in items is Dec. 7 and drop-off locations are located across campus. Alma freshman Neil Rosan said he encourages everyone

to participate in the program. “It makes you feel good to know you gave a family necessities and Christmas gifts. This is a Christmas that they probably wouldn’t have without you,” Rosan said. “The impact it can make on kids and adults is amazing and it can change their entire outlook toward our community and CMU in general.” Other ways to participate include volunteering to sort gifts and assign families or giving monetary donations. “If anyone would like to volunteer or offer a monetary donation, they can contact me through the volunteer center,” Galmarini said. Rosan said Adopt-a-Family is proof a little money can go a long way to give a needy family a holiday season they may not have had otherwise. “It’s really not that much. It’s a couple bucks and it makes an impact,” Rosan said. “If we all give a little bit, the money adds up and can really make a difference.” university@cm-life.com

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Downtown brings seasonal cheer By Kendra Happy Staff Reporter

The Christmas spirit will take over downtown Mount Pleasant this weekend. The Dickens Christmas Festival began in the Little Dickens Bookstore more than 20 years ago as a small way for one store to give back to the community, said Downtown Development Director Michelle Sponseller. The tradition spread to other stores and eventually grew to what it is today, Sponseller said. Part of the festival will be the ninth annual Lighted Christmas Parade at 6 p.m. Saturday downtown. Sponseller said the parade is the highlight of the weekend, attracting the biggest crowd. “The parade is a nice way to get everyone pumped up for the holiday season,” said

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Through a department-wide effort, athletes participated in Chips for a Cure, raising more than $1,000 for breast cancer awareness, he said. Every January, 95.3 WCFX-

Parade Director Jack White. “It involves many community members and will have 35 to 50 floats.” In addition to the parade, several stores around the area intend to have special promotions and sales to add to the excitement of the festival, Sponseller said. “Some look at it as a retail event, but it’s a community event, for the most part,” she said. “It’s a way to give back to the community.” Executive Director of Art Reach of Mid Michigan Kathy Hill volunteered to organize the musical entertainment this year. Local shops plan on playing festive music indoors and high school musicians, carolers and other forms of entertainment will be outside, Hill said. “The entire ambience totally exemplifies what small town America is about,” she

said. “It is a fun, easy-going event that is family-oriented and makes Mount Pleasant look good.” Friday’s events include the live nativity scene from 6 to 9 p.m. on the corner of Broadway and Franklin streets and a vast array of musical entertainment. On Saturday there will be a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall. The cost is $6 per person. The festival will also feature trolley rides, horse and carriage rides, hot cocoa warming stations and pictures with Santa, Sponseller said. “The Dickens Christmas Festival is a nice holiday package that is a way to socialize, visit downtown businesses and have fun,” White said.

FM sponsors Caravan for Care, wherein student athletes set a goal to fill an entire vacant house with non-perishable food items. Heeke said he handles student-athlete availability based on the requests from hundreds of organizations and nonprofits for student athlete appearances or services in the community.

Because of their time commitments with the sport they play, athletes usually dedicate more time to the CARE program during the off-season, he said. “Our teams and student athletes are in really high demand,” he said.

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The Central Michigan University College of Education and Human Services will hold its annual Student Research And Creative Endeavors Exhibition from noon to 3 p.m. Friday in the Education and Human Services Building. “SRACE is an excellent way for students to have the opportunity to share their scholarly and creative work with the campus community,” said Tracy Burton, marketing and outreach coordinator for EHS. “We always see a full range of projects from research studies to community projects.” Royal Oak sophomore Alicia Jakobcic said she is excited to participate in SRACE for the first time after learning about the showcase in her FYE 100: First Year Experience class. “SRACE is a great opportunity for students to research and use their knowledge for something worthwhile,” Jakobcic said. Students participating in this year’s exhibit represent several departments and programs across campus, Burton said. “It’s an exciting event because the students are always so enthusiastic to share their work,” she said. “It’s really interesting to learn about what

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Zoning regulations approved to allow hotels downtown By Jackie Smith Online Coordinator

It’s been decades since downtown Mount Pleasant was home to more than one hotel, but this could once again become a reality under a newly approved zoning code. City commissioners approved an ordinance on Monday that would allow officials to consider hotels on a case-by-case basis downtown, an area otherwise largely zoned for commercial businesses. “There were two big hotels downtown,” said City Manager Kathie Grinzinger. “It must be somewhere between the 1950s and whenever they changed the zoning ordinance and took the hotels out. Now you’re thinking if you really want to have a walkable, vibrant community, you have to have people staying overnight. So it made sense.” The decision comes after both the City and Planning commissions’ approval of a special use permit for constructing and opening the Ginkgo Tree Inn, 309 N. Main St., last year. During Mount Pleasant’s former boom as the state’s oil capital, the Park and Bennett hotels were open at separate downtown intersections. As a long-time city resident, Commissioner Sharon Tilmann recalled to officials her memories of the facilities. She pointed to specific businesses that had been open below the hotels, and she remembered when the hotel at Broadway and Court streets was demolished. “I appreciate the Planning Commission taking the time and the effort to bring this forward,” Tilmann said. “I was rather sur-

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Palentyn said the project was developed because many students, especially in the college age group, are currently using social networking sites. “My adviser and I thought this project would be a way to engage the students in a more hands on experience,” Palentyn said. Palentyn said students enjoy incorporating the virtual world into the classroom. “Many students have had positive comments about using the game as a tool for visual merchandising,” Palentyn said. Jamie Wyss, a human environmental studies graduate assistant, is researching the incorporation of the virtual

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prised when it was brought to our attention that the current ordinance did not allow hotels downtown.” As the approved zoning regulations are limited to downtown, it includes provisions that only allow access to hotel rooms internally from inside a facility. This is in addition to applicant requirements officials would look for in a hotel’s scale and design, its parking, how its presence affects traffic through neighborhoods and the surrounding area, and how a new establishment would impact planned uses of the land around it. Commissioner Jon Joslin questioned whether the ordinance should also prevent future hotel proposals from including one-story facilities. “I would hate to see a onestory hotel build up on parcel B. I think that would be a great tragedy to our downtown aesthetics,” Joslin said. “Everybody

says, ‘You know, you’ve got the special use permit,’ but that is very interpreted language … and as our Planning Commission has changed over the years, we’ve seen that interpreted (much) differently.” Upon Joslin’s inquiry, Jeff Gray, the city’s director of planning and community development, suggested commissioners include language that limits future hotels to a two-story minimum if they wished to amend the ordinance. Some commissioners expressed discomfort with approving an amendment along with the ordinance without further discussion. However, a 4-3 vote declined, sending it back to city planners. Commissioners eventually approved the two-story minimum requirement in a 5-2 vote, and the overall zoning ordinance was approved unanimously.

world into the classroom. It is a requirement of sorts depending on the particular class and instructor, Wyss said. As part of her research, Wyss is sitting in on Graduate Assistant Erica Palentyn’s AMD 356: Visual Merchandising class. Birmingham sophomore Morgan Booth agrees that incorporating virtual reality games into the classroom is beneficial. In Palentyn’s class, Booth had a month to build a clothing store and reach level 20 in Fashion World. Overall I enjoyed the project because it was a different way of learning, she said. “I got to run my own store and deal with all of the problems that go along with it - angry customers, lack of money and sewing machines breaking down,” Booth said.

Booth said she believes she benefited more by playing Fashion World rather than doing other typical final class projects. “I think it is a fun way to do a project,” Booth said. “I learned a lot more than I would writing a paper because I actually got to experience everything for myself.” However, Booth feels the amount of time she had to spend playing Fashion World was excessive. For over a month I’ve spent at least two hours a night playing the game, Booth said. “It was fun to decorate my own store and design clothing for the store, but getting to level 20 took a lot of time and I think I could of learned the same amount about the game in just 10 to 15 levels,” she said.

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Hypnotist Tom DeLuca to perform at 8 today in Plachta Auditorium By David Oltean Senior Reporter

Hypnotist Tom DeLuca knows not everyone buys into hypnosis, but after more than two decades of practice on thousands of volunteers, his act has plenty of believers. The hypnotist from Florida will perform at 8 p.m. today in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. DeLuca’s Program Boardsponsored event isn’t his first Central Michigan University performance, having demonstrated his hypnotic abilities to students many times before. DeLuca began learning hypnosis when a psychology professor taught him at the University of Illinois for therapeutic reasons, including helping others lose weight or quit smoking. He began hypnotizing audiences for performances in graduate school, where he found his niche combining hypnosis and entertainment. DeLuca has earned many

awards for his act, including four College Entertainer of the Year awards. DeLuca said he primarily performs for universities and corporations. In his past performances at CMU, DeLuca said the crowd is usually very excited to participate and entertaining to work with, citing a particular student who was under the impression he was Nicki Minaj in 2010. “Primarily, when we come to a school like CMU, it’s volunteers from the audience who I’ll hypnotize and try to make them do something fun and interesting,” DeLuca said. “I want it to be silly, but also creative and memorable for the audience.” DeLuca said he knows many people have their doubts about his talents and said students can come see or be a part of the show to see for themselves. However, DeLuca said not all individuals are susceptible to hypnosis and sometimes he has

to remove unaffected participants. “I try not to let people get up there and just act and play along, because the audience will be riveted to that person,” DeLuca said. “When you see that it is real for many participants and it’s not a bunch of people faking it and going along with this stuff, it’s a special moment.” New Baltimore junior Miranda Endres, Program Board vice president, helped bring DeLuca back to CMU to perform. Endres said she has missed DeLuca’s performances in years past, but is excited to see if his hypnosis capabilities can silence her doubts. “We’ve invited him every year and I’ve never had a chance to go see him perform. The people I work with keep telling me I have to go,” Endres said. “I’m (a) skeptic about hypnotism, but hopefully he can prove me wrong.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Kevin Bacon on campus? No. Just a student sharing a name By Logan Patmon Staff Reporter

Big-name movie stars, musicians and even folklore heroes all can be spotted walking around Central Michigan University on any given day. Will Smith, Justin Long, Kevin Bacon and even Robin Hood are just a few of the big names CMU students and faculty share with celebrities. “People have been making comments about my name for a long time,” said Bacon, a Vassar senior. “When my mom named me, she wasn’t thinking about the actor at all, he wasn’t even that big. She just liked the name Kevin.” Bacon said he has had his named linked to the celebrity often while playing various sports. “I’ll never forget my first time going up to bat on my little league baseball team. As soon as I stepped up to the plate, someone yelled out, ‘We have a celebrity up to bat,’” Bacon said. “It used to annoy me when I was younger, but now I like it; it’s sort of a good talking point to have.” Smith, a freshman from Holland, said he’s been hear-

“I’ve been getting comments about my name for most of my life, so I’m just used to it now. It doesn’t really bother me at all.” Will Smith, Holland freshman ing comments about Will Smith for as long as he can remember. “‘Oh, you’re Will Smith?’ is what a lot of people say,” Smith said. “I’ve been getting comments about my name for most of my life, so I’m just used to it now. It doesn’t really bother me at all.” Unlike Smith, Robin Hood, who works in the chemistry department, said he does not hear people talk about his name a lot. “Of course when I was younger I heard about it a lot. But now I’ll just get an occasional chuckle when I have to write my name on the chalk board,” Hood said. Hood said he believes his name helps him stand out among others. “It’s hard not to stand out and get noticed with a name like Robin Hood,” he said. “People always remember

what my name is.” Shelby Township sophomore Justin Long shares a name with the actor and Apple representative. Long said his name is only recognized occasionally. “When I watch a movie with some friends that he (Justin Long) is in people always look at me. Especially when the credits are rolling it always gets pointed out,” Long said. Grayling sophomore John Lennon, who shares the same name as a member of The Beatles, said he did not always like having to share his name. “When I was growing up it was very irritating always hearing people talk about my name,” Lennon said. “But now I like it — no one ever forgets what my name is.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Deepening debt

Higher tuition costs have students taking more loans to cover cost of higher education

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t’s no secret that the average amount of student debt is increasing. Many Central Michigan University students report the debt they have had to take on is colossal. Michael Ostling, a philosophy and religion adjunct, said he has about $86,000 in debt. “The amount I pay in student loans comes close to the amount I pay in rent,” Ostling said. The money used to pay down debt would be used for things like travel, Ostling said, and he has missed out on some travel because of his loan payments. Ostling said he has seen an increasing number of undergraduates miss opportunities because of the pressure to get a job as soon as possible after graduation. “(After graduation is) the perfect time to do some travel or take a low-paying but interesting job, or take an internship, or do something like teach English overseas,” Ostling said. “It’s my impression that many undergrads think they can’t do that. And they’re correct in thinking that, because if they don’t get a job right away, they’re going to get more and more behind.” Ostling said he sees a larger pattern of treating college as nothing more than a step toward a highpaying job, and he thinks students who are told that about college were being lied to. He said the university is meant to be a place to get a well-rounded education on things that may not be immediately useful in making money. “Of course, it’s always been the case people have gone to a university to increase career prospects, but it’s more the case that students are mortgaging their future through student debt,” Ostling said. “Many students become less and less interested in anything that doesn’t affect their future and making money.” Ostling said he hears many people from his generation and the generation before his chastising college students for not being able to pay their way through school. “It makes me angry when people say that because they’re not taking into account that students today are paying astronomically higher tuition than what was the case even 10 years ago,” he said. “So when you have these older professors say you should be able to work your way through college, they’re just entirely out of touch with reality.”

HITTING THE LIMIT Marine City senior Lindsay Ostin said she was unaware of a limit on federal loans until she hit the cap this fall. “(Debt is) probably the No. 1 stressor in my life, and mine isn’t as bad as some other people’s, but it’s bad enough that it stresses me out,” she said. Ostin said she works 15 to 17 hours a week at minimum wage, but does not make enough to support herself. Since she hit the loan limit, Ostin said she will have to pay her remaining credits out of pocket. She still has an internship to complete that is unpaid and will cost her money because she has to pay Central Michigan University for the credits. “I do have some money (saved up), but that was supposed to be a down payment on an apartment, or to help repay student loans,” she said. “It was going to be the safety money, but it’ll have to be used to pay for my remaining credits.” She said she would have had a better college experience without debt, but is hopeful the internship will turn into something bigger. “I would have loved to study abroad, but when I’m already $31,000 dollars in debt, I really don’t want to contribute to that any more,” she said. Non-traditional students are feeling the hurt of student debt just as much. “At the end of spring semester I will have maxed out on my loans,” said Mount Pleasant senior Danielle Holland. “Next fall, I will be paying for the entire year, which is my student-teaching year, completely out of pocket,”

Holland is 33 years old and married with four children. Carrying 21 credit hours means she is not able to work. She said her family has had to make sacrifices. “We had a giant farmhouse we had to give up to move into an apartment to lower our bills,” she said. One of Holland’s problems is her program. She said it is impossible to complete the elementary special education program in four years and the loan amount should be increased to help students in fiveyear programs. “I’m not worried about finding a job, I’m worried about being able to pay the loans back. Will I make enough to pay them back? I don’t know. It just depends on what district I get into. And I’m also thinking about going to grad school, and that’ll just rack up even more debt,” she said. Although the family has had to downsize considerably, Holland said she is confident it will pay off when she graduates. “It is all worth it. Very much so. It’s also teaching my children multiple lessons, (one of which is to) go to college right after high school,” she said. A WORTHY EXPENSE Ben Lambright, a graduate stuA DEBT | 2B

Student loans protect a broken system

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tudent loans are too easy to get. Most private loans are a bad idea, I feel like we can all agree on that, but I’ve begun to think even the “safest” fixed-rate federally guaranteed loans are just a bad idea. This is probably an unpopular viewpoint on a campus where housing, credit hours, sandwiches, clothes and computers are funded primarily through Stafford loans and other forms of aid, but it has become far too simple to doom our financial futures in order to maintain our lives today. There are students who have no idea what I’m talking about. Whether through planning, excruciating work, family wealth or scholarships, there are still some students who managed to make it through school with little to no debt. But the fact remains that most students do take out fairly substantial

loans, and the anchor of debt chained to graduates increases year after year on average. $25,000 may not seem like a life-ending load to bear, but when financed at 6 percent and paid off with part-time as a barista, it can substantially limit the choices a recent graduate can make in the decades after graduation. There are horror stories, sixfigure debt for interpretive dance degrees, students who buy cars with private loan refund checks before totalling the Camaro and dropping out as sophomores, but the vast majority of students take out loans that have been deemed reasonable in order to improve their chances of landing a job, or maybe even improve themselves as a person. The free-flowing federal student loans make it far too easy for students, who are often a terrifying combination of willfully ignorant and teenaged when they first sign up for aid, to sign up for a difficult future they don’t fully understand. Debt was originally government guaranteed and not subject to bankruptcy protection because the amounts were small and repayment was virtually guaranteed by the careers a college degree once opened up. However, as bal-

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Keys to college students’ success often overlooked, report says ticipate in clubs and other activities and those who have used the Internet for research and homework are more likely to complete a degree earlier than others. The costs of attending a college and the institution’s size also contribute to students’ success, the report found. Overall graduation rates are up from a decade ago — nearly four in 10 students (39 percent) graduate in four years today compared to 36 percent of students who started college in 1994, the report showed. But 56.4 percent of students now take five years to graduate. Disparities in graduation rates by ethnicity and gender persist and the gaps are increasing, according to the report. First-generation students are especially at a disadvantage: Only 27.4 percent of these students earn a degree after four years compared to 42 percent of students whose parents attended college.

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LOS ANGELES — Colleges should examine a wider set of social, economic and personal characteristics to determine how they can help students remain in school and graduate, a new report has found. Aside from SAT scores and high school grade point averages, students’ success in college relies on a number of other factors — often overlooked — that more accurately predict whether they will stay in school, according to the report scheduled for release Tuesday by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. Using information from a national survey of college freshmen in public and private institutions as well as graduation data, the report found, for example, that students who visit a college before enrolling, par-

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difference with an increase in debt; it’s not as if we can ask for raises at our minimum wage jobs and unpaid internships. So we are left with an array of troubling choices, but the time for an honest conversation is well past. Should admission standards be raised in order to focus more funding on fewer students? It’s the sort of suggestion myself and lots of other leftleaning Americans would have shouted down 10 years ago, but the situation on the ground has changed, and appears to have changed permanently. Student-debt subsidized education continues to advance the customer model of education, in which students pay their professors for degrees in order to land jobs. Should American universities begin to cut programs

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“The message to colleges is to use as much information as possible about their incoming students to assess what their probabilities are in terms of completion and think about services and programs that need to be addressed,” said Sylvia Hurtado, director of the research institute and one of the report’s authors. For example, providing more on-campus housing and creating school rituals that create a sense of belonging can increase graduation rates, Hurtado said. Students who visit campus before enrolling and those who are admitted early also are more likely to stay and graduate, she said. The report found that private schools graduate more students in four years than public institutions. However, the study suggests that much of that success is because private schools are more selective in the types of students they enroll.

ances have ballooned and job prospects for graduates dwindled, the policies that made sense in the 60s and 70s seem irresponsible and unsustainable. So let’s cap five-year debt at $20,000 for students at public universities. At a time when state funding makes about a quarter of university funding for state schools in Michigan, it stands at 16 percent for Central Michigan University students. Cutting off student loans would make it more difficult for schools to continue making up for funding deficiencies — as it stands right now schools know that students will simply be forced to make up the

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dent, said by the time he graduates from the graduate creative writing program he will have accumulated more than $70,000 in debt. “It does seem worth it. I think in the end I’ll have a fuller, happier life as a result of education and I don’t think I can put too much of a price tag on that. I love my art and I’ll do just about anything to get better at it,” he said. Lambright said he works 20 to 30 hours a week and does not have an assistantship. He is hoping to file for a program called Income-Based Repayment, where student debt is consolidated to make it more manageable. “I’m counting on that program still being there,” he said. “I feel bad for other people who are going to have to go into this in a different situation. I don’t know how people would deal with making the payments.”

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Few bands have been able to keep my feet tapping and head nodding over the past decade as consistently as Ohio blues-rock duo The Black Keys. The band is set to release their seventh studio album, “El Camino,” on Dec. 6. Judging by the album’s first single, “Lonely Boy,” fans of the Black Keys can expect the same bluesy guitar riffs littered with distortion and hard-hitting drums that could keep even the most rhythmically challenged rock fans dancing. When combined with vocalist Dan Auerbach’s raspy vocals that, despite their simplicity, manage to peer deep into listeners’ souls, rock fans can rest assured that this album is a mustlisten.

These go-to pencils for many people have served me well throughout the years, but I have rediscovered my love of them filling out SOS forms the past few days. These pencils are very easy to sharpen, which is the main “point” for me. The lead makes the writing noticeable enough to read on paper and the erasers can easily make the paper spot-free from lead. They work so well I highly recommend them for use on Scantron tests. With finals week coming up, you can bet that I will be buying boxes of these magnificent yellow tools. I even wrote this whole pick of the week with one.

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‘Card Subject To Change’ relies on success of the ‘The Wrestler’ By Brad Canze Staff Reporter

Professional wrestling is a career path that is fruitful for very few, and destroys many more lives than it enriches. This theme of pro wrestling as a destructive lifestyle is the basis of the 2010 documentary, “Card Subject To Change,” one it lifts from Darren Aronofsky’s critical darling, “The Wrestler,” starring Mickey Rourke. This documentary, directed by first-time feature director Tim Disbrow, is impossible to watch and detach from that fictional representation of the same subject material. “Card Subject To Change” is more of an overall portrait of small-time independent pro wrestling than a clear narrative, mostly existing to show all of the things that happened to Rourke’s Randy The

Ram actually happens to real people. This is a lifestyle that people become addicted to, and it either becomes or ends their life. There are three main story threads running through the film. The first deals with Johnny Falco, a veteran wrestling promoter who owns National Wrestling Superstars, which runs independent shows in the VFW and bingo halls of New Jersey — similar settings to that of “The Wrestler.” The second focuses on Kevin Sullivan, a veteran, semi-retired wrestler who owns a gym in Florida and is revered as a legend in the wrestling business. The centerpiece of the film is the footage dealing with the late Michael Verde, who was 25 in the film’s earliest footage and began wrestling as “Trent Acid” at the age of 14. In the film, Verde is a talented and charismatic wrestler, popular

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HHHHH in the East Coast territories, who has the looks of a WWE star. His personal demons and a downhill struggle with drug addiction keep him from moving up to that level. Verde’s tragic struggle and downfall to drugs is this movie’s core. If the film has a theme, it is addiction, and that wrestlers get just as addicted to pro wrestling as drug addicts do to drugs. Several wrestling veterans in the film, particularly Jim “Kamala” Harris and Terry “Sabu” Brunk, swear that they are just about to retire for good, that their bodies cannot take it anymore, but continue to wrestle to the present day. Sullivan encapsulates the

film with the statement, “You are born and you die on the independent circuit. You start there and you end there, and if you are lucky you have a run in between.” There are several other notable appearances in the film, including Bill Moody, better known as “Paul Bearer,” and Dylan Summers, “The Necro Butcher.” Summers can be remembered for being Rourke’s opponent in the pivotal “hardcore match” scene in “The Wrestler,” and his footage in this film is no less gruesome. At one point he is lifted off the mat after a piece of barbed wire tore a chunk of flesh out of his triceps, leaving a hole in his arm the size of a golf ball divot. All in a day’s work. Brutal and heartbreaking, “Card Subject To Change” is also an unfocused, inelegant and meandering film that

succeeds on its subject matter rather than the filmmaking technique used. This film is perhaps best viewed as supplemental to “The Wrestler” —

you’ve seen the sad story, now see the sadder reality. studentlife@cm-life.com

ALBUM REVIEWS

Unsung albums of 2011 offer selection for music enthusiast By Jay Gary Staff Reporter

Every year is a good year for music; you just have to dig a little deeper sometimes. With the sheer vastness of the world we have around us, sometimes fantastic releases can get swept under the rug. Without any further ado, let’s jump into some of the diamonds in the rough from all around the world that everyone should give a listen to — these are the unsung heroes of 2011: Danananananakroyd — “There Is A Way” The sophomore (and possibly final) release of the Scottish fight-pop band switches things up with a more dancepunk influence than poppunk, but utilizes this to offer new style to their unique sounds.

Forus — “We” The French skatepunk outfit may have put out one of the most blistering releases this year. This album’s speed may only be matched by the instrumental technicality. Seat belts may be required for listening. Hey Champ — “Anything At All” While only four tracks long, “Anything At All” is a fantastic modern look at that 80s neon and nostalgia electro-house music coming from house’s hometown of Chicago, features extremely addictive and dancey songwriting. Hey Smith — “Free Your Mind” If you enjoy bands like Less Than Jake, then Japan’s Hey Smith is right up your alley. A flawless combination of ska and melodic hardcore crafts a

blissful ska-punk classic of an album. Powder! Go Away — “Laika Still Wants Go Home” With a little more indie-rock sensibility to their post-rock formula, Russia’s Powder! Go Away delivers all the passion and sadness the genre is known for while breathing in fresh diversity as well. Totalfat — “Damn Hero” Only a soulless being couldn’t crack a smile to the delicious amounts of shredding pop-punk going on from Japan’s Totalfat. The lead single, “World Of Glory (Feat. Joe Inoue),” easily wins both song of the year and music video of the year. North Sky Cinema — “Oh My Michigan” Mount Pleasant’s own North Sky Cinema shows off

a great melding of indie, alternative, and second-wave emo to create a unique blend of somber and passionate, but heavy rock. While the production quality is not the best, the song quality more than makes up for it with how great they are. The Joy Formidable — “The Big Roar” Riding high off the new wave of combined shoegaze and alternative sound, Wales’ The Joy Formidable has proven to be one of the best at executing it with great atmosphere and writing. Also, it is nice to have an actual female vocalist instead of a dude who just sounds like a woman.

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with their last release, Australia’s Skyway shows they are still one of the most dominant forces in today’s pop-punk scene, a little more melodic hardcore influence on this release, but an extremely solid effort nonetheless.

Guineafowl — “Hello Anxiety” Australian outfit Guineafowl brings a very clean look at the post-punk and dream-

VIDEO GAME REVIEW

Multiplayer is a huge component in many of the most successful games being released this holiday season. Despite the rising popularity of online multiplayer over the years, Bethesda Softworks continues to make games that are all about the single player experience, including their latest offering, “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.” Huge open worlds have been a staple of past Bethesda games like “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” or “Fallout 3,” but the land of Skyrim is just absolutely massive, and it can be overwhelming. However, after several hours of game play, the map begins to look less intimidating and more exciting. This is because the quests and locations in “Skyrim” are fantastic. Almost every quest has an interesting back story and each location is unique, so exploring never gets too repetitive. The fun and interesting quest lines at every turn lead to a lot of “just one more quest” situations that mean much longer play sessions than players had anticipated. The combat is also extremely well done. One of the great aspects of the combat is people can play through the game in whatever style suits them. There are no set classes to play as, so players can use any combination of magic, swords, shields and bows. There is an option for every kind of player. Slashing through enemies with a sword, destroying them with magic fire and lightning or picking them off from long range with a bow and arrow are all fun to do, and those are just a few basic ways to use the combat. The whole system is incredibly flexible. A new feature called dragon shouts has been added to the mix as well. These are powers that players unlock after absorbing the soul of a recently slain dragon, allowing them to do things like breath-fire or summon various beasts. It’s a great addition to the combat that makes the player feel almost god-like at times. But what would good com-

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SEX ADVICE COLUMN

Differences in experiences; making it official want to be able to have sex, but I’m not really sure what to do?”

Jordan Spence Senior Reporter “My boyfriend and I have been together more than a year and, sexually, we are two very different people. He was very inexperienced coming into the relationship, while I had an idea of what I liked. After this long, my boyfriend says there is no point in trying to change his ways, even if it means he doesn’t get sex very often. I love my boyfriend very much and

The great part is that you are talking to one another about your sex life, but you both need to listen to each other and compromise a little. Since you say you are the more experienced one, your boyfriend may just be feeling insecure, even though he shouldn’t. As long as you want to try new things that are not going to make him uncomfortable, he should be a little more open-minded. He needs to understand that once you are in a committed relationship

and you feel secure with one another, trying new things sexually can be a lot of fun. I am not saying you should be having sex three times a day (although that could be fun too), or try crazy weird things, but something as simple as switching up positions, introducing toys or role-playing are all normal ways to experiment sexually. You also need to understand that you cannot make your partner do anything he don’t want to. If you’ve asked him to try experimenting and he is adamant about keeping things the way they

are, do not push him. Hopefully he will realize having a healthy, passionate sex life is an integral part of a relationship, and if he decides to try something different, then maybe he will discover more about himself. “Why do some guys freak out so much about making a relationship “official” and giving it a label?” Because they’re young and dumb. Right now we are in college and guys are having the time of their lives, especially when it comes to women.

Guys in college like having their options open, because there are so many options. Once they put a label on a relationship with a girl, all those other opportunities go out the window. If a guy is stupid enough to let that girl go, then that is his problem. If you talk to him about where your relationship is going and he does not want to commit, then I would end it. I always ask people, “Why do you want to be with someone who doesn’t want to be with you?” A truly healthy relation-

Los Campesinos! ‘Hello Sadness’ abandons band’s strengths for competent gloom There are numerous amounts of cutesy ways this review could start off, such as joking that someone in Los Campesinos! must have gone through a bad breakup or something. But when one of the most musically happy and bouncy bands around releases a new album called “Hello Sadness” with bleak, dark blue cover art, there is this feeling that something is amiss. Los Campesinos! is almost synonymous with twee pop with a previous discography of crazy-energetic and blissfully cute indie rock songs. With classics like “Death To Los Campesinos!” and “Miserabilia,” the Welsh outfit was a group known for their hysterically hectic songs. But “Hello Sadness” isn’t something you cheer up and party over, it’s closer to

something you drink your problems away to. The album starts out innocently enough for the first three tracks. Sure, “By Your Hand” and “Hello Sadness” are not up to the usual rainbow-dodging, flowervomiting power levels of some of the heavier-hitting Los Campesinos! tunes, but it’s still nothing unexpected. However, after that, the songs just become bleak and in some cases straightup depressing. From “Life Is A Long Time” all the way to the album closer, “Light Leaves, Dark Sees Pt. II,” the tone is blatantly less cheerful. “The Black Bird. The Dark Slope” and “Life Is A Long Time” still maintain a semblance of the band’s normal sound, albeit much more mellower, and the last half of “Baby I Got The Death Rattle” brings some cheerfulness to the album. But songs like “Every De-

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Creeping on creepers

Mike Nichols Senior Reporter Can you tell if you are a creeper? If not, read on. Since last semester, I’ve been investigating the social menace known as the creeper. It all started when my friend Bethany Bacheller, a Fremont graduate student, told me about a guy who was constantly hitting on her as she sat trapped behind her desk in a computer lab. When I jokingly asked if I could write a story about it, she told me to do it. “Maybe he will see it and will understand it is NOT okay,” she said. I discovered five reoccurring characteristics as the defining traits of a creeper. 1. Disrespecting physical boundaries Creepers invade personal space. They lean in close, touch inappropriately and show up uninvited. Many girls had stories of being groped, but others said even someone’s physical presence can make them a pest. Grand Ledge junior Samantha Millbrook said her ex-boyfriend did this when he appeared outside her dorm window in the middle of the night after they had broken up. “It made me feel like he was a creep,” Millbrook said. “It’s the fact that he had to show up physically where I live.” 2. Uncomfortable staring Making eye contact is one thing, but creepers cross the line into the territory of eye undressing. “I think it’s creeping when guys just stare,” said former student Andrea Tuck. “It’s especially creepy when they just do a double-take and stare at your (butt).”

Tuck said she would rather someone come up and talk to her than linger staring. “Just walk by and smile or say, ‘Hi,’” she said. “Don’t just walk by and give me a look that says, ‘I’m picturing you naked.’” 3. Too quickly

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Creepers dive into personal waters too fast. They drop inappropriate comeons and discuss private topics that are not their business. “I was at a bar and was introduced to this guy by a friend,” said Flint senior Rebecca Abbott. “He proceeded to ask intimate, detailed questions about my lingerie. You don’t ask people that!” One girl who wished to remain anonymous said a guy began telling her indepth details of his relationship with his mother on their first date. Dumping too much personal baggage like that on someone too early — that’s creepy. 4. Social media stalker Texting, emails and forms of social media can also be used by creepers to harass people. “Don’t ask to be my friend on Facebook if you don’t know me,” said Livonia alumni Kara Zucal. “That’s creepy as hell.” Chelsea Gimpel, a Mid Michigan Community College senior from Sault Ste. Marie, said she was pressured by a stranger on Facebook to model for him. When Gimpel refused to add him, he emailed a friend of hers asking for photos of Gimpel. “This guy was the biggest creeper of my life,” she said. “He said, ‘I want to see everything.’ Creepiest thing ever.” The idea of social media is practically asking people to creep on each other, said Farmington Hills senior Alex VanDerStuyf, but the creepers do not necessarily always have to be male. VanDerStuyf said girls can be creepers too by using so-

cial media to force their way into your group and comment on everything you post. “Invading into your circle of friends is really obnoxious,” VanDerStuyf said. “If you post something that says where you’re going to be and then she always shows up there, that’s creepy.” Some agreed male creepers instill a certain amount of fear or intimidation that female creepers do not. “The difference is guys don’t take it the same way girls do,” said Fraser junior Alysia Champine. “Girls are creeped out. Guys just find it annoying.”

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is still of the talent expected from the Campesinos! clan. Dark as they may be, the writing totally adapts to this mature sound and the glockenspiels and violins that once added cavity-inducing happiness are now utilized to add emotional backing. The fact this switch works shows the great songwriting skills this band has. However, in the end, this is still a jarring transition for the band’s music and fans of Los Campesinos! may find themselves in a tizzy with the lack of dancing sneakers to throw on and jam out to. With smart execution of a mellowed direction, “Hello Sadness” is still an above-average release, but there can’t help but be a longing for the energy and chaos that originally made Los Campesinos! so mesmerizing.

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5. Won’t accept, ‘No’ as an answer The final and most pesky trait of a creeper is the inability to back off. Lack of response and even flat-out refusal sometimes have no effect. “A creeper is someone who tries to talk to you, and when you don’t respond, they keep pursuing you,” Gimpel said. Flushing sophomore Angelica Vasquez said a customer at Red Lobster persistently creeped on her after she waited on him. He checked her name on the receipt and had been following her ever since, she said. Vasquez ran into him at the bar one night, and said every time she tried explaining to him she was not interested, he changed the topic and continued flirting. “He came up and started talking about God knows what,” Vasquez said. “He just kept morphing from subject to subject.” Eventually a friend made the guy leave. Vasquez said she feels like she cannot always defend herself and creepers make her panicky. She said the best thing to do is get friends to help intervene when you feel frightened. If any of the five features listed sounds like you, regardless of your gender, you are probably being creeper. Back off.

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[SPORTS] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Upperclassmen need to step up as freshmen lead team

Road trip concludes at Wichita By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

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