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WHY IS TUITION SO The cost of earning a degree at CMU increases each year, so we had to ask:

EXPEN$IVE? budget shows university spending increased by $73 million in five years Page 4

As state funding dwindles, university officials increase tuition Page 10

Students struggle to keep up with annual tuition increases Page 7

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Central Michigan University’s Program Board advertised a ZZ Top concert on Feb. 14, 1975. Tickets for the show, which took place on Feb. 21 in Finch Fieldhouse, were advertised at $4.50 for early admission and $4.00 for general admission. According to the coverage, the opening band was Rush and the concert was sold-out to students and non-students. ZZ Top performed an entire set, then came back with two encores. The band recently performed at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort with Blackberry Smoke. Ticket prices ranged from $40-$79.

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EDITORIAL: Central Michigan University recognizes the danger of declining state support when lobbying for increased funding, but students are the ones who suffer the burden of their school’s budgetary needs. Read our editorial about the unacceptable state of student tuition rates.

w See Page | 6 BALANCING THE BURDEN: More than half of Central Michigan University’s expenses come from students’ pockets. Students told us their thoughts and fears about increasing tuition.

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Operating budget increases by $21 million By Sydney Smith Managing Editor SydneyS_mith | news@cm-life.com

University spending has increased $73.4 million in five years. In June, the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to increase the university’s operating budget by $21 million. This set the 2015-16 budget at $483 million. The main sources of revenue are state appropriations and student tuition. State appropriations account for slightly more than $80 million, enough for 62 days of university operation. Today, 57.7 percent of the university’s revenue comes from tuition. Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes said if state appropriations kept up with inflation, CMU would be receiving $132 million from Lansing.

Instead, administrators balance CMU’s budget after receiving a minor increase in state funding and an annual tuition increase paid by students. Wilkes said about 60 percent of CMU’s expenditures go to wages and benefits for 2,600 administrators, professors and staff. “People like to get a raise every year— that’s going to increase our expenditures,” Wilkes said. “Each year, we try to look at the university and decide where we need to invest to keep it going forward and staying current. Depending on what that decision is, it also would drive an increase in the budget.” This year, the budget increased in several areas: $6.1 million in financial aid, $5.9 million for staff compensation increases, $2.3 million more for the Athletics Department subsidy and an additional $513,000 to Enrollment and Student Services. Additional funds for athletics were used

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Central Michigan Life y Cm-life.com y SEPT. 10, 2015 to comply with Title IX, adding two new women’s sports, lacrosse and golf. “(Athletics) had a general increase that they needed to cover for operations,” Wilkes said. “Things like travel cost more.” The Athletics Department is part of a group called subsidized auxiliary centers. These are areas of the university which aren’t self-supporting, Wilkes said. Though the Athletics Department’s revenue is about $6.2 million, the department’s expenses amount to $27.3 million. Expenses for subsidized areas have increased by about $19 million since 2010. In order to support them, Wilkes said money is taken from CMU’s general fund, which consists primarily of revenue from state appropriations and student tuition. “We also bring in some money out of the endowment, and indirect overhead related to sponsored research, but those amounts are quite small,” Wilkes said.

Tuition and state appropriations also are allocated to the academic colleges. Funding is pulled back from the colleges to cover non-academic parts of the university, like finance or the President’s Office. Of every dollar of tuition and state appropriations the colleges receive, a certain amount is allocated to scholarships, libraries, technology, research support functions and other non-revenue generating areas. Colleges that have students taking more credit hours will receive more from the university’s general fund. “All of the tuition for the academic college that is putting out those classes goes directly to that college,” Wilkes said. State appropriations are allocated to each college based on a threeyear average of student credit hours. “If you look at the student credit hours that different colleges had over the past three years and average them, (funds) are divided up into whatever percent (the college’s) stu-

dent credit hours are,” Wilkes said. The college that consistently receives the most funding based on this principle is College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Funding for this college has increased about $6.9 million over the past five years. The college which consistently receives the least from the general fund is the College of Communications and Fine Arts. In 2015, the college received $38.7 million, compared to CHSBS at $83.3 million. While these funds come from students’ wallets and Lansing, Wilkes said other assets, like building renovations and new programs involve other sources. Wilkes said the university looks at where CMU can stop spending, or where it can spend differently on the academic side. For example, the university has invested more in active learning classrooms throughout the past few years, and larger expenses like the College of Medicine and the

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University Expenses 2010-2015 2015

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461.9 million

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$440.7 million

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$434.2 million

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$416.8 million

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$409.7 million Source: Office of Institutional Research

Biosciences Building. Wilkes said additional projects are a matter of the academic colleges evolving and staying current — or not. He cited the university matching the College of Business Administration on its renovation to Grawn Hall as an ex-

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entral Michigan University recognizes the danger of declining state support when lobbying for increased funding, but students are the ones who suffer the burden of their school’s budgetary needs. University administrators have repeatedly said if CMU received the same amount of appropriations as in 2001, it would reduce tuition by $100 per credit hour. The state must invest in education if it wants to be successful. When CMU sets its budget each year, it determines a tuition increase that can generate enough revenue to cover its costs. After Gov. Rick Snyder’s 15 percent cut to higher education in 2011, tuition dollars became responsible for covering more of CMU’s expenses than ever before. When state support decreased, students were left to pick up the slack. This is unacceptable. Public universities like CMU serve a vital role in providing a quality education at a low cost to middle-class and rural families in Michigan. State government should pay most of the cost of operating public universities. That is why they also oversee these institutions through appointed boards and trustees. Private colleges don’t receive funds from state legislatures so they rely heavily on tuition and private contributions. University President George Ross and Vice President of Finances and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes both described our funding model as being closer to a private college. CMU’s budget reflects this. Tuition comprises 57.7 percent of the operating budget this year while state appropriations

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funded only 16 percent. Ross even created a new administrative position specifically to generate private contributions to supplement revenue. CMU’s spending has almost doubled in 15 years, from $261.4 million in the 2001-02 academic year to $483.2 million in 2015-16. The university needs to control costs to stay affordable, prioritizing only the most necessary expenditures above those that can wait. Each time tuition is raised, more Michigan residents are priced out of an education. Construction on the Biosciences Building is estimated to cost $95 million, and CMU has dedicated $49.2 million in subsidies to the College of Medicine since the 2010-11 fiscal year. This expansion is being paid for primarily by all CMU students, with only some actually experiencing the benefits. While students wait for the university and legislators to meet in the middle, they are bearing the load of these issues. Legislators often talk of the importance of higher education and then cut budgets, but these are often the same people who benefitted from high state appropriations when they went to school. Students are doing all they can to finance college — applying for scholarships, working extra hours, taking out expensive loans — because they recognize the importance of it. It would be nice if their university and their state could pick up the check once in a while.

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The State Capitol Building in Lansing, Michigan on September 5, 2015.

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Balancing the Burden: Students feel pressure of tuition increases By Kate Carlson News Editor @k8erzz | news@cm-life.com

When Central Michigan Life asked students if they knew why tuition increases, most were unaware of what affects the cost. “I don’t think it’s fair, because it’s hard to get a good job if you don’t have a college education,” said Big Rapids sophomore Molly Schofield. “Since it’s expected for you to get a college education, it’s not fair that they make you spend your whole life paying off something that’s expected of you.” More than half of CMU’s expenses come from students’ pockets. This is a stark contrast to when tuition only made up 36 percent of the budget in the 2001-02 academic year. Farrell senior Jenna Hamming said she also struggles with the

high cost of textbooks. “They make some books that you can only buy here for $200 or $300,” Hamming said. Saginaw junior Allie Faulknor commutes to campus from Saginaw, because the apartments in Mount Pleasant are too expensive, she said. She traded in her car to get one with better gas mileage to make the 40-minute drive. She said even with the extra money she has to spend on gas and the increase in parking passes, it is still a little cheaper for her to drive to class from Saginaw. “I didn’t buy a few textbooks this year because I couldn’t afford them,” Faulknor said. She works full time in Saginaw while taking 15 credit hours. “I get a little bit of financial aid, not much, because I claimed myself as independent,” she said. “I had to take out about $17,000 in private loans.”

Faulknor said she signed up for classes at CMU in the summer and had to switch over to a community college because she Maddy brozek New Era junior couldn’t afford it. “They’re even raising tuition of graduate school here, so that’s hard to even think about as an option,” she said. New Era junior Maddy Brozek said her parents are helping her out with college, and is on a parent plus loan with them. She will have to start paying for loans after she is out of school, but already struggles with covering other costs even though she works in the summer and the school year. “It’s awful. My roommate and I were just talking about what our energy bill was going to be,

and it’s going to end up being my whole paycheck. On top of that, I have to worry about groceries and gas,” Brozek jenna hamming said. “It never Farrell junior ends. When you’re out of school you still have to worry about (debt) in adult life.” She said sometimes she thinks about Allie how she is going faulknor to pay for her Saginaw junior own children’s college someday. “I’m not really informed how my parents are doing it for me right now, so it makes me wonder how I’m going to do it for them,”

Brozek said. Boyne City freshman Marley Denise said the high tuition prices were uncalled for, especially with Marley Denise Boyne City the $350,000 freshman base salary and $125,000 media bonus the CMU head football coach makes every year. “I think that it’s way overpriced. It’s takmolly ing advantage schofield (of students),” Big Rapids Denise said. sophomore “Students need an education. There are all of the other countries in the world with free college, and then America, and so many students are in debt.”

University works to fill new administrative fundraising position By Sydney Smith Managing Editor @SydneyS_mith | news @cm-life.com

A search for a new administrative position at Central Michigan University began this summer. In July, President George Ross announced plans to separate the development and external relations functions of the university to create a vice president of advancement, essentially a fundraising position. “Advancement dollars have been pretty flat for years,” Ross said. “An alternative source will be raising money for endowments, student scholarships (and) professorships.” The new position will create money-raising opportunities through fundraising. Kathy Wilbur will become vice president of government and external relations once the new advance-

ment leader is appointed. Wilbur has served as vice president of development and external relations since 2011, when Ross first combined the two functions. In this role, Wilbur will lobby for higher education funding in Lansing and Washington D.C. full-time. Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Barrie Wilkes will chair the search committee for the new position. Wilkes said the primary goal is to diversify where university revenue is coming from, since only a small portion of CMU’s budget comes from state funding, and a larger portion from student tuition. This new person would work with the alumni association and reach out to friends and alumni of CMU. “We need to bring in other kinds of revenue that help diminish the pressure on tuition and

tuition increases,” Wilkes said. “We want to build an endowment so we can generate funds to pay for our operating costs.” Capital campaigns, fund raising efforts designed to raise a specific amount of money within a certain time period, are one way to help. For example, CMU has had a capital campaign to fundraise for its College of Medicine. The ongoing campaign started in 2010 and pledged to raise $25 million. Comparing that to other schools, Ross said the University of Michigan has a campaign to raise more than $4 billion. “The way it works, if you have the infrastructure in place, the next campaign I anticipate to be half a billion dollars,” Ross said. “But you have to build that infrastructure and change the culture.” Ross said alumni will be asked to give back to CMU in ways

“We need to bring in other kinds of revenue that help diminish the pressure on tuition and tuition increases.” Barrie Wilkes

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they may not have before, but a connection to their alma mater might be more productive for fundraising. “I run into alumni all the time that love CMU,” he said. “Their checkbooks don’t reflect that, but it’s culture. That’s how (University of Michigan) raises $4 billion, they ask those Wolverines to give, and we will ask the Chippewas to give. We do a lot of things — we get money from a lot of corporations and foundations — but most of the giving comes from individuals, and most of those individuals have a relationship with

their institution.” CMU is working with a consulting firm on its campaign. Ross said the firm talked to some current and former donors and reported back to him. He said in late 2014, the firm advised him to pay more attention to advancement. “I talked to the (Board of Trustees) about it and went back to make a decision,” he said. “We’re going to find a person dedicated specifically to advancement at CMU and the search form we are using is arguably the best in the country.”

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Rose Pool closing presents challenge for community By Kate Carlson News Editor @k8erzz | news@cm-life.com

Rose Pool will be a venue for aquatic events at the Special Olympics summer games for the last time this year. The pool will close in June. A committee comprised of students, staff and faculty from Central Michigan University and members of the Mount Pleasant community gathered last fall to weigh the pros and cons of keeping the pool open. The committee reached a decision to close it, because repairing the more than 40-year-old pool would cost the university about $4.6 million. That price still wouldn’t bring it up to competition code, said Stan Shingles, committee chairperson and assistant vice president of University Recreation. It is still being decided what will happen with the space once the pool is closed. Darrin Masselink said the pool was used for many classes and events. Rose Pool was used mainly by scuba classes and other physical education courses, club teams like water polo and swim and dive, a venue for swim lessons and life guard training, Special Olympics aquatics events and swim teams in the community, said the assistant Director of aquatics and safety. “The interesting thing is Central used to have a swim team, and Rose Pool used to be within regulation,” Masselink said. “This just kind of tells you how regulations have changed over the years.” As specifications changed and the sport grew, the pool became less and less adequate, he said. “It’s really about how much money you want to put into (Rose Pool) and have the limited use that we still have,” Masselink said. Aquatic events like distance

Abbie Robinson | Staff Photographer The Central Michigan University Rose Pool, used by the club swim team and the Mount Pleasant High School, sits empty after the high school’s swim practice in the Rose Athletic Center on Sept. 9.

swimming and longer swim events in the Special Olympics summer games will still be held in Rose Pool this year, but after that, athletes will need transportation to a different pool to compete, said Ann Guzdzial, the chief program officer of Special Olympics Michigan. Guzdzial said Special Olympics is in the process of securing a space in Alma College facilities for 2017. “It will be an impact for us,” Guzdzial said. “It obviously is going to be an expense for us for transportation.” Special Olympics has had trouble using Rose Pool because the depth didn’t allow athletes to do dive starts for swimming events, Guzdzial said. “Definitely for the community

it’s probably a bigger loss,” she said. Masselink is the adviser for club water polo, and said the depth in the SAC pool is not sufficient to play the sport. He said they would also not be able to hold deep water testing for scuba classes, or deep water training for lifeguard certification without the depth Rose provided. “Rose Pool was built as a competition pool years ago, where the SAC pool is more for recreation,” Masselink said. “That’s why there are depth differences.” Masselink said he didn’t think moving programs to the SAC would cause overcrowding issues. Rose Pool is a 25-yard, 6-lane pool with a depth of 4 feet at each end and 8 feet in the middle. Rose also has a diving well with two 1-meter diving boards.

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Cuba offered as a study abroad option this spring Students at Central Michigan University will have the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Havana in Cuba this spring. Recently, travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba have relaxed, and the Obama administration is working to continue decreasing these restrictions. CMU faculty and staff visited Cuba to look at study abroad options for students earlier this year through Academic Programs International. Now, students have the opportunity to study at the University of Havana through API. Spanish and Portuguese professor Krzysztof Kulawik, the faculty adviser for the program, said the opportunity to study abroad in Ha-

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vana through API is now open and advertised to students in Spanish classes. Courses in the program are taught in Spanish, making the program ideal for students who have taken Spanish for at least four semesters, said Director of Study Abroad Dianne De Salvo. Advisers are now talking to students about spring semester study abroad. The application deadline to study abroad during the spring semester is Sept. 30 and the summer deadline is Feb. 28. The Study Abroad Fair will take place on Sept. 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the University Center Rotunda. -Paige Sheffield Staff Reporter

Forum to discuss university budgeting ment. This method assigns more control over resource decisions to academic colleges and deans. The committee will also review accomplishments from 2014 and provide an enrollment update. The forum will be streamed live for those who want to watch. Details on joining the live stream will be provided at a later date. -Sydney Smith Managing Editor

Student Government President Chuck Mahone plans to hold true to one of his running policies. Working with Park Library, SGA Representatives expect library hours to be extended for the semester, enabling students to utilize facilities for longer periods. As discussions are still in the works, there is no finalized schedule as to when and what days the library will implement extended

days. Tentative days and hours have already been considered. This semester will serve as a trial period. If enough students use extended hours and show an interest in keeping the library open longer, further discussion will be had to make the new schedule permanent. -Jordyn Hermani News Editor

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HISTORICAL POLITICS Not all state universities receive the same amount of state funds. Compared to other universities, CMU must do more with less. CMU will receive $80.8 million in state appropriations this year. Last year it received the fifth-highest amount of appropriations, but ranked 10th among Michigan’s universities in the amount of funding it received per student — about $3,787. According to information on Michigan’s public universities compiled by the Senate Fiscal Agency, funding for the state’s 15

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public universities ranged from $2,830 to $8,414 per student last year. Wayne State University received the most per student and Lake Superior State University received the least. Despite having 300 more students than Western Michigan University, CMU received $1,000 less per student. The university receives $20 million less overall in state-appropriated funds. Ross and Wilkes said there is little CMU lobbyists in Lansing can do to resolve the issue quickly. “Per student funding from the state is purely historical and political,” Wilkes said. “The newer schools are receiving some of the lowest (funding); part of it is a simple math problem where the state has (said) ‘here is your $90 million CMU,’ they don’t care if we gained 5,000 stu-

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cording to a report compiled by the Senate Fiscal Agency. In 2014, the average annual resident undergraduate tuition was $11,142, a 126 percent increase compared to 2001. Higher education funding has been partially restored since the 15 percent cut five years ago. However, there is a $400 million difference from what the state dedicated to Michigan’s universities in 2001 and today. “I’ve looked the governor dead in the eye and said ‘If you get us back to funding levels in 1999, I’d cut tuition about $100 per credit hour right now,’” Ross said. “(Raising tuition) is not something we do lightly. We’re a state university that receives about 16 percent of its funding from the state. We’re quickly becoming private.” Spending has almost doubled in 15 years, from $261.4 million in the 2001-02 academic year to $483.2 million in 2015-16. CMU’s most expensive financial commitments are to employee compensation and funding nonrevenue generating service centers, both of which are dependent on George Ross enrollment. Total compensation University President has increased by 163 percent since the 2001-02 academic year, while service center expenses have more than doubled. Covering costs was easier in the past, Wilkes explained, because universities knew the majority of funding would come from the state. Tuition was “fringe money.” He agreed with Ross, comparing CMU’s funding model to a private institution. “We understand that at $395 a credit hour, we are pricing students out of an education and that is not a good thing,” Wilkes said.

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n 2001, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” broke Box Office records, millions of viewers watched Britney Spears dance with a python at the MTV’s Music Video Awards, and undergraduate tuition at Central Michigan University was $276 cheaper per credit hour. In 15 years, undergraduate tuition has increased by 265 percent. If you are an 18-year-old typical freshman, each credit hour is $300 more expensive at CMU than it was when you were born. Gov. Rick Snyder’s 15 percent cut to funding for higher education in 2011 significantly impacted the cost of attending a state university, placing the burden on student dollars to feed growing budgetary needs. “When we’re building the budget, we have to look at the revenue side and the expense side,” said Barrie Wilkes, vice president of finance and administrative services. “What we do is come up with a tuition increase number that will balance both sides of that equation. If we end up getting a reinvestment from the state, that means the tuition increase will be lower, because we need less money to balance the investment side of the budget.” Tuition is responsible for more of CMU’s budget than ever before. Student dollars comprises 57.7 percent of the operating budget this year. State appropriations fund only 16 percent of the budget. Wilkes said if CMU received the same amount of appropriations as in 2001, adjusted for inflation, it would reduce tuition by $100 per credit hour. In 2001 tuition accounted for 36 percent of CMU’s revenue. State budget reductions happened predominantly from 200203 through 2011-12, causing Michigan universities to substantially increase tuition. “In the short-term, honestly I wish I could tell you that tuition increases are going to stop,” said University President George Ross. “Unless the state does more than partially restore a cut they made six years ago, it’s going to be tough to (end) that.” That is bad news for students like Tara Kozlowski, who said she has a difficult time covering the cost of tuition every year. “I just feel like they made it hard to continue education if they make (tuition) so expensive, because not everyone can afford to go, even if they want to,” the Zeeland junior said. In 2001, the average annual undergraduate tuition for residents at Michigan’s 15 public universities was $4,928 per semester, ac-

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some of the other schools that are receiving ng have been lobbying for more equitable per s said. “When (Ross) made his presentation to lobbied hard for per student funding. Then of Wayne State say that per student funding r Wayne State. Everybody has their story.” onal academic performance-based funding, e number of students receiving Pell Grants and

other factors. CMU received $2.3 million this year from performance funding, but that is a small part of the overall appropriation. “The challenge is, if we went back to per student funding you would bankrupt some universities who couldn’t take a cut,” Wilkes said. “So how do we address the huge inequity you have without putting some schools out of business?” Ross said he does not advocate taking monies away from universities to equate them on a per student basis, but does support per student funding. “I believe it’s the responsibility of the State of Michigan to have the dollars follow (undergraduate) students,” he said. “I just don’t think that’s fair (the way it is now).”

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Tuition: $96.8 million Revenue: $262.3 million

Tuition $276.9 million Revenue: $479.8 million

We understand that at $395 a credit hour, we are pricing students out of an education and that is not a good thing. Barrie Wilkes, Vice president of finance and administrative services

LOBBYING AND LEGISLATORS Representatives of CMU lobby legislators in Lansing throughout the year. Ross said they try to explain the value of higher education and need for more state support. Vice President of Development and External Relations Kathy Wilbur, Director of Government Relations Toby Roth and Ross are responsible for working with elected officials to improve annual state higher education funding for CMU. Wilbur works with state legislators, identifying other areas of the budget able to provide funds to spe-

cific CMU programs and tracking pieces of legislation that could have an impact on CMU programs. She also works as a liaison to introduce CMU personnel to Lansing policy-makers. Wilbur was helpful in securing a $30 million capital allocation for the new Biosciences Building. The allocation was signed by Governor Snyder in June 2012. Roth works with the Michigan Congressional Delegation to raise the profile of CMU in Washington D.C. He said there has been a growing recognition that investment in education is critical if Michigan is to stay competitive with other states. “(Reception from legislators) has been positive overall,” Ross said. “I think it’s positive because tuition increases have been low. I’ve shepherded six since I’ve been here. The total increase has been 13 percent in six years. That has had a very positive reception from Lansing. They know we are trying to control costs at CMU.” CMU’s 11.2 percent cumulative five-year tuition increase is the lowest among Michigan public universities. Wayne State is the highest, increasing tuition 26.9 percent since Snyder’s biggest cut in 2011. w DEBT | 12

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CMU ranked fourth among Michigan’s 15 public universities in cost per credit hour last year, behind Michigan State University, which charges $440 per credit hour. “I think the state, (and) the country, needs to invest in education,” Wilkes said. “A lot of people talk about how important education is and then cut budgets. I understand the people in Lansing — when the economy is bad — don’t have any easy decisions.”

SOLUTIONS There are a few things CMU can do to take the burden off students’ wallets. One of those is diversifying revenue sources, Wilkes explained. The primary diversification strategy CMU is focused on is fundraising and scholarships. Another area is securing more funded research projects. Indirect

SEPT. 10, 2015 y Central Michigan Life y Cm-life.com cost rates negotiated with the Federal Government gives a percentage to apply toward overhead costs. These grants don’t make any money, but help cover costs associated with research. The addition of the College of Medicine, CMU Research Center and Biosciences Building brings access to research grant funding that wouldn’t have been available before. These have also been major areas of investment. Construction on the Biosciences Building is estimated to cost $95 million and CMU has dedicated $49.2 million in subsidies to the College of Medicine since the 2010-11 fiscal year. Wilkes acknowledged some are critical of the expansion being paid for primarily by undergraduate students who will not benefit from these projects. “Any investment that we make that comes out of the general fund, 57 percent of it is tuition,” Wilkes said.“A lot of it is coming from the students. So the Biosci-

ences Building, the state gave us $30 million. We’re looking at an addition for Grawn Hall and told the dean if he raises $5 million we will contribute $5 million. Is somebody in (the College of Education) contributing to the expansion of Grawn Hall? Yes, just like the people in the College of Business Administration contributed to the new education building, or new music building and so on.” Wilkes said there is an ongoing fundraiser campaign for CMED with a goal of $25 million. While CMU’s budgetary needs continue to grow and state support diminishes, Ross said his priority is to keep costs low for students. “I do think about families,” he said. “I struggled with it again last year, but we were the lowest in the state. I’ve had people pushing back to me saying we could have increased higher. Then what? I’m proud that we have increased the student financial aid in the time I’ve been president.”

Per student appropriations among Michigan Universities University

$8,414

22,644

$190,519,800

Michigan Tech

$7,093

6,474

$45,923,100

University of Michigan

$6,734

43,832

$295,174,100

Lake Superior State University

$5,880

2,174

$12,782,500

Michigan State University

$5,754

45,959

$264,429,100

Northern Michigan University

$5,513

8,031

$44,277,200

Western Michigan University

$4,989

20,593

$102,742,000

Ferris State University

$4,043

12,141

$49,087,000

Eastern Michigan University

$3952

18,160

$71,771,100

Central Michigan University

$3,787

20,891

$79,115,000

University of Michigan-Dearborn

$3,563

6,648

$23,689,300

Saginaw Valley State University

$3,129

8,824

$27,610,200

University of Michigan-Flint

$3,095

6,895

$21,337,700

Grand Valley State University

$2,846

22,181

$63,136,000

Oakland University

$2,830

17,088

$48,364,100

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Defensive linemen Blake Serpa (left), Jabari Dean, Shafer Johnson and Joe Ostman lead the defensive front for the Chippewas. Serpa is expected to play Saturday after missing the season opener with a hamstring injury. Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer

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s an underclassman, the sound of a roaring Kelly/ Shorts Stadium crowd filled defensive end Blake Serpa’s ears and sent a chill down his spine.

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The blitz came heavy, and the opposing quarterback went down. The two men developed an appetite for the familiar sound of jubilation, and waited for their chance to spark the pandemonium. “It’s one of the greatest feelings,” Serpa said. “When you are watching the older guys do it when you come up, you can’t wait to do that. To get the fans going here at Kelly/Shorts is awesome.” Now Serpa, a senior, and Ostman, a junior, are emulating their role models, serving as inspiration to a younger generation of Chippewa linemen. Just as they were taught, they preach a simple yet vital message. “We are constantly talking about being aggressive,” Serpa said. “At first, sometimes the freshmen are not getting it. But when they see the upperclassmen flying around it becomes pretty contagious.” After sitting out CMU’s 24-13 loss to Oklahoma State with a hamstring injury, Serpa is ready to take the field on Saturday. First-year Head Coach John Bonamego said Serpa will be available against Monmouth, but could see limited playing time. Serpa and Ostman are joined on the 2015 defensive line by junior Jabari Dean and senior Shafer Johnson. Busting into the backfield last season, Ostman and Serpa combined for 107 tackles and seven sacks while keeping constant pressure on the opposing offense’s playmakers. “Last season, Joey (Ostman) and I did some things leading by example,” Serpa said. “He’s made huge jumps in what he is doing. People are looking up to him and following him. That’s really helped us.” CMU’s defensive line lost

one of the best nose tackles the program has produced, Leterrius Walton, who was taken in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. This presents an opportunity for the duo and the rest of the unit to make their mark. “People are talking a lot about what we lost. You can’t replace guys like that,” Ostman said. “But we’ve got a lot of guys that are ready to step up and help this team. Our defense can be just as good or better than last year.” The Chippewas had the top-ranked defense in terms of yards and touchdowns allowed in the Mid-American Conference in 2014. Their numbers were especially impressive during home games. Often, the unit was aided by crowd noise, especially during well-attended games against Chattanooga (15,793) and a Homecoming showdown with Ohio (18,223). “(The big crowds are) what we work for all year,” Ostman said. “Getting the big play and helping our team win is what it is all about.” Bonamego said he’s counting on the defensive line this season for big production and a tone-setting work ethic. “Our front will probably be as good as anybody in our conference,” Bonamego said. “We’ve got really good depth on our defensive line, which is critical. We’re very sound. We’ve got a good blitz package. I just see that group as being tenacious and salty.” Playing against the team’s experienced quarterback Cooper Rush and the Chippewas’ first-team offense in practice has tested the CMU defensive line as they prepare for some of college football’s most elite talent. “Going against Cooper every day is huge,” Ostman said. “It’s competitive out there. That just makes us more ready for the season.”

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CMU vs. FCS Schools since 2004 • 2014: Defeated Chattanooga 20-16 • 2013: Defeated New Hampshire 24-21 • 2012: Defeated Southeast Missouri State 38-27 • 2011:Defeated South Carolina State 21-6 • 2010: Defeated Hampton 33-0 • 2009: Defeated Alcorn State 48-0 • 2008: Defeated Eastern Illinois 31-12 • 2007: Lost to North Dakota State 44-14 • 2006: None • 2005: None • 2004: Defeated Southeast Missouri State 44-27 On a personal level, the linemen are a close-knit bunch, and use their knowledge of each others playing style, strengths and weaknesses to gain, they hope, a competitive advantage. “Blake (Serpa) is one of my best friends on the team,” Ostman said. “With all the guys, having a relationship off the field makes things click and flow better. Communication wise, things go a lot more smoothly. “We know we can trust each other.”

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As the Central Michigan University football team prepares for its Week 2 showdown with FCS (formerly known as Division I-AA) foe Monmouth, fans are slowly gaining a clearer picture of what the Chippewas could be capable of this season. Earlier this week, members of the media covering the team took time to share their thoughts on what they saw during Week 1.

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What was the most surprising aspect of CMU’s home opening loss to Oklahoma State? Schneider: The amount of formations CMU used. It was incredible. Three receiver sets, four receiver sets — they just switched it up so much. It didn’t always work to perfection, but you can see where they are going and keeping the defense off balance. Chiodo: It was the defense. Against a really good offense like Oklahoma State, they held them down. Most people expected OSU to put 30 to 35 points on the board. It was very, very surprising. Costa: I was the most impressed with how they tackled in space. Anything Oklahoma State wanted to do inside of 10 yards, CMU guys were flying around to the ball. That was supposed to be a mismatch and it ended being essentially a moot point.

Is Cooper Rush a legitimate threat to opposing defenses in terms of running the ball? Schneider: If something is really open, he’s going to take it. He did it last year and he did it in the opener. I don’t think that’s going to change. When he gets moving, he shows he’s got a lot better wheels than anyone gives him credit for. Chiodo: It gives the defense something else to worry about. Nobody expects him to be Dan LeFevour, but when (the running lane) is open, you’ve gotta do it. Costa: The word we used is Jim costa sneaky. He’s kind of sneaky fast. He Radio Host, WMHW Sports looks like a prototypical pocket passer. He’s a pass-first guy, but if there is going to be room to cut, he’s shown he can do it. dan chiodo Broadcaster, Chippewa Sports Network

Does the Syracuse game (Sept. 19) look more winnable than it did a week ago? Schneider: Yes. Before (Syracuse quarterback Terrel) Hunt got hurt, I said it would be a competitive game. CMU is going to go in there and give them a challenge and have a chance to win. Chiodo: Absolutely. It’s two-fold. The way Central looked in that opening game and Syracuse loses a quarterback that drilled us last year. That has everyone feeling a little bit better about that game.

Costa: I think winnable is the perfect way to phrase it. It’s certainly not a win that you are chalking up, but Oklahoma State is better than Syracuse. If you are going to play an inferior team without their quarterback, it’s winnable. Based on Week 1, does CMU have a shot at a Mid-American Conference title ? Schneider: I don’t know if I see that yet. But I would say the MAC West is pretty wide open. CMU showed they could close the gap and be a much better team than people think they are. On both sides of the ball, they showed (in the opener) they are a lot better team than people gave them credit for. Chiodo: Sure. After what we saw opening night, I don’t think there is any game you are going to go into and think CMU can’t win. There is some parity in the MAC, especially in the West. Everybody is going to be in the mix. It’s going to come down to which team wins those big showdown games. Costa: Anytime you have a great quarterback, you’ve got a shot. I look at the schedule. Can you go on the road and beat Akron? Can you beat Ball State, when you have the better QB? You’ve got a real deal at quarterback. And when you have that, I’ve got to pick you to have a shot in most any conference game. For the full conversation, check cm-life.com.

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On Friday, Central Michigan University’s soccer team earned its first victory of the season, shutting out Youngstown State 2-0 on the road. It was freshman goalkeeper Zoie Reed, in her third career collegiate start, who earned the win in net. A native of Woodbridge, Connecticut, Reed made four saves en route to securing her team’s first victory of the season. Central Michigan Life talked with Reed on Wednesday to learn more about the new goalie. What made you decide to venture to Michigan and attend CMU? Reed: I wanted a change from the Connecticut scenery and I wanted a new experience. CMU gave me everything I was looking

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