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CMU Police: LSD caused student arrest

Investigation temporarily suspends club hockey team

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

A Central Michigan University student is lodged in Isabella County Jail following an altercation with police officers Wednesday night in Kessler Hall.

CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said his department received a phone call at about 10:30 p.m. regarding a disorderly student in the lobby of Kessler Hall who was suspected to be on LSD. When an officer arrived to the scene, he made contact with the individual, and as he was patting him down, the suspect headbutted the officer, Yeagley said.

When a second officer arrived, they wrestled the suspect to the ground in order to gain control.

Yeagley declined to provide any more details on the suspect Thursday.

Steve Smith, director of public relations at CMU, said at one point during the altercation, the suspect collapsed and stopped breathing.

“The suspect just went limp all of a sudden and became unresponsive,” Yeagley said.

“The officers checked his vitals and saw he wasn’t breathing and administered first aid.”

CMU officers immediately administered CPR and revived the suspect, who was then handcuffed and transported to McLaren Central Michigan Health Care for treatment, Smith said.

“The doctors said the young man is very lucky the police were there because they saved his life,” Yeagley said. “It speaks volumes about how professional the officers are here.”

Once medical personnel monitored the individual and approved his leave, he was then taken to the Isabella County Jail.

Yeagley said the prosecutor’s office charged the individual with three felonies: one count of attempt to disarm a police officer, a 10-year felony, and two counts of resisting or obstructing police, each of which are up to two-year felonies.

In addition, the individual was also charged with two misdemeanor acts: one for the use of a controlled substance, a six-month misdemeanor and one count of simple assault, a 93day misdemeanor charge.

Yeagley said calls regarding individuals on drugs such as LSD are fairly rare at CMU. He said it’s even more rare for a suspect to act in the manner this individual did by assaulting an officer.

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Residence halls beginning to use Twitter over Facebook

By Sean Bradley | Senior Reporter

Some students are using social media sites such as Twitter and Tumblr over Facebook to not only communicate with their friends but residence assistants.

Braden Riis, a residence assistant in Carey Hall, said he made a Facebook group for his floor but also made a Twitter account when many of his residents said they prefer Short Messaging Services or texts.

“I was setting up the group floor Facebook, and they said they didn’t use it,” said Riis, an Iron Mountain sophomore. “So I set up a Twitter account for my floor instead.”

He uses the social media platforms to send out messages regarding hall and floor-related events, such as floor meet-ups and social events, he said.

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day, or asking how their day went,” he said. “Like when the State game was happening, I asked people what their plans were.”

He said having a Twitter account for his floor helped him get to know his floor’s residents, something he wouldn’t have been able to do solely through Facebook.

“The first couple weeks I was trying to get to know people, and they preferred using a Twitter account,” he said. “I had 10 or 20 people say to make a Twitter account.”

Pinckney freshman Alex Hall said he likes getting Twitter messages from his RA, and they help him get to know his floor-mates.

“He sends out floor meeting messages,” he said. “Last Friday, we had a floor dinner and we ate as a floor.”

Hall said having Twitter is fast and easy to use, especially on campus.

“There’s a lot of people who have smartphones,” he

said. “I have an iPod with Internet access that I use on campus. It’s convenient.”

Having both a Facebook page and Twitter feed for his floor is a good thing, he said.

“A lot of the messages are pretty short and sweet,” he said. “It wouldn’t hurt to have both. More people would see it.”

Detroit freshman Ashley Powell said using Twitter is straightforward and can help people learn to shorten their messages.

“Twitter is daily updates,” she said. “You can get more thoughts out even though it’s a 140-character limit.

You learn how to shorten words.”

She said it helps create a community, even if they’re not talking face-to-face.

“If something happens in the hall, people will comment, laugh or joke about it,” she said. “It brings people together.” studentlife@cm-life.com

An ongoing investigation involving the men’s club hockey team by the Office of Student Life has led to the cancellation of its first two games of the season.

“They are temporarily suspended pending a university investigation, and until the investigation is complete, they will remain suspended,” Assistant Director of Student Life Tom Idema said. “The investigation is according to the code of conduct.”

CMU was scheduled to open its season Friday and Saturday with games at University of Michigan-Dearborn Ice Arena.

“This is in the studentathletes’ hands,” head coach Michael Willett said before directing Central Michigan Life to team captain Ricky Jones.

Jones confirmed the cancellation of the first two games but chose not to comment at this point in the investigation.

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CMU sees slight increase in total assets

By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University saw slight increases in total assets and operating revenue for the 2011-12 fiscal year, according to a report issued at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting.

Plante Moran, one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting firms, was selected to do the audit for the fiscal year — starting on June 30, 2012 — and was awarded a five-year contract from the university.

Representatives from the accounting firm were on hand Thursday to issue the report.

Results showed that there was a $7.4-million increase in total assets, offsetting a decrease in receivables, following a $4.6-million increase in deferred outflows and a $3.4-million increase in current assets.

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Prop. 1 on Nov. 8 ballot deals with emergency managers

By John Irwin Elections Coordinator

Editor’s note: This is the first in a six-part series detailing the November ballot proposals.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s (left, next to Detroit Mayor Dave Bing) proposed emergency financial manager proposal is controversial. The issue will be up for vote on the November ballot.

Perhaps the most controversial and divisive measure of Gov. Rick Snyder’s first two years in office will be up for a vote on the November ballot as Proposal 1.

On March 17, 2011, Snyder signed Public Act 4 of 2011, a law that gave more power to emergency financial managers appointed by the governor to manage financially distressed municipalities and school districts around the state.

Passed with Republican majorities in both houses of the state legislature, PA 4 establishes the standards under which a municipality or school

district can come under review by a state board to determine the status of its finances, the powers of that board and when the governor can appoint an emergency manager after the review.

The controversy, however, is over the new powers granted to EMs. Among other powers, the EM can take the place of government officials, including elected ones, reorganize the local government and can throw out government contracts made by the municipality.

Supporters of the act say it finally gives EMs the proper resources to get struggling communities back on sound financial footing, while opponents see PA 4 as a veiled attack on collective bargaining or democracy itself.

Snyder released a series of YouTube videos Tuesday focusing on his opinions behind each of the six proposals. He said the law is necessary to bring struggling communities and schools around the state back to financial stability.

“This is a good law,” Snyder said. “Actually, I’m very proud of it and the impact it’s had.”

Snyder said the old EM law was flawed because it did not have an “early-warning system” and did not give EMs enough power to get the job done quickly and efficiently.

“Both these reforms were

important, positive steps,” Snyder said. “We’re seeing the positive benefit of that law today, and I believe it’s very good public policy.”

Stand Up for Democracy, a coalition of labor and grassroots activists, successfully collected enough valid signatures to put the referendum on the ballot and has fought for the referendum in court. “(PA 4) just a power grab by politicians in Lansing,” the group says on its website.

“Political opponents of local officials don’t have to beat them in elections. They can just get Gov. Snyder and politicians in Lansing to take away power and put their people in place, people who support their political agenda – not the needs of people in the community.”

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eVents CaLendaR TODAY w “Project X” will be

showing at 6 p.m. in the Bovee UC Auditorium.

Admission is free and open to the public. w Sacred Heart Academy

Parade will start at 3 p.m. on Illinois Street and continue downtown. w Speak Up, Speak Out: The

Current Events Series will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Bovee University Center auditorium.

TOMORROW w “Will Run for Food”

race will begin at 9 a.m in Deerfield Park with the half-marathon and a 5K and 10K following. Price ranges from $20 to $30 depending on race event. All proceeds will benefit the Community Compassion Network. w The fifth annual “Art from

our Parks” will exhibit local artist’s work in Deerfield Park from noon to 4 p.m.

SUNDAY w The Jewish New Year, Rosh

Hashanah, is continuing at sundown.

CORRECTIONS Central Michigan Life has a longstanding commitment to fair and accurate reporting. It is our policy to correct factual errors.

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CMU professor killed in car accident Tuesday on U.S. 127

By Adam Niemi Senior Reporter

Robert Randall Cooley, a fixed-term faculty member in the department of physical education and sport, died in a car accident Tuesday on U.S. 127.

Cooley, 69, was one of three people killed in the accident when his southbound Oldsmobile van was struck by a northbound Chevrolet Silverado that crossed through the median.

According to a report from the Lansing State Journal, Larry Salzwedel, 55, and his wife Wilda, 48, of Elsie, were in the Chevrolet Silverado that crossed the median from northbound U.S. 127 to the southbound lanes and struck an Oldsmobile van shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Department chairman Scott Smith said nobody at CMU knew of Cooley’s death until he missed a class.

“I don’t know many details,” Smith said. “We didn’t know until he missed a class (Thursday) morning. He was on his way home from teaching classes here.”

Cooley worked for more than 30 years in physical education in the Okemos school system.

He retired last year and worked at the Center for Enhancement of Physical Education Program-

ming at CMU. Cooley’s job there was to work with Michigan school districts and help improve their physical Robert Cooley education programs.

Cooley was teaching three classes this semester.

Smith said a temporary measure is in place to continue teaching Cooley’s classes.

“The first thing we had to do was cancel his classes,” Smith said. “Now, we’re working on how to cover his classes for the rest of this semester and in the spring. We will probably, most likely, cover his classes with full-time faculty. Three faculty members are each going to pick up one of his classes.”

Smith said he didn’t know Cooley very well personally but professionally admired him.

“He wasn’t here, a long time, but while he was here he had a large impact,” Smith said.

According to an email from CMU, a funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Hope Church, 202 S. Creyts Road. in Lansing. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. university@cm-life.com

hoCkey | CONTINUED FROM 1A Club hockey is one of 42 club sports listed as registered student organizations through the Office of Student Life at CMU. An RSO can lose its status if an organization has outstanding university debt, fails to follow its constitution or due to campus conduct issues, according to the RSO manual.

The team made its name known among Division II teams in 2011 when it reached the

pRop 1 | CONTINUED FROM 1A Although the law was put into effect immediately after being signed, the law has been suspended since Stand Up for Democracy successfully won its

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case in the Michigan Supreme Court against Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility, a political coalition supporting PA 4. Any law facing a referendum is

ACHA National Tournament in San Jose, Calif., finishing third in Pool C. CMU ended its 2011-12 season following a loss to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in the opening round of the regional tournament.

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suspended under Michigan law until after Election Day, where it will either be reinstated or thrown out.

A “yes” vote on Proposal 1 in November is a vote in favor of keeping the law, while a “no” vote is a vote to repeal it. metro@cm-life.com

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Mount Pleasant resident Debbie Moore sits on a step and checks her cell phone during a cigarette break Thursday afternoon outside of the Bovee University Center. Moore works as a Quiznos supervisor and takes her cigarette break every day, weather permitting, on the same steps.

audit | CONTINUED FROM 1A There was a $1.3-million increase in total liabilities due to the addition of graduate student housing on campus and the Anspach Hall renovations, a $5.4-million increase in operating revenue due to increased student enrollment and fees and a $39.6-million increase in operating expenses due to increases in supplies and maintenance, as well as an increase in the costs of compensation.

There was a $44.3-million decrease in non-operating revenue, due to a $12-million decrease in state operating appropriations and unrealized losses on investments of $42.4 million.

Overall, there was a $6.1-million increase in the net position, or net assets, to $641.1 million. CMU saw its nets assets increase by $89.7 million in 2011. “(CMU is) consistent from year to year,” said a representative from Plante Moran who spoke to the board. “(The university is) tuition reliant, which is good because 66 to 67 percent of your revenue comes from tuition.”

Of current operating revenues, 2-percent was gained from federal grants and contracts, 6-percent was gained from departmental activities, 2-percent was gained from state and local grants and contracts, 23 percent was gained from auxiliary enterprises and 67 percent was gained from tuition and fees, bringing the

Spanish folk performance brings culture, music to UC for Hispanic Heritage Month

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Spanish classical and flamenco guitarist AnnaMaria Cardinalli performs during the Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff Tuesday evening in the Bovee UC Rotunda.

By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

Spanish and Hispanic culture came alive Tuesday night.

As part of the kickoff for Hispanic Heritage Month, Anna Maria Cardinalli performed Spanish and Latin American folk pieces at the University Center’s Rotunda, helping to educate people on different aspects of Spanish and overall Hispanic cultures.

Her performance included both instrumental music and ballads with a post-performance Q and A. “Using music as a lens to explore the culture,” Cardinalli said to a group of about 60 people.

Her guitar playing style, commonly known as Flamenco, is rich in not only musical traditions but Spanish historical traditions as well.

“I think I can’t even say how important each is because they are inseparable,” she said.

Mexico junior Petra Coronado said events such and Hispanic Heritage Month help her feel a bit more welcome at CMU.

“I think it’s important because it makes people who are not from here, feel more like home,” she said.

She said the performance, which also included traditional Mexican foods like churros and drinks like sangria, helps people learn about Hispanic culture.

“They put that much emphasis on it since the population isn’t very big,” she said, referring to the small Hispanic student population at CMU. “It’s good for other students. They can learn about older cultures.”

Detroit sophomore Alex Phillips said events like these helped him learn a bit about the history of Spain and other countries, which Cardinalli talked about throughout her presentation.

“I think I learned from it,” Phillips said. “She was talking about the Spanish Inquisition a lot.”

He said he liked her guitar playing and its style.

“I liked how technical it was,” he said. “It’s kind of intertwined with the history.”

Shelby Township sophomore Chris Martin said the music impacted the culture and history and vice versa.

“I liked how she related

one of the songs to the Spanish Inquisition,” he said.

“How it was sad, yet beautiful.”

Cardinalli played Mexican folk pieces, including one which is related to a folk tale about a ghost called “La Llorona.”

Also taking questions from the audience, she discussed the differences and similarities between flamenco and classical guitar styles, the music’s context and how it fit with certain historical eras in Spain and Mexico.

She said the music brings back a lot of memories of Mexico for her and helps the listener envision those places and feelings associated with them.

“It reminds the listener of Mexico or reminds me of the beauty of it,” she said.

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CMU’s 2011 independent financial audit was conducted on June 30 by Andrews Hooper Pavlik, PLC, of Saginaw.

At the time of the audit, CMU had $276 million in unrestricted funds, which was a $47.8-million increase from the previous year. Of those funds, $29.2-million was set aside to use for construction projects including the graduate housing project, the College of Medicine, University Center and Anspach Hall renovations.

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The 2011 operating revenue totaled $316.1 million, while total operating expenses reached $381.6 million. The 2012 operating expense total is expected to be $421.2 million.

Of the 2012 operating expense total, 58 percent was spent on compensation, 5-percent was spent on scholarships and fellowships, 2-percent was spent on utilities, 20 percent was spent on supplies, 9-percent was spent on operations and maintenance and 6-percent went to depreciation.

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Board sets Cmed tuition, approves $7 million research lab

Program Board pays $22,560 for two events

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter

Future College of Medicine students can begin to make financial plans now that they know what it will cost.

The Board of Trustees Committee for the College of Medicine met Thursday morning to provide updates on its progress, looking forward to its first inaugural class in August 2013. At the formal meeting later in the day, the board approved tuition rates of $33,536 for instate students and $67,072 for out of state students.

“We have to let our students know what it costs to come here,” said University President George Ross. “We had to have a tuition base in order to produce financial aid packages.”

CMED Dean Ernest Yoder gave a report of the college’s accreditation status, plans for admitting students for summer 2013, updates for student affairs, updates on different facilities associated with the college, updates on faculty and staffing positions and a progress update of the fundraising goal for the college.

“The CMU College of Medicine received accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission back in February 2012,” Yoder said.

The accreditation will allow CMED to offer the doctoral degree for students and will allow students to obtain federal financial aid and grants.

CMED has already received nearly 2,000 applications for its first class.

Prospective students will apply to the college through the American Medical College application service. The intensive application process includes a combination of essays, personal statements and a list of professional references.

Yoder said the college plans to interview between 350 and 450 candidates, and of those who receive interviews, 60 will be selected as the first inaugural class in August 2013.

Program Board paid $12,000 and $10,650 respectively to bring Dominique Dawes and Iliza Schlesinger to Central Michigan University.

Dawes, who won multiple national championships along with her Olympic medals during her 18-year career, gave an inspiring speech detailing her life, struggles and triumphs, emphasizing the power of the mind and an individual’s ability to overcome any obstacle.

Dawes is the only U.S. Olympic gymnast to win medals in three consecutive team gymnastics competitions. She was also a member of the famously known “Magnificent Seven,” who won the U.S. its first gold medal in women’s gymnastics.

Dawes is also the co-chair of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition of which she was appointed in 2010.

Dawes’s talk attracted about 400 people to Platcha Auditorium on Sept. 11 and was considered by Program Board officials to be a successful event, regardless of the cost.

“Dominique’s lecture on Wednesday had a great message attached to it,” Program Board adviser Damon Brown said in an email. “I believe that everyone in attendance left with some good information.”

The Program Board also invited Shlesinger to Platcha Auditorium on Saturday.

Shlesinger entertained a crowd of 470 students and impressed the crowd with her sharp wit and improvisational humor.

Schlesinger is a stand-up comedian, who won the sixth season of “Last Comic Standing” and also hosts the syndicated dating show “Excused.”

The two performances were less expensive than some past Program Board events. Last year’s Rodney Atkins concert cost Program Board $66,000.

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A sad truth One out of every four college students suffer from depression, counseling center offers help

By Katelyn Sweet | Staff Reporter

By Jessica Fecteau | Student Life Editor

One out of every four college students or adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness.

According to The Jed Foundation, a charitable organization that aims to reduce suicide and improve mental health for college students, the average onset for mental health conditions is between 18 and 24 years old.

The on-campus Counseling Center, located in Foust 102, is free to students suffering symptoms of a mental illness.

Counseling Center Director Ross Rapaport said 983 students took advantage of the counseling center’s services between summer of 2011 and spring

of 2012. There was a total of 4,092 individual counseling sessions.

For freshman students, there is a tendency to feel homesick and a case of anxiety when trying to adapt to the new lifestyle that comes along with college.

But the worries or signs

of depression don’t always come to a halt after freshman year.

“I’m scared to leave,” fifth-year senior Meghan Schemanske said. “At first, coming to the dorms was so new and intimidating that it was uncomfortable, but I have gotten so comfortable. I know what I’m doing every Friday night, and Mount Pleasant has become my second home.”

The Westland native said she has had plenty of experiences of struggle with depression and anxiety while trying to reach graduation.

“Sometimes it’s scary to think that you’re not good enough, because we’re honestly creating our whole lives here,” Schemanske said.

Freshman Kara Harris said the closeness of her hometown, Midland, has

eased the amount of homesickness she has dealt with.

“A lot of people feel trapped up here without their cars if their true home is far away,” she said.

“I’m lucky enough to get the big campus vibe but still able to see my family or get something from home quickly since I’m so close.”

The Counseling Center can help students overcome these feelings of depression related to being on campus.

“They can come on down and set up an appointment to meet with our counselors and work through their issues. Our staff is all trained, and they can refer to someone else if needed,” said Cori Miller, a graduate office assistant.

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title iX discussion continues SUSO event focuses on political messages, public interpretations

By Neil Rosan Staff Reporter

Central Michigan University is continuing its process of adding new women’s sports, as Title IX committee members updated their progress Thursday.

During the Board of Trustees meeting, Deputy Director of Athletics Derek van der Merwe explained what the committee would be doing in the future.

“We are currently in compliance. This assessment that we are going through is to determine future compliance and how to sustain compliance,” van der Merwe said.

Title IX is part of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal civil rights statute that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding. Athletics, being under the umbrella of education, is held to the same standards as the academic opportunities at the university.

This means the university needs to limit the gap in scholarships awarded to men and women.

The university is currently in compliance with Title IX, but officials are looking to stay with compliance in the coming years.

Total scholarship dollars have to be divided in proportion to the participation of men and women in the intercollegiate athletics program. That means if 53 percent of participants are men and 47 percent of participants are women, the scholarship dollars must be awarded in the same manner.

In 2010, President Barak Obama’s administration changed the interpretation of Title IX, which resulted in CMU no longer being compliant. CMU was informed by the Department of Education in 2011 that the latest interpretation of Title IX was applied retroactively to CMU and that the university would need to look at adding more varsity women’s sports.

Title IX uses three guidelines to measure a program’s compliance. The athletic department must have substantial proportionality of participation, a history of expansion for the underrepresented gender and/ or demonstrate that the interest and abilities of the underrepresented gender have been accommodated for. The university cannot claim the first or second guidelines but can claim the third due to a survey conducted in 2009.

Although the university isn’t facing any issues with Title IX at the moment, CMU wants to improve its compliance before problems arise in the future.

Currently, the university is conducting a search to find one or two new sports to have a better standing with Title IX. “We have to continue to look at expanding opportunities,” van der Merwe said. “We are assessing all the conditions of our university right now and looking into the future conditions and saying ‘we have to start to expand to meet that interest that is growing.’”

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By Carlee Campbell and Amanda Brancecum Staff Reporters

Subliminal messages and alienation in politics were just two topics attendees of Wednesday’s Speak Up, Speak Out event had an opportunity to discuss.

Andrew Blom, assistant professor in the philosophy and religion department, hosted the event, which focused on campaign messages.

Blom picked the topic due to the upcoming election in hopes of encouraging political conversation among students.

“The people are more intuned during election year to the policies,” Blom said.

The panel was split into four sections: covering attack ads, party positions, extreme party views and message control. The discussion, however, focused more on subliminal messaging, alienation of demographics and political parties taking messages out of context.

Video clips from the Democratic and Republican national conventions, as well as independent attack advertisements, fueled the discussions between the panel and students.

Saginaw freshman Demetrius Randolph said a clip from GOP candidate Mitt Romney’s speech at the Republican National Convention held an unspoken message.

“As Romney was speaking to the audience — which

was mostly white people — it seemed like (there was a) racial undertone ... and that completely exiled an entire race of Americans,” Randolph said.

Panelists for the event included associate professor of English Melinda Kreth, Traverse City senior and Chair of the College Republicans Megan Gill, Otisville junior and President of the College Democrats Alex Middlewood, English professor Bill Spruiell and assistant professor of political science Chris Owens.

Randolph was not the only one who felt exiled by the political parties.

“People want to see who

they associate with,” Saginaw senior Krystin Martinez said.

Martinez said the political parties both market themselves to a certain demographic and a particular audience, which is shown through the political ads. But in those ads, especially attack ads, which are independently funded, many liberties are taken, she said.

“Everything you say can become a sound byte,” Gill said. “Discussion over things are taken out of context.”

What candidates are saying is not the only thing under attack. In many privately funded advertisements, opposing group’s policies are

coming under fire, but most don’t hold very much truth. “(They) are gross exaggerations of the actual policies,” Gill said.

While many of the topics were serious, not all of the discussions following the campaign ads were.

“Some of it was over-thetop and ridiculous, and it’s fun to point that out,” Blom said.

Blom said the overall discussion and panel was constructive, regardless of how many students had knowledge of political issues beforehand.

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EDITORIAL | Leaked video shows real romney

Arielle Breen Staff Reporter

Take notice I seem to be one of the very few people at Central Michigan University not obsessed with my phone.

I look around and see people texting, staring blankly at their screens, and I am deeply reminded of “1984” by George Orwell or Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451.”

Fall is here, and I want to savor it, smell it and breathe it into me. I want to take in the sights and watch the beautiful seasonal changes day by day. I want to appreciate the abundance of fresh healthy food this time brings.

Even if I wasn’t enamored with fall or the natural beauty around me, I still want to be present in my life. I want others to be present in theirs as well and not slumber it away in a comatose scrolling of Facebook posts.

People say they don’t have time for this or that, but if they add up all the time they spent on things they don’t value, that is time they could funnel into something they love. A walk in the park, reading a chapter of a novel they have always wanted to read or even just some quiet time to themselves away from noise or children can be possible.

I look at other students and wonder who they are, what difficulties are they facing, what triumphs have they had today and what are their dreams?

I try not to become too absorbed in my own life that I don’t take notice at the complexities around me. At times it is difficult, and I might even fall into the “poor me” feeling, but I try my best to just stop and look around and see, is it really all that bad?

You know that moment when an ambulance goes by with its siren on, and you stop what you are doing and think about what’s happening? We need those moments of clarity; they awaken something primal in us.

I wonder if anyone else has noticed the way many people walk with blinders.

Even if they aren’t stuck in their devices, it seems people, especially college students, are often detached from their surroundings. They might be able to name off the presidents, or literary elements in Rebecca, but do they look deeper at the meanings and connections all around us?

The zombie apocalypse might not be too far away if we don’t take an active role in our lives.

When I get a dirty look in class because I just raised my hand to answer, yet again, another question I wonder is why they haven’t raised their hand? Is it because they don’t have an answer, or is it because they just want sit quietly in a room and pay a thousand dollars for someone to speak to them and tell them what to think?

I often wonder about these students and think of the reasons they could have for not taking an active role in their education. Couldn’t they do the same thing for cheaper at a community college?

Perhaps it is simpler to just sit back and have someone tell you what to think and not ask questions.

I can’t. I must ask questions.

I don’t think everyone should be the same as me, nor am I perfect, but it would be great to see others finding their passion for life and in life.

I think the first step we can take is to notice our surroundings. And what easier time to do so than fall?

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hen trying to become president of the United States, it is probably not a good idea to denounce half of Americans as lazy moochers.

Yet that is exactly what Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said in front of donors at a $50,000-per-plate fundraiser back in May, according to a recently surfaced video.

“There are 47 percent who are with (President Barack Obama) who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it,” Romney said. “They will vote for this president no matter what ... These are people who pay no income tax.”

So far, most of the outrage directed at Romney over the comments are over what he said, and for good

reason: What he said has no basis in reality. The idea that all Obama supporters are moochers who take no personal responsibility is absurd, and of those 47 percent of Americans who pay no federal income taxes, the vast majority of them either do pay taxes through the payroll tax or are either too poor to be eligible to pay income taxes or are retired.

But there is a larger problem with the Romney video that speaks to what is wrong with modern American politics. Speaking to these wealthy donors, Romney seemed perfectly at ease, speaking off-the-cuff, displaying a passion for policy and politics and showing off his sense of humor that we hear so much of but rarely see.

This stands in stark contrast to the

Romney seen on the campaign trail.

To Mitt Romney, the average voter has come to know is stiff, robotic and looks almost uncomfortable speaking in front of the Average Joe, rarely offering a vision of what his term in office would look like but rather speaking in generalities, trying not to offend anybody.

This begs the question: How would theoretical-President Romney govern? Would he govern as president of the whole country or only his wealthy donors and the 53 percent of voters he has shown no disdain for?

It’s hard to tell. One can’t make assumptions of someone’s governing abilities, especially when that person refuses to release their tax returns.

We can make assumptions, however, about how in tune with the country he is when Romney revealed he thinks an income between $200,000 and $250,000 qualifies as middle class.

Simply put: Romney is out of touch.

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[LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] The College Republicans at CMU should be deeply ashamed and embarrassed for inviting Herman Cain, a man who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment to our campus.

We are a school that takes sexual aggression very seriously and hosts a renowned sexual aggression peer advocate program, but apparently the College Republicans do not share these values.

Herman Cain was forced

to drop out of the presidential race after it was revealed that he sexually assaulted and harassed women who worked under him. This behavior is not acceptable or permissible. Cain should be exiled from mainstream society; he should not be celebrated or accepted in any area of American life.

One in six women will be the victim of completed sexual assault in their lifetime.

Over 50 percent of these assaults will not be reported to the police. Only one out of every 18 rapists spends any time in jail.

We live in a culture that makes it hard for victims of sexual aggression to speak up and even harder for perpetrators of sexual aggression to be punished.

The College Republicans of CMU, by hosting Herman Cain, are sending the message that they do not

care about victims of sexual assault and harassment.

I publically ask that the College Republicans cancel next week’s event and make a statement apologizing for inviting a perpetrator to our campus. The women of CMU deserve better than that.

Dear Central Michigan University College Republicans: Mid-Michigan Patriots would like to thank you for setting up the 9/11 Memorial of 3000 flags on the CMU Campus on September 11th and also at the Maple Creek Golf Club on September 8th for the Veterans Memorial Golf Outing.

We believe as you do that we must never forget the people who died on that terrible day in 2001 and the bravery of the firefighters, police officers and ordinary citizens who sacrificed their lives to save others. We must always keep in mind that the freedoms we hold dear

and the peace and prosperity we enjoy in our country do not come free. As we enjoy these blessings, it is imperative we support our armed service men and women who continue to make sacrifices on our behalf.

We appreciate your efforts to help us all re-

member those lost, to be thankful for our freedoms, to help us be united as we do all we can to retain our freedom. Thank you.

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“Inelegantly stated” Mitt Romney’s recently published remarks on “the 47 percent” have grabbed just as much air time and page space as Obama’s unfortunate “guns and religion” quote from his 2008 campaign. The gaffe comes at an unfortunate time for Romney, whose poll numbers have recently been lackluster in several key states.

For those unfamiliar with Romney’s misstep, the former Massachusetts governor was caught on film implying that welfare has created a sense of victimhood among Americans that permanently places some voters (about 47 percent, to be exact) out of his platform’s reach. His comments culminated in, “My job is not to worry about those people.

I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

Ouch. If you’re on welfare, it’s doubtful this is what you were looking to hear.

And yet, as laudable as such programs are, Romney’s remarks go to the heart of a very valid argument criticizing welfare reform: growing entitlement weighs heavily upon a recently weaker American economy. It’s perfectly fair to posit that welfare has encouraged self-victimization.

But the problem here isn’t such an argument — in fact, that’s nothing new. It’s the sense of contempt that Romney seems to have for nearly half of all eligible taxpayers, and this is what’s going to hurt him in the long run.

Compare this to Obama’s “guns and religion” quote.

After being asked why his platform wasn’t as well-received in small-town America, Obama posited that his policies weren’t being received well because a lack of change for the better had led to anti-government cynicism.

The current president said, “It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

Once again, the argument is perfectly believable. And, once again, the problem is the sense of contempt connoted by the remarks.

The chief difference, though, is that Obama’s are arguably more sympathetic—he does not lambast them for laziness or self-pity but demonstrates an understanding of the social dynamics working in small-town America. This is perhaps the reason why we can more easily look past the comment and see the argument at work and why we’re not still given to think of Obama as an elitist.

Romney, however, has some catching up to do.

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Commute back, forth to school is worth the trip for some students

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New Zealand freshman Mackenzie Potter, left, and Greenville junior Morgan MacDermaid get ready to drive four hours to work weekend shifts at Cedar Point Thursday evening outside of their apartment complex in Mount Pleasant.

By Melissa Beauchamp Senior Reporter

For many college students, weekends are a time for relaxing, socializing, catching up on studying and working – usually just down the road.

But as soon as Morgan MacDermaid’s Friday class is over, she hops in the car and takes the four-hour trip to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.

“Most people look at me like I’m crazy, but it pays the bills,” she said.

Since the summer of 2011, the Greenville junior has been employed at the amusement park. When her

employer asked her this summer if she wanted to continue work as a Johnny Rockets waitress, she couldn’t say no.

“I leave on Fridays, usually around 2 or 3 p.m., and get down there by 7 or 8 p.m,” she said. “I work 12 to 15 hours on Saturday and around five hours on Sunday. I’m back in Mount Pleasant by 10 p.m. Sunday, just in time to start off my week again.”

But MacDermaid is not the only “crazy one,” she said. Her boyfriend, New Zealand freshman Mack Potter, works his weekends away at Cedar Point as well.

She said it works out well,

because they can split gas and keep each other company. The two stay at Potter’s grandparents’ house about 20 minutes away from the park.

“Driving down late at night, I’m thinking to myself that it can’t be worth it,” Potter said. “But at the end of the weekend, when I’m counting my money I made, it’s totally worth it.”

Spending money on gas is the major downfall, but it could be worse, he said.

“My car is really good with gas, so I usually only spend $50 for gas a weekend,” MacDermaid said.

Although she spends more than eight hours in

the car each weekend, she said the money is worth it.

“Put it this way, I can pay for an entire month’s rent with one weekend of work,” she said.

MacDermaid said she is missing out on her weekend, which feels nonexistent.

“It’s hard not being able to go to football games,” she said. “It’s the first time I’ve ever had to work weekends, so it’s hard not being able to see people.”

Cedar Point marks the first job the junior has ever had in college.

“It’s a pretty big adjustment,” she said.

The most important thing is staying organized and taking it one day at a time, she said.

“It gets tiring, but it’s also fun,” she said. “My planner is my best friend.”

MacDermaid’s week is filled with classes, organizations, clubs and studying as much as she can before the weekend hits.

“It’s really busy with school during the week,” she said. “There’s no breathing time.”

Come November, MacDermaid said she will have her life back.

“This is just my life right now,” she said.

But they aren’t the only ones making the drive home to make ends meet.

For Rochester senior Zoe Eickholdt, working as a bartender last school year at the Laffayette Grand Traveling Chef in Pontiac was

“It’s stressful and a big commitment, all that commuting time, plus working doesn’t leave much time for anything else.”

Zoe Eickholdt, Rochester senior her way of making money.

The two-hour drive to Rochester every weekend was worth it for the money, she said.

“I liked going home to work, because I made better money than in (Mount Pleasant),” she said.

But as she moved up in her classes, Eickholdt said she didn’t have the time to travel home anymore.

“It’s stressful and a big commitment,” she said. “All that commuting time, plus working doesn’t leave much time for anything else.”

She said a major reason for working at home was keeping the seniority she earned.

“It was nice knowing I had something to go back to during the year, not just for the summer,” she said.

Spending time at home meant spending less time with friends in Mount Pleasant.

“I couldn’t do it right now,” she said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Mount Pleasant airport reconstruction faces setbacks

By Shelby Miller Senior Reporter

A $394,000 reconstruction project on the Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport’s West ramp is underway.

Roger Rousse, director of public works, said the Federal Aviation Association will pay for $370,000, while the Michigan Department of Transportation and the City of Mount Pleasant will each pay $12,000.

Airport Volunteer Coordinator Donna Husted Kriss said, over the years, the asphalt on the runway began to crack, letting in water under the asphalt that was washing the silica out of the sand.

She said this leads to divots on the ramp that might catch and break off a plane’s front wheel.

“We have to protect the pilot, the crew and the passengers,” she said.

Kriss said with 250 to 300 jets using the airport each year, plus roughly 1,000 smaller planes that come and go, the old ramp out-used its usefulness.

“When it was built, we didn’t have the traffic we do now,” she said.

Kriss and Airport Manager Jon Benzinger said the divots on the old ramp were so bad the FAA said it had to be reconstructed this year.

“Everything out here has a life expectancy,” Benzinger said. “Ramps last about 15 years; this one has been here about 20.”

Construction crews came in to deconstruct the old ramp and remove three feet of pre-existing sand. From there they brought in new

sand; however, it did not meet the FAA’s standards.

Kriss said there must be a certain type of sand used on ramps in order to withstand the weight and speed of jets.

The sand deficit is leading to setbacks in time and profit. Kriss said when construction began Sept. 4, the tentative end date was Sept.

29. However, they have already lost about a week of construction time.

Without the west ramp, there will also be revenue setbacks, because there will be lower fuel sales.

Benzinger said fuel can still be obtained, but the reconstruction is complicating things.

“We’ll lose about a week or two worth of revenue,” Kriss said. “We want to get it done as soon as possible.”

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Romney responds to video criticism: ‘My campaign is about the 100 percent’

By John Irwin Elections Coordinator

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign is in the middle of a relaunch as it looks to recover from a video that surfaced earlier this week showing him disparaging half of American voters.

In a video leaked to the liberal-leaning magazine Mother Jones, Romney told donors at a private $50,000per-plate fundraiser that 47 percent of American voters are so “dependent upon government” that they have no choice but to vote for President Barack Obama.

He said he cannot concern himself with trying to win them over or help them out.

The video has caused quite a controversy over the past few days. The Obama campaign called the remarks “shocking,” and even some Republicans, including Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, are distancing themselves from Romney’s comments.

According to a Reuters/ Ipsos poll of registered voters, 43 percent of voters view Romney less favorably after seeing the video, while 26 percent, mostly Republicans, view him more favorably.

After initially defending the comments, Romney appeared to walk them back a bit in an interview with Spanish-language television channel Univision at the University of Miami.

“My campaign is about the 100 percent in America, and I’m concerned about

them,” Romney said. “I’m concerned about the fact that, over the past four years, life has become harder for Americans. More people have fallen into poverty, more people we just learned have had to go onto food stamps.”

The Romney campaign is looking to get back on message after a couple weeks of distractions and setbacks in the polls by re-focusing their campaign on a sluggish economy and by reintroducing Romney as someone skeptical voters not fond of either candidate can trust.

“In a lot of the current survey data, there’s a desire among the electorate to know more about Mitt in terms of how he would lead,” an anonymous campaign official told Politico.

“Over the next six weeks, the campaign is going to provide a lot more of that.”

Romney has been criticized by many, including by some in his own party, for being too distant and short on vision on the campaign trail.

His campaign is looking to change that by rolling him out on the stump more often and by cutting back

on behind-the-scenes fundraisers. It is their hope that by bringing Romney into the spotlight more often, voters will become more comfortable with him when deciding who to vote for.

“We are going to look back at this as the week he got his act together or the beginning of the end,” a top Republican who works with the Romney campaign told Politico.

pleted, Rousse said more work is planned for the airport.

“This project is part of an ongoing capital improvement plan for the airport,” Rousse said. “The next capital project is the updating of the Airport Layout Plan, a project to develop a long-term vision for the airport and its facilities.”

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City will plant several types of trees downtown to replace diseased ash, locust

By Emily Grove Staff Reporter

A variety of trees will be added to Main Street after city officials removed 18 trees because of emerald ash borer infection.

Eleven ash trees and seven honey locust trees were removed and Downtown Development Director Michelle Sponseller said a joint effort will take place to decide the type of trees to replace those removed from downtown Mount Pleasant last month.

Sponseller said a variety of trees will be planted instead of one type to avoid repeating the ash tree situation where all the trees became diseased and required removal.

“We had two solid blocks full of ash trees, which we realized is not a good idea, and we will not be planting all the same trees this time,” Sponseller said.

Chris Bundy, director of parks and public spaces, said the seven trees removed from their planters worked into the Michigan Street project construction.

Those trees will also be replaced, he said.

“We’re adding 12 trees to replace them,” Bundy said. “It was part of the overall plan for the project.”

The downtown development board will work with Bundy and the street department over the next few months to study which trees to plant this spring.

“It’s always the plan to replace the trees, especially on the busy streets downtown,” Sponseller said. “It creates a more walkable, friendly town when trees line the streets.”

Bundy said although the missing trees in downtown Mount Pleasant are most noticeable, tree removal and replacement is also a common

practice in Mount Pleasant’s local parks.

The emerald ash borer is a problem nationwide, but Michigan was hit as one of the worst areas, Bundy said.

“We have a lot of ash trees in the city parks, specifically Island Park, and over time, people will start to notice when those are removed, too,” he said.

“What we try to manage is the trees that are close to a trail where people walk, because we don’t want a branch to fall and hit someone.”

Bundy said trees are removed in the summer or fall and replanted in the spring.

“We can’t replant right away, so we can’t remove all at once or else we will see huge open spaces,” Bundy said. “We do removal in a particular way so it doesn’t look so bare.” metro@cm-life.com

Daniel Tosh producing controversial show

By Ryan Fitzmaurice Staff Reporter

Tom Kenny, the voice actor of “Spongebob Squarepants,” and comedian Jerry Minor, who has made several guest appearances on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” held a phone conference Monday to promote his new show “Brickleberry.”

The comedy, which is being produced by Daniel Tosh, centers around a group of dysfunctional rangers at a second-tier national park. Brickleberry, as described by both Tom Kenny and Jerry Minor, aims for controversy and has no shortage of offensive material. The pilot

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CMED | continued from 3A “The CMU College of Medicine will be a four-year medical school, where the students will spend their first two years in the college receiving training in their speciality and their third and fourth years out at one of our facilities receiving hands-on clinical experience,” Yoder said.

St. Mary’s Hospital of Michigan, located in Saginaw, will be home to the Internal Medicine program, while Covenant Hospital, also located in

depression | continued from 3A Miller said many students suffer from depression and anxiety, but some might be too embarrassed or scared to say anything.

“Some things to look for that are common in students are loss of appetite, an inability to sleep and changes in mood,” the Menominee native said.

Schemanske said she has visited the Counseling Center before and would highly

alone has jokes about AIDS, makes fun of war veterans and even makes light of rape, despite previous outrage Comedy Central has received from outside parties due to their previous use of rape jokes.

“We’re talking about an adult comedy show here,” Kenny said. “What’s going to shock people, even five years ago, isn’t going to shock them today. It’s not enough to just push the envelope, you have to shred the (crap) out of it.”

Kenny said he was impressed by the restraint the producers showed in editing the pilot, despite all the controversy.

“I wasn’t able to discover any self-editing,” Kenny said.

“I thought that was a very wise decision and a great way to go forward.”

“Brickleberry” is one of Jerry Minor’s first forays into voice acting, with his only previous experience being a small skit on Crank Yankers. Because of this, watching the pilot was a strange experience, he said.

“Seeing your character come to life, it’s like watching something I’ve never seen, like I didn’t do it.” Minor said “ It’s really bizarre.”

currently MAC sports, but the university has also been advised to look at emerging sports such as equestrian and rugby.

“We are looking at every sport,” van der Merwe said. “We have not isolated or honed in on any single sport.”

The committee has also been examining local high school sports that have a high interest rate.

With the fall sports season already in full swing, the committee is still committed to bringing new women’s sports to CMU in the coming years.

“There is definitely going to be some movement to add a sport. It’s in the immediate future, and we are committed to that,” van der Merwe said.

“There was a lot to talk about — almost too much,” he said.

Middlewood didn’t feel as optimistic about the discussions.

“People didn’t want to talk about the message,” she said. “It is important to realize the true message behind the ad and not just the content.”

Rochester sophomore Noelle Beck agreed with Middlewood.

“It was a little bit more opinion-based,” Beck said.

“I thought it would be more informative, (but I got) more clarity on issues, and (the event) brought new ones that I didn’t know about to my attention.”

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Saginaw, will be home to the general surgery and obstetrics and gynecology programs.

These facilities are planning schematic designs for 90,000-square-foot renovations in order to support residency students and clinical care needs to take place within the next year.

“The ownership of these properties is still to be determined — it’s one of those ‘tricky’ situations,” Ross said.

CMED has achieved 65 percent of its $25 million fundraising goal, raising more than $16 million.

Additionally, a $7 million research facility, located near the CMU Research Corporation,

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recommend it to students who might be feeling depression or anxiety.

“They don’t know your friends or family, they are completely neutral in your situations. Sometimes you just need to talk, and they will listen,” she said. “They literally let you talk about anything, and they can’t repeat it. It’s overall a really positive experience, and it’s normal to need counsel-

was approved. The building will feature eight wet labs to be used for students from CMED and the College of Health Professions. The building is expected to be constructed by June.

Yoder said Dow Corning and multiple individuals, including CMU alumni, were among those who donated toward CMED. A dinner of recognition took place Thursday night to honor those who donated.

Today is the grand opening of CMED, featuring a ribboncutting ceremony and a tour of the college. university@cm-life.com

ing. Even the best psychiatrist needs a counselor sometimes.”

Although Rapaport said it’s too soon to tell if there’s been an increase in sessions this semester, he said it is at an average pace against previous years.

“It takes a lot of strength and courage to seek help if one needs it,” he said. “If a student wants to see a counselor, they just have to set up an appointment, but we also have urgent appointments available everyday.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Mid-American Conference play starts for the volleyball team today when it hosts defending regular season champion Northern Illinois.

Following the MACopener, Central Michigan will take on MAC West favorite Western Michigan.

“We’re really excited to be starting MAC (play),” sophomore middle blocker Danielle Gotham said.

“We’ve been looking forward to this, and they’re both home games, so it’s nice to have an advantage.”

CMU starts the weekend at 7 p.m. today with the Huskies in McGuirk Arena.

NIU might be the defending regular season champions, but the team is nowhere near the same as it was last year. Backto-back MAC Player of the Year, junior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski, transferred from the Huskies to Michigan State this offseason.

“They had a really good group last year and have some core returners,” head coach Erik Olson said.

“They have that ‘hey, we’re Northern (Illinois), and we expect to win’ (mentality), but they’ve done more of their fair share of losing.”

The Chippewas finish the weekend at 7 p.m. on Saturday with the rival

Broncos.

WMU took both regular season matches with CMU last season and return most of Kelly Maxwell their starters from last year’s team.

“Western (Michigan) looks like Western – they return everyone,” Olson said. “They are great defensively and fast in transition.”

With the Huskies being without two starters from the 2011-12 season and a matchup with the Broncos right after, it would be hard to overlook that opening match.

But Olson insists his team isn’t taking NIU lightly.

“I haven’t heard a single word of Western this week,” Olson said. “They know the name Northern (Illinois) is a big deal … when I start thinking about Western, I’ll be very concerned about them, and we’ll put our best foot forward.”

CMU hopes to have junior setter Kelly Maxwell back this weekend after sitting out of the team’s 3-1 loss to IPFW. “I would list (Maxwell) as a probable starter,” Olson said. sports@cm-life.com

“We’ve been looking forward to this, and they’re both home games, so it’s nice to have an advantage.”

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By Emily Grove Staff Reporter

The stakes are raised for the women’s soccer team today when they host their first Mid-American Conference opponent of the season.

The Chippewas will face Kent State at 4:30 p.m. at CMU Soccer Complex after seven consecutive road games.

Playing at home will offer CMU (4-3-1) some familiarity they haven’t seen in a while.

“I think, for many of us, this has been our home field for the past three years,” senior forward Laura Twidle said. “It’s the field we know best, and we always look forward to playing on it.”

The last time the teams met, the Chippewas earned a 3-0 shutout in 2011.

Head coach Neil Stafford said the game should be very aggressive, with both teams looking to prove themselves.

“I expect this to be a hard-fought match,” Stafford said. “When it comes to MAC play, tactics go out the window, and it becomes a bit of a boxing match.”

Both teams have numerous returning players, which Stafford said could bring more maturity to the game.

Kent State’s returning junior forward Jaclyn Dutton is a force to be reckoned with, scoring eight goals and dishing out two assists this season.

Junior midfielder Kaely Schlosser said she is confident in her team’s ability to stop Dutton and other dominant offensive players.

“In our non-conference schedule, we played really strong forwards,” Schlosser said. “We need to work together and not as individuals, and that’s when we’ve proved we have the capability to shut down these strong players.”

Stafford agreed and said

his team’s track record shows they’ve been able to deal with tough competition.

“If we focus on our game, I know we can cope with some of the best attackers in the MAC,” he said. “We have great experience on our side and also some quality freshmen.”

Freshmen like defender Danielle Rotheram and midfielder Christen Chiesa have proven they can pull their weight, both of whom have recorded a goal and an assist for the Chippewas.

Kent State (5-1-1) has new energy in their starting goalkeeper Stephanie Senn, a freshman with 23 saves this season.

Although it’s noteworthy to start that position her first year, Senn might not fully comprehend collegelevel play, Stafford said.

“It could be something we can draw upon to see if maybe she isn’t completely aware of the college game at this point,” he said. “If it looks like we could exploit or zone in on that, we will.”

CMU will continue the weekend playing Ohio at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at CMU Soccer Complex.

The Bobcats (5-3) will first head to Bowling Green on Friday before coming to CMU. Like Kent State, the Bobcats also fell 3-0 to the Chippewas last year.

Stafford said moving into conference play adds an emotional level to the game, but it’s all about how the players cope with it.

The girls need to have the mental maturity to not let their feelings consume them, he said.

“They’re strong mentally and emotionally. Hopefully they can draw from the pressure, nervousness, anxiety or whatever you want to call it,” Stafford said. sports@cm-life.com

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The field hockey team begins its journey to a conference championship when it hosts Miami (Ohio) today in a newly formatted Mid-American Conference schedule and tournament.

The two teams faces off at 2 p.m. at the Field Hockey Complex.

Central Michigan will also host Iowa at noon on Sunday.

The MAC cut conference play this season from the usual home-and-home with each conference opponent that meant 10 conference games to just five games.

“There’s not a lot of margin for error,” head coach Cristy Freese said. “You don’t get to say ‘we lost this game, so we’ll get them in the next round’.

You may not even make it to the next round, because the next round is the MAC Tournament.”

The Chippewas might still travel to Miami’s home field for the MAC Tournament, though they’ll have to place in the top-four in the conference to do so, unlike previous years when every team was invited.

CMU finished last season 5-5 in the MAC, tied for second in the conference. The Redhawks finished 4-6.

This season, the teams received the same amount of votes by the coaches in the conference preseason poll, placing them both at third place.

“Because we’re starting a very similar lineup as last year, certainly, do I feel we have high expectations this year?

Yes,” Freese said. “That being said, I think Miami also has high expectations, and I think they’re one of the top teams, too.”

MU, the team’s first conference opponent, is 2-6 with wins over Longwood and Ohio State.

Senior Brittany Burga can tell the difference on the field

between a conference game and a non-conference game.

She said the jitters are more intense with the higher stakes of conference play.

“I want a ring,” said Burga, one of four seniors making their final MAC Championship run. “But all I can hope is that we play up to our potential, every game, and I think so far we’ve done that.”

MU forward Emily Gruesser is the leading scorer by a wide margin for the Redhawks with five goals — three more than the team’s second-leading scorer.

The Chippewas have a 27-33 all-time record against the Redhawks, though recently, CMU hasn’t fared so well, losing eight of its last ten meetings.

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Iowa has an unblemished 7-0 record against CMU alltime.

Yet, the Chippewas have not been rolled over by the No. 13 Hawkeyes in the last two games of the series, losing 1-0 in both.

“Last time we played Iowa, it was a very hard-fought game,” Burga said. “It was frustrating to lose that game, and I think we all remember that.

We’re going to be so driven to beat them.”

Iowa has four players who have tallied four goals this season, led by Kelsey Mitchell, who also has two assists.

The Hawkeyes have two losses and have tallied five wins, including a victory over Missouri State, who they defeated 10-0.

They are the third-ranked team CMU has faced this season, though the Chippewas are 1-1 against ranked opponents, thus far.

“Because we’ve done so well this season so far against ranked teams, I think our confidence level is right up there, and we should be able to do very well,” Burga said. sports@cm-life.com

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Football team to play first road game of the season Saturday against Iowa “He’s experienced,” senior safety Jahleel Addae said. “He runs the offense well; the receivers have strong hands and run good routes, so it will be a challenge for us, but we’re up for the task.”

The Hawkeyes have had a different leading rusher in all three of their games this season. Sophomore Damon Bullock leads the team with 280 rushing yards.

“The only thing we can do is fly to the ball in the run game and get good leverage when we’re making our tackles,” Addae said. “All three running backs can play some good ball, so we’ll have to be ready for whoever they bring.”

On defense, the Hawkeyes’ top three tacklers are linebackers, with junior Anthony Hitchens leading the team with 37 hits.

“They are very sound,” Radcliff said. “They don’t necessarily do a ton of different things, but they definitely do enough. And what they do, they are very good at it.

You are not going to find guys missing their assignments or out of place.”

Radcliff said he is expect-

By Ryan Zuke Staff Reporter

The football team will square off against a Big-Ten opponent for the second game in a row Saturday in its first road game of the season.

This time, it will be hoping for a better result than its 41-7 home loss to Michigan State on Sept. 8.

CMU will kick off a threegame road trip against Iowa at noon. at Kinnick Stadium.

“It’s huge,” quarterback Ryan Radcliff said. “Especially coming off of two weeks ago, we were disappointed in how we played. We’re just looking to get out there, rebound, and we believe we can compete and come away with a win.”

The Hawkeyes (2-1) are coming off a 27-16 victory over Northern Iowa, one week after being upset by Iowa State.

Iowa’s offense is led by senior quarterback and secondyear starter James Vandenberg. He threw for 3,022 yards and 25 touchdowns last season, but has been held without a touchdown pass thus far.

ing a hostile crowd at a Kinnick Stadium that can hold 70,585 fans.

“I’ve heard a lot about Kinnick Stadium and their fans,” he said. “It’s going to be fun to go in there for sure, and I’m looking forward to it.”

The Chippewas (1-1) will look to continue their strong running game Saturday.

Junior Zurlon Tipton has accumulated 241 yards on the ground through the first two games—averaging 8.6 yards per carry. He has also found the end zone three times.

CMU is 0-2 all-time against Iowa.

Game Notes

The Chippewas are the only team among all divisions of college football yet to commit a penalty this season.

Senior defensive back Anthony Young and offensive lineman Jake Olson suffered injuries during week one and two, respectively. Neither player is expected to play this weekend.

Head coach Dan Enos did not comment at practice Thursday. sports@cm-life.com

FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Meet the Iowa Hawkeyes with the running backs last week only Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We didn’t envision that performance.”

In Iowa’s previous game – a 9-6 loss to Iowa State – Damon Bullock was the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher.

Ferentz said he is doubtful against Central Michigan Saturday due to injury. Bullock rushed for 150 yards against Northern Illinois in an 18-17 victory in the opening game.

Iowa is averaging 18 points per game, but CMU is preparing for the worst. Senior captain Jahleel Addae praised the Hawkeyes’ offensive line and veteran quarterback James Vandenberg. The Chippewas don’t know which Hawkeye running backs will be healthy and getting carries.

“I think we need to prepare

By Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

The Iowa football team has been built around the running game since coach Kirk Ferentz took over in 1999.

With several running backs injured this season, the Hawkeyes had to turn to transfer fullback Mark Weisman last week against Northern Iowa. Switching him to running back earlier in the week, Weisman carried the Hawkeyes with 113 yards and all three of their touchdowns in a 27-16 win.

“I don’t know if anyone predicted him over 100 yards; he really emerged in spring,” Ferentz said. “He was ineligible last year but a good fullback candidate. No one works harder than he. He worked

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for both of them,” CMU head coach Dan Enos said. “When the young man, (Weisman), came in, he did a good job and ran real hard. He ran very physical. If they can get those other guys back and continue to use him, they’ll have nice tandem the rest of season.”

Enos went on to talk about how Iowa’s defense is very sound and knows their scheme very well. Ferentz said his defense needs to improve.

“We’re not a real veteran group on defense,” he said.

“It’s catching up to speed of the game a little bit. We have to do better. (The) good news is we have played better as the game has gone on.”

Staff Predictions week 4 CMU vs. Iowa

Ryan Zuke:

Iowa is a beatable team. It had to use a fourth-quarter comeback in its season-opener against Northern Illinois to win by one point. The following week, the Hawkeyes scored just six points in a loss to Iowa State. Yes, they are still a Big Ten school, but I do not think they are as potent as in years past. I think the game will be closer than most think.

Prediction: Iowa 27, CMU 17.

Matt Thompson:

Iowa is going through a down year and several injuries. CMU uses the bye week and rest to put together a strong performance on both sides of the ball. Zurlon Tipton and Anthony Garland combined for a nice rushing duo. CMU holds on to an early lead until late into the third quarter. The crowd noise, bad communication and poor throws allow the Iowa defense to capitalize with two interceptions in the second half.

Prediction: Iowa 30, CMU 20

Brandon Champion:

Through three games, Iowa has been less than impressive. The Hawkeyes barely beat Northern Illinois in their opener and lost to in-state rival Iowa State 9-6 in week two. CMU has had two weeks to prepare, so I see this as a game CMU could win if it gets its run game going and force Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg to throw a couple interceptions. The Chippewas will make it close, but Iowa will pull away in the fourth quarter.

Prediction: Iowa 24, CMU 14

Justin Hicks:

Saturday’s matchup will be between two similar teams. Both bring in a senior quarterback who has yet to have a statistically impressive game this season, and both have relied heavily on their run game. The outcome will depend on which quarterback wins the turnover margin, which I expect will be James Vandenberg.

Prediction: Iowa 31, CMU 27

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Missouri, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion join Mid-American Conference for wrestling Justin Hicks sports editor

The Mid-American Conference has taken a step to increase future competition for its wrestling programs – a fact that excites Central Michigan.

Missouri and Northern Iowa will begin MAC competition in the conference tournament this season, while Old Dominion will join during the 2013-14 regular season.

All three programs signed five-year contracts with the MAC, increasing the number of teams in the conference to nine.

“I’m pretty excited,” senior 184-pounder Ben Bennett said. “ I think in the past few years, our conference has gotten tougher, and with the addition of these three teams, it makes it more competitive. All three are tough and have pretty strong wrestling

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MAC realignment good for CMU Conference realignment is not just for college football teams.

Three wrestling teams decided to join the rage Wednesday, becoming new members of the Mid-American Conference.

And it is for the better. The MAC is not adding a lowly team like it did for football last season by adding Massachusetts.

The MAC added three schools of great quality in Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion. Furthermore,

programs. The added competition will help us prepare for the national tournament more.”

Though CMU has won 11 consecutive MAC Tournaments, Bennett said he wouldn’t say the conference hasn’t gotten too easy in recent years.

“We’ve had to put in a lot of work to accomplish that, but, at the same time, change can be good, and, in this situation it is good,” he said.

“To get some new competi-

tion in there and to wrestle new guys, I think it’s good for everyone in the MAC.” With the addition, the MAC becomes the thirdlargest Division I wrestling league in the nation, trailing the Big-Ten and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

Kent State is the defending regular season champion this season, while the Chippewas will attempt to win its 12thconsecutive MAC Wrestling Championships.

it can be nothing but good for the Central Michigan wrestling team.

While winning 11 consecutive conference championships is nice for the program, with each one, it has become less impactful for the program.

Now, Kent State has given the Chippewas all they can handle. The Golden Flashes even stole the regular season championship from the Chippewas last year.

But that was a rarity. Not only does CMU have a ridiculous number of conference tournament championships, it has also won every regularseason MAC championship since 2000, with the exception of two.

CMU is at its ceiling, which is high but could be higher, with the conference’s improving strength.

Winning a conference championship with a Missouri team on the rise in the MAC would be beneficial in many ways.

The Big-12 conference’s loss is CMU’s and the conference’s gain, and what a surprising addition it was.

After deciding to make the move to the SEC in November, the BCS school chose the MAC over the Western Wrestling Conference and Southern Conference, less than two months before the season begins.

The Chippewas are 2-3-1 all-time against UM. The

Tigers tilted the record in their favor with a 29-12 win at the 2011 NWCA National duals in a matchup of top-20 teams.

A season before the Tigers bolted from the Big-12, they won their first conference championship and finished 26th in the NCAA Championships – two spots below CMU. The Panthers and Monarchs will add a great deal of quality to the middle of the conference.

Perennially, they will be higher in the standings than Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois and below Central Michigan, Kent State, Ohio and newcomer UM. ODU will be the only team that will join the MAC for the full 2012-13 season. UM and UNI will start competing in the MAC in the postseason.

For those of you who do not want to wait until the 2013-14 season to see the new-and-improved MAC, there is no need to be disappointed. The conference tournament is where the Chippewas have really etched its dominance and is in need of a challenge, anyway.

It will be interesting to see with all of the teams added if CMU wins its 12th consecutive conference tournament title this season – a title that would have more significance than any clinched previously. sport@cm-life.com

When it comes to all-time records against the MAC newcomers, the Chippewas are 3-1 against Northern Iowa, 4-1 against Old Dominion and 2-3-1 against Missouri.

CMU head coach Tom Borrelli said the move is a great one that will develop new relationships with universities and athletic departments.

“The addition will create more opportunities to get more athletes to the NCAA tournament, and it will foster our development to do well

in that tournament,” Borrelli said. “Anytime competition gets keener, everyone rises to that level of competition.”

Missouri is coming off a season in which it won its firstever Big-12 Tournament Championship and ranked 26th in the NCAA final rankings.

The program is led by head coach Brian Smith – the winningest coach in program history with an all-time record of 173-83-3.

“I think the Mid-American Conference is a great fit for our program,” Smith said Wednesday. “Over the past several years, some of the nation’s top teams and best wrestlers - both on an academic and athletic level - have come from the MAC, and we are excited to help continue that tradition. The league has been proactive in expanding themselves on the wrestling side, and we

think our program will help enhance the overall prestige of the conference.

Northern Iowa finished the 2011-12 season ranked 34th in the NCAA final rankings, sending five wrestlers to the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Two Panthers – 133-pounder Joe Colon and 184-pounder Ryan Loder – were seeded No.5 and No.8, respectively.

Old Dominion finished last season ranked 24th in the final regular season NCWA poll, sending seven wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament – tied for fourth nationally.

The Chippewas will host Old Dominion this season on Feb. 3 at McGuirk Arena as a non-conference opponent. The match will be heavily anticipated following last season’s meeting in which Old Dominion came out on top 18-17. sports@cm-life.com

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