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New campus hotel on trustees’ agenda Facility would be attached to Kelly/Shorts

By Carisa Seltz Senior Reporter

A hotel could be constructed on campus, after two years of discussion and litigation.

A proposal to negotiate a land lease for a new hotel is

up for approval by the CMU Board of Trustees Thursday.

The hotel would be connected by a glass atrium to new stadium suites built onto Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

“This is going to give additional academic opportunities to students and tie into the Events Center,” said Steve Smith, director of public relations.

He said both developments — the Events Center and the proposal — would

enhance each other.

The board meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Presidential Conference Room of the Bovee University Center.

If approved, the new project will be constructed in the football team’s practice field east of Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Smith said the project developer, Lodgco Management LLC, will make a full presentation to the board in which they will outline all

the benefits of the plan.

The project, as it is currently designed, would include a national franchise hotel with approximately 150 rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, exercise facilities, business center, restaurant, conference space and other features.

If approved, University President George Ross will be able to negotiate and execute a fair market value land lease with the project devel-

oper, negotiate and execute a lease of stadium suites from the project developer, grant easements necessary for any utilities or access and create a commercial park for the leased land if necessary.

David Burdette, vice president of Finance and Administrative Service, was unavailable for comment.

According to the new proposal, this particular project developed after a previous plan approved in July 2008

to build a Holiday Inn hotel and office building complex within the Center for Applied Research and Technology stalled because of a lawsuit with LaBelle Limited Partnership.

LaBelle filed a lawsuit against the board in November 2008 over an alleged intentional breach of covenants when the board gave former University President

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Snyder will appoint new trustees by January Candidates to remain nameless until chosen

By Carisa Seltz Senior Reporter

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With the opening of the Events Center today, students, faculty and area residents are ready for CMU basketball. Since April, freshman guard Trey Zeigler has dominated the headlines and talk surrounding the program. In the team’s first home game against Temple, all eyes will be on Zeigler in his McGuirk Arena debut. For him, it is time to show what he can do in the new facility and how he plays with a young team and his father, Ernie, as coach. He leads the team in scoring through the Chippewas’ first five games, averaging 18.8 points per game.

time for trey

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simple text message changed everything.

Seantelle Zeigler was used to receiving frequent phone messages from her son Trey, but one last April caught her eye.

As she and husband Ernie Zeigler made the drive south to watch their son play in the Kentucky Derby Classic, the decision of where young Trey would go to play college basketball loomed.

“We all thought he made up his mind and was moving,” Seanetlle said.

Less than a month before, his season and high school career at Mount Pleasant High School came to an abrupt end in the MHSAA state semifinals.

Facing the biggest decision of his life, and Michigan, Michigan State and UCLA hot on his trail, Trey had told his parents he wanted to play at a major school.

“I was OK with the decision,” Seantelle said.

“I think Ernie was a little hurt because he figured he put the time in as a dad and coach.”

But things changed that fateful day in April with a simple message to his mother.

“I’m coming to CMU.”

Michigan

Earlier in the year, Trey and Ernie made an agreement to hold off on deciding schools during the early signing period and wait until his senior season ended.

“We couldn’t control externally with people asking,” Ernie said. “Internally, I didn’t want him to have any of that pressure. After they got knocked out, we started thinking about the

The appointment of two new members to the CMU Board of Trustees remains at a standstill entering the final month of Stephanie Comai and Gail Torreano’s terms.

Gov.-elect Rick Snyder will appoint new board members to replace the two current ones, who will be departing Dec. 31. The state Senate must approve Snyder’s appointments before they become effective.

Ryan Kazmirzack, deputy director of communications for Snyder’s transition team, said the team is working through the process of making the new appointments.

Names of potential appointees are not available at this time. He said he did not want to speculate on a time frame for making the appointments official but he isn’t worried about it being completed by Jan. 1.

“When we make a selection we’ll announce it,” he said. “Really, we don’t announce stuff unless we actually have stuff to announce.”

Kazmirzack said there are multiple appointments needing to be made around the state.

“It’s not just CMU,” he said, “there are actually lots of appointments that need to get filled.”

Steve Smith, director of public relations, said CMU plays no role in who is chosen.

“It would actually be Rick Snyder’s new campaign group that will be making those decisions as to who he will appoint to fill those vacancies once they become available at the end of the year,” Smith said. “(Comai) and (Torreano) do serve through the end of the year and that’s when the vacancies become available.”

Comai said the new appointees must understand how to continue to deliver services, but gain efficiencies where possible because of the state’s budget crisis.

“President (George) Ross is undertaking a top-to-bottom review of the university of all its operations and how we deliver services to

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CMU men’s head basketball coach Ernie Zeigler places his hand on his son Trey’s shoulder in April after he signed his letter of intent to play at CMU. Trey was the No. 33 recruit in the nation, making him the highest-ranked recruit CMU has ever signed. “When you’re growing up and see all the big-time schools playing, you think it would be great to play in those situations,” he said in April. “They were all great schools, but I narrowed it down by where I felt more comfortable.. At the end of the day, I couldn’t leave dad.”

schools.”

Once his prep career ended, public discussion picked up.

Reports and message boards quickly became buzzed with rumors and pleas from diehard fans, begging Trey to come to their school.

Some speculated that Zeigler would be a good fit in Ann Arbor, where Michigan was losing athletic big man DeShawn Sims to graduation.

Head coach Jon Beilein had showed great interest in Trey since his sophomore year of high school.

Little did he know, Zeigler was also eyeing the maize and blue uniform.

“I was very close (to going to Michigan),” Trey said. “I was leaning toward Michigan for a while.”

During the course of the recruiting period, Beilien attended several MPHS

practices and made a couple of surprise appearances to show his desperation and need for Zeigler. He showed up at CMU’s Mid-American Conference West Division-clinching game against Eastern Michigan.

Eight days later, immediately following Michigan’s exit from the Big Ten tournament, Beilien took a plane from Columbus, Ohio, to Midland to watch Zeigler and MPHS play Bay City Western in a district title game.

“I knew before that he wanted me bad,” Trey said. “They made that very clear through the whole process. He reinforced it as many times as he could, and those were some of the times he really tried to do it.”

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[inside] NEWS w Trustees could approve RFoC renovations 3A w First CHSBS dean has forum, 5A

sports w Freshman Taylor Johnson makes impact off bench, 12A

cm-life.com w Watch this week for video reaction of the Event Center and the latest episode of SportsLine w Join us at 6:30 p.m. tonight for a live chat of the basketball game

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EVENTS CALENDAR Wednesday w Hypnotist Tom Deluca will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. w “Let’s Do Lunch� is from noon to 1 p.m. at Art Reach on Broadway, 111 E. Broadway St. w Safer Sex Patrol kit stuffing is from 8 to 9 p.m. in the Bovee University Center’s Down Under Food Court.

Thursday w His House Christmas Extravaganza Show is from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Warriner Hall Plachta’s Auditorium. w The Safer Sex Patrol meets at 10 p.m. in the Bovee University Center’s Down Under Food Court. w Public Debate: Should the FDA restrict the distribution of energy drinks to minors? is from 8 to 9 p.m. in Moore 112. w Holly Jolly Holiday Show is from 9 p.m. to midnight at The Grotto, 304 W. Broomfield Road hosted by Moore Media Records.

Corrections Central Michigan Life has a long-standing commitment to fair and accurate reporting.

It is our policy to correct factual errors. Please e-mail news@cm-life.com. Š Central Michigan Life 2010 Volume 91, Number 41

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students, so the new (appointments will) have to be onboard with that review,� she said.

Comai also is on Snyder’s transition team. She would not comment on whether she will assist in the selection process of CMU’s two new board members.

In addition, Comai said the new appointees must be committed to higher education, bring a diverse point of view to the table and have integrity.

Comai said she’s proud of the development of the College of Medicine while she’s been on the board, and that she worked “very hard at keeping CMU accessible and affordable for students who live in the state of Michigan� with her fellow board members.

She said it has been a privilege and an honor to be a part of such a great institution while serving eight years on the board. “(CMU) is an asset to the state of Michigan,� she said. “It’s a jewel in our state’s higher education system and keeping that quality intact is very important for this state.�

Torreano could not be reached for comment. university@cm-life.com

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Search continues for man who fled car accident scene fleeing the scene of the accident on South Mission Street are still unknown, but police have gathered some information about the suspect. “We were asked to assist them looking for the same individual as yesterday,� said Jeff Browne, public information officer for the MPPD. “The young man is apparently a parole absconder.�

Browne said it was standard procedure for his department to assist the tribal police and the suspect was not apprehended during the investigation near The Cabin.

Police searched near the Comfort Inn, 2424 S. Mission St., and Walmart, 4730 Encore Blvd., Monday afternoon.

By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter

Police are still searching for a man who fled the scene of a car accident Monday afternoon.

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the Mount Pleasant Police Department investigated a lead Tuesday afternoon that the suspect was in the area surrounding The Cabin, 930 W. Broomfield St. Tribal police brought a K-9 unit and the MPPD was there to assist the investigation.

Tribal Spokesman Frank Cloutier said the suspect had not been caught as of 2:35 p.m.

Tuesday, but the investigation is still ongoing and information could not be released. “The individual fled the scene of a personal property destruction,� Cloutier said. “They’re openly working on it.�

The suspect’s intentions for

-Staff Reporter Gabi Jaye contributed to this report.

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Michael Rao full authority to sign a lease with Lodgco to construct the six-story hotel complex onto CART. Lawsuit According to previously published reports, LaBelle is suing for a halt on leasing the land to other parties and is seeking restitution for legal fees. However, they are not seeking additional money.

Smith said Lodgco’s new proposal preserves the objectives of the original CART project. “We saw this as an opportunity to be able to move forward and so we’re exploring those options,�

Smith said.

Smith said this is a private development between CMU and Lodgco, so university funds will not be used for construction. The

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proposal itself is a land lease between the two parties, he said. “We’re looking at the possibility of leasing some land to them so they could (build and) use the hotel,�

Smith said.

Royal Oak senior Justin Sczechowski said it sounds like a good expansion. He said a hotel would make the university more accessible for campus visitors and increase CMU’s profile among public universities in Michigan. “It will make the school bigger which is again something of preference because it will help attract students,� he said.

Also included are stadium suites with new restrooms and concession spaces for the east side of the stadium. The university would lease the suites and provide an option to purchase.

Ada senior Erika Murray said she can see the benefits of the suites, but thinks the hotel is unnecessary. “I think (the hotel) is kind of going over the top because our football program isn’t that big yet where we’re going to have many people who are going to come from way far away,� she said.

Other business The board also will vote, among other things, to establish a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and Doctor of Medicine degrees, adopt a new mission statement and university core values revision and establish a College of Business Administration Foundation.

The foundation would facilitate fundraising efforts and assist in supporting and advancing major initiatives of the college. university@cm-life.com

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CMU men’s basketball opens McGuirk Arena against Temple

a very special night.�

The Chippewas begin play in the new arena following a bit of a rocky start to the season.

A buzzer-beating threepointer from junior forward Jalin Thomas gave the team a 70-67 win in their seasonopener against Cal State Fullerton in Hawaii on Nov. 13.

Riding a high, they could not carry the momentum for the rest of the trip, losing back-toback games by a combined 10 points.

CMU followed the tournament up by having to travel south just a few days later, where a poor defensive effort resulted in an overtime loss against South Alabama. “We knew that our situation was that we were going to play five games (on the road) before we got a home game,�

Zeigler said. “For us to go and play through the adversity of the travel and heartache of the close games hopefully gives us a good chance to come in here for our first home game against an extremely tough opponent and be successful.�

By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

Ernie Zeigler remembers it like it was yesterday.

Upon his arrival at CMU in June 2006, athletics director Dave Heeke approached him about a plan for a new arena. “When Dave told me about it, it was just that – a vision,�

Zeigler recalled. “But he was so adamant it was going to become a reality.�

As other Mid-American Conference schools began upgrading their facilities, the basketball program was tasked trying to rebuild a team with a facility that was near inadequate to host Division I athletics.

But after months of anticipation and practicing in the Student Activity Center, it all comes to a head at 7 p.m. tonight when the CMU basketball team plays its first game in the new McGuirk Arena against non-conference opponent Temple. “To see it become a reality and be a part of it, I feel really proud,� Zeigler said. “Hopefully, myself and our team can come out and put a stamp on

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RFoC renovation proposal on agenda for trustees approval Project cost for Phase I would total $850,000

By Carisa Seltz Senior Reporter

The Carey Hall Real Food on Campus residential restaurant could receive a $850,000 facelift if the CMU Board of Trustees approves the project proposal at its meeting Thursday.

The board meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Presidential Conference Room of the Bovee University Center.

Shaun Holtgreive, associate director of Residence Life, said the new facility will allow Residence Life to provide Towers residents a better living experience at CMU. “It’s a much needed upgrade,” he said.

The proposal requests board authorization for “the planning, design, construction and

equipping” of the first phase of the renovation project.

The Phase I renovation includes new seating and architectural elements. According to the proposal, the seating and architectural elements will create eight unique seating areas which will provide “multiple dining experiences.”

The project will also include a new front entrance, energy-efficient lighting enhancements, technology im-

provements and new signage, graphics and color palette.

The proposal states sustainability initiatives will be considered in all areas affected by the renovation.

If approved, the project will be funded by the auxiliary maintenance, renovation and replacement fund.

Allendale freshman Marjorie Wallington, a Cobb Hall resident, said she thinks the RFoC renovation is unnecessary because she feels it is already

the second best dining hall on campus next to east campus’ Fresh Food Company.

“I feel like they need to renovate the one in north campus before ours because that one is awful,” she said. “I don’t want my tuition to go up because of it.”

Wayne sophomore David Kautz, a Cobb Hall resident, is a former RFoC employee. He said the facilities are fully functional and providing services to students is not difficult with

the existing equipment. He doesn’t think the RFoC needs to be renovated.

“It would be more logical to appropriate money to the north and south campus facilities,” he said.

Ron Souva, food service director for the RFoC, could not be reached for comment because of off-campus engagements. studentlife@cm-life.com

Leonard pleads guilty to charges Weidman man faces 80 years for sexual assault, other crimes

By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter

photos by paige calamari/staff photographer

Bay City graduate student Jayme Orvosh plays the role of Anita during a performance of “America” from “West Side Story” Monday night during the Techniques for the Singing Actor recital in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall. Students from Associate Professor Eric Tucker’s MUS 284A: Techniques for the Singing Actor each performed and directed a piece for their final grade.

Broadway Bound Students perform, direct for final grade

By Rachael Woods Staff Reporter

Students gave an all-or-nothing final performance Monday at Staples Family Concert Hall.

The 18 individuals, enrolled in MUS 284: Techniques for the Singing Actor, participated in the production of 14 classic opera and musical pieces with song, dance and directing — all up to them.

For East Lansing graduate student Amy Sarow, the choreography and variety of opera and musicals was most impressive.

“The students put a lot of effort into it and it showed,” she said.

Florida senior Adam Ignacio performed in an emotional piece from the opera “Pagliacci.”

“It’s a great opportunity to get together with some of the best singers in the building and work with that talent,” he said.

Many pieces came from for-

eign operas and voices in German, Italian and French could be heard from the stage.

For many students, it was one show in a long line of vocal performances, but the additional assignment of each having to single-handedly direct a piece created posed a novel challenge.

Performer Paul Melcher, an Allendale graduate student, said seeing the production from a different perspective was very interesting. He performed a piece from the opera “Le nozze di Figaro.”

“You’re more sympathetic for what a director goes through, as a performer,” Melcher said. “It was a real challenge, but allowed us to get to know our peers a little more.”

Associate Music Professor Eric Tucker said the added element of directorial responsibility served another purpose.

“Once you learn something

for yourself rather than being told, you own it,” Tucker said.

“The students had to learn to take control of the situation.”

Tucker has instructed opera performance at CMU for seven years. He spoke highly of the students after the performance’s conclusion.

“I’d be surprised if you could find this many undergraduates at this level at any institution in the state,” he said.

Each performance accounted for the entire semester’s worth of learning. Tucker said it was to give a realistic assessment of the work put into the class.

“The final grade in the real world is what you can do,” he said. “Not what you know, not what you left in the rehearsal room, but what is seen on stage. Performance is more important than the process.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Constantine junior Taylor Stevens falls into the arms of Coldwater junior Chelsea Hart during their performance of “Sorella, cosa dice?” from “Cosi fan tutte” Monday night during the Techniques for the Singing Actor recital at the Staples Family Concert Hall.

Daniel Danny Leonard will spend more than 35 years behind bars after he pled guilty to five charges Monday.

He was accused of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old victim in the early morning hours of Jan. 8, while trying to enter apartments in Union Township through unlocked Daniel Danny Leonard doors.

His trial had been delayed three times before Monday, when the jury selection was scheduled to begin. He chose to plead guilty instead of go through the trial process.

“It’s not that unusual defendants delay and delay and delay, and the day of the trial they decide to plead,” said Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick.

Leonard, 27, of Weidman faces a minimum sentence of 30 to 35 years in prison for a first degree criminal sexual conduct charge alone. He also pleaded guilty to attempted criminal sexual conduct, assault with a dangerous weapon, first degree home invasion and being a habitual offender.

He faces an additional 45 years for the other charges and the habitual offender charge could increase that maximum sentence. The agreement drops five other charges Leonard faced. Evidence showed Leonard had no connection to the victims of both attempts, which is rare, Burdick said.

Leonard’s sentencing had been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Dec. 17 in court room 4.

“It’s a very good resolution,” Burdick said. “Mr. Leonard, who committed terrible crimes, is going to spend a significant part of his life in prison.”

Leonard served time in prison prior to the sexual assault. He was sentenced to 15 months to 10 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine in July 2005, and was released in 2007.

He was also sentenced to 18 months in November 2004 for attempted larceny, but was discharged in July 2005, according to Michigan Department of Corrections records. metro@cm-life.com

Honors recital showcases on-campus musical talent Students perform solo, together

By Tony Wittkowski Staff Reporter

A semester or more of hard work paid off Tuesday morning for students in the CMU honors recital.

The recitals are held four times a semester in the Staples Family Concert Hall.

Performers such as Paul Melcher, an Allendale graduate assistant, performed tenor vocals.

“It’s always really nice to see the support of the students,” Melcher said. “With

everyone doing their own thing it was great to be a part of.”

Melcher, who is a double major, also does piano with voice.

“If people come, they get to see students from CMU do solo performances instead of the ordinary orchestra,” said Jackson senior Elizabeth Patronik.

The students picked to play are chosen by their studio professor, Patronik said.

Those selected must be ready and have performed well throughout the semester.

“My favorite perfomance was probably the first one, the Apollo Saxophone Quar-

tet,” she said.

New Hampshire graduate student Andrew Cote attends the honors recitals regularly.

“It’s fun watching just about all of them,” Cote said. “But my favorite performance was probably ‘The Great Train Race’ by Danielle Fowler.”

Cote said he knew all of the performers from a previous class as well.

He said he encourages more students to come out to the recitals.

The honors recital was watched by more then just friends and family, but also other performers.

“Whether you perform clarinet or violin, it’s always fun to perform up there,” Melcher said.

Tory senior David Cook played the song “Black Dog” with his clarinet. The song was originally played by rock band Led Zeppelin.

The last honors recital this semester will take place on Thursday in Staples Family Concert Hall again.

“Originally I had picked it for a recital in last October,” Cook said. “I chose it because I grew up listening to 70s rock music like Queen and Led Zeppelin. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Harrison Township senior Danielle Fowler hugs James Batcheller, associate music professor, after performing in the Honors Recital Tuesday at Staples Family Concert Hall.

“I think all the performances went great, I’ve been practicing since September,” Fowler said. Fowler performed “The Great Train Race” on flute.

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EDITORIAL |RFoC residential restaurant should not be where renovation money is spent on campus

Real priorities T

he $850,000 appropriation to renovate the Real Food On Campus residential restaurant at Carey Hall is an unexpected — and unnecessary — inclusion to the agenda for Thursday’s board of trustees meeting.

The restaurant is still used as a showpiece along with Woldt’s Fresh Food Company.

As Brooks Hall deals with flooding and the North Campus facilities are largely ignored when renovations and improvements are concerned, the question is obvious: Is this really the facility on campus that most desperately requires nearly $1 million in renovations?

The proposal in the agenda does not specifically detail what will be done to the RFoC, only that it will create “new seating and architectural elements that will create eight unique seating areas providing multiple dining experiences.”

It also says it will include a new entrance, new energy-efficient lighting, signs, graphics and paint.

The agenda does not say whether any major changes to the structure, such as water or gas pipes, electrical wiring or architectural reworking, will factor into the project. If not, this entire project seems entirely frivolous.

As was pointed upon in Monday’s editorial, the university needs to prioritize spending to the projects and programs that really need it.

New buildings, colorful, renovated residential restaurants, touchscreen computer directories and the like may attract new students — which we are seeing a surge of currently.

That will eventually drop off, however, as this money that is being spent on shiny new toys rather than strengthening our educational programs or repairing buildings that truly need it,

and in the long run the number of students applying and attending will drop off.

And if the university is determined to renovate a residential restaurant, why not the one at Robinson, which could honestly use it? Even Merrill Hall’s residential restaurant would be in more need of an updating than the RFoC. Of course, the prioritization of the newer residential complexes over the older ones is nothing new.

Choosing to renovate and beautify the Towers over North Campus may prove to be a sign of things to come. If five years or so down the line honor students are living in a different complex, any surprise would either be naive and uninformed or disingenuous.

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Nathan Inks Columnist

Charged with responsibility British preacher Charles Spurgeon once said, “Economy is half the battle of life; it is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well.”

In today’s world, this principle has been lost by many. This was recently evidenced by the “Kardashian Kard,” a prepaid debit card that Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian launched in a partnership with Mastercard aimed at teaching teenagers how to use money responsibly.

When the card was launched, Kim Kardashian wrote a blog post saying, “To me, the coolest thing about this prepaid card is that when you get the card you ... can transfer your money between your accounts when you need it, using your phone. It’s like having an ATM in your phone, LOL. No one likes going to banks and ATMs and we’re constantly on our phones, so why not make it easy to manage your money from your mobile!?”

Kardashian emphasized that the program was convenient, but at what cost? The program was riddled with monthly charges and usage fees so high that the Connecticut Attorney General warned parents from buying the card.

Instead of being embraced as a way to teach financial accountability to kids, the program was criticized for charging parents $100 a year for something that they could get for free at most banks.

On Monday, the Kardashian sisters broke ties with Mastercard, and the program was canceled.

How can the Kardashian sisters expect to be good role models for teens when they themselves failed to realize that the program they were putting their names and faces on was a rip-off?

This is the problem with our society today. Many Americans have lost the principles of financial responsibility and are instead getting caught up in the latest trends, even when those trends are proving to be detrimental to their wallets. Too often, people care more about convenience than they care about cost.

Parents need to teach their children at a young age the importance of financial responsibility, and this comes in two main components: Budget your money, and do not spend more than you have.

There was a time when people used to pay off credit card payments on time and in full. Now, the typical thing for many people is to buy what they want now and worry about paying off the balance later.

Pretty soon interest rates begin racking up, and families are finding themselves in massive debt all because they have lost the principles of financial responsibility.

Instead of using credit cards as a means for paying for items people cannot afford, credit cards should be used mainly as a means of paying for items they can afford when they do not have cash on hand.

In the end, financial security is much more valuable than having an abundance of material things while being driven deeper and deeper into debt.

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SGA continues fight for change students.

We have engaged in an aggressive petitioning campaign for the removal of the Assistant Attorney General of Michigan and laid the foundation for a campaign regarding the passage of the Medical Amnesty Bill. SGA has also hosted open forums with President (George) Ross, Vice President (David) Burdette and Dean (Bruce) Roscoe in order to increase communication between students and university administration.

These are just some of the issues we have tackled this semester. Even though the fall semester is coming to a close, our momentum will continue to carry forward. We will be pursuing an ambitious agenda in the spring, which will include ad-

It’s that time of the year when the library grows crowded, caffeine consumption is at an all-time high, and North Face jackets no longer keep you warm while walking to class. Yes, it’s that time of the year when we start to reflect upon the semester and wonder: where did the time go?

It is hard for me to believe how quickly time has passed this semester. Even though my term as student body president is halfway over, I am quite pleased with the substantive progress the Student Government Association has made this semester. We have worked in collaboration with administration to create 100 new on-campus student jobs and to lower the cost of health care plans for international

vocating for off-campus recycling, beginning the pro bono legal clinic and creating academic caucuses.

As always, we will continue to act on student concerns in hopes of creating a better CMU student environment.

Remember, if you ever do have concerns with on- or off-campus issues, please let us know and we will make every effort to find solutions. We are here to serve you.

I wish you the best of luck during your final exams. May the wind be at your back and blow correct answers your way!

All of us in SGA wish you a safe and relaxing winter break!

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Learning from mistakes I screwed up — it’s that simple.

One night in October, I grossly underestimated how much alcohol I consumed at a 21st birthday party and waited less time than I thought before getting behind the wheel.

It didn’t occur to me until the red and blue lights of a CMU Police car flashed in my rearview mirror what a huge mistake I had made. I was arrested and, since, it has snowballed into one of the most depressing and embarrassing experiences of my life.

The incident has consumed much of my daily thought. The two court visits have soaked up my time, and I’m positive the consequences will drain my bank account substantially.

But really, it is not even about me.

And until this happened, I hadn’t realized that my job as editor in chief isn’t either.

Most everyone here at CM Life knew I was arrested and faced what has now been reduced to a Driving While Impaired charge. I’ve discussed it at length with our adviser and I came clean to the Student Publications Board of Directors, which reappointed me as editor next semester.

It’s been no secret and I have answered all inquiries about it honestly.

The real question: Should CM Life have run a story about my charges to notify the public?

Am I considered to be in the public eye? Is it anyone’s business? Should I really set a precedent that any other future CM Lifer who gets in trouble publish a story?

I chose to write this column.

It is my first offense and, to paraphrase what a CMU professor recently said, I’m not exactly walking around with horns and a tail because of it.

That night I unfortunately decided to drink and drive. But it’s about the people I could have hurt.

Throughout CMU, I’m sure there are plenty others like me — first offenders shocked and ashamed they could ever let such a thing happen.

Like being editor, the consequences for certain decisions can become much more political than they actually are. I have learned more this semester than how to manage a newsroom.

My charges have been brought to the attention of those who might not have all the facts. Construe your own conclusion, however, it’s your right.

I came to CMU to be a journalist with the hope that one day I will find a purpose that helps people, whether it be reporting what is important or putting together a thrice-weekly product with some attempt at a vision.

Still, every day I catch flak. My staff’s victories are their own, but their mistakes are my responsibility. It’s the nature of the beast.

The job of editor in chief is about making tough decisions. It isn’t to be well-liked by the masses or to sway how you feel. It is to present you with the truth.

And the truth is what I did that night is wrong. I am grateful for those who have understood the situation and respect those who question my integrity.

Perhaps this might stop others from making similar mistakes.

No matter how much you think you have had to drink, always assume you have had too much. And that decision could just save a life.

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Ionia senior John Balice reads a book on humanism to study for his senior honors research project Monday evening in the Charles V. Park Library.

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Dean candidate would be advocate

By Sherri Keaton Staff Reporter

Robert Pratt wants a challenge.

That is why Pratt, a history professor at the University of Georgia, is vying with two other candidates for the position of dean at the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Tuesday afternoon, Pratt spoke to about 30 people in Bovee University Center’s Maroon Room about his skill sets and what he could offer as the next dean.

Pratt stepped down as the UGA history department chairman after working six years this past summer. He has been at UGA for the past 24 years, working as a faculty member as well.

One question from the audience involved relationships between faculty and administration and how a dean should handle them both.

“There is a balance,” Pratt said. “I see deans as being generals. They really are on the frontline and it is their mission to represent the university.”

When asked about the importance of summer programs, Pratt said they are vital to universities.

“We have several summer programs, programs for teaching, most of them revolve around study abroad programs,” Pratt said. “I think we should do more of it ... with the increased emphasis on globalization, we realize just how dependent we are on others and how they are on us.”

Pratt said his priority as dean

is to be an advocate for the faculty.

“That is my No. 1 function,” he said.

He said building those relationships are important because the faculty members, program directors and individuals are the backbone of the school.

“I cannot be successful in this position unless I have the support of the people here ... you all need to know who I am and I need to know who you are,” he said. “I need to know from you what I can do to help you fulfill your mission and your vison.”

Pratt said when he was chair at UGA, he tried to broaden the context of different departments across the board — the goal being to create an open dialogue and eliminate duplicate courses.

One attendee asked him how

important working toward and continuing American Indian alliances will be.

“I am excited about that,” he said. “I see a strong American Indian presence, that is something that fascinates me.”

Pratt talked about how there is not a large Native American population in Georgia, but there is a large Hispanic presence.

“When I first got to Georgia 24 years ago, you could count the number of Hispanics in Athens on one hand and have some fingers left over,” he said. “Today they are very much a part of Athens.”

English professor Susan Stan said the forum was a good place for communication. “(It was a good place) for the faculty to ask questions,” she said. university@cm-life.com

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CMU’s Study Abroad program remains strong with increased numbers despite a study that reported a decreased number of American students traveling overseas.

The study, published by the Institute of International Education, showed during the 2008-09 academic year, 2,089 fewer students studied abroad compared to the previous year.

“There has been a big fallout from the financial downturn in the economy, and Michigan was hit hard,” said Study Abroad Director Dianne DeSalvo. “Our numbers did not go down, but actually saw an increase.”

There will be more faculty-led programs and students studying abroad this year than in previous years.

Though CMU’s numbers did not suffer, DeSalvo attributed the statistics across the U.S. to challenges from the economy and increased travel warnings. The H1N1

Flu made people worry more about traveling, DeSalvo said.

Alto senior and Study Abroad Peer Adviser Lindsey Forton also thought those warnings could be to blame.

“When people are traveling, especially internationally, those warnings scare them,” Forton said.

England’s change in visa requirements in the fall of 2009 impacted CMU’s program, though not significantly enough to impact numbers, DeSalvo said.

With the changes, groups of student teaching programs were prevented from traveling.

“Money is obviously a big part too, but there is also a huge misconception of what studying abroad in college costs,” Forton said.

Considering Study Abroad as too expensive is a huge and unfortunate misconception and students should keep their options open, she said.

Another reason students may feel apprehensive about traveling is the fear of putting strain on their family, said Illinois senior and Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Joey Rasich.

“Students who have parents that are out of a job or are tight on money may feel guilty,” Rasich said. “For me, I never doubted that I would study abroad, but my grandpa was really sick at home when I went.”

For students concerned about saving money, CMU offers a tuition exchange program, where the cost of studying abroad is at most equivalent per credit hour to what a student pays at CMU. DeSalvo said there was a student who ended up saving money by studying in Singapore rather than studying at CMU. To be considered for scholarships through Study Abroad, DeSalvo encourages students to be up front with their worries about money, so advisers are able to look at their options.

“As for the future of students studying abroad in America, I think this decline is just temporary,” De Salvo said. “There is now this expectation for global education, and especially with students’ careers, the need is getting to be greater.” university@cm-life.com

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Korean tension increases, war unlikely CMU professor: N. Korea took a ‘calculated risk’

By Emily Pfund Senior Reporter

Hostilities between North and South Korea have been escalating for months, but some think tensions won’t evolve into a nuclear conflict.

Won Paik, CMU political science professor, said North Korea took a “calculated risk” in its recent attack on its southern counterpart.

“They calculated that the South will not escalate into a more general conflict,” he said.

Continued attacks by North Korea, Paik said, would be “foolish, like suicidal.”

Last week’s attack on Yeonpyeong Island was a response to the South’s joint military drills with the United States, near the countries’ disputed sea border. The bombardment was the first artillery attack against South Korea since the Korean War ended in 1953.

Four people, including two civilians, were killed and 15 were injured.

“When you have an attack where civilians are residing, it can’t get more hostile than that,” Paik said.

Conflict between the two nations has increased dramatically in the past year, involving a rise in border skirmishes and the sinking of the South Korean battleship Cheonan by what experts have suggested to be North Korean torpedoes in March, Paik said.

American battleships in the Yellow Sea continuing military exercises with the South Korean and Japanese navies further reduces the probability of more North Korean attacks, Paik said.

Assistant Professor of history Randall Doyle has lived in South Korea and said in-

ternational interests in the region will be a large factor in preventing an all-out war.

“It does have the potential to expand to another Korean War, but it probably won’t because China, the U.S. and Japan have simply too much at risk to allow it to develop into another Korean War,” Doyle said.

“I suspect tensions led to weapons buildups and outright hostilities,” said Sterling Johnson, a professor of political science.

A major factor in the tension is North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

“They’re trying to develop nuclear weapons, which puts pressure on Japan, South Korea and the U.S.,” Johnson said. “It also makes China very nervous.”

On Tuesday, North Korea released details on their nuclear program but claimed it will be used only for peaceful purposes.

South Korea’s military drills were a way to “flex their muscle, and North Korea decided to flex a little muscle back,” Johnson said.

WikiLeaks Published reports say government cables released by website WikiLeaks contain conversations between U.S. and South Korean diplomats about the possibility of a united Korea if Kim Jong-Il’s regime collapses due to economic troubles and the upcoming transition of power to one of his sons.

Johnson said this new information will probably have little effect on the situation.

The leaked documents also said China would not be against reunification with South Korea controlling the entire peninsula, Doyle said.

“Reunification (of the two countries) is a long-term objective of the United Nations,” he said. “The question is under whose leadership.” metro@cm-life.com

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By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter

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Mount Pleasant resident D.J. Jones, right, starts to scold his son Trey, 2, for not listening to his directions Oct. 17 in their Timber Creek apartment, 3300 E. Deerfield Road. “But, I love you,” Trey said. When Trey tells his father he loves him, D.J. caves on a punishment.

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D.J. Jones took Shaniqwa Allen in when she was 17.

She had no place to go and no family to care of her whereabouts.

“I made sure she had a roof over her head, clothes on her back and food in her stomach,” Jones said.

The two developed a bond going to high school in Detroit.

They had their first child, D.J. Jones III or simply, “Trey,” nearly two years ago. He is just short of his second birthday, has short curly hair, likes to play fight with his dad and is the reason Jones put his gang days in the rearview mirror.

“I wasn’t ready to be a father,” Jones said.

“But once Trey was born, my life completely changed. I wouldn’t be who I am today without him.”

Jones wanted Trey to grow up with better schools and away from the gang violence that surrounded him growing up.

Growing up, Jones bounced from high school to high school, gang to gang.

But he left that all behind after he was cornered last summer near his childhood home.

The fight was one man against six. Jones always carried his nunchucks with him and wasn’t scared.

“So I pulled ‘em out and started swinging,” he said.

And then Jones got shot, five times in the stomach and once in the leg. With a shotgun.

The shots left a deep scar — he pointed to it as the line that brought him to Mount Pleasant, and something

D.J. Jones comforts Aniyah inside his Timber Creek apartment Oct. 17. After the sixmonth-old started crying and felt like she was running a fever, D.J. took her from the pool where her family was swimming. “Shaniqua doesn’t know what to do in these situations,” D.J. said.

Union Township’s triple threat is finally complete as three fully erect wind turbines stand south of the township hall building, 2010 S. Lincoln Road.

Zoning Administrator Woody Woodruff said the third and final wind turbine was installed by Block Electric Co. of Weidman Nov. 23.

Two Skystreams were installed in early October.

Skystreams are horizontal access wind turbines resembling smaller scale commercial turbines. The third and final wind turbine, a WindSpire, is a vertical access turbine better suited for low-wind and residential areas.

Woodruff said the cost of the WindSpire was $15,500 of the combined cost of $47,738 for all three turbines.

Funding for this project was given to Union Township as a part of a $67,865 grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth.

Though most of the metering equipment has not been fully installed on the third turbine, Woodruff said it appears to be working well and hopes the turbines will pay for themselves in 12 to 15 years.

“I don’t have a year’s worth of data yet,” he said. “We just need to get more data under our belt to know what that time period is.”

D.J. Jones sighs while trying to decide which brand of diaper to purchase Oct. 18. inside Kroger Food & Pharmacy, 4080 E. Blue Grass Road. D.J. is a single father with custody of his son, Trey, and takes care of Trey’s mother’s new daughter.

“We have our differences but we get through it,” Allen said. “At times we’re alright, but at other times we’re not alright.”

The summer of 2009 was one of those times. Jones suspected Allen of cheating. She would get home late and not answer questions. He would find her out

dancing and she would not dodge them still. He moved out with Trey that August, then over the holidays Allen called to say she was pregnant with Aniha.

Jones still wonders if Aniha is his.

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better.

“I’m much better now than I was in the past,” he said. “I’m doing better and living better.”

Jones also decided to get an education, finishing up his G.E.D. earlier this year.

“I decided (Trey) was more important so I had to ... start being more interested in finishing school for my son’s sake,” Jones said.

The next step for Jones may be studying Law Enforcement and Business Administration at Mid Michigan Community College.

Allen had a second child, Aniha, six months ago.

She and Jones alternate days at Michigan Works Jobs and Education in Training Program and care for two kids. The move has been difficult.

Woodruff said the third turbine is a great addition to the other two.

“It has a lower wind speed it kicks in at,” he said. “It’s been generating in these lower wind conditions where the other two have not.”

Brittany Mouzourakis, Student Government Association president and a Garden City senior, is working to crunch that data as a part of her HON 499: Senior Project class.

Township supervisor John Barker said Mouzourakis’ research will determine which wind conditions the turbines work most effectively.

“We essentially are doing research about the effectiveness of residential wind turbines in our community,” he said.

Mouzourakis collects the turbine data from Union Township and graphs it, comparing statistics such as average wind speed per day with average kilowatt output per day.

“I’m looking at wind turbine feasibility in mid-Michigan,” she said. “I work with Woody and Union Township. He helps me retrieve the data from the system, but it’s my own research.”

Judging from the data she has collected so far, Mouzourakis said the turbines prove to be pretty efficient.

Mouzourakis said the average household consumes between 200-250 kilowatts a day.

“It’s been a good time and it’s working,” she said. “One wind turbine has generated over 200 kilowatts already and it’s been up for two months.”

Michigan drivers can “go green” with the release of electric cars this month.

The automotive industry plans to provide environmentally friendly vehicles with the upcoming mass-market of electric cars.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF will be some of the first electric cars on the market.

Shelby Township senior Vince Cavataio said he would not be interested in buying the first edition of an electric car.

“I like to wait until it is more fine-tuned to buyer critiques of the product,” he said.

Cavataio said he could see electric cars being popular in Mount Pleasant and that popularity would fluctuate due to price and look of the vehicle.

According to the Chevrolet website, the new Volt will allow

drivers to commute gas-free on electricity for $1.50 a day.

The car can be fully charged in 10 hours.

“I would buy an electric car because the gas price is cut down and they are quieter,” said Utica sophomore Billy Mathis.

The Volt will be launched in California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan and Washington D.C. in limited quantities. The Volt will not be available in Michigan until March 2011.

Alyssa Cook, sales consultant at Graff Chevrolet, 4580 E. Pickard St., said their dealership will not have any 2011 Volts soon.

“Most dealerships will have the Volt sometime by the end of next year,” she said.

Tom Krapohl, co-owner of Krapohl Ford Lincoln Mercury, 1415 E. Pickard St., said his car dealership will not have any electric cars for December.

But plans for Ford to release an electric car are well on their way with a new Ford Focus and Transit Connect.

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Sewing academy helps students learn something new

By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter

Surrounded by pastel green walls one day last week, Katlin Soderquist leaned over her white sewing machine and stitched together a soft pair of pajama pants.

The 13-year-old Mount Pleasant resident is a student in an eight-week program at Dream Key Design Academy, 2120 E. Remus Road, the city’s newest sewing facility designed for interested students of all ages and genders.

Dream Key instructor Elizabeth Soderquist said the

idea sparked when owner Sandra Howell’s daughter wanted a place to study sewing and design.

“There just wasn’t anything available on her level,” Elizabeth said. “(Howell) decided to ... see how many other girls are interested, and it turns out a lot of people are.”

The academy originally began in Howell’s basement and developed into the full academy it is today, offering classes of all levels for students of all ages after opening in August.

“It’s challenging,” Katlin said. “That makes me happy

because I can’t find many things that are challenging to me.”

Katlin created three pairs of pajama pants and a music note-print apron with bright red piping in her first six weeks of class.

As an aspiring art teacher, Katlin developed interest in the class when her mother Elizabeth began instructing.

“I figure she knows what she’s doing,” Katlin laughed.

Elizabeth said pillowcases, tote bags and aprons are constructed in the beginner sewing class.

Dream Key is also in the

process of developing “mindi’s,” an online boutique opening in January where students can choose to sell their completed projects if they choose.

Beginner sewing classes, Elizabeth said, also teach students the various parts of a sewing machine, how to thread a bobbin and how to stitch a straight seam.

“We start at the very basics, in case anyone doesn’t have them,” she said. “If you do have them already, we’ll start you a little higher, and A sewing | 10A

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Mount Pleasant resident Quinnlan Burger, 9, sews the hem to her cupcake printed apron in the beginners sewing class Saturday morning at The Sewing Academy, 2120 E. Remus Road. “My favorite thing I have made so far is my pillowcase,” Burger said.

“I want to start making clothes next.”

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Deer accidents on rise More than 100 reported in November

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still going to get the DNA test,” Jones said, “I didn’t talk to her in how many months? The dates just don’t match up.”

The two have been living together, as friends, Jones said, since that winter, when Allen moved to Mount Pleasant.

“I told her that if she wanted to turn her life around, to come up here and go in half on this lease,” Jones said.

“We’re not together or anything like that, but I do help her out because she needs a lot of help.” metro@cm-life.com

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be released,” he said. “But we currently have five different Hybrids on the ground.”

Krapohl said the Focus and Transit Connect will be “totally electric.” He said the new vehicle will most likely come out during this next model year.

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we’ll go all the way up to advance sewing.”

Illinois senior Shannon Hubbard is an apparel design student at CMU and teaches adult sew and beginner sew

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Trey, 2, kisses his father, Mount Pleasant resident D.J. Jones, on the cheek Oct. 15 inside their Timber Creek apartment, 3300 E. Deerfield Road. “I wasn’t ready to be a father,” DJ said. “But once Trey was born, my life completely changed. I wouldn’t be who I am today without him.”

He said he expects to see electric cars in Mount Pleasant soon.

“They’d pick Detroit based on a public relations aspect,” he said.

Krapohl said the economy will benefit and emissions will decrease with electric cars. They will deliver a fuelefficient economy.

He said he could see the electric cars succeeding in a town setting and are not recommended for long highway

classes at Dream Key, as well as an after school program. She learned about the academy’s need for instructors through a friend.

“I kind of stumbled upon it on my own regard,” she said.

“It’s just a great thing for both me and my resources ... to be hooked up with the company, to be able to teach here.”

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Not all students embrace the electric car revolution.

Sterling Heights sophomore Tiffany Binno said she does not have an interest in any cars because she does not like driving.

“I guess I would only be interested if it was American-made and cheap since my dad works for the car industry,” she said. metro@cm-life.com

Hubbard thinks her recent schooling adds a lot to her appeal as an instructor at Dream Key. “I think it gives the students a fresh perspective for teaching, considering I have just gone through my education,” she said. metro@cm-life.com

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This year has been no exception. There have been approximately 108 deer-car crashes from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22 in Isabella County.

“It’s a little higher than normal, but we always see an increase during hunting season,” said Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski.

Mioduszewski said the number of accidents has gone up within the past couple of years.

“We’re concerned about the number in general,” said Michigan Deer Crash Coalition chairwoman Lori Conarton. “We’re also concerned about the cost, lives and injuries that result from these crashes.”

Pete Rogers, owner of Pete’s Auto Body, 617 W. Pickard St., said he is not too surprised by these numbers.

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road: Brake firmly, hold onto the steering wheel with both hands, come to a controlled stop and steer the vehicle well off the roadway.

Mioduszewski said the biggest thing to remember is “don’t swerve.” He said it is better to hit the deer instead of a driver risking their life in order to avoid collision.

Drivers should especially be alert on two-lane roads.

“Deer often travel as a group,” Conarton said. “If a person in the car ahead of you stops for one, slow down because there’s likely to be another.”

Mioduszewski said drivers should call police if they hit a deer. The police treat the collision like a normal accident report.

Mioduszewski said deer accidents will taper off after January when hunting and mating season is over.

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“There are so many houses that there’s less places for the deer to live.”

Pete’s Auto Body had about 250 people come in for deercrash repairs since Oct. 1, Rogers said.

The front ends, hoods, headlights, bumpers and airbags get the most damage. Rogers said the cost of repair ranges anywhere from $6,000 to $10,000.

Conarton said the cause of the high deer-crash numbers can’t be pinpointed to just one reason. Residential development, the number of cars on the road and the amount of people going back to work could all be factors.

“A majority of the crashes occur at dusk and dawn ­— this is when the most people are on the road,” Conarton said.

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Earlier this month, three townships rejoined the Chippewa River District Library after adopting millages similar to the ones which failed in August.

Coe, Fremont and Rolland townships approved millages, which allowed them to reopen their township libraries. The libraries were no longer part of the CRDL system as of Sept. 30.

“We wouldn’t get the money to fund the libraries until January, but we were able to reopen them already,” said Lise Mitchell, Chippewa River District Libraries director.

According to Mitchell, the

CRDL is looking for community input on ways to improve the libraries. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Coe Township Hall in Shepherd, Dec. 8 at the Fremont Township Hall in Mayville and Dec. 9 at the Rolland Township Hall in Weidman.

“We have been able to replace all of the computers and add laptops as well as increase internet access to the public computers thanks to a co-pay grant for public libraries,” Mitchell said.

Another constraint they are working with is limited space. Mitchell said they are looking for ways to expand the library to allow for more room.

People who live outside the district are able to purchase a library card to access the library resources. The cost is $103 for a year and $70 for six months. Mitchell said if someone supports

a local library that is not a part of the District they are given access as well.

“We just want people to support public libraries,” Mitchell said. “We only receive 18 cents per person from the state so the majority of our and other public libraries, comes from the community.”

Sherman Township also passed a millage which will allow them to open their own township library.

“We do not begin to receive funding until our next fiscal year, which begins April 1,” said Shirley Thompson, president of the Sherman Library Board.

Monday night was the first meeting of the board and they began to organize and to work towards state certification Thompson said. They have to go through paperwork showing they are no longer part of the CRDL and their library is up to state re-

quirements.

“I expect that by January 1 we will be recognized as a Township Library,” Thompson said. “We have a building ready and all of the books and computers already so it’s just waiting for the paperwork to go through.”

The state mandates the minimum amount of hours that a township library has to be open for. Thompson said they expect to meet the minimum and expand from there.

Another township, Nottawa, does not have a township library. Before Sherman Township was forced to close their library, Nottawa Township used the resources of the Sherman library.

“We’re hoping that we’ll be able to contract with Sherman township again,” said Sherman Township Clerk Judith Schumacher. metro@cm-life.com

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The Dickens Christmas Festival, an annual city event, begins Friday at 4 p.m. and culminates Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Michelle Sponseller, director of downtown development, will attend and plans on enjoying the festivities Friday and Saturday.

“It’s just a really nice way for the downtown businesses to give back to the community over the holidays for being so good to us throughout the year,” she said.

The festival was created by a local children’s bookstore owner, inspired by Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” She named her store and the festival “Dickens.”

The celebration includes local musicians and carolers singing in the streets and in stores, trolley rides throughout the neighborhoods, arts and crafts, storytelling, carriage rides, warming stations, a live nativity scene and a lighted parade.

A Santa Claus statue will be accompanied by “reindeer” and will participate in the festival from Broadway

and Main streets. The statue will continue to be displayed until Christmas.

Sacred Heart Parish, 302 S. Kinney Ave., will host a pancake breakfast 8 a.m. Saturday as part of the festivities.

Nearly all the events during the festival are completely free of charge. Kids will be able to participate in arts and crafts, storytelling and in-store entertainment.

Kathy Hill, creative director of Art Reach on Broadway, 111 E. Broadway St., will also participate in the festival as the business stays open for the whole duration.

“This is the biggest weekend that we will have over the holidays,” Hill said.

“There will be a lot of live music in the store, and we will be having a ‘make-andtake’ crafts station for children.”

Other local businesses including Max and Emily’s, 125 E. Broadway St., will participate in the event this year.

The owner of the cafe, Tim Brockman, said the restaurant will have extended hours through the festival as one of the businesses the parade passes by.

“At Max and Emily’s the children can decorate Christmas cookies,” Brockman said.

Brockman said registration for the 5k Dickens run will begin at 8 a.m., and the run will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. The run is hosted by Striders.

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The festival is capped off Saturday night with a lighted Christmas parade at 6:00 p.m.

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We want to offer a great holiday experience that won’t cost anything and where people can just enjoy themselves while giving them the chance to explore the local businesses. It’s to help the community at large,” Sponsellor said. “We always try and make the festival bigger and better than the previous year.” metro@cm-life.com

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Johnson provides spark off bench Frosh. averaging 10 points, eight boards per game

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Junior forward Andre Coimbra will play in his first home game at CMU today against Temple. Through five games this season, Coimbra is averaging 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

hoops | continued from 1A

the bench. Despite recording 21 points and 10 rebounds against USA, the freshman guard had eight turnovers and played poor defensively.

“The minutes I was playing, I kind of got lackadaisical on defense and messed up on assignments and had mental errors,” Trey said.

The Chippewas would respond favorably by opening up a double-digit second half lead and win their first game of the season on the road, 62-52 at Illinois-Chi-

cago.

Senior forward Will McClure played his best game of the young season, recording a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Thomas scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds.

“We needed to finally get a win without it coming down to the wire,” said McClure, who is averaging 5.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

“We needed to prove that we are a good team and show everybody what we could do.”

With the road win out of the way, the team has turned its sights on tonight, where an upset win against the

Owls could put a season full of high expectations back on track.

Temple enters the game 3-2 following a 54-51 loss Sunday against Texas A & M that knocked them out of the Top 25. The Owls are led by junior guard Ramone Moore, who is averaging 10.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

“They are probably coming in and thinking this is going to be a cake walk, but we’re going to show them Central Michigan basketball,” McClure said. “The whole team’s going to be excited and we’re ready.” sports@cm-life.com

TCU to join Big East in 2012

By Greg Logan MCT Campus

Threatened by possible further Big Ten expansion and with its football fortunes sagging, the Big East moved to strengthen its chances for survival as a BCS conference with the addition of Texas Christian University, commissioner John Marinatto announced Monday at a news conference in Fort Worth, Texas.

TCU will join in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year beginning July 1, 2012.

The addition of TCU gives the Big East nine BCS football schools and 17 members overall, permitting a balanced football schedule and the expansion of its inventory of conference games for the league television package. By establishing a foothold in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the fifth-largest media market in the country, the Big East TV market will reach 25 million U.S. households covering more than 25 percent of the country.

For TCU, ranked third in the BCS standings with a 12-0 record, the move from the Mountain West Conference means increased exposure and membership in a league with an automatic qualifying berth for a BCS bowl game.

Although Big East expansion has taken a jarring turn in a geographic and cultural sense, Marinatto said: “When the Big East looked to expand, we sought to add a member who would bring

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significant value, a member that would make us not only bigger but stronger and more competitive.”

TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte said it was critical that his athletic program be admitted to the Big East in all sports. After a study of travel in the Big East compared with the Mountain West, Del Conte declared the difference was no more than an average of about 100 miles per trip. Prior to joining the Mountain West in 2005, TCU was a member of Conference USA (2001-04) and the Western Athletic Conference (1996-2000), both of which required far-flung travel.

Because the Mountain West is losing Utah to the Pac-10 and Brigham Young is going independent, Del Conte said it wasn’t the same conference TCU joined. Without an automatic BCS bid, TCU has to be perfect, which it has been the past two regular seasons under football coach Gary Patterson.

TCU was 12-0 last season before losing to undefeated Boise State, another non-automatic qualifier, in the Fiesta Bowl.

This season, the Horned Frogs are assured of at least a Rose Bowl berth and could play for the national title if No. 1 Auburn loses the SEC title game to South Carolina or if No. 2 Oregon loses its final game at Oregon State.

By joining the Big East, TCU simply has to win the league title to get a BCS bid. “The BCS doesn’t define TCU,” Del Conte said. “TCU defines the BCS.” TCU’s basketball program historically has been weak and certainly would be rated near the bottom of the Big East. But Del Conte suggested top players in Texas now can go to TCU for the opportunity to meet the best competition in the Big East.

“At this time, we looked at the landscape,” Del Conte said, “and we decided our best option was to go to the Big East.”

Freshman forward Taylor Johnson didn’t expect this amount of success in her career at CMU. Well, she’s been succeeding, and expect it to continue.

She’s averaging only 19.3 minutes per game off the bench, yet still averages double figure points, 10.3, per game.

Despite her ability to score, her rebounding is what the team values most.

“I think Taylor gives us that physical strength and rebounding that we need,” said head coach Sue Guevara.

Johnson is also second on the team in rebounding with 8.7 per game. Her average is only behind senior forward Kaihla Szunko’s 12.5.

Johnson brings a physical presence to the team, but she said Szunko has been a big influence on her thus far.

“I look up to Kaihla Szunko so much,” Johnson said. “She’s like an older sister to me.”

She was a rebound shy of her first double-double in CMU’s 102-71 win against Belmont on Nov. 14, finishing with 12 points and nine boards.

One game later, in the Chippewas 78-74 win against Northern Colorado, she earned that double-double against Northern Colorado, scoring 14 points and hauling down as many rebounds.

It doesn’t appear that Johnson is phased by competition. Her favorite part of the college game is being able to go head-to-head with athletes that are as strong if not stronger than her.

“I love how I can push somebody and they can push me back and I don’t knock them over,” she said.

That toughness was shown against then 22nd ranked Iowa, where the 5-foot-11 forward scored 13 points and 10 rebounds on the way to her

second consecutive doubledouble. She also finished 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.

Johnson has proven that she can compete at the college level, but she didn’t believe that her success would come so early on in her career.

“To be honest, I expected to come in here and become the seventh man off the bench to give (Skylar Miller) a break here and there,” she said. “I didn’t expect to come in here and do what I’ve done so far.”

With her determination to improve and physical play on the court, Guevara expects Johnson to be a bright spot for CMU basketball for years to come.

“Taylor is the unbridled emotion of this team, and it’s usually a good thing,” Guevara said. sports@cm-life.com

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The Zeigler File Freshman: 6’5’’, 195 pounds Averaged 24.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game as a senior at Mount Pleasant High School Four-star recruit according to Scout.com and Rivals.com Runner up for the 2010 Hal Schram Michigan Mr. Basketball Award

“I just didn’t see myself (at Michigan) without Manny and (DeShawn Sims).”

Trey Zeigler, freshman guard

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Freshman guard Trey Zeigler goes up for a layup during practice Tuesday at the Student Activity Center. CMU’s new McGuirk Arena helped attract Zeigler to play for his dad.

trey | continued from 1A

But things changed when star guard Manny Harris declared his intentions to enter the NBA Draft. The Wolverines were already losing DeShawn Sims to graduation and faced a depleted roster in 2010.

Zeigler looked up to Harris and Sims. With both leaving, Ann Arbor looked less enticing.

“I just didn’t see myself there anymore without Manny and Petey (DeShawn Sims),” Zeigler said. “I didn’t see where I would fit.”

With one decision, U-M went from near the front of the pack of potential schools to the back.

Turning down MSU, UCLA Michigan wasn’t the only Big Ten school after Zeigler.

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo was also seeking to recruit Trey to East Lansing.

Known to garner some of the best recruits in the state and country, Izzo consistently receives commitments from four- and five-start prospects.

Being a four-star rated recruit

by Rivals and Scout, Zeigler was right in the mix.

“It’s a blessing to have highcaliber coaches come and evaluate and express interest in you,” Zeigler said. “From all the coaches I talked to, it was just ‘wow.’”

But realizing the talented freshmen class Izzo was bringing in and the possibility of receiving minimal playing time, he elected to also turn down the Spartans.

“It was between Michigan and UCLA,” Seantelle said.

“Izzo had his roster stacked and, of course, all players want to come in and be able to start.

That was another reason for him going to CMU.” Meanwhile, out on the west coast, UCLA head coach Ben Howland had already lost highly-touted Ray McCallum Jr., who opted to stay home and play for his father, Ray Mc-

Callum Sr., at the University of Detroit-Mercy.

Howland had recruited McCallum and Zeigler heavily, while Ernie Zeigler had spent five seasons prior to taking the job at CMU as an assistant under Howland.

Ernie was convinced his son wanted to head west.

“I thought he was leaning toward UCLA,” he said.

But on Monday, April 10, Ernie breathed a sigh of relief.

The decision Driving back from the athletics department’s annual student-athlete academic excellence banquet, Ernie called Trey into his office. Armed with highlight tapes and videos promoting CMU, With one last ditch attempt to try and convince his son to forego the glitz and glamour other schools offered, Ernie was prepared with highlights and videos promoting the school and program that could only dream of being

on the same level as his other three choices.

But before he could finish his first sentence, Trey cut him off.

“Dad, I’m coming here,” he said.

Despite traveling around the world for much of his youth — he never went to the same school for two consecutive years — thirteen years of basketball and thousands of hours spent in the gym around the world led to his decision to stay in a small town of 25,946.

He would make the announcement two days later, live on ESPNU, 24 hours after news leaked that he remain at home to play for CMU. “I was extremely excited,” Ernie said. “As a coach, when you’re able to get a really good player, you know it can make a difference in what you’re doing in your program.”

Said Seantelle: “It was good for me. I just wanted Trey to be happy in the end with his decision. I told him that whatever school he goes to, (our support) is going to be there for you.”

Now, his support remains only about a couple miles away. sports@cm-life.com

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