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CMU will end paper checks in May
Reaction high for Ke$ha’s show Friday Tickets still available through giveaways
Direct deposit, money card to be only options
By Michael L. Hoffman Student Life Editor
By Maria Amante Senior Reporter
CMU will simplify its pay system May 1 when employees will no longer be able to receive their payment in the form of checks. A notice was attached to all university employee paychecks last week saying employees who have not signed up for direct deposit by May 1 will receive the CMU Money Card. Mary Hill, assistant controller of Financial Services, said the move is “cost effective” and eliminates much of the behindthe-scenes work her office is responsible for. She said the cost of producing a check is higher than producing an electronic payment and paper checks are more labor intensive, as they involve reconciliation and distribution. “When employees don’t cash those checks and they sit idle, we have a legal requirement to follow up ... (eventually) we need to do more work to get the money off our books and send it back to the state of Michigan,” Hill said. Those are some of several issues eliminated by the move to electronic payments. Hill said electronic payments also eliminates the problem of check fraud and employees losing checks. Out of 2,600 faculty and staff employees, 33 people — or about 1 percent — receive paper checks. Of student employees, 1,100 people of 7,300 — or about 15 percent — receive paper paychecks, Hill said. Rochester Hills freshman Rachel Boreo works on campus and uses direct deposit. She likes the current system because she doesn’t have to worry about going to the bank. “I know I wouldn’t remember to take it (to the bank),” she said. “It’s easier for me. It’s good they’re not wasting paper.” Jessi VanToll, a Westland junior, worked in a Residence Hall restaurant last year and said when she was hired, “(the manager) pretty much made me (sign up for direct deposit).” “They told me, ‘You need to do this,’” she said. “At first I was hesitant, but it’s convenient and I ended up enjoying (direct deposit).” university@cm-life.com
He also identified a few lesser known black history facts. “We need to see that Black History Month is just not about black history, it’s about American history, which is world history because we are the embodiment of the melting pot of cultures,” Freeman said. All of the proceeds from Freeman’s speeches go to his school and foundation in Guinea. He calls his improvements to Guinea his “spiritual mission.”
The new Events Center is going to “get sleazy” when Ke$ha comes to town Friday. Hip-hop singer Ke$ha will be the first performer to play at CMU’s new Events Center, along with her opening act Beardo. CMU Program Board President Steve Lewis said the doors will open at 6 p.m. and that the show will begin at 8 p.m. The Allegan senior said he has heard positive reactions to Ke$ha’s trip to Mount Ke$ha Pleasant. “There are people still asking for tickets,” he said. “It is sold out, but we have a few more to give away.” He said once Program Board’s Facebook page has 1,700 “likes” two tickets will be given away and then two for every hundred more. Manton graduate student Karlie Powell waited for more than 13 hours to buy her ticket when they went on sale in December. “I am super pumped,” Powell said. “I really love Ke$ha’s music. It’s really feel-good, laid-back party music.” She said she is most excited for the concert because the singer has called her shows “dance parties” and Powell said she’s ready to dance. She also said she thinks Ke$ha is a great first act to bring to the Events Center’s McGuirk Arena. “I think it is a really cool thing, it’s going to go down in history,” she said. Student Activities Coordinator Damon Brown said it will be a great experience for students, and he was looking forward to see how they take it all in. “This is going to be a great day for students,” Brown said. “To experience the first concert in the Events Cen-
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Two emergency officials walk east in High Street at the scene of a fatal accident Tuesday night near the intersection at Watson Road. A 52-year-old Mount Pleasant man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mount Pleasant man dies in accident on High Street By Jake Bolitho Metro Editor
A Mount Pleasant man was killed in a car-pedestrian accident at the intersection of High Street and Watson Road Tuesday evening. The 52-year-old man was crossing at the intersection when he was hit by a darkcolored Chevy truck, traveling east on High Street, said Mount Pleasant Police Sgt.
Andy Latham. Emergency personnel were called to the scene shortly after 7 p.m. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of the truck was identified by police as a 16-year-old Mount Pleasant resident. Latham said it did not appear alcohol or drugs were a factor in the accident. It has yet to be determined
if the driver was traveling over the posted speed limit or too fast for winter conditions, he said. The names of the pedestrian and driver were not released as police were still working to notify family members. An autopsy will likely be performed tomorrow, Latham said. The truck was left inoperable after the accident. High Street and Wat-
son Road were closed to through traffic while police investigated the accident. Michigan State Police assisted with the accident reconstruction, along with the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department and CMU Police Department. Mount Pleasant firefighters and Mobile Medical Response was also at the scene. metro@cm-life.com
Freeman shares experiences with civil rights By Sienna Monczunski Staff Reporter
Students of all cultures crowded the Bovee University Center Auditorium to hear Ron Freeman speak on his experiences with civil rights. Freeman is 1968 Olympic medalist and advocate of global education. The event, entitled “Black Gold,” was sponsored by the Multicultural Education Center, Student Budget Allocation Committee, King/Chavez/ Parks Visiting Professor Program, and Alpha Phi Alpha.
About 65 people attended Halfway through his speech, Freeman presented a video of the day in Mexico City where he ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay in 43.2 seconds — one of the fastest times ever. The audience responded with laughter at Freeman’s distance in the race compared to his competitors. “When we arrived in Mexico City we felt we had to demonstrate,” he said. “We had our white brothers and sisters in our meetings with us. We in our hearts want-
Inside w Gold medalist talks at Soup and Substance, 3B ed to make a statement to America that we are somebody and we need to be respected.” Freeman said they weren’t running to win a medal, but to get on the victory stand to make their statement “proper.” He emphasized the importance of traveling outside the U.S. and becoming global leaders in education.
Faculty recognized for excellence Surprised in class with awards, letters, balloons By Ben Harris Staff Reporter
Professors who demonstrate they care about teaching their students are not going unnoticed at CMU. Four faculty members were awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award for their exceptional teaching within the last week.
Assistant professors Jeffrey Bean and Robert Fanning of the English language and literature department, and instructor Lori-Ann Pietrandrea Bissell of communication disorders, were presented with their awards Feb. 17. Kayla Slezak, management instructor, was given her award Tuesday. Kevin Love, former chairman of the department of management, said Slezak was the best hire he made in his term. “It really shows what someone who is young but dedicated to the profession can do for students,” he said. “She’ll
do whatever it takes to help them.” The professors were given the award while they were teaching class. They were surprised with balloons, a letter and a monetary award. Love said every one of the winners is outstanding. Bean said he was pleasantly surprised. “It was a huge honor,” he said. “I’m teaching something I care a lot about, so it was nice to be recognized.” The nominees were chosen by a group of professors working through the Excellence in
Teaching Committee out of the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching. Vermontville sophomore MacKensye Ancona, who volunteers with the group, said the initiative has a great cause. “I just thought it was a really great opportunity to give back to the professors,” she said. “Being in (the) selection committee is really nice and a great way to thank the professors that give their all when they teach.” A student committee A faculty | 2A
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Chair of the Excellence in Teaching Award Committee Holly Hoffman, left, surprises management instructor Kayla Slezak, far right, with an Award of Excellence as she begins her MGT 258 class on the second floor of Grawn Hall. Slezak and three other faculty members were awarded out of an original 179 who were nominated.
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WEDNESDAY w Phi Alpha Delta will hold a fundraiser from 5 to 10 p.m. at Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 2332 S. Mission St. w Invisible Children Presents: The Congo Tour documentary from 7 to 9 p.m. in Pearce 127. w Speak Up, Speak Out’s Immigration in the U.S.: Jobs & Justice will take place from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.
THURSDAY w The New Faculty Seminar Series will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Charles V. Park Library room 413. w CMU: Life Beyond the Classroom Walls will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Rowe Hall Lobby near the museum entrance. w Symphonic Band & Chamber Winds will perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall.
“It just sounded interesting, the story behind everything with him and his life, what he did and what brings him here today,” said Dearborn Heights sophomore Megan Schilbe. Ulana Klymyshyn, Multicultural Education Program
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ter is something they will remember for the rest of their lives.” Brown said the concert offers students an inexpensive way to enjoy mainstream talent. There will also be a VIP section for select attendees in one of the arena’s suites with several luxuries. “It is going to have free food, music and drinks,” Brown said. “It gives students the chance to feel what it’s like to be a VIP.”
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director, said Freeman’s speech gave students an opportunity to find out about the Civil Rights Movement and how it affected athletes. “They get a better understanding of what life was like in the ‘60s,” she said. “It’s always important to learn our history.” The speech ended with a question and answer session. university@cm-life.com
Siena Heights University freshman Kiara FarrellStarling said she will drive two-and-a-half hours from her hometown of Tipton to attend the show. She said she would have seen Ke$ha in Detroit, but thought coming to CMU would be a better experience. “It’s going to be way more fun at Central,” FarrellStarling said. “I could go to (Detroit) anytime, but I think because Central has that party school attitude, (Ke$ha and CMU) will flow well together. It’s going to be a ton of fun.” studentlife@cm-life.com
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worked out of the Excellence in Teaching group to go over student nominations and choose a professor to win the Student Choice Award, which Bissell won. The professors who did not win the award were still recognized, however. The committee sent out 49 individual letters to professors with excerpts of students’ compliments and recommendations so they would be recognized for the effect they have on their students, Ancona said. “We let the students write about their professors and what they thought was good,” Ancona said. “We had so many people nominate their professors and we wanted the professors to know what their students thought about them. They are a tremendous
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Corrections The four winners listed in a Monday story on page 1A regarding the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet were: Past Chair Award: Rob Stout Ambassador of the Year: Sandy Lucksted Charles E. Anthony Award: David Moscardelli Outgoing Chamber Board Members: Lynn Pohl and Connie McCann
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St. Johns sophomore and Humane Animal Treatment Society Student Representative, Sarah Burton sits Tuesday morning at the HATS display in the Park Library during National Spay Day. “There are so many that get put down every year,” said Burton. According to HATS, more than 4 million homeless pets are put down each year, due to overpopulation.
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60% of students graduate within seven years By Maria Amante Senior Reporter
Editors note: Every Wednesday, CM Life will publish an in-depth piece, examining different issues. Four years may be the ideal amount of time for students to graduate, but the average student at CMU will not graduate until his or her seventh year. About 60 percent of CMU students will complete their bachelor’s degrees within seven years, according to documents from the Office of
Institutional Research. “In a perfect world ... 100 percent of our students would graduate in four years,” said Provost E. Gary Shapiro. “But we recognize that as unrealistic.” The data is based on students who began their academic careers at CMU from 2001 to 2005. The number has risen since 1990. The number reflects a nationwide trend of graduation rates modestly increasing, according to a survey of 1,400 schools by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Shapiro said most of the
university’s programs require students take about 31 credit hours annually to reach 124 credits to graduate in four years. He said some programs require more than 124 credit hours, citing special education as an example. He also said students often change their major, which may add extra semesters to complete the new requirements. Availability of courses is keeping Honor junior Stuart Jeannot on campus at least an additional semester, he said. “I worked hard to mold all of my class scheduling to-
gether,” Jeannot said. “It’s nice to take (time in college slow), but it would have been nice to graduate on time.” Shawn Wilson, director of Student Retention, said most students take 12 to 15 credit hours a semester, which results in more time spent on campus. Switching majors or financial difficulties also may result in additional time on campus, he said. “(The biggest factor) comes down to the individual student,” Wilson said. “You need to know what you’re going to do and stick to your plan.”
A major focus of student retention is making sure students stay engaged, whatever that means for any one individual student, Wilson said. “We need to be in tune to what our students ask for and respond appropriately,” he said. “I think from the institutional side of things, the things we need to be doing are making sure students have a seamless transition coming into the university and as seamless of a journey they can have.” Wilson said there are several resources available for students looking for guid-
ance or experiencing difficulties, including the offices of Career Services, Study Abroad, Scholarships and Financial Aid and Academic Advising. Shapiro said CMU’s graduation rates are comparable to other universities with similar admission standards. According to data from Western Michigan University, WMU graduates 52.2 percent of students after six years based on students who entered in 2004; the same year, CMU graduated 54.2 percent
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Mt. Pleasant Center to undergo study Officials hear opinions, suggestions from local residents about property By Emily Grove Senior Reporter
An environmental study will be conducted on the Mount Pleasant Center property as city officials continue to consider the benefits and drawbacks to its potential purchase. Mount Pleasant residents gathered Monday evening to give input to the City Commission regarding the possible purchase of the sprawling property located along West Pickard Street. After all input was heard, commissioners voted to pay $36,845 to have a phase II environmental study done to assess the conditions of the 120-year-old property, currently owned by the state of Michigan. “Many of the buildings are in a sad state of disrepair and all the buildings have lead and asbestos,” said City Manager Kathie Grinzinger. The city must make a decision about the property by mid-March to close on the deal no later than April 23. If it does not buy the property, it could go up for public auction, competitive bids, sale to other governments or remain vacant. Mount Pleasant is being offered the property for just $1, plus an estimated cost of $50,000 to prepare the sale. However, the potential costs and problems are more expensive, Grinzinger said. Some of the buildings on the property also have collapsed roofs and floors, no water and no heat, she said. “I think it’s a fantastic piece of property even if it does have some problems with contamination,” said Mount Pleasant resident Dave Demski, who spoke during the public forum. “I don’t think that’s too big of a hurdle.” The estimated cost of destroying the buildings all at once is about $4 million. If the property is purchased, there are different revenue options to cover
various costs, including Project 2000 funds, the Brownfield Fund, the Economic Development Fund, a Kathie Grinzinger surplus savings account or a millage. Grinzinger also pointed to a bond that will be paid off in 2016, which annually costs the city about $300,000. Once it is paid off, the money could be directed toward the Mount Pleasant Center costs if desired. Pros and cons Isabella County Commissioner and Mount Pleasant resident Jim Moreno was largely in favor of buying the property. Moreno urged the city to move forward and was hopeful for possible new development for Mount Pleasant, or even the chance to sell the property and make a profit. “I hope you take the leap and be brave to do a great thing for the people and jobs here,” he said. Other residents came forward and gave various reasons to pass on the property, while more spoke about what potential projects could be built upon the property. Ideas included a homeless shelter, retirement community, community pool, aquatic park, organic gardens and concert halls. Mount Pleasant resident Tony Kulick was against purchasing the property. The city does not have the funds for the purchase with cuts in state revenue sharing, he said. He said officials should let other developers buy it. “We can control the property through the Master Plan and zoning,” Kulick said. “We don’t have to own it.” metro@cm-life.com
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Mount Pleasant senior Michael Knight, above, and Clinton Township senior Kevin Broomfield rehearse as Carter and Tom in the play “Fat Pig” Tuesday night in Bush Theatre. When Tom falls for an overweight woman, he encounters issues of attractiveness, body image and personal conviction.
A piggy production Students, staff hope to ‘shake up’ Mount Pleasant’s view of relationships By Randi Shaffer | Senior Reporter The cast and crew of “Fat Pig” hope to shake up the way society looks at relationships. A play by Neil LaBute and sponsored by University Theatre, “Fat Pig” will be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Bush Theatre. The play offered a chance to show Mount Pleasant an issue in society for director Jill TaftKaufman, a professor of Communication and Dramatic Arts. “I think that it is a very timely and fascinating subject,” she said. “It’s not only a play about the obsession that we have with bodies, but a play about personal conviction and how to follow through with your choices and ideas.” Weidman sophomore Jenny Wright plays the title character, Helen. As a plus-size woman, Helen meets Tom, a averagebuilt man. Tom begins to fall in love with Helen, and things
become complicated for the pair. Mount Pleasant senior Michael Knight plays the role of Tom’s friend Carter. Knight said Carter is a representation of what people really think about the issues at hand. “(He is) the worst human being that you’ll ever meet in your life,” he said. “What he says is what people are usually thinking, but never want to say.” Knight said he enjoys playing the role of Carter, and hopes audience members get a strong message out of the presentation. “I think people are going to get basically a slap in the face,” he said. “What this play is telling them is, ‘This is what you do — stop it.’” Knight said even though the production has faced minor setbacks throughout the process, the cast is very strong and ready to perform. Wright is one of several rela-
tively fresh faces to theatre productions at CMU to perform in “Fat Pig.” She went from playing a minor role in “My Antonia” to holding the title character role in the current production. Despite facing her first major performance, Wright said she was excited. “When you start dress rehearsal and everything, it starts to become more real,” she said. “It’s less of kids just saying
lines on a stage and more of an actual production.” For Wright, Knight and TaftKaufman, it all comes down to the message behind the costumes and excitement. “I think that (audiences) will be entertained,” Taft-Kaufman said. “They’ll be provoked to think about their own relationships and what they’re willing to stand up for.” studentlife@cm-life.com
About 30 accidents reported on Sunday, Monday Police advise cautious driving on snowy roads By Gabi Jaye Senior Reporter
The snow struck roads and drivers hard as area police agencies reported 30 accidents Sunday and Monday. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Department reported 18 car accidents during the two-day period while Mount Pleasant Police handled 12. “With the two snowstorms we’ve had, I’m surprised that there weren’t as many accidents as I expected,” said Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski.
“People knew the storms were going to hit.” He said drivers took warnings seriously and there was very little movement of cars during the storm. Mioduszewski said his department called in deputies two or three weeks ago to prepare for the first big snowstorm. As of Tuesday afternoon, Mioduszewski said there were no serious injuries related to accidents and “just mostly fender benders.” MPPD Public Information Officer Jeff Browne offered several tips for safe winter driving. He said motorists should allow extra time for travel and for braking, try to travel only during daylight hours
and always carry a cell phone. Drivers should also keep an emergency kit in their car that includes extra items such as jumper cables, extra clothes, a flashlight and shovel. CMU Police did not report any accidents from Saturday to Tuesday. Lt. Cameron Wassman said accident numbers have decreased a little compared to last year. “This storm and the previous storm gave us a lot of snow in a short amount of time,” he said. “But people were well aware that this weather was coming and planned accordingly.” Wassman said the university does a phenomenal job at snow removal and it plays a part on the safety of cam-
pus roadways. Muskegon junior Chad Pothoff commutes from Deerfield Road to CMU. He said the road conditions were bad and it was frightening to drive to school. “The sidewalks on campus were really bad, too,” Pothoff said. “They weren’t really salted and were pretty slick.” Drivers should anticipate that ice can form on the roads when the temperature is 40 degrees or less, according to the Michigan State Police website. Any shaded area or an area that has a water source over is susceptible to black ice, according to the state. Morning hours are particularly dangerous.
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A car gets towed after running off the road and crashed next to Mission Street just north of Preston Street in Mount Pleasant on Sunday afternoon. Snow started to fall around 3 p.m.
Mioduszewski said drivers should drive slow during snow storms and plan their driving time wisely. “Slow down and make
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sure your headlights are on, even during the day,” he said. metro@cm-life.com
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EDITORIAL | Safety should have been No. 1 concern in decision to delay campus operations
A cold mess W
hile many students may have been grateful for the chance to sleep in Monday, CMU’s morning cancellation of classes and delay of on-campus operations was a frankly arbitrary attempt to accommodate weather conditions. Shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, University Communications sent out an e-mail announcing campus was closed until noon and that a verdict on the afternoon’s status would arrive by 10 a.m. It was a status that, for the time being, was completely appropriate without knowing how well-plowed or icy the roads may have been by midday.
But upon evaluation Monday morning, administrators should have reconsidered their decision to open campus for the remainder of the day. The call was ill-advised and simply irresponsible. And this is not just because we’re college students who wanted the day off. By noon the roads continued to appear under-plowed, particularly
Broomfield Street and its Michigan lefts, which are critical paths of travel for students driving to commuter lots. Local police chatter buzzed most of the day with minor vehicular accidents. Many instructors even canceled their afternoon classes because of being snowed in. It was obvious that roads were not ready for such high volumes of traffic, such as the typical flood of cars that pile on to campus each afternoon. Any student, instructor or CMU staff member who drives in from out of town was forced to leave a considerable amount of time to get to Mount Pleasant. Many may have been forced to stay home, forcing some students to miss class. Lot 33, for example, was at times only half full. The university ought to thank its lucky stars no one was seriously injured, or even killed, while en route to
campus, which could have potentially opened the university up to litigation at its own expense. For all those who made it to campus successfully after noon, you are troopers. True, CMU has already had one snow day — something usually seen as a rarity. And Sunday night’s storm was by no means as serious as January’s “snowpocalypse.” However, administrators’ logic in reopening campus was perhaps disjointed. The perspective that at this point in the semester there is no time to waste and students’ education is too important to again cancel classes would in most scenarios warrant the decision to tough out the weather. However, safety ought to be CMU’s No. 1 priority and a single afternoon of operation is not too much to ask. As the cliché goes, better safe than sorry.
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Brad O’Donnell Columnist
Snyder’s budget cuts Michigan’s hopes for future Republican Gov. Rick Snyder released his version of the budget this past Thursday, and just like Lt. Governor Brian Calley warned, it was an “atomic bomb.” It presents a state where university and higher education funding is cut by 15 percent, but are thrown an “incentive” to not raise tuition past a certain point. A state where prisons-for-profit are commonplace and corporations make money by locking people up. A state where revenue sharing to local government is cut so severely that police and firefighters are laid off or cities have to raise taxes. A state where the Earned Income Tax Credit is eliminated for the working poor. All of which is being done not just to balance the Michigan budget but also to finance a tax cut for corporations estimated at $1 billion. All in all, the conservative answer to Michigan’s problems is to emulate Mississippi, Kentucky or West Virginia and avoid investing in our state’s future whatsoever. In the other corner is the progressive vision for Michigan. Democrats sometimes reject this vision and team up with Republicans in favor of the pro-corporate agenda, but most are pretty good at doing the right thing. In a progressive Michigan all government activity is viewed in terms of investments and dividends. When we invest money into higher education the dividends are economic growth and higher incomes. This attracts talent from across America and will help build a better Michigan. When we invest into Michigan localities the dividends are cleaner, healthier cities and more police on the beat. This will retain young people who are most interested in city living. Imagine a Detroit that compares to Chicago, Seattle or Minneapolis. When we invest into common sense corrections facilities the dividends are lower crime and safer neighborhoods. We must remember there is no example in history where a government that gutted education and public schools, police, and assistance to the working poor started to thrive. It is always those bold governments willing to invest in its people that excelled and prospered. Michigan can again become an envy of the world. We already have everything we need to get the job done. People all over the world could aspire to move to America and settle in Michigan. The budget put forth by Gov. Snyder sends a much different message to the world and to Michiganders: Last one out, turn off the lights.
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[your voice] Comments in response to Classes, normal operations to resume at noon Derek — Feb. 21 In that case, it’s a good thing CMU gave you an extra 4 hours to prepare! You can’t just leave at 11:50 like any other day (if you needed to be on campus at 12) and expect everything to work out OK.
still huge. and most importantly, the sidewalks are crappy. thanks for making us walk to class in this.
mand for faculty and staff. Basically, they can let more people go if there are fewer students to tend to.
CMU_Senior — Feb. 21
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Add to that, the number of professors and students that have to drive from Midland or wherever or be forced to fall behind in their courses...Very poor risk assessment by the university.
whatever — Feb. 21
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I agree the sidewalks are PURE ICE. They need to hire more people because they cannot handle making it safe to walk on. Ridiculous.
The problem is the board of directors doesn’t want to improve the academic programs, it wants to reduce spending. So far the only viable targets for them seem to be the academic programs. Maybe they should consider following the governor’s lead and reduce their salaries. Even a $50,000 drop could save a job or two. Yes we really do have instructors making $25,000 or less a year ... lowering the number of students lowers the de-
John — Feb. 21 Oh for crying out loud. Just read the pre-printed powerpoints the professor would just read in class anyway :) michael — Feb. 21 the roads are still bad, the drifts are
Dan Digmann This column by Ryan Taljonick is so incredibly written and truly drives home some powerful points about living with a disease such as rheumatoid arthritis! Bravo to him for being so open about it and for inspiring so many, myself included. I have multiple sclerosis, a similar disease in that my body is attacking itself. My wife, Jennifer, is living with the same chronic illness of the central nervous system as I do, but hers is much more progressive. But we move forward with the drive of two people refusing to let this disease bring us down, and Ryan’s words and positive example connected with us. Thank you so much for sharing this insight with CM Life readers.
CM Y o u | Do you think CMU should try to admit a larger, smaller or similarly sized freshmen class next year as it did this year? Why?
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Gov’s cuts necessary, could be improved
At a time when the state faces a budget deficit of $1.4 billion, some painful cuts were necessary, and for the most part, Gov. Rick Snyder cut spending in areas that were most appropriate in his 2012 budget. One key way his budget will reduce the deficit is in removing the tax exemption on senior’s pensions. That exemption alone would have cost the state $900 million, and Michigan is one of three states in the nation with such an exemption. As of now, pensions of public officials, whether federal or local, are completely exempt, while private pensions are exempt up to $45,120 ($90,240 for couples filing jointly). Removing this exemption only makes sense. Pensions are merely a form of income during retirement, so why should people be exempt from paying taxes just because they are elderly? Everybody else has to pay state income taxes, including college students, who often have much lower incomes than retirees. Cuts to K-12 education were kept to a minimum, with only a 4% cut. While universities will see a 15 percent cut, $83 million is being set aside for universities who don’t raise tuition by more than 7 percent. While the cuts to higher education will hurt, the money has to come from somewhere, and keeping the focus on K- 12 education until the state gets on its fiscal feet was a smart move by the Governor. One area where the cuts went too far was the Department of Corrections. The decision to privatize food service and prison stores was a good move, saving the state $32.2 million, but closing a prison later this year is an unnecessary move, and it will only save $18.9 million. The decision was made based on the fact that the prison population is down from its highest level in 2006, but the reason the population is down is because the state started paroling more prisoners so that Standish Maximum Correctional Facility could be closed in 2009. Even Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette advocated against the closing of an additional prison, because increasing the number of paroles granted to reduce the prison population is not a safe way of reducing the state’s budget. Further cuts could have been made by reducing the cost of his staff and cabinet. Snyder’s ten-member senior staff alone makes $1.4 million a year, and his twelve-member cabinet makes $1.9 million. John Nixon, the budget director, makes $250,000, which was increased from the former director’s salary because two departments were merged together. Is heading two departments really worth that much money? If the governor is truly committed to fixing the budget deficit, reducing his staff and cabinet’s salary to below $3 million would be further prove his commitment.
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of students in the same amount of time. WMU does not provide seven-year figures. “We are similar to Western Michigan, based on statistical analysis of our predicted graduation rates,” Shapiro said, “but taking CMU’s student characteristics and other aspects, they create a predicted graduation rate (for students). Our actual rate is higher than our predicted rate.” Universities that graduate and retain higher percentages of students in the fouryear period also have more elite standards, Shapiro said, referencing Harvard, Duke and Northwestern universities. He said those universities also have fewer part-time and academically-challenged students. “Our university has a lower four-year graduation rate relative (to those schools),” Shapiro said. “It is more common for people (at CMU) to graduate in 4.5 to five years.” Shapiro said the university encourages academic advising and is working on increasing availability of classes to improve graduation rates. “We are working very hard on that because certain ar-
By Jessica Fecteau Staff Reporter
Living off cheap ramen noodles and boxes of macaroni and cheese may seem all too familiar to many college students. Students living on their own are often without meal plans and can find it hard to budget in food after moving out of the residence halls into an apartment or house. “I’m always tight on money and it’s tough buying groceries as they are hard to afford,” Macomb sophomore Glen Stratton said. “I do get a free meal every time I work at the cafeteria but that’s still not enough.” When it comes to buying food, Najat Yehia, foods and nutrition instructor, said she knows how to stretch dollars and maximize buying power. “Shopping for groceries is all about planning and being smart,” Yahia said. “It is cheaper to stick to a list made before going out to the store.” Yahia suggests for students to look up the weekly specials and try to plan a
shopping list around what is on sale at the supermarkets near campus. Along with preshopping preparation, students should look in stores for products with long shelf lives. “The supermarkets always put the old stuff in front and push all the newer items to the back,” Yahia said. “So it is smart to look for items that have the later expiration date so you get more bang for your buck.” Sophomore Scott Realy feels he has found a go-to meal easy on his wallet. “I usually just buy the dollar boxes of noodles and the Kroger brand jars of sauce and make spaghetti without meat for dinner,” the Shelby Township native said. “I usually look for quantity at a lower price because I can’t be picky about luxuries such as taste.” But according to Yahia, taste does not need to be compromised for price. For more flavor, Yahia stresses adding a variety of produce. Mixed vegetables can bought frozen in large bags and saved for later use. Advertising for locally grown produce also usually indicates lower prices since they cost less than imported ones.
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Macomb sophomore Glenn Stratton eats an egg Thursday night in his Jamestown apartment, 4075 S. Isabella Road. “Money is tight at times, but I need to eat. I budget money by what’s on sale and make bulk meals last me a long time,” Stratton said.
To save time on preparing meals instead of eating out, Yahia said, students can cook in bulk and freeze it, then microwave servings throughout the week. The foundation for any healthy diet is eating plant based food such as fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, Yahia said. As an excellent source of protein and money saving, Stratton relies on buying eggs. “I like to make eggs mainly because they are cheap,” Stratton said. “I
can get a dozen eggs for like $1.50 which is fairly cheap and they‘ll last me a few meals.” Yahia also suggests staying away from shopping at the supermarket on an empty stomach which can also lead to an empty wallet from impulse buying. “Eating smart is the foundation for success in life,” Yahia said. “In order to succeed, you need to first fill your body with the right foods.” studentlife@cm-life.com
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eas don’t have enough spaces because of demand,” he said. Before signing a major, students may go to Academic Advising and Assistance, an office that conducts orientation sessions and coordinates tutoring, said Michelle Howard, assistant dean and director of Academic Advising and Assistance. Howard said a big part of her office’s responsibilities are organizing M.A.J.O.R. night, an event featuring departments across campus to help guide students toward finding their preferred program. Howard said her office focuses on “orientation and pre-major advising.” “The first thing we do is position advisers in locations extremely student oriented,” she said. “We have five ... Student Success Centers and four of them are located in residence halls across campus.” She said an important part of advising comes with involving faculty members. “Once students declare a major or minor, they meet with a faculty member who is authorized to outline the requirements for the major and minor, and that step is required by 56 hours of earned credit,” Howard said. university@cm-life.com
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A Tough Transition
Sherri Keaton Staff Reporter
It’s not about being black, it’s about being human
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Oakland Park sophomore Jalese Johnson closes her eyes while she prays during a peace vigil after a two-mile march commemorating the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 17 on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Johnson said King’s message needs to be remembered throughout the year. “For me, it’s not just dwelling on the past. The slavery, the racism — we don’t use this day to mourn the torn pieces in our history, but instead stand up for change,” she said. “That’s what Dr. King wanted us to do. Not hate, but fight for the rights we all deserve. There’s not a day that goes by I don’t think about his message.”
Adjusting to campus sometimes a ‘culture shock’ for black students By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter
Many students would not list a culture shock as their primary experience when they first arrive at CMU. But for some, the term is an understatement. When junior Jessica Montgomery left her Detroit home to study at CMU, she was a little overwhelmed by the sight of campus. “I would say it was a major culture shock,” she said. “It’s not that I haven’t been around Caucasians (during) my life, but ... to see that (there were) so few (other black people) was just ... hard. It was an adjustment.” According to statistics from the registrar’s office, the number of students registered as black at CMU in the 2010-11 school year is 889. The number of students registered as white attending CMU is 17,514. Montgomery said transitioning into the different cultural atmosphere was made easier her freshman year, when she lived in Troutman Hall, home to students in the multicultural advancement program. She said she got involved with a multicultural program her first year here to get to know more people outside of racial boundaries. “I really just try not to focus on skin color that much,” she said. “Sometimes it gets hard. It’s really not that hard anymore.” Kenya graduate student Allan Busaka said he has gone to school all over the world, including the United Kingdom and Australia, which he said makes adjusting to an international university setting easier. “So far, it’s been extremely friendly and people have been really cool,” Busaka said. He said the amount of information made available to students about diversity is outstanding. He added that his advisor is available when he needs her. “I don’t feel like I’m treated differently at all,” he said. “At
“I was in school in the UK before this. I was in school in Australia before this. So I’m kind of used to an international university setting. I thought it met up to my expectations. So far, it’s been extremely friendly and people have been really cool.” Allan Busaka, Kenya graduate student
Me and my friends, like sometimes you get that sense of like, ‘Maybe it was because we’re black that that happened,’ but then I just say, like, well you just have to look at the person, like, I just try really not to focus on skin color that much.” Jessica Montgomery, Detroit junior
“You get people that look at you funny sometimes, but a majority of times I don’t have an issue. You still get looks from time to time. Nothing that’s a big racial issue, just moments you can tell where people aren’t comfortable with you being black around them.” Ricardo White, Detroit junior
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Students, staff recognize CMU’s lack of diversity, want improvement
By Odille Parker Staff Reporter
CMU’s student population is not as diverse as its administration would like. As of spring 2011, 82 percent of students attending the university are registered as being of a white/ non-hispanic background. Of the remaining 18 percent, 4 percent are black, 1 percent American Indian, one percent Asian, 2 percent Hispanic, 6 percent unknown and 3 percent non-resident alien, according to the Office of Institutional Research website. Only 1,750 of the university’s 19,658 students represent a minority group. Warren senior Amanda Shepard said she was not surprised by the statistics.
“I knew (CMU) wasn’t very diverse,” Shepard said. “Coming from the Metro Detroit area, CMU seems very rural, and I really do wish we were more diverse.” Shepard blamed the lack of diversity on Michigan’s overall government. More of the state’s money needs to go toward high schools with higher diversity to promote higher education, she said. Denise Green, associate vice president of Institutional Diversity, said while these enrollment figures may not reflect the university’s goal, they do show positive gains. Enrollment figures by ethnic background moved in the right direction from Spring 2010 to Spring 2011, Green said. This spring, 1,750 minority students are enrolled compared to 1,613 last spring.
“A plethora of diverse education opportunities are offered throughout the school year to students, faculty, and staff through our programs as well as programs sponsored by other departments and colleges,” Green said. “Promoting and advancing diversity is a campus-wide effort that requires the entire CMU community to participate.” Green said Institutional Diversity has worked with faculty, staff and students to develop the Recognition for Cultural Competency, establish the Intergroup Dialogue Program, create more opportunities for faculty to incorporate diversity into the classroom and update the Strategic Plan for Achieving Diversity. She said most students recognize the lack of diversity at CMU compared to other universities and
would like to see a change. Fenton junior Maye Conley questioned whether there is a quota for enough diversity and emphasized the importance of not just having it, but being informed of social injustice and other cultures. “I think CMU does a lot to promote diversity,” Conley said. “They have the (Multicultural Advancement Cofer scholarships and program), plus the initiative to bring a lot of diversity (to campus), along with different cultural aspects.” Conley is the Larzelere Multicultural Advisor. She said students go to university to grow and expand their horizons, and a greater campus diversity will allow students to do so.
Carol Moseley-Braun once said, “Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.” When I was first asked to write a column about what it means to be black at CMU, I took a breath and then a pause. What does it actually mean to be a black student at a predominately white university? To me, that question is akin to being asked, “What does it feel like to be kissed by the sun?” You don’t exactly know how to describe this deep, sometimes spiritual experience, but you just know it is one that you wouldn’t want to exchange for anything else. There are so many ideas and experiences I have of my blackness — a concept that is very hard to capture in this publication’s space. But I will try. I wear my blackness proudly without even thinking about it, because being black is something that makes me who I am and forever will be. My color, brown, always sticks out in CMU’s sea of reds, whites and yellows. When I first came here I didn’t know anyone. And I felt isolated. Who could I relate to? Where are my people? Yet, as time grew, my feelings changed, because I began to see more and more blacks. I also related to other minorities who were in the same predicament as me. But even when I was (and still am sometimes) the only black student in class, I do not think of myself as a minority. Even though there are days when I don’t always feel like I am in the majority. Yet, I still don’t feel the term “minority” applies to me, because there is nothing marginal about me. I am black, yes. But my name is Sherri Keaton. I also love poetry. And I want to travel the world. I do not fit inside a minority box. Life is too big for that. And for the past (almost) three years here, I have re-defined my blackness, growing from CMU’s experiences. From working at a predominately Caucasian newspaper to telling my non-black roommates why I grease my hair before washing it, these experiences shaped my life and helped me understand and appreciate my differences. I also really appreciate when CMU takes notice of growing diverse populations; especially when it decided to add a black hair care line, Motions, to the Market. I am still excited about that. Being black at CMU means so many things. As a reporter I would like to see more diverse stories in the paper. But there is a fine line I have learned to not cross when it comes to writing objective stories about my brothers and sisters. Yet, at the end of the day, it is not about being black — but being human. An experience that is universal. studentlife@cm-life.com
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least, not in class, not on campus and not outside when I go shopping. Overall I say, I mean, I’ve not felt uncomfortable, not once while I’ve been here. I’ve not even felt that I stand out. I feel part of the crowd.� As president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at CMU registered student organization, Detroit junior Ricardo White said he doesn’t rely on his skin color to inspire his involvement in the group. “We’re trying to advance everyone,� he said. “(We’re) trying to get rid of all discrimination. I’m saying it’s the advancement of all people.� White said NAACP works with other registered student organizations on campus that are not traditionally black to hold educational and political panel discussions. “Basically on campus we’re just trying to show that we’re here,� he said. White said he hasn’t faced many issues because of his skin color. “You get people that look at you funny sometimes, but a majority of times I don’t have
an issue,� he said. “You still get looks from time to time. Nothing that’s a big racial issue, just moments you can tell where people aren’t comfortable with you being black around them.� Detroit senior Amber Johnson said she works as president of the Collective Action for Cultural Unity RSO to end discrimination. “We partner with other organizations to put on different programs that discuss different cultures,� she said. Johnson said she felt uncomfortable because of her race at times at the university. Though she’s never been a target of blatant racism, she said she has seen a few examples of covert racism, especially by servers in local restaurants. “Being at Central at times takes me out of my comfort zone,� she said. “I think that you definitely come across people that treat you differently.� Montgomery said regardless of whether a person is white or black, the transition to CMU all comes down to personality. “It’s been easy because I’m just a personable person,� she said. “People are people, I just tell myself, so (I) won’t get into white, black and all that type of stuff.� studentlife@cm-life.com
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Gold medalist talks about education Ron Freeman said students felt an “urgency” to get and complete an education when he was in school — a notion that has since been lost. Freeman, a 1968 gold medalist in the 4x400 relay, spoke Tuesday at Soup and Substance, an event hosted by the Multicultural Education Center. “African Americans willed ourselves an education (during the Civil Rights movement),” Freeman said. “We had an urgency for education, and we had that urgency during that race.” Freeman said he and his teammates nearly boycotted the 1968 Olympics because of poor treatment of black people.
He said those who are educated need to “reach down and reach out” to those who are less fortunate — to show the benefits of education — to regain that sense of urgency in this country today. Sterling Johnson, political science professor, said Freeman is a personal family friend and his work during the Olympics made Freeman a hero of Johnson’s. “I had his poster in my dorm,” Johnson said. “He is one of my heroes, he had a big influence on my self. I have great esteem and pride for him, he is a big motivator for me.” Saginaw junior Kayla Howell said Freeman’s speech was “absolutely excellent.” “He was very informa-
tive, especially for the many students who don’t understand the struggle to get an education,” she said. “He’s a very positive role model doing so much for the international community. It’s great to have someone so positive giving back.” Freeman lives in Conakry, Guinea and works for the International Medalist Association, a foundation he created to further education. Each February, he said, he gives a speaking tour for Black History Month and donates all proceeds he earns back to the foundation. He said the money goes to support primary and secondary education in Guinea, and also supports two homes for young women in need of aid in the country. university@cm-life.com
‘The King of Limbs’ well written, lacks progression Radiohead’s new album good but anticlimactic By Jay Gary Staff Reviewer
Radiohead’s eighth studio album, “The King of Limbs,” is worth the the $9 price tag for hardcore and casual fans alike. Right off the bat, it is clear the main influence the band is going for in this album is ambient intelligent dance music, the opening track “Bloom” showcases the experimental drum beats and unusual electronic noises for which the genre is known. This influence is found throughout the album, be it the almost tribal-like noises in the song “Feral” or reinterpreted as guitar lines in “Morning Mr. Magpie.” These influences add a level of tension to the music that isn’t exactly uncomfortable but scoots listeners closer
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Saginaw junior Kayla Howell, center, holds the Olympic torch of Ron Freeman, track and field Olympic medalist, left, as political science Professor Sterling Johnson watches Tuesday afternoon during Soup and Substance in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. “The information he can provide us about our education today in the United States and how we rank globally is so significant,” Howell said, “all the while helping others less fortunate throughout his journey makes him such a positive role models.”
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to the edge of their seat as they listen. The (for all intents and purposes) single “Lotus Flower” is the easiest song off the album to get into as it presents carefully textured ambient IDM in a less off-the-wall manner than the others, and can help newer fans ease into this album. Many of the tracks feel as if they will build up and perhaps reach some sort of climax, or fill in the ambience with something fuller and louder, but for the most part this doesn’t happen. “Lotus Flower,” “Separator,” “Codex” and even less ambient tracks like “Little By Little” or “Morning Mr. Magpie” all appear as if they are going to build to something greater and progress toward the end of the song, but none of them go much of anywhere. The one song that feels like it has fully progressed by the end is “Give Up the Ghost.” Starting out sound-
“The King of Limbs” by Radiohead
HHHHH ing out almost like an acoustic song fit for singing around the campfire, it slowly but surely adds more emotion and texture to it. It does not end with a crashing boom but it has a clear progression and is the best song on the album. “The King of Limbs” is by no means a subpar album, it just feels like wasted potential. All the songs are fantastically written but they just cry to have some sort of progression or climax to them. For what is presented, though, “The King of Limbs” is a good, enjoyable album and an easy recommendation. studentlife@cm-life.com
I am terrible at cooking, but only because I am impatient. I want my food, and I want it now. To help solve this dilemma, my mom gave me a slow-cooker and matching cookbook for Christmas. I thought I would never even take the thing out of the box, but it has proven to be the perfect kitchen appliance for my lifestyle. Like most college students, I am constantly busy. The slowcooker allows me throw a few ingredients together, head out on my way and return to a perfect meal. Here’s a recipe I just used last week that turned out great: Place three to four boneless chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow-cooker. In a bowl, mix together one can of compressed cream of chicken soup and one-third cup of milk. Pour this mixture over the chicken. Then mix one box of stuffing with one-and-two-thirds cups of water. Spoon this over top of the chicken/soup combo. Set on low for six to eight hours. The soup and stuffing will end up mixing into a thick sauce and the chicken will come out tender and falling apart. I would suggest throwing some rolls in the oven and heating up a quick veggie side. Voila! Dinner is served.
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Chelsea Kleven Lead Designer and Amelia Eramya Assistant Designer If you spend enough time with someone to the point of irritation, it is wise to distance yourself to save your friendship. Instead of focusing on how you will talk with your friend about the issues at hand, focus on how it can be fixed. In my experience, the best thing to do is to just talk with her about what’s bothering you; I have learned that going to my
Usually this all depends on the circumstances, but generally I would vote to say, “Hi.” If you decide to ignore him, you’ll find yourself having awkward moments for the rest of the night. He’ll sit at a table nearby and you’ll catch yourself making awkward glances; you’ll bump into him on your way up to the bar; you’re out on the dance floor and there he is grinding with the flavor of the week. That doesn’t sound like much fun. You can avoid all this by acknowledging each other’s existence. If you say hello, try to do it early. Don’t dart across the bar and seek him out, but the first time you’re nearby give a small wave or make a casual comment. This way he knows you’ve moved on, and you can go on enjoying you night without having to worry about the next awkward moment around the corner. It might be hard to do, but it’ll be worth it in the long run.
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This time around, CMU looks for different results against BSU Chippewas lost, 86-77, on Jan. 15 in Muncie, Ind.
Chippewas travel to NIU two games back in MAC West
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By Andrew Stover Senior Reporter
Trey Zeigler seemed relaxed and at ease, his legs dangling as he sat on the partially stowed bleachers after Tuesday’s practice in McGuirk Arena. The 6-foot-5 freshman guard on the CMU men’s basketball team had a subpar outing Saturday against Niagara, shooting 2-of-11 from the field and finishing with just six points in CMU’s 61-55 loss. But as the Chippewas prepare for tipoff against Northern Illinois at 8 p.m. tonight in DeKalb, Ill., Zeigler’s calm, casual demeanor served the opposite of his message. “Just wasn’t being in attack mode (against Niagara),” said Zeigler, CMU’s leading scorer with 16.6 points per game. “That’s what we need on the road. We got to come out and throw the first punch.” That would be refreshing for a team that is notorious for starting slowly away from home, where it has lost 10 in a row and holds an 0-6 road record in the Mid-American Conference. Against Niagara, CMU (8-18, 5-7 MAC) shot just 30.8 percent from the field and made just 1-of-10 3-pointers in the first half. Zeigler made a jumper and one free throw in the first half, and finished just 2-of-8 from the line. “That game, I tried to let the game come to me,” said the Mount Pleasant native, who matched his first-half output with three points in the second half. Zeigler said he broke down
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Freshman guard Trey Zeigler struggled in CMU’s 61-55 loss at Niagara on Saturday, scoring 6 points on 2-of-11 shooting. The Chippewas have lost 10 straight on the road.
film after the game with his father, CMU coach Ernie Zeigler, and noted the times he saw his play turn “passive.” But Trey and CMU’s road woes are mild in comparison to the losing skid NIU is in. The Huskies have lost seven consecutive games dating back to an 83-74 win against Akron on Jan. 26. Under the circumstances, it seems an ideal opponent for CMU to try to end the skid, as the Chippewas sit just two games back of Western Michigan and Ball State, both 7-5, in the MAC West. CMU can still stay in contention for the division if it wins out. “It’s too hard, with us — our situation, such a young team — to focus on anything other than the next game,” Ernie Zeigler said. NIU (7-18, 3-9 MAC) is 1-9 since Jan. 20, when it lost a 66-64 game against CMU. Although MAC leading scorer and NIU guard Xavier Silas scored 24 points against the
CMU vs. NIU Tipoff: 8 p.m., Convocation Center, DeKalb, Ill. Records: CMU: 8-18, 5-7 MAC NIU: 7-18, 3-9 MAC TV/Radio: None/95.3 WCFX-FM Chippewas, Trey Zeigler stole the show with 27 points in the absence of senior Jalin Thomas, who did not play because of a sprained ankle. Ernie Zeigler said Trey Zeigler and senior guard Antonio Weary will guard Silas — like the last meeting — but warned not to look too far into CMU’s prior win against the Huskies. “They’re a different team, and we’re a different team from that first game,” he said. “That game is what it is. It’s history.” sports@cm-life.com
Quick turnaround for gymnastics Reighard going for 400th win By Nick Conklin Staff Reporter
The gymnastics team will have to cram a week’s worth of training and rest before their Thursday night quad meet with only three days of practice until its next meet. The Chippewas (11-1, 4-0 Mid-American Conference) will compete at 7 p.m. Thursday at McGuirk arena against AlaskaAnchorage (1-8), Eastern Michigan (3-5) and Southeast Missouri State (3-5). CMU comes into the meet with prior wins against EMU and Alaska-Anchorage earlier in the season. That fact alone may help to quell some of the concerns that may arise from a short week of training. But redshirt freshman Megan McWhorter said that the team should not have any problems overcoming less time in the gym. “We’ll be fine with regular
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practice,” McWhorter said. “We just have to have confidence in what we (as a team) can do.” The team will look again to McWhorter, who won the vault event last weekend with a 9.800 and posted a 9.875 the weekend before. McWhorter said that the reason she has been so successful is because nearly all of her time in the gym is spent perfecting her vault routine. “It’s just a lot of numbers,” she said. “Some girls are just really good naturally, but I have to do a lot of numbers and do the skill repeatedly to get the feeling.” CMU head coach Jerry Reighard said the short week is something that is rather uncommon in gymnastics. However, his team’s ability to re-focus this week comes down to its dedication. “It’s a testament to our athletes to have the will power to be focused against every opponent,” Reighard said. That focus has been proven in nearly all events, as CMU leads the MAC in the team all-around score (195.750) and on the bal-
ance beam, with a high of 48.9. Nationally, the Chippewas rank 15th on the beam with a permeet average of 48.536, with the season-high 48.900 coming against Northern Illinois on Jan. 30. Individually, junior Kristin Teubner leads the league in both the floor exercise (9.925) and the vault (9.925). Teubner’s high score in the all-around (39.250) is good enough for second in the league. Reighard said that the team’s ability to maintain high averages in all events comes down to each gymnast improving upon each other’s routine. “Every single meet we’re there and our team knows that they can count on each other,” Reighard said. “We’re able to have someone come up right behind them and cover they’re back and allow us to still score well.” This meet may also mark the 400th career victory for Reighard, who currently sits at 397. sports@cm-life.com
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Every game is crucial at this point. The Central Michigan women’s basketball team began this season with nine consecutive road games due to the construction of McGuirk Arena. Now, the team is in the final stretch of the regular season and the schedule has flip-flopped. CMU (17-8 overall, 9-4 Mid-American Conference) won its first two games in a stretch where it plays four of its final six games at home. It’ll look to continue its “home cooking” at 7 p.m. tonight at McGuirk Arena against Ball State. On Jan. 15, BSU defeated the Chippewas 86-77 in Muncie, Ind. However, the Cardinals (9-17 overall, 4-9 MAC) have dropped six consecutive games since and haven’t won on the road during conference play. BSU has won only two games since the teams’ last meeting, but don’t expect head coach Sue Guevara to take this game lightly. She, and the rest of the team, feels they have too much at stake to slip up this late in the season. “They’re a better basketball team than their record shows,” Guevara said. “We are preparing for a team that beat us and how they did it.” Senior forward Emily Maggert was one of three 20-point scorers’ in the previous game between both schools. She had a game-high 22 points on 8-of-13 from the floor, and also tied four others for a game-high 10 rebounds. Maggert leads the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game and has 8.4 rebounds per game — four more a game than any other player on the Cardinals roster. “We have to make sure we pressure the basketball and make sure it’s not easy for Ball State to get it down to low to her,” Guevara said. “We have to be smarter on playing her.” The more defensiveminded Chippewas will get their opportunity to showcase that defensive effort that lacked in the first game. Senior forward Kaihla Szunko said it’s about communication. “We’ve grasped it, but not fully,” she said about the team’s defensive commitment. “There’s always room for improvement, but if everyone on the team talks we’ll be good.” This will be the final home stand for CMU this season. Szunko said it’s important to win both of these games because it wants to have confidence and momentum
heading into the conference tournament. “It’s really important because it gives us confidence,” she said. “We want to take that to the tournament and really capitalize.” Guevara hopes the momentum of Saturday’s win against in-state rival Western Michigan will cause a trickle-down effect throughout this home stand. “I want to finish the home schedule playing really well,” she said. “We have momentum, but now we need to take it into Wednesday and then into Saturday.”
CMU vs. Ball State Tipoff: 7 p.m., McGuirk Arena Records: CMU: 17-8, 9-4 MAC BSU: 9-17, 4-9 MAC TV/Radio: None/91.5 WMHW-FM Last meeting: Ball State won, 86-77, on Jan. 15 in Muncie, Ind. Cardinals lead all-time series, 32-30
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Field hockey’s Lazar makes Canadian national team Freshman midfielder scouted to join team last summer
tour for March 13-20, when it will play a four-game series against the USA women’s U-19 team in San Diego, Calif. Lazar said the team will schedule other tours in which they will rotate the reserves into the lineup, but “the CMU season comes first� when those tours coincide with the school’s schedule. “During our fall season, her number one commitment is to us,� Freese said. “The times she may have some Canadian commitments that would be her first obligation would be when we’re not in season.� Freese said that playing for the two separate teams would help Lazar in different ways. “We think we’re providing ways for her to improve her individual game and make her better for the Canadian team,
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There aren’t too many higher honors than representing your native country in the sporting world. Central Michigan freshman Simone Lazar has been selected to receive such an honor as a reserve for the Canadian junior national field hockey team. “When we recruited her, one of Simone’s questions was could she still pursue her aspiration to join the Canadian national team, and we’re very supportive of what she does,� said CMU head coach Cristy Freese. Lazar took part in the U-18 Canadian Cup during summer 2010 and was scouted along with 39 other players to be invited to a field hockey camp in August. The group was cut down to 24, and those advanced to the second round of tryouts in January along with an additional 16 players. By the end of the tryouts, the junior national team was built of 18 players and six more were picked as reserves, including Lazar. “Making the national team is like every player’s dream, so it’s just one step in the right direction for me,� Lazar said. The team scheduled its first
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Simone Lazar Position: Midfielder Year: Freshman Hometown: Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
High School: Michael Power/St. Joseph’s HS
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