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| Monday, Oct. 10, 2011
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Academic Prioritization coming next week Delayed because ‘this is not a normal fall semester’ By Mike Nichols Senior Reporter
Academic prioritization is behind schedule, but Provost Gary Shapiro expects to release the results next week. The process began in November 2010, when the provost asked all college deans to rank their degree programs on importance and funding needs.
Shapiro told Central Michigan Life in August the announcement would arrive near the end of September. “The timeline is about two to three weeks behind schedule due to other university business and demands,” said Steve Smith, director of public relations. “(Shapiro) is currently reviewing his priority rankings and preparing his report to the campus, which will accompany his recommendations.” Shapiro said he is in meetings Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, and is not hopeful about getting the findings out by Friday. He said it is about 95 percent complete and expects it to be announced sometime next week. “There is significant university business beside the reprioritization process,” he said. “This is not a normal fall semester.” Shapiro said the release was delayed because he has been busy with other responsibilities regarding issues with the budget, facilities and space.
When Shapiro was asked if the delay was caused by the contract conflict with the Faculty Association, he said there was a number of different issues he was currently dealing with and did not comment further. Shapiro said he is going back through the data to doublecheck for any grammatical errors and problematic rankings. He is also developing a report to explain what has led to their findings and what CMU can do to move forward. “We’re at the process of dou-
ble-checking, editing my comments,” he said. “There is just a tremendous amount of data.” After the editing process, if complete, Shapiro will go over the information with University President George Ross and make his recommendations. Ross has seen a preliminary draft, but he has not yet reviewed it in its entirety, Shapiro said. Shapiro expects Ross to rely on his recommendations, he said. university@cm-life.com
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New law requires beer keg ID tags
Local man charged with two felonies
Local store owner expects sales to drop
Assault, attempted kidnapping in June incident
By Jessica Fecteau Senior Reporter
By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter
Beer kegs will be sold with identification tags to be able to verify who purchased the keg beginning Nov. 1. The new Michigan law will require buyers to sign a receipt with their name, address, telephone number and driver’s license or state identification card number. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said the law will allow police to easily be able to identify who purchased the keg at a busted party. “Right now, when we go to parties without tags on the kegs, no one knows where it came from,” he said. “Now this way we’ll know who is responsible for it.” He said, if nothing else, it will make the purchaser more responsible if they are serving to minors. “Those who are caught serving to minors will get a ticket for a misdemeanor,” he said. A $30 keg deposit will not be returned if the tag is unattached upon returning. Removing the tag is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a fine of up to $500. Ken Los, co-owner of Bottle and Barrel, 1635 E. Broomfield St., Triple Deuce Party Store, LLC, 222 S. Washington St., and Pickard Party Store, 5114 E. Pickard St., said the new law will greatly affect his businesses. “We’re expecting more than 75 percent of keg sales to go down,” he said. “We’ll begin taking orders for people who want them and carry less inventory.” Los consequently expects package beer sales to increase. “People will not be happy with the $30 deposit and there won’t be as many keg parties
hearts out to me,” LaForest said. “It means the world to me to have some of these people reach out to me and trust me enough to share some of the things they’ve shared.” One of the questions addressed for the auditions was, “If you could create a role, what would it be?” “I really want to create a role for stuff that I’ve gone through that isn’t really addressed, like sexual abuse,” she said. LaForest’s roommate and Warren junior Julie Ewart said she wants more people to go online and vote. “She got up to the top really fast and we’re trying to bring it up even more,” Ewart said. “Basically every vote counts, so people should keep voting
A four-month-long investigation into an assault and battery and attempted kidnapping case led to felony charges against Nicholas Antonio Villarreal. Villarreal, a 21-year-old Mount Pleasant resident, now faces a felony charge of attempted kidnapping, which could get him life in prison and a Nicholas Villarrel $50,000 fine for attempting to choke a 21-yearold woman with a sweatshirt. Villarreal also faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, which could result in an additional 93 days and a $500 fine. The incident took place at about 3 a.m. on June 5 when the female was walking near the office building of University Meadows, 4310 Sterling Way. The woman told police she heard footsteps running in her direction and turned around to see a male she did not recognize. According to a press release sent out by Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski, the male proceeded to take a faded grey sweatshirt and put it around her neck in an attempt to strangle her. The victim fell on her knees and attempted to elbow the strangler in the groin, but instead hit his inner thigh. Mioduszewski said he doesn’t necessarily advocate for victims to fight back, but advises them to do whatever they think is plausible to stay safe. “In this case, she felt comfortable in doing that,” he said. “Quite frankly, it kind of worked out.”
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Escanaba junior Chantelle LaForest laughs while holding up the “Glee” sign in her University Meadows apartment Sunday afternoon in Mount Pleasant. LaForest is currently third in the national Glee Project. “It’s been really surreal,” she said. “It hasn’t sunk in yet.” The opportunities provided in Glee, she said, come closest to combining her passions – singing, dancing and acting. “I want it really, really badly,” she said.
gleeking out CMU student in third place for a chance to appear on ‘Glee’ By Ben Harris | Senior Reporter More than 2,000 hopefuls have uploaded video auditions for a chance to compete on “Glee” — Escanaba junior Chantell LaForest’s audition video is currently ranked third. If chosen, LaForest will compete on Oxygen’s “The Glee Project,” a reality show serving as an audition for the television show “Glee.” “For ‘Glee’ they want to keep it as realistic as possible, so they’re looking for new people to come in and replace characters who are graduating,” LaForest said. LaForest auditioned with her own rendition of “The Edge of Glory,” by Lady Gaga. The first “Glee Project” was last year, but LaForest said she was unable to participate because she didn’t own a webcam. “I love ‘Glee’ in general. When it came out, I thought it was the best thing ever,” LaForest said. “It’s everything I wanted high school to be.”
The videos are ranked by page “likes,” but the ultimate decision is the producers’. The top auditions get a chance to compete on the show for a spot on the cast. Last year, two were chosen. In nine days, LaForest’s video racked up 14,366 views and 2,249 “likes.” “It was a long process,” LaForest said. “The video was a five-part audition and you had to pass as a believable high school student.” The auditions end Nov. 3; LaForest hopes to get a phone call later that month. LaForest said she had overwhelming support from her family, roommates and her hometown. “I revealed that I had been sexually abused as a young girl and I’ve had Facebook messages from people I’ve never met pouring their
Central Lip Dub brings students, RSOs out About 200 show up to be in video By Logan Patmon Staff Reporter
The streets and sidewalks of Central Michigan University were filled with enthusiastic students Sunday as MAC TV filmed a lip-syncing music video starring students. The lip dub was shot in one take while students danced and sang to a mix
of “Kids” by MGMT, “Jump” by Van Halen, and the CMU fight song played by the Chippewa pep band. The video was a follow-up to the video MAC shot Sept. 30 in downtown Mount Pleasant, which featured local business owners and residents. MAC Production Director Andrew Hickman said the downtown one was the first lip dub MAC ever made. About 200 participated and worked to create Sunday’s lip dub.
“We’ve been planning this since May,” Hickman said. “The one on campus is much bigger and includes many more people than the previous one.” Hickman said several dozen registered student organizations participated in the campus video. The American Sign Language Society was one of the RSOs that participated. “Not a lot of people know about us so we take any opportunity to get exposure,” said Caledonia senior Emily
Vaughn. “While everybody else is singing their lyrics, we will be signing ours.” Each RSO was given a location to appear and certain lyrics to sing and dance to, before joining the growing crowd of students parading around campus singing, waving signs and dancing. “It’s a great way to show our school sprit and get people exposed to our organization in a very creative way,” A VIDEO | 2A
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About 100 students walk past the Fabiano/Emmons/Woldt fountain Sunday afternoon as they participate in the CMU lip dub. The group started at the Central walkway, singing ‘Kids’ by MGMT, and ended in front of the fountain, singing ‘Jump’ by Van Halen.
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EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY
w A student panel presentation ‘‘Michigan Tribes Described’’ will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Bovee University Center’s Auditorium. w An Employer Panel Series IS/IT will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bovee University Center, rooms Terrace A and B. w A Student Alumni Association Meeting will be held from 7 to 7:45 p.m. in Anspach Hall, room 154. w The Queer Monologues will be from 7 to 9 p.m at the Bovee University Center’s Rotunda.
TUESDAY
w A Science of Advanced Materials Seminar will take place from 4:30 to 5 p.m. in the Dow Science Complex, room 107. w Kris Sanford will give an artist talk from 6 to 7 p.m. at Wightman Hall, room 142. w Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be showing from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Bovee University Center’s Auditorium. w A Symphonic Wind Ensemble will take place from 8 to 9 p.m. at the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall.
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said Shambreia McBrayer, Mount Pleasant senior and member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Watching the making of
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anymore,” he said. The Pickard Party Store sells about 45 to 50 kegs a month, mostly to senior students, Los said. “We expect only bigger parties like wedding receptions to be the only thing people will get kegs for,” he said. “As a college town, we are going to try to find the best way to serve our students.”
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At one point, the sweatshirt was so tight around the victim’s neck she couldn’t breathe. The assailant began to drag her by the sweatshirt still wrapped around the victim’s neck. The victim was finally able to scream, causing her assailant to let her go and run away, giving the victim a chance to call 911 at a nearby apartment, police say. Later on, a K-9 unit from the Michigan State Police was brought to the scene to track the assailant, but did not have success.
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and spreading the word.” Chesaning junior Kaylee Turnwald, one of LaForest’s roommates, said she helped raise attention for LaForest’s audition video. “I think that she has the right personality and the right charisma and if you’ve ever watched ‘Glee’ you’d know, but it fits her personality,” Turnwald said. LaForest said her video has been posted on the Facebook walls of people from California to the Netherlands. the video inspired some students to participate in future lip dubs. “It got me so excited when I saw everybody jumping around for the video. It made me feel proud to 11.0to 11.0 in.goin. Central,” said New Boston sophomore Allyesia Watson. “Next year I am defi-
Canton junior Alex Ruedger said he thinks students should change the way they drink since it is just another way to get college kids in trouble. “Stop buying kegs and start buying cases of beer,” Ruedger said. “It may not taste as good, but whoever puts their information on that keg will be going to jail whenever the police bust a party.” metro@cm-life.com
Mioduszewski said tips and leads led them to Villarreal “Most of the information came from tips. Our detectives got some tips that followed up some leads and we were able to put a case together,” Mioduszewski said. “There’s only the victim and the suspect. It’s always difficult to put a case together. But under the circumstances when all you have is tips, I’m very happy to hopefully get this case resolved.” Villarreal has posted a $30,000 surety or cash bond, and is scheduled for a preliminary exam at 8:15 a.m. Thursday. metro@cm-life.com
“Once I auditioned, I posted it on Facebook, and then my roommates did. And then it spread like wildfire from there,” LaForest said. “I don’t know how it happened, but I couldn’t feel more blessed that it did.” Turnwald said she thinks LaForest deserves to win. “Chantell is a wonderful person. She’s the kind of person who, after talking to her for five minutes, you get that she’s completely genuine and excited about life,” Turnwald said. “She’s really outgoing and charismatic.” studentlife@cm-life.com
nitely going to participate in the lip dub if they make another video.” The video will take a few days to edit, and can be viewed at mac3tv.com and cm-life.com, when available studentlife@cm-life.com
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Central Michigan University
| Monday, Oct. 10, 2011
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CMU falters at N.C. State with 4 turnovers By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter
The first half was a strong offensive performance for Central Michigan and the defense came alive in the second in Saturday’s game against North Carolina State. Unfortunately for the Chippewas, they were unable to put together four quarters of complete football as NCS held on to win 38-24 in Raleigh, N.C. “You can’t beat a good ACC team on the road when you turn the ball over four times,” said head coach Dan Enos. “You’ve got to give our defense credit, they played well in the second half. Our offense played well in the first half; we just didn’t play very well in the same half. “ The first half was a shootout right out of the gate between quarterbacks Mike Glennon and Ryan Radcliff. NCS got on the board on its first drive when Glennon found George Bryan on an 18-yard touchdown pass down the middle of the field. He would hook up with Jay Smith for seven points on the team’s second drive. Radcliff followed suit on CMU’s first drive, hitting an open Cody Wilson for a 17-yard score. On the next drive he gave freshman Courtney Williams his second touchdown in as many collegiate receptions, taking the ball up the sideline 23 yards. A FOOTBALL | 4A
Scoreboard w Final score: CMU: 24 NC State: 38 w Up next: CMU (2-4, 1-1 MAC) vs. EMU (3-3, 1-1 MAC) When: Saturday at 3 p.m. Where: Kelly/Shorts Stadium w Offensive leader Paris Cotton – 13 rushes, 158 yards, 1 TD w Defensive leader John Carr – 6 tackles, 4 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery
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Redshirt junior wide receiver Tobias Palmer catches a pass from quarterback Mike Glennon, narrowly avoiding a Central Michigan defender on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 during the football game against Central Michigan University. Palmer would break into the end zone, scoring State’s fourth touchdown of the game.
CMU football: Mid-season grades for each position By Matt Thompson Assistant Sports Editor
Editor’s note: Assistant Sports Editor Matt Thompson gave out mid-season grades for the Central Michigan Football team. The Central Michigan football team has six games remaining after starting 2-4. The season that hasn’t started particularly well for CMU, but that was expected with a schedule that features three Bowl Championship Series teams within its first six games. Head coach Dan Enos talked about turnovers as the key for the 38-24 loss on Saturday against N.C. State. “You can’t beat a good team, an ACC team, on the road when you turn the ball over five times,” Enos said. “In the second half their defense showed tighter coverage and put more pressure on the quarterback. Their defense played very well, and we have to give them credit.” The team is at the halfway point, so I’ve evaluated the
team position by position to see where I believe it needs improvement as the team concludes the rest of its season with Mid-American Conference opponents, a much more favorable schedule than the first half as it plays five of six teams that are .500 or below. QUARTERBACKS: CInconsistent is the only way to describe Ryan Radcliff’s play through the first six games. He showed potential against South Carolina State, Kentucky and North Carolina State during the first halves and then looked like a mess at Western Michigan and Michigan State. As bad as he played in East Lansing, his four-touchdown performance against Northern Illinois was impressive. On Saturday against North Carolina State, his split performances were exposed. In the first half he threw two touchdowns, then threw four interceptions in the last 30 minutes. RUNNING BACKS: B-
The loss of Zurlon Tipton set this group back, especially against WMU and MSU. Senior Paris Cotton helped get the group back on its feet the past two weeks against NIU and NCS with 100 yards rushing in both games. Enos has said he’ll go with the “hot hand.” That started out with Tipton, then Tim Phillips. Now it’s Cotton’s turn. True freshman Anthony Garland has played in the last three games, showing promise for the future. The production will have to increase the remainder of the season. Averaging 117 yards a game with only five touchdowns just isn’t enough. Garland and Cotton will have to continue to have the “hot hand” like they have the past two games. TIGHT ENDS: AThe tight ends are quietly having a strong season. Senior David Blackburn has made some big plays, including a 61yard touchdown against the Huskies. There are three other tight
ends on the roster that have caught passes and made contributions to the offense. Enos likes to use a lot of multiple tight end offensive sets, allowing the team to make a strong showing in the passing game. WIDE RECEIVERS: B+ When Radcliff has been able to get the ball to the receivers, they are making plays. Junior Cody Wilson has made a reception in 25 consecutive game. His 26 catches for 281 yards are both leading the team. True freshmen Titus David and Courtney Williams have made an impact early in their careers. Both took their first career receptions for touchdowns over 60 yards, immediately showing off their skill sets. Junior Jerry Harris has been Radcliff’s second-favorite target with 18 catches for 216 yards. Running backs and tight ends are helping the receivers with four receiving touchdowns.
The offensive line has been consistent all season. The line includes juniors Eric Fisher, Darren Keyton, Jake Olson, Mike Repovz and senior Rocky Weaver. The running game hasn’t been what the Chippewas have wanted. Some of that is due to the running back shuffle and the quality of teams CMU has played. MSU has the nation’s top defense. The line has done a tremendous job of protecting Radcliff. They’ve only allowed seven sacks all year, tied for second best in the MAC.
DEFENSIVE LINE: C+ The defensive line looks pretty average in the box score, but impressive when you think about who’s playing. Two freshmen, Matt Losiniecki and Leterrius Walton, have earned a lot of playing time so far, replacing senior John Williams, who has been in and out of the lineup because of an injury.
OFFENSIVE LINE: B
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Women extend home win streak to 31 Shutout streak ends in win against BGSU By Ryan Zuke Staff Reporter
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Ontario junior Ashley Mejilla, left, hugs Indiana sophomore Jennifer Gassman after CMU scored its second goal against Bowling Green on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011.
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Sophomore midfielder Tammy Long fights for position against Miami’s Amanda Fillion Friday afternoon at the CMU Soccer Complex.
Central Michigan women’s soccer extended their home unbeaten streak this weekend while their shutout streak of 589:53 minutes was broken. The team extended its home unbeaten streak to 31 games when it beat Bowling Green State University 2-1 on Sunday at the CMU Soccer Complex. The team also won 1-0 against Miami of Ohio on Friday. However, CMU’s shutout streak was snapped during Sunday’s game when freshman Kenzie Schlemitz cut into CMU’s 2-0 lead with her first goal of the season. “We do pride ourselves on our defense, but stuff happens,” said junior Bailey Brandon. “All we can do is learn from it.” Brandon opened the scoring 16:56 into the game when she headed senior Claire Horton’s corner kick into the back of the net. It was her first goal of the season.
The Chippewas sustained a dominant offense throughout the first half, firing 16 shots compared to BGSU’s three. CMU had numerous opportunities to extend its lead, but could not capitalize on its scoring chances. “We have to do a better job of taking our chances,” said head coach Neil Stafford. “That’s going to be either our life or its going to be the death of our program in regards to finishing those chances.” In the second half, the Falcons responded with more energy, but the Chippewas were able to add to their lead in the 70th minute when sophomore Jennifer Gassman received Brandon’s throw in and elevated a shot into the top-right corner. Brandon recorded an assist on the goal for her third point of the game. BGSU quickly responded with the goal by Schlemitz, but could not get the equalizer as the Chippewas held on for the win. “I thought we had a pretty firm grip on the game,” Stafford said. “Apart from momentum changes, I didn’t see too much where
“I thought we had a pretty firm grip on the game. Apart from momentum changes, I didn’t see too much where I felt we were under immense threat.” Neil Stafford, head coach
I felt we were under immense threat.” MIAMI On Friday, CMU again had a strong offensive presence, but squandered several scoring opportunities to build a large lead. Freshman Morgan Wilcoxon scored the game’s only goal after junior Ashley Mejilla chipped the ball over the Miami defense as Wilcoxon buried the opportunity. It was her second goal of the season. CMU outshot the RedHawks 23-4. With junior midfielder Autumn Hawkins out this weekend because of injury, other players had to step up and fill her starting role. Sophomore Tammy Long received a bulk of the play-
Scoreboard Friday w CMU (10-1-3, 4-0-2 MAC) 1 w Miami (6-6, 1-4 MAC) 0 w CMU (10-1-3, 4-0-2 MAC) 2 w BGSU (5-10, 2-4 MAC) 1
ing time with sophomore Tory Kinniard seeing some action as well. Sophomore Nicole Samuel also saw some minutes as she came back from injury. Stafford will have to make some choices in regards to playing time as the season progresses. “As we get a little further and further into the season and into the postseason, there are going to be tough decisions.” Stafford said. sports@cm-life.com
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WEEK 6
AROUND THE MAC West Division Team MAC
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WMU Toledo BSU EMU NIU CMU
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First downs 17 Rushing yards 182 Rushing TDs 1 Passing yards 245 Cmps.-atts.-int 19-32-4 Passing TDs 2 Total offense 427 Gain per play 7.5 Fumbles (No.-lost) 2-1 Punts-yards 4-143 Third-down conv. 3-10 Fourth-down conv.0-0 Sacks by (#-yds) 1-4 Penalties (#-yds) 5-52 Field goals 1-1 Possession 26:15
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The junior quarterback finished the first half 15for-17 for 196 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Chippewas into the locker room down 21-17. The second half was another story. Radcliff seemed different in the third and fourth quarters, throwing four interceptions and as many completions for 49 yards. “I didn’t protect the ball and I didn’t manage the offense in the second half,” Radcliff said. “I can’t blame it on anything. It’s all on me.” Glennon continued his
NCS
25 162 1 244 20-36-0 4 406 5.0 1-1 3-112 7-15 2-3 2-9 5-40 1-2 33:45
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David Harman made his 22-yard field goal attempt. The kicking game has improved since last season. Titus Davis had a decent return game, returning three for 89 yards.
Last week: D+
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Losiniecki made three tackles and a sack for a nine-yard loss in his first start against NIU. Junior Caesar Rodriguez has cracked the starting lineup in the past two weeks. He responded at North Carolina State with six tackles. LINEBACKERS: C Freshmen have filled holes with considerable amount of playing time because of injuries to the starters. Three freshmen, Ryan Petro, Justin Cherocci and Cody Lopez were all on the field at the same time against the Spartans. Lopez earned the starting wide-side linebacker over Alex Smith. He was the fifth leading tackler on the team until being injured and was unable to play against N.C. State. strong play in the second half for the Wolfpack. He finished with 244 yards and four touchdowns. James Washington led the NCS rushing attack, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown. Senior Paris Cotton gave the Chippewas life late in the fourth quarter, rushing the ball through a gap and down the sideline, 77 yards for the score. He finished the day as the leading rusher for the second-straight week, picking up 158 yards. “We tried to remain balanced,” Enos said. “We got some explosive plays (on the ground) and were able to keep them off balance.” CMU recovered the ball on an onside kick, but its comeback stalled when
Senior Mike Petrucci has been the senior leader and captain, mentoring the young defense. He’s done a good job leading by example, recording 39 tackles, four for loss and two pass breakups. He was injured Saturday. His return is important to CMU’s defensive success. DEFENSIVE BACKS: C+ Jahleel Addae along with Petrucci has led the younger players by example. In CMU’s lone conference victory, Addae had a career-high 18 tackles and two interceptions. The defensive backs are allowing 240 yards passing a game, which ranks No. 10 in the MAC. SPECIAL TEAMS: BThe field goal kicking is vastly improved from last season. David Harman has been perfect inside of 35 yards. His range
Radcliff ’s pass to the end zone was picked off by David Amerson — his second of the day and sixth of the season. Defensively, CMU was led by an 11-tackle performance by freshman Justin Cherocci, who stepped up when senior Mike Petrucci left the game in the first half with an undisclosed injury. Jahleel Addae and John Carr disrupted Glennon’s offense, recording a combined 13 tackles and seven pass breakups. The Chippewas head back home to play their homecoming game against Eastern Michigan at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. sports@cm-life.com
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Paris Cotton (CMU) 13 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD Passing
Mike Glennon (NCS) 20-of-36, 244 yards, 4 TD Receiving
Courtney Williams (CMU) 3 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD Jay Smith (NCS) 5 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD Defensive
Defense The defense didn’t allow 40 or more points for the first time in three weeks, but 38 is close. NC State quarterback Mike Glennon threw four touchdowns on CMU. Wolfpack running back James Washington was effective, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown.
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Overall CMU finished the non-conference schedule but many turnovers hurt the Chippewas. Radcliff had four interceptions, but Cotton continuted to show why he deserves to be the featured back.
Who’s next? EMU Sat., Oct. 15
It is homecoming in Mount Pleasant and in-state rival Eastern Michigan seeks revenge after losing 52-14 last season in Ypsilanti. T he Eagles are led by a balanced running attack.
Last week: B
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isn’t very impressive, missing his two attempts outside of 35 yards. Richie Hogan has averaged 38 yards a punt, pinning six inside the opponents’ 20 yardline. Titus Davis was an immediate impact on the kick return team. He’s consistently taking returns out 25 yards.
COACHING: C The season looked bleak after the Western Michigan and Michigan State blowouts. To Dan Enos’ credit, his team came out fighting against NIU, getting back to 1-1 in the MAC. There was a questionable call in the Kentucky game.
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Enos went for it on fourth down with the lead in its territory and it failed to convert. The Wildcats scored on the next play and didn’t look back, coming from behind to beat CMU. sports@cm-life.com
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CMU loses to Kent State in double overtime By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter
The Kent State field hockey team sang its fight song on Saturday before a hushed crowd that witnessed Central Michigan lose in double overtime. KSU clinched the victory in the 87th minute, winning 4-3 in a battle for second place in the Mid-American conference. “We had opportunities in regulation to put them away and we didn’t get it done and that’s the next step,” CMU head coach Cristy Freese said. “Our kids feel pretty bad, they’re upset, they’re crying, so I don’t think I need to beat a dead horse.” The Golden Flashes were down 3-1 when they lit up the scoreboard in the last 10 minutes of regulation. KSU senior Debbie Bell tied
the game on a Hail Mary pass that she did not allow to touch the ground before hitting the back of the net with four minutes left. “I don’t think our kids have seen that before,” Freese said. “I mean a lift into the circle and a kid takes a baseball swing.” Freese consoled freshman Jordyn Brengosz, who felt the pain of the goal that evened the score. “Jordy was upset about how that third goal was scored,” Freese said. “Her hands are pretty sore, but we put a freshman on her and I thought she handled Debbie (Bell) pretty well.” The Chippewas notched the first two goals of the game in the first 20 minutes. Cayleigh Immelman intercepted a pass and maneuvered around a Golden Flashes defender to chip it over the goalie.
Sophomore Bailey McKeon scored the second goal and fifth in the last two weeks. “I haven’t really been thinking of scoring,” McKeon said. “I think we’ve just been trying to connect together as forwards. In the beginning, I was jumbled up and I just have cleared my mind.” CMU’s last goal was by junior Emily Girasole, who brought the lead back to two in the 50th minute. A chance to rise to the top of MAC standings was swept away on Friday when they lost 2-0 to Ohio. “I thought we were right there with them,” Freese said. “The only concern I had is I thought the last 15 minutes of the game we looked like a young team” Failing to slide the ball past OU’s defense resulted in one shot on goal for the day, in com-
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Team wins, loses one over weekend By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter
Two matches started very similar but ended very differently for the Central Michigan Volleyball team this weekend in McGuirk Arena against Toledo and Ball State. The team held on to beat Toledo Saturday in five games after falling into an early 2-0 hole. The team fought back to win the match in a dramatic, comefrom-behind fashion. “It’s a very big win, we were extremely disappointed last night and then we went down 0-2 to top it off, even though I felt we played pretty good,” said head coach Erik Olson. “To fight back and keep going shows that this group doesn’t doubt itself.” The Rockets won two close games to start off the night (2725 and 25-23) and it looked like a repeat of Friday night’s match against Ball State as they swept the Chippewas in three games. “We wanted more sprint scoring instead of playing point for point and we were doing a
lot of point for point in the first two games,” Olson said. “Once we got going with that, we were good.” After finishing off Toledo in game three (25-22) the Chippewas came out slow in game four, falling behind 7-0. But after that, they sprinted by the Rockets, outscoring them 25-10 the rest of the match. “We talked about how we had to pick back up after trailing by seven early, we were positive,” said senior middle blocker Kaitlyn Schultz. “I feel like we kind of broke them after game four and went on a run after.” CMU went on to win game five (15-9). Schultz led the team Saturday night in kills with 16 and that total brings her just seven shy of 1,000. “My family thinks about it,” Schultz said. “I looked up in the stands and my sister had a sign with a glittered seven.” Schultz most likely will become the 14th member of the Chippewas 1,000-kill club next weekend when they are back on
Scoreboard w Friday CMU 0 Ball State 3 w Saturday CMU 3 Toledo 2 the road at Bowling Green and Miami (OH). But before facing Toledo, the team had a much different game against Ball State Friday night losing in three-straight games. “We had to do the little things tonight,” Olson said. “We had to really want this one.” That isn’t what happened. “We didn’t do the little things like coach said,” said sophomore setter Kelly Maxwell. “We weren’t us tonight.” The scores were 25-19, 25-20, 25-14. “The loss is absolutely on us,” Olson said. “There wasn’t a whole lot going on.” sports@cm-life.com
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Matt Thompson Assistant Sports Editor
Give Enos a chance
In sports, you’re only as good as your last game. Tony Romo was a hero for the Dallas Cowboys after leading them to a victory with messed up ribs two week ago. Then he lost to the Detroit Lions last week and is now considered mediocre. It’s silly, especially with some of the talk surrounding Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos. I love our live-chat followers and people who read and give comments, but I think it’s laughable to want him out of town. He took over a team that lost arguably the best player in program history (Dan LeFevour)
and an NFL receiver (Antonio Brown). He was also changing systems from a spread to prostyle offense. Athletics director Dave Heeke knew it’d take time to change schemes and I’m sure he knew growing pains would come along with that. If you want to point fingers for Enos’ early troubles, aim them at those players leaving and Heeke’s decision to change schemes, not Enos. Look at freshmen Titus Davis, Courtney Williams, Anthony Garland, Ben Brown, Cody Lopez, Dennis Nalor and Matt Losiniecki. They’re all making immediate impacts on this team and finding success at this level at an early age. Even with their inexperience, they’ve scored three touchdowns and earned two defensive starting spots. Those are some of the highlighted players from Enos’ first full recruiting class at CMU. He’s bringing in talent. Give him a chance to bring along those athletes and coach them up with his system in place. They’ve already shown tons of potential.
So it seems like he’s quite the recruiter and I think he is a motivator too. Last year on a rough 3-9 team, Enos got his players pumped up enough to scare Northwestern, only losing by five and the Chippewas beat rival Western Michigan. This year CMU showed no life against WMU and Michigan State, but still came out swinging at Kentucky and North Carolina State. Look at the teams CMU has played so far this year. Three Bowl Championship Series teams and two of the better Mid-American Conference programs. All I’m trying to say is give the man a full chance. He’s showing signs of life. His offense is starting to show what it can be with a balanced attack. He obviously needs to get in quarterback Ryan Radcliff’s head on some of the interceptions, but you can see that the offense can click. He’s bringing talent to Mount Pleasant. Let’s wait and see what he can do with it. Who knows, if he wins the next few weeks, you may want him to sign an extension.
Scoreboard w Friday CMU 0 Ohio 2 w Saturday (2OT) CMU 3 Ball State 4 parison to six shots by the Bobcats. The Chippewas will finish out their home schedule next weekend against Miami and Ball State. “What our kids have to do is continue to move forward and do the things that we’re trying to improve on,” Freese said. “As long as we can stay positive and focused we can use the experience so when we’re older we make better decisions.” sports@cm-life.com
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The truth about Columbus Day I’ve never been particularly fond of Columbus Day. I understand that discovering the Americas is kind of a big deal, but the man behind the discovery isn’t the hero this country portrays him to be. Christopher Columbus was always glorified for his accomplishments and portrayed as a great man throughout my time in elementary school. Sure, everyone knows that, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” but do they know he also enslaved the Arawaks and committed barbaric acts of inhumanity against the people he discovered in the new world? Most American Indians history courses at Central Michigan University will tell you the truth behind Columbus, not the censored version that the public education system preaches to grade students. These truths can be found by anyone who bothers to look. Upon Columbus’ arrival in the Bahamas, or what he called San Salvador, he immediately recognized the weaknesses in the Arawak people. After realizing he would not be able to obtain gold from them, he began enslaving them by the thousands, despite the fact that he recognized them as a peaceful people. Thousands of natives to Hispaniola were killed by Columbus and his men, and thousands of others were enslaved for economic purposes. Columbus refused to baptize any of the natives as Christians because Spanish law would have prohibited him from enslaving them and he even killed some of his own men for betraying him. Bartolome de las Casas was a Spanish priest who wrote about some of the horrifying acts of violence he witnessed in the new world. Casas witnessed slaves with severed limbs, women and children slaughtered without hesitation and atrocities committed without reason. By the end of Columbus’ days, even the Spanish court had arrested him for a period of time before he was released by King Ferdinand. I can’t help but be frustrated when Columbus Day comes around every second Monday in October and the man is simply remembered for his discoveries. Go ahead and remember his discovery, but remember that he enslaved an entire group of people without hesitation as well, killing any that resisted. Remember that he justified his actions by deeming the Arawaks as lesser people because their religious views didn’t match his own, but wouldn’t even give the Arawaks the opportunity to become Christian. I’m not advocating for elementary school teachers to tell the entire truth about Columbus to 7 or 8 yearolds, but I hope that they discover who the real Columbus was at some point in their lives. His discoveries certainly made an impact on the future of the Americas, but he seems to fit the villian role in this story, not the heroic one.
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EDITORIAL | New law could lead to worse minor alcohol problems
KILLING THE KEY Cracking down on underage drinking is nothing new, with the most recent attempt in the form of a law requiring beer kegs to include identification tags. The law will go into effect Nov. 1, and in addition to the buyer’s name, the tag will include personal information — an address, phone number and driver’s license number. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said this will allow police to determine who is responsible for supplying the keg at busted parties. If minors are attending the party, the buyer will be ticketed with a misdemeanor. This, no doubt, will have some students thinking twice before going out to purchase a keg for their next weekend party, influencing some to favor buying cases of beer instead. The law also states the keg cannot be returned without the tag and a $30 deposit fee will not be returned if that happens. In addition to attempting to
limit underage drinking, it’s important to point out the other positive aspects of this law. When students host parties, police often ask to speak with the people who live there, rather than the one who supplied the alcohol. This could help determine who is actually responsible for supplying alcohol to minors. While this is a solid attempt by officials to limit the amount of underage drinking around college campuses, the truth of the matter is, if there are no kegs, students will find other ways to drink. If anything, it could encourage students to downsize the alcohol they choose to take out with them. Carrying a case of beer across campus, especially for an underage student, is a fool’s errand. So by selecting a smaller container of liquor that packs more of a punch, rather than beer which is typically consumed in larger volumes at a slower pace,
someone can get drunk and not have to watch their case of beer all night in fear of it being stolen. This law may lead to students choosing liquor over beer, which seems to be a conflicting outcome. Drinking beer allows students to slowly become intoxicated, often times making them realize when they are close to having enough. Liquor can hit someone all at once. Officials are limiting the means of students getting inebriated more slowly by putting laws on keg beers, which may result in more accidents of alcohol poisoning. The cost of packaged beer may end up being greater, along with the inconvenience of having to haul a case of beer around on a weekend night, but this new law most definitely won’t make students stay home sober. The law could lead to more problems than solutions because students are looking elsewhere to get their buzz.
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Fight for your security Some students are saying that they do not expect to receive Social Security payments when they are old. You should not give up so easily; fight for your future! Everyone who has held a job has already contributed into the Social Security fund through FICA
contributions. You deserve to be able to look forward confidently to receiving Social Security when old. The Republicans are waging a subtle class war against the coming generation, trying to convince you to give up your rights, your security and what you have
earned and will earn. Social Security is the most successful federal program, paying its own way and secure — unless we let the Republicans tear it down for being successful. Joel Welty Blanchard
Slavery was key issue in states’ rights I must comment on the recent “Ron Paul, a man to consider” column. I am not commenting on Ron Paul but rather the statement in the column that the main cause of the Civil War was states’ rights. It occurs to me that the entire
reason the north and south had differentiated so much prior to the Civil War was slavery. The south was fighting because their “way of life” (based on a massive slave population) was threatened. States’ rights were an excuse used to defend slavery, claiming
states had the right to determine whether their citizens could hold other human beings in bondage. Is it disturbing that a music major has to point this out? Where are our history majors? Mike Carden Ohio Graduate Student
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Ben Harris Senior Reporter
Clear up the gridlock
It’s been three years and the rivers run with hot, liquid rage over Obama’s job performance. I mean, what’s the guy done, really? He promised change and all we’ve got is an economy in tatters and a bunch of screaming, red-faced Republicans. But anyone who voted for him in 2008 shouldn’t be regretting it. I didn’t vote in ‘08 because I wasn’t old enough, but I’ll be voting for him in 2012. There was never any doubt in my mind about that. What I’m looking into and what everyone should be looking into really, is whether or not to vote for their incumbent Congressman (or woman). Anyone who’s been paying any attention to Capitol Hill knows the word “gridlock.” But it’s something worse than gridlock. It’s like being in a room where everyone has his or her arms out and when anyone tries to move they get pushed right back to where they started. And it’s not the President’s fault. He’s the guy in his office with his head in his hands crying, “Why won’t everybody just get along?” It’s hard to get anything at all done when a group of kindergartners know how to play nice better than our legislators. Does anybody remember the stink about that thousand-page health care bill early in Obama’s presidency? Remember that heroic group of dissenters from Obama’s own party? Those Red Dog, Blue Dog, Green Dog Democrats, or whatever silly name they called themselves, trying to save our country. Give me a break. They were mutineers. Instead of compromising, it’s become a matter of filibustering until even C-SPAN gets bored of showing it. I heard a story once of a senator going up and reading names out of a phonebook to prevent voting. It’s not Obama’s fault when the bill he puts together and presents doesn’t get passed because the men and women of Congress need their diapers changed, so they refuse to cooperate. At that point, it’s really not Congress fault either. It’s our fault, as voters, for letting them get away with it. Something like 90 percent of incumbents get reelected. There are a lot of reasons for that, and one of them is people recognizing the name and casting the vote. That’s a problem. But term limits aren’t the answer. There needs to be a public movement in favor of politicians compromising. We can’t always get everything we want. I think people sometimes forget how the government works. Of course when nothing gets done, Obama takes the heat. It’s part of his job. But people should be less concerned with the Presidential election and pay more attention to the Congressional election. No matter who we elect to be President, nothing will get done if Congress decides to drop anchor and pout for four more years.
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Coming Out Week planned to entertain, educate By Megan Rolph Staff Reporter
From 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Bovee University Center Rotunda, The Queer Monologues will be performed by a group of students. “The Queer Monologues are meant to raise awareness of issues within the LGBTQ community,” Gawronski said. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday there will a screening of the film “Fish Out of Water” in the East Campus Herrig Classrooms 2 and 3, where LGBTQ community members are teaming up with east campus RAs. After the screening, they will hold discussions aimed at trying to change common perceptions about the LGBTQ community. Wednesday’s event is Drag Queen Bingo hosted by Sabin, which will take place at 7 p.m. in Powers Hall room 243. “This is always a popular event where people can come out, play bingo, win prizes and be entertained by whatever Sabin decides to do,” said Gawronski. “Sabin is a staple of Central Michigan life and performed in the drag show
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last year as well as drag queen bingo last fall.” Thursday is Coming Out at Kaya night, where people will meet at Kaya Coffee & Tea Co., 1029 S. University St., to share personal stories about struggles they have had to face when deciding to “come out of the closet.” “Everyone comes to Kaya at 7 p.m. and people are offered the opportunity to share their stories that pertain to coming out, or any issue with the LGBT community,” Gawronski said. The final event will take place at 7 p.m. Friday in Pearce Hall room 127, where Andrea Gibson, an award-winning poet, will be performing slam poetry. Her poetry focuses on gender norms, stereotypes and issues facing the LGBTQ community today. “We would love to see CMU students, faculty and staff support at the events,” Jolliff said. “We have planned an amazing week of events for everyone to enjoy.” studentlife@cm-life.com
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Big Rapids resident Clara Schwab smiles and looks up at her friend, Shepherd resident Melvin McCray, while he plays a song by Johnny Cash Saturday at Island Park. McCray spent several hours teaching Schwab how to play the guitar while they enjoyed the sun and warm weather. “This is my third or fourth lesson, I can put my fingers where they’re supposed to be,” Schwab said, laughing. “She’s pretty determined,” McCray said. McCray is also a member of the band Ladies in Black and Gold Stings which has performed at several area blues festivals.
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On Oct. 11, 1987, half a million lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allyidentified people participated in a March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The anniversary of this march became a national day to celebrate “coming out.” Coming Out Week at Central Michigan University is a week full of events put on by CMU’s Office of LGBTQ Services, Spectrum and Transcend. The week is put on to help bring light to the LGBTQ community. “Next week is a part of a national celebration,” said Shannon Jolliff, director of LGBTQ Services. “Events are held annually to celebrate coming out and to raise awareness of the LGBTQ community.” Events will take place Monday through Friday on campus. “Shannon Jolliff works very hard every year to provide educational and entertainment activities to help the CMU community participate in the national celebration,” Jon Humiston, student ombuds officer and president’s office assistant said. “Coming Out Week is one of our main events of the year where we focus on improving the visibility of the LGBTQ community on campus and helping people become more knowledgeable about the community,” said Justin Gawronski, a Macomb sophomore and president of Spectrum. “We put this event on in order to show LGBTQ students on campus that it is okay to be who they are and there are outlets for support and advocacy on campus.”
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Utica junior Lance Hay laughs at a joke during a performance by political comedian Jeff Kreisler Saturday evening at Education and Human Services Building’s French Auditorium.
Jeff Kreisler delivers laughs to College Democrats By Tony Wittkowski Staff Reporter
Jeff Kreisler, author of “Get Rich Cheating,” made a special appearance at Central Michigan University hosted by College Democrats. Kreisler performed at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Education and Human Services Building’s French Auditorium to an audience of about 35. Race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, politics, Charlie Sheen and the Yankees were just a few of the topics Kreisler touched on. “Most of my stuff was political,” Kreisler said. “And it was a bit more left-leaning than usual.” Kreisler has been doing shows sponsored by College Demo-
crats for a while now. He is also the winner of the Bill Spirit Hicks Award and has appeared on IFC, MSNBC and Comedy Central. “College kids are interested in this kind of stuff and can relate to it,” Kreisler said. Utica junior Lance Hay compared the comedian’s satirical humor on politics to that of “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show.” “I wasn’t sure which topics he would cover but I was happy with what I heard,” Hay said. Kreisler’s jokes were met with both laughter and some less emphatic responses. “Trickle economics is when the rich urinate on the poor,” Kreisler said. Besides politics, Kreisler tailored his material to the college crowd.
“School is expensive,” Kreisler said. “You’ve got tuition, you’ve got books and you’ve got pingpong balls.” Kreisler showed a video of a fake infomercial to promote his book, “Get Rich Cheating.” Some of the university’s faculty attended the comedian’s performance. “I enjoyed the whole range of topics he touched on,” said Charles Novitski, associate professor of Biology. “It’s always fun to hear someone poke fun at hypocrisy and dishonesty.” Aside from the jokes, Kreisler took a few moments to point out important issues as well. “There are problems in our political system,” Kreisler said. “They capitalize on ignorance.” studentlife@cm-life.com
CM Life wins 24 MPA awards By Catey Traylor Staff Reporter
Central Michigan Life has been named the best collegiate newspaper among the major schools in Michigan for 2011. The General Excellence designation by the Michigan Collegiate Press Association was awarded the second consecutive year to CM Life, which gives the newspaper its third general excellence award in five years and eighth since 2001. “Content and consistency remain the keys to successful collegiate journalism and CM Life is maintaining a culture of excellence,” said Neil Hopp, director of Student Media and the newspaper’s adviser. Professionals from out-ofstate newspapers judge the annual competition. “This newspaper provides thorough and interesting coverage of Central Michigan University and the community,” said one judge. “I was impressed by its enterprise reporting. The design is clean and professional with strong photos played well. Strong emphasis on sports. Features were very creative. The editorials were thoughtful. Excellent content all-around.” Along with the general excellence award, CM Life won 23 other individual awards, including Best Online Newspaper.
In 2010, CM Life won two first place awards, and in 2011, 11 first place awards were given to CM Life in categories including feature story writing, page design and photography. Staff photographers nearly swept the category, winning six of the nine awards possible. “I think these wins show how well-rounded our photo program is at CMU and how tenacious our photo staff is. They put in a lot of time and hard work and there’s been a lot of growth throughout the year. To see them win makes me proud,” said former Photo Editor Jake May. “We were able to shoot photos that showed more personality, humanity, and depth and access rather than showed a face-view that everybody sees. We were able to go a step further with our photography and that’s why we were recognized.” Other big competitors include Michigan State University, which won 16 total awards, and the University of Michigan which won 11. In addition to the individual awards, CM Life won the General Excellence designation by the Michigan Collegiate Press Association. This is the second consecutive time the paper has earned this honor, and the eighth time since 2001. “I think it’s a good testament to the staff as a whole and the
ongoing effort and teamwork that they had throughout the academic year,” former Editorin-Chief Jackie Smith said. CM Life’s editorial awards included: First place feature story by Randi Shaffer, third place sports feature story by Kristopher Lodes and Brandon Champion, third place multimedia reporting by the staff on the medical school, third place column by Ryan Taljonick on the costs of Bin Laden’s death, and second place editorial and third place editorial. Photo awards included: First place news photo by Sara Winkler, second place news photo by Jeff Smith, first place feature photo by Libby March, second place feature photo by Paige Calamari, first place sports photo by Victoria Ziegler, second place sports photo by Sean Proctor. Design awards included: First place news page design by Chelsea Kleven, second place sports page design by Aaron McMann and third place feature page design by Chelsea Kleven. The advertising department awards included first and third place black and white advertisement, first, second and third place full color advertisement, first and third place promotional advertisement, first place special section. university@cm-life.com
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Browne said. “We may search the area with police cars or on foot, we may enlist the help of the search team, but we may call in a K-9 tracking dog,” Browne said. “It’s just, unfortunately, a case-by-case scenario.” Browne said he supports the bill, but is upset that legislation has to be adopted to force parents to report their missing child. “I would think most parents would report their child was missing, so I think it’s unfortunate that they have to pass legislation to do as such,” Browne said. metro@cm-life.com
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HOMECOMING EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY w Monday through Friday Oct. 14 Homecoming Medallion Hunt All day, Somewhere on Campus w Monday through Thursday Homecoming Gold Ambassador Elections noon to 1 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Auditorium w St. Jude’s Letter Sending Campaign will be held 5:30 p.m. in the Finch Fieldhouse w Chippewa Food Relay at 6 p.m. in the Finch Fieldhouse
TUESDAY w CMU’s Amazing (Relay) Race will begin at 8 p.m. Check-in at 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY w Trivia Challenge will begin at 6 p.m. in the Finch Fieldhouse. Check-in at 5:45 p.m.
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Residents of Larzelere Hall show their excitement for Homecoming Week activities by throwing leaves Sunday afternoon on the Central walkway. “This hall has a really good sense of community and lots of encouragement to get involved,” Mason sophomore Mike Schmidt said. “We have a thing here and it’s called Larzy Love. It’s a thing that welcomes everybody and encourages everybody.”
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omecoming week isn’t just about winning for the residents of Larzelere Hall. Although the hall has won the Maroon Cup, awarded for participation in Homecoming events the past two years running, Lake Orion sophomore Meghan Price said the week is more about having fun. “Winning would be fun, but it’s definitely not the main reason for participating,” she said. She said the open and inviting atmosphere in Larzelere is probably one of the main reasons why so many residents are involved in the Homecoming activities. “It looks like there are more people excited this year than last year and we had a pretty big turnout last year,” Price said. “So I’m excited to see how it turns out.”
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By Ben Harris | Senior Reporter Price said she is in charge of organizing the chalking event. She said she had to add more spots since there were so many people interested in signing up. “There’s a lot of spirit in Larzelere,” she said. “We really want to go out and have fun with the different events.” The sense of community is strong in Larzelere, said Bad Axe junior Nick Varner. “We’re expecting a very good turnout,” he said. “I already have two full pages of people who are interested in participating in the Medallion Hunt and Mock Rock. I’m very excited to be the event coordinator this year.” Larzelere Hall’s team found the medallion two years ago and just missed it last year, Varner said. “We have a history of being really involved,” Varner said. “Events like Hall Council build up that bond between residents. We want Larzelere to be a place where you make friends and bond with neighbors to build connections that will last the
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rest of your life.” Varner said Larzelere probably has the most active Hall Council on campus, which contributes to the high turnout for Homecoming Week activities. Mason sophomore Mike Schmidt said he was so involved with the Medallion Hunt last year that it sometimes kept him up at night. “When everybody wants to find the same thing, everybody gets together and you get to know people,” Schmidt said. “It brings you together.” Schmidt said he planned to stay involved this year during Homecoming Week by participating in the Food Relay and Mock Rock. “This hall has a really good sense of community and lots of encouragement to get involved,” Schmidt said. “We have a thing here and it’s called ‘Larzy Love.’ It’s a thing that welcomes everybody and encourages everybody.”
Homecoming Parade will begin at 11 a.m. in Lot #22 and finishing at the Sacred Heart Church, 302 S. Kinney Ave. Eastern Michigan vs.CMU Football game will begin at 3 p.m. at Kelly Shorts Stadium w Chris Tucker Live! from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the CMU Event Center w 14th Annual Cardboard Boat Race from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rose Ponds w Class of 1961- 50 Year Class Reunion starts with brunch at 9:30 a.m. in the Powers Ballroom. Then join your classmates and other alumni for food from noon to 3 p.m. near Rose Ponds w Miles for Medals 5K Run and 1-mile Fun Run/Walk starts at 8 a.m. at Finch Fieldhouse 110. Check in begins at 7:30 a.m.
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1,000 expected to search Homecoming parade brings students, alumni, residents to campus, downtown for hidden medallion By Kirsten Kearse Staff Reporter
More than 1,000 students are expected to participate in the search for the medallion hidden somewhere on Central Michigan University’s campus this week. Each Sunday before Homecoming week, students have the chance to participate in a hunt for the 3.5 inch medallion. The person who finds the medallion will win a $200 gift certificate from Papa John’s Pizza, 1504 S. Mission St. and 50 points toward the Maroon Cup spirit trophy. Students participating in the hunt, which began Sunday, should look for clues on the Medallion Hunt website located at medallion.stulife. cmich.edu. The Office of Student Life will post one clue each night throughout the week. “It’s a great way to celebrate CMU spirit,” said Student Activities Coordinator Damon Brown. “It’s a great way for students to come out with their residence hall and friends, and just find a way to be connected to something like that.” About 1,000 students typically participate in the event, but to get a more accurate count, Brown said
they are trying to have students register on OrgSync this year. The rules state there will be no entering closed facilities, climbing, swimming or digging to find the medallion. The Medallion Hunt website states the event is supposed to be fun and students should not miss class or get too serious about it. Past contests have included deciphering numeric codes, solving riddles and using pictographs to discover letters for ‘fill in the blank’ clues. Au Gres senior Clark Larson, said the Medallion Hunt is a great way to meet your neighbors. “When I lived in the dorms, we organized a floor hunt and I met a lot of people I’d seen around, but never really talked to,” Larson said. Last year’s winner was a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Brown said. “We focus a lot on getting students out and taking events that are fun and exciting,” he said. “This event has taken off on its own.” studentlife@cm-life.com
Signups remain open until Wednesday for participation By PJ Carr Staff Reporter
The streets of Mount Pleasant will be filled with residents, students and alumni during the annual Homecoming parade Saturday. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday morning near Lot 22 on the corner of Washington and Preston streets. From there, it will turn onto Bellows Street and make its way to Main Street before finally reaching Broadway Street downtown. The final stop will be at the Sacred Heart Church 302 S. Kinney Ave. There are more than 30 groups participating and signup is still open until Wednesday. One of the groups involved is the south area residence halls with Fremont sophomore McKenna Osborn leading the way. With so many people in her group, Osborn said she feels
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CMU’s marching band provided music to the Oct. 16, 2010 Homecoming parade. The parade ran from Washington street to S. Kinney Avenue.
like their Wizard of Oz float will have one of the best designs. “I think we have the power in numbers and creativity,” Osborn said. “Plus, we have a lot of sequins and fun, dedicated people.” Osborn, like many other Central Michigan University students, will be competing for the Maroon Cup
and Golden Goblet in which points are gathered to determine the ultimate winners. First, second and third place winners will be determined for those contending. Custer junior and parade organizer Samara
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Female ambassadors discuss roles on campus By Madeleine Bradin Staff Reporter
Although all the female Homecoming Gold Ambassador candidates have different definitions of what the title means, they all share a love for Central Michigan University. Holly senior Michelle Vermilya describes a Homecoming ambassador as someone who embodies what it means to be a CMU student. A good ambassador is not only about doing her personal best, but also about helping others to be their best, she said. “It’s about enabling the future of CMU. I’m a resident assistant so I am trying to help all the students I have direct contact with every day to be the best they can and get their full experience at
CMU,” Vermilya said. “Being Gold Ambassador would put me in a position to help more people and that is my goal, to leave CMU with having the biggest impact I can.” Clarkston senior Meredith Clark has been coming to CMU’s Homecoming since she was 4 years old. Clark said she feels this has given her perspective on the importance of Homecoming for the whole community. “Being a Homecoming ambassador is an honor because it is a representative of the CMU student body and all of the ideals of CMU,” Clark said. “I have had a variety of mentoring roles at CMU and have always tried to mentor incoming freshman or current students so they can realize all the opportunities to be involved. Once you are involved, you are connected to Central.”
Troy senior Kellie DeSchutter said being a Homecoming ambassador is a way to serve as a role model for other students. “You are a representative for the students based on the things you have done while on campus. That would include leadership, volunteering in the community and academics,” DeSchutter said. “Becoming Gold Ambassador would be an acknowledgement of the fact that I have worked so hard to be involved and to do well in my classes, it would be a huge accomplishment.” Saginaw senior Sarah Naples said CMU is more than just her school; it is her home. Naples said she credits CMU with her transformation from a shy freshman into the leader she is today. “A Gold Ambassador repre-
sents the CMU community by serving the campus and sharing their love for CMU. They show great leadership, are highly motivated, passionate, involved and a well-rounded person,” Naples said. “A Gold Ambassador should be living his or her life to celebrate and take pride in CMU.” Sterling Heights senior Alexis Altier said she believes the gold ambassador should be someone who represents CMU with pride and represents all the outstanding students of CMU. “I’ve had a lot of leadership roles on campus and they have exposed me to a lot of different people on campus and gotten me to appreciate the different aspects that CMU has to offer to its students,” Altier said.
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Five men will receive recognition as they represent Central Michigan University during Homecoming Week. Troy Heffron, Alan Jones, Will Damian, Robert Dolecki and Jon Rusch are the top five nominees for this year’s Homecoming Male Ambassador. One of the five will be voted by students and faculty members as Gold Ambassador, to be announced Friday. The five were first nominated by an registered student organizations or campus organization. They then filled out an application and were notified last May they had made top eight. Following was an interview process where five judges determined the top five. “It’s neat seeing how we all came from different areas of campus and unique experiences,” Heffron said. “It’s a great honor to be able to represent CMU and be part of this tradition.” The Greenville senior was nominated by the Volunteer Center’s Alternative Breaks pro-
gram for which he is chairman. Heffron said the program has helped him grow, understand diversity and increase knowledge of social issues. He is also involved in the Sports Management Association and is a resident assistant in Saxe Hall. Jones was nominated by Kappa Alpha Psi. The Detroit senior said Kappa has been his outlet to do everything he has done in life and looks forward to the annual Homecoming festivities. “Being Homecoming Ambassador is what I value and what I’m all about,” Jones said. “I am able to represent CMU and Homecoming to the level that it deserves.” Jones also dedicates his time to Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates, is a RA in Herrig Hall and is a part of Leadership Camp and Word Hammer. Damian is the only non-senior nominee. The Holland native is in his third year at CMU. He came into Leadership Camp as a high school senior and said the experience solidified his decision to attend CMU. He was chosen to be a facilitator as a freshman, and said his ex-
perience has influenced all his other involvements. Damian was nominated by Larzelere Hall Council. He is a second-year RA for the hall and said he is grateful for the opportunity the hall has given him. “To me, this means being able to stand up and say thank you to all the people I have interacted with here at CMU because they have all influenced me in some way,” Damian said. “I want to let them know their influence has real, tangible results.” Dolecki, often introduced as “Rockin’ Robert,” is a senior from Farmington Hills. He is a Fabiano/Emmons/Woldt Hall Council Nominee. He is part of Siblings Weekend, for which he is PR cochairman, and Leadership Safari, which he has been part of since being a participant freshman year. He also participates in various Alternative Breaks and hall council events. “CMU has been a roller coaster experience with a lot of ups and downs,” Dolecki said. “I think it’s important for a Homecoming ambassador though, because it shows that once they’ve been knocked down,
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Spotts said the floats will be judged in five categories: spirit, creativity, use of chosen theme, design and overall look.
year. She said it overwhelms many of the returning alumni who see how the school has changed over the years. “For a lot of them, this is the first time they’ve been back to campus in 50 years,” Sanders said. “A lot of them have moved away or out of state or joined the military when they got out or got married and never came back.” Sanders said the smaller class sizes back then helped students get to know each other better and have longer-
lasting relationships. “The classes in the ‘50s and ‘60s were so much smaller than what they are now, that really everybody who graduated with each other knew each other,” Sanders said. Sanders said this particular class was the second class to graduate from Central Michigan University whereas a few years prior, the school had been known as Central Michigan College. “So many of them are so proud of that because it was
For Osborn, competition is not the only reason she joined. Building the float led to many new friendships within her group. Since her float is being built by four different residence halls, she said it is a good way for students living in the same
area to get to know each other. “We always enjoy Homecoming and we wanted to unite south quad so the other residents can get to know one another,” Osborn said. studentlife@cm-life.com
when the school was becoming a bigger and more serious school,” Sanders said. According to the Alumni Association website, the day will start with a 9:30 a.m. brunch at Powers Ballroom. There will also be a class of ‘61 tent at the Homecoming tailgate prior to the football game against Eastern Michigan University at Kelley/ Shorts Stadium. studentlife@cm-life.com
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Cardboard Boat Race at Rose Ponds Saturday By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter
The theory of “duct tape fixes everything” will soon be put to the test at the 14th annual Cardboard Boat Race. Students will be competing in the Boat Race, an event during Homecoming Week, at 1 p.m. Saturday. The boats, constructed out of cardboard and duct tape, will be raced by students in groups of three or four across the Rose Ponds. Students participating in the boat race, specifically from EGR 120: Introduction to Engineering, will bring their boat designs to the signup at 12:30 p.m. An entry fee of $20 is due at the signup. Teams are required to build a boat and paddles with only the materials provided by the school of engineering and technology. No teams were allowed to start construction on their boats before Oct. 3. “We have to design the best cardboard boat and get it across the couple lakes,” said Dexter sophomore and firsttime race participant Zachary Lucas. “You only get limited materials like cardboard and duct tape. Our boat is designed for three people, and it’s going to be lighter. We think our boat
is going to be really stable, and we think that will give us a real chance.” Teams will also be provided with building space, tools and 100 “Boat Bucks” to spend on materials. Materials available for the design of the boats include cardboard sheets in sizes 4 by 8 feet, 4 by 4, and 2 by 8; one roll of duct tape, and one tube of liquid nails. Perrinton junior Clay Colley said he rememberd doing all the calculations to make sure the boat would hold everybody and not sink when he participated in the event in 2009. “We were one of the only teams that had four people in our boat. We thought maybe if we had more people, we’d have more power and go faster,” Colley said. “We stayed afloat all the way through, but we were actually not fast.” All races will be timed, and prizes will be awarded to the top finishers. Life jackets will be given to each race participant and will be required to be worn during the entire race. Participants are also required to wear watersports shoes or laced shoes, and are responsible for bringing their boats to the race, as well as breaking them down after
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the race and throwing the materials in the dumpster. Colley said he would do it again if he were ever asked, even after his minor slip last year. “We had to take the boat out of the water. While getting out of the boat, my foot got caught, and I fell in the water and got soaked,” Colley said. “It was 30 degrees that morning. It was freezing cold.” Any foul play, ramming of boats or sabotage will result in the team’s dismissal from the race. Colley said his advice for the
current participants was to not seat four people in a boat. “For seating arrangements in the boat, don’t sit beside each other, sit behind each other in a row,” Colley said. Lucas said he was very excited to race in his boat called the “Flounder,” along with his team, called The Wolfpack. “My 21st birthday is actually this Thursday, and the Homecoming game will also be this Saturday,” Lucas said. “I think the boat race will make it even better. It’s a big event.” studentlife@cm-life.com
Founder of Gus Macker to be Grand Marshal By Jamie Favazza Staff Reporter
Scott McNeal was speechless when he learned he was the 2011 Central Michigan University Homecoming Grand Marshal. The 1979 alumnus will assist in various activities before the Chippewa football team takes on Eastern Michigan University Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. “I’ve known Scott a long time and I’ve never known him to be speechless,” said Executive Director of Alumni Relations Marcie Otteman. “When we called Scott and asked him to serve as this year’s Grand Marshal,
he couldn’t talk.” The 1979 alumnus succeeds former Grand Marshals like former trustee and Merrill Lynch Senior Vice President John Kulhavi and Amy Roloff, star of “Little People, Big World.” According to Otteman, a committee is formed each spring that suggests candidates from a running list of famous and influential alumni. The Grand Marshal is chosen in the late summer, she said. “Scott was so humbled by being asked to serve as Grand Marshal,” Otteman said. “It was the best ask we’ve ever had. Being a Grand Marshal is a very
honorary position.” McNeal will attend a pep rally on Friday evening at Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium, ride in the parade on Saturday, be honored during a halftime ceremony with University President George Ross and attend other alumni activities. “It’s a great way to allow alumni to pay tribute to CMU and talk about what it means to them,” Otteman said. According to the CMU 2011 Homecoming website, McNeal started the nation’s largest three-on-three basketball tournament series in 1974. The Gus Macker tournament has grown to
include more than 200,000 players and 1.7 million spectators participating in 75 cities annually. Lake Orion senior Stephanie McClung managed Gus Macker’s social media at CMU last year. She said McNeal was a great choice for Grand Marshal. “If there’s one thing that Scott loves more than Gus Macker, it’s CMU,” McClung said. “The guy literally bleeds maroon and gold.” McNeal describes Gus Macker as “Chevrolet and mom’s apple pie.” “It’s something for the whole family,” she said. studentlife@cm-life.com
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Annual Miles for Medals 5K to kick off Homecoming morning By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter
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More than 200 people get together at Finch Fieldhouse for the CMU Homecoming 5K/Miles for Medals on Oct. 10, 2008.
Maroon Cup, Golden Goblet competitions held all week By Jennifer VandenHaute Staff Reporter
This week registered student organizations will compete in activities to earn points to win the Homecoming Maroon Cup or the Golden Goblet. These annual competitions take place all week as part of Homecoming Week festivities at Central Michigan University. All student organizations are eligible to register to compete in the activities. “It gives people the opportunity to be active across campus,” said Houghton Lake senior Andrew Kreiner, a coordinating assistant in the Maroon Cup and Golden Goblet activities. Kreiner’s competition, The Quest for Central Spirit, is a race consisting of several puzzles and activities. The first team finished receives 50 points, second receives 40 points, third receives 30 points, and 15 points are awarded for participation. About 180 participants take part in this event. The competing teams for the Maroon Cup are the Program
Board, Student Government Association, Beddow/Thorpe Halls, Team New Towers, Robinson Hall, Saxe/Herrig/Celani Halls, Fabiano/Emmons/Woldt Halls, Merill/Sweeney Halls, Calkins Hall, Zeta Theta Pi, Kappa Kappa Psi, Trout Hall and Larzelere Hall. Teams competing for the Golden Goblet are the Asian Cultural Organization, Society of Physics Students, Phi Mu and Student Recreation Association. Bay City senior Brad Bender, the coordinating assistant for Field Games, said his activities will have participants competing against the clock. Bender made some activities fairytalebased to go along with the Homecoming theme, “I Dream a Dream,” such as, “Don’t Wake Sleeping Beauty” and “Scepter Challenge.” “Homecoming is my favorite time of the year, not only because there is a lot of school spirit, but because lots of alumni and students come out and really bond as a university,” Bender said. Royal Oak senior Rachel Gey-
er is the competition assistant for the Chippewa Food Relay. Geyer said she is enjoying her first year on Homecoming committee for the Maroon Cup and Golden Goblet. “It’s a way to plan one of CMU’s biggest traditions” she said. The competitions taking place this week are Homecoming Chalking, Change for Change, The Quest for Central Spirit, St. Jude’s Letter Sending Campaign, Chippewa Food Relay, Trivia Challenge, CMU’s Amazing (Relay) Race, Field Games, Chippewa Rock Rally, Just Dance Tournament, CMU Homecoming Parade and CMU Homecoming Miles for Medals 5K Race. Competitions for Maroon Cup and Golden Goblet kicked off Sunday with Campus Chalking, and end at the Homecoming football game Saturday against Eastern Michigan University, where the winning competitors of the Maroon Cup and Golden Goblet will be announced. studentlife@cm-life.com
Police increase patrols for weekend By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter
Homecoming weekend will be met with an increased number of police officers to keep parties and other extra activities under control. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Department and the Central Michigan University Police both said they plan on having extra staff available. CMU Police Lt. Cameron Wassman said police will pay attention primarily during the football game, Friday night and Saturday night. “We are out and about, like we normally are. We may have some extra staff here and there, but the main focus is on that football weekend evening,” Wassman said. “We see an increased level of things that go on due to the increased level of people that might be in town or activities that are going on. There are different activities that go on with increased foot traffic.” Wassman said during Homecoming Weekend there is an increase in general incidences such as MIP, drunk driving, property damage and disorderly conduct. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said his department’s focus will be patrolling and monitoring on the south side of the CMU campus to make sure things are going smoothly. “We will be bringing in a few extra officers and those officers will be roaming be-
tween apartment complexes that we are responsible for,” Mioduszewski said. “They’ll be monitoring all parties outside if there are real large gatherings and they’ll ask them to split up just to avoid any various issues.” Wassman said he has no reason to think Homecoming Weekend will be more problematic than most weekends, nor will it be any more or less activity for the police officers. “It’s similar to Welcome Weekend, just because there seem to be more parties going on,” Wassman said. Mioduszewski said the extra amount of people around during Homecoming weekend has never caused any significant problems. “We haven’t seen a major increase in crime. We’ve been pretty fortunate over the years that there may be a few more people around than a typical football game,” Mioduszewski said. “Most of the time, people are here just to have a good time and see old friends.” He said the most important thing for people during Homecoming weekend to remember is to be responsible. “Our goal is to make sure everyone has fun, but in a legal manner,” Mioduszewski said. “We just ask everybody to be responsible, enjoy themselves, follow the laws. Don’t drink so much that you can’t control yourself and do something stupid and get
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While most students will be preparing to tailgate on Homecoming morning, a few hundred students will be running to raise money for Special Olympics. Dan Ekonen, manager of coaches education and volunteers for Special Olympics, said there are more than 250 people signed up, along with about 75 volunteers for the 24th annual Central Michigan University Homecoming Miles for Medals 5K. CMU softball and baseball teams will be volunteering at the event as well, Ekonen said. “It’s a pretty good mix of students, alumni and faculty staff members from Central,” Ekonen said. “We’ve got a pretty good amount of volunteers.” Ekonen said last year Miles for Medals 5K had more than 500 participants and raised more than $5,000. “In the last four or five years, our numbers kind of exploded. There’s been an increase in numbers every year, so that’s been pretty exciting,” Ekonen said. “There’s quite a few alumni that come back and run the event, mixed with students.” The 5K will consist of a 1-mile run/walk starting at 8 a.m. and a 5K run/ walk beginning at 8:05 a.m. on Saturday at Finch Fieldhouse. The running club will also have a group that will be running in the event, Ekonen said. All participants will receive a medal for competing in the 5K. There will also be prizes for the first and second place winners overall. A new prize for this year’s event will be awarded for the most spirited or best dressed participant. “Last year, we had a guy show in a banana suit and run the race,” Ekonen said. “It was a funny thing that happened, so we decided to stick with it.”
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Ekonen has been working the event for four years, and looks forward to it every year. “We’re very excited. It’s a great event for homecoming. It’s bright and early in the morning, so it kicks off Homecoming,” Ekonen said. “Once everyone gets done with the race, they can still have time to get to the parade and all the other festivities. We’re excited, and our numbers are looking good.” metro@cm-life.com
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Three solar trash compactors tested across campus cost $10,500 By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter
Waste Management loaned three solar trash compactors to Central Michigan University to help the university become more environmentally sustainable. The compactors are located in front of the Bovee University Center, Warriner Hall and the Education and Human Services Building. They cost about $3,500 per unit to rent, reaching a total of $10,500. “Waste Management has loaned several units to CMU for a few weeks as a trial,” said Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management, in an email. “They were used at the Oct. 1 football game.” CMU wanted the units to arrive in time for campus tours and the fall football season, be-
cause of the increased traffic to campus. The compactors contain their own solar panels located in the lids, and are paired with a recycling container from Waste Management. Each unit is wirelessly connected to a command center that monitors its functions, such as fullness. The campus sustainability advisory committee had the original idea to bring the units to CMU. The committee monitors environmental efforts on campus, and advises the university president on student and faculty involvement. It was formed in 2008. Many students think the units should stay on campus permanently. “I’ve really been pro-solar energy, so I think that it will help a lot,” said Canton freshman Bridget McEvilly.
Members of the Student Environmental Alliance are involved in events such as the Midwest Power Shift, which is a multistate conference to discuss environmental issues. “(The units) are a smart and efficient way for the campus to be sustainable,” said SEA member and Hersey freshman Amanda Melanson. Tom Rohrer, director of the Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable Systems, said CMU’s efforts to become more sustainable began about five years ago. Besides the compactors, other efforts include installing energy efficient windows and light bulbs, “trayless” dining in residential restaurants to save water and using environmentally green products campus-wide. university@cm-life.com
Chris Tucker ticket sales slow so far By David Oltean Senior Reporter
Tickets aren’t quite where Program Board wants them for comedian Chris Tucker show Saturday but President Paul Sullivan has hopes an alumni showing will boost sales. “Everyone realizes he’s a funny person from ‘Rush Hour’ and his movies, but don’t realize he’s good at stand-up as well,” Sullivan said. “I think it’s going to be exciting to see him live.” Sullivan, an Allen Park senior, said he is looking forward to the show after checking out some of Chris Tucker’s standup routines online. The Program Board-sponsored event, scheduled for Homecoming weekend, will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in McGuirk Arena. Tucker, 39, also played roles in the movies “Friday,” “Dead Presidents,” “Mo Royal Oak senior Jack Schowalter particularly remembers Tucker for his role as Smokey in the movie “Friday.”
Schowalter said he is looking forward to attending the show and thought ticket prices were reasonable. “In ‘Friday,’ (Chris Tucker) made the movie. (The ‘Friday’ movies) after the first one just weren’t as good because Tucker wasn’t in it,” Schowalter said. “I’ve never seen him perform or anything, so it’s some-
thing I’ve really wanted to see for the last month or so.” Tickets for the event are not yet sold out and can be purchased at the CMU Events Center. The prices range from $15 to $30 for students and $25 to $40 for the general public.
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