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LCME notes six areas needed for CMED improvement By David Oltean Senior Reporter
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s preliminary accreditation report for Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine highlights several areas that require improvement for compliance with medical school standards. The report, sent Feb. 24 to University President George Ross, counts three areas of strength, six areas of “insufficient prog-
ress toward compliance” and 10 areas in “compliance, with monitoring” after the evaluation of an ad hoc survey team. The Dr. Ernest Yoder LCME evaluation will also require CMED officials to submit three followup reports throughout 2012 on areas of insufficient progress or areas in need of monitoring.
Areas of insufficient progress toward compliance include a lack of detailed plans for medical students’ research plans, a need for a finalized operational plan for assessing medical students’ progress with educational objectives, a need for a better method of evaluating the learning environment, a need for improvement on the standards of conduct for faculty and students and a lack of instructional faculty. The Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medi-
cine, which received preliminary accreditation from LCME in February of 2010, had no “areas of insufficient progress toward compliance” in accordance with accreditation standards. The school was also evaluated to have six areas of strength: twice the amount given to CMED. Dr. Ernest Yoder, CMED founding dean, said the continued work toward fulfilling LCME’s standards will help to ensure the first CMU medical students will receive a proper education.
“This is the LCME validating for us the areas of focus. They’re helping to guide us in the timing of certain aspects of work and preparation we are doing for greeting our first class of students,” Yoder said. “They are an accrediting body that actually works along with the schools in assuring that the students will get what they should get when they come to the school. They’re a guiding partner in a way.” A LCME | 2
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SGA forms review committee in response to bylaws allegations By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter
Some Student Government Association senators are crying foul about new leadership playing fast and loose with the organization’s bylaws. SGA Treasurer Antonio Grettenberger will form a review committee in response to formal complaints about Senate appointments and executive council actions in the first week of Justin Gawronski and Anna Dvorak’s administration. According to the complaints, the elections in the Senate were in violation of Bylaw Article II Section 1, which in part states, “A Senate seat that becomes vacant shall be filled by the General Board.” By moving forward on Senate appointments without the General Board, the complaints allege the Gawronski administration has effectively negated the House. The review committee, will, according to the SGA Bylaw Article V Section 5, have the power to interpret the constitution and bylaws of the SGA and review the constitutionality of recent actions taken by SGA President Gawronski and Vice President Dvorak. Review committees can only be formed after the submission of three formal written complaints by members of the SGA. The committee would normally be composed of the treasurer, two senators and two House representatives randomly chosen by the House and a representative of the Office of Student Life. Grettenberger, a Lansing senior, said he will abstain from taking part in the committee because of personal bias toward the administration. The complaints were made by SGA senators Whitney Smith, a Northville senior, William Joseph, a Brighton junior, and House Representative Nick Kastros, a Saginaw senior. They submitted the complaints to Grettenberger, in regard to seven new senators assigned by the Senate Monday night. Those candidates, approved by majority vote by the Senate, have yet to be confirmed by the General Board, composed of the Senate, the House and the Executive branch.
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Livona freshman Carlito Robles, Flint junior Chaunte Jones, and Southfield freshman Trebion Wade get their cuisine at the APHAM Food Taster and Indian Dancing event Thursday evening at the Bovee University Center Rotund.
good eats Food taster brings more than 200 to UC Thursday By Melissa Beauchamp | Senior Reporter
Asian Pacific American heritage was celebrated Thursday evening with the help of traditional cuisine and Indian dance. More than 200 people attended a food taster in the Bovee University Center Rotunda to honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and absorb the culture. The month of May has been considered Asian Pacific American Heritage Month since 1990, but the university honors it in March because school is not in full session in May. Asian Thai soup, rice, vegetables, steamed dumplings and Indian coconut cookies were served by Classic Fair Catering. The Multicultural Academic Student Services organized the food taster, one of three held annually in honor of each ethnic month. Assistant Director of Multicultural Academic Student Services Keisha Janney said planning goes into the food taster months in advance. “The students recommend recipes that we give to a catering company,” she said. Janney said the $3 cost for
students covers the cost of the food. “People enjoy food,” she said. “And it’s just fun to taste.” Lansing senior Tony Vang, president of the Asian Cultural Organization, said there was a line at the door at 4:50 p.m. “It’s a good turnout,” he said. Graduate Assistant for the Multicultural Academic Student Services Amber Johnson said the event is an opportunity for individuals of different eth-
Detroit sophomore Catherine Brown (left) watches India graduate student Aiswarya Malepati as she tries to teach a traditional Indian dance at the APAHM Food Taster and Indian Dancing event Thursday evening in the Bovee University Center Rotunda.
nicities and cultures to explore and experience different food outside of their culture. “It’s the ability to participate in another culture’s culture,” she said. A table of six sat eating with chopsticks and enjoying each other’s company. Before the event, they were all strangers. “The chopsticks make it really hard to eat,” said Lansing senior Nichole Humes. She said China Garden is
about as fancy as she gets when it comes to ethnic cuisine, so the event was a way to broaden her taste buds. The only complaint, she said, is the plates were small. “You can’t fit as much on there as you would like,” she said. Allen Park senior Patrick Kaneko said his dad is Asian, so he is familiar with traditional Asian cuisine. A FOOD | 2
The potential senators will stand for confirmation by a process of individual majority vote by the General Board. The three complaints also address the appointments of Hesperia senior Killian Richeson as elections director and Grosse Pointe junior Anthony J. Smith as membership director. The complaints also address recent appointments made by the Gawronski administration to fill the elections director and memberships director positions. Both the elections director and the membership director are e-council positions, which require a campus-wide application process per the Bylaw Article V Sections 7 and 9. According to the complaints addressed to the SGA, the Gawronski administration failed to execute a campus-wide application process, which they claim is evident by the appointment of Smith and Richeson 45 minutes after the administration came into power. Joseph, one of the senators to issue a complaint, said he feels the appointment of the new e-council positions was troubling, because it did not give an equal chance for the entire student body to gain the positions. “How can you claim to have a campus-wide application process and elect somebody to an e-council position within 45 minutes?” Joseph asked. “It doesn’t make any sense, and it is unfair.” Grettenberger said Monday night’s Senate appointments also denied students a voice in the process. “Students deserve to have an election process that is fair,” he said. “Instead, what has happened is that Justin and Anna have interpreted the constitution to their own favor, and have picked students out of their own values and not out of any judgement of merit.” If the review committee finds either the appointments to the e-council or the elections unconstitutional, the committee can strike them both as void and call for elections or new appointments to fill the seven seats and two positions.
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His House changes venue for worshipping to Wayside for one night By Hailee sattavara Senior Reporter
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Sanford sophomore Adam Alderton of His House performs on stage during Worship at Wayside, Thursday evening at Wayside Central, 2000 S. Mission St.
Speakers at Wayside Central were booming Christian tunes on Thursday night. His House service was not located in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium as usual, but on the stages and inside cages of Wayside Central, 2000 S. Mission St. More than 350 gathered to worship God. Campus minister Scott Crary said he saw new people at the Wayside Thursday night. “There are many people who will never come to a church
building, but they might check it out at the Wayside,” Crary said. “A lot of students come to the Wayside.” Crary said the mission of His House is to help students become close to God. Northville freshman Lindsey Fox said she would prefer service at the church at His House Christian Fellowship, 221 W. Broomfield Road. “This is more convenient, but it gives me a weird vibe,” Fox said. Bartender Danny Smith said he hopes worshippers of His House will come back in the future.
“It’s a great crowd, great music; can’t go wrong with that,” Smith said. Smith said alcohol was still available for purchase during the service. The regular Thursday night Wayside crowd did not interfere with the service, as doors opened early for the His House service. Wayside Central typically opens at 9 p.m. Thursday nights. “It’s an awesome opportunity to be with God. He opened up the right doors for us to worship with him tonight,” said Warren junior Aaron McCord. “God loves
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us and wants us to love him.” McCord said he would absolutely come back to Wayside Central to worship with His House in the future. Knott said he was glad everyone was invited to worship with His House and wanted to thank the Wayside for making the opportunity possible. “Throughout this week people asked me why worship was at the Wayside, and I didn’t know what to tell them at first,” said Rockford sophomore Cody Knott. studentlife@cm-life.com