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Central Michigan Life
Wednesday, July 27 2011
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
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CMU picked to finish fourth in MAC West preseason poll By Justin Hicks Staff Reporter
DETROIT — The Central Michigan football team will have to prove itself to the Mid-American Conference media personnel following a disappointing 3-9 season. The team is projected to finish fourth in the West Division, according to the 2011 preseason poll released Tuesday morning during the MAC Media Day. Each school was represented by its head coach and two players at Ford Field as an unofficial opening to the fall season. CMU’s representative players, junior receiver Cody Wilson and senior linebacker Armond Staten, both said they don’t pay much attention to the media’s preseason expectations. “Last year we were picked at the top of it, and I didn’t even know that,” Wilson said. “I think we’re more concerned about what we can control.” From a coach’s standpoint, Dan Enos said the poll does nothing to the teams outside
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Avri Noyes, 18, of Lakeview, practices cutting hair on a mannequin head Tuesday while attending the last 10 days of her contract at MJ Murphy Beauty College, 201 W. Broadway St. “I’ve always wanted to do it,” Noyes said about getting her cosmetology license. Noyes has been attending the beauty college for a year.
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“The school is not easy,” said student Jenna Simpson. “You have to work really hard.” Simpson, a senior at MJ Murphy from Torch Lake, said she decided to go to the school because it was close to CMU and she always enjoyed doing her friends’ hair and nails. The best part about being a stylist, Simpson said, is when customers come in and leave happy. “But because you need so many hours it’s like you’re
working at a full-time job,” she said. “Plus, most of us have jobs on the side as well.” Fellow MJ Murphy senior Aurora Light said she maintains a similarly hectic schedule. The Mount Pleasant resident said she has completed 600 hours and is about halfway done. The program takes up 40 hours of her week, Light said, and because it isn’t paid, she has another job on top of her training. Light said her original ca-
Loan program helped expand city businesses By Maria Amante Senior Reporter
State plans to move money from a Mount Pleasant-specific fund to a geographically wider area were called “atrocious” at Monday night’s city commission meeting. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation plans to take the $450,000 in the Mount Pleasant Revolving Loan Fund and move it to a region-based revolving loan fund, called the Great Lakes Bay Region, including Isabella, Midland, Saginaw and Bay counties. The commissioners adopted a resolution opposing the effort. Commissioner Jon Joslin blasted the MEDC’s plan. “This is the most atrocious thing the state has attempted to do,” Joslin said.
From left: Detroit resident Cornesha Knight, 26, and Rodney resident A’Leijha Dexter, 28, sit outside of MJ Murphy Beauty College, 201 W. Broadway St. while on their 15-minute break Tuesday. Knight was a student at CMU but took a break to attend the beauty college with hopes of saving money to pay for her last year of school. Knight and Dexter started attending at the same time and both graduate in November.
reer goal was nursing, but she decided she did not like dealing with sad situations day after day. “I’ve always liked doing hair and nails,” Light said. “I also like seeing people happy.” The Oregon native said she moved to Mount Pleasant because of family and eventually found MJ Murphy. She said juniors take classes, complete schoolwork and work on mannequins. After 350 practice hours are completed, students are able to
OTHER PICKS The Miami RedHawks and Toledo Rockets were picked to win the East and West divisions respectively with Toledo prevailing in the finals, though the competition wasn’t far behind. “I found out last year that this league is about an inch apart,” Enos said. A football | 2
City Commission blasts state plan to move local funds
MJ Murphy school inspires full-time commitment to craft ails are the canvas and hair is the clay for the students of MJ Murphy Beauty College. The school, located at 201 W. Broadway St., has educated students in the art of beauty for 52 years and is a full service salon and school with junior, senior and vocational students. “It’s the designing and creating that I think students enjoy most,” said Cathy Spiller, a senior instructor and school manager. Students have a one-year contract and have to complete 1,500 credit hours of instruction and clinicals. At the end of those hours, they have to pass exams to receive their licenses.
of those voted to the top. “If you’re the team that’s picked to win it, it’s a compliment and a credit to your program,” he said. “But if you’re picked as one of the other teams, I don’t think there’s any credibility there. I don’t care where we are, let’s be somewhere near the top at the end of the year.” In 2010, the Chippewas finished fifth in the West, posting a 2-6 conference record. “We’ve been working really hard this summer and everyone’s excited to put the pads back on and start playing real football again and hopefully just leave last season behind and start winning games again,” Wilson said.
move to the clinic floor and work on people. “You also have to deal with a lot of different personality types,” Light said. “But every Friday I get regulars that come in to get their hair styled. You get to know them so well, you kind of become like their family. I just love that.” When she is done with school, Light hopes to one day move back to Oregon and open her own salon. news@cm-life.com
The resolution is an agreed-upon opinion from the commission and has no binding affect on the MEDC’s decisions. The fund was created in 1988 with $225,000 through a federal grant, said Mount Pleasant City Manager Kathie Grinzinger. The purpose was to finance a competitive bank loan for Independent Papercraft, Inc. in a move to a local industrial park. The city used repayment of the loan funds to create a “revolving” loan to support the recruitment and expansion of business into Mount Pleasant. Neither the city or the Middle Michigan Development Corporation were consulted in this plan, Grinzinger said. Joslin said the money should stay in Mount Pleasant. “We’ve been good stewards of this money,” he said. A city | 2
MAINstage 2011 continues with local music Event Aug. 21 helps freshmen get oriented By David Oltean Staff Repor ter
Free refreshments, local music and an abundance of university information will kick off the school year when MAINstage returns August 21. MAINstage 2011 will run from 3 to 6 p.m. The area near the Rose Ponds will hold student organizations, community organizations and businesses assembled
to help provide students, especially incoming freshmen, with information and opportunities for involvement at CMU. Despite hiring bigger musical acts to perform at MAINstage such as Eve 6 and Eric Hutchinson in recent years, the CMU Program Board decided to showcase local artists for the second year in a row. Among the artists will be Lansing electronic group GRiZ, hip-hop group Smitty and a third local artist that is yet to be named. PB president Paul Sullivan, a Lincoln Park senior, worked with the registered
student organization to recruit talent for the event. “Regarding the musical aspect, we’re going along the same line as last year and showcasing local artists,” Sullivan said. “It’s a lot easier to have music in the background rather than one huge show at the end, especially when we’re trying to hold bigger shows during the school year.” Sullivan said MAINstage 2011 should carry on as an opportunity for freshmen to orient themselves with the school and for other students to find new friends and opportunities.
PB member Brandon Kieft, a Rothbury sophomore, found last year’s MAINstage to be full of useful resources as a freshman. Kieft said booking a bigger act for MAINstage would be difficult in the summer while most PB members are in different cities. “It’s nice to see local artists for this event and support some of the local talent,” he said. “MAINstage always gets plenty of information to freshmen and it’s a great way for organizations to get
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Clinton Township sophomore Brett Bear rides the mechanical bull during MAINstage August 10, 2010 in Lot 62 outside of Rose Arena.
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