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Bernero makes surprise visit at Dems rally
Snyder selects Brian Calley running mate
walk with faith
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. In 2008, College Democrats began a traA Bernero | 2A
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. “At first, I was shocked and overwhelmed,” Crary said of Schantz’s departure. “However, after taking some time A schantz | 2A
MULTIMEDIA Check our video coverage! Virg Bernero on campus and Get Acquainted Day
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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. When the CMU Promise was A groups | 2A
Campus Programming Fund Break down w w w w w w w w w w w w w
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