October 15, 2010

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Friday, Oct. 15, 2010

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Social media efforts pick up

In January, EHS Building will receive solar panels Greenest facility on campus to be heated with energy

University spent $131,915 on advertising last year

By Tony Wittkowski Staff Reporter

In January, one environmentally friendly building on campus will become even greener.

To save the university money and become more environmentally sustainable, solar panels are set to placed on top of the Education and Human Services Building.

“It’s already the greenest building on campus,” said Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management. “Let’s make it greener.”

The first candidate for the panels was the Student Activity Center. They would have been used to heat the swimming pools and other domesticated water in the SAC. The panels could also have been used to power air conditioning units.

The decision to move the panels was made to concentrate their green initiative on one building, Lawrence said.

The solar panels would require less steam from the Power House and help the absorption chiller with heating and cooling the air and water, said Michael Walton, director of energy optimization.

“We wanted to get into sustainable energy options,” Walton said. “This application also gave us the best possible return on our investment.”

The university purchased 50 solar panels and used one of them as a mock up for Earth Day, Walton said. The cost totalled approximately $40,000 — about $800 per panel.

Energy from the solar panels will be used for the primary source at EHS. When the solar panels cannot fill the energy needs, the heating system will take over automatically. One panel alone can pump 3,000 BTUs a day, with maximum heat extraction occurring over the summer.

Lawrence said the university does not have an estimate for how much the panels will save in power costs.

The solar panels are 10 by 5.5 feet, said Jessica Ebels, director of academic space and

By Sammy Dubin Staff Reporter

Editor’s note: Every Friday, CM Life will publish an indepth piece, examining different issues.

The old staple of mailing out brochures to potential students isn’t cutting it anymore.

Social networking has joined broadcasting as a key medium for advertising efforts at CMU. The Office of University Communications handles marketing both in- and out-of-state.

“Part of what the advertising and marketing function does is build reputation,” said Renee Walker, associate vice president of University Communications.

The university spent $131,915 on advertising in 2009-10, down more than $300,000 the year before.

The main change in spending came in broadcast ads and production where CMU spent $98,038 in 2009-10 and $363,875 in 2009-10.

CMU can focus on the program they are promoting while keeping the cost low with the lack of spending it takes to create a YouTube video, Walker said.

The first video campaign was launched in August 2009 and supported Facebook and email campaigns.

“We use YouTube to create a buzz and excitement,” Walker said. “We focused attention on the new football season, the beginning of the academic career and getting people connected and excited.”

Online advertising also contains benefits the television medium does not, said Steve Smith, director of public relations.

“It reaches out to them as opposed to expecting them to sit down and watch the television and hopefully see your ad,” he said.

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Clarkston sophomore Brian Steele, a Kappa Kappa Psi member, leads the crowd of Homecoming Field Games participants in “the wave” Thursday Night at Finch Fieldhouse.

Teams competed in a variety of tasks, including tug of war and relay races, in order to earn Spirit Points toward winning the Maroon Cup.

A Wave of spirit Students compete in array of events for Maroon Cup points

By Odille Parker | Staff Reporter

Finch Fieldhouse became an arena for champions of puzzling, dizzying and physically taxing challenges Thursday night.

Representative groups of each Homecoming team participated in the field events of Homecoming Field Games to further their standings toward winning the Maroon Cup. White Lake senior Kevin Birkholz competed in the events for the first time and was excited to see the turn out.

“I like getting people together to come to these events,” Birkholz said. “It’s a great way to promote hall spirit and get involved.”

Students completed nine different events, including a 100-meter relay race, blindfold puzzle and tug-of-war. The ultimate goal was not to win the individual heat, but finish the task in the shortest amount of time overall.

One popular event was the bat and balloon race. Competitors had to spin around a bat 10 times and run to a chair where they had to pop a balloon by sitting on it.

Grand Rapids freshman Ha-

ben Fitwi looked forward to competing.

“It’s funny to watch and the idea of trying to pop a balloon while being so dizzy is appealing,” Fitwi said.

Team spirit and sportsmanship were evident as the activities carried on. Despite intense competition, students cheered on other teams to the finish line.

Most teams also chanted a cheer to make their presence known.

St. Clair Shores sophomore Stephanie Cantin, right, and Rockwood senior Dan Bennett compete in a tug-of-war along with other members of Kappa Kappa Psi during the Homecoming Field Games Thursday night at Finch Fieldhouse.

Barnes Hall made a point of sticking out. They added their own twist to the competition by making jerseys and welcoming cheer suggestions from other teams.

Barnes took first place with Fabiano, Emmons and Woldt and Larzelere halls tying for second.

“We’re excited to show off our jerseys and dominate the football toss and dizzy bat competitions,” said Rochester Hills sophomore

Mike Morrison.

Saginaw senior and competition assistant LeAundre Jackson said the CMU Homecoming Committee was satisfied with the way the event turned out.

“It took a lot of organization and delegation to put this together,” Jackson said.

“It’s flowing smoothly, though, and people seem to be enjoying themselves.”

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Students tackle ‘Amazing Relay Race’ for Homecoming Original Towers Team takes first place in contest

By Josh Simmet Staff Reporter

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Goodrich sophomore Jacqueline Ross completes a quiz after running two laps around the track during the CMU’s Amazing Race Relay in the Student Activity Center Wednesday evening. “The quiz was hard,” Ross said. “I didn’t know a lot of the answers with the football team.”

The Student Activity Center was the scene of an amazing race for Homecoming supremacy.

Students gathered for the first ever “The Amazing Relay Race” Wednesday night and fifteen teams of five to 10 people came to compete for the Maroon Cup. Stations were set up

throughout the SAC to test the participants’ physical and mental prowess. From swimming a lap to solving Pixar movie-themed puzzles, students competed against the clock and against students from the other teams.

The Original Towers Team walked away victorious, with Merrill Hall and Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity coming in second and third respectively.

“I didn’t have fun at this event — I had a blast,” said Allendale senior Jonathan Becksvoort, of the Original Towers team.

The first station required students to shoot a free throw, the next teammate solved a brain teaser, another teammate had to swim one lap and the next solved a puzzle. Then the teams moved to the indoor track to run two laps.

The final two events were questions on assorted trivia, from when CMU was founded to what the largest city in Europe is, and hula hooping 10 times.

After completing each station the team member who finished got their passport, a folder provided for the event, signed by the

Homecoming committee member who was in charge of that station. Each station also had bonuses allowing the team to get time taken off their total, by finishing in a certain time or getting all of the questions right.

Not much information was released before the event so teams did not have many ways to prepare for the event.

“We did some cheers and listened to some pump-up music before the event,” said Chelsea Culter, a Carleton sophomore of the

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EVENTS CALENDAR Friday w The 11th Annual Alumni Takeover of WMHW-FM starts at 6 a.m. in Moore 187. w A revealing of the newly restored ballroom in Powers Hall is from 4 to 6 p.m. w A Night of Comedy with Paul Tedhams is from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Broadway Theatre, 216 E. Broadway St.

Saturday w CMU Homecoming 5K run and 1-mile fun run or walk will start at 8 a.m. at Finch Fieldhouse. w College of Humanities and Social Behavioral Sciences Homecoming Reception from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rose Ponds. w The 13th Annual Cardboard Boat Race is from 10 a.m. to noon on the Rose Ponds.

SUNDAY w Trump Trafficking Euchre Tournament is from 1 to 6 p.m. in Finch Fieldhouse 113.

Registration is $10 per team, all proceeds will go to the International Alliance of Hope. w School of Music presents choral concerts from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. in the Music Building Staples Family Concert Hall.

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Walker said it’s important to share accomplishments and initiatives by staff and students.

The medium in which the message is sent is a large part of the advertising sector. “Broadcast mediums still remain the number one way to advertise,� Walker said.

However, CMU is attempting to keep up with online culture through initiatives on Facebook, YouTube, iPhone apps and other mediums. The new mediums give the university a way to maximize the dollars they have, Walker said.

University Communications also maintains the official Facebook presence for CMU, Walker said. It has grown from 8,300 “Likes� in August 2009 to more than 17,000. other markets Chicago freshman Karla Griffith cannot help but notice heavy advertising all around her hometown whenever she is home. “The ads are primarily on busses, bus stops, billboards, sides of buildings and newspapers,� Griffith said.

Out-of-state advertising in several markets is a priority among university marketers, but northeastern Illinois is a primary one.

While Griffith knows about 20 CMU students from Chicago, it was a recruitment fair that attracted her to CMU. The Office of Admissions has stepped up recruitment efforts in the area and have a specific admissions official working there, Walker said.

Marley Sherwood, another Chicago freshman, has not noticed the heavy marketing tactics in Chicago. “I only found out about Central my senior year,� Sherwood said.

Whether CMU is advertising in-state or out, the main objective for successful advertising is promoting the innovations developed by the university, Walker said. “Throughout our university, across the country, Canada and Mexico, we get to do that everyday,� she said.

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University saves $1.4 million in ‘green’ initiative New sustainability institute plays increasing role

By Ben Harris Staff Reporter

Wood chips might not seem to be an easy answer for “going green,” but they are saving CMU $1.4 million annually.

A steam absorption chiller and a new institute, wood chips are at the forefront of efforts to make utilities

more green at CMU. The university began burning wood chips early in the last decade to produce steam because of rising cost of natural gas. The wood energy system was halted for more than a decade before being restarted in 2001 after its installation in 1985.

Seventy percent of annual campus steam needs are produced using wood, according to CMU’s website.

“By using wood, we’re taking a waste product and producing steam and electricity,” said Tom Rohrer, as-

sistant professor of environmental studies and director of the Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable Systems.

Wood waste is imported from the surrounding area and put into chippers, while the contaminants are removed through a filtering system. The wood is then burned to produce steam, Rohrer said.

GLISS was developed in 2009 by Rick Kurtz, interim associate dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. It grew from the Campus Sus-

tainability Advisory Committee established in 2008 by former University President Michael Rao. GLISS plans to issue its first report since it started in November.

That same year, the university invested $50,000 in refurbishing a steam absorption chiller for water because of the high cost of using an electric chiller. The steam chiller paid itself off within two months, Rohrer said.

The institute is also responsible for aerated flow in

bathroom water faucets to cut back on water use.

“We save 25 percent on the water bill, which is not an insignificant amount,” Rohrer said.

The institute spent six to nine months looking at other schools’ programs. CMU is one of only a handful of campuses in the United States with a large-scale sustainability effort, Kurtz said.

Kurtz wants to achieve social sustainability through academic programs.

“Students will be more marketable with programs

that offer a sustainable component to them,” Kurtz said.

“The opportunities are immense.”

There are ample research opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and research opportunities with corporate partners who are interested in improving their bottom line, Kurtz said. The federal government is very interested in sustainability, so there are significant options for grants.

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State budget key in 33rd District state Senate race Candidates stress fiscal evaluation, practicality

By Carisa Seltz Senior Reporter

Candidates in the 33rd District state Senate race agree next year’s looming state budget deficit is the first issue they will tackle if elected.

Democratic James Hoisington and Republican Judy Emmons said they anticipate more than a $1 billion shortfall if Michigan loses federal stimulus dollars.

Hoisington said he is bipartisan and will work with the entire legislative body to design effective policies.

“We’ve got to get something there that’s going to change and actually work,” he said.

Emmons said the Senate has just “moved pots of money around” to fix the budget, but she wants to evaluate it to effectively rebuild and reinvent Michigan.

“Once we get a grasp of that, then we can start working on the solution,” she said.

Hoisington got a 30-day head start in the campaign over Emmons.

The Republican Party’s original candidate was Rep. Brian Calley, R-Port-

land. Calley dropped out of the race in late August to be Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder’s running mate. The 33rd Republican Party Executive Committee selected Emmons to replace Calley Sept. 1.

The issues The candidates also said they will focus on job creation, education, infrastructure and public safety.

Making practical cuts in the budget will demonstrate fiscal responsibility to businesses, Hoisington said, which will in turn inspire more investment.

“We have to show businesses that we care about our state and we’re going to invest into that so they won’t be apprehensive to come here,” he said.

Emmons said she advocated for jobs for her constituents when she represented the 70th House District from January 2003 to 2008.

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Homecoming weekend draws extra police Three agencies will have officers on call

By Ryan Czachorski Senior Reporter

Local law enforcement agencies are banding together in preparation for CMU’s weekend Homecoming festivities.

The Mount Pleasant Police and the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department will provide extra officers to help the CMU Police Department patrol tailgating Saturday. Officers will be on call from both departments if additional assistance is necessary.

“If need be, they’re already on duty, we’ll call them in,” said CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley.

CMU Police will return the favor by being on call for the other departments after CMU’s football game against Miami of Ohio.

Yeagley said his officers can be dispatched to off-campus apartments to

prevent any department from being overworked.

“We would use some of our additional resources to aid them,” Yeagley said. “If there’s problems anywhere within the community, we’ll help each other.”

MPPD Public Information Officer Jeff Browne said his department is also bringing in extra officers for the weekend.

“There are going to be officers working overtime on the weekend to make Homecoming weekend a success,” Browne said.

The MPPD and Sheriff’s Department normally provide between two and four officers each to assist with tailgating. Yeagley said this weekend there will be four officers from each department helping out.

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Rosebush resident Nick Pappas, 8, lays on the ground and laughs as others tickle him Thursday before the start of the Kids’ Club at First United Methodist Church, 400 S. Main Street. The students first read as a group and said a prayer for their families, then broke into two groups. “They’re having fun while learning about God,” said Mount Pleasant resident Cheri Recker, co-director of the club. “I love the kids, it’s my vocation.”

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After-school church program offers outdoor, musical activities weekly

By Emily Grove | Staff Reporter

Girls and boys poured into a room Thursday, breaking off into small cliques and whispering secrets.

But it isn’t a high school cafeteria. It’s Kid’s Club, the after school program at the First United Methodist Church, 400 S. Main St. And the kids aren’t gossiping about classmates, they are talking about who can read a chapter book, who got a Darth Vader toy in their Happy Meal and what kind of activities they’re going to do.

Cheri Recker, co-director of Kid’s Club, came up with the idea for the program.

“We have a large downtown church that would be a really good place for a community outreach program for children,” the Mount Pleasant resident said.

“We had heard about things like this being done in the Midland area and thought it was a neat idea.”

This is the first year for the program, which began on Sept. 16. It will run for intervals of six weeks

until around mid-May. Each Thursday, the group of kindergarten through fourth graders meet at 4 p.m. After some singing, dancing, reading and praying, the group breaks into two groups: The outdoor activities group and the vibrations group, which teaches the children to play chimes. The next six weeks will offer two different options for the children.

Recker said church members have been taking turns volunteering to help out with the outdoor activities group.

Church member and Mount Pleasant resident Michael Heitman volunteered to take a turn running the outdoor activity section of the program.

“Each kid has their own idea of

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600 to 700 students attend MAJOR Night in search of advice Location switches to Bovee UC

By Ariel Black Staff Reporter

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Associate Art Professor Clark Most helps Brown City junior Carrie McIntosh look over course requirements for an art major at MAJOR Night Wednesday in the Bovee University Center Rotund.

Many Advisers Joined Under One Roof Night saw a change in venue Wednesday night.

Formerly held in the Towers, the event moved to the Bovee University Center Rotunda. Tables were arranged around the room, with open space in the middle, unlike previous years when the colleges were down different hallways.

“This room works well because if lines are backed up at different tables, there

is still room to move around them,” said Allen Park freshman Amber Lotowicz. “One of the academic advisers told me to come to the event because I’m undecided on a major.”

There were 600 to 700 students, despite this year’s large freshman class, Academic Adviser and event coordinator Lynne L’Hommedieu said. There have been about 800 students in attendance in the past.

Color coordination of the colleges makes it easier to find what students need, said Brettny Sample, Dallas senior and REACH Adviser.

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which offers services like resume and cover letter critiques and practice interviews. She said the location allowed students to walk around without the congestion of the Towers hallways.

While MAJOR Night is mostly attended by freshmen, L’Hommedieu encourages other students to attend as well.

“At the very least, coming here can help make their decision final,” L’Hommedieu said. “Some of the departments were signing majors too.”

The event is beneficial to transfer students too, she said.

“I’m a transfer student and I’ve recently decided

on communications,” said Tawas City sophomore Ariel Kaiserman, “but I’m here because I still have to choose a minor.”

Temporary English faculty Nate Smith said location is one reason the event may not have seen as many students this year.

“It is more spread out in a central location, but when it was in the Towers, many underclassmen live there, which may have been the majority of the students who attended the event,” Smith said. “This building is away from those students.” university@cm-life.com

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“We are looking for a return on the investment all the time,” Rohrer said.

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Sweeney Hall team.

So far the Homecoming committee has not decided

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remodeling.

The only negative part of the project is the solar panels’ cost.

“Green costs green,” Walton said.

if they will hold this event again next year.

“It will just depend on the people who are on committee next years” said Samantha Fleming, an Allen Park senior and Homecoming committee member. “We

were really happy with the turn out. We had more people at the relay than were at the Quest for Central Spirit.”

The shelf life for a solar panel is 25 years, requiring little maintenance, she said.

“They’re fairly easy to assemble,” Walton said. “But when you have 60 panels it takes some time.”

When it is complete, a station will be set up in the lobby of the EHS Building to show students how much energy is

being extracted. Construction could begin as early as Nov. 1.

“There is a 10 to 15 day bidding period for a contractor at the end of this week,” Ebels said. “They are hoped to be selected by the end of October.”

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what to do,” he said. “It’s fun to find out what they all like to do.”

Like 6-year-old Jazymne Olan, who enjoys running around the fenced in area.

Or Caillie Cook, who likes to play outside doing almost anything.

Shirley Rosan of Mount Pleasant teaches the vibrations group.

“I’ve always enjoyed working with kids,” she said. “And it’s fun.”

Explaining music to children can be a bit a challenging, she said. It can be difficult to keep music charts displayed for the not-always harmonious bunch.

Recker said the program was hoping for around 20 children, but only has 13 regulars.

Traci Zehnder of Weidman enrolled her son Carl in the program.

One of the institute’s goals is to facilitate cooperative ventures with businesses and other universities looking to change the way they impact the environment, Rohrer said.

This includes serving as a

clearinghouse for information for those groups.

“We have the technology, knowledge and capabilities, we just need to apply them,” Kurtz said.

“Carl usually goes to an after school program since I work until five, but we go to church here and this is free,” she said. “I figure he has fun here.”

The program ends at 5:30 when parents wander in and the children filter out, until just two girls are left. As they walked off to

get their backpacks, one turned to the other with an excited look on her face — perhaps, resembling the Kid’s Club version of a high school classroom.

“Oh,” she said, “I forgot to tell you the rumor that Justin Bieber is coming.”

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Buses could be headed to “Rally to Restore Sanity”

By Michael L. Hoffman Staff Reporter

Many spend their Halloweens around ghouls, ghosts and goblins.

Andrew Fergus wants to spend his weekend in the company of two of the biggest personalities in television humor.

The Holland sophomore is looking to attend the “Rally to Restore Sanity” and “March to Keep Fear Alive,” hosted by Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, respectively, in Washington D.C. “I instantly wanted to go,” he said. “But I had no idea how I would get there.”

That was where New York resident and Web designer Numaan Akram came in.

Fergus first found the D.C Rally Bus website when he was researching the “Rally to Restore Sanity” and the “March to Keep Fear Alive.”

Akram is the creator of www.DCRallyBus.com, a website devoted to coordinating luxury charter buses for people who want to attend the events.

“I want to help as many people as I can to get to Washington,” Akram said.

Akram decided to set up the DC Rally Bus website, which works with several bus organizations from around the nation, because he feels it is an important event for his generation.

“Jon Stewart is one of the few people on TV that I admire,” he said. “I’ve been watching from the beginning and feel very connected to the event.”

Tickets range in price, but usually are around $100.

Akram said if 40 people reserve tickets from Mount Pleasant by Oct. 20 there will be a confirmed charter bus from the city.

Currently, the only confirmed bus leaving from Michigan is from Ann Arbor, with tickets at $110 a person.

Fergus said he is strongly considering purchasing a bus ticket because he feels it is an important event for modern politics.

“We live in an age with extreme polarity in politics,” Fergus said. “I think we have

CMU Spanish professor receives national award

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Oxford junior Rebecca Wissman talks with friends during the Homecoming “Central Block Party” Monday afternoon outside of Bovee University Center. Wissman, a Homecoming Committee member, helped distribute T-shirts and other handouts to students to celebrate Homecoming week.

“I think it’s exciting and a great way for people who don’t usually get into politics have their voice heard.

There is a large minority that still wants normal, rational discourse.”

Stephen Johnson, College Democrats

communications director another political class that isn’t heard because they aren’t screaming, and that is the moderates.”

As of Thursday night, tickets for the bus from Mount Pleasant are priced at $115, according to the DC Rally Bus website.

The buses will arrive in Washington by 9 a.m. on Saturday and leave between 6 and 9 p.m. on Saturday night, Akram said. It is a one day trip, with most leaving the day before the rally and getting home the day after.

Ben Greene, a member of College Republicans and a Grand Rapids junior, said he likes the idea of the twin gatherings. But his support comes with a few reservations.

“You have to take everything they do with a grain of salt,” Greene said. “People tend to forget that what they do is satire. But my biggest issue with it is the fact that they are adding to their own legend. In the end, it is selfpromotion.”

Stephen Johnson, College Democrats communications director, said he thinks the rally is a great thing for politics.

“I think it’s exciting and a great way for people who don’t usually get into politics to have their voice heard,” the Southgate senior said. “There is a large minority that still wants normal, rational discourse.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Susan Knight’s goal for the foreign language department is to take the ethnocentric, monolingual student and attempt to turn them into a world citizen.

Her efforts in transforming students is one reason she was recently honored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Knight was named Teacher of the Year at the college/graduate level. “(The transformation includes) shifting his or her perspective from self to others, giving him or her the tools to communicate and think in new ways and encouraging him or her through Study Abroad to live in that new culture,” Knight said.

AATSP is an organization that promotes the study and teaching of the Hispanic culture at all educational levels.

Knight is a Spanish professor and chairwoman of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures. She has taught at CMU since 1985.

“Dr. Knight truly deserves this recognition,” said Marcela Hurtado, associate foreign languages professor. “She is an outstanding professor, a role model for our future Spanish teachers.”

Knight has taught classes in Spanish language, culture and civilization. She has also taught foreign language methods to pre-service teachers and a course in the Spanish Master of Arts program.

She accepted her award at the association’s national convention in Guadalajara, Mexico.

“I first found out about this award from the president of the AATSP,” she said. “To say (I was) surprised is to understate my reaction; then and now.”

Knight has worked on initiatives with foreign education and is a member of several national foreign language organizations.

“Her care and concern for students, faculty and CMU make her a well-deserving

recipient of this award,” said Mary-Garland Jackson, assistant professor of foreign languages.

Knight believes in an early start to learning foreign education. She said it is also a way to cure monolingualism.

It is also the true purpose of the foreign language department as a whole, she said.

Knight said it is the highest honor that she has received in her career.

“I feel that most people who receive prestigious awards probably never feel really worthy when they look around and see so many other good people in their field,” Knight said. “In a strange way, it makes you work harder; I mean, who wants their students to wonder why they ever got the award? In a sense, they are now expecting more from you.” university@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | “Green” initiatives on campus a good start, should be expanded upon

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aking the initative of “going green” may be a fad or a bandwagon CMU is jumping onto, but along with positive PR, it is actually producing results.

Though it has been in constant use since 2001, the best results-based proof of the initiative to use clean and sustainable energy on campus is Facilities Management’s burning of wood chips instead of natural gas for 70 percent of heating on campus.

The process, which brings in local wood scraps and chips and burns them, has saved the university $1.4 million each year, according to the Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable

Systems.

As natural gas prices continue to rise, this program proves to be of great value and should be expanded as much as possible.

Another major part of the “green initiative” is the Education and Human Services Building and its recently-announced solar panels, which will be added to help power the building in January.

While most alternative energy

strategies are considered costly, the solar panels on the EHS building are going to cost a whopping $800 a piece in equipment.

A pressing question remains, however: If solar panels are a low-cost, effect method of producing electricity on campus, why only use it for one building? Much ado has been made about the environmental friendliness of the EHS building, but what of the dozens of other buildings on campus? What would be the cost to power these buildings with solar energy and would that be outweighed by the benefits?

The university needs to be clear and outspoken on what its goals are in these “green” energy projects; environmental concerns, cost effectiveness or the positive press that comes from it.

The university has taken large

steps toward using efficient, renewable and sustainable forms of energy on campus. What they need to do now is prove they are in it for the long haul and they are not in it for the PR leverage.

What further steps are they going to take? Is solar power or other alternative energy sources being considered for the rest of the campus? Why or why not?

CMU is ranked as the 96th best in the “100 Greenest Schools.” Being listed among the top “green” campuses in the country is great recognition.

But what kind of effects would it have on the environment to become one of the first, if not the first university in the country to be powered entirely by alternative and sustainable energy sources? Wouldn’t the university like the recognition that would come from that, as well?

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Jason Gillman Columnist

Politics without substance Lazy politics pervade.

People see and hear them every day, without realizing what is happening.

To start getting an idea of what I’m talking about, it is best to use examples.

A Republican congressional candidate talks on the news about how social security needs to be “reformed,” although he may actually believe it should be eliminated outright.

Let me give you another example: A commenter on the website of a college newspaper questions Rand Paul’s abhorrence of racism because Paul believes that private property owners should have the ability to discriminate on their own property. Immediately after, said commenter changes the subject instead of arguing why he believes it impossible to abhor racism yet be a proponent of allowing private property owners to discriminate.

So, how are the politics of the lazy demonstrated in the first example? Think about what would most likely happen if our candidate outright called for the elimination of this entitlement program.

Despite the fact that social security fits the definition of a ponzi scheme, and there is no guarantee of people getting their forced “contribution” back (see Flemming vs.

Nestor), the most likely reaction would be a pure emotionally driven claim that our candidate is trying to screw the elderly.

Rather than try to overcome the emotions of potential voters and argue how social security cannot legitimately be fixed, our candidate finds it easier to just toss out the fluff line that it needs to be “reformed.” Politics of the lazy.

The second example shows politics of the lazy in a slightly different form. In this case, the commenter either does not want to try backing up his premise, or cannot bear the emotional trauma of admitting he, in fact, cannot back it up. Rather, he relies on the reader to just agree with his premise.

Essentially, political laziness happens because an ignorant public reacts in an emotional manner.

In turn, politicians do not want to take the time to actually educate the public based on principal. Instead, they forgo principal to score the easy political points.

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A lost student; environmental concerns To the friends and family of Sarina Seger: As one of Sarina’s professors, I was deeply saddened to hear the news of her death. All of us in ENG 175 will miss her intelligence, ready smile and contributions in class. Sarina was well on her way to the successful completion of my course, and I have no doubt the same is true for her other classes.

My thoughts are with all of her friends and her family during this difficult time.

Elizabeth Berriman English professor

I just wanted to bring to your attention the issues our nation faces due to bottled water.

“How could bottled water be bad for us or our nation?” you might ask. That is where the problems begin.

You see, the process required to produce, ship, and distribute bottled water is a process demanding a large quantity of oil and water. Large quantities of oil are needed to make the bottles, along with the gas needed to ship and distribute the

bottles and the water.

Huge sums of water are extracted from local taps in order to meet the status quo, often causing problems with local communities’ water use.

To make matters worse, the bottled water may be even more polluted then any local tap water. Why would people spend so much money on low-quality water when they can get better water from their local tap?

Not to mention the extensive, long-term pollution the plastic bottles

can cause if they are not recycled properly.

Please take a stand against this issue.

Thirsty? Grab a cup or even a reusable bottle and fill it up with your local water source (such as a water fountain or a sink). Do not give in to this national craze, or in this case, a national epidemic.

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C M Y o u | What do you think of the “Taco Bell Tailgate” event?

Sienna Monczunski Columnist

Sex trade cannot be ignored There are many atrocities in our world, but one that seems to be overlooked byand-large is human trafficking.

The Somaly Mam Foundation, founded by a former sex slave, found that two to four million young women and children will be sold into prostitution in the next 12 months. These women and children are brutally tortured and raped daily in subhuman living conditions known as brothels.

One would assume that the U.S. is exempt from the sex slave industry, but there are women held captive in the Chinatown district of New York, among many others.

How do these women end up in the U.S.? Imagine you are a woman in a third world country, a man approaches you and offers you an allexpenses paid trip to the U.S. for a job offering. These women are then told that they must pay off their debt for the trip by selling their bodies to hundreds of men.

Room and board is charged as well so this adds to the number of sex partners.

These women are permitted employment in the U.S. because these men provide sophisticated false work visas and they will be thrown out of the country if they do not continue work with their employers.

Women in foreign countries are often sold by their own family members. In all cases, these women have no choice in the matter.

The million-dollar sex slave industry becomes more disturbing when children as young as seven and up are forced into captivity. In many countries where forced prostitution is the norm, men buy children to satisfy sick fantasies.

There is also a myth called the “Virgin Cure,” a belief still held in some cultures that sex with a virgin female cures AIDS/HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. It is also believed that sex with a virgin provides longevity and strength.

While we sit in class indulging in higher education, millions are raped, beaten, killed and forced to have sex.

To learn more about this cruel industry, go online and visit the Somaly Mam Foundation’s website www.somaly. org, or read “The Road of Lost Innocence.”

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It’s inevitable.

People are going to bring alcohol.”

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Carolanne Cucci,

“It’s a good idea as long as Taco Bell is okay with it. It gives them publicity.”

“I guess it’s a good idea if that’s what people want to do.”

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County sees 16 percent rise in car-deer collisions Numbers also up across Michigan

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needed.

Yeagley said he is unsure how many extra people will be in Mount Pleasant for the game, but he anticipates a

district | continued from 3A

Emmons said she is fiscally conservative and believes in traditional family values.

She said her political experience gives her a good grasp of what voters expect from their government. “(I want to) provide a climate in the state of Michigan where families can thrive and businesses can strive,” she said.

Hoisington said he is running for office because he

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students as well,” Mouzourakis said.

Ross said he will continue to assess and evaluate academic programs and administrative services to make adjustments and changes where necessary.

To find innovative solutions to the problems CMU faces in difficult economic times, Ross said he will make calculated risks based on data and evidence.

Ross said CMU must adapt and change in order to move forward in spite of naysayers.

“Our potential for the future is boundless,” he said.

Saginaw senior Mary Klenk, one of the 2010 Homecoming Ambassadors, said she attended the investiture because they rarely happen and she wanted to be a part of it.

“I thought (Ross) had great things to say,” she said. “You could definitely see his passion for our students and their future.”

crowd similar to last year’s Homecoming.

“I am really uncomfortable guessing, other than it will be larger than the first few games,” Yeagley said.

With the extra people in town, Yeagley said he hopes people will make smart decisions and help each other

out.

“Take care of one another, take care of each other,” he said. “Typically, it’s just a handful of people making those poor decisions.”

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“There are so many different things that this state needs and I just don’t see them getting done,” he said.

Emmons said higher education must be a budget priority because it’s a hallmark in Michigan.

“Certainly, higher education is important in the state of Michigan and building the future for businesses,” she said. “I think one of the great programs at CMU is the entrepreneurship program that has been developed.”

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University President George Ross was a part of something that’s happened only three times in CMU history.

About 500 people attended his investiture ceremony Thursday in Plachta Auditorium.

CMU held ceremonies for the seventh university president, William Boyd, in 1969 and the 10th university president Edward Jakubauskas in 1988, according to CMU’s website.

Steve Smith, director of public relations, said university officials organized the event because Ross wanted to officially commemorate the change in leadership with an investiture ceremony.

Ross said he was “humbled” amid the ceremony, calling it “an opportune time to reaffirm my

fundamental mission ... to chart our course into the future.”

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Lt. Gov. John Cherry and Mount Pleasant Mayor Jim Holton were among the attendees who spoke on Ross’ behalf during introductory remarks.

During the ceremony, Board of Trustees Chairwoman Stephanie Comai and Vice Chairman Sam Kottamasu presented Ross with the university’s medallion to commemorate the leadership change.

Brittany Mouzourakis, a Garden City senior and Student Government Association president, spoke during the investiture. She said she identified with what Ross called his commitment to the transformative power of education because she also is a first-generation college student like him.

“President Ross is not only dedicated to the prosperity and longevity of Central Michigan University as a whole, but in satiating the educational pallet of

“About 90 percent of the cars that come in from car-deer crashes have front-end damages,” Hall said.

According to the Michigan State Police, most accident occurs on two-lane roads between dusk and dawn.

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Fall can be a dangerous time for drivers on the roads of Isabella County.

The number of car-deer crashes has increased nearly 16 percent from 2008-2009, even though the Michigan Deer Crash Coalition is fighting that rise.

The coalition has assembled and distributed safety tips since 2003, when there were 67,760 car-deer crashes in Michigan, said MDCC Chairwoman Lorri Conarton. There were 61,486 crashes in 2009.

“We are trying to educate the public so that they are more aware when drivers are on the roadway,” Conarton said. “Drivers need to know what time of day the deer herds roam and what season they are most vulnerable.”

Last year, Isabella County had 1,292 accidents, resulting in two casualties and 23 injuries. In 2008, there were 1,114 accidents, with no casualties and 22 injuries.

The 61,486 Michigan cardeer accidents in 2009 caused 10 casualties, all of which were motorcycles-related, according to www.michigandeercrash.org.

The five counties with the most vehicle-deer crashes

in 2009 were Kent with 2,164, Oakland with 1,947, Jackson with 1,877, Calhoun with 1,659 and Montcalm with 1,641.

Because of these accidents, Michigan drivers have totaled more than $130 million per year in crash cost, with an average insurance claim of about $2,100.

Heritage Collision Repairs, 4884 E. Broomfield Road, has seen an increase in business since deer hunting season has begun, said Manager Randy Hall.

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University President George Ross speaks to a crowd of about 500 people during an investiture ceremony Thursday in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. This is only the third time in CMU history that the university has had an investiture ceremony.

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Secretary of State branch efficiency a major issue Johnson, Benson vie for position

By Ryan Taljonick Senior Reporter

Visits to the Secretary of State office can be a day-long affair for people hoping to renew driver’s licenses, among other common bureaucratic tasks.

This year’s candidates for Secretary of State say they want to change that. The seat will be vacated by term-limited Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.

“We need to partner with the private sector, just like we’ve done with hunting licenses and fishing licenses,” said Republican candidate Ruth Johnson.

This would allow for residents to renew driver’s licenses or buy license tabs at retail stores, creating greater convenience and cheaper costs for the state, she said.

Democratic candidate Jocelyn Benson could not be reached for comment, but Michelle Shamaly, vice president of College Democrats, said Benson wants to make things easier for all residents.

“She also wants to make sure the experiences at Secretary of State service branches are pleasant,” the Clinton Township junior said. “We’ve all experienced long lines.”

Benson’s website said she would like to work with credit card companies to allow for the use of credit cards at Secretary of State branch offices, as well as improve efficiency by creating “one stop service centers” through partnerships with other state offices.

The candidates hoping to fill the position are Benson, Johnson, Libertarian Scotty Boman, John Anthony La Pietra of the Green Party and Robert Gale of the US Taxpayers Party.

Johnson campaign Johnson, the Oakland County Clerk, said she cut more than $1 million from the county budget during her time in office and is ready to cut costs and cut down on voting fraud as secretary.

“First, I would like to put in an election crimes unit,” she said. “We need to work on government to remove waste and fraud.”

As the Oakland Clerk, Johnson said she exposed several instances of voter fraud and established an Identity Protection Task Force.

The driver’s responsibility fee needs to be rescinded, she said, and Secretary of State branch offices need to be more efficient.

Battle Creek senior Travis Faber, first vice chair of College Republicans, said Johnson has

a lot of experience and is well prepared to take over as secretary.

“As county clerk she deals with voter fraud and making sure elections go smoothly,” he said. “Ruth Johnson’s a fiscal conservative. She has saved her county a lot of money with some of the programs she’s implemented.”

Benson’s plan Benson, a law professor at Wayne State University Law School, teaches election law and published a book on the role of the secretary of state in enforcing election and campaign finance laws.

Her website said Benson plans to reduce voter fraud by instituting random audits on optical scan voting machines to ensure proper functionality. She also plans to form a voter confidence task force that would identify issues that harm

Township partners with city to create fix for waste water

By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter and Emily Grove Staff Reporter

Union Township will use Mount Pleasant’s waste water treatment services in a partnership to make more efficient use of both parties’ facilities.

The two-page agreement was unanimously approved at Monday’s City Commission meeting, and an 8 to 1 vote solidified the agreement at Wednesday’s Union Township Board of Trustees meeting.

City Manager Kathie Grinzinger said the township’s sewage capacity was close to being reached, while Mount Pleasant’s sewage had excess room.

Union Township’s current waste water treatment plant can process 1.2 million gallons a day.

“If we do get some major redevelopment that may come in here, we would be in the awkward position of not having enough capacity to serve a large development,” said township Supervisor John Barker. “I don’t really want to be put in that kind of position.”

If commercial and residential

use of the treatment plant increases, Union Township’s facilities would lose effectiveness in treating waste.

The agreement allows the township to use temporary excess routes within the city’s system to effectively treat waste water since the two infrastructures run close together.

Township Manager Brian Smith said by using these routes, a lot of waste water flow from the west side of the township would be diverted, giving the township waste water plant a relief in processing capabilities.

“We still think that in the future, we’re going to need to expand our existing plant,” Smith said.

He said the agreement with Mount Pleasant could be a stepping stone to a regional waste water agency, if feasible.

“I think it’s a good step forward both in cooperation and collaboration categories as well as taking care of what our citizens need for service,” said Trustee Phil Mikus.

Union Township will pay a service charge of $2.20 per 1,000 gallons to reroute waste water through the City of Mount

voters’ confidence in elections.

Shamaly said Benson is very knowledgeable about the secretary of state office and is an excellent candidate.

“Jocelyn Benson has literally wrote a book on secretaries of state, combining the best practices across multiple states, finding out what those practices are and what works, making sure that elections are safe and everybody gets the right to vote,” she said.

Shamaly said Benson wants to implement no-reason absentee voting, which is great for college students.

“Anything that can allow a voter more access to be able to vote and use their right to vote is going to be good for the people,” she said. “Making sure everybody’s voice is heard is very important.”

a physics instructor at Wayne County Community College, said he supports no-reason absentee voting and wants to make the absentee process more secure.

“Right now it’s far too easy to cheat,” Boman said. “What I would support is for people who are not able to show up in person to either pick up or drop off an absentee ballot, that they at least have some sort of identification in order to protect their own ballot, such as a PIN number.”

John Anthony La Pietra of the Green Party said he has

spent 10 years working in state and local government and wants to help Michigan voters get fairer, better elections, according to the League of Women Voters of Michigan Voter Guide 2010.

Robert Gale of the US Taxpayers Party has been a selfemployed businessman for more than twenty five years.

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School of Rock Teacher rocks mid-Michigan

By James Falls | Staff Reporter

After five years of teaching music, Ross Howell discovered a new way to inspire his students — rock bands.

He started School of Rock in 2006 to give students a tangible reward for their hours of training.

“I know that kids want to jam out with other kids and perform in front of a live audience,” Howell said.

And that is what spurred School of Rock.

Eight- to 18-year-old students work with Howell to put together bands and perform in mid-Michigan tours. He teaches them everything they need to do in a band, from how to play their instruments to how to write music.

Time to rock Though bands are divided by age and skill level, students like Jack Fleming, an 8th grader West Intermediate, feels like he has equal talent to any of the older students.

“I have been working on the guitar for three years and Ross has taught me so much,” Fleming said. “I didn’t just learn the guitar, but I learned music as a whole.”

Shepard High School sophomore Gabrielle Trice, lead singer of Tachycardia, has been working with Howell for eight months. Trice has a deep appreciation for Howell, ever since he taught her how

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Mount Pleasant resident Ross Howell, 32, owner of Mount Pleasant Music Studio, gives Patrick Ronan, 11, a fist bump after a successful rehearsal for Friday’s School of Rock concert during his session Wednesday afternoon at the studio, 2026D Independence Drive. Ronan has played with the School of Rock since 2008, participating in all five of the School of Rock tours.

to play the guitar.

“I love Ross and he is so nice,” Trice said. “He really took my music to the next level.”

School of Rock is wrapping up The Great Lakes State Tour, which includes performances in Mount Pleasant, St. Louis, Farwell and Alma.

The last performance is tonight at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 400 S. Main St. He realizes that he has a tremendous impact on his students, but Howell sees himself as more than just a typical role model.

“I am more of a big brother

to these kids more than anything,” Howell said. “I teach them values while we work on the music, but also I am just a friend and a mentor.”

The start Howell didn’t always just focus on just music.

After graduating from Hope College with a political science major and music minor, his career counselors began to question his future.

“I didn’t know where I was going,” he said. “I was earning my Master’s degree at CMU and I (knew) that I wanted to teach music in the mean time.”

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The 32-year-old’s passion for music began as a young boy. After jamming with his friends growing up, he took the guitar more seriously once he reached high school.

“I picked up the passion for it and just ran with it,” Howell said. “I considered playing guitar as one of my hobbies.”

Without any music lovers in his area, Howell and his friends were not able to start their own band.

The few bands that existed during his high school days did not last too long.

“They didn’t last long because they lacked musicians,” Howell said. “Nobody seemed

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to be interested in music for some reason when I was growing up.”

When he began professionally teaching music in 2001, the Mount Pleasant native saw a noticeable pattern with his students — they fiddled away after months of training.

Howell knew exactly why.

“It’s because they didn’t have anything to show for their hard work,” he said.

“There was no method to the madness and once they learned an instrument, things get boring and they would eventually stop playing.”

Unsure about his future in

music, Howell took a job at the Guitar Center, now known as the Mount Pleasant Music Studio, in 2006.

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Anthony Fenech Senior Reporter

Heart at Home

CMU’s Homecoming game a chance to turn around 2010 season

By John Evans Senior Reporter

A season that began with 12 games and a lot of questions is now at six games and even more questions.

At 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the MidAmerican Conference, the Chippewas return home to Kelly/Shorts Stadium at noon Saturday to play Miami University.

CMU still has time to turn things around, but players and head coach Dan Enos realize time is becoming of the essence.

“Coach has said all week that nothing matters except for this game,” said sophomore quarterback Ryan Radcliff. “We are starting a six-game season and we are looking to go 1-0. We’re still at a point in our season where we can turn things around and get where we want to be and it all starts on Saturday.”

Miami (OH) is 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the MAC after a 45-3 loss against Cincinnati on Saturday. The RedHawks pose a versatile attack with multiple running backs, very similar to previous opponents Virginia Tech and Ball State.

Senior running back Thomas Merriweather leads the team with 226 rushing yards and four touchdowns and freshman running back Tracy Woods has totaled 230 rushing yards this season.

“It is going to be very important that our defensive line plays well on Saturday,” said head coach Dan Enos. “They need to get off blocks and they have to be disruptive.”

Title hopes fading If the Chippewas want to have a chance at their fourth MAC title in five years they are going to have to turn things around quickly.

The next four scheduled games are all against conference opponents, and three of those games will be played at home. This stretch of games will make or break the entire season for the Chippewas.

Despite the slow start to the season, senior linebacker Nick Bellore said the team still has the goal of reaching the MAC Championship game.

“We are calling this game ‘Super Bowl Saturday,’ This is our Super Bowl,” Bellore said. “If we don’t win this then we aren’t going to the MAC Championship. We don’t want to sit at home and watch (other teams) playing in Detroit. We want to be there and, in order to do that, we have to take things one game at a time.”

Saturday’s game is not only a pivotal one for the football team’s season, but it is also the homecoming game. CMU drew a crowd of 26,730 to its homecoming game last season, a 56-8 win against Eastern Michigan.

“You get a lot of text messages and phone calls from former players who are going to be here, so it’s fun to see those guys,” Bellore said.

“At the end of the day, all that really matters is us preparing because, once the game starts, you forget about who is in the stands.”

In order for the team to reach its goals, they need some help from Northern Illinois and Toledo, who are both 2-0 in conference play. The Chippewas face NIU next weekend in DeKalb, Ill., and finish the season at Toledo on Nov. 26.

NOTES: CMU has won 18 consecutive games against a team from Ohio. The Chippewas’ last lost came against Toledo on Oct. 23, 2004. ... Miami leads the all-time series 11-10-1, the Chippewas have won the last two meetings, including the 2007 MAC Championship game at Ford Field. ... Senior wide receiver Kito Poblah is one reception away from moving into seventh place all-time on CMU’s receptions list. Poblah is also one touchdown reception from becoming seventh. sports@cm-life.com

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From left to right: British Columbia senior Kim Sihota, Trinidad and Tobago junior Anastasia Netto, Toronto freshman Simone Lazar and British Columbia junior Brooke Sihota laugh with one another before field hockey practice Thursday. The four hold a flag T-shirt representing their home countries.

International Influence Field hockey recruits players from distant lands

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By Justin Hicks | Staff Reporter

ts popularity is rising in North America.

A national sport in India and Pakistan, field hockey isn’t exactly a top sport in Michigan.

That being said, recruiting high quality players in Michigan isn’t exactly an easy job for CMU head coach Cristy Freese.

“We do go after some good kids from Ann Arbor,” Freese said, “but they sometimes set their sights on the Big Ten, so we have to battle them and the Ivy League.”

The coaching staff’s recruiting system branches outside of the state, looking at players from all around the country, and even some international players.

Currently, senior Amy Binder and freshman Carissa Flocken are the only two players on roster from the state.

From there, the players’ hometowns are spread out over eight different states, ranging from New York to California and Wisconsin to Kentucky.

To go even further, Freese has four players from outside the U.S. Freshman Simone Lazar, from Etobicoke, Ont., found interest in CMU from her native town in Canada.

“I wanted to change up my field hockey skills,” Lazar said, “I’ve been playing for six years and (field hockey is) really small in Ontario, though it’s growing.”

Most of the time, students interested in playing at CMU will write to the school explaining their interest.

The staff will then decide whether or not to recruit players after doing some research and seeing them play, often times at tournaments.

“Usually, the kids that you’re going to have the best chance with are the

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Freshman midfielder Simone Lazar runs alongside an Iowa midfielder.

CMU lost the game 1-0 at the CMU Field Hockey Complex.

kids that make that initial, ‘I’m interested in Central Michigan’,” Freese said.

The staff will also try to contact players who might not have had CMU on their list of school choices to see if they can get them interested.

“When they come to visit, I think we have about an 80 percent chance of getting them to join,” Freese said.

By moving to Michigan, Lazar said she learned new tactics and ways to play the game.

She cites an example as use of the

poke check during one-on-one defense.

“Playing styles change from country to country and I thought it would be a good experience and, honestly I love it here,” Lazar said. “It’s exposed me to new coaching styles.”

Though her family is still in Canada, they’re able to keep up with her progress.

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Think back to the last time Central Michigan lost to Ball State.

“Well uh,” you’re thinking.

“That was two weeks ago.”

Why yes, it was. Now think back to the last time, before the Cardinals two-touchdown win Oct. 2.

Flip the calendar back a couple of years.

Nov. 19, 2008. National television. Nate Davis versus Dan LeFevour. The Chippewas would lose that game, 31-24, and the next two, to Eastern Michigan and Florida Atlantic, respectively, in the Motor City Bowl.

It was the program’s last three-game losing streak. And it’s something the program certainly would like to put an end to in order to save any chance at the Mid-American Conference championship.

This year, CMU lost a heartbreaker to Northwestern. Then they lost that Ball State game.

And then the follow-up at Virginia Tech.

Now, it’s homecoming and the team walks in with a 2-4 record, two wins and two losses different than most forecasted.

And in the beginning, the forecast was sunny with a chance of big, puffy clouds. Breeze through MAC play with a loss or two at the most, and lose to Northwestern and Virginia Tech.

But that was before the team went searching for a kicker. Before the defense couldn’t handle the Cardinals run attack and before the Chippewas couldn’t parlay big plays with points against Virginia Tech.

These days, the forecast is a little less sunny, a little more cloudy, with the possibility of rain on the way.

But unlike recent seasons, without a standout quarterback, an established offense and a veteran head coach, Mount Pleasant is due for a small shower or two.

And just like there’s never a good time to lose to Ball State, there’s never a good time to lose four straight, especially against a team that just got beat 45-3 by your former coach.

With still an outside shot to make waves in the conference, the forecast looks good for a midseason Chippewas resurgence.

And the forecast for Saturday?

63 degrees and sunny.

Happy Homecoming. sports@cm-life.com

Volleyball team looks to stop string of losses Olson optimistic about weekend games against Bowling Green, Miami

By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

The women’s volleyball team looks to stop the bleeding when it wraps up a four-game homestand this weekend at Finch Fieldhouse.

CMU (7-11, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) will host Bowling Green at 7 p.m. today and wrap up the weekend at 7 p.m. Saturday against Miami.

The first half of the 2010 season has been a disappointment for the team, which was picked to win the MAC West Division for the first time in school history over the summer.

CMU currently sits tied for last place in the conference.

Despite the record and team’s standing, head coach Erik Olson remains optimistic heading into the weekend.

“Our focus has always been on the progress,” Olson said. “We need to continue to work hard and the results will take care of itself. We had a bunch of matches where the outcome was a loss, but I was still pretty happy with how we played.”

In order for CMU to turn its season around, it will have to start winning the tough matches. The Chippewas are 0-4 this season when a match goes five sets and has had trouble scoring points in crucial junctures of sets.

They have 10 conference matches remaining and with a pair of wins this weekend, they could get the momentum they need to make a run up to the MAC tournament, beginning Nov. 16 in Toledo.

“We don’t need to change anything,” said senior outside hitter Lauren Krupsky. “We just need to be ourselves and play good team volleyball.”

CMU comes of a less than stellar performance against rival Western A VOLLEYBALL| 6B

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Senior outside hitter Lauren Krupsky attempts to block a hit against Western Michigan during a 3-1 loss Saturday at FInch Fieldhouse.

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[READERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; VOICES] Comments on the Oct. 4, 2010, column by senior reporter John Evans â&#x20AC;&#x153;Empty seats display lack of school prideâ&#x20AC;?

Is Glen Beck a terrorist? says:

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Pos. No. Name QB 8 Ryan Radcliff RB 6 Paris Cotton

29 Carl Volny WR 11 Cody Wilson

1 Kito Poblah 80 Cedric Fraser TE 82 David Blackburn LT 78 Rocky Weaver LG 66 Jeff Maddux C 63 Colin Miller RG 65 Darren Keyton RT 79 Eric Fisher

Defense

Pos. No. Name DE 93 Joe Kinville

56 Kashawn Fraser

99 Caesar Rodriguez DT 54 Sean Murnane

94 John Williams MLB 46 Matt Berning WLB 43 Nick Bellore SLB 41 Armond Staten CB 24 LaVarus Williams

2 Lorenzo White

22 Vince Agnew

25 Anthony Hollis FS 9 Bobby Seay

40 John Carr SS 4 Jahleel Addae

44 Dannie Bolden

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Offense

Class So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So.

Pos. No. Name Class QB 4 Zac Dysert So. RB 34 Thomas Merriweather Sr.

11 Tracy Woods Fr. WR 17 Chris Givens Jr.

11 Armand Robinson Sr. 13 DeMarco Paine Jr. TE 82 Kendrick Burton Jr. LT 56 Brandon Brooks Jr. LG 75 Bob Gulley Sr. C 72 Brad Bednar So. RG 70 Nate Williams Sr. RT 64 Josh Harvey Fr.

Class So. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr.

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93 Jason Semmes DT 79 Jordain Brown

90 Austin Brown MLB 43 Jerrel Wedge SLB 36 Luke Kelly WLB 30 Evan Harris

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Why to watch Dysert is only in his second year and can throw the ball with the best of them in the MAC.

As for evidence of students using the game as an excuse to drink. Have you ever been to a Central game?

Andrew says:

I started in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;99. Game attendance with abysmal at best. Tailgating was

Yes. Agree.

Tailgating needs to come back. There needs to be a revisiting of the way it is currently set up to be more student friendly in the future.

Also, to the students who left to watch â&#x20AC;&#x153;otherâ&#x20AC;? games.

There is no excuse for not being a CMU fan first. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your right to follow Michigan or MSU, but if you like them so much why did you decide to go to CMU? Why not go to UM or MSU if you are so interested in their football team?

Florenceschneider says:

For a CMU student or graduate to support another schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic teams more than CMU is not only illogical, but immoral.

There is no maize & blue or green & white in a Central Michigan University degree!

If you want to be a Spartan or Wolverine, transfer schools. Until then, you are just a pretender who has turned his/her back on YOUR OWN university and team!

Maizer and Blue says:

I went to CMU for an education, not for the athletics.

I could care less if we even have a football team at CMU. Ever since I can remember I cheered for the Michigan Wolverines and that is not going to change because I came to CMU for an education.

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M I A M I RE D HA W K S Profile Sophomore Dysert ranks third in the MAC with 1,223 passing yards.

He amassed 294 yards against Kent State on Oct. 2.

Student says:

CMU22 says:

You go to school at CMU, not Michigan or MSU.

Class So. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. So.

P l ay e r s t o Wat c h Zac Dysert- QB

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of being excited for a tailgate and a great day of football, most students use the home games as an excuse to drink.â&#x20AC;?

Care to back that up with any evidence?

still epic, and it was mixed in the front lot. The lot where it is now was a dirt field and was only used for tailgating overflow. If you were stuck there it was like exile.

I finished in the fall of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;04.

Game attendance was better, but everyone still split at halftime. Tailgating was still epic, despite separating the students from everyone else.

Armand Robinson- WR

Tracy Woods- RB

Profile Robinson is also third in the MAC with 497 yards receiving and had 111 yards against Florida on Sept. 4.

Profile The 5-foot10, 215pound freshman leads the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running back unit unit with 215 yards rushing.

Why to watch Robinson is Dysertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite target. For Miami to have a good day offensively, Robinson must have a big game on the ground.

Why to watch Woods is one of two backs head coach Mike Haywood rotates his offense around. He had a season-high 85 yards against Colorado State.

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Club roller hockey

Team sees return of injured players today, Saturday

By Jeff LaHaye Staff Reporter

The momentum from Florida is beginning to pay off.

The CMU club hockey team looks to put together backto-back weekends when it travels to Gaylord today and Saturday to play Lake Superior State.

Head coach Mike Willette said LSSU will probably not have a full roster after several left the team after the first couple of games.

“We should win both games and I’d be disappointed if we didn’t win each game by at least three goals,” Willette said.

One positive the coaching staff runs into this weekend is what to do with the number of players returning from injury.

Over the past few weeks, players have had to move from the third and fourth lines to the first and second lines and defensemen have had to switch to forward and vice versa.

“It’s difficult to tell what is going to happen when the injured players come back because the current players

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Sterling Heights senior Tim Henige began playing roller hockey at eight years old. He now plays for the CMU club roller hockey team, which his father, Robert Henige, began coaching during last year’s season. The team finished last season 11-3-1.

Family Affair

Senior Tim Henige plays on roller hockey team with dad as coach

By Matt Firsht Staff Reporter

Most athletes have more than one reason to push themselves harder to achieve greatness in a sport.

Tim Henige is one of the lucky few that has a reason to push himself harder — his father. From his childhood to being a college athlete, Henige has gotten to experience playing roller hockey for his father, Robert, who is now the coach of CMU’s club roller hockey team.

Last year, in the middle of the season, the club roller hockey team got word that Henige’s father would be their new coach. The team went on to have a good season finishing 11-3-1.

The team also had good chemistry last year. A lot of the teammates already knew each other because they had either played with or against each other prior to joining the team.

Although the team chemistry was already good, the midseason addition of Robert made it even stronger. When conflicts arose, it was comforting for the players to know that they were not going to get yelled at by their coach, but instead they were given the opportunity to show leadership and solve the issue themselves.

“When there are contrasts between players and personalities, it helps to resolve the clash knowing that coach

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“When my dad is coaching, he’s my coach, not my dad. During games and practice, I look at him as a guy I respect who also respects me.”

Tim Henige, senior won’t scream at you,” Henige said. “He understands that he doesn’t always have to step in.”

For Henige, having his father as a coach was no different than having someone he didn’t have any relationship to as a coach.

“When my dad is coaching, he’s my coach, not my dad.

During games and practice, I look at him as a guy I respect who also respects me,” said Henige.

Although for most players, having a parent as a coach gives them that extra push to try harder and perform better.

Henige also feels that being coached by his father for so many years gives him a small advantage during games and practice. He is able to go into the coach’s head and know what he’s thinking.

“I’ve been coached by my father for many years, so I’m pretty familiar with his styles and tendencies,” said Henige.

But don’t think this means Henige’s father is biased towards him. All teammates are treated the same.

Although last season ended abruptly, with CMU losing in its first round playoff tourna-

ment game against Michigan State and Ohio State, the team is anxious to get this season un- Robert Henige der way.

Six players return from last season.

The Chippewas have two club roller hockey teams, an A team and a B team.

But Henige isn’t the only one whose father coaches him — club president Chris Shosey’s father also serves as a coach on the club’s B team.

“I expect both teams to perform really well, and I expect both teams to receive invites to nationals,” Shosey said.

Henige said the team will be one of the best in the Midwest Collegiate Roller Hockey League and nation this season.

“Were hoping we can perform the way we think we can,” Shosey said. sports@cm-life.com

Bonding with Red Wings

By Helene St. James MCT Campus

Could you spend 69 days with your colleagues trapped underground? I put this question to some of the Red Wings this morning, now that the Chilean miners have had a happy ending to their tale. It turns out that as much time as the Wings spend together, twoplus months in close quarters would surpass anyone’s interest in bonding, and it might be an especially dicey situation with Todd Bertuzzi, Dan Cleary and Jiri Hudler.

“Some of them maybe, not all of the guys in the room,” Justin Abdelkader said. “It’d bring out a different side I think in a lot of guys. Maybe some of the older guys would be getting a little fussy. Bert, for sure. Cleary, he couldn’t take a day down there.”

Here Jimmy Howard interrupted with his thoughts.

“Cleary would be unbearable,” Howard said. “And Bert, he’s got a short fuse.”

Tomas Holmstrom didn’t think Johan Franzen would take it well because “he can be a really negative guy.”

Chris Osgood said he thought that “I could handle it. I’d miss my family, but it wouldn’t drive me crazy. Huds would lose his mind, though. He couldn’t take it.”

And what if they run out food?

Who would be the first to go?

“Mule, cause he’s the biggest guy,” Abdelkader said. “We could feed the most guys with him.”

are winning and earning their keep,” Willette said. “It’s going to be tough with more skilled players coming back, but it’s also a good thing because the team has so many options now.”

Riding high Confidence is high among the team after three wins last weekend.

CMU got on the board quickly against Michigan on Sunday in Ann Arbor, taking a 2-0 lead after the first period.

U-M would answer back with a goal, but CMU held on for a 6-3 win. The team also swept

Michigan Tech on Oct. 7 and 8 by scores of 6-3 and 5-0, respectively.

“We are carrying our momentum from Florida,” said goaltender Brandon Allor. “We just need to keep it going this weekend as a team.”

Senior forward Jordan Jakubick, one of four players on the team with six goals, said everyone played together and got the job the done, despite the number of injuries.

“Goaltending was solid and we played a lot better defensively as a team,” he said. sports@cm-life.com

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CMU sophomore midfielder Ashley Mejilla fights for possession of the ball with Akron midfielder Kelly DeNiro during the second half Sept. 24. Mejilla scored the Chippewas first goal of the game, and helped propel the team to a 3-0 win against the Zips.

Team looks to stay unbeaten in MAC CMU faces WMU, NIU this weekend

By Josh Berenter Staff Reporter

Head coach Tom Anagnost and his staff had one message for the CMU women’s soccer team as it wrapped up practice Thursday in preparation for its game today against rival Western Michigan.

“It’s not just another game.”

The Chippewas (9-3-1) return home to the CMU Soccer Complex for the first time in almost three weeks to play the Broncos at 4 p.m. today.

CMU is 6-0 in the MidAmerican Conference for the second straight season and faces a WMU team that is unbeaten in its last three games.

Sophomore defender Liesel Toth had two goals and an assist in last week’s road victories against Buffalo and Kent State, and was named MAC offensive player of the week.

“I was definitely surprised because you don’t often hear of a defensive player getting offensive recognition,” she said. “It made me feel like I had more of a role than stopping goals. I can have a role of scoring goals.”

Toth has started every game this season and played the most minutes on the team.

She said the team has become more confident during its sixgame winning streak.

“We’re finishing a lot more of our opportunities,” she

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CMU junior Chelsi Abbott defends Ohio forward Sarah Brown on Sept. 26 at the CMU Soccer Complex. The Chippewas won 3-1.

said. “As a whole, we’re more confident.”

Scoring surge The Chippewas have had a scoring surge lately courtesy of several set pieces. Toth scored and assisted in the win against Kent State off set pieces and said they are something the

team has been working hard on.

“Everyday we work on it,” she said. “It all comes from practicing and we’ve been doing better on them so I think it’s paid off.”

CMU was 0-3-1 in its last four games leading up to MAC play, but head coach Tom

Anagnost said his team is becoming more mature as the season progresses.

“They’re a little more comfortable and confident, especially the younger players,” he said. “Time was necessary for the gelling and the increase in confidence and the level of their play.”

Anagnost said Toth is one of the biggest reasons the team has won six in a row.

“She’s one of the best players on the team. She can play anywhere,” he said. “I wish we had more like her. She can do anything.”

Anagnost said WMU is one of the best teams in the MAC and has drastically improved from last season when it finished 6-8-5 and lost to CMU in the MAC tournament.

Toth said playing against WMU is always tough, no matter what the team’s records are.

“It’s going to be a battle for sure. Western always brings it to us,” she said. “It’s going to help being at home, but we’re going to have to play our best.

If we do what we’re supposed to we’re going to come out on top.”

After playing the Broncos, CMU plays Northern Illinois (7-5-1 overall, 3-1-2 MAC) at 1 p.m. Sunday, which will be senior day. Seniors Valerie Prause, Jenna Hill, and Shay Mannino will all be honored before kickoff for their careers. sports@cm-life.com

CMU, WMU renews rivalry today Emotions run high as players prepare to face Broncos

By John Manzo Staff Reporter

Players on both sides may or may not have understood the rivalry before attending Central Michigan or Western Michigan.

But they do now.

The two teams meet on the soccer field for the first time this season at 4 p.m. today at the CMU Soccer Complex.

CMU (9-3-1 Tom Anagnost overall, 6-0 Mid-American Conference) holds the advantage, leaving the alltime rivalry, 8-7, dating back to 1998.

Senior midfielder Valarie Prause, a native of Mentor, Ohio, didn’t know the meaning of the rivalry before choosing to play at CMU. “The emotions are a little bit higher because they are the in-state rivals,” she said.

Western Michigan hasn’t beaten its rival since 2007, when the Broncos beat CMU 1-0 in Kalamazoo. Since then,

the Chippewas have come been having a really good season so far.” away with a pair of 1-0 wins.

The rivals have met three WMU junior forward Stephanie Skowneski would like times in the MAC Tournament. nothing more than to get a win To avoid a tie in its all-time riagainst not only her biggest valry, CMU looks continue its rival, but one of her former strong play. The Chippewas teammates. Skowneski and have outscored their MAC Prause played together over opponents 15-3 in the last six games. the summer “We need to on the Kalajust play the mazoo Outway we’ve been rage travel playing in the soccer team.

MAC,” said “We’d like freshman deto beat CMU fender Meghan because it’s Caldwell. “We a big rivaljust have to stay ry and it’d composed, play mean more,” our game and she said. “It’s play well for the going to be seniors.” weird to play McLemore is against them confident that again. It’ll be the team will a different be ready for its perspective rivalry game. since I know Meghan Caldwell, “We are them.” building off our We s t e r n Freshman confidence and Michigan we will go into (7-5-2 overall, 3-1-2 MAC) sits in third today’s game knowing exactly place in the MAC West and what we need to do.” looks to spoil CMU’s undefeated conference record. NOTES: CMU and WMU each Sophomore forward and have one MAC tournament chamGrand Rapids native Charlese pionship. ... Junior forward Chelsi McLemore said the game last Abbott scored the only goal last year was intense and expects season’s regular season meetthe same today. ing. Sophomore forward Ashley “I think it’s going to be a scored the only goal in the MAC great game,” she said. “They’ve tournament game between both

“We need to just play the way we’ve been playing in the MAC, We just have to stay composed, play our game and play well for the seniors.”

teams. ... Senior goalkeeper Shay Mannino has recorded 11 saves and allowed just one goal in her career against the Broncos. sports@cm-life.com

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Cross country travels to Ind. for Pre-Nationals

By Mark Cavitt Staff Reporter

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Junior middleblocker Kaitlyn Schultz hits the ball against a Northern Illinois defender today in Finch FIeldhouse. CMU lost 3-2.

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Michigan and could use a couple home wins to jump start their conference season.

Bowling Green (6-14, 1-5 MAC) comes into the match on a four-game losing skid of its own, having lost five of six overall. The Falcons feature a young, but talented, freshman lineup of Danielle Tonyan, Paige Penrod and libero Ashley Dunn. Tonyan

sits fifth in the conference in kills with 3.95 per set, while Penrod ranks third in kills with 4.23 per set.

Defensive specialist Ashley Dunn averages 4.15 digs per set.

Miami (7-12, 2-4 MAC) is fresh off an impressive 3-1 victory against MAC East contender Ohio.

Senior Michele Metzler and junior Amy Raseman lead the RedHawks attack.

Raseman and Metzler have 184 and 162 kills, respectively.

“We’re going to take it match to match,” Olson said.

“We want to put ourselves in the best possible position and hopefully host a first round match and, the way these teams are knocking each other off, who knows what can happen.” sports@cm-life.com

U-M receivers struggled with drops, ineffectiveness in loss to MSU

By Mark Snyder MCT Campus

Denard Robinson took a lot of grief in the aftermath of Michigan’s crushing loss to Michigan State.

The sophomore quarterback, who had been so exalted nationally for his first five games, told his teammates the result would not happen again if he could help it.

But he can’t help everything.

There certainly were moments in which he could have been better, primarily on the interceptions he threw into coverage or underthrew. But he wasn’t helped much by his receivers, who had been crucial to Michigan’s earlier wins — particularly at Indiana, when two receivers topped 100 yards.

“We didn’t have many drops (before),” slot receiver Kelvin Grady said after the MSU loss, in which the receivers combined for 11 catches and no touchdowns. “I don’t have the answer, but it could be us being overexcited. It could have been a lot of things.”

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Roundtree dropped a touchdown pass in the second quarter.

“I just lost focus,” said Roundtree, who had six catches _ the only Wolverine with more than two. “I realized I didn’t have the ball after I was in the end zone. It was a mistake. Lesson learned.”

Michigan still scored on the drive when tight end Martell Webb caught a touchdown pass, but Roundtree’s drop was a sign of things to come.

U-M’s other TD drive, which came while trailing by three touchdowns, featured three drops in a row by Roundtree, Junior Hemingway and Darryl Stonum and necessitated a fourth-down catch by Grady to keep it alive for Robinson’s eventual four-yard scoring run.

“Everybody was trying to make a play so hard, we just forgot to focus on the ball,” Stonum said after the game.

While none of the drops directly ruined a scoring chance, it’s not a stretch to think that they put more pressure on Robinson.

“We’ve got guys that can step up,” Grady said. “We had some balls dropped, and maybe that

could have been because we’ve always had Denard (running) and haven’t had to throw as much.”

It all goes back to coach Rich Rodriguez’s point about Robinson and the young defense: that experience can only come with the players enduring situations.

It just happened to catch up to the Wolverines against MSU. Rodriguez had said before the game that the receivers would be key to breaking big plays if the running game were stifled. Yet they produced only one big play — Martavious Odoms’ 49-yard catch with only a few seconds remaining before halftime.

Now without Odoms for weeks because of a broken foot, Hemingway will take a starting spot, and true freshman Jeremy Jackson will back up Hemingway.

In the first five games, the Wolverines produced 14 receptions of at least 30 yards by wide receivers. Against Michigan State, they had only one.

For Michigan’s offense to win games by itself — which seems necessary, given its defensive woes­ — that big-play passing game will have to resurface.

Some of the best squads in the nation are awaiting the Central Michigan cross country program this weekend in Terre Haute, Ind. Two weeks before CMU travels to Kalamazoo to compete at the MidAmerican Conference Championships, it will make a pit stop at the Indiana State-hosted Pre-Nationals on Saturday.

The men will take part in an 8K race consisting of 71 teams, while the women will compete in a 6K with 80 other teams.

Senior Chris Pankow said that running together will be key for the men this weekend.

“Most of us are looking to dip into the 24-minute range,” Pankow said.

Notable teams on the men’s side include Nebraska, Ohio State, New Mexico, UCLA, Florida, Michigan and Michigan State. Teams on the women’s side include Michigan, Michigan State, Harvard, Florida State, Kansas, Wisconsin and Texas.

The men will step back into competition after a week off, while trying to prepare for the upcoming weekend. The top seven from both the men’s and women’s teams will compete after a few team members took a break from racing while preparing for the upcoming schedule.

Willie Randolph, CMU director of cross country/ track & field, said staying focused on their goals as a team is important heading into the weekend.

“The team has the expectation of making a positive statement for both themselves and the team,” Randolph said.

In addition to improving individual times, earning respect and recognition for their hard work is another aspect that the team looks to gain from competition this week.

The men’s team finished 27th out of 35 teams last season while the women placed 31st out of 37.

Since the season is coming to a close, Randolph said the last four weeks are vital in gaining national attention toward the national voting poles for the end of the season.

In preparation of the final weeks, junior Raeanne Lohner has stepped up her workouts while concentrating on improving her performance. Lohner set a new personal record (18 minutes, 3 seconds) at this year’s Jeff Drenth Memorial. She placed 26th at the Roy Griak Invitational Sept. 25.

“At Pre-Nationals there will be a ton of great competition,” Lohner said. “My main goal is to place as high as possible to help our team score.”

Junior Holly Anderson

says that learning how to help and push one another is key in preparing for Saturday’s meet.

“I want to see how we match up with the teams we will be seeing later in the season,” Anderson said.

This weekend will be a key

building block for the team as it heads into the final stretch of the season. MAC Championships are Oct. 30 in Kalamazoo and NCAA Regionals are Nov. 13 in Rochester. sports@cm-life.com

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Fi e l d h o c k e y

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Senior blocker Kim Sihota runs the ball upfield during a game in September with freshman midfielder Simone Lazar. Sihota is from Richmond, British Columbia, and Lazar is from Etobicoke, Ontario. Sihota has two goals and three assists on 15 shots this season. Lazar has recorded two shots this season.

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and basically watch (the games) online all the time, so they’re supporting me that way,” Lazar said.

Overseas A product of the Trinidad & Tobago national team, junior Anastasia Netto holds the starting goaltender title at CMU. “My home base right now is Florida,” Netto said. “I lived in Trinidad & Tobago full time for 15 years, and then off and on for four years after.”

Her mom and sister live in Florida, her half-brother and half-sister live in Trinidad & Tobago and her brother lives in Europe, but Netto said they support each other from a distance.

“My brother came up a lot my freshman year and my mom has been up a lot

this year and throughout the years,” she said. “I’ve got some really good support and the CMU field hockey team is like family.”

Back home, Netto plays for the Trinidad & Tobago national team. She said playing against the male Trinidad & Tobago national team added a different dynamic to the game and challenged her differently.

“The American style of hockey always intrigued me, too, and coming here just helped me learn more about it,” said Netto, who had the chance to play against the U.S. team before coming to CMU. After playing in multiple countries, including Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay and USA, Netto found her way to Mount Pleasant.

“One of my neighbors growing up actually lived in Michi-

gan when she was little,” she said. “She spoke about Michigan and seeing the Great Lakes and I thought, ‘Where is Michigan? I’ve got to find out more about this’.”

Netto did research on multiple Division I schools, but her interest was in coming to CMU. Freese said the interest for students to come to CMU is not solely for its athletics, and that the diverse roster says something about the program.

“I think it’s a real positive statement about our academic reputation, not only CMU, but our team’s reputation of having quality students,” she said. “That’s the attraction to Central Michigan to not only come here to play field hockey, but to get a quality education on top of that.” sports@cm-life.com

Assistant Kinsella to face old team this weekend

By Justin Hicks Staff Reporter

Kim Kinsella finished her last game between the pipes for Missouri State on Nov. 1, 2007, after losing in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.

In her four-year career at MSU, she led the nation in saves per game from 2005-07 and save percentage in 2005 and 2006.

Three years later, Kinsella stands alongside Central Michigan head coach Cristy Freese as one of two assistant coaches. She will take on her old team at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Plaster Sports Complex in Springfield, Mo., and again at noon on Sunday.

CMU (3-9. 1-3 MAC) will be without junior Paulina Lee this weekend after having surgery Monday to repair her fractured right pinky.

“We’ll have to maybe (play) in some different ways instead of relying on the speed Paulina brings,” Freese said.

“We’ll have to do more of a passing combination, but I

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think we have enough players and depth in our lineup.”

Lee is a big part of the Chippewas offense, recording assists on three of the team’s 13 goals this season. In her 12 starts, she logged 799 minutes of play, fourth-most on the team behind Kim Sihota (872), Brooke Sihota (845) and Erin Dye (827).

Freese expects to start freshman Juliana Makrinos in Lee’s place this weekend. Her three goals in 354 minutes of play leads the team.

“How we get ready is different (on the road),” Makrinos said. “At home, we get really pumped up and we’ve got to match that.”

MSU (3-10, 0-4) hopes to break a four-game losing streak. The Bears are led

by Casey Bayliss, who has a team-best seven goals and 18 points on 43 shots.

Between their two goalkeepers, Andrea Bain (2-2) and Steph Anderson (1-8), MSU averages a 2.95 goalsagainst average, fourth in the MAC. Junior Anastasia Netto will

get her 10th consecutive start in net for the Chippewas Saturday. She’s posted a MACbest 6.45 saves per game average, and her 71 total saves ranks her second in the conference behind Ohio’s Courtney Seiders.

In 2009, the Chippewas outshot MSU 27-11 between the two games, posting 3-1 and 4-1 victories. Offensively, the team was lead by a hat trick

by Kelly Jordan, two goals by Dye and a goal by Brooke.

CMU has won all 11 contests against Missouri State since it came into the MAC. The team is 20-10-1 all-time against the Bears, though Freese said the win streak isn’t what matters.

“I don’t think we pay attention to it,” she said. “It’s not important what we did last year or what we did five years ago. We have to respect our opponents on any given day.” sports@cm-life.com

No. 15 Iowa 4-1 (1-0) at Michigan 5-1 (1-1) 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, ABC The Hawkeyes had a break last week, but their last game was against Penn State. They won 24-3, their largest victory against Penn State in the school’s history. Ricky Stanzi had a touchdown on the ground and in the air, scoring the offense’s only two touchdowns. Shaun Prater sealed the deal for Iowa, returning an interception 33 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Michigan lost their first game of the season against Michigan State 34-17 last week, along with their Top 25 ranking. Denard Robinson fell victim to his worst performance of the season, having trouble running the ball as MSU’s defense held him to only 86 yards rushing.

Illinois (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) at #13 Michigan State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten), noon Saturday, ABC The Fighting Illini managed to ruin Penn State’s homecoming after winning 33-13. Penn State led 3-0 in the first quarter but by the end of the second they were down 20-13 and failed to score any points throughout the rest of the game. The Paul Bunyan Trophy remains in East Lansing for a third consecutive year after Michigan State beat Michigan 34-17.

The Spartans had no problem running through the Wolverines defense, with three touchdowns from as many running backs.

Bowling Green (1-5, 0-2 MAC) at Temple (4-2, 1-1 MAC), 1 p.m. Saturday Bowling Green lost its third consecutive game, 4925, against Ohio last weekend. The Falcons played well offensively, including 414 yards of total offense for three touchdowns but their defense could not stop the Bobcats, who scored at will.

Temple lost its first MAC conference game after suffering a tough 31-17 against Northern Illinois. The Owls were in charge of the game throughout the whole first half, but let NIU tie the game with 30 seconds left in the second quarter. The Owls struggled on offense in the second half, scoring no points and allowing the Huskies to take the lead and win.

Eastern Michigan 0-6 (0-3) at Ball State 2-4 (1-1) 1 p.m. Saturday Eastern Michigan lost its 18th consecutive game in lopsided fashion as Vanderbilt defeated them 52-6. The Eagles have not been able to compete offensively or defensively all season, but played their worst in this game, failing to score a single touchdown. Its defense was able to force two fumbles, but the 52 points they allowed overshadowed the defensive performance.

Ball State was helpless against Western Michigan as they suffered a 45-16 loss. The Cardinals’ defense was incapable of forcing any turnovers. On offense, WMU held Ball State to only two touchdowns overall, as they dominated the Cardinals in every offensive category except for penalties.

Saturday, NBC The Broncos had no trouble containing the Ball State Cardinals, defeating them 45-16.

Quarterback Alex Carder, however, had a standout performance, providing most of the teams offense with four overall touchdowns off of 331 total yards. After getting off to a rough start, Notre Dame evened out their season record when they beat Pittsburgh 23-17. Once they claimed a 7-3 lead in the first quarter, the Fighting Irish didn’t look back, maintaining a lead throughout the rest of the game. Quarterback Dane Crist provided the offense with a spark scoring two touchdowns, one passing and one rushing.

Notre Dame has now won backto-back games.

Akron (0-6, 0-2 MAC) at Ohio (3-3, 2-1 MAC) 2 p.m. Saturday Akron was defeated for the sixth time this season losing to Kent State 28-17, making them and Eastern Michigan the only teams left in the MAC without a win on the season. Quarterback Patrick Nicely failed to throw any touchdowns while he threw three interceptions. Akron brought the game close late in the third quarter, but came up short as Kent State scored late in the fourth.

Ohio made their way back to a .500 mark on the season after last week’s victory against Bowling Green 49-25. Quarterback Boo Jackson had a great day for the Bobcats, leading the offense with three touchdowns passing off of only 76 yards.

Kent State 2-3 (1-1) at Toledo 3-3 (2-0) 7 p.m. Saturday Kent State pulled of its second win of the season as they beat their in-state opponent Akron, 28-17. Akron brought the game close in the third quarter when Jeremy LaFrance scored a touchdown, making the score 21-17, but the Golden Flashes scored late in the fourth quarter when Luke Batton recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. Toledo erased its good start to the season after losing back-to-back games, including last week’s 57-14 loss against Boise State. The Rockets not only had trouble defending the Broncos offense, but they couldn’t get anything going against their defense either. Toledo managed to score only two touchdowns on their second and final drives of the game.

Western Michigan 2-3 (1-1) at Notre Dame 3-3 2:30 p.m.

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Leyton, Schuette say public safety New bookstore opens in a critical issue for Attorney General business

By Ryan Taljonick Senior Reporter

Democrat David Leyton and Republican Bill Schuette each want to make Michigan a safer place for its residents if elected Attorney General Nov. 2.

Attorney General Mike Cox is term-limited, making this the first time in eight years no incumbent is seeking election for the office.

If elected, Leyton said he will launch a five-point initiative to reform Michigan’s government.

“I want to start a public corruption division in the attorney general office to weed out corrupt officials,” he said.

Graham Filler, an assistant for the Schuette campaign, said Schuette’s focus will be on improving Michigan’s safety from the inside out.

“What he saw was a lack of leadership and also the state of Michigan closing prisons and essentially not putting money towards making Michigan safe,” he said.

“One of his focuses is to get the state back to improving public safety — he wants to improve Michigan from an economic and public safety point of view.”

Libertarian Daniel Grow and Gerald Van Sickle of the US Taxpayers Party are also running for the office.

Leyton’s plan

Leyton, Genesee County prosecutor, said he has tried more than 20,000 criminal cases and has obtained a conviction rate of 95 percent.

“I’ve done everything an attorney general is called upon to do,” he said. “I’m the only prosecutor in the race and I want to emphasize public safety. I want to be a lawyer for the people — the ordinary citizens of Michigan, not for special interest groups.”

Leyton said he intends to cut politicians’ pay by 10 percent and eliminate taxpayerfunded lifetime health benefits for public officials. A two-year lobbying ban for former politicians must also be implemented, he said.

Michelle Shamaly, vice president of College Democrats and Clinton Township junior, said Leyton is a good candidate for the attorney general office.

“David Leyton has a lot of experience,” she said. “I think he’ll have a great voice for the people of Michigan.”

Schuette’s campaign Filler said Schuette is very qualified for the attorney gen-

eral office.

Schuette served as the U.S. Representative for the 10th Michigan Congressional district from 1984 to 1991, was the director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture for three years and served six years as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals. He is currently senior counsel at the law firm of Warner Norcross and Judd, according to his campaign website.

“One of Bill’s biggest focuses is fighting the health care bill that was passed (under Barack Obama),” Filler said. “He would do that by continuing the lawsuit that Mike Cox brought.”

Filler said Michigan spends nearly twice as much on its prison system compared to other states and Schuette plans on reducing that cost through privatization, including some prison services.

Schuette is unhappy with Michigan’s government, Filler said.

Travis Faber, first vice chair of College Republicans, said Schuette is a great candidate.

“The attorney general is more or less our chief law enforcement agent in the state,” the Battle Creek senior said.

“Working as a judge has given him the experience he needs.” metro@cm-life.com

downtown Mount Pleasant Books+Plus specializes in foreign, audio books

By Randi Shaffer Senior Reporter

Speakers of English, German, Spanish, Japanese and Turkish alike have a new bookstore catering especially to them.

Books+Plus, 113 W. Broadway St., is downtown Mount Pleasant’s newest specialty bookstore, featuring novels in foreign languages and audio books.

“The name basically means what it means: It’s books plus a lot more,” said employee and Mount Pleasant High School student Rebecca Kahn.

Kahn said during the three weeks the store has been open, she has seen a lot of CMU students walk through the doors.

“A lot of people come in that are in the foreign language department,” Kahn said.

Owner Carol Riddle decided to open a bookstore after a few years spent collecting books.

“I started out selling online and I collected a lot of books,”

“English teachers collect books the way pockets collect lint.”

Carol Riddle, Books+Plus owner she said. “Then I couldn’t park in my garage anymore. It was time to open a bookstore.”

Riddle’s love for literacy stems from her 20 years in the English department at CMU, now her collection contains over 10,000 books.

She began selling her books through websites such as Amazon and Half.com, but after retiring in May, Riddle decided to open a shop to share her collection with others.

“English teachers collect books the way pockets collect lint,” she said.

Riddle said a part of Books+Plus’ appeal to students is the two feature rooms: One filled with science fiction and fantasy novels and one filled with learning materials.

“I have a lot of children’s books and teacher things, especially for all the teachersto-be,” she said.

Books+Plus is the second bookstore to open on the same block at Broadway and Main Streets.

Richard Templeman, owner of The Book Garden, 114 S. Main St., said he expects little competition between

his business and the new Books+Plus.

“As far as (Riddle) going in, we have different products,” he said. “It’s been kind of nice to refer people over there and I know she has as well here.”

Over half of Templeman’s business is CMU students.

The Book Garden is in its fifth year of business. It specializes in general fiction and used books, carrying little to no stock in foreign or audio books.

“There’s not a lot of competition there as far as our product goes,” Templeman said.

In order to prepare the previous quilt store for business she had to do very little renovating, Riddle said, aside from moving in furniture.

Most of the bookshelves in the store were purchased through CMU auctions and surplus sales.

Riddle plans on keeping Books+Plus in business for a minimum of two years.

“Already I really like this, so I think I may do it for a long time,” Riddle said. metro@cm-life.com

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