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Monday, March 21, 2011

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

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Increase in tuition slated to buffer state cuts

St. Paddy’s spurred normal weekend activity Mount Pleasant Police issues 27 alcohol citations

President George Ross: Raise will be ‘modest’

By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter

By Carisa Seltz University Editor

CMU received the largest funding cut of any other state university in Gov. Snyder’s recent budget proposal, and university officials are ready to accommodate the financial blow. If state lawmakers approve the proposal as is, CMU will receive $61,431,100 in state appropriations for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 — a 23.3-percent cut in funding from the current fiscal year when CMU received $80,132,000. Snyder set aside $83 million of additional funding for universities that do not raise tuition above 7.1 percent as an incentive. “The cut is even for everyone at 15 percent,” said Kurt Weiss, spokesman for the state budget office. “Where the variation comes into play is if universities do not hold their tuition costs down.” CMU could qualify for an additional $6,677,800 from the tuition incentive grant. In an interview March 17 with the CM Life Editorial Board, University President George Ross said there is no possibility that tuition will be raised by 7.1 percent or more. “There will be an increase,” he said. “It will be modest.” Weiss said that cutoff of 7.1 percent was selected because it was the average five-year tuition increase at all public universities. If a university cannot keep tuition below that figure, Weiss said its cut becomes what the average tuition hike was at that school. He said CMU’s average tuition hike was 8.3 percent. When calculating CMU’s tuition hikes, Ross hypothesized the state budget office did not account for the CMU Promise, which froze tuition for incoming students from 2005 to the sumA tuition | 2A

If you go ... w What: University Budget Forum w When: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday w Where: Charles V. Park Library Auditorium w Sponsored by the Student Government Association

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Dexter sophomore Mike Baker, left, and Pewamo junior Chris Walker simulate a building breach during the active shooter activity on Sunday afternoon outside of Finch Fieldhouse. The simulation was part of the Citizen’s Police Academy held by the CMU Police over the weekend.

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Academy sessions give students, community experiences of training By Orrin Shawl | Staff Reporter

uspects have the right to remain silent, but all citizens had the right to learn hands-on police work at the Second Annual Citizens Police Academy. The sessions took place Saturday and Sunday in and around Finch Fieldhouse for students and community members who wanted to experience what it is like to work in the police force. “The purpose of it is to give them a taste of what actual law enforcement is like and what the academy is like,” said Officer Laura Rico of CMU Police. “There’s certain people on the bubble, they don’t know if they want to do it or not, so we give them insight to see what actual law enforcement is like.” The course was slightly more hands-on this year compared to last year, Rico said. “This year we’re trying to get your adrenaline going and your blood pumping since you have got actual scenarios that you’re going through,” she said.

A faulty BB gun lays on the floor with other materials the CMU Police used during an active shooter simulation outside of Finch Fieldhouse. Around 20 people participated in the event, according to Sgt. Trent Case, who said the department’s goal was to reach out to students and the community to give them a better understanding of the duties of law enforcement.

The academy began with physical training. The cadets then ran through the Michigan Certified Officer Law Enforcement Standards test to show them the necessary training to become a police officer. After lunch, cadets went through firearms training and were broken up into four different groups to rotate through the stations: active shooter, precision driving, siren stop and crime scene investigation. CMU Police Sgt. Dave Coffman was in charge of the precision driving station. He said operating a police vehicle is more difficult than it appears. “We’ve been letting them

Deadline to withdraw from courses is Friday By Darnell Gardner Staff Reporter

Kyle Alexander plans to withdraw from ENG 262: Masterpieces of European Literature because he is changing his major and no longer needs the credit. The St. Charles sophomore will turn in one of about 2,000 individual course withdrawal cards expected to be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, when they are due. “I’m changing my major to entrepreneurship,” Alexander said. “That class is really hard. I don’t want it to lower my G.P.A.” Assistant Director of Records Kay Rice said the num-

ber is not unusual. “In the fall semester there were 2,304 withdrawals,” Rice said. “Normally in spring there are a few less.” To withdraw from a course, students must have their professors sign a withdrawal request card from the Student Services Court or Registrar’s Office. Cards must then be returned to either office. Amber Loomis, manager of the Student Service Court, emphasized the importance of students speaking with student services advisers before returning their cards. “It’s very important for a student to inquire as to what their financial aid implications are,” Loomis said. “If

they aren’t meeting satisfactory progress, they may go on financial aid probation.” Meeting satisfactory progress is necessary to receive most federal, state and university financial aid. She said satisfactory progress means completing 75 percent of credits attempted each year, fulfilling degree requirements within 150 percent of the minimum number of credit hours required to complete a program of study and maintaining the required cumulative grade point average set by that program of study. Students not meeting the standard are warned before their financial aid is affected.

“It’s not an automatic suspension,” Loomis said. Students receive no refund for individual withdrawals, and a “W” is placed on transcripts in place of a letter grade. “It shows that the class was attempted, but it does not affect their GPA,” she said. Rice said students should speak with their professors prior to deciding to withdraw. “We emphasize that they need to talk to their instructor,” she said. “They could work something out with the instructor to do extra credit to help with their grade.” university@cm-life.com

go back and forth and backing into the garage, and trying to show them some pointers on how to steer and how to get the car to go where they need it to go,” Coffman said. The number of cadets increased to 30 from 20 last year. First-time cadet Codee Sutton and second-time cadet Jessica Hessling found the academy very informative. “They did a really good job on showing us that glimpse of what they go through and how to become a police officer,” said Sutton, a Croswell freshman. “The crime A police | 2A

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VOICES w EDITORIAL: U.S. presence with U.N.-driven action in Libya is justified, 4A

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St. Patrick’s Day was for the most part similar to a typical weekend for area police forces. Capt. Tom Forsberg of Mount Pleasant Police said behavior throughout the student population and community was mostly reflective of what he has seen in the past on St. Patrick’s Day. “We increased the number of officers for the shifts we had last night by about 40 percent,” Forsberg said. “We did that directly in relation to what we’ve seen in past years for the number of calls for service that we receive over the course of the evening.” MPPD issued 27 alcohol violations, including minor in possession and open intoxicant on a public highway. Police charged two people with resisting and obstructing police, two with malicious destruction of property, one with assault and seven with disorderly conduct. One larceny from a vehicle was reported. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said St. Patrick’s Day was busier than usual, although he could not provide statistics this weekend. “Thursday, we double up anyway. St. Patrick’s Day just happened to fall on a Thursday this year,” Mioduszewski said. “We really didn’t have any different problems than what we’ve had before. For the most part, everybody was cooperative.” CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said campus police did not come across anything that he was not prepared for. Specific crime numbers had not released as of Saturday afternoon. “Compared to last year, it was a little bit less active, also compared to the other Thursday nights we’ve been having lately,” Yeagley said. “The weather was much nicer, so the folks celebrating St. Patrick’s Day (during the day) were active, but it was nothing earth-shattering.” Most students celebrating the holiday were respectful and cooperative toward police, he said. “There were a few people who were not that way and we had to take enforcement action,” Yeagley said, “but overall the people were very positive.” metro@cm-life.com

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scene one actually opened my eyes a lot because it shows you how many different aspects you have to work at.” Hessling, a Washington senior said the course was beneficial for anyone going into

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law enforcement because cadets really got their hands on everything. “The physical training was definitely a lot easier because I could train for it with the running, push-ups (and) sit-ups,” she said. “I could get my body more fit for it than I did last year.”

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EVENTS CALENDAR MONDAY w Mount Pleasant Public Schools will host a public forum regarding its superintendent search from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant High School Media Center, 1155 S. Elizabeth St. w The “Ready, Set, GO! Walk-A-Thon” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Finch Fieldhouse 113. w Alpha Phi Omega will be accepting donations for its Third Annual Clothing Swap from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the lower-level of the Bovee University Center. TUESDAY w Go Green with Black is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Charles V. Park Library, room 413. w Heather Ault — Barstow Lecture will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the UC Auditorium. w Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony will perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall.

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Grant junior Joe Sorden browses a bookshelf while researching sources for a paper he is writing on the movie “Gremlins” for BCA 288: History and Appreciation of the Cinema Sunday night on the fourth floor of Park Library. “I’ve loved (“Gremlins”) since I was a kid, It’s hilarious and has some value in it that I can pump up the pages with,” Sorden said.

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U.S., allies blast Libya; regime says 48 dead the north of Africa,” Ibrahim said. “We are arming our people, men and women. We will not allow Libya to be lost like Palestine, like Iraq, like Somalia, like Afghanistan.” In Saudi Arabia’s capital, Jeddah, the executive committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference issued a statement welcoming the U.N. resolution authorizing the strikes and asked member states to help in its implementation. Qatar announced it would join the alliance and provide unspecified military support. With the U.S. military engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said U.S. forces would play a limited role in the Libya operation. But the U.S. will have to lead the operation in its early days because it has the most ability to destroy Gadhafi’s air defenses, a prerequisite to establishing control over Libya’s airspace, the Pentagon said. Eleven U.S. ships in the Mediterranean are part of the operation, joining 11 from Italy, one Canadian ship and one British submarine. Officials would not specify the total number of planes being flown in the operation, but the U.S. is flying at least four signaljamming aircraft. The U.S. had identified sites along the coast of Libya, including around Tripoli and the city of Misurata, the Pentagon said. In Misurata, a doctor said international forces had struck the airport, where Gadhafi’s troops had massed, silencing artillery that had been hitting the city for the last four days. An amateur video said to be taken in Misurata showed explosions in the distance and men crying out, “God is great!” Earlier, opposition leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil in Benghazi, the rebels’ de facto capital, told Al Jazeera that the city was under attack by Gadhafi’s tanks and artillery and that frightened families were jamming the roads toward the Egyptian border, seeking to escape the violence.

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TRIPOLI, Libya — U.S., French and British forces blasted Libyan air defenses and armor on Sunday, drawing tracer and anti-aircraft fire over Tripoli at the start of a campaign that will severely test Moammar Gadhafi’s powers of survival. French fighter jets, and U.S. and British warships firing more than 110 cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea, struck military targets to protect rebel-held areas of Libya. The assault cheered the rebels, who had seized control of large areas of the country. Gadhafi declared he was willing to die defending Libya and, in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called “flagrant military aggression.” He vowed to strike civilian and military targets in the Mediterranean. On state television later Sunday morning, Gadhafi said: “We will win the battle,” and “oil will not be left to the U.S.A., France and Britain.” “You are transgressors, you are aggressors, you are beasts, you are criminals,” Gadhafi said. “Your people are against you, there are demonstrations everywhere in Europe and the U.S. against this aggression on the innocent Libyan people. The people are with us. Even your people are with us.” Seeking to rally regional opinion to his side, Gadhafi cast the military campaign as another example of Western colonialism and a Christian “crusader” mentality toward the predominantly Muslim countries of the Middle East. Government spokesman Mousa Ibrahim said 48 people were killed and 150 were wounded near targets in Tripoli, Tajoura, Gadhafi stronghold Surt, rebel-held Misurata and the eastern town of Zuwara. “If Libya goes down, the whole Mediterranean shall go down, the whole of Africa,

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mer of 2008. He said this could have resulted in an artificially higher average tuition increase for students with expiring eligibility. “I want (the budget office) to understand we graduated thousands of students with no (tuition) increases,” he said of the CMU Promise. Weiss said Snyder understands the cuts are painful, but they will help balance the budget so education can be a priority in the future. State Rep. Kevin Cotter, RMount Pleasant, who serves on the appropriations committee and higher education sub-committee, said he likes the tuition incentive grant. “It prevents the schools from passing along the full cut to the

students,” he said. David Burdette, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services, said $5.2 million in expense reductions was identified when a number of employee groups took zero percent wage increases in 2010. “Those funds are ready for budget reductions,” he said during the March 17 meeting. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the proposal at a University Budget Forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium. Burdette will explain the impact the state budget will have on CMU’s budget, tuition and room and board. Garden City senior Brittany Mouzourakis, president of the Student Government Association, said Kathy Wilbur, vice president of Development and External Relations, will

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Left: A Central Michigan gymnast applies chalk to her hands in preparation for the uneven bars. Right: Freshman all-arounder Brittany Petzold competes on the floor Saturday afternoon during the Mid-American Conference Championships. Petzold scored 9.825 on the floor and finished with an all-around score of 39.125. “I think we hit everything and did everything that we did in practice and nailed it,” Petzold said. photos by jeff smith/staff photographer

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Sophomore all-arounder Samantha Piotrowski celebrates with teammates after completing the uneven bars exercise during the MAC Championships Saturday afternoon at McGurik Arena. Piotrowski received a score of 9.750 on the uneven bars. CMU took first place at the championships with an overall score of 195.900. “I am just really pleased with the effort that my team put forth this entire year,” said head coach Jerry Reighard. “No one knows what they have gone through. We set some goals early in the season, and we’re starting to attain those goals now.”

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Teubner named MAC Co-Gymnast of the Year The Central Michigan gymnastics team is on top for a second consecutive season Behind a season-high 195.900 score, CMU won the Mid-American Conference tournament championship Saturday at McGuirk Arena, its 12th title in school history. Junior all-arounder Kristen Teubner turned out a record day, securing MAC championship on the beam, all-around and floor exercise. “I’m just really pleased with the effort that my team put forth this entire year,” said CMU head coach Jerry Reighard. “No one knows what they have gone through. We set some goals early in the season, and we’re starting to attain those goals now.” CMU finds out today where it will be competing April 2 for the NCAA Regional Championships.

Above: Sophomore all-arounder Britney Taylor performs a balance beam routine Saturday at McGuirk Arena. Taylor earned third place on the beam with a score of 9.800. Left: Former assistant coach Nancy Reighard preps the girls for their floor routines Saturday afternoon during the Mid-American Conference Championships. photos by paige calamari/ staff photographer

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EDITORIAL | U.S. involvement with action in Libya rational

A justified move

Maria Amante Senior Reporter

When surrounded by wisdom, why not take it in? Teacher’s pet. Brown nose. Suck-up. I’ve been called them all. I own the labels. I’m not ashamed to admit I was probably overly friendly with teachers in high school and am with professors now. What surprises me is that most of you are not. While my Facebook and Twitter profiles proudly advertise I’m a know-it-all, I readily admit it’s my attitude more than an actual state of mind; hence my career in journalism and vast intellectual curiosity. I happily and readily solicit advice from anyone willing to give it to me. My conversations with professors on campus have been among the most meaningful in my life. Whether seeking personal or professional advice, I am captivated by what my mentors have to say. The classroom learning is meaningful as well, but it’s the relationships I’ve forged with these people that I will most take from my college experience. Ten years down the line, I know I can count on a letter of recommendation, a networking connection or even further direction in my career — and a “Tuesdays with Morrie”-esque book 20 years from now. Perhaps these personal bonds with instructors make me a teacher’s pet. But honestly, I’m the one getting the benefits out of these relationships. They have had such an impact on me, but what do I bring to the table? Certainly I’m not as dazzling as I’d like to think I am. So I put the question to the test, asking my mentors why the heck they tolerate me, and more to the point: What do they get out of student relationships? One told me conversations with students give an interesting reflection of his own passions. Moreover, students offer interesting, fresh perspectives on topics of discussions. Another said he considered advising and encouraging students to be part of his job, encouraging students to their highest levels of achievement. And aside from his family, he said, student relationships were some of the most satisfying and meaningful of his life. We are surrounded by men and women who are educated and have experience — a wealth of knowledge that we should certainly use to our advantage. It bewilders me when I hear professors say no one comes to their office hours. I’m a suck-up, but I am not disingenuous. I am genuinely fascinated by my instructors’ wisdom and want to get the most out of my time on campus. The best way to do that doesn’t necessarily happen inside the classroom. It happens when you get to know these instructors who have so much to offer us as students.

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s U.S. military forces secure the United Nations-imposed no-fly zone over Libya, it is clear this is not the U.S. going to war with another Middle Eastern country. Operation Odyssey Dawn, the U.S.’s participation in the enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolution 1973, is dissimilar in motivations, methods and attitudes than the country’s military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The operation has up to now consisted of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles at and dropping bombs on Libyan air defense forces, along with forces from Canada, France and the United Kingdom, to enforce a no-fly zone in the country preventing the Libyan military from carrying out air strikes against civilians and rebel forces. This is not being done to protect American interests or expand American influence. The U.S. is simply, at this point, carrying out the U.N. resolution, which is a humanitarian one meant to prevent civilian deaths in Libya. As part of the reason for the nofly zone, the security council said in the resolution they are “condemning the gross and systematic violation of human rights, including arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, torture and summary executions.” In his speech on the subject Friday, President Barack Obama stressed that this is not an act of war, framing the nature of the

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Rebel fighters pause in Uqayla, Libya, before continuing to the front on Saturday.

U.S.’s involvement in Libya with concrete statements such as “We will not be deploying ground troops,” and “The change in the region cannot be imposed by the United States.” These actions are measured and restrained. The acting nations are doing only what they must to protect the citizens of Libya from Colonel Moamar Gadhafi, the country’s controversial leader. Compared to Iraq and Afghanistan, which the U.S. took action against for more or less national interests, its actions in Libya slightly go against national inter-

ests. In recent years relations between the two nations have come very close to amicable, with the U.S. taking sanctions and terrorist designations off Libya. Part of the reason for that is the U.S.’s alliance with Israel, a country Gadhafi never made an attack against. The U.S. putting aside its own interests and acting in cooperation with the U.N. in the interest of humanitarianism and saving civilian lives is the most positive and rational American military action taken in years and, at least until the situation escalates or changes, should be supported.

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[YOUR VOICE] Comments in response to EDITORIAL: Protests a sign the governor, legislature overstepped democratic boundaries with new law Ron04 - March 18 I’ll wade in here and echo the last 3 comments prior — Snyder won with nearly 70% of the vote. That’s pretty recall-proof in my book. He’s doing exactly what we elected him to do — fix the parts of government that are broken. 95% of cities, villages and townships will never be affected by this law, and for the ones where those triggers are in place, they should WELCOME the oversight — not fight it. In light of recent events in Allen Park, and the ongoing challenges of the Detroit public schools and the cities of Pontiac, Ecorse, Flint, Highland Park and Royal Oak Township, those politicians obviously lack the skills or resources to get a handle on the problem. What our governor is doing, in a much more civilized manner than in Wisconsin, is ensuring that the 86.5% of citizens who DON’T belong to a union are equally treated and represented. I’m NOT anti-union, particularly for public safety. I’m anti-stupid. In the Wisconsin teachers retirement example, the teachers put in $1 towards their retirement and the state put in $57. That’s just criminal. In the private sector you’re fortunate to get dollar for dollar matching. So knock off the chicken little sky Central Michigan Life is under the jurisdiction of the independent Student Media Board of Directors. Articles and opinions do not necessarily reflect the position or opinions of CMU or its employees. Central Michigan Life is a member of the Michigan Press Association, the Michigan Collegiate Press Association,

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is falling woe is me. The only reason the unions are worried is because the public is beginning to pay attention to the sweetheart back room secret deals, where the public employees are supervised in their daily tasks by other public employees who also acted as “management” to negotiate the contract in the first place, and no one has any vested interest in any of it because the taxpayer ( that’s YOU ! ) is footing the bill. That’s a lot different than a private for profit company with an owner/board of directors/shareholders watching the bottom line. Let’s see where we are two years from now. I’m willing to bet the sky will not have fallen, and we’ll be a lot better off in the jobs department. Joe - March 18 Too bad that nobody has protested PA72 of 1990, signed into law by then democrat party governor Jimmy Blanchard and was until now the law of the land regarding emergency financial managers. Same basic principles and none of the hysteria from the radical left and unions. When the unions refuse to renegotiate their sweetheart deals and outrageous benefits, even in the face of looming bankruptcy of the local government or school district, then by all means should their contracts be voided. Emergency financial managers are there as a last resort before bankruptcy, and a bankruptcy judge would have precisely the same the Associated Collegiate Press, and the College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers Association. Central Michigan Life’s operations are totally funded from revenues through advertising sales. Editions are distributed free throughout the campus and community. Individuals are entitled to one copy. Each copy has an

powers. Regardless of the misinformed propaganda of Rachel Maddow and others, this is not an overnight deal. It takes years for the steps and safeguards to be followed. Just ask Benton Harbor, Ecorse, Pontiac, and the Detroit Public School System. Michmediaperson - March 18 When you consider there are millions of voters in Michigan.....and a mere 5,000 showed up....shows the vast majority agree with Governor Snyder and the Republicans. After all, they won the election in big numbers last fall. Of these 5,000 people are union people who can take a day off whenever they want to. Simply call in sick and head to Lansing. We saw this in Wisconsin with healthy union school teachers who called in sick. Try doing this if you work in the private sector and you will get fired! 5,000? What’s that 1 percent of the Michigan population? I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it if I were Rick Snyder. Some of these 5,000 probably don’t work and live off the public welfare. Some are professional activists who are still stuck in the 1960’s! Congratulations to Governor Snyder and the GOP for the great job they’re doing trying to turn this state around after 8 disastrous years of Jennifer Granholm and her union buddies.

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In a world that is becoming more digital by the millisecond, common communication etiquette is changing. When I was a kid in the 1990s, cell phones were not commonplace. They weren’t found in everyone’s pockets, purses, holsters and hands. Back then, we had car phones — large, black, atrocious-looking things that were bolted to the floor of the car. The etiquette for how we as people communicate has completely transformed since I was a kid. Back then, if I wanted to get a hold of someone, I’d have to call a landline from a landline. And there were restrictions. Even though cordless phones were around, people still could not leave the confines of their houses or backyards at best. People were not walking down the streets talking on the phone. When people left the house they were almost unreachable. I miss those days. I miss when it was rude to call someone past 10 p.m. or before 9 a.m. I miss the days when I could leave my house and not be reached by anyone. I know you’re probably thinking, “Just leave your phone at home, dude.” And I agree, I should. But therein lies the problem. As much as I want to disconnect and just go for a walk or to the store without being able to be contacted, I don’t do that. Because what if something happened? I have this incessant need to know what is happening every minute of every day. That’s why it’s hard to pry myself away from Facebook, Twitter, et cetera, because there is an infinite amount of information at my fingertips. The advent of cell phones (and now smartphones), has only made this need worse. I am not even interested in obtaining meaningful information most of the time. Usually I get bored for a few moments (something that rarely happened when I was a kid) and I text someone, “What’s up?” The ability to contact someone on a whim from anywhere is one of the best and worst things about smartphones. When I think about it, it overwhelms me: There are more than 200 people in my phone that can text me at any moment. Disconnecting is much harder than it used to be. Most people, myself included, have no problem with calling or sending a text message at 12 or 1 a.m. This would have been unheard of 15 years ago, unless there was an emergency. I suggest that we bring it back to 1998, when it was OK to unplug once in a while. And please, stop calling me after 10 p.m.

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Students perform classic opera ‘La Bohème’ By Michael L. Hoffman Student Life Editor and Deana Rhodes Staff Reporter

Maika Van Oosterhout said “La Bohème” is one of the hardest operas to perform. The opera by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica was performed three times over the weekend Music Building’s in the Staples Family Concert Hall. The cast and crew was composed entirely of CMU students and faculty. Van Oosterhout, a Harrison junior and vocalist in the chorus, said she was very impressed with everyone’s performance. “A lot of people didn’t think we could pull it off,” she said. “I think we surprised a lot of people.” Everyone from the cast and crew put in the work needed for a successful show, she said. Sterling Heights freshman and violinist Kelli Kulasa said a lot of preparation was demanded for such a challenging performance. Playing a two-and-a-half hour opera takes a lot of endurance mentally and physically, Kulasa said. She hopes to play music for many years to come. “I would love to have a side job in an orchestra,” she said. Grosse Ile senior Lara Semetko played the role of Musetta. She said she dreams of pursuing her passion of opera and performing by singing for a historical opera

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Rochester Hills senior Thomas Walkenhorst holds a glass of wine as he performs as Benoit, the landlord, during the first act of La Boheme Sunday afternoon at Staples Family Concert Hall.

“A lot of people didn’t think we could pull it off. I think we surprised a lot of people.” Maika Van Oosterhout, Harrison junior company. “Any opera that will have me, I’ll do it,” she said. Semetko said her inspiration comes from the music she sings. She said she likes moving people, and that every piece of music has the ability to touch and inspire. “It was a great show and everything went well,” she said. Van Oosterhout said performing “La Bohème” was an interesting experience because she was able to watch the show as an audience member during the

fourth act. “I got to see both points of view,” she said. “I think the audience received it really well. People were laughing in the right spots. People were crying in the right spots. It was really great.” She said if not for the dedication of those involved, it would not have been possible for the show to go as well as it did. “Everybody did a great job,” Van Oosterhout said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Board ends option to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries Law firm set to draft licensing, zoning plan By Jordan Spence Staff Reporter

The option to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries in Union Township was taken off the table last week when the township board met for its regular meeting. The township will now have lawyers from the Hubbard Law Firm draft a plan to license and/ or zone dispensaries and caregivers of medical marijuana. “I recommend that you both license and zone,” Andria Ditschman, a lawyer with the Lansing firm, said at the meeting Wednesday. “Zoning tells you where you’re allowed; licensing tells you what you’re allowed.” Questions were raised from township residents about the regulations of caregivers and how many patients they care for, and how it might intrude

on neighbors. Ditschman said traffic in neighborhoods where caregivers live has never before been a problem. Trustee Phil Squattrito said they’re not trying to regulate individual users, but he wanted to know if a caregiver has a certain number of plants and patients, which will be determined in the draft. “It would be a tier system for sure,” Ditschman said, “where people can do certain things with a permit.” A draft of the plan for dispensaries and caregivers will be ready for the township no later than April 13. Ditschman said the first draft isn’t always a winner and many times raises more questions. Other business Plans for a children’s handson museum and a new branch of Members First Credit Union have been approved by the township. The $3.6 million Children’s Discovery Museum has no

proposed time frame for construction date said Tim Bebee of Central Michigan Surveying and Development. The museum will be placed West of the Mount Pleasant Ice Arena on 5165 E. Remus Road. “We’re trying to set-up three different wetland areas,” Bebee said. “We’ll have a high ground to show the children different types of land and habitats.” Construction for the new branch of Members First Credit Union could begin as early as May said Eric Brubaker, the president and chief executive officer of the credit union. The proposed 4,000-squarefoot building will be built on Blue Grass Road in the same area as Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and Kohls. “We’re excited about the plan,” said Carrie Iafrate, vice president of Development. “We think this area will help better serve members. People can expect to know us before we open.” metro@cm-life.com

Panel helps ready students for culture shock in other countries About 100 attend Study Abroad discussion By Mike Nichols Senior Reporter

The Study Abroad Program at CMU is helping students prepare for their experience studying in another land. Students preparing to study abroad this summer attended a panel discussion on Friday afternoon in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. The mandatory event discussed the challenges facing students who study internationally and helped to orient them with the cultures they will be entering. Study Abroad Program Director Dianne De Salvo said about 100 students came to hear former study abroad students share their experiences and advice. De Salvo said a second meeting will address visas, health insurance, passports and other legal issues. Lansing graduate student Catherine Franklin took students through a slide show of common body gestures that

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can have different meanings in another culture She said the American “thumbs up” is considered vulgar in the Middle East, as is crossing your leg over your knee and exposing the sole of your shoe. “I actually had a professor whose daughter showed the taxi driver the bottom of her foot and he threw her out,” Franklin said. “These things aren’t to scare you, they’re just supposed to make you more aware.” The panel, consisting of students and advisers, discussed issues of politeness, meals, politics and religions students will encounter in the cultures they are going to become educated in. They asked that students treat people of other countries with respect, especially in the living conditions of home stays, families that host students. Study Abroad adviser Amber Schneider encouraged students to embrace the culture they enter with open minds. She spoke of the difficulties some have with leaving family and significant others and told a story of one parent who had

flown to the country and taken their child home just because they were lonely. Schneider asked that students focus on what they are getting out of the experience rather than some of the stressful situations they might encounter while being away from home. “Keep reminding yourself that this is only going to make you stronger even if there are some difficulties,” she said. “Don’t forget that we’re really just human beings in this world and try to appreciate the similarities.” Traverse City senior Heather Flowers told students the most important thing they can do is to try to experience everything they can and be adventurous as they travel outside the country. She mentioned her experience of eating grasshoppers in Mexico and said even if some cultural traditions feel uncomfortable, just to go with it. “Where else am I going to go to do that?” Flowers said. “It’s not like I can just walk downtown in Mount Pleasant and eat grasshoppers.” studentlife@cm-life.com

International student panelists offer advice, experiences By Riley Nisbet Staff Reporter

Tolga Kaya said the hardest part about moving to the U.S. was getting used to American food. After a few laughs from the audience, the School of Engineering and Technology instructor elaborated on how food reminds international students and faculty of home. Kaya was a speaker at “Challenges of Being an International Student,” a panel discussion held Friday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. He said different foods can take away that “close to home” feeling. “I don’t eat pork,” Kaya said. “It’s not my religion. I just don’t eat it.” About 30 domestic and international students attended to discuss the positives and negatives of studying in the U.S. The discussion was led by four panelists who brought stories about their transition to a new lifestyle in the U.S. They started by sharing their experiences coming to the country and each gave personal advice to international students. The event was hosted by the Engineering Department, African Student Association, Office of International Affairs and the Student Government Association’s Diversity Committee. Kaya’s advice to international students was to maintain their own beliefs carried from their home countries, but to not isolate themselves from the new people around them. Graduate student Angel Erpula spoke about similar challenges faced by international students in the U.S. Erpula, who is from India, said she learned “a lot of the challenges were the same among people and a lot of situations fall into the same category.” Veronica Barone, a physics assistant professor from Argentina, told students “one of the most stressful parts of the transition is maintaining your immigration status.” She said it is important be-

cause immigrating to the U.S. is difficult these days. Barone related her experience witnessing the termination of one of her former colleagues for not renewing his papers. One student in attendance asked the panelists to describe their experiences with discrimination after coming to the U.S. Barone and her colleagues said they have not faced any

real kind of discrimination. They were surprised at how open Americans were to different people, she said. Nepal senior Pratik Chhetri said he was initially drawn to the event because he too is an international student. “I wanted to listen to what people had to say about their experiences,” he said. university@cm-life.com

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Gymnastics repeats as MAC champs By Nick Conklin Staff Reporter

Back-to-back champions. That’s the title the Central Michigan gymnastics team can tout around the Mid-American Conference and nation as it completed a rare repeat on Saturday at McGuirk Arena. Posting a season-high 195.600, the Chippewas made their mark on this season’s MAC tournament title, winning their 12th conference title, and claimed individual winners in the balance beam,

floor exercise, uneven bars and the allaround categories. Ousting league rival Kent State (195.050) by .055 points, the Chippewas would sweep all competitors to claim the title. Western Michigan (194.150), Ball State (193.175) and Bowling Green (192.900) would round out the top-five finishers on the day. Junior Kristin Teubner led CMU with three titles, winning the beam (9.990) and the all-around (39.325) outright. Teubner split the floor title (9.875) with senior

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Cheryl Conlin and Ball State’s Nicole Allen. Freshman Brittany Petzold won the bars with a 9.850 and finished third in the all-around. For head coach Jerry Reighard, the overall team victory on Saturday was a culmination of hard work. “I am just really pleased with the effort that my team put forth this entire year,” Reighard said. “No one knows what they

have gone through. We set some goals early in the season, and we’re starting to attain those goals now.” After starting the meet with a firstrotation bye, CMU posted a 48.850 on the vault. Senior Andrea de la Garza led the squad with a score of 9.800, good enough for sixth overall, while Teubner and Meaghan McWhorter posted matching 9.775’s. Nicole Allen (Ball State) and Christina Lenny (Kent State) tied for first in the event with a 9.900 score.

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No. 6 Bennett finishes eighth at 174 pounds By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

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Junior 285-pounder Jarod Trice lays on the mat after being defeated in the semifinals by American’s Ryan Flores Friday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Flores beat Trice by a 4-0 decision, sending Trice to two consolation matches, losing in wrestleback semifinals to Missouri’s Dominique Bradley 3-2 to be named the No. 4 wrestler nationally.

FALLING SHORT Tabbed a No. 2 seed, Trice takes fourth at NCAAs

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HILADELPHIA – Jarod Trice didn’t mince words outside the CMU locker room Saturday afternoon. “I came in thinking I should be able to win it,” Trice said. The 285 pounder from Highland Park entered the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships a No. 2 seed at heavyweight. If you asked him early last week, he would have told you he was going to be in the championship match Saturday night, front and center with a nationally-televised ESPN audience looking on. Instead, Trice’s final appearance at Wells Fargo Center came Saturday afternoon, when he stormed off the mat and into the tunnel following his second loss in under 24 hours. “Of course I’m not happy,” Trice said about placing fourth. Then he paused and looked up. “I believe I should have been in the finals. I think I’m the best wrestler in the country at heavyweight.”

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Junior 285-pounder Jarod Trice wrestles Indiana’s Ricardo Alcala on Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia. Trice beat Alcala 3-2 in the second tie-breaker.

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Trice’s run for a national title ended Friday evening, when he suffered a 4-0 decision loss to American’s third-seeded Ryan Flores. Looking to avenge a 3-1 loss to Flores earlier in the season, Trice spent most of the first period in a stalemate with his opponent. He chose to start the second on bottom, a move CMU head coach Tom Borrelli later regretted. “We probably made a strategic mistake as a coaching staff,” Borrelli said. “I feel bad because we probably shouldn’t have put Jarod down. If we don’t put him down and take neutral, it’s 1-0. … We thought he could get out. It just didn’t work out.” While the two ended the second scoreless, Flores began building

the foundation for his attack, accumulating more than two minutes of riding time. He chose bottom to start the third and, before Trice could shave a minute off the clock, Flores recorded an escape. Minutes later, he notched a takedown and sent CMU’s last remaining contender into the consolation bracket. “I put myself in that situation and I wasn’t able to get from bottom,” Trice said. “I should have got out … or maybe I should have stayed on my feet in the second period.” While Trice refused to place any blame on the coaching staff for strategy, he questioned the tournament’s officiating.

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PHILADELPHIA — Scotti Sentes doesn’t care about rankings. Despite a 30-6 overall record this season, the junior 133-pounder began the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships Thursday as the No. 11 seed in his weight class. While his record looked impressive, he was 2-5 against Top 20 opponents during the regular season – hardly attractive to a tournament selection committee. Sentes “Being from file a (Mid-American Conference) school, Class: Junior it’s hard to Weight: 133 come in with pounds a higher rankHometown: ing,” Sentes Fort Myers, Fla. said Saturday Overall record: afternoon out86-25 side the CMU Two-time locker room All-American at Wells Fargo Center. “You got to do really well at the beginning of the year. You can only go down because everyone else you wrestle is low.” Sentes was able to prove his worth over the weekend, placing fourth at the NCAA tournament with a 5-2 record. He opened the tournament with a 7-0 decision win over West Virginia’s Nathan Pennesi, dominating early and accumulating more than five minutes of riding time. In the second round, he knocked off No. 6 Tony Ramos (Iowa) 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Sentes was on his way to pulling off an upset over No. 3 Andrew Long in the quarterfinals, taking a 2-0 lead and controlling the riding time, but he got too high and was suffered a pinfall loss. Facing elimination, he responded with a pinfall victory Friday against No. 10 Rollie Peterkin, of Pennsylvania. “I’m definitely surprised,” Sentes said of his upsets. “That’s what this tournament is. It’s a bunch of upsets – to see who’s better in that match and who comes out on top.” After pulling off wins against Bernard Futrell (Illinois) and No. 4 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin), both of which beat him during the regular season, Sentes met Long again in the third-

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Junior 133-pounder Scotti Sentes wrestles Iowa’s Tony Ramos on Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Sentes won by a 2-0 decision.

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Trice wrestles Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nathan Fernandez in the quarterfinals match Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia, Trice beat Fernandez by a 3-2 decision to advance to the semifinals, where he lost to Americanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ryan Flores.

During his run to the semifinals, Trice wrestled a pair of lengthy, overtime matches against unranked opponents. He beat Virginia Military Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joshua Wine 3-1 in overtime in the first round, with it taking a pair of overtimes and tiebreakers to finish off Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ricardo Alcala in the quarterfinals. He faced off against Alcala again in the consolation semifinals, again needing a pair of overtimes and tiebreakers to shake him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in better shape than all of these guys,â&#x20AC;? Trice said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can see it in all my matches â&#x20AC;&#x201D; these guys are tired and are trying to steal matches from me. At the end of each period, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re running off the mat, backing up,

backing up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These referees got to learn to make calls at heavyweight. You can make it at any other weight class. You give the guy a warning, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing the same (stuff ) from start to finish.â&#x20AC;? His run came to an end in the third-place match when he was unable to score a takedown. Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dominique Bradley scored a takedown in the first period to take a 2-0 lead and added an escape in the second to hold off Trice 3-2, who only scored on a pair of escapes. He tried to make a late flurry, but time expired before he could get Bradley off his feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We finish that takedown and he wins the match,â&#x20AC;? Borrelli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just missed his foot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I liked the way Jarod wrestled this weekend because he was the aggressor in almost every one of his matches.

When he was behind, he went for the win every time, and it just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out for him. Sometimes youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to fail, and sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to work out for you. You just have to the risk.â&#x20AC;?

Looking ahead With the collegiate season over, Trice, a junior, will turn his attention to working on his Greco-Roman and freestyle in an attempt to compete at the 2012 Olympic games in London. Before then, he will have to make a decision to compete at the 2011 University World Championships and U.S. Open Wrestling Championships. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no such thing as an offseason,â&#x20AC;? Trice said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrestlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lifestyle. â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking at this as a minor speed bump. I just got to bounce back.â&#x20AC;? sports@cm-life.com

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise that the Central Michigan wrestling team finished the season the same way it started, and held consistent through the entire year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; carried by a three-man machine. Scotti Sentes, Ben Bennett and Jarod Trice brought the majority of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience into the season, and their records show that. The trio combined for a 94-21 record, including 14-1 in conference matches. With the exception of the injury-plagued senior Mike Miller, the trio was the only group remaining from the 2010starting lineup. They were the only healthy wresters that had received All-American status, or that even experienced the big stage for that matter. At the conclusion of the MidAmerican Conference Championships, those same three Chippewas held individual titles and qualified for returns to the NCAA tournament. Sophomore Donnie Corby picked up an at-large bid into the tournament, despite a runner-up finish at the MAC Championships, but his lack of experience caught up with him. Sentes and Trice both finished fourth in their respective weight classes, and Bennett locked up the eighth-place spot at 174-pounds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; each securing their second All-American status. CMU as a team tied for 13th at the tournament with 39 points. With only four qualifiers, the Chippewas tied Stanford for the most All-Americans (three) with the fewest qualifiers (four).

Justin Hicks Staff Reporter The future Now, there is two ways to look at the program following the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end. From one angle, you can look back to the 2010 season and compare. From one season to the next, CMU sent seven less NCAA qualifiers into the final tournament, and finished 8-8 in dual meets after a nearly perfect 17-2 finish in 2010. A team that dominated in all areas was followed by a team that relied on six or seven swing matches each dual-meet to pick up a win. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be easy to see the decline from last season to the current one, but could you ask for a better rebuilding year? Despite sending seven less wrestlers to the tournament, CMU matched its number of All-American finishes, including two repeat winners. The good news: the team is only losing two senior wrestlers, who both split time as the 157-pound starter. Miller had a strong career at CMU, finishing a two-time AllAmerican with a career 64-26 record, including a perfect 8-0 in the MAC. Ryan Cubberly will leave the program with a

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being from a MAC school, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to come in with a higher rankingâ&#x20AC;?

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place match. And while it started out similarly, Sentes took a 5-2 lead midway through the second period, Long found himself and scored a pair of takedowns to secure the win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just came out on top those two times,â&#x20AC;? Sentes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve beaten him, I felt like I shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve beaten him, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excited about it, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wrestle again.â&#x20AC;?

career 41-23 record. Sentes, Bennett and Trice will all return next season to pick up where they left off, so long as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t chose to take Olympic-redshirts. Corby showed improvements this season, finishing the dual-meet season winning four out of his last five, and qualifying for his first NCAA Tournament. Sophomore Christian Cullinan solidified a starting spot, after coming in as one of three 125-pounders. Junior Chad Friend and redshirt freshman Craig Kelliher made a ladeseason weight class switch, which showed to be helpful for both of them. Redshirt freshman Scott Mattingly showed potential as the season came to an end, recording a 3-2 decision over Kent State, which would end up being key to CMU grabbing a share of the MAC season title. Moving into the tournament, he came up short, finishing second at 141-pounds. Head coach Tom Borrelli has built up an impressive resume, coaching a Division I eighth-best 35 All-Americans in his 20 years at CMU. The last time Borrelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team finished with single-digit wins (9-4-1 in 2000), they bounced back and finished 14-5-1 the following season. After winning its 10th straight conference championship, the future looks bright for the CMU wrestling program.

Scotti Sentes, junior 133 pounder Thursday by a combined score of 24-2, but fizzled out as the tournament went on. Bennett, claiming AllAmerican honors for the second consecutive season, shut out Rutgersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alex Caruso with an 8-0 major decision and had no problem against Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Curran Jacobs, winning 16-2, but fell quickly to eighth place at the end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not where I wanted to finish,â&#x20AC;? Bennett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously my goal coming in here was to win and I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to accomplish that.â&#x20AC;? But technique issues began

to show in the quarterfinal round, where he suffered a 7-3 defeat to No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell). In his consolation fourth round match, Bennett was able to beat No. 12 Mike Benefiel (Oklahoma State) before losing in the consolation quarterfinals (via pinfall) and seventh-place match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ben has some things he has to work on technically,â&#x20AC;? said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those things were exposed. sports@cm-life.com

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The Butler did it ... again T

he Butler Bulldogs are just that — bulldogs. They are not overly big, but they intimidate. They are not very mean, but they give you that look. Just one year removed from a Final Four appearance, Butler has me sitting at my desk again saying, “Why do you keep ruining my bracket?” Why did I pick against Butler? Oh yeah, it’s because they had a round of 32 matchup against the Pittsburgh Panthers — the best team in the best conference in the entire country. No matter what happens in its next game, Butler will once again be remembered as the giant slayer. They came in as an eighth seed, but don’t tell them that. The Bulldogs are in the Sweet

John Evans Senior Reporter 16 again and have a legitimate chance at making another run. The Final Four is not in their hometown this year, but let’s get real and say that had nothing to do with them making the finals last year. This team is just good. Shelvin Mack and Matt Howard are no joke. Both are potential NBA players who learned last year that in March anything can happen. Why was this team so overlooked? Why did I hear nothing about the Bulldogs entering the

tournament? They love it. They are Bulldogs. Flying under the radar is part of their mystique. Kind of cute, but will bite you right back. Just ask former Auburn wide receiver Robert Baker who was almost bit by Uga, the Georgia Bulldog mascot, after he scored a touchdown in 1996. Now, the calls that were made at the end of the Butler win over Pittsburgh were controversial. But either way I look at it, Butler ends up winning. They won that game. They love to shoot 3-pointers and they love to harass you on defense. Most of all, they love to ruin brackets. They love being the underdog. Butler took out Old Dominion on the first day with a buzzer-beating layup from Matt Howard. Butler beat

Pittsburgh in the round of 32 on a Howard free throw with barely any time left. Butler has regained its name of drama kings in the tournament. They don’t call it March Madness just because it sounds cool. You just have to give Butler some credit. Last year they were a No. 5 seed and they were the Cinderella team everyone loved. This year, the Bulldogs are a No. 8 seed and things seem eerily similar. The Bulldogs are on their way to New Orleans for another Sweet 16. Just two wins away from back-to-back Final Fours. With the dagger in Washington D.C. Get a clue. Butler did it ... again. sports@cm-life.com

Kent State advances to NIT quarterfinals; Buffalo still alive in CIT NIT second round: Kent State 72, Fairfield 68 The Kent State men’s basketball team is heading to the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament after it beat Fairfield 72-68 Sunday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. The Golden Flashes (25-11) were up 66-58 with 4:19 remaining, but the Stags failed to quit. Sophomore guard Derek Needham converted on a layup with 18 seconds remaining to close the gap to within

two. But the comeback was stopped short as junior guard Carlton Guyton converted both free throws to push it to a two-possession game with 11 seconds remaining. Two 3-point attempts fell short for the Stags (25-8), ending their season in the second round of the NIT. Needham led the way for Fairfield, scoring 20 points on 8-19 shooting. He converted on four 3-pointers, but attempted a game-high 13. Junior forward Ryan Olan-

der scored 15 points, shooting 6-10 from the field. The Golden Flashes will play play top-seeded Colorado on Tuesday. Buffalo advances in CIT On Saturday, the Buffalo men’s basketball team went into the University Arena in Kalamazoo with a chance to earn a spot in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament quarterfinals. It was a defensive battle, but the Bulls found a way to squeak out a one-point victory, 49-48, over the Broncos in

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a game that had both teams reaching their season-low in points. UB (20-13) was led by senior guard Byron Mulkey, who scored a team-high 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting. He was the only player to score in double-figures for Buffalo. The CIT quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against Iona. —Staff Reporter John Manzo contributed to this report. sports@cm-life.com

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Duke defeats Michigan Jonker pleased with seniors’ Sunday to reach Sweet 16 performance during Classic Softball

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michigan guard Darius Morris’ attempt at a tying shot caromed off the back rim with one second remaining Sunday afternoon, allowing No. 1 seed Duke to advance to the NCAA tournament’s West Regional semifinals with a 73-71 win at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Blue Devils led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored seven of his 15 points in the final 3:09 to rally the Wolverines. A Hardaway 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining cut the deficit to 70-69, but Duke freshman guard Kyrie Irving made a 6-foot bank shot against a 1-3-1 zone with 31 seconds left. Morris drove the lane for a layup with 10 seconds remaining, and Michigan immediately fouled Duke guard Nolan Smith. He made the first of two free throws with 8.6 seconds left, and Morris made a mad rush down the court for an attempt at the tying basket. His final shot caromed off the rim, leaving Duke to celebrate coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 900th career win. Krzyzewski needs three more wins to break Bob Knight’s Division I record. Smith scored 24 points and Kyle Singler added 13 points and eight rebounds to lift Duke (32-4) into the West Regional semifinals. The Blue Devils will play the winner of Sunday’s game between No. 4 seed Texas and No. 5 seed Arizona at a time to be announced Thursday in Anaheim, Calif. Disciplined, well-drilled Michigan (21-14) didn’t give up and made a furious run at the Blue Devils. Tim Hardaway Jr. made a driving layup, a jumper from the free throw line and a

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Michigan guard/forward Zack Novak reacts at the end of second half at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday. The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 73-71.

3-pointer within 1:42 to pull the Wolverines within 70-69 with 1:27 remaining. Both teams started sloppily, as Duke committed five turnovers in the first seven minutes and missed an opportunity to run out to a large early lead. The Blue Devils primarily used a small lineup with three guards on the floor and Singler playing power forward to match up with a Michigan team that spreads out opponents in order to open up 3-point shooters. That defensive strategy worked well early, and a Singler 3-pointer gave the Blue Devils a 13-6 advantage with 12:22

remaining in the first half. But suddenly Michigan found its rhythm on offense, driving the lane to collapse Duke’s defense and then passing out to open 3-point shooters. During a period of 5:44, the Wolverines hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points to tie the score at 26-26. But Irving made his presence felt by making five of six free throws in the final 5:16 of the half, sending the Blue Devils to the intermission with a 37-33 advantage. For a team that had won each of its last four games by margins of 14 points or more, it was an unusually close halftime score.

Two strong pitching performances allowed Central Michigan softball to go 2-2 in the Hoosier Classic over the weekend in Bloomington, Ind. Senior Kari Seddon (4-4) pitched her fifth complete game Friday, earning a 5-1 win against Loyola. Fellow senior Amanda Patrick stepped up with a home run to help the Chippewa scoring. “(Seddon) is a great competitor,” said CMU coach Margo Jonker. “She is a great person, we’re fortunate to have her in the program. She always gives her best.” Those aren’t the only two seniors that Jonker has been pleased with this season. “Amanda Klosterman has stepped up her game tremendously,” Jonker said before the Hoosier Classic. “I’m so proud of her and how her game has matured and how she has matured since last year.” CMU lost the second game Friday to Indiana 1-0. Hoosiers senior lefthanded pitcher Morgan Melloh threw a completegame shut out. “The pitching was faster than we’ve seen,” Jonker said following the game. “A lefty pitching with more speed, and more movement.” The Chippewas bounced back Saturday, beating Wright State 5-2 with the help of another Patrick home run. The two-run shot was capped off a five-run in the last

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aihla Szunko only needed two rebounds and she grabbed 11. It was her final game as a Chippewa and she went out in a way no other player in Mid-American Conference has before. During CMU’s 72-59 loss at Illinois State in the first round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament, the senior forward became the first player in conference history to have 1,000 rebounds, 1,000 points and 200 steals in a career. What impresses me is that only two other active players have accomplished this feat: Maya Moore from Connecticut and Victoria Dunlap from Texas. Szunko would have loved

to win some more games, but when she looks back she will realize there were no regrets and that she had an illustrious career. The loss to the Redbirds last Thursday ended the careers of Szunko, Shonda Long, Laura Baker and Camille Ramsey. Both Szunko and Long finish their careers in the top 10 in program history for scoring, and Long holds the record for most three pointers made in a career in CMU history. These seniors will be missed, but not forgotten. They are all part of some of the biggest single-season turnarounds in conference history during their respective careers. But the loss of these seniors dawns a new era of women’s college basketball for the Central Michigan Chippewas. With a nationally-recognized top 50 recruiting class coming in next season, the

John Evans Senior Reporter future is more than bright. Freshmen Taylor Johnson and Niki DiGuilio, MAC Freshman of the Year and Sixth Player of the Year, respectively, were two of the best in the league and will have this team rolling on all cylinders next season. Sophomore Brandie Baker should be completely healthy next season after tearing her ACL in 2009. She missed an entire season and took a medical redshirt after being named MAC Freshman of the Year in 2008. Sophomore Jalisa Olive is a fast and exciting player that can really pour in points when she is feeling it. The Chippewas will return

three starters next year, including junior Skylar Miller, who started in every game this season. This team is going to be good — I mean, possibly top 25 ranked good. This program has improved every season under head coach Sue Guevara. She is the type of determined, persistent and emotional coach that every player desires at some point in their athletic career. There will, and should, be a buzz around campus about this team in the coming years. For the seniors, it has been a privilege. They have left a legacy that not many senior classes have been able to. They helped CMU reach just its third postseason in program history, and the first since 1984. Watch out for the CMU women’s basketball team in 2012. sports@cm-life.com

three innings of the game to come back and win. Wright State still out-hit CMU 5-3 on the day. The C h i p p e w a s Margo Jonker took advantage of 12 walks and made two of their hits score four runs. “The pitching was slow — we had to wait for it,” Jonker said. “They walked a lot of people, and we left a lot of people on base.” Freshman Chelsea Sundberg (4-1) struck out four Wright State batters and gave up five hits. Sundberg is third on the team in strikeouts (32), innings pitched (32.1) and fourth with opponent batting average at .246. CMU (13-9) lost the second game to Michigan State 3-0 after a pair of Spartan solo homers. Rain washed away Sunday’s scheduled game to finish CMU’s tournament play against Indiana. The Chippewas will change their focus to playing a double-

header Tuesday against Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-6-1) in Fort Wayne, Ind. “We would’ve liked to play Indiana twice,” Jonker said. “Would have been able to get more at-bats and been more ready for conference play.” The Sunday matchup would have pitted a rematch of the 1-0 pitchers’ duel between Melloh and Dornbos from Friday that Jonker wanted. “Looking forward to facing her again,” Jonker said after Friday’s game. The Mastodons will likely pitch Courtney Cronin (7-5) and Rachel Staschuk (2-1) Tuesday. Both pitchers boast an earned run average under three runs per game. The Chippewas' top two pitchers have been Seddon and sophomore Dornbos (4-4), who both have sub-two ERAs. Sundberg could also see time in the circle with her 3.03 ERA and 4-1 record. “It’s another opportunity to sharpen our skills before conference play,” Jonker said. sports@cm-life.com

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CMU then moved to the bars, where it posted a 48.975 overall score to take a .535 point lead on KSU. Four Chippewas earned top finishes, as Petzold took first, freshman Alyssa Wilson and de la Garza tied for second with a 9.800. Teubner finished at No. 6 with a 9.775. For Petzold, the key to the bars event and the meet in general came down to a simple formula for scoring points. “I think we hit everything and did everything that we did in practice and nailed it,” Petzold said. The third rotation of the day was the balance beam, where CMU posted a season-high mark of 49.025. Behind Teubner’s career-high 9.900 score, she paced a beam lineup that had three of her fellow gymnasts place in the top three (de La Garza, Conlin and Taylor). Second place went to de la Garza (9.825), while Taylor and Conlin tied for third with a 9.800. Despite counting a fall by freshman Emily Heinz, Taylor was able to post a score that kept them in the running event. Eventually proving to be a crucial rotation for the squad, the aspect of blocking out the fall was one that Reighard said is difficult to accomplish. “She (Taylor) just didn’t do it, she did it with style, she did a great routine for us with one of the hardest dismounts in the whole conference meet,” Reighard said. “And really got us got off thinking about the fall and back on thinking about what we needed to do.” Teubner, who followed shortly after the fall, said that one of the hardest things to do in gymnastics is regain your mental focus after a fall. She said her teammates did a great job of blocking out that pressure. “The pressure is immense, you see that fall and you know you have to hit now,” Teubner said. “You just really have to take some deep breaths and calm yourself and really remember it’s just one routine you have been doing all year long.”

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Head coach Jerry Reighard congratulates senior all-around Andrea de la Garza, after her uneven bars performance during Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Arena. De la Garza took second place on the uneven bars with a score of 9.800.

Because of Taylor’s 9.800 and subsequent following scores, the Chippewas were able to jump to nearly a full point lead going into the final rotation. In a tie for first place, Conlin and Teubner posted matching 9.825 scores to share the title. The team would go on to finish the event with a 49.050. Petzold would finish at No. 6 overall with a final score of 9.825. Teubner’s total of 39.325 also claimed the all-around MAC championship, as the junior scored a season high in the meet. The Chippewas now move their record to 23-1 this season and await their assignment for the NCAA Regional Championships, scheduled for April 2. CMU will find out on Monday where it will be competing. Reighard is excited about the next few days and upcoming post season, but said that his junior gymnast hit it right on the nose when she said that there are still some areas the team needs to clean up before regionals. “As Kristin said, we’re not done growing,” Reighard said. “We have two weeks to get better than we were today, and I think that with this group it’ll actually happen.”

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Freshman all-around Brittany Petzold performs on the balance beam during the MAC Championships Saturday afternoon. Petzold received a score of 9.700 on the beam and an all-around score of 39.125.

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She's always the first to enter the practice gym and the last one to leave. CMU gymnastics coach Jerry Reighard raves about junior gymnast Kristin Teubner. That dedication to improvement is what Reighard said was the catalyst behind Teubner’s three Mid-American Conference Championship titles Saturday at the conference tournament. “She has really put her nose to the grindstone," Reighard said. "She has really spent the extra time and extra effort (in the gym)." Teubner picked up wins in the beam (9.990) and the allaround (39.325) outright Saturday, and split the floor title (9.875) with senior Cheryl Conlin and Ball State's Nicole Allen. Teubner was also honored as MAC Co-Gymnast of the Year with Kent State’s Christina Lenny. For Teubner, it was a constant battle all year to keep her score averages high, and it eventually paid off for her this weekend. “I tried really hard all year to keep those scores up, and when I got a couple MAC gymnasts of the week (honors) I was hoping that I could get the gymnast of the year,” Teubner said. Averaging scores of 9.72 or higher in the vault (9.723), beam (9.727) and floor exercise (9.777) throughout the season, Teubner scored above average in all of those events Saturday with a 9.75 or higher. She also marked a seasonhigh on the beam, posting a 9.900 score. Teubner also claimed the all-around victory in the meet, posting another season-high score of 39.325. Prior to Saturday’s competition, Teubner had averaged 38.825 in the category. “I can’t really say anything other than hard work and

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determination on her part,” Reighard said. “It's countless hours that most other athletes in this conference would not do.” Beginning her career in 2009, Teubner set to work establishing herself in the conference, winning the MAC Freshman of the Year award as well as a league title in the floor exercise (9.850). She also nabbed MAC Gymnast of the Week honors. In her sophomore season, Teubner was named to the academic All-MAC team and was honored as the conference specialist of the week (Feb. 9). As the league’s top scorer in the both vault (9.855) and floor (9.875), she finished the season having scored 9.700 or higher on 30 occasions and 9.800 or better 20 times. She has followed suit thus far in 2011, with two nominations as the MAC gymnast of the Week. But for the Denver, Colo., native, the personal and team achievements aren't over yet. She said that work needs to be done as the team moves into regional competition. “We had a little bit of mistakes on the floor and we couldn’t clean up some landings on vault,” Teubner said. “But from here it’s just the little things like we have been saying all year: hit the hands stands, hit the landings — all of those little things — and we’ll be in contention to go to nationals.”

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