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STATE BUDGET Gov. Snyder’s pension, K-12 education plans met with mixed reactions

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Temp. instructor shot, killed near home in N.C. Robert L. Barber called ‘great and knowledgeable’ By Maria Amante Senior Reporter

A man his students called a “great and knowledgeable” instructor was gunned down and killed late last week in North Carolina. On Friday morning, Robert L. Barber, a temporary, ProfEd

employee of the Doctorate of Health Administration Program, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel two miles from his home in Charlotte. He was 64. Steven Berkshire, director of health administration, said Barber taught at CMU for six years and was currently teaching a health care finance course online. “(He was) intimately involved with our program,” Berkshire said. “Several students are mortified he’s gone, and talking about how much he’s been

a help to them, not only to their degree but also their career.” Barber also worked as a director of financial services Robert L. Barber at Carolinas HealthCare System. Barber was married to Debbie Barber and had two adult stepsons, Eric and Brian. His family declined direct comment, but said Barber was an active man who had many

hobbies including Corvette racing, running, crossword puzzles and genealogy. A family member said he was a lifelong military man and educator, teaching at up to three or four schools at once while simultaneously working as a hospital administrator. Berkshire said Barber was walking home from a coffee shop in a “very safe” area. The Charlotte Observer reports Barber may have been shot during a robbery, but Charlotte officials have not confirmed or denied that claim.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said in a statement the shooting occurred at a local business 10:20 a.m. Friday. A police description lists the suspect as a tall and skinny black male, last seen running down a local Charlotte street. Berkshire said Barber was well-liked and respected personally and professionally. Barber was a retired Air Force colonel, Berkshire said. Barber was on campus in Mount Pleasant a couple times a year, Berkshire said, and he related well to his students.

“He’s definitely one of those professors who will take the extra time necessary when a student needs help,” Berkshire said. Denita Weddle, a doctor of health administration student, said each student’s background was irrelevant in Barber’s classroom and his only priority was developing health care professionals. She said the university has lost a great and knowledgeable instructor.

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UTF, CMU to vote on contract this Thursday By Mike Nichols Senior Reporter

Matt Sprague disagrees. “How difficult would if be for seven guys to move a rock and a body?” the Lapeer sophomore said. “I don’t even think Jesus was real.” The disciples’ martyrdom is proof that they told the truth, LaMew said. No one would endure torturous death for something they had faked, he said. “I don’t think I could go to my execution supporting a lie,” he said. “The most credible answer for what happened in the New Testament was that (Jesus) really rose from the

The term “temporary faculty” may not exist at CMU if the Union of Teaching Faculty agrees to new contract terms. UTF and CMU administrators expect to ratify a bargaining agreement on Thursday after months of discussions. UTF represents 340 adjunct faculty members. Jim Eikrem, assistant communication and dramatic arts professor and interim president of UTF, said the tentative agreement was reached April 18. If approved, the agreement will be good for four years. He thanked UTF members who participated in the negotiations on Wednesday during a rally to celebrate the development. “In a time when there is a lot of erosion of unions, this is a beacon of hope,” he said. “But we must still continue to support all the other unions in our state and country.” According to previously published reports, adjunct faculty will be referred to as “lecturers” and will be eligible for multi-year appointments following four years on campus and a performance review. Lecturers on campus for five or more years will see multi-year contracts as well. The resolution would give adjunct faculty more benefits and better pay. The annual increases are not as high as CMU’s average cost-of-living numbers when expressed as a percentage across the unit, according to a UTF Contract Summary document. But the increases correlate with inflation numbers and are competitive with wage increases won by similar bargaining-faculty groups in the U.S. Dan Kukuk, campaign coordinator for the American Federation of Teachers Michigan, said the agreement provides more job security and gives wage increases to UTF members. “It’s good to know that people supporting each other in Michigan can make

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Ghana senior Charlene Ofosu prays during a moment of silence during one of two Easter services on Sunday morning at His House Church, 211 W. Broomfield St.

Not any given Sunday More local residents than normal attend church on Easter; students go home By Mike Nichols Senior Reporters

For many in Mount Pleasant, Easter is one of the most important religious holidays of the year. Though for others, it’s just another day. On Sunday, local churches celebrated the anniversary of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Easter is one of the largest days of the year for church attendance, said Tom Dennis, Mount Pleasant Community Church congregational pastor. Regular attendance numbers are usually about 1,300, but on Easter, MPCC, located at 1400

W. Broomfield St., expected about 3,000. “The statistics tell us that visitors will decide in the first seven minutes whether or not they’re going to come back,” Dennis said. “That and Christ’s admonition to love each other make it very important for us.” MPCC Senior Pastor Brian LaMew preached of why Christians believe in the resurrection, saying it was a literal historic event rather than a myth. Quoting supportive scholars, lawyers and journalists, many of whom had originally been opponents of the idea, LaMew said the evidence points toward the story be-

Inside w Kids hunt for Easter eggs at scramble event Saturday, 3A ing real. “Every single one of us needs to investigate the evidence,” he said. “If you like Mythbusters, this is going to be good.” Theory by theory, LaMew explained to his congregation why he believes Jesus did rise again. The idea that the disciples stole the corpse, he said, is unrealistic because of the sealed stone and the guards.

Marveling marsupials Mount Pleasant woman owns, sells sugar gliders out of home By Michael L. Hoffman Student Life Editor

Walk into Lynn Martel’s house and you will likely be greeted by a 9-year-old rottweiler named Meg, but that is not her only pet. Martel of Mount Pleasant is also an owner of six cats and a bearded dragon, though the pets she is most

proud of are her 16 sugar gliders, which she breeds and sells from her 7540 E. Broadway St. home. Sugar gliders, small marsupials native to Australia, she said, are some of the best pets she has ever owned. “They are great pets,” she said. “They take work and dedication, but it is really rewarding.” Martel said she began breeding the animals about five years ago after seeing some at a convention. Since then she has become the leading breeder in midMichigan and founder of the Mid Michigan Glider Group.

The reason raising gliders takes dedication, she said, is because the animals are nocturnal, have a relatively specific diet and, like many other pets, require attention from their owners. She said she did not purchase any gliders until she did the research on what it takes to own one. One of her biggest motivations as a breeder is to educate potential owners. “(Martel) was so supportive and helpful,” said Tonna Kleinhans, a Lansing resident.

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Mount Pleasant resident Lynn Martel has been recognized as the leading breeder of sugar gliders in mid-Michigan. She started breeding after rescuing a glider from a pet store that provided a less-than-ideal environment for the animal. Now housing 16 different gliders in her home, Martel says it’s all about the passion that drives her business.

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EVENTS CALENDAR MONDAY w The Invisible Children Silent March will take place from 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. in the Charles V. Park Library main hallway. w Winona LaDuke will host a public presentation, “Deconstructing America - Identity, Empire and Naming - Re-Nativizing Michigan and Beyond,� from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Powers Hall Ballroom.

TUESDAY w An Honors Recital will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall. w A 2011 Spring Retirement Ceremony will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bovee University Center Rotunda. w A Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Staples Family Concert Hall.

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Some lab chimps left with shortened lives By Chris Adams MCT

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — They’ve been out of the lab for years, but for many chimpanzees at a federal primate facility here, the effects of long-ago medical experimentation can linger unil they die. Mercedes, for example, suffered a major loss of blood the day she died, a situation that probably was worsened by her chronic hepatitis, her death records say; she also had an enlarged adrenal cortex, “likely due to chronic stress.� For others, their years at the Alamogordo Primate Facility ended more disturbingly. Three died from electrocution, due to faulty wiring at the facility, and two others were the focus of an animal-cruelty case brought by the local prosecutor. The deaths at Alamogordo reflect an unfortunate reality of experimentation: In pursuit of cures for humans, some chimpanzees’ lives are cut short. In all, 70 chimpanzees have died at the facility over the past 10 years, many from heart failure, liver failure or multiple organ failure. While the num-

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a difference,� Kukuk said Wednesday. “We even had letters from Germany and Great Britain in support of us.� Holt junior Dylan Clauson said he and other students came out to support their teachers Wednesday for “Bridge to a Celebration Rally.�

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“I only knew him as an instructor, consummate professional and a scholar and he will be truly missed,� Weddle said. Barber’s funeral will take place Wednesday in Charlotte. Barber had also taught at the University of North Carolina Charlotte in the public health and sciences department, according to WSOC-TV in Charlotte.

ber is higher than the contractor that runs the facility had projected, it’s within the range that the National Institutes of Health had indicated was possible. The NIH has overseen the lab for 10 years, since the previous owner of the chimps ran into care problems; the NIH took custody of up to 288 chimps and gave Massachusetts-based Charles River Laboratories International Inc. a $42.8 million, 10-year contract to run the facility. McClatchy Newspapers reviewed the records of chimpanzees who lived and died at Alamogordo over the last 10 years. The records detail an animal’s entire history, from minor dental procedures to serious illnesses. They show a chimp’s final hours or days, and how the facility reacted. The records also reveal new information about the final hours of Rex, who was part of the focus of the animal-cruelty case. The chimps have lived hard lives, with years of being anesthetized, biopsied and infected in HIV and hepatitis experiments. Of the 70 who died, 14 of them were in their teens, even though chimps can live to their 30s or 40s.

He said he was proud of them and impressed with their accomplishment. “I’m really happy that all the work they’ve put in has had an impact,� Clauson said. “It sends a message to students that says, ‘If you guys find there’s something bad going on, you can do something about it.’ We did.� university@cm-life.com

Tom Masterson, associate dean of the Herbert H. And Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, was notified of the incident through an email. “It’s a tragedy,� said Masterson, who was unable to provide further details or comment. Berkshire said he and Barber attended high school in Albuquerque, N.M. together, but Barber was a year ahead of him and they were not acquainted at the time.

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Two students dressed as Easter bunnies, who wished to remain anonymous, walked down Main Street on Thursday night, knocking on doors and handing out candy. Earlier in the day, the pair had walked around campus, passing out more candy and Red Bull, even taking a quick pit stop to dance with a hip-hop class outside of Charles V. Park Library.

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dead.� Mount Pleasant resident and MPCC attendee Zach King said he loved the sermon. It was good to hear a pastor back up his beliefs with scholarly evidence rather than just preach opinion, he said. “I thought it was a good approach for Easter,� King said. “Especially for people who are searching for truth or new believers.� Other perspectives Not everyone celebrates the religious aspect of Easter, however. Farmington Hills sophomore Tim Justice Jr. said he has nothing against the holiday, just religious institutions that he feels prey on people’s fears. “We forge it so we can be comforted, like the idea of God as a loving father,� he said. “The evidence for Jesus is very limited.� At His House Christian Fellowship, 211 W. Broomfield St., Associate Minister Josh Chaffin also preached

on the historic basis for the resurrection. Chaffin said he wanted students to have great faith, but not blind faith. Proof of Jesus’ resurrection can be seen, he said, in the life of Paul who went from persecuting the church to preaching for it.

“A changed life is evidence of the resurrection,� Chaffin said. “The resurrection confirms our identity in Christ and our lives have purpose because God has called us to be a part of his kingdom.� studentlife@cm-life.com

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Some still wary of Snyder’s budget changes Retirees under age 67 pay under pension plan By Jordan Spence Staff Reporter

Some senior citizens will be spared now that Gov. Rick Snyder has revised his original $900-million pension tax proposal. The proposal cuts the original revenue generated from taxing pensions by two-thirds. The proposed revisions will take effect Jan. 1, 2012. Seniors under 67 will be taxed.

“He obviously has decided to change things because of resistance from representatives and senators,” said Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside Michigan Politics and former Griffin Endowed Chair. “They are wanting him to go easier on the ones that are most vulnerable in our society.” The changes will include a three-tiered system that will phase in those seniors that will be taxed. The plan states those born before 1946 would not have their pensions or social security taxed. Those born between Jan. 1, 1946, and Dec. 31, 1952, would receive a pension tax exemp-

tion of $20,000 for singles and $40,000 for joint filers. They would receive a similar exemption upon turning 67. Social Security would also be exempt. “People between the ages of 60 and 66 will have a little break,” Ballenger said. “People under the age of 60 will feel the brunt of it.” Seniors born after 1952 will find their pensions taxed at 4.35 percent. The rate will then lower to 4.25 percent on Jan. 1, 2013. “It’s making some folks happy,” Cotter said. “But it’s also A snyder | 6A

Mount Pleasant schools prepare for possible deficit By Theresa Clift Senior Reporter

Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget plan includes using the K-12 State School Fund to boost state universities and community colleges, putting Mount Pleasant Public Schools close to deficit. The plan would cut $470 state funding per pupil, but according to the House Fiscal Agency’s report, 171 public school districts

face cuts greater than $500 per pupil. On Thursday, the Michigan State Senate Appropriations K-12, School Aid and Education Subcommittee scaled back the cut to $170 per pupil. The Senate and House have yet to vote. The plan would also raise retirement and health care costs for school employees. The education cut, along with a $1 billion tax increase on senior citizen pensions, would help fund a tax break for businesses. “This tax cut is going to Michigan big business who pay little taxes as it is,” said Rick Trainor, president of the Mount Pleas-

Eager for Easter eggs More than 1,000 children scramble in holiday event

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Arieis Feldpausch, 4, of Mount Pleasant dances the “Hokey Pokey” during the Great Egg Scramble Saturday afternoon at Finch Fieldhouse. “My favorite song are sometimes Justin Bieber and the ‘Hokey Pokey,’” Arieis said.

tin Bieber. Arieis was wearing a shirt which read, “Future Mrs. Bieber.” Her dad, Mount Pleasant resident Matt Fuldpausch, said he did not think she was ready to date Justin Bieber quite yet. “She said, ‘I don’t want to date him, daddy, I just like his music,’” Matt Fuldpausch said. “You gotta watch out for those musician types.” Mount Pleasant resident Natalie Buck said she has brought her three boys, Koby, 7, Kyle, 4, and Kameron, 7, to the event for the past five years. “It’s fun to do,” Buck said. “My kids love it.”

Kyle said he was excited as he pulled out the bag of eggs he had captured in the frenzy and said he could not wait to eat them when he got home. His favorite part of the event was the inflatable play house. “I like to go on the jumpy slide,” he said. “It was funny when I jumped off and fell on my bottom.” Candy-stuffed, smiling children left the event around 3:30 p.m. Moody said she was pleased with how everything had gone. “When you see a kid smile, that makes it worthwhile,” Moody said.

Dozens of children reach for candy and eggs during the Mount Pleasant Parks and Recreation Great Egg Scramble Saturday at Finch Fieldhouse. Children had the opportunity to have their picture taken with “the Easter Bunny,” make Easter themed crafts and play games.

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Cotter faces criticism, works toward policy changes By Gabi Jaye Staff Reporter

State Rep. Kevin Cotter has recommended several state policy changes — some of which have already been implemented — since his election to the job last November . But the first four months of the term have not been free of criticism for Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, representing Isabella County and most of mid-Michigan in the state House. “Our district is very diverse,” said Cotter, who has lived in Mount Pleasant for 33 years. “There’s a great balance of an agricultural community and a city community.” Cotter is currently working within appropriations on four subcommittees. He serves on the community colleges subcommittee, and is vice chairman of both supplementals and higher education and is

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New RSO questions 9/11 attacks’ validity By David Oltean Staff Reporter

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They scurried. They sought. But most of all, they scrambled. More than 1,000 kids filled the Finch Fieldhouse balcony on Saturday afternoon in search for Easter eggs during the 27th annual Great Egg Scramble. Children ages 12 and under had the chance to scoop as much candy and Easter eggs as they could carry. “We call it ‘organized chaos,’” said Carol Moody, special events coordinator for Mount Pleasant. “They’re like little vacuum cleaners — once they start, they grab it all.” The fieldhouse balcony was set up as an Easter wonderland by volunteers. Children could play in inflatable playhouses, snack on free popcorn and Capri Suns and take a photo with the Easter Bunny. Moody said it cost the city about $5,000, but volunteers helped run the event. “I’m helping out with arts and crafts,” said Dearborn junior Paige Bruce. “I just like the excitement that kids have when they first come in and see what’s going on.” The main floor was roped off with multi-colored flags and children were divided by age into groups of four. When their group’s turn was called, they ran into the center and played parachute games before dancing to the “Hokey Pokey” and the “Chicken Dance.” “That’s the fastest I’ve ever seen a floor cleared in my life,” said CFX 95.3 emcee Rob Throop. Arieis Fuldpausch, 4, was excited to dance and said her favorite music was Jus-

ant Michigan Education Association. “Not to local businessmen.” The K-12 State School Fund has never been used to fund anything but K-12 education. Trainor said the State School Fund has about $600 million in it — enough to give every district a $260 per-pupil increase this year. “The real issue is that the money is there, the fund is from taxes earmarked for education,” Trainor said. “Now they want to transfer out that money and use it for things that it’s never been used for in the past.”

Inside w Cotter meets protesters before a meeting last week, 5A also judiciary chairman. He handles the budgets within each subcommittee. Lansing sophomore Virginia Bernero, president of College Democrats, said it is too early to tell how much of an impact Cotter has had while in office. “From what we can tell he hasn’t done much for constituents and the student population,” Bernero said. “A lot of us are unhappy with how the budget is being handled.” Cotter’s first bill, House Bill 4096, was introduced Jan. 21 and is intended to create an online database of government spending. The database would allow anyone to track Michigan’s budget in action. With the hopes of increasing tourism and allowing people

more time to hunt, Cotter introduced House Bill 4259 Feb. 15, which proposed the opening day of firearm hunting season should be moved to the Saturday closest to Nov. 15. “We have a very low or reduced rate of recruitment for hunters,” Cotter said. “For every 100 hunters we lose in the state, we bring back 26.” He said there is a 10-percent increase in hunter participation when opening day falls on a Saturday. Cotter said he hopes the change will introduce the activity to more people, particularly children. The state also gets a 3-to-1 match from the federal government for every $15 hunting license it sells. “We also see an economic impact from people traveling to hunting locations and tourism,” Cotter said. An initiative to help residents prepare their tax returns was

“From what we can tell he hasn’t done much for constituents and the student population. A lot of us are unhappy with how the budget is being handled.” Virginia Bernero, College of Democrats president also pushed forward by Cotter on Feb. 24. Cotter provided a 2011 Michigan Taxpayer’s Guide and a newsletter about appealing a property tax assessment through his website. Through Resolution 13, Cotter also declared the week of Jan. 30 through Feb. 5 as Catholic Schools Week in Michigan. The resolution was initiated to recognize the impact Catholic Schools have on the community, he said. Cotter and his wife Jennifer belong to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 302 S. Kinney Ave. He graduated in 1999 from

CMU with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship and business administration and earned his master’s in science in administration from CMU in 2002. “He has a lot of great legislative ideas,” said Matt Golden, Cotter spokesman. “For CMU, having a representative for Mount Pleasant in a higher education community is beneficial for the university.” -Staff Reporter Jordan Spence contributed to this report

Nearly a decade has passed since Sept. 11, 2001, and many still vividly remember the fateful day when about 3,000 Americans lost their lives. However, some are demanding a new explanation for the disaster. A new registered student organization, 9/11 Truth, has been formed at CMU in an attempt to raise awareness of the physically unique collapses of the World Trade Center towers. The group follows the views of the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, a group of more than 1,400 architects and engineers who have signed a petition demanding a federal investigation to re-explore the nature of the collapses. Waterford junior Jared Weston formed the group after spending years conducting his own research on the 9/11 skyscraper collapses. Weston believes one of the most peculiar happenings on Sept. 11, 2001 was the collapse of 7 World Trade Center, which was not struck by a plane. “What motivated me was the failure of the 9/11 Commission report to adequately address the collapse of building seven,” Weston said. “No steel high rises have ever collapsed from fire in the history of steel high rises, yet we have three instances all on the same day.” Some students on campus, including Rochester Hills junior Peter Fornasiero, believe the group stands for just another conspiracy. “Conspiracy theories are always just conspiracy theories,” Fornasiero said. “There’s not always a hidden truth behind everything.” Petoskey senior Zachary Drake has no objections to groups like 9/11 Truth being started on campus, but is not sure what the group hopes to accomplish. “What could positively affect us now that won’t dig up old scars?” Drake said. 9/11 Truth also supports the “Remember Building seven” campaign, a group started by victims’ family members, architects and engineers who all demand an explanation for the collapse of the seldom-remembered 7 World Trade Center. “Building seven was not hit by an airplane, and this building fell at free-fall speed smoothly and symmetrically into its own footprint, through the path of greatest resistance,” Weston said. The new RSO hopes to raise awareness of the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and eventually hopes to bring Richard Gage, the organization’s founder, to speak at CMU. 9/11 Truth is inviting professional engineer Stanley A. Beattie, a volunteer for the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, to speak at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Pearce 128 about the nature of the destruction of the skyscrapers. The event is free and open to the public. studentlife@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | Months of work should leave UTF proud with tentative agreement

Protest payoff T he resolution is not perfect, but the Union of Teaching Faculty should be proud of the contract proposal advanced by the university to appease members’ demands. UTF has a chance on Thursday to approve terms which took months to come to fruition — terms that would result in better pay and benefits to improve quality of life for adjunct faculty at CMU. The average temporary faculty member has worked at CMU for six years. They are the biggest unit of teachers on campus and teach more classes than any other faculty group. When UTF first approached university administrators in January, it pushed for better salaries, job security,

benefits, professional development, governance and respect for its 340 members. Temporary faculty were compensated with salaries that forced some to go on welfare, take second jobs or live with roommates to decrease rent. UTF protestors said it was difficult to choose quality textbooks, plan challenging assignments and class exercises, and gather teaching resources and materials to prepare for the school year when they were not even sure if they would have a job for the semes-

ter. Summers were spent balancing between hope and anxiety. Protestors have watched CMU hire new administrators with competitive salary and benefits packages for years while simultaneously being told there was not enough money to cover basic cost-of-living increases. It is, frankly, about time the two parties reach a tentative agreement. Multiple protests were coordinated by non-tenure-track faculty who felt betrayed by the university for hiring a new president for $350,000 plus a $50,000 signing bonus, a new provost for $253,000 and College of Medicine deans for $1.37 million while claiming they did not have the money to bring CMU’s lowest-paid professors above the national poverty line. UTF members saw CMU admit a record-breaking freshman class and generate record revenues and assets, but were offered a zero-percent costof-living wage increase for 2011-12. They had enough, fought and now CMU’s 340 temporary faculty

members have received the response they were hoping for — support from the university. The salary structure provides increases in several different days and focuses on the lowest-paid temporary faculty members. When layoffs are necessary, “Lecturer Is” will be laid off before “Lecturer IIs,” which are new titles that will determine promotions, salary and benefit packages. Lecturer IIs won long-term disability coverage and protections against increased premium costs, protected the existing tuition subsidy and have earned representation within departments and on relevant campus committees. University administrators should continue to support UTF and the needs of its members to improve research opportunities and professional development. Improving the employment conditions of the largest faculty group on campus can only have beneficial effects on the learning quality and experience of CMU students and those responsible for their success.

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My not-so heavenly father Easter is a day many spend celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ with family — not me. For me, it is a day to remember my father, hardly a man by definition, and one who does not deserve any recognition, except that his absence has made me a better man than he will ever be. Four Easters ago I awoke to a phone call from him more than five years since his last visit or attempted communication, but I didn’t recognize the number, so I didn’t answer. When I heard his faintly familiar voice in the voicemail message, all previous thoughts escaped me. A flood of questions surged. I knew this day was bound to happen, the day my father wanted to be a part of my life again. I just never expected it to be so soon. Immediately, I thought of calling him back, but I couldn’t even express what I needed to say to him. I didn’t know how. I spent what seemed like countless nights wondering why I hadn’t received as little as an email from him, let alone why he didn’t want to see or talk to me. My parents divorced when I was 8 and following, my father married the woman he had an affair with, but she wanted nothing to do with my family. I have only seen him three times in the last 16 years. Calling him back was a must and I saved his number and his full name in my phone. He’s my father, but I don’t think I can bring myself to calling him “Dad.” Since that call, we’ve talked maybe once a year, which I always initiate. That is no different from this Easter. I called him three or four days ago. No word from him until Easter. Of all days, he chooses to call me on Easter, the same day I choose to remember the ass that he truly is. The conversation was abrupt. Sixteen minutes of awkward conversation to try and connect, but it was merely him asing me about other members of my family while making crude remarks. Given, he is trying, but it’s a decade late. This unrequited love cannot continue. It’s not healthy and I never see him. I am through torturing myself with the idea that I can have a father — I will never have a father. I’ve searched for something to fill the void he left for a long time and, now, that he wants me back in his life I don’t think it’s that simple. It’s going to be hard for both of us. The one thing I can’t handle is another short-term relationship. He has to commit to me and if he can’t, I will live the way I have for most of my life — without him. Easter reassures to me who I am and those I want in my life — those of value. Family is what you make of it, either with or without my father. Mine is complete. Central Michigan Life is the independent voice of Central Michigan University and is edited and published by students of CMU every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, and on Wednesday during the summer term. The online edition (www.cmlife.com) contains all of the material published in print.

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Way to go and I applaud your column this is true ... I was irritated sitting in my marriage family class with 3 valley girls in front of me and one is on Urban Outfitters and Facebook so annoying. I am sure your parents are real proud of the monster that they created. With your boring ugg boots and fashionable purse along with your slobby sweats thinking you are better. It scares me that the same shallow idiots are in a major intended to help people “LMAO” when it’s clear that Marie Clare is more important than a real person and not the magazine. It was funny when the professor was disturbed by the response that these same girls were shocked and disgusted that many annual incomes for a single mother and child was 10 grand. One while she was checking out the latest trends she had the nerve to say glad I don’t have to worry about that problem.

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There are NO market forces on faculty pay because of all their union contracts. The only way it can be a market force is if it’s a TRULY FREE market. Get rid of all the unions and all their bargaining. Then, you’ll have a true market force. Also, get rid of the PHD requirement. When market forces during the last four years caused layoffs at nearly every Michigan big and small business, paycuts at many of these places were put into effect, higher healthcare costs and no matching contributions to 401K plans, then this should have also happen at CMU, every public university here and nationwide. Besides the unions killing any true market force, is the PHD requirement. You mean to tell me that a CFO at a Fortune 500 corporation with only a bachelor’s degree or a controller with similar credentials can’t teach college students. So, where are the market forces? Let me explain this even further. Let’s say the college president or the business school of a Big Ten university is a CMU graduate with a PHD. That person is the only one of its kind. They are making $800,000 a year. When Rao left, let’s say the requirement for the CMU job.....was a CMU grad with Big Ten presidential experience and must hold a PHD. With such a limited scope of a job description, CMU would have to fork over a lot of $$$$. Since only one person qualified, that’s not a true market force...............like the comment Kintzele said about the low number of PHD candidates. Why do you need a PHD????? Be interesting to see how many CFOs of Fortune 500 corporations have PHD’s. Dave Camp controls the taxpayer’s money in the US House of Representative at Ways and Means.....does Dave have a PHD??????????????? Nope!!!!! Does Dave have a Master’s Degree in Business???????? Nope!

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Dots - April 21 You should be ashamed of yourself for your misogynistic comments. Perhaps if you had written about how you wonder why our culture (as a whole) behaves a certain way, instead of generalizing about an entire gender, your article would have had some substance. Personally, I am a person that enjoys Metallica, drinks micro brews, enjoys climbing trees, etc., but those characteristics alone are not enough to determine if I am a male or female. In fact I am a female who also likes to be girly from time to time. I know, and have dated, plenty of males who participate in the catty, shallow behavior you so frivolously described females as displaying. We are college educated adults in the year 2011 and I am amazed that you, let alone the editors of CM Life, had the audacity to publish this ignorant piece of writing.

Does he even have a business degree?????. And, he is the most powerful person in the country with our money. Plus, he makes less than $200,000. What’s happening in Wisconsin, needs to happen here. No one on a Michigan college campus, except the Medical School employees, should be allowed to make more than what the Governor makes which I believe is $159,000. Any extra money must come from contributors such MSU’s booster clubs to pay a Tom Izzo 2.4 million. If CMU alums, friends, corporations want to contribute toward bonus money for Ross or any officer or professor, have at it. The problem is the Board of Trustees here and at all Michigan campuses don’t want to force the issue like in Wisconsin and neither does Lansing. So, tuition will continue to go up and college presidents and officers and professors will continue to garner generous salary and benefit increases while the private sector, the taxpayers, suffer. Although the big day is coming soon, when CMU and the other schools are going to have to slash costs. We’ll see how good these financial gurus are. So what if these people leave CMU. In fact, I’d like to see how they would make it in the private sector. I highly doubt they could get these lucrative salaries, healthcare and retirement pension packages. Comments in response to “Burdette: Administrators’ pay increases not comparing ‘apples to apples’” gimp1616 - April 21 Not buying it Burdette. There are plenty of jobs that don’t have the pay increased when someone new begins work. The federal gov’t. Just froze pay on all civilian jobs for two years, and I’m pretty sure highly-qualified people are still applying for those. This idea that the university needs to increase the pay every time someone new comes into the position is ludicrous. I support the reporting of the Free Press entirely, and don’t buy all these universities saying how out-of-context it was. implied value of 75 cents. Non-university subscriptions are $1 per mailed edition. Copies of photographs published in Central Michigan Life or its online edition (www.cm-life.com) are available for purchase at: http://reprints.cm-life.com. Central Michigan Life’s editorial and business offices

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‘Pretty Pretty Princess’ My heart, along with millions of other girls, will be crushed on April 29 when Kate Middleton walks down the aisle to meet some guy named Prince William at the altar. It’s a known fact that many girls’ dream is to grow up and become a princess. So who wouldn’t be jealous of what people say is an average girl marrying into royalty? Although I envy Kate becoming a real-life princess, not just playing as Princess Peach in “Mario Kart,” I definitely am overwhelmed with royal fever. The media’s royal-wedding crush has flooded every television station and print media, rapidly spilling out details as they are confirmed. I won’t lie by saying that I haven’t followed the craze from the proposal until now. Critics talk about how unimportant a wedding on the other side of the world is to Americans, but why not have something exciting to look forward to for once? When American news stations are constantly telling us of tragic events and disheartening stories, why wouldn’t we want to hear something more pleasant, like details of the future Princess Kate’s dress? After William’s proposal, entertainment networks jumped on the royal wedding train stirring excitement of many Americans. From people sending in videos to earn trips to London to stores selling memorabilia T-shirts, post cards, tote bags and even tea cups, the royalwedding craze is everywhere. The Lifetime television network even produced their spin of the couple’s relationship by premiering the “William and Kate” movie last week. Maybe it’s just the fact that it is way more fun to daydream about the royal wedding than it is to study for finals. Or that it really is one of the biggest events of my generation. Either way, April 29 is going to be a day in which history is made, and I can say that I witnessed it live, on my residence hall room TV, of course. Thirty years ago, my mom, who was 18 at the time, witnessed Princess Diana marry Prince Charles. Now my 18-year-old self will witness the biggest wedding since then. All of this buzz of Kate becoming in line for the throne really makes me want to bust out my “Pretty Pretty Princess” board game from when I was little and pretend for the thousandth time that I am indeed royalty too. However, I guess there is still a chance to maybe put away that game for good. I heard Harry is single.

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Brighton sophomore Colleen McNeely does a hula-hoop trick Thursday afternoon outside next to Charles V. Park Library. “This is my No. 1 hobby, and it relieves stress and gives a good exercise,” McNeely said.

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Protesters question Cotter before meeting last week By Emily Grove Senior Reporter

State Rep. Kevin Cotter did not shy away from the crowd of protestors assembled Wednesday when he arrived for the Isabella County Township Association meeting. Instead, the Mount Pleasant Republican chose to walk down to greet some of the constituents and answer questions in front of the Isabella County Building, 200 N. Main St. People with various concerns shouted out questions, as Cotter spoke into a megaphone held by rally organizer, Matthew Sous. One man asked about Cotter following the Republican agenda and not listening to the people. “I’m not following any agenda,” Cotter said. “I’m taking things one point at a time.” Cotter said some cuts are necessary in these times and that it is an honest effort to

change Michigan. The heated crowd continued to interject various chants as Cotter spoke. Local teachers and professors, grade-school and CMU students, elderly people and youths made up the crowd of about 250 people. Wendy Epple, Mount Pleasant Education Association president-elect, was in attendance after hearing about the rally through Facebook and word of mouth. With Michigan preparing for large projected cuts to K-12 education, Epple said she is worried about the effect on local schools. “We have a great community, supportive parents, fantastic students and hardworking teachers,” she said. “But we need to fund the process to complete the circle.” Mike Huckleberry of Greenville came to speak at the rally. Huckleberry is a former state representative for the 70th House District and

is also part of Sen. Judy Emmon’s constituency. He came out to support the rally and show his frustration with the work being done by Emmons, R-Sheridan. “It’s a cold night and I’m standing here for what America stands for: democracy,” he said. “Democracy belongs to everyone, not just the rich and greedy.” Isabella County Commissioner Jim Moreno also spoke at the rally. Moreno was happy to see the turnout the event brought despite cold weather. “I think the callousness and the arrogance of these politicians is really getting to people,” he said. Rally organizer Mary Barker said she was pleased with the amount of people who came out in support of the cause. “I was expecting two dozen or so,” she said. “I think this went extremely well.” metro@cm-life.com

RecycleMania beats 2010 total CMU comes up short against WMU By Chidera Ogbonna Staff Reporter

CMU did not beat Western Michigan University during RecycleMania 2011, but it did surpass the 2010 total. Six hundred colleges and universities participated in this year’s competition, which started Jan. 23 and ran until April 2. “We did not beat Western, however we did remain competitive with them,” said Presque Isle graduate Sarah Reisner, who coordinated RecycleMania at CMU. CMU recycled 117.67 tons, or 235,340 pounds, of material during the 10-week period, which is 4,493 more pounds recycled than last year. “From my perspective, it’s not

about beating Western, it’s about trying to help our university and the environment,” said Heather Curtis, a Flint senior who coordinated the event along with Reisner. “It’s always good to beat Western, but we can beat them at other things.” Reisner said since the campus population is growing, CMU needs to see its recycling rate grow as well. Organizers hope to have more campus outreach next year and make recycling an important part of campus, she said. Reisner also hopes to inform incoming freshmen about recycling on campus, so they can start recycling habits early. “We hope to make everyone on campus informed about all the recycling options we have available here at CMU,” Reisner said. The new method applied to this year’s RecycleMania was the use of “office clean-outs,” Reisner said, where CMU faculty

Most students are a little hesitant to sell all their belongings and move overseas post-graduation, but not Jake Barnett. The Macomb senior has already sold his big-screen television, surround sound system, collectibles and car in preparation to move to Asia and teach English as a second language after graduation. Barnett is not exactly sure of his plans yet, but he knows how he feels. “I’m terrified, I’m excited, I’m optimistic,” he said. “I feel like I’m moving forward. I feel like I’m being constructive, which I think is really hard to feel sometimes at school.” Barnett said he is debating between moving to either China or Thailand. He has spent some time studying different aspects of each area in preparation to make up his mind for the move. Job insecurity led Barnett to look into overseas employment opportunities, and his research made the idea of teaching look promising. “Over in the (Far) East, you get a lot of respect,” he said. “People look up to you, people treat you with dignity and you’re not as expendable.” Barnett’s research showed that in Asia, foreign teachers are normally paid more than local teachers. The demand for teachers is also much higher than anywhere else in the world, he said. Rich Forest, instructor of English language and literature, said student interest in teaching English as a second language is increasing. “It’s a growing area; it’s an explosion of English teaching abroad,” he said. Forest said CMU has programs specifically aimed toward students who wish to teach English as a second language. Any student with an education major can sign a minor in English as Second Language. Courses can also be taken without signing the minor and used as electives. ESL classes, Forest said, teach students about secondlanguage acquisition. The classes offer lessons in curriculum development, testing,

materials development and linguistics. CMU also has a registered student organization for students interested in teaching English as a second language. Swartz Creek senior Kate Gilbert, president of the English as a Second Language Association, said her RSO has about six active members. “We basically meet every other week to discuss different teaching resources, methodology or practices that could be used in the classroom — whether overseas or in the U.S.,” she said. Gilbert said her RSO includes not only traditional CMU students, but also inter-

national students who will be moving back to their home countries to teach English. Gilbert also plans on teaching English as a second language after graduation. “But not overseas,” she said. “I would rather do it in a K-12 setting.” Barnett did not intend on teaching overseas post-graduation, but said when he heard of the option, he investigated further. “Life leads you down some weird twists and turns sometimes,” he said. “I’ve always had an affinity for language though, ever since I was younger.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Course to offer Islamic perspective ART 397E will begin next fall By Maryellen Tighe Staff Reporter

Students looking for a different perspective on Islam will be able to take a more artistic view this fall. The Art department will offer ART 397E: Islamic Art this fall. Instructor Scott de Brestian will teach the class. “He has taught this in the past and had great success with it,” said Assistant art history Professor Rachel Barron-Duncan. “We’re really excited to be offering it and I think it’s a great time to be offering it.” De Brestian was drawn into the study of Islamic art through

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his study of Roman Culture, specifically as it entered Spain, Barron-Duncan said. He has studied post-Roman Islamic cultures. “His research is very much about local cultures and their kind of reaction to and differentiation from the Roman Culture when it entered Spain,” she said. The department was looking for a Greek, Roman or Renaissance specialist when they hired de Brestian, Barron-Duncan said. The department is excited about offering this course, she said. She said she thinks students will be excited to see the increase in diversity in the courses offered. This course will be open to students from other disciplines, Barron-Duncan said, including

religion and history, and anyone who is interested in Islam. “If this course goes well we can see (making it permanent),” she said. “This might end up going into the rotation if there is a good response.” Art majors will be able to use the course to fulfill a core-five requirement, Barron-Duncan said. If departments want to add class offerings, it is up to the individual department, said Phil Squattrito, professor of chemistry and Academic Senate president. “In most cases, individual academic departments ... decide whether they’re going to offer a new course,” he said. “Generally, it’s from the ground up.”

may construct another proposal. Ballenger said Michigan is one of few states left that do not tax pensions. “It remains to be seen if this will help,” Ballenger said. The plan still will eliminate the $350 million Earned Income Tax Credit and would limit eligibility for Homestead Property Tax Credit. Currently, people with an in-

come of $82,650 can claim the tax credit, but Snyder wants to lower the threshold to $50,000. Macomb senior Tanisha Johns said it seems like Snyder has had some problems balancing the budget. “They’re still going to have issues with people not being able to afford a lot,” Johns said.

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Many districts do not have enough money in their fund balance to pay teachers and school employees for the entire 2011-12 school year. The state recommends districts keep at least 15 percent of their operating expenditures in their fund balance, but many Michigan districts have had to dip significantly into that fund in the past five years. ‘Not enough’ Mount Pleasant Public Schools is in a unique situation, since it receives funding from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Teachers and staff members write grant requests to the tribe. Funds from the tribe are considered “designated” and can only be used for what the grant was written for, not for operations. Usually, the uses for designated funds include field trips, school busses, technology, textbooks and Native American counselors, said Tim Odykirk, Mount Pleasant Board of Education president . The district’s undesignated fund balance has been 7.6 percent since the revised budget was adopted in

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are cutting into what makes our district great.” The Mount Pleasant school board will hold a special meeting to discuss Snyder’s proposed budget and the urgency of the situation. “We are trying to maintain the excellent education system that our community has expected from this school district for decades,” Odykirk said. The board is working with Rep. Kevin Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, to help achieve its goals. Mid Michigan Community College spokesman Matt Miller said state funding makes up about 18 percent of MMCC’s budget. “We make sure students get the biggest benefit from the limited resources we have.” Miller said some community colleges such as MMCC did not ask to receive money from the K-12 State School Fund. “We’re hoping the legislature and government get together and find a way to fully fund education and make these cuts as small as possible,” Miller said. metro@cm-life.com

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Lynn Martel, a Mount Pleasant resident, holds Mshki, one of her white-faced blonde sugar gliders, before letting him leap back into his cage. Martel’s living room is filled with cages of various gliders that she breeds and raises as well as several accessories essential to the daily needs and care of the active marsupial.

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Karma, one of Lynn Martel’s many sugar gliders she breeds and raises, is a baby just four weeks out of the pouch. Karma is a mix between the mosaic and white-faced blonde types, which she inherited from her parents Dainty and Motley. Martel keeps the families together in the multiple cages that fill her living room. She takes care of and breeds 16 sugar gliders inside her home on East Broadway Street.

Mount Pleasant resident Lynn Martel makes and purchases many different sleeping pouches for the sugar gliders she breeds and raises inside her home on East Broadway Street. Here, two white-faced blonde types named Eva and Mshki wake up to daylight after a night’s sleep together. “They need to interact,” Martel said. “They need that bonding, that commitment.”

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Klienhans recently purchased two gliders from Martel named Gypsy and Hendrix, and will be picking them up this week. “I’m very excited to pick them up,” Kleinhans said. “They are the perfect pet for me. I have a small apartment and I’m didn’t want a cat, and they’re so personal.” Finding the right owner for her gliders is one of her biggest priorities as a breeder, Martel said. She will not sell a glider, which can range in price from $150 to more than $1,000 depending on the type, to an owner she doesn’t feel will give the glider ample attention and care. She said she evaluates potential owners to make sure they are the right fit for the animals. “I won’t just sell to anyone,” Martel said. “They have to be the right match. The animals need attention, they can be drama queens and need that care and attention.” She said gliders can live for 10 to 12 years, which is one reason why owning one is such a commitment. Ortonville resident Danielle Bauman bought a glider named Flash from Martel in January and said she is in the process of buying another. “(Flash is) really sweet and we really like him,” she said. Bauman said Martel gave her toys, a bonding pouch and other items to help her start her ownership. Martel said it is important that gliders be taken care of by the best people possible. “They aren’t throwaway disposable pets,” Martel said. metro@cm-life.com

Lynn Martel, of Mount Pleasant holds Karma, a mosaic, white-faced blonde breed, just four weeks old. “As a mom, as a nurse, I guess I love that nurturing feeling,” Martel said. “You live and learn and I guess I’m doing the right thing right now.”

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Ticker Lions to make MNF appearance The wait is over for Detroit football fans. Lockout permitting, the Detroit Lions will host the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football on Oct. 10 at 8:35 p.m. This will be the first Monday Night Football appearance for the Lions since 2001, a game in which they lost to the St. Louis Rams 35-0. They open their season on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1 p.m. on Sept. 11. The Lions will also continue their Thanksgiving Day tradition when they face the defending Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers at 12:30 p.m.

Walk-on Brook Turson leaves basketball team By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

Shortly after signing a letter of intent to play basketball at Robert Morris, Brook Turson was forced to look elsewhere last summer after the coaches that recruited him left for Rutgers. Now, one year later, Turson is looking for another school to play basketball at after he says the CMU coaching staff failed to deliver on a promised scholarship for the 2011-12 season. “I was told by the coaching staff that if I came to CMU I would be granted a guaranteed scholarship for next year,”

Turson said in a phone interview on Sunday. “They made their decision not to grant that scholarship to me in the last week, so it’s in my best interest to go play basketball someBrook Turson where else.” Turson, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound shooting guard/small forward, was redshirted during the 201011 season, a stipulation he knew before arriving at CMU. But after falling ill with mononucleosis and pneumonia during the fall, he was unable to par-

ticipate in practices and team workouts for the first half of the season. He said that may have played a part in CMU head coach Ernie Zeigler’s decision to pull the scholarship offer. “This spring I felt like I was getting back to where I needed to be,” Turson said. “Another good summer of work would’ve been beneficial for me, and I would have been ready to go in the fall. Me being sick probably weighed coach’s decision, and that’s where we kind of split parts.” Zeigler confirmed the decision Sunday by phone, emphasizing that scholarships are renewed on an annual basis

and that an opportunity was extended for Turson to remain on the team with walk-on status. “Nothing is guaranteed,” Zeigler said. “There is a certain level expected … a certain level of toughness. After evaluating that, I had to make a tough decision.” Last week, three new recruits signed letters of intent to join the CMU basketball team next season, bringing the total number of scholarship for the 2011 class to four. Zeigler told CM Life over the weekend that he has used his

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EMU names new basketball coach The Eastern Michigan Eagles have found their new head basketball coach. Former Syracuse assistant Rob Murphy was named the new head coach over the weekend. He is taking over a program that was formally led by Charles Ramsey, who finished with a 68-118 overall record. The Eagles went 9-22 last season. Murphy, 38, was an assistant for the past seven years at Syracuse. The Eagles’ new head coach is expected to earn $210,000 annually over five years, with bonuses included. The Detroit native isn’t making his first stop in the Mid-American Conference. Prior to Syracuse, Murphy was an assistant coach from 2002-4 at Kent State.

Kaihla Szunko earns third MAC academic honor Former Central Michigan women’s basketball player Kaihla Szunko earned a 2010-2011 Mid-American Conference All-Academic team spot for the third consecutive season. She was one of 11 athletes to achieve the honor. Along with Buffalo’s Kourtney Brown, the two were the only three-time winners amongst the group. To qualify for the Academic All-MAC team, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum of a 3.20 GPA and participate in at least half of the games in his or her particular sport. Bowling Green senior forward Lauren Prochaska and Toledo junior guard Naama Shafir were also named to the team, -Compiled by Staff Reporter John Manzo

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ABOVE: Senior shortstop Robbie Harman fields a ground ball during Wednesday’s Clash at Comerica against Michigan State. Harman had five assists and two putouts. BELOW: Senior first baseman Brendan Emmett catches a pick-off attempt by senior right-hander Bryce Morrow. The Spartans won 3-1.

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The Central Michigan baseball team won its fourth consecutive conference series against Ball State over the weekend depsite an 8-1 loss on Sunday. On Saturday, the Chippewas swept the Cardinals in a doubleheader, including a 7-6 come-from-behind win in Game 2. With the series win, CMU moved into a three-way tie for second place in the Mid-American Conference West Division. “You have got to keep playing hard and play for every inning and give it your best,” said head coach Steve Jaksa. “There are no guarantees — you just have to go out and work hard (and) maybe a rally will start.” In Game 1 of the doubleheader on Saturday, CMU senior left-hander Trent Howard (4-3) pitched seven strong innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. Howard allowed two earned runs while striking out eight and only issuing one walk in 111 pitches. In Game 2, the Chippewas capitalized

on a couple of Ball State mistakes in the ninth inning to go on to win another lateinning game. CMU (20-20, 9-6 MAC) has fought its way back into the MAC West conversation, winning nine of its last 11 games. A moves | 2B

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CMU softball goes 1-3 on Ohio trip Chippewas split DH against Bobcats, lose pair at Akron By Matt Thompson Staff Reporter

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After tagging out CMU freshman Lauren Bowman, Ohio’s Sara Clark throws the ball to first in a double-play attempt on Friday in Athens, Ohio.

Despite being outscored by three runs in four games combined, the Central Michigan softball team went a disappointing 1-3 over the weekend at MAC East opponents Ohio and Akron. The Chippewas split their series against Ohio on Friday, losing Game one 3-2 and coming from behind to win the second game 4-3 in extra innings. Two strikes away from

being swept in Athens, Ohio, to start the weekend, senior first baseman Kari Seddon connected on a two-out double to drive in the pair of game-tying runs in the seventh inning. CMU added another run in the eighth to pull off the win and salvage the doubleheader. Seddon did it in the circle too, throwing a complete game while allowing five hits and striking out seven. The other three games — all losses — came down the final inning. In Game 1 against Ohio, the Chippewas were leading 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, but the Bobcats used four hits and capitalized off two CMU errors to score three runs and win 4-2. “It was obviously a rough weekend for us,” said CMU head coach Margo Jonker. “Some

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players had good days, but as a team we did not succeed.” Saturday was more of the same against Akron, with the Chippewas leading 8-4 going into the fifth inning. The Zips exploded for seven runs on seven hits between the fifth and sixth innings, propelling them to an 11-8 victory. CMU tried to make a late comeback in the second game on Saturday, scoring seven runs in the sixth and seventh. But Akron’s four runs in its last at-bat gave the Zips an 8-7 win. The Chippewas scored three in the final frame, though they couldn’t push across the tying run. The Chippewas’ offense helped keep the

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Jaksa said that Saturday’s sweep was huge for his team. “It was a see-saw battle that went back and forth,� Jaksa said. “We put ourselves in a good position. It was a big momentum turn for us.� Ball State (12-25, 8-6 MAC) had won four in a row coming into the series before being swept on Saturday. The Cardinals got out to an 8-0 lead on Sunday as they hit CMU starter Jake Sabol for six runs and 10 hits in just 3 1/3 innings pitched. Morgan Coombs (4-3) held the Chippewas offense in

Baseball team performs well, despite lack of fans he CMU baseball team has the magic in them. On Saturday, the team was facing Ball State in a doubleheader and completed a Saturday sweep with a ninthinning rally in the second game. A wild pitch and a passed ball got the runs across for CMU as it won 7-6. The Chippewas took the first game 12-3 with no problems. The win helped the Chippewas clinch their fourth consecutive conference series. This team just simply has something about them. If you paid any attention last season you would know that the CMU baseball team loves late-inning drama. Last season the Chippewas won 10 games with the outcome being depicted by two runs or less, including a 9-8 win in the MAC tournament semifinals. Not much has changed this season as the team has played in 19 games decided by two runs or less and the Chippewas have pulled out wins in nine of those games. It isn’t the talent and skill of the team that has them pulling out all of these late-inning wins, it is their do or die attitude. There is no tomorrow with this team. Every pitch of every inning they are working. They are getting better with every pitch that is thrown on both the defensive and offensive sides of the plate. It is not about the type of baseball you play in February, it is about how you finish in May. After a 9-16 start to the season, CMU was searching for an answer. Losing close game after close game was

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maximum amount of scholarships. Among those added for next year’s class include Austin Keel, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound shooting guard from Winter Park, Fla., a player similar in size and style to that of Turson. “He (Zeigler) had talked about the entire year that nobody was safe,� Turson said. “We had such a disappointing year, and it was disappointing to everyone that we weren’t able to get over the hump. He was always very adamant about ‘nobody’s safe here, nobody needs to become complacent and be here for four years.’ “During that time I thought maybe I wasn’t safe, and then we added a kid just like me in Austin Keel and I thought it’s time to probably looking elsewhere.� Turson, a star at Plymouth (Ohio) High School while averaging 25.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game his senior season, has begun the process of looking at transferring to a junior college or Division 2 school, where he can play right away. Zeigler supports his decision. “He’s a great kid with a great family,� Zeigler said. “Unfortunately, during those spring workouts he didn’t show the (improvement) we expected. For me as a coach, I have to make a tough decision and this was a tough decision. He has to make a decision that’s best for him.�

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ast year the Detroit Tigers went into the All Star break in first place in the American League Central and in position to head to the playoffs for the first time since 2006. They came back from the break to being swept in Cleveland as apart of completely collapsing over the next month to quickly drop off the playoff radar. If the Tigers would have picked themselves up after that four-game sweep against the Indians, they could have still been in the hunt. But they collapsed with injuries and players slumping to start the break 5-19. CMU softball is facing a situation somewhat similar to what the Tigers faced after the Indians sweep. They went 1-3 this weekend in heart-breaking fashion to

Matt Thompson Staff Reporter two teams they should have beaten, just like the Tigers should have beaten the Indians then. But the Chippewas have an opportunity to not be like the 2010 Tigers. They can pick themselves up and, instead of collapsing, finish the season strong. They still have six more Mid-American Conference games left to play. It’s most likely too late to catch Ball State, but still an opportunity. They also have an opportunity to give themselves

some great momentum heading into the MAC tournament. This past weekend, although it yielded bad results, should have given many CMU hitters confidence. Seniors Amanda Patrick and Kari Seddon each hit two homers, while junior Molly Coldren hit three just on Saturday. Sophomore Macy Merchant had a two-hit, three-hit and four-hit games. Freshman Brittney Horan had a threehit game along with Seddon, Patrick and Coldren. The bats were clearly warm, scoring 15 runs on Saturday alone. If the pitchers can get back to their non-conference form CMU is still a team to be reckoned with, especially come tournament time. It’s also vital the Chippewas finish the MAC at home. They are 9-1 at home this season,

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team in all three of the losses. On Saturday, CMU belted six home runs as a team. Junior shortstop Molly Coldren and Seddon tied CMU singlegame records for most home runs in a game with two each.

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“At Akron the wind was blowing straight out,� Jonker said. “I’ve never seen that many hom eruns in a doubleheader in my career. We had more but they had runners on more often.� Coldren hit another home run in the second game, along with senior third baseman Amanda Patrick that almost was enough to mount the comeback. The Chippewas fell to 24-17 and 9-7 in the Mid-American Conference. After going in second place in the MAC West the Chippewas are second to last and distance from first-place Ball State (30-19, 10-3 in MAC). “They capitalized on anytime we had a misplaced pitch,� Jonker said. “They had a great weekend, and it wasn’t such a good one for us. We’re put in a difficult place right now but we’ll continue fighting and go back to the drawing boards.� CMU will play Michigan State in East Lansing at 4 p.m. Tuesday before returning to MAC play against Eastern Michigan on Saturday and Sunday at Margo Jonker Stadium. sports@cm-life.com

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Morrissey, Turk lead women in Louisville By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

Central Michigan women's track and field achieved six personal best marks over the weekend, though the Lenny Lyles Invitational was weathershortened. “I felt the meet went really well despite the weather," Willie Randolph, CMU director of track and field, said of the event, which was hosted by the University of Louisville in Kentucky. "We got through 99 percent of our races and within those races we had some pretty good marks," she added, "so it was good to see the athletes compete at a high level." In the javelin throw, freshman Samantha Stein broke her personal best with a throw of 98 feet, 11 inches. Junior Emily Deinhart placed right behind her with a throw of 75 feet, three inches. In the pole vault freshman Kelly Morrissey tied her best

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height of 11 feet, 7 3/4 inches, placing fourth in the event. “I was really excited about my performance and the team’s performance,� Morrissey said. “We’ve really come a long way and I’m really excited for MidAmerican Conference championships to come.� Sophomore Tamica Harbour tied senior Shanaye Carr for second in the long jump. Harbour’s jump of 19 feet, 3 3/4 feet was her personal best. Deinhart also competed in the even with a jump of 16 feet, five inches. Junior Charnele Lyons left the meet with one CMU's two firstplace finishes, recording a, putting her into a good place ahead of MAC championships. “She had a huge personal best that put her in third or fourth in conference," Randolph said. "She did a great job." Freshman Shawntoreah Turk took second in the 400-meter with a time of 55.87 seconds, marking her personal best. Her teammate junior Stephanie

Hurley finished behind her in third at 56.49, while freshman Kelsey Ritter (58.13) came in sixth. “Our biggest standout was probably Shawntoreah Turk with a personal best in the 400 (meter) with Stephanie Hurley right behind her, which was a long time coming," Randolph said. "Along with Ritter, it was three good marks." In the 400-meter hurdles freshman Megan Heffner came in third with a personal best time of 1:02.82 with teammate senior Allie Sissions placing fourth at 1:02.84. Senior Mykal Imbrock had another good meet, coming in the fourth in the hammer toss with a throw of 185 feet, five inches while fellow senior Whitney Johnson finished with a throw of 156 feet, seven inches. Senior Brittnee Shereve finished third in the 100-meter in 12.06 while her teammates junior Dierra Riley and freshman

Kirlene Roberts finished right after in fourth and fifth at 12.12 and 12.32. Sophomore Harbour came away with the other first-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.22 seconds. Carr finished second at 14.65 seconds. “Shanaye and Tamica in the 100-meter hurdles had one of their best times of the year,� Randolph said. “They both were competitive in the long jump ... Along with Mykal Imbrock, who continued to throw well.� It was a good meet overall for the women as they continue to set their sights toward winning their first MAC Outdoor Championship since 2004. “I really want to see what everyone does at MACs, but I’m still excited for the next three meets to get everything down with training, conditioning and mentality (in) preparation,� Morrissey said. “We’re mainly focusing on working for MACs.� sports@cm-life.com

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