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Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
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Brooks, stimulus money on tap for Trustees Student Liaison meeting today; online SOS forms being discussed By Amelia Eramya Senior Reporter
Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services David Burdette will request authorization Thursday to fund two additional deferred maintenance projects at the Board of Trustees meeting. The meeting takes place at 9 a.m.
Thursday in the president’s conference room in the Bovee University Center. The total amount being requested is $1.5 million, where $1.42 million will go toward additional renovations in Brooks Hall and $80,000 will go toward classrooms and safety rules. “We’ve had temperature control problems in that building, so this money will address those issues,” said Steve Smith, director of public relations. “The university has been moving quickly to try and resolve the issues, but we’re still investigating as to why these errors were made.” The deferred maintenance fund
maintains the buildings and facilities on campus. Renovations to Brooks Hall, built in 1964, began in August 2008 with new underground water piping and installation of air supply duct work for the air conditioning. Piping, duct work and the installation of 120 heat pumps were among some of the additions this past summer. Facilities management has performed most of the additions and fixtures. The Board also authorized $750,000 at its September meeting for renovations. There have been noise level prob-
lems since the new heating ventilation and air conditioning system has been added, Smith said. “We need to do some upgrades,” he said. Burdette also will request approval of the capital outlay budget for 201011 consisting of a biotechnology building, with a proposed cost of $75 million. Other agenda items Interim Provost Gary Shapiro will propose applying for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a funding program intended to help
Tat’s the spirit Students express personalities with their body ink
stabilize budgets in order to minimize and avoid reductions in education. CMU has the opportunity to apply for funding up to $2,342,100. Any grant exceeding $500,000 in one year requires prior formal Board action before the university accepts the grant. “When state government approved its state appropriations for CMU, they took into account the federal stimulus dollars that were designed to keep our appropriations at a continued level from last year,” Smith said.
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Tattoos still not overlooked in job searching Perception of body art changed little over the years
By Joe Borlik | Senior Reporter
By Joe Borlik Senior Reporter
Many people have a sweet tooth. Kathryn Daugherty has a sweet leg. The Northville junior’s left leg is a picturesque canvas of all things sweet. Her leg includes tattooed images of a cupcake, Ring-Pop, an ice cream sundae and a piece of cake. “You have to find the sweet things in life,” Daugherty said. “That’s literally something I have said my whole life. I’ve always loved cupcakes.”
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Midland senior Tom Bullock smiles while getting a portion of his back piece tattoo filled in with color Saturday at Heritage Tattoo. “It’s been my new tattoo for a year now,” he said. “So it kind of loses that whole, ‘Hey, I’ve got a new tattoo feel.’ But when it is done, it’s going to look pretty amazing.”
to find out — Daugherty plans on getting a full sleeve of ink to cover her right arm.
Daugherty added a lollipop to her leg Tuesday at Heritage Tattoo, 1222 S. Mission St. She also plans on adding a candy cane, a pie and a candy necklace. Tattoos have become a form of expression for Daugherty and others. She has been getting tattoos since she was 18 years old and currently has 10. This includes a full chest piece of blue morning glory flowers. Daugherty has hidden her tattoos from her parents ever since her first one, when she was 18. Even amid scorching summer heat, she must be fully dressed at all times when she visits her parents, so they will not catch a glimpse of her ink. But they will eventually have
Life in ink Tattoos are a way for Daugherty to show her personality. Midland senior Tom Bullock feels the same way. For Bollock, tattoos are a way to express his love of the outdoors. Bollock has the scene of a woman camping in the woods covering his entire back. “It’s like you’re looking through the brush and seeing her camp scene,” Bollock said. The scene has a tent, river, fire A life in ink | 2a
Tattoos in the workplace have become more acceptable over the years. But they still might cause concern for employers. Bob Berry, a business information systems temporary faculty, sees more tattoos today than 25 years ago, but still does not think they will necessarily help someone’s career. “It probably shouldn’t effect the way employers look at you but, at the same time, in reality, it does,” Berry said. He said the acceptablility of tattoos depends on the job. Berry said if one is pursuing a career in professional wrestling, tattoos should not be a problem. But a company such as a bank could be a different story. “If you represent a company or bank and want people to feel (you are) trustworthy, you have to fit into society’s standards,” Berry said. Business information systems instructor Christine Shull said the perception of tattoos has not changed much with this generation. She said when today’s college generation holds management positions in the future, tattoos will be more acceptable. Shull said if she were hiring somebody, she would look more at their credentials than their tattoos. “Tattoos could potentially hinder your possibilities of getting a job,” Shull said. “Banks have policies and dress codes and tattoos and piercing have to be covered up.” She said newer companies may not have as strict policies.
Who likes ink? Shull said the market also plays a big role in determining how tattoos will affect someone’s career. “If someone was in a position where they Bullock, right, stands with his arms crossed while tattoo artist Eric Ochsenkehl prepares multiple lines of colored inks to fill in the already black-and-white back piece he started about one year ago.
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a plan overseas
Obama: 35,000 troops heading to Afghanistan President says full troop withdrawal by July 2011 By Carisa Seltz Staff Reporter
An additional 35,000 U.S. troops will be deployed to Afghanistan in early 2010. President Barack Obama declared his decision Tuesday at the U.S. Military
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Academy in West Point, N.Y. The troop increase is intended to strengthen a counteri n s u r g e n c y Barack Obama strategy to eliminate al Qaeda influence, fight the Taliban and establish diplomacy and economic stability in Afghanistan. “Gen. (Stanley) McChrys-
tal said the security situation is more serious than he anticipated. In short, the status quo is not sustainable,” Obama said, defending his decision to deploy more troops. “The situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated.” Obama said not increasing troops would prove more costly and prolong the nation’s stay in Afghanistan. That is because the U.S. would be unable to properly train Afghan security forces
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and give them the space to take over. When NATO forces convene at their Brussels, Belgium, headquarters Dec. 7, the issue of supplementing additional U.S. troops is expected to be brought up. “Taken together these added American and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to Afghan forces and will allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan
in the July of 2011,” Obama said. The only way Lt. Col. Aaron Kalloch, military science department chairman, said a troop increase is the only feasible option at this time because of the security situation. “The men and women of the military will do everything they can to accomplish whatever strategic objective
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