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Snyder selects Brian Calley running mate

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Longtime His House pastor departs fellowship

Plans to select running mate by Sunday convention

Republican candidate for 33rd district Senate seat still up in air

By Emily Pfund Senior Reporter

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Virg Bernero targeted Michigan’s economy and education’s role in its recovery Thursday during a surprise visit to Central Michigan University.

The Lansing mayor spoke to students at the College Democrats’ volunteer rally. There, he and his wife mingled with students before making a 20-minute speech focused on economic development.

“Education is economic development,” he told a group of about 50 people who gathered in the mall Virg Bernero between Pearce and Anspach halls. “Economy starts with education.”

Bernero acknowledged the economy’s impact on students’ ability to continue their educations and pledged to help.

“We are going to restore the Michigan Promise scholarship,” he said, eliciting cheers and applause from the students.

“We are going to set the right priorities.”

Bernero, who has yet to select a running mate for the November election, said there is a “100 percent chance” one will be selected by Sunday at the Michigan Democratic Party State Convention.

Bernero praised Obama’s involvement in bailing out Michigan’s auto industry and promoting green manufacturing jobs in the state.

About half of Bernero’s speech focused on the auto industry and manufacturing.

“You have to care about the auto industry if you live here in Michigan,” he said.

He also discussed his impact on the growth of manufacturing in Lansing, where jobs have grown each month of 2010, he said.

Brad O’Donnell, president of College Democrats, said he originally planned to speak at the rally, “I essentially just gave Virg the floor,”the Clinton Township senior said. “He’s a lot more exciting than I am.”

Bernero’s speech was a late addition to the rally. O’Donnell did not know he was coming until late Wednesday afternoon.

“It was a big surprise, but a good surprise,” he said.

O’Donnell said the goal of the rally was to recruit volunteers who could register students to vote.

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By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter

A mission from god

By Gabi Jaye | Staff Reporter

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t’s not easy to pull up roots after two decades, but Matt Schantz will go where he feels he’s needed most.

Sunday marked the last time Schantz served as the Campus Minister of His House. The Central Michigan University alumnus contributed to the religious group for almost 20 years.

“I’ve always wanted an opportunity to influence not only the church,” he said, “but the marketplace as well with faith and spirituality.”

Schantz will continue to follow God’s lessons in the workplace with his new position as the director of organization and development at the National Nail Corporation. With his wife and kids, he’ll move over Labor Day

Matt Schantz and his wife of 16 years, Beth, watch the His House Worship Team perform at a gathering Thursday night in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium.

weekend to Grand Rapids.

At his new position, the campus minister will hire, train and mold the business into one centered around values such as integrity and honesty. He said he’ll work to “bring faith into business.”

Replacing Schantz at His House’s Mount Pleasant location will be campus minister of His House Lake Superior State University Scott

Crary.

The minister has been a part of His House for five years. He called Schantz a “great friend,” having served with him on statewide staff for eight years.

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State politics has been abuzz since Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder’s recent tap for a running mate.

On Wednesday, the Ann Arbor businessman brought his choice to light and the man behind the mask just happens to be a state Senate candidate for the 33rd district, which includes Mount Pleasant.

State Rep. Brian Calley, R-Portland, won August’s Republican primary to fill Sen. Alan Cropsey’s seat. Rick Snyder Lawrence Sych, associate professor of political science at Central Michigan University, found Calley’s selection to be surprising given the advantage he had in the 33rd district Senate race.

“I’m surprised that Calley took it because the odds are he was going to get elected to the Senate,” Sych said. “It’s a largely Republican area.”

It is unknown if the runner-up from August’s primary, Michael Trebesh, will replace Calley in November’s election. A meeting will be set by the Michigan Republican Party to determine his replacement if Calley accepts the nomination.

The meeting will involve the party and the heads of each county’s Republican executive committee.

Calley provides a bit of experience to Snyder’s campaign, something Sych said was lacking. Calley, a former banker in Ionia County, has been a state representative since 2006 and served on the Ionia County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2006.

John Porter, vice chairman of College Republicans and a Coleman sophomore, said he feels Calley’s background in banking will be key in turning around Michigan’s economy.

“I think it’s a great choice,” Porter said.

“I know he’s been involved in a lot of the economic development where he’s from.

It’s all about getting Michigan back on track economically.”

Porter said he thinks Calley’s experience in the state legislature should not play a large role because, if Snyder wants experience, he can hire experienced people for other positions.

College Democrats President Brad O’Donnell said Calley will help Snyder with his support from the right wing.

“There’s a perception that Democrats elected Rick Snyder in the primary,” the Clinton Township senior said. “I think it’s interesting that Rick Snyder decided to pick a politician after railing against them for months and months and months.”

Calley, 33, was picked over other candidates like state Sen. Jason Allen, who cannot re-run for his position because of term limits. Allen is also campaigning for the first district U.S. Congress seat, after current U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak retires.

Sych said the job could kickstart Calley’s career.

“This will give him kind of a fast track to the governor’s job,” he said.

Sych, Porter and O’Donnell all agreed whoever takes over Calley’s position in the 33rd district race should still have a sizable advantage over the field.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero is still exploring options for his lieutenant governor running mate. metro@cm-life.com

Campus programming funds put crunch on student groups

By Heather Hillman Senior Reporter

Editor’s note: Every Friday, CM Life will publish a in-depth piece, examining different issues.

Though the dollars keep shrinking, the bottom line for campus programming remains the same.

Program Board, Greek Life and registered student organizations will not have the luxury of increased funds for the new school year.

The campus programming fund, which is formed from student’s tuition, will be $826,000 for

the 2010-2011 academic year; the same amount it was last year.

“We have the same demand for programming but as inflation continues to rise those dollars don’t go as far,” said Brittany Mouzourakis, Student Government Association president. “The trends that we are seeing are that, as the years are going by and CPF is not increasing, we’re seeing less and less money left over at the end of the year.”

The CPF provides money to a wide variety of organizations on campus including Program Board, SGA, the Office of Student Life, Greek Life, the Leadership In-

stitute, the Volunteer Center, University Recreation and almost all registered student organizations.

Last year, the SGA made a push to increase the CPF to $1 million.

Though that effort was unsuccessful, Mouzourakis, a Garden City senior, said the SGA put in an application for a decrease in funding so more money could be freed up for other projects.

“We kept our promise to promote more fiscal responsibility with student’s dollars by asking for about $1,000 less than the year before,” Mouzourakis said. “We also decreased our stipends by 20 percent.”

History The CPF was created in 2001 and was originally called the Campus Programming Fee, said Tony Voisin, director of Student Life.

Voisin said the amount of money each student contributed to the fund was determined by the amount of credit hours they were taking that semester.

That year Central Michigan University’s roughly 18,000 students’ fees resulted in a CPF of approximately $860,000, depending on total credit hours taken that year.

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Program Board - $293,000 Student Budget Allocation Committee - $88,000 Office of Student Life Program - $120,000 Student Government Association - $18,172* Student Payroll - $4,000 Student Organization Center - $2,000 Greek Life - $25,000 Leadership Institute - $90,000 Volunteer Center - $58,000 Minority Student Services - $58,000 University Recreation - $25,000 Up All Night - $15,000 Coordinator Salary - $40,000 * -had a carry-over from last year

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dition of focusing on attracting student voters, he said.

This year, the group hopes to get 5,000 CMU students registered.

Gwinn senior Ashley Houser said she thought Bernero’s message was “pretty positive.”

“It was mostly sound blurbs,” Houser said. “He said he was going to change things but there were no examples of the changes. I

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would have liked more details,” Bernero said his visit was arranged by his daughter, Virginia, a Lansing sophomore and a member of the Student Democrats.

The visit was “a great break from the campaign trail,” said Bernero, who praised the students in attendance, calling them “phenomenal Democrats and phenomenal Americans.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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created in 2006, it eliminated all fees. Therefore the name was changed to the campus programming fund and the amount was flatly defined at $800,000, Voisin said.

“The costs for things have gone up dramatically since the fund’s creation, yet the amount of money in it has gone down,” Voisin said. “It makes it especially hard for groups like Program Board to bring entertainment to campus.”

The amount of money placed in the fund changes from year to year. Each July, the main 13 selected organizations that fall under CPF (including the Student Budget Allocation Committee, which allocates finances to nearly all of the 270 RSOs on campus) present proposals to a committee in July requesting the amount of money they feel will be needed for the upcoming school year.

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Reductions Voisin said the Leadership Institute took a large hit this year, losing $15,000 of funding due to a loss of employees. Program Board also endured a budget reduction, from $300,000 to $293,000 this year.

Steve Lewis, president of Program Board, said while the organization hoped to receive about $10,000 more than they did, they also planned on receiving the lower figure.

Despite the decrease in funding, the Allegan junior said they were able to bring musical group We the Kings to campus on Oct. 10.

“We really wanted to focus on getting big name people to campus, but a show like that usually costs at least $100,000 or more,” Lewis said. “I think we’ll still be able to bring good events to campus. We’ll just have to be even more conscious of the budget than normal and more creative with how we use the money.”

Any money leftover in the CPF remains within the fund and is rolled over into the next year. In the early-to-mid 2000’s Voisin said the CPF would sometimes

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to pray, talk it through with my wife and some trusted friends it was clear that God opened this door and it was up to us to walk through it.

Five days later, we officially accepted the call to minister at CMU and then we began making plans to transition to Mount Pleasant.”

During his time at CMU, Schantz earned a master’s degree in Arts and Communication. He is currently working on his doctorate degree in student educational leadership at CMU and has taught communication classes on campus.

His House history Schantz’s role at His House began in 1991 when the group only had 15 to 20 members.

The men and women gathered in the living room of what is now the Men’s House on Main Street, where members give out free hotdogs every Saturday night.

Over time, participation and attendance grew for His House.

To accommodate the growing numbers, Schantz and the fellowship purchased their hall at 211 West Broomfield St. three

said Schantz is a great model of a man of character who shows a genuine love for people. He said many faculty, staff and students at CMU will miss Schantz.

“I’ve never questioned whether or not (Schantz) is doing is the right thing,” said Collard, a Sterling Heights senior. “He’s been a great example of how I hope to be someday, the way he lives his life with great integrity.”

Schantz has been grateful for the continuous support of his family. Because of his leadership role in the group, his duties sometimes required him to stay late nights on campus.

“My wife has been a key person in allowing me to be involved on campus,” he said. “My kids have attended events at CMU with us and have been exposed to a lot of great college experiences.”

Schantz said he measures the success of his ministry by how the students are doing five years after they graduate — if they are being good husbands and wives and if they still look to God. “Matt Schantz was a faithful and passionate leader of His House,” said assistant campus Minister Josh Chaffin. “Matt has never been about doing everything by himself but rather he has

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have around $50,000 left over.

Last year, Voisin estimated that number to be around $5,000.

He said each group basically used all of the money allocated to them. While that number varies from year to year, Voisin said it is always their goal to have money left over.

Retention SGA Vice President Dave Breed, a Muskegon senior, said the CPF can influence the retention rate at Central Michigan University.

“CPF dollars go toward the events that keep students around,” he said. “The more that students feel engaged on campus, the more likely they are to stay. If there weren’t enough opportunities for them to get involved they could choose another university.”

Breed said while SGA will continue to push for an increase in CPF, they remain realistic it may not happen right away due to the current economic climate.

“The university and the state are in a world of hurt right now,” Voisin said. “It’s going to be a tough task to get (CPF) increased dramatically.”

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PrintQ system upsets many, unpopular among graduate students New limitations allocates $10 for undergraduates

By Ryan Taljonick Senior Reporter

Grants, dissertations and theses — all of these massive documents have Christopher

Honts very concerned.

It stems not from difficulty or time commitment, but from the limited printing allocation he has received from Central Michigan University through its new PrintQ system, which allocates $10 worth of computer lab prints for undergraduate students and $15 for graduate students.

Honts, an Iowa graduate student studying industrial

and organizational psychology, said the new system will greatly affect graduate students.

“You’ve taken away the graduate students’ right to print off the materials they need,” he said. “I completely understand the desire to go green and what not, and I’m sure there are individuals out there that abuse it, but you trust graduate students with

He said the university should consider removing the $15 printing limitation for graduate students, but he is more concerned for his graphic design students.

“I make them print stuff in color,” Baker said. Color print costs, he said, are “kind of steep.”

tional text books, he said.

“One journal article can be upwards of 30 pages,” O’Rourke said. “It’s come down to the point where we can’t really print any journal articles because they’ll drain up the queue so quickly.”

Sean Baker, assistant professor of journalism, said CMU faculty are not provided with a printing allocation through the PrintQ system.

keys to the buildings and hundreds of thousands of dollars of lab equipment, but you won’t trust us with the pages we need to print.”

Eric O’Rourke, a Midland graduate student, also studies industrial and organizational psychology and shares Honts’ concerns.

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Tailgating policies remain unchanged

By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter

Students looking to tailgate during this fall’s football season will see no change from last year’s policies and procedures.

Implemented prior to last year’s football season, the restrictions on tailgating limit tailgaters to six beers or one pint of liquor per student, with no glass bottles. Additionally, students must purchase a $6 parking pass to station their car in lot 63. The number of law enforcement officials in the tailgate lot has increased from previous years.

Central Michigan University Police Chief Bill Yeagley said the new rules were created in order to limit student injuries.

“In the past we’ve had a lot of folks get cut on the broken glass in the parking lot,” he said. “If no one brings glass in, it can help reduce those injuries.”

Though the initial implementation of the new tailgate rules in the fall of 2009 were met with negative student reaction, compromises between students and administration resulted in a lift on an external stereo sound system ban.

“The policy will remain exactly the same this year as it was at the end of last year,” said Steve Smith, director of public relations.

Yeagley said after the external sound system ban was lifted, more students showed up to the pre-game festivities.

Macomb junior Steve Pelletier said he doesn’t think the continuation of last year’s tailgating policies will affect attendance this year.

“Toward the end of the year, it went very well. I hope we pick up right there again where we left off by having a good attendance,” he said. “I think the uproar about it is over, so more people will be back.”

Pelletier said if students are concerned on the limit of alcohol allowed in lot 63, they could always just drink more before heading to the tailgating lot.

Rochester senior Zac Nowels thinks tailgate attendance will increase compared to last year, despite the continuation of last years tightened rules.

“Once people realized what it was, it wasn’t as bad as it seemed,” he said. “Hopefully people go.”

CMU’s first home football game is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Thursday against Hampton. university@cm-life.com

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Dearborn freshman Courtney Brefeld, left, holds hands with Ann Arbor freshman Kristina Graham as they jump on an inflatable sticky wall at Get Acquainted Day Wednesday in Warriner Mall. “The (inflatables) are fun because there’s no lines” Graham said.

community bonding “Get Acquainted Day” brings students for fun, free stuff

By Chelsea Hohn | Staff Reporter

Petoskey senior Zach Drake does a backflip at Get Acquainted Day Wednesday in Warriner Mall.

Denise Green wants students at Central Michigan University to come together in more than just the pursuit of a degree.

“Get Acquainted Day,” held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Warriner Mall, invited dozens of minority organizations to gather, recruit, catch up and get their names out across campus in more focused way.

“It’s a really good chance for Central Michigan University’s community to come together. People get to know other people and learn about services and organizations from the city and government,” said Green, associate vice president of Institutional Diversity.

Several sororities, fraternities, local businesses and volunteer organizations banded together to form a more direct community, providing a less intimidating way for students to get familiar with activities on and off campus.

Kailee Smith enjoyed

the more close-knit atmosphere.

“This gives more exposure and is a chance to get to know other organizations,” the Jackson senior said.

Toya Lewis, Detroit senior and president of the Sophisticated Women of Color sorority, thought of “Get Acquainted Day” as not just an opportunity to increase recognition but also to put her passion for her program to work.

“Our sorority supports each other,” Lewis said.

“We’re sisters and I want to make people feel like I’m a shoulder to lean on. We welcome everybody and we don’t turn anyone away.”

As well as showcasing organizations, there were several festival-style attractions including free food, blow up toys, bounce houses and some new activities including tarot card readings that surprised usual event-goers.

“I had never seen that before anywhere,” said Bay

City senior Sam Razminas.

About 2,000 students attended the event, quite a contrast to the 10,000 strong swarm that attended MAINstage.

Lake Orion freshman Sarah Donetti was pleased with the more intimate atmosphere of the day. She said it made it easier to learn about each individual group than struggling against the comparative chaos of the MAINstage crowd.

“It’s good to get a refresher of what’s out there.

It’s much less mobbed than MAINstage,” Donetti said.

Keisha Janney, assistant director of Minority Student Services, said the event served not to just embrace and highlight the minority community but to encourage friendship and connection between all students who decided to visit.

“People get connected and get to know people different from themselves,” Janney said. studentlife@cm-life.com

“Kickball Kick-off ” gets Program Board’s year rolling

By Maria Leone Staff Reporter

Traverse City junior Zack Lizenby kicks a ball at the Kickball Kickoff held by the Program Board on Wednesday evening next to Finch Fieldhouse.

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Grass stained jeans, skinned knees and elbows, an aching big toe and a soaring sense of victory matched only by the spinning flight of a red rubber ball were all happening Wednesday night.

Program Board’s annual “Kickball Kick-off” in the field between Finch Fieldhouse and the Health Professions Building let participants temporarily relive their days of schoolyard sportsmanship.

The event has been a tradition since 2004, showing new

members Program Board is a great organization to get involved in and have fun while doing so, said Steve Lewis, Allegan junior and Program Board president.

“When our kickball event started, people wanted to go back to elementary school recess days,” Lewis said.

Milford junior Sean Bergin said part of the reason he enjoys kickball is because it is such a simple and fun game anyone can play.

He fondly remembers time spent playing the sport in the fifth grade, though he didn’t always escape the diamond

uninjured, he said.

“When I was little it was my favorite sport, even though I got hit in the face,” Bergin said.

Crysta Heckman, Program Board vice president and Pinconning senior, had similar luck in her fifth grade kickball days but still loves the sport.

Heckman recalled an occasion when she literally had the wind knocked out of her by a kickball sent soaring straight into her chest.

“Of course the kid that kicked the hardest hit me,” she said.

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more Emily Panone said she considered herself a “beast on field” when she played it at recess.

“I love kickball,” Panone said. “I didn’t really like sports in school, except for kickball.”

Heckman said having the annual kickball game is a great way to get new people involved and really enjoy the year.

“It’s the everyday playground game,” she said. “People miss that.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | On-campus printing policy unfair and exclusory to students

Unfair limitations

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entral Michigan University’s new PrintQ system and policy of permitting only a certain amount of printed pages is limiting to students and should be altered or abolished.

The policy, which permits $10 of printed materials for undergraduates and $15 for graduate students may seem like a reason-

able way for the university to save money. But in reality, it restricts many traditional studying practices and limits writing and research for graduates students, who often have print-heavy curriculum.

This policy, along with the limiting of hours of operation for on-campus computer labs, sends a message to both current and prospective students: A student must own both a computer and printer of their own to get a complete educational experience.

This is restrictive to people with lower income, as well as people who do not have a particular level of tech-

pages could be redistributed to the students who would use them.

These on-campus computer and printer resources are where a portion of student tuition goes. While costs for resources are constantly rising, questions also have to be raised.

In a year where CMU has the largest incoming class in its history and thus more tuition dollars, how can the university not afford appropriate amounts of these commodity resources? Are they spending that excessively?

As a learning institution, CMU should be changing policies and assigning money to make sure students have all the resources they need to complete their classes and learn their necessary information and skills, instead of taking these resources away from them.

nological know-how.

The printed-page limit, approximately 250 pages, may seem like a high number of pages that not many people will reach. However, the people that go over that limit and need to pay extra to use campus resources may feel unfairly targeted.

The most reasonable solution may be to abolish this policy and cut spending in other areas to save the same amount of money.

Another possibility would be to alter the current system. There are many students that do not use oncampus printer resources at all.

Giving students an option to claim how many pages they expect to print on-campus may help give more pages to the students that actually need them. If students were to claim usage of less or no pages, the surplus

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Ashley Kennett Columnist

Mental health semester When I embarked on the spring semester of classes this past January, I felt completely and utterly drained.

I was depleted of energy, creativity and the slightest bit of motivation to move forward with classes.

The previous semester had brought on a number of unanticipated challenges: The demise of a relationship, caring for a stray kitten that I took in, said kitten unexpectedly breaking his leg, health complications and a change in living arrangements, all on top of a job and full course load. I can usually roll with the punches, but I was completely overwhelmed.

There was an air about the upcoming semester that was unlike any other. All of the emotional residue from the previous semester seemed like it was there to stay into the next. It went beyond the stress.

Too often during stressful times we’re told to just “get through it” or “tough it out,” but sometimes when life doesn’t go our way, and even goes way, way out of our way, it’s time to re-evaluate and look at our options.

Of course, I didn’t have a clue what I was going to do instead, but whatever it was, school wasn’t an option.

I learned a lot about myself in the following months. I learned that I was capable of commanding a room and making people laugh through a stand-up comedy class I took in Ann Arbor. I learned that I would always be feuding with family members as long as we were all under the same roof, but that at the end of the day we were still a family.

I re-established friendships and did a lot of reflecting in between.

I’m not by any means advocating dropping out at the first sign of a little stress, but I do advocate being smart about recognizing limits and following our intuition.

I wasn’t jumping for joy for this semester to begin, that has never been me, but as I am nearing the end of my undergraduate academic career I am excited to start the next chapter of my life.

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1:15 p.m. August 25 “This has to be one of the worst editorials you’ve ever written, Jason. You’re drawing conclusions that Islam is in some way a “less tolerable” religion.

That’s just nonsense. Islam is a beautiful religion full of many phenomenal people.

You’re just fueling the stereotype when you assume that Muslims have to “prove” that they are nonviolent.

What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

I’m severly disappointed with how you approached this subject.”

Opheliasviolet said:

2:20 p.m. August 26 “Your intolerance is showing.

“However, the high volume of instances of violence or threats by particular Muslims make me view Islam slightly differently.”

If I were to use your own logic, the actions, both carried out and intended, of Timothy McVeigh, Scott Roeder, the Huratree militia, and pedophile priests would make me think that Christianity is a violent and dangerous religion.

It doesn’t take much effort to paint an entire group of people as violent and dangerous if you only need to find and handful of individuals or small groups that engage in that type of rhetoric and actions. It does take effort to

remain tolerant, thoughtful, and compassionate to realize that there could be more than just their religion to their actions, and that these ugly examples are exceptions to the rule.

You say that tolerance is a two-way street. You too, sir, need to learn the meaning of the word. It is not tolerance if it is obviously tinged with disdain for the other and only offered in an effort to not appear hypocritical.”

Joe M. said:

4:47 p.m. August 25 “It’s always people who claim to lovers of the Constitution who start squirming rationalizing the moment someone disagrees with their political or religious views. We won’t mention that a Christian

blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City, and that the leader of a Christian nation dropped the only nuclear bombs in the history of warfare. Islam is a very easy wedge issue for Republicans to use in November– that’s all this is or ever was.

I actually disagree that this is one of Beck’s, er, Gillman’s, worse columns.

He actually dropped the “At Ground Zero” meme that saturated the media landscape and, though he’s wrong, he doesn’t actually draw the sort of crazy conclusion that many others on the right are drawing, which is that Muslims should only be allowed to practice their religion in certain designated places, where we can keep a very, very close eye on them.

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Maria Amante Columnist

Political awareness

I am ashamed to call you people my peers.

This semester I am taking JRN 312: Reporting, and our first assignment was to get student reaction on the governor’s race this November. I was thrilled at the assignment — politics is my passion and what I get geeked about. I figured it would take me ten minutes to finish the assignment and by the time class was finished, I would already be gone and off to a selfcongratulatory Starbucks coffee.

Oh how wrong I was.

I polled ten people — admittedly not a complete representation of the entire student body, but I’m offended as a citizen and student of this general university population that not one of these ten people even knew who the candidates were in this election.

The rest of my classmates had similar results.

For the record, Virg Bernero is running for the Democrats and Rick Snyder for the Republicans.

Perhaps my angst toward my peers is unjustified, you may counter that the election isn’t for another two and a half months.

In my humble opinion, now is the time to pay attention. Now is when it’s time to get informed.

Government is something that is consistently altering our lives.

My stepfather is seriously affected by the health care reform. As an independent insurance agent, his business is unfortunately crippled by health reform.

When I was in high school, it was considered uncool to be ignorant about politics. We regularly paid attention to the news and discussed the goings-on of the world.

Due to this admittedly unusual adolescence, coming to CMU was a complete culture shock to me.

This is an educational institution.

People should be curious, parched for knowledge.

Frankly, I blame the lack of knowledge base. There aren’t enough “competency” courses in the practical application of knowledge. In this particular area, politics, if students understand the concepts, then they will show interest.

I encourage the university to make government classes, particularly PSC 105: Introduction to American Government and Politics and PSC 261: State and Local Government compulsory, an additional competency. It may seem boring to some, however it is integral to each and every one of our daily lives to understand this system. Each of us pays taxes, all of us attend a state-funded university.

Each one of us has an opportunity to speak up and voice our opinion — to borrow a phrase from the current president’s 2008 campaign, we have the ability to “vote for change.” Indeed, we also have the ability to vote for the status quo.

However, without that vote, without participation, we are simply bystanders.

For those who have yet to show interest, there’s a fantastic Web site called “The Daily Beast” which publishes each morning a “cheat sheet” of the important news stories. I encourage each of you to get informed.

I beg you to care.

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Sheriff’s department may remove one officer from enforcement team

By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter

Isabella County could remove one Sheriff’s Department officer from the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team to stimulate revenue.

The idea has been discussed by County Commissioners and may be included in the final budget, which must be adopted by Sept. 30, said County Administrator Tim Dolehanty.

The proposal came as a surprise to Lt. Det. Amado Arceo of BAYANET’s North Team, who first heard the news last Wednesday through published reports.

“I don’t have any information that they’re going to pull it,” Arceo said. “I still have their officer on my team.”

Dolehanty said he has submitted a balanced budget as of now, but much debate will follow and he does not expect his budget to be final.

Department requests for funds were $1.4 million higher than county funds available, and Dolehanty is still waiting on final state revenue sharing figures.

Currently there are seven full-time equivalents from BAYANET tied to the county. Three are designated to the county as a whole, two are assigned to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Police, one to the city of Mount Pleasant and one to Central Michigan University.

The removal of the officer from the sheriff’s department would remove one of the officers covering the county, Dolehanty said, but would not be a significant

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“When I see a revenue source drop 75 percent, it’s something I have to address as a public administrator. It amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Tim Dolehanty, Isabella County Administrator loss to drug-enforcement efforts.

“I believe very strongly that would be the case,” he said. “We still have the officer from Mt. Pleasant and a total of six officers. No one else comes close to that.”

Breakdown Isabella County’s seven officers dwarf other counties.

Saginaw County has two full-time equivalents, where local counties like Clare and Gladwin Counties have no full-time equivalents.

Just more than 7 percent of BAYANET’s Isabella County arrests happen in rural areas and almost 70 percent of their arrests come from Mount Pleasant and CMU’s campus, which would still have officers dedicated exclusively to them.

The Sheriff’s Department officer would be reassigned to traffic operations in this proposal, Dolehanty said.

Traffic tickets are down 75 percent in the last five years.

While Dolehanty said he doesn’t think tickets should be written all the time, the loss of revenue is important to the county.

“When I see a revenue source drop 75 percent, it’s

something I have to address as a public administrator,” Dolehanty said. “It amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

The drop in ticket issuing is largely because of a drop in tickets written by nonsecondary road patrol units.

Tickets written by non-secondary road patrol units and secondary road patrol units are near equal now. In 2005, non-secondary patrol units wrote almost 1,300 more citations, according to a public safety budget recommendation provided by Dolehanty.

Ticket numbers have also dropped because Sheriff’s Department personnel have been pulled from traffic concerns to more serious crimes.

Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski declined to comment on the matter for now.

“I’m still waiting on some statistical data,” Mioduszewski said. “I have not had a chance to delve into the data on whether that’s a good idea or not.”

The recommendation document had other suggestions like cutting overtime for the Sheriff’s Department and secondary road patrol. metro@cm-life.com

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Diamondale senior Hillary Fox laughs as she gets her blood drawn by Jeannie Wright Wednesday afternoon in Kulhavi Hall. “I’ve been donating since high school,” Fox said.

Students live, give in third world

By Mike Nichols Staff Reporter

Summer vacations often entail long hours outside in the heat and blazing sun.

But 11 Central Michigan University students eschewed the pool side in favor of ten days spent helping to build a library a world away.

The students spent part of their summer in Ghana. Their trip was an Alternative Break, a program of CMU’s Volunteer Center. The team’s purpose was to perform manual labor and experience the culture of West Africa.

The team worked in Jukwa, with the help of Amizade, a volunteer coordination organization. Freeland senior Ashley Stephen went as one of the team’s site leaders. Their goal was to help finish the construction of a library.

“Pretty much each day we woke up, went to the work site, and we would do things like mix concrete, paint the library, and rake trash,” Stephen said.

She said what really made the trip for her was the people.

“They are the most friendly people in Ghana,” she said. “I feel like sometimes Americans don’t get portrayed the best in other countries. It’s not the case in Ghana. They love Americans.”

Albion senior Chris Hopcraft was the only male on the trip.

He spent his time making pillars for roofs support.

“It was rewarding,” Hopcraft said. “There was never a time I thought, ‘This sucks, I wish I wasn’t here doing this.’”

After dinner the team would reflect about their day’s experiences. Many talked about how surprising it was to see the happiness of Ghanaians who live with only the minimal basics.

Erin Monahan, a Grosse Pointe sophomore, felt impacted by the culture shock of the third world.

“They had mud houses,” Monahan said. “That’s all they had, that’s all they knew and that’s what they would die in. I don’t know if I could do it.”

When their work was done for the day, the team was taken on excursions to see the country. They visited a rainforest and

took tours of the Elmina and Cape Coast castles that were once used as holding cells for slaves.

Stephen remembered visiting a room used as a death chamber for female slaves who refused to be intimate with their captors.

He said they would have to stay in isolation until they died.

“There were scratch marks on the floor and it still smelled,” she said. “It was strange to think about how awful things could happen in such a beautiful place.”

Hopcraft said the experience was both humbling and horrifying, but he appreciated the historical aspect of their visit.

“I’m a history major,” he said.

“I was thinking, ‘Wow, this is actually where European imperialism impacted the triangle trade routes.’”

Looking back, Hopcraft feels the team was successful in their mission and hopes to one day do another Alternative Break.

“It’s worth it to go through challenges to give those services,” Hopcraft said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Rental textbooks catching on, well received by students Nine percent of CMU’s textbook revenue generated through service

By Sherri Keaton Staff Reporter

Samantha Brownlee recalls multiple instances of standing in long lines to return her textbooks, only to receive a few dollars in return.

After three years of doing this, the Reed City junior said she is through. “If it was possible for me to rent, I would always rather rent,�

Brownlee said. “It really is frustrating waiting in the long lines to get books, but I’ve accepted that it’s part of the book-buying process.�

This semester, the option to rent textbooks rather than buy them is catching on, and Brownlee decided to be a part of

the growing number.

Barry Waters, director of the Central Michigan University Bookstore, said the reception of renting books has been positive. “Up front it is a lower-price alternative, even though most students are still making the decision to buy rather than rent,� he said in an e-mailed statement.

Rentals have generated about 9 percent of the store’s textbook revenue so far this semester.

Waters said there are up to 650 titles available for rent, or about 25 percent of the CMU Bookstore’s entire 2,500-title list for the fall.

Decatur senior Courtney Lynn bought her books this semester because she wishes to keep them for future reference. But for other types of general education classes, she would rent. “I think that renting books for UPs or competency classes would be very helpful and practical,� Lynn said.

When renting books at the CMU Bookstore, there is no lim-

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it to the number of books that can be rented during the transaction, Waters said. However, not all textbooks are available to rent.

John Belco, manager at the Student Book Exchange, said they have not been able to count the numbers yet, but interest in book rentals has been significant. “It seems to be well received,� he said. “The only drawback is there is no buyback at the end of the semester.�

Belco said students need to also keep their receipts and return them by the given deadline. Books must be in similar condition as when they were purchased. “The best deal in the long run might be to buy a used book and sell it back at the end of the term,� he said. “But I am not a gambler, I like to know what my pocket cost is and renting allows that.� university@cm-life.com

Recalled eggs distributed to areas of Northern Michigan

By Maria Amante Staff Reporter

Some eggs in the national salmonella recall were distributed to Northern Michigan, the Michigan Department of Agriculture said Tuesday.

Jennifer Holton, public information officer for the MDA, said eggs produced in the state are not part of the problem.

All contaminated product has been traced back to two farms, Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, both in Iowa. “We have received confirmation that co ntaminated eggs were traced in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan,� Holton said.

Holton said concerned shoppers should ask local grocers and restaurants where they purchased their eggs. She also recommended consumers information websites such as foodsafety.gov and eggsafety. org. “Cook your eggs well,� Holton said. “If you make scrambled eggs, make sure they’re not runny, cook until eggs and whites are firm.�

The Food and Drug Administration is leading a national investigation for the contami-

li f e i n brie f Judge Alton Thomas Davis will be replacing Justice Elizabeth Weaver in the Michigan Supreme Court, according to published reports.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced the change at noon Thursday, though Weaver’s term was not set to expire until Jan. 1, 2011.

Davis’ appointment is effective immediately.

Weaver had planned to seek reelection as an Independent, but retired in a letter saying she believed she could be most useful as a citizen working to help further reforms of the judicial system.

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“We have received confirmation that contaminated eggs were traced in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan.�

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nation.

As of Wednesday, 2,403 cases of salmonella have been reported since May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Salmonella causes fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea once contaminated eggs are consumed, with symptoms appearing 12 to 72 hours after consumption. Often symptoms disappear after 4-7 days and many can recover without antibiotics, however hospitalization is sometimes required.

Ric’s Food Center, 705 S. Mission St., has seen an increase in their egg prices — an additional 40 to 50 cents more per dozen eggs, though none of their eggs were contaminated.

The grocer’s Dairy Manager, Tim Murphy, said the price of eggs differs between ten and twenty cents about every two weeks. The current price increase is unusually high and he expects to see even higher egg prices in the

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coming weeks.

The eggs from the grocer are supplied by Maceri Produce, who receive their product from Vande Bunte eggs, who sent Ric’s a letter stating they are salmonella-free.

Tim Vande Bunte, president of Vande Bunte Eggs said he is unsure of Iowa’s health practices but stringent rodent and fly control are important in egg cultivation as both are carriers of salmonella.

Holton said several “egg basics� important for egg safety include washing hands before and after handling and cooking eggs well with a food thermometer to ensure the item’s temperature reaches 158 degrees. “I know that it’s loosely managed in those areas,� Vande Bunte said. “Our refrigeration is five degrees cooler than what is required by law. It’s crucial to keep eggs refrigerated properly.�

Possible changes The PrintQ system will probably work for most undergraduate students, O’Rourke said, but it makes no sense when applied to graduate students. “I’ve had to change the way I’m doing my thesis solely because of the print queue,� he said. “It’s definitely changed the way I’ve had to deal with classes and research.�

Jeff McDowell, Information Technology help desk manager, said the PrintQ system’s allocation was based off of research on printer use and a student focus group. The research evaluated printing numbers for a semester to find how much the average student printed.

He said the data showed approximately 65 percent of students printed less than 250 pages in the semester. “You’re making sure everyone has got a fair amount and making sure you don’t have people that abuse it,�

McDowell said. “We’re really interested in honest feedback. On one side, we do have legitimate printing needs out there and we have to accommodate that, no question. But on the other hand we do have a lot of

waste and that’s what we’re trying to stop.�

He said faculty are given free printing at their departmental offices, not a part of the PrintQ system.

McDowell said the current PrintQ allocations for undergraduate and graduate stu-

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A photo column exploring visual storytelling through the eyes of those on campus and in our community

Yolette Louis, 4, laughs in the arms of Nichole Osborn, of Farwell, at My Heart’s Home Orphanage in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Osborn is a volunteer from Heart Cry International, a Mount Pleasant-based nonprofit supporting the orphanage. Osborn’s main project was to assess the 15 children living at the orphanage in order to place them in a homeschool system which will be implemented soon in the coming year. Osborn and seven other members of the HCI team volunteered for eight days in Port Au Prince and completed several building and painting projects, including the construction of seven bunk beds for the children, shelves for the pantry, a desk and shelf for the office room, a large table and benches for the kitchen, a learning center with large worktable and shelves, and the painting of the front hallway and upstairs main room.

Trip to Haiti begs question: What have I given?

Photograph and column by Libby March | Staff At a table brimming with 14 other children, in the midst of the chaos and poverty of a third world nation, a 4-year-old girl sits quietly dissecting her sandwich into pieces, giving away two bites for each one she eats.

Her name is Yolette Louis and she lives at an orphanage called My Heart’s Home in Port Au Prince, Haiti.

I met Yolette two and a half weeks ago while documenting a group of eight volunteers on a 10day mission trip to the orphanage as part of Heart Cry International, a nonprofit based in Mount Pleasant. The time in Haiti was one of the most unexpectedly beautiful experiences of my life, but what I’ll remember most is this child

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who has nothing, but gives all.

Mission trips can really test your mettle. You sleep little, eat little and have little privacy. Endurance is pivotal, since you must maintain an attitude of service. Irritability is not an option.

I’ve been on service trips before, but for me, Haiti was a new frontier in character building.

One afternoon I was sitting on the floor monitoring a 3-year-old’s descent into a PB and J sandwich when I looked up to see Yolette’s simple act of altruism. She broke her meal into pieces for fellow orphanage children Djoulie and Fedeline, with the remaining third for herself.

Throughout the week, I realized Yolette does this at every meal.

Her selflessness is remarkable in a person so very young. You’ve heard the phrase “ray of sunshine” – Yolette is a whole sun, beaming joy at anyone who makes eye contact.

HCI tripper Nichole Osborn refers to Yolette as “a little mama.”

It’s true. I saw Yolette calm the tears of Kenlie, a constantly fussy 1-year-old. Joshua and Shilore, two of the more robust boys, were often hard to control but quieted when Yolette, clucking like a little hen, shooed them away from smaller boys like Solomon and Jocelyn.

I watched this little girl do things I, at 21, have never done.

Yolette has nothing, but she gives constantly for the benefit of those around her. She bursts through clouds like a megawatt, pint-sized

Mother Teresa.

When I think of Yolette I’m forced to ask myself – what have I given? My world is wrought with advantages I take for granted. Yet with all I have, I give less than an orphan under half my age.

If we all shared like Yolette does, wouldn’t we all be better off?

There’s a lot of talk about the desolation and corruption of Haiti. It’s no secret that January’s earthquake rocked an alreadybroken country almost into dust.

Even now the rubble has hardly been cleared, but in the eight short days I was there, I didn’t lose heart – I’d like to think I gained it.

As long as there is selflessness like Yolette’s, I believe there’s hope for Haiti.

And for humanity.

More to come w More coverage of Heart Cry International’s trip to Haiti in Monday’s edition.

More information w Heart Cry International is a local, non-profit Christian organization that aims to bring critical services to disadvantaged parts of the world. w Donations can be made by mail to Heart Cry International, P.O. Box 207, by phone at 506-8993, or through their website at www.heartcryinternational.com.

Union Township 2011 budget draft down 23 percent from 2010

By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter

Union Township could be looking at a cut of 23.26 percent to its budget next year.

The township’s Requested Budget and Five Year Capital Improvement Plan shows the possible decrease from 2010 could set the total budget for 2011 at $6,923,057.

“This document in no way binds the board to these kind of purchases,” said township Manager Brian Smith at a board meeting Wednesday night.

Instead, he said the document was projected to show the board the outlook of expenditures in the next five years.

Some of the minor changes made to the budget’s first draft include removal of recently purchased equipment and a few cost adjustments.

Areas affected by the lowered budget include $800,148 worth of cuts to the general fund budget, because of a decrease in road funding projects within the township.

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Additionally, a prospective $150,000 was budgeted to go toward the completion of the Isabella Road Project, which involves construction between Baseline Road and Pickard Road.

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Board members were asked to look over the budget and bring questions and suggestions for improvement to the next board meeting on Sept. 22.

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Township Supervisor John Barker said skystream wind turbines will be installed Friday, Sept. 3. The bases for the turbines were installed in July. metro@cm-life.com

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CMU enters the 2010 season without its superstars on offense, WMU lost its record-quaterback and EMU looks for its first win under Ron English. All three schools are heading in . . .

By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

Ferris picks CMU graduate to head school’s athletics

By Anthony Fenech Senior Reporter

Derek van der Merwe has been a part of the Central Michigan community since 1991.

He earned four varsity letters in football, lined up at offensive line for a Mid-American Conference championship team and has spent his past 13 years as an administrator in the CMU Athletics Department.

So when the CMU senior associate athletics director was named a finalist for the Ferris State athletics director position last week, he had some thinking to do.

And when push came to shove, the 37-year-old van der Merwe, one of the point men behind the construction of the state-of-the-art CMU Events Center, decided he would like to be part of that period.

“Take a look around our campus,” he said Thursday. “From the Events Center to the creation of a medical school and the tons of students that Derek van der believe this is Merwe a great institution and that CMU should be a leader, I’m honored to be a part of a program that shares that same vision.”

A day earlier, on Wednesday, FSU announced the athletics director hiring of Mount Pleasant native Perk Weisenburger, who comes to Big Rapids after a five-year stint as associate director of athletics at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Weisenburger graduated from CMU in 1979 and served as the school’s associate athletics director for external operations from 1989-1995.

“I think Ferris State hired the right man for the job,” van der Merwe said. “I think he’s an outstanding individual with a vast amount of experience.”

Glen Krupica, Northern Illinois deputy director of athletics, was the other finalist out of a nationally-conducted search of 77 candidates to replace retiring FSU athletics director Tom Kirinovic.

Van der Merwe’s official interview came on Aug. 17 and CMU Athletics Director Dave Heeke, while excited for van der Merwe’s potential opportunity, is pleased with his decision.

“He has a great passion for Central Michigan,” Heeke said.

“He’s also a key member of my leadership and I’m glad to have him. This isn’t the first time someone’s sought him out to be an athletic director.”

And Heeke knows it won’t be the last.

“He’s going to have the opportunity to have a very good job in the future,” he said.

Van der Merwe is currently serving as the chair of the NCAA wrestling committee, and works directly with the Chippewas top 10 wrestling program, while overseeing the athletic department’s business, compliance, facilities and event management areas.

He said the chance to participate in the interview process was good in exploring other opportunities.

“At the end of the day, there is endless opportunity here,” van der Merwe said. “The people I work with, they have invested in me personally. They know it’s something I’d like to do one day, but I’m very proud of the flying ‘C’ and very honored to be a part of it.” sports@cm-life.com

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Junior defensive back Dannie Bolden returns on an improved CMU secondary. The unit ranked 66th in the nation last season after finishing 118th in the FBS in 2008.

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Sophomore quarterback Alex Carder is expected to take over the starting job following Tim Hiller’s successful career in Kalamazoo.

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Running back Dwyane Priest leads EMU’s running attack after rushing for 654 yards in 2009. The Eagles went a FBS-worst 0-12 last season.

INSIDE: FULL MAC FOOTBALL PREVIEW Radcliff named starting QB for home opener This story was published at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday at cmlife.com.

By Aaron McMann Sports Editor

It’s finally official.

Sophomore Ryan Radcliff was named the starting quarterback

by Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos Monday for the team’s Sept. 2 home opener against Hampton.

“He’s earned it,” Enos said Wednesday evening. “He did a great job in the spring, continued in the summer and had a very good camp. We feel real confident and comfortable with him, and we think he’s going to be a very good player around here for the next three years.”

Radcliff, expected to fill the role after the departure of Dan LeFevour, took most of the snaps during CMU’s spring practice and and preseason camp.

He started and took every snap for the White team dur-

ing CMU’s spring game in April, while backups junior Derek Rifenbury and redshirt freshman A.J. Westendorp split snaps for the Maroon. During the team’s preseason camp, Radcliff took reps with the first team and looked the sharpest.

Enos said Rifenbury and junior college transfer Brandon Fricke remain in a competition for the backup quarterback position. Entering his third season at CMU, Rifenbury has played in one game while not completing a pass. Fricke arrived at CMU over the summer from Grossmont Community College in El Cajon, Calif.

“I can’t wait to finally get out here and play ball for real again and just get out on the field and just have fun,” Radcliff said.

The 6-foot-2, 212-pound quarterback appeared in seven games last seven, going 10-for21 for 115 yards and two interceptions. sports@cm-life.com

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Sophomore quarterback Ryan Radcliff takes off during the CMU-Boston College game during the 2009 season.

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There’s less than two weeks away from the kickoff of the 2010 college football season across the country.

While most of the state (and country) will be focused on Ann Arbor and how Rich Rodriguez does in his third year at Michigan, the three Mid-American Conference schools are all at different stages.

Central Michigan will break in a brand new coaching staff with the addition of former Michigan State running backs coach Dan Enos.

To make things more difficult for Enos, the Chippewas are without star quarterback Dan LeFevour and wide receiver Bryan Anderson, both of whom graduated, and Antonio Brown, who chose to forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.

Western Michigan is also without its star quarterback as Tim Hiller, now with the Indianapolis Colts, graduated after last season.

Meanwhile, in Ypsilanti, secondyear head coach Ron English still looks for his first win after Eastern Michigan finished a disastrous 0-12 last season, the only Football Bowl Subdivision team to go winless.

CENTRAL MICHIGAN CMU is coming off its best season at the Division I level ever last season, following a perfect MidAnerican Conference record and No. 23 AP ranking after its 44-41 overtime win against Troy in the GMAC Bowl.

But first-year head coach Dan Enos has a lot on his plate with inexperienced skill players on offense, especially at quarterback.

Sophomore quarterback Ryan Radcliff played mop up time in 2009 while junior Derek Rifenbury has only taken a few snaps in one game during his college career.

The offensive line returns four starters, including second-team All-MAC center Colin Miller, and will prove to be a strong suit for Radcliff, who is more of a pocket passer than Dan LeFevour.

“To have guys like Jake Olson and Jeff Maddux back, who missed the entire spring practice due to injuries, those guys have been tremendous,” said CMU head coach Dan Enos.

The defensive side of the ball should be solid, despite youth and inexperience at the defensive end positions.

All-MAC selections Nick Bellore and Matt Berning lead a talented linebacker unit, while Vince Agnew, Bobby Seay and Jahleel Addae bring speed and size to a muchimproved secondary.

EASTERN MICHIGAN After finishing with the worst record in the Football Bowl Subdivision, head coach Ron English is determined not to repeat that in 2010.

That is why English was busy in the offseason hiring a new defensive coordinator, defensive line coach and offensive position coaches, looking for improvement and stability in all facets of the program.

EMU also saw 39 players leave the program after last season, only 14 of which due to graduation.

“I think our players look a lot different than last year, even in January,” English said in July at MAC Media Day in Detroit. “We have to continue to teach the things that we know to help guys be successful and to be consistent in our approach.”

With quarterback Andy Schmitt gone due to graduation, sophomore Alex Gillett and redshirt freshman Devontae Payne are competing for the starting quarterback position.

Gillett, a three-sport star at Clyde High School in Green Springs, Ohio, saw some time last season after Schmitt when down with an injury, starting the final three games of the season.

But many are high on Payne and English neglected to name a leader for the quarterback position heading into preseason camp.

Running back Dwayne Priest returns for his senior season after rushing for 654 yards last season.

Expect Priest to get more carries and accumulate more yards this season as English continues to

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by second-team All-MAC selection Peter Bittner should allow for even bigger rushing numbers. On the defensive side of the ball, first-team FreshmanAll American linebacker Steven Means is part of an improved linebacker core. Look out for second-team All-MAC cornerback Domonic Cook and free safety Davontae Shannon, first-team all-conference selection, in the secondary. UB will be tough to throw the ball against.

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implement a more pro-style offense.

EMU returns 18 juniors or seniors on defense, including seven of its top eight defensive linemen. Senior free safety Latarrius Thomas will be able to play after transferring from Louisville last season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you hope is that you have enough guys that care about the program,â&#x20AC;? English said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Mike DeBord was there (at CMU), it took him a while to build. If we would have stayed one more year, he wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve reaped the benefits.

WESTERN MICHIGAN Western Michigan comes off a disappointing 2009 during which it finished third in the MAC West Division.

WMU head coach Bill Cubit hired former Hofstra head coach Dave Cohen as the new defensive coordinator along with former Hofstra defensive coordinator Rich Nagy to coach the safeties.

In addition, Lou Esposita was brought in from Saint Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College (Ind.) to head the defensive line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting onto the season, it is different,â&#x20AC;? Cubit said during the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aug. 13 media day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different feel out there because of the defensive set of coaches.â&#x20AC;?

Redshirt freshman Alex Carder beat redshirt freshman Tyler VanTubbergen and fifth-year senior Drew Burdi out for the starting quarterback job heading into WMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sept. 4 season opener at MSU. The Broncosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; receivers are an experienced bunch lead by junior quarterbackturned-wide receiver Robert Arnheim, who led the team with 701 yards receiving last season.

Junior running back Aaron Winchester is tabbed to have a big year running the ball in Kalamazoo. Small in stature, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listed at 5-foot-6, 181 pounds, Winchester rushed for only 165 yards last season, but returns as the No. 1 back with one of the best offensive lines in the conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the kid and the way he works,â&#x20AC;? Cubit said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a little bit of a silent leader out there with his work habits.â&#x20AC;?

Akron Zips Head coach: Rob Ianello (first year) 2009 record: 3-9, 2-6 MAC Non-conference schedule: vs. Syracuse (Sept. 4), vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 11), at Kentucky (Sept. 18), at Indiana (Sept. 25) Breakdown: If you like rushing-dominated offense, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll love Akron. The Zips, under new head coach Rob Ianello, return running back Alex Allen for his sixth year along with junior Dale Martin, a transfer from Louisville. Three offensive linemen who played all 12 games last season come back, making for a strong offensive line. The defensive line is even better, with two juniors and two seniors led by twotime All-MAC defensive tackle Almondo Sewell. Quarterback Patrick Nicely, who played in eight games last season, is only a sophomore and should have a better grasp of the game and offense in his second season.

Ball State Cardinals Head coach: Stan Parrish (second year) 2009 record: 2-10, 2-6 MAC Non-conference schedule: vs.

Southeast Missouri State (Sept.

2), vs. Liberty (Sept. 11), at Purdue (Sept. 18), at Iowa (Sept. 25) Breakdown: After a year in which Ball State started 12-0 and made a case for a BCS berth, the Cardinals tanked in 2009. They return 17 starters in 2010, including 10 on the offensive side of the ball.

Senior running back MiQuale Lewis is back for his fifth year and is less than 700 yards away from setting the BSU all-time rushing record.

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Bowling Green Falcons Head coach: Dave Clawson (second year) 2009 record: 7-6, 6-2 MAC Non-conference schedule: at Troy (Sept. 4), at Tulsa (Sept. 11), vs. Marshall (Sept.

18), at Michigan (Sept. 25) Breakdown: This will be a rebuilding year for the Falcons, who return just eight starters from a year ago. Clawsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big guns, quarterback Tyler Sheehan, who threw for over 4,000 and 27 touchdowns, and receiver Freddie Barnes (1,770 yards, 19 touchdowns) graduated. The receiver corps is still experienced, with two seniors and three juniors.

Buffalo Bulls Head coach: Jeff Quinn (first year) 2009 record: 5-7, 3-5 MAC Non-conference schedule: vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 2), at Baylor (Sept. 11), vs. Central Florida (Sept. 18), at Connecticut (Sept. 25) Breakdown: Former CMU assistant under Brian Kelly takes over at UB for his first season with youth at quarterback.

Zach Maynard, who threw for 2,694 yards last season, transferred to California in the offseason, leaving freshman Rudy Johnson, sophomore Jerry Davis and redshirt freshman Alex Dennison to battle for the starting job. The Bulls are deep at runnning back with seniors Ide Nduka and Brandon Thermilus combining for more than 1,100 yards last season. An experienced offensive line led

Kent State Golden Flashes Head coach: Doug Martin (seventh year) 2009 record: 5-7, 4-4 MAC Non-conference schedule: vs. Murray State (Sept. 2), at Boston College (Sept. 11), at Penn State (Sept. 18), vs.

Army (Nov. 13) Breakdown: Kent State could turn out to be a surprise this season in the East. The Golden Flashes return sophomore quarterback Spencer Keith (2,147 yards, 14 touchdowns) and receivers Eugene Jarvis and Kendrick Pressley.

Running back Eugene Jarvis returns after sitting out most of last season with injury. Despite rushing for only 158 yards be-

fore going down, Jarvis ranks fourth on KSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career rushing list with 3,426 yards. Junior Jacquise Terry rushed for 649 yards last season in Jarvisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; place and could compliment his nicely. Its offensive line returns three starts from last season, however Pat Reedy is being moved to tight end. The defensive line is without Kevin Hogan and Aaron Hull, who combined for 70 tackles and 10 sacks last season,

Miami RedHawks Head coach: Mike Haywood (second year) 2009 record: 1-11, 1-7 MAC Non-conference schedule: at Florida (Sept. 4), vs. Colorado State (Sept. 18), at Missouri (Sept.

25), at Cincinnati (Oct. 9) Breakdown: Head coach Mike Haywood enters his second season in Oxford, Ohio, after an ugly 2009. Working in his favor is that 20 starters return, the most of any team in the MAC. Quarterback Zac Dysert put up decent numbers last season, throwing for 2,611 yards and 12 touchdowns. All three of his receivers are back, including senior Armand Robinson, who had 788 yards receiving. The offensive AMAC PREVIEW | 4B

Michigan MAC Trophy Winner: With the CMUWMU game being played in Mount Pleasant this year and EMU still without much depth in talent, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going with Central Michigan to repeat. sports@cm-life.com

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field hockey

Early scoring key for CMU Chippewas in East Lansing in weekend tournament for Champions Invitational

By Justin Hicks Staff Reporter

Anagnost hopes for strong start from players

The Central Michigan field hockey team will be put to its first test Saturday at the Champions Invitational in East Lansing.

The Chippewas take on in-state rival No. 7 Michigan State at 11:30 a.m. It’s a game head coach Cristy Freese said the team looks forward to every year.

“We’re always excited to play Michigan State,” Freese said. “Our team is always challenged by them, and we’ve had a lot of close games.”

Since 2006, the teams have met on the field four times, three of which ended 2-0 in favor of Michigan State.

The last meeting between

By John Manzo Staff Reporter

The first 45 minutes of both games this weekend will be key for the CMU women’s soccer team.

After going scoreless in the team’s pair of games last weekend against Wright State and IPFW, the team looks to reverse that by starting fast at the Iowa Tournament.

Head coach Tom Anagnost said starting fast is more of a mentality, but knows the best team doesn’t always win.

“We examined it a little and will talk about it more,” Anagnost said. “Hopefully, we can start stronger on Friday.”

Anagnost said CMU can still play well and not score goals in the first half. The staff has been working with the players on scoring more goals.

“In this game, which is so unforgiving, you can out play a team and still be down a couple of goals,” he said.

Today, CMU will play in its opening game of the Iowa Tournament at 5:30 p.m. Friday against Northern Iowa (0-1).

Despite the Panthers’ 2-11-3 record last season and an 0-1 start to this one, the Chippewas are determined not to take them lightly.

Anagnost preaches a onegame-at-a-time mentality and won’t take any team for granted, and the players are catching on.

“I think every team we play can win on any given day,” said senior midfielder Jenna Hill. “Northern Iowa is a great team and we don’t take their schedule or losses too seriously.”

On the same note, CMU is

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Senior midfielder Jenna Hill, left, dribbles the ball during CMU’s 4-0 exhibition win against Michigan State on Aug. 15.

“In this game, which is so unforgiving, you can out play a team and still be down a couple of goals.”

Head coach Tom Anagnost solely focused on Northern Iowa, even with Iowa (0-1) two days later.

“We don’t even talk about Iowa, because we are playing Northern Iowa,” Anagnost said. “We’ve been training for Northern Iowa.”

So far, CMU has rotated several players to find the right mix for depth and experience purposes, but Anagnost said anything can change during a game.

The team has a good problem to deal with when it comes to goalkeepers’ this season. Senior Shay Mannino and sophomore Stefanie Turner have combined for two shutouts as Anagnost has split time between the pair.

“Shay has always been

a great goalie and Turner came in with a great work ethic and attitude,” Hill said. “It’s very comforting knowing they’re up to the task.”

CMU has been dominant defensively so far, allowing a total of six shots from its opponents last weekend.

But the team hopes to capitalize off practice this week to bring a more balanced offense this weekend.

Anagnost has been putting his players in attacking positions and different scenarios throughout the week.

“I expect the girls to come out and be hungry on Friday,” he said. sports@cm-life.com

the teams was October 2009, when MSU shut out CMU 2-0. Offensively, the Spartans dominated their opponents, outshooting them 28-9.

The game-winning goal was netted by Floor Rijpma, who now stands beside the opposite bench as an assistant coach.

In 2007, CMU upset MSU 3-2 thanks to a late goal by Kim Sihota in the 69th minute.

Four members of that team will play this weekend in an attempt to repeat.

Michigan State finished the 2009 season 18-4 and a perfect 6-0 in the Big Ten Conference. They went on to win the Big Ten Tournament, beating Indiana 3-2.

“From a standpoint of teams, I think we’ll be most excited to play MSU because

they’re next on our schedule,” Freese said. “I don’t care who we play, we have to establish ourselves as a team that will work harder than any of our opponents.”

CMU welcomes back five starters alongside the 10 freshmen recruits this season. The team is young, especially their goaltending core made up of junior Anastasia Netto and freshmen Carissa Flocken and Jamie Cutter.

While all three have combined for a single collegiate appearance in goal, assistant coach Kim Kinsella doesn’t consider it a negative heading into the season.

“For me, it just means I don’t have any bad habits to break,” she said. sports@cm-life.com

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line returns three seniors, while the defense returns three starters. MU has the potential to compete for a MAC East crown following its one-win season last year. Look for a much-improved RedHawks in 2010.

Northern Illinois Huskies Head coach: Jerry Kill (third year) 2009 record: 7-6, 5-3 MAC Non-conference schedule: at Iowa State (Sept. 2), vs.

North Dakota (Sept. 11), at Illinois (Sept. 18), at Minnesota (Sept. 25) Breakdown: Predicted by many to win the MAC West Division, NIU returns eight starters on offense, including junior quarterback Chandler Harnish and senior running back Chad Spann. Harnish threw for 1,670 yards and 11 touchdowns while Spann rushed for more than 1,000 yards. The offense line is stacked with juniors and seniors on both sides. The defensive line took a blow in the offseason with the departure of First-Team All-MAC defensive end Jake Coffmann and Second-Team All-MAC defensive end Brandon Bice.

Ohio Bobcats Head coach: Frank Solich (sixth year) 2009 record: 9-5, 7-1 MAC Non-conference schedule: vs. Wofford (Sept. 4), at Ohio State (Sept. 18), at Marshall (Sept. 25), vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct. 30) Breakdown: OU looks to compete for another MAC East crown. The Bobcats lost quarterback Theo Scott, leaving senior Boo Jackson and Iowa State transfer Phil Bates to compete

for the starting job. LaVon Brazill, a first-team All-MAC punt returner and second-team All-MAC receiver, lead the receiving corp that includes two other seniors.

A.J. Strum, Joe Flading and Eric Herman combined to start 31 games last season. First-Team All-MAC linebacker Noah Keller (115 tackles, two sacks, one interception) heads a younger linebacker unit after Lee Renfro (110 tackles, two sacks) graduated following the 2009 season.

The offensive lines returns three starters while the defensive line returns four, making OU solid in the trenches and another legitimate contender for a MAC East title.

Temple Owls Head coach: Al Golden (fifth year) 2009 record: 9-4, 7-1 MAC Non-conference schedule: vs. Villanova (Sept. 3), vs. Connecticut (Sept. 18), at Penn State (Sept. 25), at Army (Oct. 2) Breakdown: Temple has made an incredible turnaround after being kicked out of the Big East in 2004. The Owls had their first winning season in 18 years last year and are the favorites to win the MAC East this season. Junior quarterback Chester Stewart returns, but it really doesn’t matter who’s behind center when you have sophomore running back Bernard Pierce. Named first-team All-MAC and MAC freshman of the year, Pierce rushed for 1,361 yards and 16 touchdowns. The school has even launched an early Heisman Trophy campaign for him.

When Stewart does decide to throw, he’ll have a diverse set returning wide receivers to choose from. Senior Michael Campbell and juniors Joe Jones and James Nixon combined for more than 1,000 yards receiving. The offensive line is loaded with experience with three seniors and two juniors, including first-team All-MAC selection Colin Madison. On defense, the

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[Sports] Owls are just as loaded, featuring first-team defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson and MAC Defensive Player of the Year Adrian Robinson. First-team AllMAC Elijah Joseph leads one of the best linebacker units in the conference, while the safety includes second-team All-MAC kick returner Marquise Liverpool and first-team All-MAC safety Jaiquawn Jarrett. This team is loaded and, barring any significant injury bug, will cruise through the East.

Toledo Rockets Head coach: Tim Beckman (second year) 2009 record: 5-7, 4-4 MAC Non-conference schedule: vs. Arizona (Sept. 3), at Purdue (Sept. 25), vs. Wyoming (Oct. 2), at Boise State (Oct. 9) Breakdown: The core is built for Beckman, but there are still missing pieces in Toledo. The Rockets return four starters on the offensive line, two on the defensive line and three in the secondary, but are without reliable skill players on offense.

Aaron Opelt, who threw 1,997 yards and 16 touchdowns last season, graduated. Sophomore Austin Danton and junior Alex Pettee will compete for the quarterback position while sophomore wide receiver Eric Page (1,159 yards, seven touchdowns to earn First-Team All-MAC awards) will be expected to lead a fairly young receivers unit. Senior linebacker Archie Donald had 116 tackles last season.

CM Life MAC Football Picks East Division: 1. Temple 2. Ohio 3. Kent State 4. Miami 5. Bowling Green 6. Buffalo 7. Akron West Division: 1. Northern Illinois 2. Central Michigan 3. Western Michigan 4. Toledo 5. Ball State 6. Eastern Michigan

Volleyball

Olson sets expectations high for team at Purdue

By Nick Conklin Staff Reporter

Beginning the season on the road can be a daunting task, especially during a year when the program is slated to be the top team in the Mid-American Conference.

That is exactly the prospect the CMU women’s volleyball team must manage as it opens its season in the 20th annual Erik Olson Mortar Board tournament today in West Lafayette, Ind. Head coach Erik Olson is excited about his team going into his seventh year at the helm, and has high expectations for his athletes.

“I think we have our highest expectations this year,” he said. “Because we return a lot of good hitters and we have some good experience at the

defensive specialist position.”

The Chippewas begin the three-match tournament at 5:30 p.m. today against No. 24 Northern Iowa. The Panthers are coming off a season where they finished 31-3 and 18-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Returning four players who averaged two kills per set, UNI is expected to pose a tough challenge for a young Chippewas squad.

CMU continues play at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday with a pair of matches against Purdue and Western Kentucky.

The Boilermakers return 10 starters from last season and come into Saturday’s match with a 4-1 record against CMU. Although finishing 2009 with a 14-17 record, Purdue finished seventh in the Big Ten Conference.

Western Kentucky returns eight athletes to a squad that finished 2009 with a 25-9 record and a second-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Hilltoppers present the

biggest test on the court from their middle blocker Junior Tiffany Elmore who averaged more than 2.3 kills per set last season.

CMU enters this weekend after a successful 3-0 win in their alumnae game on Saturday. The Chippewas return five players from 2009 when they finished 17-13 and 8-8 in the MAC. The team will look to the veteran leadership of Seniors Lauren Krupsky and Lisa Johnson for a successful opening weekend.

Krupsky averaged 3.75 kills per set in 2009 and was rewarded with a first team AllMAC selection.

Krupsky said she’s been pleased with the preseason efforts of the team but knows that some specifics need to be ironed out in the early matches.

“We expect to play our best everyday, ,” Krupsky said. sports@cm-life.com