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CMU junior mugged early Saturday morning Alleged suspects still unknown By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter

Photos by jeff smith/staff photographer

Mount Pleasant Police officers Nathan Koutz, left, and Michael Covarrubias write a ticket for a minor after he bumped into the officers with a case of alcohol Saturday on South Main Street. The minor was cited for open intoxicants but not a Minor in Possession.

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Police Officers Jeff Browne, left, and Nathan Koutz explain expectations for Welcome Weekend parties Saturday at a residence on South Main Street.

Cooperation with area police mostly high throughout festivities By Ryan Czachorski | Senior Reporter

he moment Jeff Browne showed up to 1020 S. Main St. the party really heated up. Though Browne, Mount Pleasant Police public information officer, only intended to talk to the residents about party protocol, his arrival at 9 p.m. on Saturday sparked a chain of events. The music was instantly turned down, over half the people scurried inside and cornhole boards were immediately removed from the lawn — a common reaction to officer presence throughout much of Welcome Weekend.

Sgt. Dan Gaffka briefs eight police and fire officials on procedures for Welcome Weekend foot patrols Saturday evening at the Mount Pleasant Police Department, 804 East High St.

“It’s been one of the busiest,” Browne said. “Maybe not in terms of tickets, but in terms of traffic and complaints.” Another commonplace of the weekend’s festivities were tickets for Minor in Possessions and open intoxicants. Official totals for MIPs and other weekend crimes were not available from the Mount Pleasant Police Department, but press logs indicated at least 22 MIP tickets were written between Thursday and Saturday. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Department handed out 20 MIPs on Friday and Saturday night combined. Browne said the weekend was among the busier

in memory due to the large freshman class and a high number of guests in the area. Despite the high number of party-goers, Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said cooperation was prevalent. “There were a lot of people, but when we asked them to disperse, they did very well,” Mioduszewski said. Over Friday and Saturday, the Sheriff’s Department broke up 79 parties and gave out two citations for disorderly conduct. Both the MPPD and the Sheriff’s Department had multiple officers on foot to patrol the party scene. A weekend | 2A

Police are still on the lookout for suspects in a Saturday morning unarmed robbery on Central Michigan University’s campus. The robbery took place at the corner of Preston Street and West Campus Drive between 4:15 and 4:30 a.m. The victim, a 20-year-old CMU junior, was allegedly approached by three or four assailants, assaulted and had his wallet stolen. Following the robbery, the suspects fled the scene and headed south toward the Towers residence halls, according to CMU Police. The suspects were described as three or four black males, but no other information was released. Troy sophomore Libby Motzenbecker, a resident of West Campus Apartments, had not initially heard about the robbery and felt police should have informed her complex, which sits just north of the scene of the incident. She said she routinely walks back from downtown to her apartment. “It makes me worried,” she said. “Now, I am definitely going to have someone with me at all times.” The victim suffered non-lifethreatening injuries.

“He was not admitted to the hospital,” said CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley. “He sought his own treatment.” Police re-interviewed the victim Saturday, but no new information was released on the crime. Yeagley said the police department is hoping to release a suspect description on Monday with the information they have. Sgt. Cameron Wassman said the department is still actively searching for more information to aid the investigation in its early stages. “We hope we might get some tips,” Wassman said. “Unfortunately, without very much suspect information, we might reach a dead end.” Motzenbecker moved into her apartment last week after living in the residence halls during her freshman year. She said she doesn’t regret the decision despite the incident nearby, and attributed it to the wildness of Welcome Weekend. A press release was sent out to Towers staff to post and keep students informed of the situation. In addition to re-interviewing the victim, CMU Police are looking for any eyewitnesses. If anyone has any information on the incident, they are advised to call the CMU dispatch line at 774-3081 or the tip line at 774-1874. metro@cm-life.com

Temporary faculty vote overwhelmingly for union representation UTF could soon be certified by state By Amelia Eramya Staff Reporter

After a yearlong battle, adjunct faculty has gained the right to bargain with the Central Michigan University administration. Members of the Union of Teaching Faculty voted by a margin greater than 3 to 1 for union representation Friday. “It was a long road,” said Dan Kukuk, organizer for the American Federation of

Teachers Michigan. “We had some major obstacles, but we’re excited now.” The Michigan Employment Relations Commission sent ballots to UTF members at the end of July. Ballots were due Thursday. Members could vote yes or no for union representation or to have representation from the Michigan Education Association, Kukuk said. AFT Michigan has represented UTF in collective bargaining with administration since November 2009. “We expect the state to certify the results shortly,”

A union | 2A

LIVE | Jeff Daniels performs downtown

Mountain 101 to officially launch in Sept. New radio station targets older, local crowd By Heather Hillman Senior Reporter

Tim Patishnock is excited for the opportunities that could come with the new radio station he is working with. He is the program director for the Mountain 101, a new radio station focusing on adult album alternative

music. The Mount Pleasant junior said the station currently broadcasts on 101.1 FM, has been on the air for a couple of months and will be officially launched in September. The new station will be run by WMHW. “You can really find something that you like on this station,” Patishnock said. “Acoustic, jazz, world, rock, indie, folk — I really tried to make it as diverse as possible.” The Mountain 101 originally started as an HD sta-

tion that would require a subscription to listen to. After HD failed to catch on as they had hoped, Patishnock said they went back to the drawing board to create a local radio station anyone in town can listen to. The station will feature artists from as far back as the 1970s to more modern musicians such as Coldplay and John Mayer. Patishnock said his goal was to keep a good balance between music that is both new and exciting and old and familiar.

“91.5’s focus is on modern rock, which is more cutting edge and more aggressive,” Patishnock said. “I personally saw the new station as being geared toward a somewhat older crowd and skewing more female.” Berkley freshman Vince Pettelle said he feels the station is not geared toward college students and the type of music they enjoy. However, he said that if he was in a relaxed mood, he would consider checking

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Actor Jeff Daniels performs for a large crowd Saturday during the Max and Emily’s Summer Concert Series on Broadway Street in downtown Mount Pleasant.

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said Steve Smith, director of public relations. Once they are approved, Smith said UTF will put in a request to bargain and it will take one to three weeks to approve, negotiations will begin after that. CMU administration requested to limit membership on UTF’s bargaining unit by making only adjunct faculty who teach a certain number of credit hours eligible for voting. Several figures were presented to UTF, but none appealed to the group, Kukuk said. Currently, any adjunct faculty teaching at least one three credit hour course is able to vote and be part of the bargaining unit. Mary Ann Freling, an adjunct English instruc-

w The Retired Faculty/ Working Artists art exhibit runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the main University Art Gallery. The exhibit also runs on Tuesday. w The Mount Pleasant City Commission meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 320 W. Broadway St.

TUESDAY w A Day in the Life, a student art exhibit, takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the west University Art Gallery. The exhibit also runs on Wednesday.

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Tom and Nancy Masterson of Mount Pleasant walk their dog Jasper Saturday evening in Veits Woods by Crawford Road. “We’ve had Jasper for a year and a half. We try to come here every night, he loves it down here,” Nancy said. Veits Woods is a popular place for walking dogs, and a great place to meet friends and other dog owners, according to the Mastersons.

w A reception for the Retired Faculty and A Day in the Life art exhibits is from 4 to 6 p.m. in University Art Gallery.

tor for 20 years, is looking forward to working side by side with CMU administration. “It was a lot of hard work and it paid off,” she said. “We’re hoping to get bargaining going by this fall.” Job security, health insurance, salary and several other conditions of employment will be negotiated during bargaining, Freling said. Several adjunct faculty with more than ten years of experience have a semester-to-semester contract with CMU, Kukuk said. “The (members) really want to work for more stability and job security,” Kukuk said. university@cm-life.com

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The MPPD had a strong focus on Main Street between Bellows and High street, a destination for many students coming from campus. “They come from campus, and try to walk as little as possible, land as close as possible,” Browne said. As the nights wore on, things turned more violent. One officer required medical treatment Friday night after a scuffle with a citizen resulted in a scratched eye. Police reported

WEDNESDAY w Get Acquainted Day runs from 4 to 7 p.m. in Warriner Mall. w The CMU Club Tennis team has an informational meeting at 9 p.m. at the tennis courts next to the Student Activity Center.

an aggravated assault, a brick thrown through the window of a residence and a first degree criminal sexual conduct all after 2 a.m. Sunday. The police passed many parties technically in violation of local ordinances for noise, but police opted to pick their battles. “If we wrote everyone a ticket,” Browne said, “we’d run out of ink and we’d run out of paper.” metro@cm-life.com

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out the new station. “There are no stations like that around here — it’s all rap,” Pettelle said. “It might be cool.” Mike Hoover, a Grand Rapids junior and Mountain 101 station manager, said he hopes to use the station to promote local events and

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Monday, Aug. 23, 2010

TOP LEFT: Saginaw junior Christine Smith watches Twister Joe make a balloon hat during MAINstage Sunday afternoon in Lot 62 of Rose Arena. TOP CENTER: Philip McGrew, 7, of Mount Pleasant plays on the obstacle course at MAINstage. TOP RIGHT: Saginaw graduate student Tasha Nacarato, left, and Clarkston graduate student Leah Schmidt, joke while getting a caricature drawing by UGLIPaul during MAINstage. ABOVE: Clinton Township freshman Brett Bear rides the mechanical bull during MAINstage.

Freebies draw students to MAINstage Thousands of students tour RSO booths, sample food, hear bands Story by Heather Hillman | Senior Reporter Photos by Paige Calamari | Staff Photographer

f there’s free stuff, they will come. At the beginning of each school year, MAINstage proves again and again that common conception of college students. It was this rumor about bags of free things that brought Port Huron freshman Natalie Sullivan out of her residence hall to Rose Pond, where the event was held. “I didn’t think it was going to be so crowded,” Sullivan said. “It’s great to find out about all of the organizations and get a lot of free stuff.” From T-shirts and planners to coupons for Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Image Sun Tanning Center, there was no shortage of free items to go around. There was also free food for those who attended. While MAINstage may draw students in with the promise of price tag-less items, many students, like Rachel Kuchta, attend to gain information about all of the different ways to get involved while at Central Michigan University. “Last year, I found out about a ton of RSOs and got involved with running club because I came to MAINstage,” said Kuchta, an Illinois junior.

Mattawan junior Allie Bosch, left, and freshman Liz Bosch, right, enjoy a free meal Sunday afternoon during MAINstage by Rose Pond.

Inflatables, henna, a mechanical bull and live music also kept students entertained and having fun during the event. The bands Jetpack On!, Spud and Finding Clyde all performed for the a crowd estimated at 10,000. After missing MAINstage last year, Jacob Peterson was excited to not only be able to attend but work the celebration this year. As a member of Program Board it was the Montague junior’s job to sell merchandise for the bands. “This is definitely something everyone should check out,” Peterson said. “It’s a great chance to meet new

people and get involved.” To close the three hour long event, the Chippewa Marching Band debuted part of their 2010 line-up. Alpena junior Paige Kendziorski, who spent part of the afternoon rooting for her friends in a pull-up contest, said she was happy to be back at Central Michigan University. “It’s really cool to see everyone back and see all of the different organizations you can join — plus the free food is great,” Kendziorski said. “It’s better than just sitting in your apartment or dorm.” studentlife@cm-life.com

“It’s really cool to see everyone back and see all of the different organizations you can join — plus the free food is great. It’s better than just sitting in your apartment or dorm.” Paige Kendziorski, Alpena junior

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Aging changing

When you assume...

Young adulthood not what it used to be In a recent New York Times Magazine article titled, “What Is It About 20-Somethings?” author Robin Marantz Henig asks, “Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?” It is a curious question. One I often ask myself seeing I am 24, not graduated and most likely moving home at the end of this academic year. I am often told “Oh, don’t worry about it, it’s finishing that counts, not the time it takes.” There is truth in that statement, but why isn’t it as important to finish in four years like it was 1520 years ago? Henig writes that the traditional cycle of kids who “finish school, grow up, start careers, make a family and eventually retire to live on pensions supported by the next crop of kids who finish school, grow up, start careers, make a family and on and on,” has been broken. But even I have noticed the change. It’s not that these milestones are not being met. It’s that sometimes they are met out of the preordained order, or one or more of them are not being achieved at all, either by circumstance or choice. Now, as a 20-something in the midst of this “transition into adulthood” I can tell you that I don’t plan on following the baby boomer template. If I was, I’d have graduated three years ago. Henig discussed the question of young people in their 20s with Jeffery Jenson Arnett, a psychology professor at Clark University, and he thinks that people in their 20s are actually going through another stage of development: “emerging adulthood.” Arnett says that through his research there is one aspect that sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s not that we don’t have goals for the future, it’s that 60 percent of those he questioned said “they felt like both grown-ups and notquite-grown-ups.” This hits the nail on the head. And I can tell you that I feel the exact same way. I have legally been an adult for six years. I pay for my own school with loans in my name, I pay my own bills, I make my own decisions. This definitely makes me an adult, right? We are rapidly approaching adulthood, but simultaneously we resist it on the weekends. We are being forced to “grow up,” but few of us are ready to at 23, 24 or 25. I’m not sure when the moment of becoming an adult happens. Or when we finally conquer our ambivalence toward growing up. But if I figure it out, I’ll be sure to let you know.

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The aftermath of the car that Casey Amos Floyd intentionally rear-ended on September 9, 2009, which careened into a front yard after the collision.

EDITORIAL | Convicted felon product of his environment

Too far gone

a car carrying four passengers, sending it into a nearby yard and resulting in his convictions for operating while intoxicated and assault with intent to murder. It was revealed during the trial that Floyd, who spent most of his childhood in foster care and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, began drinking at age 11. Growing up in a tumultuous environment with an extended history of substance abuse without adequately addressing his underlying problems was enough to push Floyd past the brink of reason. Floyd, a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, is an example of why programs such as the Tribe’s Residential Treatment Facility are so valuable, so people with substance abuse problems can seek help.

he 22-year prison sentence handed down to Mount Pleasant resident Casey Amos Floyd is an example of justice being rightfully enacted. However Floyd, 24, has led a troubled life, which does nothing to absolve him of guilt. But it is evident that more could have been done throughout his life to prevent Floyd from reaching the point that he did. To put it simply, he never had much of a shot. His drinking was an issue long before he intentionally rear-ended

However, help needs to be sought, and people such as Floyd will only find help if they are actively looking for it. The lack of any constant parental figures growing up is a likely contributor to Floyd’s situation as well. The scene in the courtroom at the time of Floyd’s sentencing, which included his family members running out of the room and crying so loud they had to be removed, reflects the bleakness of his situation. As Isabella County Judge Paul Chamberlain said that day, rehabilitation seems very unlikely once he is introduced into the prison system. It falls to friends, family and neighbors, in future cases, to make sure troubled individuals get the treatment they need as soon as they need it, to prevent others from ending up in seemingly hopeless situations.

C M Y o u What was the highlight of your Welcome Weekend?

“Going out at night, I guess. Partying.” Gabriel Daramola,

“Getting to see everything.” Derra Clark,

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Bloomfield Hills freshman

“Meeting new people that come from different areas.”

“The parties. Having fun.” Justin Metzger,

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Nieya Gaston,

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Readers lash out at e-cigarette ban Comments on cm-life.com on the story “Electronic cigarettes banned in campus buildings, residence halls” Louise said:

11: 39 p.m. August 21, 2010 “How times have changed. I thought a University conducted research and reported accurate findings. This is deliberate misinformation disseminated and reported. Why don”t you sign up to work on a political campaign of your choice and you can lie all you want. They would certainly offer you a job creating false rumors. Perfect job for you.” Janetda said:

3:51 p.m. August 20, 2010 “I’ve written to Shaun Holtgreive asking for the source of his claims that that e-cigs give off noxious chemicals and I still haven’t heard from him. Perhaps Mr Hoffman or

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another reporter here could give us more information? Who says they are unsafe, other than the FDA’s laughable press release? Even the FDAs own lab report didn’t show toxic levels of anything e-cigarettes. Here’s a thought, how about we see some reasoning before we set policy. Or have smokers been so vilified that you just can’t stand the thought of anything that brings them comfort? Is this about public health or punishment?” Joelong said:

3:09 p.m. August 19, 2010 “Good luck, i smoke my e-cig anywhere and noone knows i am doing it. It is easy to ban a regular cigarette because everyone can smell it, but baning (sic) an ecig is a whole new ballgame…”

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1: 43 p.m. August 19, 2010 “As a registered pharmacist and vaper, this is disheartening. True no research exists showing that ecig vapor is absolutely safe. But, conversely, there is also NO accepted peer-reviewed data showing anything that would support noxious chemicals in expelled ecig vapor either(re: cite the previous comment regarding the completely biased and flawed FDA press release). Anyone with 2 functioning synapses and knowledge of what is actually contained in e-liquid can easily deduce that vaping must be, at the very least, several orders of magnitude safer then smoking, both for the vaper/smoker and anyone around them. Making a decision of this magnitude is one thing, lying about non-existent research to support said decision is despicable; especially when the outcome may be college students returning to a proven killer (i.e. smoking).”

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“Mr. Allen, do you know what ‘Assume’ spells?” “No,” I replied. Mrs. Nessen picked up the piece of chalk and spelled it out across the blackboard. “ASSUME,” she said loudly, pronouncing the word with three syllables; “ASS U ME.“ “When we ASSUME, Mr. Allen we make an ASS out of U and ME.” That moment was one of the clearest moments of seventh grade English class. Today, many years after that day, I hear the sound of chalk tapping on the blackboard along with her words echoing loud in my head every time I incorrectly assume something. I am not sure how many times I have done this, but it still happens today. The most recent assumption I made, when reality slapped me in the face, was my summer internship. I did an internship at the copy/editorial desk at the Grand Rapids Press and I enjoyed it a lot. The first thing I learned was I am not in school anymore. And I was close to being in over my head. Even though I assumed I was awesome and would have no issues doing this job. I remember my first few weeks and how tough it was. I often assumed those in charge of me were scratching their heads wondering how I got this internship that first month. I assumed I was letting down everyone including those who recommended me. I again returned to that seventh-grade moment. Slinking down in my chair to where my nose touched the top of the desk. The words she said long ago were echoing in my head again. It got tougher on me when my assumptions during the internship made me feel I would never be good enough for this business. The internship gave me an opportunity to evaluate myself. It gave me the opportunity to see my actual skills at work outside of the classroom. I am good at what I do. But I am not great, I am not some super editor or page designer that I set myself up to be. I let everything go to my head with my many achievements at the community college I attended before transferring to Central Michigan University. I earned a lot of respect, awards and recognition for my work at college newspapers. However, it is a different animal in a real newsroom. The newsroom opened my eyes. I know where I stand today because of my summer internship. My assumptions only made everything worse and I doubted myself constantly. I was learning and that is all that matters today. Learning is a challenge and assumptions only slow the challenge down by distracting me from what matters. I believe the hard lessons make the difference in this life. I need to stop assuming so I can learn more.

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Campus Conservatives dissolves after leadership dispute Students may start new group By Ryan Taljonick Staff Reporter

The rumors are true — Campus Conservatives is no more. Former president Bryant Greiner said the group, which sought to represent students with conservative political beliefs, has dissolved after several disagreements and struggles within group leadership. Greiner, a Hart senior, said the group crumbled because several of its members had a falling out with former Central Michigan University student Dennis Lennox II, who founded Campus Conservatives. “Basically when I was president, Dennis would hide things from me,” Greiner said. “He had control over things that I didn’t have control over.” Greiner was president of the group from April 2009 to March. He said he became frustrated with Lennox, who was initially unwilling to hand over control of the group’s email account, Facebook page and website. When Greiner finally obtained access, he said he changed the passwords to prevent Lennox from taking them over. That, he said, is when the trouble began. “I told him I needed control of the group because I was the president and he wouldn’t take that as an answer,” Greiner said. Lennox declined to comment about the situation. Manistee junior Rebecca Hodson, elected as president of the group in 2010, said some members are actively discussing forming a new conservative organization on campus. “It’s something that is in the works,” she said. “It’s just not official what group it will be yet.” A long history Campus Conservatives has existed on campus since the 1960s, but its status as an official registered student organization has fluctuated over the years. After being inactive for a period of about four years, Lennox reactivated the group’s RSO status in 2006. Greiner and his officers resigned before the end of their term and handed leadership of the group over to Hodson, who had already been elected as the new president after continued issues with Lennox. Greiner said before Hodson could take office, Lennox held a secret meeting and invited only three people from the entire organization. During the meeting, Greiner said Lennox voted himself in as president of

the group. Upset that Lennox was trying to regain control over the group, Greiner and other members of Campus Conservatives tried to curb his efforts. “We pointed out to Dennis, ‘You can’t have a secret meeting,’” Greiner said. “We looked up the constitution of the group and went after him — he wrote the constitution, we were using his own words against him.” After the meeting, Lennox rescinded Hodson’s membership and banished Greiner from the organization, Greiner said. She said she thought the move was immature and unprofessional. If a new conservative group is formed, Hodson said it will be formed under a new name. “Sadly, the name on campus of Campus Conservatives is synonymous with Dennis Lennox,” she said. studentlife@cm-life.com

“Basically when I was president, Dennis would hide things from me. He had control over things that I didn’t have control over.” Bryant Grenier, former

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Casey Amos Floyd, 24, of Mount Pleasant walks into the court room Friday at Isabella County Courthouse before being sentenced to spend a minimum of 22 years in prison for his actions in a September 2009 drunk driving accident, where he intentionally drove his sport utility vehicle into a car carrying four people after they tried to leave his residence.

Casey Amos Floyd sentenced to at least 22 years for September 2009 accident By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter

Casey Amos Floyd will spend a minimum of 22 years in prison for his actions in a September 2009 drunk driving accident. The Mount Pleasant man could serve a maximum of 51 years and 1 month for three separate counts of assault with intent to murder, operating while intoxicated causing serious injury and destruction of a building. Floyd, 24, intentionally drove his sport utility vehicle into a car carrying four people after they tried to leave his residence on Adams Street last year. A blood test after the accident showed Floyd had used marijuana and was driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.259. Paige Hasselmann, one of the victims, spoke with tears in her eyes Friday before Isabella County Judge Paul Chamberlain sen-

tenced Floyd. “The most important thing to me is life, and how quickly it could have been taken away from me and three other girls in a flash.” Hasselmann said. Floyd will receive credit for 347 days served in jail since the incident. Chamberlain also left restitution open as part of the sentence. Floyd could owe $21,908 in possible restitution fees for destruction and fines. He also could owe over $10,000 in restitution to the four victims. Floyd does have the right to a hearing to appeal any resti-

tution costs. Floyd only addressed the court once and briefly stated his remorse for his actions. Earlier in the court process, Floyd was evaluated twice to see if he was competent enough to stand trial. He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder bordering on psychosis and has had substance abuse issues since the age of 11. His lawyers, William Antrobius and Dwight Carpenter, hoped he would be given the minimum sentence of eight years. “I am not trying to offer the court an excuse,” Antrobius

said. “It’s an explanation to the court.” Even with the mental issues taken into consideration, Chamberlain expressed little hope Floyd could be rehabilitated. “The likelihood of rehabilitation is bleak at best,” Chamberlain said. “You leave the court with no options.” After hearing Chamberlain’s sentence, one member of Floyd’s family ran out of the courtroom. Another one was asked to leave after loudly crying. metro@cm-life.com

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Transition teams to report campus opinions, goals Subcommittees ready for Oct. 1 due date By Carisa Seltz Senior Reporter

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Mount Pleasant residents Mckenzie Egger, 7, left, and Jordyn Egger, 3, dance during Jeff Daniels’ performance at the Max and Emily’s Summer Concert Series Saturday on Broadway Street in downtown Mount Pleasant.

Jeff Daniels’ acoustic performance draws huge crowd downtown, ends summer series By Emily Grove Staff Reporter

Max and Emily’s Summer Concert Series Saturday concluded with a twang — guitar twangs, that is. The echoes of former Central Michigan University student Jeff Daniels’ strumming carried through downtown Mount Pleasant, drawing in the biggest crowd in series history with more than 2,000 people estimated to be in attendance. A sea of eyes surrounded the actor, who dressed in full CMU attire and sat upon a small makeshift stage on Broadway Street. Lawn chairs also packed the road, which was closed to thru traffic. Daniels made his way to the stage, guitar in hand, in the early evening. His RV was parked feet away from the stage. The enthusiastic audience erupted with applause, some even rising to their feet. Mount Pleasant resident Jan Ball was very enthusiastic about the venue for the event. “There is something about outdoor live music that is very special,” Ball said. “I think it’s great, especially for a college town. We should have more of this sort of stuff.” Clouds loomed over the outdoor event, but the audience seemed unconcerned. Many of Daniels’ songs contained references to Michigan, first kicking off the night with a song about “Mount Pleasant on a Saturday night.” He also sang about the Upper Peninsula, the Detroit Tigers and his acting career. Daniel’s son, Ben, also performed when he took a short break. Mandy McCue, a Mount Pleasant senior and Max and Emily’s employee, said the event is all about bettering downtown. “We think it’s a really cool thing to do for the community,” McCue said. “We’re hoping to better the downtown and bring people downtown.” The Red Cross Infant Food Pantry and the CMU Marching Band collected donations of diapers, formula and cash throughout the concert. An estimated $1,000 dollars was collected in donations. “We got great feedback,” McCue said. “We hope to do the same thing next year, if not bigger and better.” metro@cm-life.com

Jeff Daniels performs Saturday at the Max and Emily’s Summer Concert Series on Broadway Street. The downtown show attracted more than 1,000 people and concluded the annual series. Daniels, a former CMU student, sang several songs related to Michigan. His son, Ben, too sung while Daniels took a break from performing.

Transition teams at Central Michigan University will soon meet to set up reports for their Oct. 1 deadline. The teams, set up by University President George Ross, was created to gauge the opinion of faculty, students, alumni, staff and community members to determine goals for CMU. The team has also set out to assess the university’s strengths and weaknesses, and to recommend solutions. Philip Squattrito, co-chairman of the transition team and professor of chemistry, said the president wanted the subcommittees to conduct surveys so he can make decisions based on quantifiable information. Initial reports were submitted to Ross on June 1, and the president seemed satisfied with the data, he said. “A lot of the goals relate to getting information to the president about what people are thinking on campus,” Squattrito said, “as well as creating opportunities for the president to interact with people on campus.” The six subcommittees of the transition team responded by conducting surveys and organizing focus groups in order to provide the president with a preliminary assessment of the campus community’s attitude pertaining to specific priority areas. Those included academics, students, alumni, community and business, administrative and staff and public affairs and communications. Some of the groups, like

the academic priorities subcommittee, have already determined the results of their surveys and the opinions have been recorded. According to the academic priorities’ initial report, the subcommittee found respondents wanted the university to “develop a clearer vision for CMU and communicate that effectively; improve the quality of undergraduate, and, to a lesser degree, graduate education; and focus on factors affecting students’ success and retention.” Dave Breed, SGA Vice President and member of the academic priorities subcommittee, said they will host focus groups during the fall semester now that preliminary research is complete. During the focus groups, Breed, a Muskegon senior, said the subcommittee will present their ideas to individuals across campus and ask if the topic at hand is vital for the university to focus on. Breed said students should participate in these focus groups because it is an opportunity to put their stamp on the discussion. “By taking time to learn how campus works and becoming familiar with it, this is our best opportunity to let (Ross) know these are the issues that are important to us as students,” Breed said. “This is what we want (him) to focus on … as president.” In preparation for the next report due Oct. 1, the subcommittees will produce a more thorough report of the information that was collected and make recommendations for the president. “When all the groups get back, they’ll start meeting again and pretty much pick up where they left off,” Squattrito said. university@cm-life.com

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CMU Dance Team volunteers at sports-themed camp Campers, dancers form bonds over experience By Jordan Spence Staff Reporter

Buckets, chicken wings and pivots were just some of the moves taught at a week-long sports camp put on by the Central Michigan University Dance Team. The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach, Amy Bunting, said a friend asked her to volunteer at the sports-themed camp. Bunting had another idea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to bring the 22-girl dance team. The team didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know what to expect, Bunting said. On the first day the girls showed up in matching outfits and bows in their hair excited to learn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they saw that, I think then the team realized how important it was to these girls,â&#x20AC;? she said. During camp, the girls were taught a one-minute routine along with proper stretching techniques. Bunting said in order for the girls to get creative the team also asked them to talk to each other, figure out their favorite moves and incorporate them into a specific part of the dance. Lindsey Stanczak, a Shelby Township junior and captain of the team, said the team was excited to see the end result of

everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most were chomping at the bit to do this,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team was looking for a way to give back that was a change of pace, watching them learn reminded us why we began to dance to begin with.â&#x20AC;? Stanczak said the team was looking to expand upon their love of dance with the camp attendees. Even though the camp was only a week long and the team taught about an hour a day, they noticed a special bond forming between the team and the girls. Misty Brown, 8, of Alma said she had fun learning moves like the foot touch and twirling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My favorite part was making new friends,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. Many of the campers and dancers on the team became close friends, Stanczak said. Because the dance team is so big this year, Bunting said they have the time and the energy to volunteer more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This past summer we put in as many volunteer hours as practice hours,â&#x20AC;? Bunting said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so under the radar, we can do everything.â&#x20AC;? On the last day of camp the girls performed the routine and for family and friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main objective of the dance team was to introduce dance as a form of fitness,â&#x20AC;? Bunting said.

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Regan Selvidge, 9, of Mount Pleasant, left, and Tabitha Drews, 10, of Fremont show off dance moves to each other during a game of Little Sally Walker on Friday in the parking lot of the First Church of the Nazarene, 1980 S. Lincoln Road.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This past summer we put in as many volunteer hours as practice hours. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so under the radar, we can do everything.â&#x20AC;?

Piano music drifted through the new Art Reach gallery Thursday, as area residents wandered among the threedimensional exhibit in downtown Mount Pleasant. Art Reach of Mid Michigan hosted a grand opening at its expanded location, 111 E. Broadway St. Barbara Taylor, president of the Art Reach Board of Directors, said the opening was hosted to show off the new space as well as letting community members see what potential the new building has for the Michigan-based nonprofit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It allows us to be far more efficient,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The new location) allows us to expand the types of shows that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to have artists participate in.â&#x20AC;? Formerly located at 319 S. University Ave., Art Reach has been looking into finding a new location for quite some time. After the Cobbler Shop, 115 E. Broadway St., closed its doors, the owner contacted Art Reach to see if the organization would be interested in purchasing the evacuated building, located next to the current Art Reach gift shop. Gift shop and gallery coordinator Kim Bigard said the new space offers many advantages for Art Reachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s displays, including full room three-dimensional exhibits.

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Matt Dobek was wellknown as a top public relations executives, among NBA circles. He was the former Detroit Pistons team executive and a recent honoree in Central Michigan University’s Journalism Hall of Fame. Dobek, a 1981 CMU alumnus, died Saturday. He was 51. He began his career his freshman year in Central Michigan Life’s newsroom as a sports writer, moving up the ranks as an assistant sports editor, then sports editor and spent one summer as news editor. He received many individual awards and was part of an “All-American” newspaper staff that earned a Pacemaker award. Jim Wojcik, former director of student media, advised Dobek while he was a journalism student at CMU. “He did an excellent job as sports editor and he had a tremendous career, too,” Wojcik said. Dobek was inaugurated into the Journalism Hall of Fame in 2009 for his career success, distinguished Detroit community service and his significant support for CMU’s journalism program. “He was really touched last November when he was inducted into the Journalism Hall of Fame,” Wojcik said. “He felt really good about that.” After graduation, Dobek interned with the Detroit Pistons during the summer of 1981 under then PR Director Bill Kreifeldt. A year later, he worked as the sports information director for Wayne State University while he continued to assist with Pistons radio broadcasts. Just two years after graduating from CMU with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Dobek was appointed director of public relations for the Pistons, making him the youngest PR director in the NBA at the time. In 1994, he was named Pistons vice president of public relations. Throughout his 17 year stint in that position, he oversaw five full-time staff members and was responsible for the coordination of all local, national and in-

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Matt Dobek, 51, stands with his mother after being inducted into the Central Michigan University Journalism Hall of Fame on Nov. 7, 2009.

“He was one of those kids that worked really hard, like we all did, and he was in the office constantly. I would describe him sort of as a ‘busy body.’ He knew what was going on.”

Course registration, bill payment and other online services were offline from Wednesday morning to Thursday afternoon because of a catastrophic system failure. Roger Rehm, Central Michigan University’s vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer, said systems were taken offline at 4 a.m. Wednesday in order to perform maintenance on components housed in the basement of Foust Hall. “It appears that one of the IBM machines housing SAP suffered some sort of catastrophic failure when it was rebooted,” Rehm said in an e-mail Wednesday night. Contrary to initial reports, the failure was not related to water damage from the recent heavy rainfall and instead resulted from an error in the SAP server, a mass e-mail from IT said. Almost all online services except for CMail and Black-

tion of all Pistons publications. He helped publicize and promote many of the team’s all-star players and award winners. He was named Outstanding Public Relations Director for the NBA’s Eastern Conference by the National Pro Basketball Writers Association in 1986. “He was one of those kids that worked really hard, like we all did, and he was in the office constantly,” Foster said. “I would describe him sort of as a ‘busy body.’ He knew what was going on.” news@cm-life.com

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Information Technology board were unavailable to students, faculty and staff for more than a day. The maintenance was scheduled to last from 4:30 to 6:30 a.m., an Aug. 16 entry on the CMU Information Technology blog stated. Alma graduate student Caitlin Thelen was trying to access class lists and master syllabi to begin planning for her role as a graduate assistant during the outage. “I tried a couple of times and realized the system was down,” Thelen said. “My procrastinator self was happy, I think.” Ortonville freshman Taylor Dietz tried to log on to ensure he got into a class for the fall semester. He did manage to register for the class in time, but not without experiencing some frustration at the downed systems. “I was a little worried about not getting into my

class,” Dietz said. “I was fine, (it was) still a little aggravating.” Chris Roy thought the change was somewhat ironic considering the big production of switching over to iCentral only a few months prior. “I just think it’s silly that the system they replaced with iCentral worked perfectly,” the Livonia senior said. He said if IT hired more students they might get quicker results, as students are the ones directly affected by these problems. Rehm said the repairs should have no cost to CMU as they are under IBM maintenance. “Ironically, we’re on track to move SAP off those IBM machines to our new hosting provider in almost exactly a month,” he said. university@cm-life.com

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Rose Arena project to finish by Dec. 1 By Jake Bolitho University Editor

Work on the Events Center is now 70 percent complete and still on track for a Dec. 1 opening. Construction crews continue to piece together the $21.5 million addition to Rose Arena, which has been in the works since last October. The facility’s structural steel, precast walls, masonry and its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system are all finished. Ongoing work is being carried out on the seating structure, bleachers, athletic wood floor and interior finishes, said Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management. Finish site grading, sidewalk work and landscaping were scheduled to commence this month, he said. The Events Center will include a new glass entrance and lobby, a practice facility and student fitness center. Work on the fitness center cannot begin until the new wrestling room is complete at the beginning of December, Lawrence said. The new lobby was sorely needed, said Derek van der Merwe, senior associate athletic director. He pre-

dicted the new features will come along with an increase in attendance at sporting events this winter. “Lobby areas are a critical component of any entertainment facility,” van der Merwe said. “The previous arena had no noticeable entry area that allowed for effective ticketing, organization and fan entertainment.” Rose Arena’s seating capacity will remain around 5,200, but seats are being enhanced with cushioning. About 50 percent of the seats will be chairs, but bleacher seats are also being significantly improved for comfort, van der Merwe said. “The focus was to enhance seating and not to increase the volume of seating,” he said. Since the project began, construction crews have averaged about 45 workers per day, with a peak expected later next month, Lawrence said. Completion of the project is still expected before the season’s first home basketball game against Temple in December. The volleyball team will play its games in Finch Fieldhouse this fall.

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Women travel to Kalamazoo Jan. 5, men Jan. 9 By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

The Central Michigan men’s basketball team will have no time to waste once conference play gets underway in January. In its league schedule released Saturday, CMU begins the Mid-American Conference season Jan. 6 against rival Western Michigan in Kalamazoo. The rivalry shifts to Mount Pleasant on March 4 when the Chippewas host the Broncos in their final game of the regular season. Both teams split their regular season meetings last year, with WMU knocking CMU out of the Mid-American Conference tournament in March. “There won’t be any problem with us being focused to start the conference play,” said CMU head coach Ernie Zeigler. “Whenever you get the opportunity to open up Ernie Zeigler against one of your arch-rivals, it always brings more intrigue to that match up. With both teams really anticipating starting conference play, you can’t ask for much more.” The new Events Center will host its first MAC game on Jan. 9 when Toledo travels to Mount Pleasant. The Rockets finished 4-28 overall and 1-15 in the MAC last season and named Tod Kowalczyk head coach in the off season after personal issues forced Gene Cross to resign. CMU plays a crucial stretch of games at the end of January into early February against MAC East foes Akron, Ohio and Kent State. All three beat the Chippewas last season and could very well determine which way the season goes for a young CMU team. Zeigler said the team’s games at Kent State and Buffalo on Feb. 5 and 8, respectively, will be one of the toughest road trips of the season. “Every conference game is going to be important, but when you get to cross division play with tiebreakers that come into play, they become really significant,” he said. “Hopefully we can fare much better playing those tough foes.” The annual ESPN BracketBuster game is scheduled for Feb. 19. The Chippewas open the regular season with the Rainbow Classic on Nov. 12 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Their last game of the tournament, Nov. 14 against Hawaii, will be shown live on ESPN at 4 a.m. as part of the network’s 24-hour college basketball marathon.

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Junior forward Chelsi Abbot fights off IPFW’s Felicia Jones during the first half of Sunday’s game at the CMU Soccer Complex. The Chippewas beat the Mastodons 1-0 on a Nicole Samuel goal in the second half.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH CMU women’s soccer extends home unbeaten streak to 17 with second consecutive shutout; but head coach Tom Anagnost isn’t happy with the team’s offensive production By Josh Berenter and John Manzo | Staff Reporters

ometimes a win just isn’t good enough. The CMU women’s soccer team picked up where it left off last season, recording its second consecutive shutout victory of the weekend with a 1-0 win against IPFW in front of 681 fans Sunday at the CMU Soccer Complex. And while the Chippewas improve their record to 2-0 on the season, head coach Tom Anagnost was not happy about his team’s offensive performance. “We’re not pleased with how we played,” he said. “I think as a whole we’re fairly disappointed. Give credit to IPFW. They didn’t make it easy for us.” A SOCCER | 2B

“We’re not pleased with how we played. I think as a whole we’re fairly disappointed.” Tom Anagnost, CMU women’s soccer head coach Tom Anagnost

“Our defense is doing a great job and we’re doing a great job of working up to the net. We just have to put the ball in a little more.”

Both Chelsi Abbot and Laura Twidle get a lift Friday from teammate Liesel Toth after CMU’s 1-0 win against Wright State at the CMU Soccer Complex.

Laura Twidle, sophomore forward Laura Twidle

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Van der Merwe named finalist in Ferris State AD search FSU narrows search to three, expected to make announcement this week

By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

The Central Michigan athletics department could lose one of its senior members. Derek van der Merwe, senior associate athletics director, has been named one of three finalists in Ferris

State University’s search for a new athletics director. Van der Merwe, who has been with the CMU Derek van der athletics deMerwe partment for 13 years, was named a finalist on Aug. 10 in FSU’s national search to replace its former athletics director Tom Kirinovic, who announced his retire-

ment on June 2. Kirinovic served as the school’s athletics director for more than 10 years. Glen KrupiPerk ca, deputy Weisenburger director of athletics at Northern Illinois University, and Perk Weisenburger, associate director of athletics for external operations at the University of Nevada-

Las Vegas, are the other two candidates for the position. FSU Vice President for Administration and FiGlen Krupica nance Jerry Scoby said Friday a decision will be made over the next few days as to who will fill the vacant position. An announcement is expected to be made early this week.

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“We had 77 candidates nationally,” Scoby said. “It was a very talented candidate pool. It was just a wealth of experience. “Looking at the candidates and their qualifications, Derek was one of them.” Van der Merwe had an official interview on Tuesday. Krupica and Weisenburger were interviewed last week. A member of the CMU football team from 1991-95, van der Merwe graduated from CMU in 2006 and joined the athletics department in

1997. He was promoted to associate athletics director in 2005 and is currently responsible for overlooking the department’s business, compliance, facilities and event management areas while directly overseeing the CMU wrestling team. With the search stil open, van der Merwe and CMU Athletics Director Dave Heeke declined comment Friday. sports@cm-life.com

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Women open against WMU, play four-game home stretch The CMU women’s team will also open its MAC schedule against Western Michigan, traveling to Kalamazoo to play the Broncos on Jan. 5. The Chippewas host WMU on Feb. 19 at the CMU Events Center. The program’s annual “Recess in Rose” event, which attracts thousands of area local elementary and middle school students and set the Rose Arena attendance re-

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CMU dominated IPFW offensively, outshooting the Mastodons 18-1 and spending most of the game in the opposite side of the field. Anagnost said the team needs to train better to remedy mistakes on the offensive end and wants to see it take more advantage of opportunities near the goal. “We need more aggressive personalities on the field,” Anagnost said. “We need to hurt teams a little more on that side of the field. Our team is capable of scoring more and producing more.” Nineteen players received playing time Sunday as Anagnost continues to find the right mix of players on the field. Sophomore forward Laura Twidle, who recorded her

cord last season, has been set for Jan. 26 against Buffalo. A new name will more than likely have to be determined. One of the highlights of the team’s schedule is a fourgame homestand toward the end of the season against Kent State, Western Michigan, Ball State and Eastern Michigan. In MAC East crossover play, the Chippewas travel to Bowling Green, Miami and Ohio and host Buffalo, Akron and Kent State. CMU plays its first game in the Events Center on Dec. 18 against Ole Miss.

Men’s Basketball Schedule Nov. 3 Marygrove, 7 p.m. (exhibition game, at Mount Pleasant High School) Rainbow Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) *Nov. 12 Cal State-Fullerton, TBA *Nov. 13 Montana State, TBA *Nov. 15 Hawaii, 4 a.m. (ESPN) Nov. 20 at South Alabama, 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Illinois-Chicago, 8 p.m. Dec. 1 Temple, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at DePaul, TBA Dec. 11 at LSU, TBA Dec. 14 Wright State, 7 p.m. Dec. 18 Detroit-Mercy, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 20 South Dakota State, 7 p.m. Dec. 22 Cornerstone, 7 p.m. Dec. 30 at UNLV, TBA

Women’s Basketball Schedule

Jan. 9 at Western Michigan Jan. 12 Toledo Jan. 15 at Ball State Jan. 20 Northern Illinois Jan. 23 at Eastern Michigan Jan. 27 Miami (OH) Jan. 30 at Akron Feb. 2 Ohio Feb. 5 at Kent State Feb. 8 at Buffalo Feb. 12 Bowling Green Feb. 16 Eastern Michigan Feb. 19 ESPN BracketBuster (location TBA) Feb. 23 at Northern Illinois Feb. 26 vs. Ball State Mar. 1 at Toledo Mar. 4 Western Michigan (tipoff for all MAC games are

Winthrop Tournament (Rock Hill, S.C.): *Nov. 12 North Carolina A & T *Nov. 14 Belmont or Winthrop Iowa Tournament (Iowa City, Iowa): *Nov. 20 Northeastern *Nov. 21 Iowa or Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Tournament (Flagstaff, Ariz.): *Nov. 26 Drake *Nov. 27 Northern Arizona or Binghamton Evansville (Ind.) Tournament: *Dec. 3 Coastal Carolina *Dec. 4 Evansville or Valparaiso Dec. 11 at Northwestern Dec. 18 Mississippi, 2 p.m.

Dec. 22 Wichita State, 1 p.m. Dec. 31 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Jan. 5 at Western Michigan Jan. 8 Northern Illinois Jan. 12 at Eastern Michigan Jan. 15 at Ball State Jan. 19 Toledo Jan. 22 at Bowling Green Jan. 26 Buffalo Jan. 29 Akron Feb. 2 at Miami Feb. 5 at Ohio Feb. 12 Kent State Feb. 19 Western Michigan Feb. 23 Ball State Feb. 26 Eastern Michigan Mar. 2 at Toledo (tipoff times TBA unless otherwise noted)

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first assist of the season off the bench, acknowledged the team’s struggle putting the ball in the net. “We definitely need to work on finishing,” she said. “Our defense is doing a great job and we’re doing a great job of working up to the net. We just have to put the ball in a little more.” SAMUEL STEPS UP Nicole Samuel’s hard work continues to pay off. The freshman forward scored her first career goal in the 57th minute after a cross from sophomore forward Laura Twidle was redirected by sophomore midfielder Autumn Hawkins. Samuel made a move around the IPFW goalkeeper and scored on an empty net. The goal comes after Samuel had eights shots but could not score in Friday’s 1-0 win against Wright State. Samuel admits she needs to improve

finishing on plays. “I still need to work on my finishing,” Samuel said. “But with the help of my teammates, that’ll just come along because they support me a lot with that.” For the second consecutive game, senior goalkeeper Shay Mannino started the game and was replaced by sophomore Stefanie Turner in the second half. Neither keeper recorded a save - IPFW’s only shot missed the net - and Anagnost said the goalkeeper position continues to be a day-to-day decision. “It depends on how they train,” Anagnost said. “(It depends) on their commitment level to what we’re doing.” CMU will hit the road for the first time this season to play in a tournament hosted by Iowa. The Chippewas play at 5:30 p.m. Friday against Northern Iowa and play again at 2:30 p.m. Sunday against Iowa. sports@cm-life.com

SPORTS IN BRIEF

FOOTBALL EARNS VOTES IN AP TOP 25 POLL The CMU football team received two votes in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll released Saturday. Temple, picked to win the MAC by the media, also garnered two votes in the poll.

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NFL UPDATE Former CMU quaterback Dan LeFevour went 3-for-10 for 39 yards and an interception in the Chicago Bears’ 32-17 loss against Oakland Saturday. LeFevour’s quarterback rating is currently 3.8.

Antonio Brown had 50 yards returning kickoffs and 43 yards returning punts in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2417 loss against the New York Giants on Saturday. sports@cm-life.com

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Sounds of volleyball echo once again in Finch

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“There’s a lot of history here and it’s kind of like a throwback season. It’s kind of cool to have our own facility.” Lauren Krupsky, Livonia senior

Team starts new year at old home By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

Echoes rang off the wall as points were scored and serves killed. Doors and windows were opened to try and keep the building from becoming too uncomfortable. After all, the building was built in 1951 without air conditioning. For more than 30 years, the CMU volleyball team has been accustomed to practicing and playing its games in the comfort of Rose Arena. But recent renovations to the soon-tobe CMU Events Center have forced the team to the more antiquate Finch Fieldhouse, home to the volleyball team from 1974 to 1979. For the first time since the decision was made — the team has been practicing at Morey Courts for the past several weeks — the Chippewas had the oppor tunity to get familiar with their new home Saturday during an exhibition game against Erik Olson a team of former players dubbed the Alumnae. “It’s a pretty cool experience to get to play here,” said senior outside hitter Lauren Krupsky. “There’s a lot of history here and it’s kind of like a throwback season. They really put it up nice for us, with all the banners and everything, so it’s kind of cool to have our own facility.” The team and athletics department considered other venues, including Morey Courts and Mount Pleasant High School, but decided on Finch for its on-campus proximity. While it was not the bowl shaped seating that the lessoutdated Rose provided, Finch’s set up has the possibility of becoming something special, even if it is just for one season. Bleachers line three sides of the makeshift indoor court, covering half the gym with options of sitting in chairs opposite press row or the permanent seats in the balcony above the floor. “When we put it all together, I actually like the set up pretty well,” said CMU head coach Erik Olson. “I really thought the banners in the back of the gym really saluted our past was a nice touch. It has a lot of potential and needs to still grow.” Former CMU players Sarah Warner (2004-07) and Alison Baker (2006) returned to play for the Alumnae, who were swept 3-0 by the current Chippewas, and said they liked the new set up. “I think they once they get it filled with fans, it’ll be a really good atmosphere,” Baker said. “It’s nice and compact and I think it will be a good environment for them.” CMU will try and fill the new venue with its “Fill the Finch” promotion for the season opener Sept. 25 against Mid-American Conference East favorite Ohio. sports@cm-life.com

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TOP: Steve and Deb Baker of Sturgis, both CMU alumni, watch the Volleyball Alumnae game from the balcony seats Saturday afternoon in Finch Fieldhouse. “This was brand new when I was a senior,” said Steve Baker, who attended from 1970 to 1974. ABOVE: Canton senior Tino Toia, member of the CMU athletics marketing department, observes the game Saturday afternoon. The volleyball team has moved into Finch for the season while the Events Center is completed and is playing there for the first time since 1979.

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LEFT: Midland sophomore Lindsey Dulude reaches for the ball against Kansas alumnae Kelly Janisch during Saturday’s Alumnae Volleyball game in Finch Fieldhouse. Saturday’s game was the first to be played in the fieldhouse in 31 years. RIGHT: Livonia senior Lauren Krupsky serves the ball during the volleyball game in Finch Fieldhouse.

Alumnae game prepares CMU for season By Nick Conklin Staff Reporter

The CMU women’s volleyball program took an important step in preparing for the regular season on Saturday. The Chippewas defeated a team of former players in the annual alumnae game at Finch Fieldhouse, winning all three games by scores of 2511, 25-16 and 25-11. Head coach Erik Olson was pleased with the effort from his team and said that it was a

good test being six days away from the start of the regular season. “The mindset is to see how good we can be see how clean we can be,” Olson said. “And I think we did a good job of that.” The match saw the return of several former players, including Sarah Warner (2004-07), who finished her career at CMU with 949 kills, and Allison Baker, who served as an assistant coach in 2008.

Baker was impressed by the play of the current team, but said the team still needs to work on the little things in order to have a successful season. “I think that they did a good job,” Baker said. “There’s always room for improvement, but I think they made a good showing.” Baker said leadership will be an important aspect to the team, especially with nine underclassmen on the Chippewas’ roster.

Junior middle blocker Jocelyn Vervelde made a very strong showing during the match, ending the night with 13 kills. Olson was very impressed with Vervelde’s showing and said that it is very promising to see strong performances so early in the season. “She has made huge strides in the last week and that was an outstanding match for her,” Olson said. sports@cm-life.com

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Livonia senior Lauren Krupsky and South Lyon sophomore Danielle Gotham celebrate winning their second set during the volleyball game in Finch Fieldhouse.

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Field hockey

CMU wins pair of scrimmages in Canada By Justin Hicks Staff Reporter

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Mathew Stites, 9, of St. Louis takes a shot at a hole in a wooden board during drills at hockey boot camp Friday at the Isabella County Events Arena, 5165 E. Remus Road. The eight-hour day camp was fun and tiring Stites said.

Hockey boot camp gets visit from NHL legend By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter

Amateur Mount Pleasant hockey players shooting to improve their hockey skills recently scored a visit with Gordie Howe. The former Detroit Red Wings player, also known as Mr. Hockey, made a visit to the Isabella County Events Arena Saturday morning to visit participants in hockey boot camp, sponsored by the Amateur Hockey Association of Mount Pleasant. AHAMP ace coordinator Brian Knopp said he decided to bring Howe to hockey camp to fit in with the family theme. “We believe that hockey is a family orientated sport,” he said. Knopp said all 75 hockey camp participants and their families were invited for Howe’s visit on the last day of camp, keeping the event somewhat exclusive. Local sponsors Jay Trucks and Associates, P.C. General Agency Company and Robert F. Murray and Co. P.C. covered the cost of Howe’s visit. Hockey boot camp participant Corey Robison, 15, was thrilled at the opportunity to meet Howe.

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“I think it’s really cool,” Robison said. “We’re not really like anywhere big, he just came here because of our camp.” Len Klakulak, president of AHAMP said Howe’s visit was entirely a stroke of luck. The current CMU club hockey coach works with the Isabella County Events Arena, and used to skate with Howe’s grandson. He set the visit up. “I know all week (the participants) were very excited that he was coming,” Knopp said. “It kind of just made a very fun week even funner to have one of the biggest names in Detroit hockey here at our camp.” AHAMP’s hockey boot camp runs once every summer, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for five days. The current cost of $199 was raised from last years cost of $150 to more adequately cover the costs of running the camp. The camp is open to area residents under the age of 18, and is intended to work as a preseason, getting participants in shape for the upcoming season. Knopp said the success of Howe’s visit to the 2010 hockey boot camp has prompted AHAMP to look into recruiting other big names in hockey for next years boot camp. Howe enjoyed his visit to

Former Detroit Red Wings player Gordie Howe gives Jonathon Higbie, 4, of Mount Pleasant a hand shake after signing his T-shirt Friday. Howe came to speak to the summer boot camp hockey players.

Mount Pleasant as much as AHAMP enjoyed bringing him to boot camp. “He was more interested when we brought him into the room first in going over to the window and watching the kids on the ice,” Klakulak said.

“Every time I’m around hockey I’m happy,” Howe said. “The people here are always very nice.” sports@cm-life.com

If the results from the CMU field hockey team’s first scrimmage are a preview of the season ahead, the team is going to be turning heads. The young team gained their first bit of experience over the weekend, beating Waterloo College 6-1 Friday and 7-1 Saturday in Ontario. “We’re trying to make sure that we establish ourselves as a team and that we’re balanced on both ends of the field,” said head coach Cristy Freese. Offensively, CMU outscored Waterloo 13-2 over both games. Freshman Bailey McKeon performed well in her first time in a CMU uniform, leading the way with a pair of goals in each game. “I think we all played really well as a team and with new people coming in we gained good experience,” Bailey said. Sophomore Erin Dye added to the offense, scoring three goals and Emily Girasole netted two of her own. On the other end of the field, freshman Carissa Flocken and junior Anastasia Netto split time in goal, holding Waterloo to one goal in each game. “Both goaltenders got good experience,” Freese said, “but I think it’s still too early to establish a starter.” The schedule The 2009 season was not a season for underdogs, rather the Mid-American Conference standings looked nearly identical to the prior four seasons. CMU finished fourth for the fourth consecutive year, sweeping Ball State and Missouri State while getting

swept by the top three teams — Ohio, Kent State and Miami — in the conference. The team’s first game is Saturday against in-state rival Michigan State, a team known for its dominance in the Big Ten. “I certainly think next weekend against Michigan State is going to be very, very tough competition,” Freese said. “But other than that, once we get a couple games under our belt, I think we’ll settle in and play well as a team.” Following the Champions Invitational this weekend in East Lansing, the team has a month of non-conference games to help them prepare for MAC play. “The first couple weeks will be critical to develop our team before MAC play,” Freese said. “We’re young and I’m not saying that as an excuse, but as a reality, and we have to improve every day as a team.” Conference play starts Oct. 1 and 2 against Kent State and defending MAC champion Ohio, respectively, both of which are bringing back the majority of their starters from the 2009 season. Freese said that while the KSU and OU have had success recently, they, like every team, have their weaknesses. Kent State has been strong offensively in recent years, but not defensively, while Ohio is just the opposite. “Last year we had a dominating defense and the year before we had a lot of offense,” Freese said. “We’ve got to find a way to put that all together in one year.” sports@cm-life.com