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RSO unites longboarders, has success with first event » PAGE 5

About 50 gather to read, listen to Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” » PAGE 3

Higher Ed rising costs big concern for students

Bill prohibits disclosure of Facebook information

By Alayna Smith Senior Reporter

By Charnae Sanders Staff Reporter

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series examining the future of higher education.

When applying for a job, it’s understandable that people might have to attach a résumé or conduct an interview along with turning in an application.

However, what if the employer asks for your Facebook username and password to have access to your account?

Several employers have been asking applicants and employees for passwords to social media accounts such as Facebook for accessibility to the accounts.

“I feel like it’s uncalled for,” senior Sienna Violett said. “You don’t need to see my whole entire profile. What they can see from the Internet, I think would be enough.”

However, Michigan’s House Bill 5523 just might be the solution students, job applicants and employees in the state need.

According to MLive.com, the bill was approved with a vote of 108-0 and would “prohibit employers from requesting that an employee or job applicant disclose usernames, passwords or other information that could give them access to a private social networking account.”

After passing in the Michigan House of Representatives, the bill was advanced to the Michigan Senate.

“I would support it, because people use social media for fun, and I don’t think a stupid thing you post on Facebook should judge rather or not you get a job,” Violett said.

The bill will give students more protection and privacy for their social networking accounts.

Sponsored primarily by Rep. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, the bill’s focus is “to prohibit employers and educational institutions from requiring certain individuals to disclose information that allows access to certain social networking accounts; to prohibit employers and educational institutions from taking certain actions for failure to disclose information that allows access to certain social networking accounts; and to provide remedies.”

“Some employers are leaving Facebook alone and searching students on Linkedln and Google,” said Julia Scherlock, director of Career Services at CMU.

Students entering higher education today experience an entirely different world from generations past.

Pressures and expectations are heightened, tuition costs are steadily on the rise and competition is more heated than ever as openings for stable careers are slowly disappearing.

Grand Rapids sophomore Trevor Dieffenbach said he anticipates more students to pursue options other than universities straight out of high school in order to compensate for rising tuition costs.

“I think a rising trend will be that students will attend a community college, and then transfer to a larger university,” Dieffenbach said. “If costs continue to rise, I think more students coming out of high school will try to enter the workforce to save up some money before attending college and the age of enrollment might increase. I have also noticed a lot of my friends back home plan to attend college after military service and using the GI Bill to pay for tuition.”

Rockford sophomore Bethany Hicks said more emphasis is being placed on higher education, which is not necessarily a good thing.

“I would say that higher education is becoming more and more essential for anyone who wants a ‘successful’ career,” Hicks said. “I know that my future profession, speech pathology, used to only require a bachelor’s degree and now requires a masters (degree) and is looking at moving to a doctorate program. I think that there is almost too much emphasis put on the schooling and prestigious letters after someone’s name and not enough on the real world learning through internships and such.”

Warren senior Tom Trenkamp said there will be more accountability for higher educational institutions to provide students the means to a paying career rather than simply earning a degree.

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Junior running back Zurlon Tipton celebrates on the sideline with players after the Chippewas took a 32-31 lead Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium with three seconds left in the game on a late field goal by David Harman.

Sweet VICTORY Family-centered celebration in Iowa City as football team upsets Hawkeyes

By Matt Thompson | Senior Reporter

IOWA CITY — David Harman sprinted out of the Kinnick Stadium visitors’ pink locker room on a B-line.

“Thanks for making our day – our week!” shouted a thankful Central Michigan fan.

The senior kicker was the first player out of the locker room, and he was on a mission – to give his mom the game ball after he kicked a 47-yard, game-winning field goal to beat Iowa 32-31.

“You made so many people so happy today,” another fan said from a few rows back.

His mother gave him her iPhone, and he was able to celebrate with his sisters in California. He wasn’t able to celebrate after hitting the longest field goal of his career with three seconds remaining.

“I don’t know what I did or where I went after I made it,” Harman said with his tight, white under armour and game pants still on. “Everyone was hitting me, and I was trying to find the kicking tee

because there were still three seconds.”

About 20 yards away from Harman celebrating with his family was senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff waiting for a radio interview when his father was trying to call him over.

“We are ecstatic,” his mother said. “Overwhelmed; so thankful; speechless.”

Radcliff said this game was for his father’s birthday on Monday.

“This was a great birthday present,” his dad said. “Awesome, this was the kind of win

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Senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff attempts a pass during the first half of Saturday’s game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Radcliff finished 26-for-35 for 283 yards and two touchdowns in a 32-31 victory over the Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium.

this team needs. Everyone wants to see their kid be successful.”

CMU head coach Dan Enos said the emotions didn’t hit him during the game.

“I was too worried about the three seconds left to enjoy (the kick),” he said. “I knew they would do some razzledazzle, and I wanted to make sure our players didn’t run on the field and get a penalty.”

Enos said he was so happy for his players after the game.

He said they work so hard and it is good to see them enjoy it.

It did hit Enos after the game, though. Not while talking to the team or seeing the final score on the scoreboard – it was when his wife hugged him crying.

“When she did that, it was like, ‘oh this is a big deal,’” Enos said.

Enos was asked what it means to him to see Harman with his mom and Radcliff hugging his parents.

“That is why I coach,” he said. sports@cm-life.com

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Prop. 2 would ban right-to-work laws

By John Irwin Elections Coordinator

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

Labor unions through the state are hoping that Michigan voters approve a ballot proposal that would enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state constitution.

After crushing defeats for labor over the past couple years in Republican-controlled states like Wisconsin and Indiana, unions countrywide are eagerly awaiting the results of Michigan’s Proposal 2.

Proposal 2 would guarantee workers, both public and private, the right to collective bargaining. Several prominent unions statewide, including the United Auto Workers, the Michigan

Education Association and the Michigan AFL-CIO, pushed for the amendment.

“We hope that Michigan can lead what will then be movements around the United States to guarantee workers’ rights to organize and to collective bargaining,” UAW President Bob King said when announcing the original drive for the amendment.

In addition to guaranteeing collective bargaining rights, the proposal would essentially ban right-to-work laws

from being enacted.

Simply put, right-to-work laws, like the one passed in Indiana earlier this year, prevent workers from being forced to join a union. Because unions are required under federal law to represent all workers under contract, unions oppose the laws, because an employee who refuses to join a union and pay his dues can still enjoy the benefits of a union contract.

Twenty-three states have right-to-work laws on the books.

Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette have opposed Proposal 2 from the beginning, arguing in court that the proposal is too complicated and nuanced to be properly explained to voters in the allotted 100 words or less on the ballot.

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Student to compete in Miss Michigan pageant

By Sean Bradley Senior Reporter

The opportunity to compete in the Miss Michigan pageant is a big step for sophomore India Jackson.

Coming from Edwardsburg, a small town, Jackson will compete to be crowned Miss Michigan in Port Huron on Friday and Saturday, where entrants will be judged on their performances in the evening gown, fitness/swimsuit and final question competition.

Entrants will move on to the second day of competition after passing the evening gown and fitness/ swimsuit portions.

Jackson said she’s competing because of the networking and scholarship

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Edwardsburg resident India Jackson laughs as she holds a photo of herself after competing in a pageant Sunday evening.

opportunities the competition brings.

“It’s a perfect opportunity to make connections with different people,” she said.

Jackson won her home-

town competition, being crowned Miss Edwardsburg 2010.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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TODAY w The Jewish New Year, Rosh

Hashanah, is continuing.

TOMORROW w Soup & Substance:

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Bovee University Center Rotunda. Admission is free and open to the public. w Herman Cain’s College

Truth Tour will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium.

Admission is free and open to the public. w The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sundown.

CORRECTIONS In Friday’s paper, a headline read “Prop. 1 on Nov. 8 ballot deals with emergency managers.” The election will take place Nov. 6, not Nov. 8.

In a story about the audit results from Plante Moran, $96.5 million of last year’s unrestricted net assets was for capital projects.

The wrestling column about the Mid-American Conference adding three teams stated Old Dominion will join the conference this season. ODU will not join until the 2013-14 regular season. © Central Michigan Life 2012 Volume 94, Number 12

PROP 2 | CONTINUED FROM 1 In a series of YouTube videos released last week, Snyder detailed why he still opposes the amendment.

“I believe in collective bargaining,” Snyder said. “It’s part of the American fabric of our society, and I’ve done it successfully with state employees twice.

The issue is that if you look at

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“If I win, I get a lot of scholarship money,” she said.

“It’s definitely a motive for competing.”

The competition awards more than $1 million in college scholarships to the winners, finalists and semi-finalists.

Jackson also said she is competing to prove something to herself and to dispel the pagaent girl stereotype.

“Part of me is doing it just to prove to myself that I can actually do something like this,” she said. “There’s a lot of stereotypes about pageants and trying to challenge the stereotypes that you don’t have to be a ditzy girl to come out on top.”

She said the transition from her small hometown to Mount Pleasant to now competing for the chance to be Miss Michigan is a large one.

“It’s a big transition for me,” she said. “This is huge for compared to where I’m from.”

Miss Universe Organization Executive Director Melissa

FACEBOOK | CONTINUED FROM 1 Scherlock said employers do have a purpose for looking on Facebook, which is to understand people as individuals.

Even if there are some companies pushing away from Facebook and administering more general searches, Scherlock still advises students to make more cautious and smart decisions when using social media, saying it can leave a “virtual tattoo.”

“I feel like you don’t get to this proposal, it should really be named the ‘Back in Time’ proposal.”

Snyder said the amendment would roll back crucial reforms made in recent years to cut back on debt.

Especially since last year’s heated clash between unions and the Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over pensions, collective bargaining and right-to-work laws have been a hot-button issue in the presidential race.

In a Labor Day speech in front

Pitchford said there is a huge amount of competition this year.

“We are overwhelmed by the response and caliber of all the participants from Michigan,” Pitchford said.

Jackson said the competition makes her nervous but excited at the same time.

She said she is taking 14 credits this semester and is trying to find the perfect balance between the competition and school.

“I’m just trying to focus on school,” she said. “I’m trying to give everything an equal amount of attention. I’m not pulling my hair out yet.”

The broadcast and cinematic arts major said when she finishes school, she wants to be a television personality and report on entertainment news.

“I want to be a TV personality like Ryan Seacrest,” she said.

“I want to report on entertainment news.”

She said no matter how well she does in the competition, school is the most important thing to focus on.

“School’s the main priority,” she said. “No matter what.”

PHOTO OF THE DAY

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Fraser senior Eric Miller talks with friends after lunch and before a rehearsal of “Never In My Lifetime” on Sunday afternoon at Theater-on-the-Side in Moore Hall. The play, about conflict between Protestants and Catholics in 1970s Ireland, will debut in the theater Oct. 4 and run through Oct. 14.

HIGHER ED | CONTINUED FROM 1 “I think that due to the current economy, higher education will turn to a more practical degree,” he said. “Children growing up in this time will focus more on practical degrees versus liberal arts. Universities will start to be judged by the amount of students that can find work.”

Houghton Lake sophomore Jim Dunn said students should be given credit for other activities and endeavors they are involved in.

“You can walk onto any major university’s campus and there would be thousands of students involved with stimulating, important and just downright cool projects,” Dunn said. “From research papers about the physical demands of barbershop singing to publication of a paper about aqueous oxidation of manganese, these are all things that real students work on all over the country. But you’d never know about these projects, because there’s no way to get them recognized.”

Bad Axe junior Nick Varner said he was impressed by the availability of many great

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know someone else unless you really sit down and talk to them because when you’re talking, you can see what the person sounds like, if they’re comfortable with themselves, really want the job or is there because they need a job,” Saint Clair Shores freshman Brianna Hermann said. “Looking online, you’re just going to see pictures and stuff. But you’re not going to see who someone is unless you really just sit down and listen.” studentlife@cm-life.com

of union members in downtown Detroit, Vice President Joe Biden defended collective bargaining and unions as the backbone of the middle class.

In a February campaign stop in Grand Rapids, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he would push for federal right-to-work legislation.

“I’ve taken on union bosses before, and I’m happy to take them on again,” Romney said. metro@cm-life.com

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opportunities for students at CMU that promote student involvement and character development.

“Right now, I think CMU is doing very well for a midsized university,” Varner said. “We have one of the best teaching programs in the area, one of the best business programs in the country, one of the only meteorology programs in the country and a nationally awarded Honors newsletter, among other highly rated programs. Therefore, I see us as punching above our weightclass in regards to academics.”

Dunn said there are other great aspects of the university that are frequently overlooked or ignored.

“CMU’s science departments don’t get as much credit as I think they should,” Dunn said. “There are a lot of professors in biology, chemistry, geology and physics that not only provide great instruction to their students but also conduct stimulating and relevant research. Overall, I think CMU is a university that is growing in strength all the time.”

Despite the university’s accomplishments and quality programs, Varner said there are still several things that it can be found at fault for. Rising costs, particularly, are proving to be a detriment to the higher educational system.

“The way I see it, the administration of CMU is a little out of touch with spending priorities,” he said. “They, tragically, were forced to raise tuition to avoid deficit but were able to build a new Events Center, a new medical building, start a new medical program, pay several new deans for said med school very high paychecks before they did a day’s work for the university and renew the contract for a coach that has run this school’s once sterling football program into the gutter. ...I would like to see funding go back into the students and faculty. Reward the faculty members who go above and beyond for the students. Pour money into the programs that give students unique, life-changing opportunities.” university@cm-life.com

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Ribbon cutting ceremony draws crowd of more than 100 » PAGE 5A

Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 Dharma Mojo Tea Bar and Grill brings vegan and vegetarian food » PAGE 5A

Voter registration deadline Oct. 9 for November election

By Rachel Harrison Staff Reporter and John Irwin Elections Coordinator

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Cedar Springs sophomore Sebastian Andringa, left, and Saint Clair sophomore Cody Armstrong, right, play video games in Armstrong’s room Wednesday afternoon in Calkins Hall. Due to vacancy problems, Armstrong lives in a room by himself.

Home alone

Lower fall enrollment leads to loss of revenue, vacancies in some residence halls

By Jackson Seedott | Staff Reporter

By Catey Traylor

| University Editor

On-campus residence halls have experienced housing one or two residents, while other rooms remain completely vacant.

On Tuesday, Central Michigan University

By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter

released the enrollment numbers for the fall 2012 semester. As reported by Central Michigan Life, freshman enrollment is down to drop from last year.

The Office of Residence Life has been encountering challenges of its own this year as a result of there being fewer high school graduates and therefore a smaller freshman class. Many of the residence halls on campus have been experiencing lower resident numbers, leaving some rooms below capacity.

“The only rooms we have vacant this year (in Barnes Hall) are our single rooms, which come with an additional premium in addition (to room and board),” Luanne Goffnett, residence hall director for Barnes Hall said.

Goffnett said she was pleased overall with her resident numbers in Barnes Hall, because, while the numbers across the uni-

versity are lower, her hall is near full capacity for residents.

Currently, the semester rate to live in a residence hall is $4,188 for standard rooms with an unlimited meal plan. To have the same meal plan and live in Robinson Hall, students will pay $4,502. They will pay $4,816 if they decide to live in Campbell, Celani, Fabiano, Kesseler or Kulhavi Hall, with the unlimited meal plan.

The Office of Residence Life has experienced a complete turn of events from two years ago, where many students living in residence halls were assigned a fifth roommate.

A major concern for these low numbers in the residence halls is how CMU

First-time voters who submit the application by mail, however, must vote in person at their polling place. Those who submit their voter application in person can still vote through an absentee ballot.

After handing in or sending the application, a voter registration card will be sent with information on where to vote.

On election day, voters will be asked to show photo ID. According to the Secretary of State’s website, “acceptable photo ID” includes driver’s licenses, school IDs and U.S. passports.

If a voter has no photo ID or forgets to bring it, registered photos can sign an affidavit in order to vote.

Citizens who are unsure if they are registered to vote can visit www.michigan.gov/vote to find out. Sample ballots, polling locations and campaign finance information can be found there as well.

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a drop in occupancy with some rooms only

3,417 for the 2012-13 school year; a 12.4-percent

Election day is approaching, and students from Michigan need to register by Oct. 9 in order to be eligible to vote.

Mount Pleasant residents who will be at least 18 years old on election day, Nov. 6, should get in contact with the Isabella County Clerk at 989772-0911, visit a Secretary of State office to receive a voter registration application or go online at www.michigan.gov/ sos to download an application.

Michigan residents from out of town who will be at least 18 by election day should get in contact with their local city, township or county clerk to register, visit a local Secretary of State office or download the application online. Registering through voter registration drives works as well.

After completing the application, first-time voters who send their application in by mail must either enter their driver’s license number on the application form or send a photocopy of a driver’s license, state ID card, utility bill, bank document, government document or a paycheck stub. If submitted in person at a Secretary of State office or at a clerk’s office, nothing else must be done.

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Cedar Springs sophomore Sebastian Andringa plays a video game in his friend Cody Armstrong’s room Wednesday afternoon in Calkins Hall.

will compensate for the major loss in revenue that is brought in by the 22 residence halls on campus.

“We anticipated these low numbers before the school year started and adjusted and then created our budget based on the revenue that we have to work with given these lower numbers in the residence halls,” Associate Director of Residence Life Shaun Holtgreive said.

While there is no official record on exactly how many rooms remain vacant, Holtgreive said there are very few rooms on campus that sit completely empty.

The rooms that currently are vacant remain available as an option for roommates who wish to change their housing arrangements for whatever reason.

Saint Clair sophomore Cody Armstrong lives alone in a room in Larzelere Hall that would normally house two students.

“It’s like having your own apartment in the dorms.

You can have privacy when you want it, and you’re surrounded by friends when you don’t,” he said.

Armstrong said he noticed enrollment at CMU was lower than usual.

“It definitely says something about enrollment at our university that we have vacancies in rooms. Clearly, numbers are down from last year, because we had rooms overfilled whereas this year, there are multiple people with their own rooms,” he said. university@cm-life.com

The Central Michigan College of Medicine now has the Higher Learning Commission’s authorization to offer the Doctor of Medicine degree.

The authorization allows the College of Medicine to offer and grant the M.D. degree and allows CMED students to apply for federal financial aid and receive a full financial aid package upon admission.

It also provides access to Title IV funding for students in the program.

“It’s very important for the college, because we obviously can’t grant the (M.D.) degree without the approval of the HLC,” said Ernest Yoder, dean of the College of Medicine.

Yoder said the approval of the HLC will help the College of Medicine be credible on a national level.

“This notification demonstrates the confidence the HLC has in our university to create a Doc-

tor of Medicine degree,” said Joel Lanphear, senior associate dean and interim associate dean of student affairs of CMU’s College of Medicine, in a news release.

The HLC Institutional Actions Council will visit the College of Medicine in 2013-14 to judge the quality of the program.

As of Wednesday, the college has received 1,972 student applications for its inaugural class, and applications are still being accepted through Dec. 15. Sixty students will be accepted for the first class at the school, and studies will begin next summer.

CMED tuition rates for the first inaugural class in August 2013 were set on Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. The board approved tuition rates of $33,536 for instate students and $67,072 for out of state students.

The CMED building officially opened to the public on Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. university@cm-life.com

About 50 gather on campus to read, listen to Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass”

By Rachel Harrison Staff Reporter and Hailee Sattavara Metro Editor

Walt Whitman published only one book of poems in his 73 years of life.

It was, however, 450 pages long and published in six American editions by the time Whitman died.

In celebration of Whitman’s work, about 50 students came and went throughout the day on Friday, beginning at dawn, to read his book “Leaves of Grass.”

Some students sat on blankets, while others found a spot in the grass and listened to the work by the man some consider one of the greatest American writers.

“This is a marathon of Walt Whitman’s book ‘Leaves of Grass.’ This work is one of the more important American works of all time,” Elk Rapids senior John Priest said.

Whitman was the inventor of

free verse poetry, Priest said.

“There really isn’t any holiday connected to why we picked today. We just enjoying reading in the fall, and we started around 7:20 in the morning, and people just come and go as they please,” he said.

This is the fifth year Professor of English Language and Literature Robert Fanning has held the event.

“I just enjoy hearing Whitman’s work. I just come out here and listen to different people reading his book out loud,” Mecosta junior J.C Taber said. “It is nice to just come out and enjoy the weather and hear people; it gives you a sense of the poem and what it stands for.”

All were welcome to sit and enjoy Whitman’s poetry, not just creative writing majors.

“I highly enjoy ‘Leaves of Grass,’ especially since it is written by Whitman himself,” Taber said.

The casual atmosphere

reflected students’ busy schedules, Fanning said.

“I try to read (‘Leaves of Grass’) every year, so doing it with others is cool to experience,” Fanning said. “We do it just because we love Whitman and the book itself.”

About 15 showed up at dawn for the reading, the largest group the event has had in its five years.

“What is great about Whitman is he appeals to everyone — not just poetry readers,” Fanning said. Whitman’s poems transcend the ages. He tries to set the universe in words.”

“Leaves of Grass” was Fanning’s grandmother’s favorite book, he said, remembering when she would read it to him when he was younger.

“Some poems and books are just lost throughout generations, but this book will be kept alive here at Central Michigan University,” he said. metro@cm-life.com

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A group of creative writing students prepares for one of many chapters in their annual reading of poet Walt Whitman’s book “Leaves of Grass” Friday afternoon at the Fabiano Botanical Garden.

VOICES

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

– The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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EDITORIAL | Enrollment issues expose bigger issue

Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

Fans are victim in NHL lockout When I first heard of the possibility that the National Hockey League could be facing another lockout, I simply shrugged it off, confident in the fact that a deal would be made to avoid such a fate.

It was announced on Sept. 14 that the league would formally enter a lockout if an agreement wasn’t made on both sides by Saturday at midnight. On Sept.

16, 2012 at 12:01 a.m., the NHL officially entered its second lockout in seven years.

The debate is between the NHL, consisting of league commissioner Gary Bettman and the team owners, against the NHL Players’ Association, the labor union for players.

The NHL and the NHLPA have been stalemated over the issue of how to distribute the league’s revenue, estimated to be $3.3 billion, where the league wants to cut players’ salaries immediately through escrow.

To counter this offer, the NHLPA has proposed to cut their future salaries, suggesting the NHL make current sacrifices to precede their future salary cuts.

The NHL has refused the NHLPA’s proposal, mainly because this would force some of the larger franchises to give up some of its current revenue in order to help out those franchises who are struggling to remain in the league.

According to findings on Forbes.com, the top-five richest franchises in the NHL are the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadians, Detroit Red Wings and The Boston Bruins.

The NHLPA has insisted that franchises such as these give up some of their hefty revenues in order to help out teams such as the Phoenix Coyotes, who are listed as the poorest team in the league, losing nearly $24.4 million in operating revenue.

However, according to Forbes, there are 18 teams that are currently losing money in operating revenue.

With all this being said, I’m absolutely sickened that I even have to write about this. I’d much rather be writing about how my favorite team, the Detroit Red Wings, are performing in the preseason and how this year’s draft class is shaping up thus far.

The NHL could budge a little in giving up some of their wealth to help out other teams, but the NHLPA needs to be a lot more flexible.

While the NHLPA has been generous in offering future salary cuts, it’s not enough to impress me. NHL players literally make an average of over $2 million a year, and the bottom line is this: the lockout is ultimately hurting fans who love the game of hockey.

The fans who go to these games are predominately from the middle class, and many will work their entire lives in desperate hopes that maybe they’ll make a million dollars in their lifetime.

To the NHL and the NHLPA, you are hurting us fans who love to watch the game of hockey. Your actions are showing that money and salaries are more important than playing for the love of the game, something which the NHL has been promoting for so long.

Get your act together, NHL. The fans are the innocent victims here, and this second lockout in seven years is an absolute embarrassment for Gary Bettman and his league.

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aybe it takes enrollment numbers to make some realize that there is a big problem at Central Michigan University.

We used to have strong, individual qualities, but, recently, they are becoming less and less frequent, and it’s noticeable.

CMU has become a generic university. It’s not the same place that stood by itself as it offered the CMU Promise until 2008; it’s not the school known through the state and nationally.

For the past five years, CMU has become so focused on competing with other in-state universities to offer the same things that they offer instead of focusing on what makes this university spectacular.

With the Tuesday announcement that freshman enrollment is down about 13 percent while overall enrollment is down about two percent, one can’t help but wonder what caused that decrease.

Although University President George Ross said the turmoil at CMU

had nothing to do with enrollment drops, which could be debated, he made a good point: The number of high school graduates is decreasing in Michigan, and CMU is going to have to look out of state more often.

Here’s the problem with that: What do we have that sets us apart from the pack?

If you had asked that question five years ago, it would’ve been we have the CMU Promise.

Four years ago: we have a great football team.

In this same time frame we have a College of Medicine coming.

There has been turmoil surrounding the funding for CMED, the CMU Promise was eliminated and, even after a big victory in Iowa, our football team is still far from where it stood in the Butch Jones/Brian Kelly era.

The university boasts being “one of the nation’s 100 largest public

universities and offers more than 200 academic programs at the undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels” on its page for potential students.

CMU has national prominence in that regard, yet rarely acts like it.

For the past five years, the administration and board of trustees has had a “keeping up with the Jones” approach to running a university.

“If Western is opening a College of Medicine, then why can’t we? Other universities have great food selections; let’s spend $1.5 million to build a Mongolian Barbeque.”

That’s not to mention CMU’s disastrous new website, which still has a homepage that resembles something more fit for a credit card company.

The bottom line is by trying to play catch-up with other rival universities, the university refuses to do one thing: Make CMU a place that stands out.

Right now, CMU is opting for the option of becoming a generic university that offers a little of everything and is mediocre at them, rather than a few things and being very good at them.

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The ‘Need’ or Lack Thereof for Bottled Water I’m tired of people saying they “need” bottled water.

You don’t “need” bottled water, you need water.

American culture is based on too many frivolous “needs”. We don’t understand that our posh lifestyles can only be supported because of third-world countries that consume next to nothing and who have their water supplies

owned and sold to them by companies our first-world countries own.

We should be happy that our tap water is essentially free, as well as monitored and checked hundreds of times a day.

Bottled water is no more of a “need” for people in our society than an iPad or iPhone.

You can survive perfectly well without any of

those things. There are plenty of other arguments against bottled water.

Take, for example, that it costs as much as $10 a gallon for bottled water, which is twice than that of gasoline, which we all can agree is an insane price, both for water and gasoline. Bottled water also can be harmful to your health as well as the environment.

If you don’t believe me,

take a look at the plastic the bottle is made of or look at the “Pacific Garbage Patch,” a patch of plastic waste that is a mile deep and the size of Texas.

None of these arguments should even “need” to be brought up, because no one “needs” bottled water.

Jacob Pollock Norway junior

[COMMENTS] Online Reader Commments on the Sept 18. “Former presidential candidate Herman Cain to speak at CMU next Tuesday” story “Herman Cain — the guy who lied to his wife, family and nation about his extramarital affairs — is now conducting a “College Truth Tour”? What’s next?

Mitt Romney lecturing people about paying their fair share in taxes?”

-912 “Better keep the young ladies away from Mr. Cain.”

-Nick

“Surely there is a better name than this. It’s my guess that CMU’s College Republicans were the only group that would feed the ego of Herman Cain. Even a number of teabaggers have turned their back on him, as his presidential campaign was never a serious endeavor. Cain only ran to make a few bucks as an ex-candidate on the speaking circuit as well as through a book or radio deal.”

-Chip “Aww, shucky ducky!

Who doesn’t love Hermain

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Glorified babysitters According to reports by Yahoo News, on Tuesday, a fourth-grader in Massachusetts suffered a brutal fall from her school’s jungle gym, breaking her arm in two places.

The school called the parents of the child before contacting emergency services because of a policy put in place by the school district.

It’s becoming more and more apparent these days that most school teachers are being bogged down by regulations and policies.

I’ve heard horror stories from professors on campus who have witnessed students blatantly cheating on exams and confronting them about it but have been backed into a corner when the parents of the student have threatened a harassment lawsuit against the teacher because they gave the student a zero for cheating. The teacher ended up giving the student the grade for the exam after the department threatened not to support the teacher in court.

This makes me sick. My tuition is paying these professors to teach me; this doesn’t give me the right as a student to blackmail a teacher in order to avoid learning something I’m paying to learn.

Not allowing teachers to punish their students makes sense in concept; a teacher legally cannot physically or verbally abuse a student. Yet, in practice, we see schools punishing teachers for singling out a student in class for cheating, because it can be interpreted as mental abuse.

Along with this, you see schools across the U.S. taking up idiotic regulations. In Baltimore, teachers aren’t allowed to grade in red pen due to the negative connotation the color red gives. Additionally, a student cannot earn a grade below a 55 percent on any assignment, meaning if a student scores a four percent on anything, it’s rewritten as a 55 in their report card.

While these idiotic policies are getting tossed around, you get parents who dump their children off at school and view the entire school system as a glorified day-care for their kids between the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. What’s worse is that as of recent years, these (mostly) great teachers, who got into education to teach, end up getting pigeon-holed into this babysitter role by legislation and parents who would rather negotiate with their children instead of disciplining them.

The most ironic thing is that the U.S. regards our higher education as our prized possession, yet the road to it is filled dents and cracks.

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Cain? The man makes Ben Roethlisberger look like Buddy Holly, and he has the psychological stability of Patrick Bateman. I really wish we had more characters like this in politics. At least I’d be entertained while feeling nihilistic.”

-James

“A goldbug and a guy inspired by his “pocket monster.” This is great news... for John McCain!

Thad McCotter is available; they might as well go for the strikeout. The GOP is becoming a tent so small, there’s only room for clowns.”

-Fox News

“The fact that the College Republicans got TWO presidential candidates to come to campus in the span of a year is pretty impressive. Keep up the great work, and get the GOP fired up for November!”

-Nathan Inks

“The fact that College Republicans got a man who sexually harasses women to come to CMU shows a lot about the organization” -Not Impressed

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RSO “Red Cup Shred” unites longboarders, has success with first big event of year

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Chicago junior Jake Bielecki, president of ‘Red Cup Shred,’ left, along with Beaverton junior Loryn Roberson, center, and Ortonville senior Dan Arney, both founders of the new longboarding RSO, left, take a break after skating Sunday evening outside of Warriner Hall. “We usually drive 45 minutes away to skate big hills where we get up to 47 mph,” Roberson said.

at Canadian Lakes, about 30 miles outside of Mount Pleasant. The hill, about a half-mile long, allowed riders to reach speeds of 45 to 50 mph. For some riders, this might seem terrifying, but for others, longboarding at these speeds is an adrenaline rush.

The event rounded out with a freestyle competition focusing on sliding and tricks at Canadian Lakes.

For Ortonville junior Dan Arney, longboarding is exhilarating.

“It’s not a scared feeling at all; it’s just pure joy,” the vice president of Red Cup Shred said.

He said while he’s riding, he doesn’t think of anything else.

“It’s like driving a car with no windshield. It’s an instant adrenaline rush,” Arney said.

Even though there were no major problems or injuries, there was some concern with the neighbors during the downhill and freestyle event.

After talking to security, they

were able to proceed with the event.

Although colder weather is approaching, Red Cup Shred is not putting away their boards.

“We are already talking about having events in the spring so we can use the winter for promoting,” said Beaverton junior Loryn Roberson, an initial member and also the creator of the organization’s name.

While the winter is going to be an opportunity for the group’s promotion, they still longboard in the cold months.

“In the winter, if it’s dry enough, we still ride, and we’ll go snowboarding,” Bielecki said.

Red Cup Shred is open for anyone to join.

Arney said he has made some good friends from the group.

“Red Cup Shred is focused on bringing people together to form a longboarding community- and to shred the pavement,” he said. studentlife@cm-life.com

Study: States with right-to-work laws experience better economic growth

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

A team of economists from Central Michigan University and Northwood University released a study Thursday that suggests Michigan’s economy could benefit from right-towork laws.

Timothy Nash, vice president of strategic and corporate alliances at Northwood University, led the team in comparing existing metrics such as personal income growth, job growth and corporate tax rates against the national average and states with and without right-to-work laws.

Debasish Chakraborty, professor of economics and director of the MBA program at CMU, was a contributor to the study and was responsible for developing strategies to compare competitiveness among different states.

“Right-to-work laws simply mean that you don’t need to be a member of a union in order to get a job. If a company has an existing union for its employees, RTW laws would protect that worker’s right to not join the union,” Chakraborty said.

Labor unions around the country oppose right-to-work laws, because workers under a union-negotiated contract can enjoy the benefits that contract brings without paying their dues to the union.

Friday CMED ribbon cutting ceremony draws crowd of more than 100 people

By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter

By Chelsea Komblevi Staff Reporter

Andy Rovinski said he enjoys the feeling of freedom of longboarding.

“It’s relaxing,” the Franklin junior said.

Rovinski gets the opportunity to regularly enjoy longboarding with his registered student organization Red Cup Shred.

“It forces you to live in the moment, because you’re not thinking about anything else when you’re riding, you’re just doing,” Rovinski said.

Fifty-two people joined together in three longboarding competitions held by the group at their first event of the fall semester.

The race consisted of a three-mile push race, a downhill race and a freestyle competition. This three-part event was a success, according to organizers and participants.

Young kids, teens, college students and even some parents signed up for the race over the weekend. The event also attracted people from all areas, including contestants from Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Central Michigan.

“This event had a great turnout, and there were no major problems,” said Jake Bielecki, Illinois junior and Red Cup Shred president.

The first part of the event, the “push race,” was a contest of speed, with the course winding around campus and through town, starting at Celani Hall and ending at Island Park. At the end of the first event, winners were able to choose from prizes from sponsors, including longboard decks, wheels, gloves, trucks, T-shirts, banners and stickers.

The second part of the event, the downhill race, was located

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However, the study suggests that states with right-to-work laws put in place had a better overall economy than states that don’t have such laws, including Michigan.

The study looked at eight different aspects of Michigan’s economy and compared them to the economies of other RTW states. Economic categories included growth in personal income, real gross state product growth, net population migration, state job growth, total government employees per 10,000 people, monthly new businesses started per 100,000 people, industrial cost of natural gas and the cost of automobile insurance.

Personal income per capita growth in Michigan grew only 20.3 percent from 2000-10, while the U.S. average income grew 36.4 percent over the same period. Personal income growth over the period grew at just under 40 percent in states that had RTW laws.

While the U.S. economy grew from an overall Gross Domestic Product level of more than $8 trillion in 1998 to just under $15 trillion in 2011 — a 71percent increase — Michigan’s economy grew by only 26.5 percent over the same period.

Gross state product grew at an average rate of 85 percent over the same period in states that had RTW laws.

Michigan’s total population

migration from 2000-10 was among the worst in the United States with a loss of 554,374 people. RTW states experienced a net positive migration of just under six million people combined for the 23 states that do have these laws.

In addition, Michigan’s job growth declined 16.9 percent, while the national average grew at a two-percent rate. The average job growth for RTW states was 3.9 percent.

While Michigan was close to the national averages for total government employees per 10,000 people, monthly new businesses started per 100,000 people and the average industrial cost of natural gas, the average price for annual automobile insurance in Michigan was $4,490, while the average for RTW states was only $1,580.55.

While these results might seem as if RTW laws are a quick fix for Michigan’s economy, the results are a little misleading, Chakraborty said, since it is difficult to isolate the precise effects of RTW laws from other economic forces.

“Right-to-work laws could definitely have a positive impact on Michigan’s economy and make it more ‘business friendly,’ however, it is not by any means a quick or ‘ultimate’ fix for our economy,” he said. university@cm-life.com

The Central Michigan University College of Medicine officially opened its doors to the public Friday morning.

After two years since the groundbreaking of this project — estimated to exceed $30 million in costs — Dean of CMED, Ernest Yoder, University President George Ross, the CMU Board of Trustees and more than 100 other attendees came together to witness the ribbon cutting and official opening of the building.

“This day marks one milestone toward the graduation of our first class in 2017,” Yoder said.

The building was constructed with the mission of the university in mind; to meet the needs of the state, Yoder said.

“With the decline in the numbers of doctors, physicians and health-care providers in the midMichigan area, a college like CMED is necessary.

We exist to meet the needs of this state and provide future doctors and physicians for this area,” he said.

CMED’s grand opening hasn’t taken place without some controversy regarding costs, funding and other aspects of the college.

BALLOT | CONTINUED FROM 3 Out-of-state residents who have not registered in their home state can still sign up to vote in Michigan for the presidential election.

“You have to show a current ID at the polls when you go to vote, and when you register, Michigan Secretary of State offices will notify your home state offices to let them know you are in Michigan for voting,”

Check out a photo gallery of CMED ribbon cutting ceremony cm-life.com “This just may be the most exciting day of my time here as president of CMU,” Ross said. “We’ve come a long way, and much of the credit is due to everyone coming together and working hard, as a team, toward the same goal.”

Ross said one of the biggest challenges he faced during this project was coming into the university as president and having the building approved but not having any of the work done.

Ross attributes the completion of this college to the collaboration and hard work of everyone involved, as well as various donors and sponsors who have supported the mission of CMED. CMED will be the 137th medical school in the country and the 14th in the state of Michigan.

The opening ceremony consisted of speakers such as world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Malcolm Field and keynote speaker and best-selling author Mark Neepo, followed by a religious blessing ceremony conducted by members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.

A ribbon cutting ceremony took place after the

formal ceremony, followed by an open tour of the college.

The open tour of the building provided those in attendance with an opportunity to get a hands-on experience with some of the simulation equipment CMED will offer.

Steve Vance, associate dean of simulation for CMED, provided a demonstration of the laparoscopic simulation machine in which he used various lifelike controls to remove a gallbladder from a virtual patient.

“Simulators like these aren’t going to be used to teach first-year medical students how to remove a gallbladder from a patient but rather provide a backbone and point of reference for students to know what they are learning about, so they have something to visualize besides a two-dimensional picture in a textbook,” Vance said.

The inaugural class for CMED will be accepted for the fall semester of 2013.

The class will consist of 60 medical students. CMED has received 1,972 applications.

Mount Pleasant Deputy City Clerk Sue Jones said. “That way, you cannot vote twice in one day. You may also want to check with your home Secretary of State office so it does not affect your driver’s license.”

Students who are unable to go home to vote may apply for an absentee ballot.

To register for an absentee ballot, voters need to get in contact with their local clerk’s office. If approved, an application will be sent through the mail.

After sending the absentee ballot application back,

all the voter needs to do is wait for the ballot to be sent to them. All applications must be sent back to the clerk’s office by Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., and the ballot must be received by the clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on election day to count.

Voter registration and absentee ballot deadlines and rules vary by state, so voters from out of state who wish to vote in their state’s elections must check with their state’s Secretary of State for information.

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Dharma Mojo Tea Bar and Grill brings vegan and vegetarian food to Mount Pleasant “There seems to be a lot of interest, we’ve already had several repeat customers.”

By Elizabeth Benson Staff Reporter

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New Mount Pleasant business, Dharma Mojo Tea Bar and Grill, 210 W. Pickard St., specializing in vegan and vegetarian delicacies opened on Sept. 10.

A new type of restaurant has opened in Mount Pleasant.

The Dharma Mojo Tea Bar and Grill, 210 W. Pickard St., opened two weeks ago and has already been enjoying steady business, owner Mike Otterbine said.

“Business has been good, growing steadily,” he said.

“There seems to be a lot of interest; we’ve already had several repeat customers.”

Following a growing trend in the society, the new business is billed as a vegetarian restaurant.

“We have a vegetarian/ vegan menu, where absolutely everything on the menu has a vegan option. We also have some gluten-free foods,” Otterbine said.

But don’t expect frozen, mass-produced veggie burgers and half-crushed supermarket muffins.

“We bake everything here,” he said.

The restaurant is open

Mike Otterbine, Business owner from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Tea and home-baked goods will be available in the morning, and starting at 11 a.m., the vegetarian grill will open up for lunch.

There is also a tea bar with 36 varieties of teas, most of which are organic and many imported from places like China, India and Taiwan.

With menu items such as Quinoa burgers, avocado fries and asparagus flatbreads, the eatery is certainly a new scene in the city.

Otterbine, a Mount Pleasant resident, said the decision was easy to open in the city.

“My wife has a yoga studio in the same building, and we had this idea to start a vegetarian restaurant, to sort of accompany what my wife’s trying to do in her studio,” he said.

Dharma Mojo will be the third business in the building on Pickard, joining the OmBodies Yoga Studio and Boutique, owner Heather Otterbine said.

The couple wanted a restaurant atmosphere that would neatly tie in with Heather’s work down the street.

“We have a focus on healthy foods,” Mike Otterbine said.

Some students seem to be reacting with interest to the new restaurant.

Armada freshman Krystal Diel was pleased to hear that the Mount Pleasant restaurant scene was branching out.

“As a vegan, it’s often difficult to find options when eating out. I think it’s great that they’re embracing the diversity of the area,” she said. metro@cm-life.com

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New budget means police have to lay off one officer

By Adam Niemi Senior Reporter

The Isabella County Sheriff Department will lay off a deputy at the end of the year as the 2013 county budget, adopted last Tuesday, reflects the slimmingdown effect of local government.

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said Deputy Chris Pedersen will work his last day for the county on Dec. 31, and Mioduszewski said he knew about it from past discussions.

“It had been discussed several years ago,” Mioduszewski said.

“The rest of it was pretty much status quo.”

Mioduszewski said the majority of Peterson’s position was funded from the two-percent funding from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe – about $50,000 – and the remaining $25,000 or so was paid from the county forfeiture budget.

Mioduszewski said the forfei-

ture budget is money that comes from assets seized at the close of a criminal case. For instance, cash seized with drugs is deposited in the forfeiture budget, Mioduszewski said.

As law enforcement adjusts to the economy, the Isabella County Board of Commissioners will scrutinize the pros and cons of maintaining a county zoning system in the upcoming year.

But Tuesday’s meeting had a different focus. The Isabella County Board of Commissioners approved the 2013 fiscal budget, totaling $17,479,136, a two-percent decrease from the previous year.

“This budget would continue funding zoning at the current level for this year; but, in the mean time, we’ll be taking a really hard look at zoning,” Isabella County Administrator Tim Dolehanty said.

The recycling budget increased 17 percent from last year to $1,118,730. Corrections officer

training increased 455 percent to $22,200.

Capital improvement increased 84 percent to $155,267.

Central dispatch decreased 26 percent to $1,149,087.

Dolehanty said the county is analyzing a way to proactively combat an economic situation that will be about the same in 2014, when the Board of Commissioners considers the 2014 fiscal budget. “(Zoning is) particularly messed up, because there’s a lot of redundancy,” Dolehanty said.

Dolehanty said without zoning, there would be a possibility of townships running around with disputes that would otherwise be prevented with zoning; however, he said he considers that a small chance of occurring.

For instance, a lack of zoning could give anybody the freedom to dedicate their property to any use. Most zoning restrictions don’t allow industrial parks next door to homes, while a lack of

B.o.B and New Boyz concert ticket price reduced to $5 for bleacher seats

By Melissa Beauchamp Senior Reporter

The price for tickets for B.o.B and New Boyz tickets is changing after fewer tickets were sold than Program Board expected.

Program Board Public Relations Chairwoman Nicole Murawski said although students appear to be interested in the concert, the bleacher seats are not selling as expected.

To make that happen, the Port Austin senior said Program Board featured a ticket price reduction from $15 to $5 on Friday. More than 100 tickets were sold that day, she said. Program Board is also having a $5 sale today after 5 p.m. Students can purchase tickets online or at the Events Center Box Office.

“The floor tickets are completely sold out, so (fans) want to be there,” she said.

As of Sept. 17, 1,800 tickets

were sold.

Hip-hop artist B.o.B and rap group New Boyz are set to take the stage on Friday at the Events Center. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Murawski said she anticipates a full-house Friday night since tickets are now only $5. More than half of the seating in the half-bowl is sold, and she hopes the rest will sell, although fans seem hesitant to purchase tickets on the bleachers.

“People want to be on the floor since it’s a rap concert, but it can still be fun on the bleachers,” she said. “That’s why we wanted to sell them at a lower price.”

B.o.B is known for popular hits including the song “Airplanes,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top-40 in December 2010. His debut single “Nothin’ on You” reached the No.1 spot in the U.S. in March 2010. The New Boyz are also known for several songs including Top-40 single “Better With

The Lights Off.” The group debuted in 2009 with their viral hit “You’re a Jerk.”

Program Board Concert Chairman David Grays said he decided on these performers to attract a crowd.

“We thought (B.o.B and New Boyz) would appeal to a larger audience on CMU’s campus,” the Flint junior said.

Frankenmuth senior Eric Cieslinski said he has recently become a fan of the hip-hop style of B.o.B and bought a ticket as soon as they were available.

“I haven’t gone to a concert in a long time,” he said.

“I expect it to be packed, exciting and bumpin’.”

Cieslinksi said he became a fan of B.o.B’s second studio album “Strange Clouds” released in May. “Needless to say, it has grown on me greatly,” he said.

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zoning wouldn’t stop it.

A lack of zoning can also cause a decrease in land value – especially with cases of unfavorable property development – which also decreases tax base for services such as law enforcement.

“If I go into one of these townships, am I going to see things that I don’t want to see?

Probably not, but it’s a possibility,” Dolehanty said.

On the other hand, Dolehanty sees a benefit to either repealing the county zoning or enforcing an exclusive county zoning that would disallow individual township zoning. The point of it would be to reduce bureaucratic redundancy.

“We’re looking at following governor Snyder’s lead and reduce the redundancy as best we can,” Dolehanty said. “I think it would be better to have one set of rules.”

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Field hockey falters in dual 4-1 losses at home

Matt Thompson Senior Reporter

What does the football win mean?

By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The field hockey team suffered its two worst defeats of the season in its first two games at the Field Hockey Complex this weekend.

Central Michigan lost to Miami (Ohio) 4-1 on Friday and by the same score to Iowa Sunday, after losing by one goal in each of its four other losses this season.

Though the scores were the same, the games played out in contrasting styles.

The Chippewas scoring chances were aplenty against the Redhawks, while they struggled to attack the defense of the Hawkeyes.

Iowa sprayed CMU with 15 shots in the second half and held them to two. The Hawkeyes used their advantage in penalty corners to lengthen the lead to 3-1, scoring four minutes into the second half to take the lead.

Iowa scored in the first minute of the game with a breakaway goal by sophomore Corinne Allen, who stole the ball from CMU. Chippewa junior Erica Garwood tied the score in the first half, with her third goal of the season, off a long rebound in the 16th minute.

“We felt really good after our first goal,” Garwood said. “I thought even after that, throughout the entire first half, we stayed in the game. We kept our composure. We played really well together.”

“I thought we played well in the first half,” head coach Cristy Freese said. “The difference in the game was Iowa made good adjustments. We couldn’t think outside the box on how to do something different in the second half to maybe change that momentum.”

CMU freshman goalkeeper Sadie Reynolds made her first career start and recorded six saves.

The Chippewas are on a five-game losing streak after winning three of their first four. Garwood said the team was ready to end the streak at home.

“We came into the weekend with really high hopes, and we were fired up,” she said. “It’s not like we weren’t ready; we were ready for anything that came at us. You know, it’s too bad we couldn’t bring some wins home.”

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Junior running back Zurlon Tipton rushes the ball during the first half of Saturday’s game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. Tipton finished with 16 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown in a 32-31 upset victory over the Hawkeyes.

Upset city CMU defeats Iowa 32-31 with 47-yard field goal kick

By Brandon Champion | Staff Reporter

IOWA CITY – When the Central Michigan football team defeated Michigan State on Sept. 12, 2009, it needed an onside kick and a last-second field goal to do so.

Three years later, the Chippewas used the same script to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City Saturday afternoon.

Senior kicker David Harman made a careerlong 47-yard kick with three seconds left to give the Chippewas (2-1) a thrilling 32-31 victory.

“My mind and heart are going a million miles an hour right now,” Harman said after the game. “It’s exciting, especially to do it in a place like this.”

The Chippewas led 2314 at halftime but found themselves trailing 31-23 with 2:18 left in the game after Iowa sophomore

Check out a photo gallery of Saturday’s game on cm-life.com running back Mark Weisman scored from 12 yards out. Weisman, a converted fullback, rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries Saturday.

Following the score, CMU senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff led the Chippewas on a seven play, 64-yard drive, which ended with a touchdown pass from Radcliff to sophomore wide receiver Titus Davis – his second score of the game – to make it 31-29.

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TOP: Players celebrate with fans who made the trip to Iowa City Saturday afternoon after the Chippewas upset the Iowa Hawkeyes 32-31 at Kinnick Stadium. BOTTOM: Senior wide receiver Cody Wilson rushes the ball during the first half of Saturday’s game. Wilson finished with eight catches for 105 yards and four carries for 20 yards, helping the Chippewas to a 32-31 victory.

Soccer kicks off conference play by beating Ohio, Kent State at home

By Ryan Solecki and Emily Grove, Staff Reporters

The women’s soccer team continued their dominant play at home on a gloomy Sunday afternoon when they topped the Ohio Bobcats 1-0.

Central Michigan (6-3-1, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) has not lost a game in Mount Pleasant since Oct. 19, 2008, when they lost 1-0 to Toledo.

The Chippewas came out firing with a quick goal less than five minutes into the match.

Sophomore Laura Gosse scored her second goal of the season, unassisted from 25 yards out.

The team continued to dominate the first-half, despite not adding any more goals to the first half total. The Bobcats were limited to only two shots in the entire first half.

“We’re always impressed

Check out a photo gallery of Friday’s game on cm-life.com with our defense,” head coach Neil Stafford said. “They show up day-in and day-out, but I’m disappointed in the pressure we put on our own defense with our own mistakes.”

CMU had many opportunities to score in the first half but struggled to capitalize on scoring opportunities. Junior Kaely Schlosser had an active first half, nearly scoring with a shot off the crossbar at the 30-minute mark.

She added three more shots in the half.

Gosse and senior Ashley Mejilla tallied three shots each later in the half.

The first half was heavily played on the Bobcats side of the field, but junior goalkeeper Mattie Liston managed to only let one slip past her earlier in

the half.

The momentum of the game seemed to switch as the sun started to shine in the second half.

“We struggled in the second half to maintain possession, unlike in the first half,” Schlosser said. “We need to maintain movement, because it gives more chances to score.”

CMU’s defense remained strong in the second half, limiting Ohio to only one shot on net.

The score of the game does not properly depict how the game was played. The Chippewas out shot the Bobcats 24 to 6 and had 12 shots on goal, which doubled the amount of total shots for the Bobcats.

“Losses normally wake a team up, but, in this situation, I think this win is a win that is going to wake our team up,” Stafford said.

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Junior forward Jennifer Gassman tees up a shot on net Friday afternoon during a game against Kent State at the CMU Soccer Complex. Gassman’s goal broke a 1-1 tie, leading CMU to a 2-1 victory.

IOWA CITY – When David Harman’s floating, line drive, 47-yard, career-long, game-winning field goal snuck above the crossbar Saturday afternoon in Kinnick Stadium, the Iowa upset was complete for the Central Michigan football team.

CMU was a 14-point underdog from a “lesser” conference, playing on the road for the first time this year against a team it had never beat.

The Chippewas needed an onside kick, two consecutive last-minute drives, a turnover free game, a crucial late 15-yard penalty and long kick with the wind at their backs to pull it off… so what does it mean?

Are the Chippewas back?

Will this propel them to a Mid-American Conference title run? Does this game give Ryan Radcliff the confidence he needs to consistently play at an elite level? Is Dan Enos’ seat cooling down?

We don’t know those answers yet – but we do know CMU played and coached a hell of a game and outplayed the Hawkeyes.

Radcliff was putting the ball on the money and making great decisions on when to go deep and when to dump it down. Enos was pressing the right buttons all afternoon — including using wide receiver Cody Wilson in the wildcat formation. The defense made enough plays to win, and special teams delivered in the biggest way.

It means the fans, students and alumni should be re-energized. After an underwhelming win against Southeast Missouri State and 41-7 blanking by Michigan State, I thought this team had not changed from the previous two seasons.

It means I was dead wrong. My prediction of a 30-20 Iowa victory due to two Radcliff interceptions was thrown back in my face. And the 32-31 CMU win could have been by an even larger margin. The Chippewas settled for field goals twice after they had put themselves in first-andgoal situations.

It means after two 3-9 seasons, frankly, more than three wins should be expected. It means CMU is four wins away from bowl eligibility with nine regular-season games remaining.

It means CMU is 2-1.

When MAC play kicks off Saturday at Northern Illinois – who knocked off Kansas Saturday, 30-23 – CMU will be 0-0 in the conference.

It means Radcliff put together four great quarters.

It means the offensive skill players - Titus Davis, Zurlon Tipton, Wilson - played up to their expectations.

It also showed weaknesses that need to be addressed on the defensive front, allowing 430 total yards to the Hawkeyes.

This victory does not mean CMU gets to start with a touchdown advantage against NIU next week.

But, for now, it means Radcliff and Enos both earned their first signature win for CMU.

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WEST DIVISION Team BSU Toledo NIU CMU WMU EMU

MAC 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

EAST DIVISION Team KSU Miami Ohio Akron Buffalo BGSU UMass

MAC 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

WEEK 4

Overall 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-2 0-4 Overall 2-1 2-2 4-0 1-3 1-2 1-3 0-4

SATURDAY’S RESULTS Akron 26, Tennessee 47 Coastal Carolina 28, Toledo 38 USF 27, Ball State 31 Kansas 23, Northern Illinois 30 Eastern Michigan 7, Michigan State 23 UConn 24, Western Michigan 30 Norfolk State 10, Ohio 44 Bowling Green 0, Virginia Tech Central Michigan 32, Iowa 31 UMass 16, Miami (OH) 27 *Home teams in bold

SATURDAY’S GAMES Ball State @ Kent State, noon Buffalo @ UConn, noon Miami (OH) @ Akron, 2 p.m.

CMU @ NIU, 3:30 p.m.

Ohio @ UMass, 3:30 p.m.

Rhode sland @ BGSU, 3:30 p.m.

Toledo @ WMU, 7 p.m.

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1 10 14

2 13 0

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4 9 10

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Fourth-down conv.

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Scoring play IOWA -Kevonte Martin-Manley 10-yard pass from James Vandenberg CMU - Zurlon Tipton 8-yard run CMU- David Harman 33-yard field goal IOWA - Mark Weisman 34-yard run CMU - Titus Davis 29-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff CMU -David Harman 25-yard field goal CMU - David Harman 20-yard field goal IOWA - Mark Weisman 12-yard run IOWA - Mike Meyer 46-yard field goal IOWA - Mark Weisman 12-yard run CMU -Titus Davis 13-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff CMU -David Harman 47-yard field goal

Aug. 30 SEMS W 38-27

Sept. 8 MSU L 41-7

FOOTBALL | CONTINUED FROM 7 “I was pleased to see the way our guys just kept playing and fighting,” head coach Dan Enos said. “They believed, and that’s why they ended up winning the game.”

Radcliff ’s pass attempt on the two-point conversion sailed over the head of sophomore receiver Courtney Williams and fell incomplete, forcing the Chippewas to attempt an onside kick, which was recovered by redshirt freshman receiver Jesse Kroll.

“We’ve been practicing that play for weeks,” Enos said. “That’s coach Plas Presnell’s scheme. That’s his baby, and I kept asking him, ‘when are we ever going to run that.’ It came up today, and the guys did a good job executing it.”

Following a short completion, a scramble by Radcliff and a personal foul penalty on the Hawkeyes, Harman

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FIRST HALF

The Hawkeyes scored on their first possession of the game – a 10-yard pass from James Vandenberg to Kevonte Martin-Manley.

The Chippewas responded on their first drive with an eight-yard touchdown run by junior running back Zurlon Tipton to make it 7-7.

After a 33-yard field goal

by Harman, Iowa running back Weisman made it 14-10 Iowa on a 34-yard touchdown run.

With 11:51 remaining in the half, Radcliff made a pivotal play, finding Davis, who burned the Iowa secondary on a post-corner route, for a 29-yard touchdown pass to give CMU a 17-14.

Two short field goals by Harman sent the Chippewas into the locker room with a

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23-14 halftime score.

Radcliff finished the game 26-of-35 for 283 yards and two touchdowns.

“I thought Ryan did a tremendous job,” Enos said.

“He managed the game, made great decisions and even took off and ran a couple times. We also spread the ball around very well.”

Tipton had 16 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown.

Senior Cody Wilson was the leading receiver for the Chippewas, catching eight passes for 105 yards. Davis had five catches for 74 yards and two touchdowns.

“This means a lot,” Enos said. “People close to the program know we’re doing things the right way and building. We’re not by any means a finished product; we have a lot of season to go, but this is a great win for our program.”

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Score 7-0 (12:32) 7-7 (8:04) 10-7 (5:45) 10-14 (3:10) 17-14 (11:51) 20-14 (2:00) 23-14 (0:12) 23-21 (9:18) 23-24 (8:07) 23-31 (2:18) 29-31 (0:45) 32-31 (0:03)

Possession

Sept. 29 at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 6 at Toledo, 3 p.m.

CMU

24 111 1 283 26-35-0 2 394 5.7 0-0 6-193 4-13 0-0 0-0 4-25 4-4 36:35

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Rushing

19 215 3 215 16-25-0 1 430 8.1 1-1 4-153 1-8 1-2 2-14 9-106 1-1 23:25

Oct. 12 Navy, 8 p.m.

Oct. 20 Ball State, 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 27 Akron, 3:30

Zurlon Tipton (CMU) 16 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD

Passing Ryan Radcliff (CMU) 26-of-35 283 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT

Receiving Cody Wilson (CMU) 8 catches, 105 yards, 0 TD Titus Davis (CMU) 5 catches, 74 yards, 2 TD

Defensive Justin Cherocci (CMU LB) 7 tackles

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Nov. 10 at Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17 Miami, 1 p.m.

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Softball scores 22 runs, sweeps fall-ball weekend

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Ugly.

From the weather at Margo Jonker Stadium Sunday afternoon to the play of the Central Michigan softball team, head coach Margo Jonker described the day all-around as ugly.

“Our defense wasn’t sharp; the weather, of course, made it dicey, so it was kind of ugly,” Jonker said. “We scored a lot of runs, which is a good thing; but we let them score a lot of runs, which is a bad thing.”

CMU topped Grand Valley State 11-8 Sunday, picking up its second victory in as many games of fall ball this season.

“Overall, the team played with a lot of passion and energy this weekend, so I’m very pleased with the team,” Jonker said. “I think we’re quite

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“We put as much pressure on them as we could,” Freese said. “The difference in the game was when we had the ball in the circle, it was packed. When they had the ball in the circle, I don’t think it was really packed.”

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Mary Alice Moore made up for a missed empty net opportunity in the second half, setting up senior Erin Dye, who scored her fifth goal of the season in the 53rd minute.

“I definitely thought we got some momentum,” Dye said. “But I thought we had momentum the whole game, despite the scoreboard.”

The Redhawks added two more goals in the last 15 minutes of the game, when CMU’s players were pushing for a score.

CMU will attempt to pull closer to .500 when it travels to Ball State on Saturday and Pacific Sunday.

SHEPHERD

The Chippewa defense was key in its win over WMU, holding the Broncos to a .139 hitting percentage and racking up 74 digs.

Out of those 74 digs, four players had double-digit digs, including 19 digs by senior outside hitter Lindsey Dulude, 16 from junior libero Jenna Coates and 12 by senior defensive specialist Samantha Brawley.

“We played some awesome defense tonight,” McIntyre said. “It opened up opportunities in transition, and I attribute this (win) to our defense.”

CMU will look to keep its MAC record above .500 Thursday when it hosts Eastern Michigan.

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and regained the lead for CMU. “It was so nerve-wracking,” Gassman said. “I think they could tell we were rattled, but once we started playing our game and bringing the ball out wide, I was able to find the back of the net.”

CMU will travel to Kalamazoo Friday to take on in-state rival Western Michigan.

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SUMMERTON

It was a weekend of highs and lows for Central Michigan volleyball.

After losing Friday night in four sets to Northern Illinois, the Chippewas (7-6, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) bounced back against rival Western Michigan in four sets on Saturday night, earning a 3-1 victory.

CMU was led by sophomore outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre, who tallied 27 kills, 14 digs and added two service aces in the win over the Broncos (8-6, 1-1 MAC).

“We really bounced back well after last night,” head coach Erik Olson said. “We learned a little bit about ourselves after a good conversation last night, and I saw our team take it one play at a time, one moment at a time.”

The women’s soccer team came out on top of Friday’s aggressive and physical game with a 2-1 win over Kent State.

CMU racked up 12 fouls during the game, while Kent State was not far behind with eight.

“It was a very physical

the first half – one off target and the other saved by senior goalkeeper Stefanie Turner.

The Chippewas maintained their 1-0 lead until Kent State sophomore forward Stephanie Haugh put the Golden Flashes on the scoreboard in the second half.

Seven minutes after Haugh evened the playing field, junior forward Jennifer Gassman answered with a goal of her own

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game,” Stafford said. “I always knew that Kent State was going to be a difficult first game for MAC play.”

The Chippewas scored first with an unassisted goal from 15 yards out by Gosse in the sixth minute.

“It feels so good, because last year I scored all my goals in non-conference games,” Gosse said. “I’m excited to get going and pop in some others in the upcoming games.”

CMU only allowed the Golden Flashes two shots in

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for a while, but it’s fall ball, so enough is enough,” Jonker said.

Similar to Saturday’s game, 19 CMU players saw time against GVSU. “Everybody played a lot of different positions on our team, so we can’t expect total consistency right now,” Jonker said. “This is sort of a trial period for us.”

The Chippewas topped Northwood 11-1 Saturday through nine innings of exhibition play.

They pulled away from the Timberwolves in the final four innings, scoring 10 runs. Chelsea DeLamielleure’s three-run homer highlighted the Chippewa offense.

CMU will travel to Traverse City next weekend to take part in the Traverse City Tournament.

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Cox smacked a double off the wall in the bottom half of the inning, and Cory DeLamielleure cleared the bases with a two-run homer to inch closer yet again.

CMU pulled away with its biggest offensive series of the day in the sixth. Four Chippewa runs were scored in the inning, including two sent home on Cox’s second double of the day.

“I think Trista really did a nice job offensively for us, and we’ve had different people come through for us,” Jonker said. “ Originally intended to be 10 innings, Sunday’s game was ended after seven innings due to the poor weather.

“I think we’re going to need to (play through difficult weather) like that in the spring, so that’s why I kept it going

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talented. We have a lot of depth in almost every position, so I’m pleased where we are. We just have a lot of work to do to get to where we want to be.”

The Chippewas fell behind early after junior Chelsea Sundberg gave up four runs in the first inning, including a threerun shot to center field.

CMU began to chip away at its opponent’s lead in the bottom of the inning on RBIs by senior Summer Knoop and freshman Trista Cox. After GVSU extended the score to 5-2 in the third, junior pitcher Kristen Kuhlman struck out three batters, including two with the bases loaded to end the inning.

“We have four pitchers, and they all got in today,” Jonker said. “That’s one of the positions we have depth in, though it’s not the only one.”

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Welcome to the 12th Annual Best of Central Michigan Reader’s Choice Awards Special Edition. A record number of Central Michigan Life readers sharpened their pencils and filled out ballots in print and online declaring their favorite places, people and things in the Mount Pleasant area.

Survey ballots appeared in Central Michigan Life throughout the month of April 2012. Readers had until May 4th, 2012 to fill out the forms and submit them to register their votes and be eligible for prize drawings of $ 100, $50, and $25. In addition, voters could cast ballots online at cm-life.com, on CM Life’s Facebook page and at various store locations. Entries were tabulated over the summer.

This year’s prize winners were: $100 – Darla Nagel, $50 – Brittany Melvin, $25 – Jordan Waibel.

The top vote getters in each category are featured in today’s edition. Each of the winning businesses is being awarded a commemorative certificate acknowledging their Reader’s Choice achievement.

Thank you to all CM Life readers who took BEST OF the time and effort to help choose the 12th CENTRAL Annual CM Life Best of Central Michigan Reader’s M ICHIGAN Choice winners. And congratulations to all of the businesses that were chosen as the top picks by our campus and community readers.

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BEST OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Best Apartment

Best Auto Repair

Best Barber Shop:

Best Ice Cream Place

Best Free Event

4750 E. Bluegrass Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.cbeech.com/mountpleasant.htm (989) 779-8300

1415 E. Pickard (East M-20), Mt. Pleasant, MI www.krapohlford.com (989) 772-2991

2007 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.borics.com 989-772-6396

1310 E. Pickard St., Mt. Pleasant, MI

Opened in 1950, Krapohl Ford-LincolnMercury provides local residents with a unique variety of services for their automotive needs. Specializing in body repair to all cars and trucks, the team at Krapohl is always available for price quotes and questions.

OTHER FAVORITES MP Tire Co, Jim’s Body Shop, Tuffy Auto, Larry’s Automotive

Freshen up your look at a moment’s notice… no appointments are needed. Stylists offer fast, friendly service and specialize in the latest cuts, styles, beard trims and more. If you are looking for specific products, BoRic’s carries Sebastian, Matrix, DesignLine and Redken.

Campus of Central Michigan Main Stage is a great way for students to kick off the academic school year. Every year students gather to receive bags full of free give-aways and information. Main Stage also offers a concert and rides. This is definitely one free event no student should ever miss.

Copper Beech

Copper Beech features great amenities and all the perks of home. Copper Beech residents are provided with many household appliances along with a large spacious living.

Residents also have access to the clubhouse, exercise facility and lounge.

OTHER FAVORITES Village At Bluegrass, Polo Village University Meadows, Jamestown

Krapohl Ford-Lincoln-Mercury

Best Attorney

Best Bank/ Financial Institution:

2304 Hawthorn Drive, Suite C, Mt. Pleasant MI, www.josephbarberi.com/ (989) 773-3423

319 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989)772-9405 CMU/UC 310 E. Preston, Mt. Pleasant (989)774-1078 www.independentbank.com

Joseph T. Barberi, P.C.

Joe Barberi, P.C., has specialized in Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate and Tribal Law for more than 30 years. Hundreds of area clients will say, “My attorney is Joe Barberi, he can be yours too!”

OTHER FAVORITES Todd Levitt, William Shirley Jeffery Lynch, Dwight Carpenter

Independent Bank

Independent Bank has provided financial assistance at over 100 offices across Michigan since 1864. Both Independent Bank offices in Mt. Pleasant offer services in everything from retail and commercial banking to investments and title services.

OTHER FAVORITES PNC , Fifth-Third Bank, Isabella Bank & Trust Isabella Community Credit Union

BoRic’s

Doozie’s Ice Cream

OTHER FAVORITES Ambiance Salon & Day Spa, Broadway Barber Shop Bob’s Barber Shop, Headliners

OTHER FAVORITES Coldstone Creamery, Dairy Queen, The Malt Shop, Culvers

Best Bookstore

Best Bar

SBX (Student Book Exchange)

The Bird

223 S. Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI

772-2332 Opened in 1985, Doozie’s ice cream place serves a variety of great ice cream. From smoothies to skinny-dip and Dole-whip ice cream, Doozie’s has an option for everyone.

Open from April to October, ice cream lovers will be greeted by a friendly staff, and a welcoming atmosphere.

989-772-2494 Everyone in Mt. Pleasant knows that The Bird is the word. The Bird has the best drink specials and the perfect atmosphere to compliment a Thursday night with your best friends.

OTHER FAVORITES Cabin, O’Kelly’s, Marty’s, The Blackstone

209 E. Bellows, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-9411 www.sbxcentral.com/

A common stop for students before classes start up is the Student Book Exchange. SBX makes getting your books for class even easier with their new book renting system.

OTHER FAVORITES CMU Bookstore, The Book Garden The Bookshelf, The BookShoppe

Main Stage

OTHER FAVORITES Downtown for a Pint, Mardi Gras/ Downtown MP, Dickens Holiday - Downtown, CMU Up All Night

Best Breakfast Place Stan’s Restaurant

220 E. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, MI

(989) 773-3259

Family owned and operated since the 1950’s, Stan’s offers a delicious variety of breakfast and lunch options. Located in the heart of downtown, a family atmosphere is provided with meals that use ‘home cooking as the main ingredient.’

OTHER FAVORITES Li’l Chef, IHop, Big Apple Bagels, Max and Emily’s

Even after 9 years of being voted Best Car Dealer of Central Michigan, THIS NEVER GETS OLD!!!

Thank you CMU! Mt. Pleasant, 1 Block East of Meijer, 1415 East Pickard, Mt. Pleasant, MI

www.krapohl.com • (989) 772-2991

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Best New Car Dealer

Krapohl Ford-Lincoln-Mercury (800) 772-2991

Best Chinese Restaurant Best Coffee House Dragon Express

Kaya Coffee & Tea Co.

(989) 779-2727

(989) 772-9016

314 W. Broomfield St., #14, Mt. Pleasant, MI

1415 E. Pickard (East M-20) Mt. Pleasant, MI www.krapohlford.com

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Best Tattoo Business

1029 S. University Ave., Mt. Pleasant, MI

Kaya is a great place to catch a meal in-between classes, enjoy drink specialties, catch up with friends, or spend some time studying. Students can even enjoy listening to live concerts on Wednesdays.

OTHER FAVORITES Graff Chevrolet, Shaheen GMC Pontiac Jim Navarre Ford Lincoln Mercury

OTHER FAVORITES China Garden, Hunan House Great Wall, First Wok

OTHER FAVORITES Starbucks, University Cup Biggby Coffee Mission AND Bluegrass Rd.

Best Cell Phone Provider:

Best Church

Best Delivery (Food)

(989) 772-0013

117 E. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, 773-4444 1901 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, 775-3844 www.JimmyJohns.com

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s fastest and most advanced 4G network and largest and most reliable 3G network. Verizon has more than 89.7 Million retail customers in the United States.

His House works to help students with their spiritual needs and ambitions. This non-denominational Christian church offers Sunday worship, Thursday gatherings and weekly Bible studies for its members and the community.

Opened in 1983, Jimmy Johns serves a variety of freshly made gourmet sandwiches. Open from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. customers can order a great tasting sandwich and have it at their door in no time.

OTHER FAVORITES Cellular One/AT&T, Sprint PCS Store Alltel/S. Mission, Mt. Pleasant, Basic Communications

OTHER FAVORITES St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart, Wesley Foundation Mt. Pleasant Community Church

His House Christian Fellowship

Verizon

(989) 633-8607 6800 Eastman Ave, Suite 408, Midland, MI www.verizonwireless.com

211 W. Broomfield, Mt. Pleasant, MI www.hhcf.org/cmu

www.sinistertattoo.com (989)-772-4505 If you’re looking to add some artwork to your body, look no further than Sinister Productions. They have a staff of great artists who are diligent in their work. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced tattoo, Sinister Productions has what you are looking for.

OTHER FAVORITES Intricate Decor, Evolved Artforms, Heritage Tattoo

1200 S. Mission Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI www.Chippewalanes.com

989-773-9531

Chippewa Lanes is a great place to bowl on a Friday night. Chippewa lanes offers cheap specials on not only bowling, but also drinks and food as well. Chippewa Lanes offers a convenient and fun time for all ages.

OTHER FAVORITES Riverwood, SAC Bowling Gateway Lanes & Lounge, 300 Bowling

Best Place to Hear Live Music

Best Downtown Business

Jimmy Johns

OTHER FAVORITES Menna’s Joint, Jet’s Pizza The Cabin, Papa Johns Pizza

Chippewa Lanes

1807 South Mission Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI

Need some fuel for that late night study session? Dragon Express has been offering a wide variety of appetizing, authentic Chinese meals at low prices since 1999. Dine-in or carry-out, you won’t walk away hungry.

Opened in 1950, Krapohl Ford-LincolnMercury Dealership has the newest models and best prices for all Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars. Helpful sales associates will help you find your next vehicle!

Best Bowling Alley

Sinister Productions

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

Max and Emily’s

2395 South Leaton Road Mount Pleasant, MI http://www.soaringeaglecasino.com/

125 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-7460 www.maxandemilys.net

(989) 775-7777

As a downtown staple, Max and Emily’s eatery has been serving the Mt. Pleasant community and Central Michigan students for years, and the great food and excellent service has kept people coming back for more. The extensive menu features soups, salads and more than 40 sandwich options.

Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort is the perfect place to hear live music. Whether the concert is indoor or outdoor, the experience will be one to remember. The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort provides a great assortment of performers throughout the year so be sure to stop by!

OTHER FAVORITES The Bird, Mountain Town Station Emma’s Boutique, Pisanello’s

OTHER FAVORITES Rubbles, CoCo Joe’s The Cabin, Kaya Coffee & Tea

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BEST OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Best Fast Food Restaurant Taco Bell

1202 S. Mission Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 773-9048 www.tacobell.com

Central Michigan students definitely think outside of the bun when it comes to their favorite fast food restaurant.

The late night cravers of the fourth meal enjoy the great food and fast-service. Taco Bell is within walking distance of campus and satisfies both a student’s wallet and stomach.

OTHER FAVORITES Rally’s, McDonalds, Qdoba, Pixie

Best Florist:

Four Seasons Floral

1218 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI 989-772-4182

www.fourseasonsfloral.com

Four Seasons Floral is one of the best flower shops around Mt. Pleasant. Typically open from 9am to 6pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, Four Seasons Floral can give you the best looking flowers for just a 6 dollar delivery charge. With shops open in both Mt. Pleasant and Shepherd it was bound to be one of Central Michigan’s favorite flower shops.

OTHER FAVORITES Jim and Donnas Flower Shop, Norm’s Flower Petal Elliot Greenhouse Inc., Meijer

Best CMU Fraternity Theta Mu Alpha

Theta Mu Alpha is one of Central Michigan’s most prestigious fraternities. They are one of the largest and most respected chapters within the nation. With a fun and active membership base, it’s no wonder people want to be a brother of Theta Mu Alpha

OTHER FAVORITES Delta Chi, Alpha Sigma Chi Beta Theta Phi, Phi Kappa Tau

Best Body Piercing Business Sinister Productions 989-772-4505

1807 south mission St., Mt. Pleasant MI,

www.sinistertattoo.com

If you’re looking to get something pierced, look no further than Sinister Productions. They’re the number one spot to get any type of piercing your heart desires. Whether it’s belly button or just ears, the Sinister Production staff has enough experience to handle any type of job.

OTHER FAVORITES Evolved Artforms, Intricate Decor, Claire’s Boutique

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Best Gift Shop

SBX (Student Book Exchange)

209 E. Bellows, Mount Pleasant, MI (989) 772-9411 www.sbxcentral.com

SBX has it all with unique gift items that can be personalized right in the store. Give your gift that extra meaning. Help your loved ones wear their Central pride with great CMU apparel.

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OTHER FAVORITES CMU Bookstore, The Mole Hole, Emma’s Boutique, Ace of Diamonds

Best Golf Course Buck’s Run Golf Club 1559 S. Chippewa Road, Mt. Pleasant, MI www.bucksrun.com (989) 779-9973

Bucks Run Golf Club is one of Mid-Michigan’s premier golfing locations. Located in Mt. Pleasant east of Soaring Eagle, the course features natural wetlands, river frontage and picturesque lakes, all coming into play on numerous holes. The course is a challenging and enjoyable experience – not soon forgotten.

Best Gym/Health Club

Best Salon/Spa

(989) 774-3686

714 E. Wisconsin St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 775-1353 www.ambiancesalonanddayspa.com

OTHER FAVORITES Riverwood, Pohl Cat, Pleasant Hills Mt. Pleasant Country Club

The Student Activity Center offers a variety of recreational facilities and programs. With a newly expanded fitness center, the SAC continues to strive to meet your recreation, fitness, and leisure needs.

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East Campus Drive, CMU, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Mon. – Thurs.: 6 am – 11 pm; Fri.: 6 am - 10 pm Sat.: 12 pm – 10 pm, Sun.: 12 pm – 11 pm www.sac.cmich.edu

Ladies, whether you just need a quick trim or want to go a whole new direction with your style, the friendly staff at Ambiance can help you get the look you’re going for. They have been skillfully handling customers’ hair care needs since 2001, specializing in cuts, styling and coloring for women, and men.

OTHER FAVORITES Morey Courts, Seung-Ni Fit Endurance Fitness, Wellness Central Fitness

OTHER FAVORITES Waterworks Salon & Spa, Headliner’s, Salon 312, Salon Blu, Soaring Eagle Resort Spa

Best Grocery Store

Best Hamburger

Meijer

Freddie’s

(989) 772-4700

705 S. Adams St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 773-2180

1015 E. Pickard St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.meijer.com/home.jsp

With higher standards and lower prices, Meijer is the one stop shop for most students. Just a quick ride from campus, the finest fruits, vegetables and produce can be found here.

OTHER FAVORITES Kroger, Ric’s Food Center, Walmart , Target

314 W. Broomfield, next to 7-11 • Mt. Pleasant • 989-779-2727

Opened in 1981, Freddie’s Tavern offers a full menu, drink specials and entertainment for guests in Mt. Pleasant. Diners can enjoy watching one of the flat screen TVs, order an award-winning meal, or shoot pool with friends.

OTHER FAVORITES The Bird, Bennigan’s, Rally’s, Mountain Town Station

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BEST OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Best Happy Hour The Bird Bar & Grill

223 S. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-2493

Opened in 1942, The Bird Bar & Grill offers pool, darts and big screen TVs for watching the big game. Their famous happy hour runs from 8 p.m. to midnight Monday through Wednesday and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

OTHER FAVORITES O’Kelly’s, The Cabin, La Señorita, Buffalo Wild Wings

Best Place for Lunch Max and Emily’s

125 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-7460 www.maxandemilys.net

As a downtown staple, Max and Emily’s eatery has been serving the Mount Pleasant community and Central Michigan students for years, and the great food and excellent service has kept people coming back for more. The extensive menu features soups, salads and over 40 sandwich options.

OTHER FAVORITES Qdoba, Buffalo Wild Wings, The Bird, Jimmy Johns

Best Bargain Meal

Best Nail Salon

Taco Bell

(989) 773-9048

1222 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 773-0677

1201 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.tacobell.com

Opened in 1951, Taco Bell is a fast food Mexican restaurant that serves a variety of inexpensive tasty meals. With the “why pay more” menu customers can get $2 meals or a variety of items for 99 cents or less.

OTHER FAVORITES McDonalds, Li’l Chef, Rally’s, La Señorita

Opened in 2003, Gigi Nails offers a full service nail salon that is in walking distance of CMU’s campus. They specialize in acrylics, gels, manicures, pedicures, nail art, airbrush designs and waxing. Walk-Ins are welcome.

OTHER FAVORITES LA Nails, Spa Nails, Waterworks Salon and Spa, Ambiance Salon and Day Spa

Best Newspaper

Best Mexican Restaurant

Central Michigan Life

La Señorita (989) 772-1331

436 Moore Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 774-3494 www.cm-life.com

Located across from the Moore Hall parking lot, La Señorita has a Mexican menu that students love. Don’t forget to check out the drink specials each night of the week!

CM Life is Central Michigan University’s student-run and operated newspaper. New issues are published and distributed on campus and in the community on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the spring and fall semesters.

1516 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.lasenorita.com/mt_pleasant.php

OTHER FAVORITES Los Palominos, Qdoba, Los Aztecas, Taco Bell

Best Party Store:

Best Pizza Place

(989)-317-0525

(989) 775-3456

Mission Store

Gigi Nails

OTHER FAVORITES Morning Sun, Gratiot Co. Herald, Clare County Review

The Cabin

1022 South Mission Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI

The Mission Store is the premier place to gather your party supplies. There is no place better to get alcohol and soft drinks than this place. The Mission Store has the best deals to match a college students budget.

OTHER FAVORITES The Store, Liquor One, K & S Party Store, ToDblD’s

930 W. Broomfield, Mt. Pleasant, MI

From specialty pizzas to Cabin Sticks, The Cabin serves great food with a friendly atmosphere. With pizza specials throughout the week, The Cabin is a great place to take the family or meet a group of friends.

OTHER FAVORITES Pisanello’s, Jet’s , Cottage Inn , Hungry Howie’s

Best Place to Take Date

Best Pharmacy:

Mountain Town Station

Walgreens

1309 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant • (989) 775-8098 903 N. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant • (989) 772-0291 www.walgreens.com

(989) 775-2337

506 W. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.mountaintown.com

From Tylenol and cough syrup to flu shots and prescriptions, Walgreens has it all. Stop in and let the pharmacists here help you stay healthy and on top of your game from Welcome Week to finals!

Offering a friendly and casual dining experience Mountain Town Station is the best place to take a date. Weekend dinner specials and weekly wine specials allow diners to enjoy a great meal for less, all while being comforted by the warm glow of the fireplace.

OTHER FAVORITES Meijer, Rite Aid, Walmart, Mission Pharmacy

OTHER FAVORITES Celebration! Cinema, Italian Oven, Brass Cafe, Doozie’s

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Best Restaurant

Best Shoe Store

Best CMU Sorority

(989) 779-9919

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2003 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-6100 www.payless.com

607 S. Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI

Ace of Diamonds gives students a chance to parade their jewelry fashion sense around campus at all times of the year. They carry a vast array of lines to fit everyone’s jewelry needs.

Opened in 1995, Mountain Town Station offers a variety of great food and friendly service. Along with the brewery and wine cellar Mountain Town Station also offers sushi on Wednesday nights.

No outfit is complete without the perfect pair of shoes. Payless Shoe Source has helped CMU students look their best for more than 30 years. Whether you’re dressing up for a night on the town, or sliding on something comfy to walk to class, they’ve got you covered!

OTHER FAVORITES S. Silverberg Finer Jewelers, Kohl’s Jarrett the Jeweler, Stella and Dot

OTHER FAVORITES Applebee’s, Italian Oven, Buffalo Wild Wings, Bennigan’s

Alpha Gamma Delta @ CMU was founded in 1940 as local literary society and, in 1942, went national as a chapter of Theta Sigma Upsilon. In 1959, Theta Sigma merged with Alpha Gamma Delta. Alpha Gamma Delta members are dedicated to academics and actively involved in the campus community.

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Best Restaurant Buffet:

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Fabiano Hall

(989) 775-8039

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128 E. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.aceofdiamondsjewelry.net

Great Wall

1025 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI

(989) 774-4109

300. E. Ojibway Ct., Mt. Pleasant, MI

Fabiano Residence Hall offers students a spacious living suite, accompanied by a fitness center, convenience store, study lounges and much more!

OTHER FAVORITES Cobb Hall, Celani Hall , Herrig Hall, Larzelere Hall

Fill up on as much Chinese cuisine as you can handle at Great Wall’s buffet. Whether you prefer take out or dining in, Great Wall has a variety spread to fill up your plate.

OTHER FAVORITES Ponderosa, China 1 Buffet, Pizza Hut, Ruby Tuesdays

Payless Shoe Source

OTHER FAVORITES Kohl’s, TJ Maxx, Target, Shoe Sensation

Applebee’s

4929 E. Pickard Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.applebees.com

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OTHER FAVORITES Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Zeta Tau

Best Sporting Goods Store Dick’s Sporting Goods

1416 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 (989) 773 0533 dickssportinggoods.com

Applebee’s strives toward a welcoming, neighborhood environment the whole family can enjoy. Their large menu offers a wide variety of entree options including several unique dessert dishes.

Dick’s Sporting Good Store offers a large variety of equipment and clothing for all sporting interests. Whether shopping for hobby or personal interest, intramural sport gear or sideline and tailgating apparel, Dick’s Sports carries everything you are looking for.

OTHER FAVORITES Bennigan’s, Mt. Town Station, Max & Emily’s, Brass Cafe

OTHER FAVORITES MC Sports, Dunham’s, Jay’s Sporting Goods, Runners

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Best CMU Student Organization Greek Life

Student Life Office, Bovee UC 111, CMU (989) 774-3016 cmugreeks.theginsystem.com

Central Michigan is home to 11 amazing sororities and 10 great fraternities. Being part of Greek life is one opportunity that every student should not want to miss out on. Greek life students are highly active on campus, and each chapter is known for giving back to the community. If you love college and want to be more involved why not go Greek.

OTHER FAVORITES SAPA, Leadership Safari, Fish & Chips

Best Sandwich Shop Jimmy Johns

117 E. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, (989) 773-4444 1901 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, (989) 775-3844 www.Jimmyjohns.com Opened in 1983, Jimmy Johns gourmet sandwiches are made fresh daily. Complemented by quick and friendly service each sub is made to order with Jimmy’s award winning bread.

OTHER FAVORITES Subway, Max & Emily’s, Menna’s Joint, Pita Pit

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620 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 (989) 773-2826

(989) 775-3919

A short walk away from CMU’s campus and inside of Campus Court Mall, BTan provides customers with the finest tanning beds and HEX tanning equipment.

The newest lotions and protective eyewear can also be found here.

Since 1978 Family Video has provided a variety of video games, movies and television series to its customers. The Mt. Pleasant community can find just what they need for a rainy day at Family Video.

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OTHER FAVORITES Maui, Mountain Tan, Image Sun, Salon 312

OTHER FAVORITES Main Street Audio/ Video, Game Traders, Blockbuster

Best Steak Place

Best Men’s Clothing Store

(989) 775-2337

(989) 773-4640

Voted Mid- Michigan’s #1 Steakhouse, Mountain Town Station is well known for its hand cut steaks and award winning ribs. Diners can also treat themselves to a handcrafted brew or a selection of over 300 different wines.

Kohl’s offers a wide range of men’s and women’s clothing for CMU students from t-shirts to business apparel at reasonable prices. Between looking relaxed for classes and classy for job interviews, the men of CMU can find it all here.

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Mountain Town Station

4855 Encore Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.kohls.com

506 W. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.mountaintown.com

OTHER FAVORITES Lone Star Steak House, Siniikaung Steak & Chop House/ Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Marty’s Bar, Applebee’s

OTHER FAVORITES TJ Maxx, JC Penney, Target, Black Tie and Tuxedo

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What can we tell you that you don’t already know about TJMaxx? With more than 900 stores nationwide, TJ Maxx offers their customers their favorite brand names and designer fashions for up to 60% off department store prices –every day.

OTHER FAVORITES Kohls, Target, Maurice’s, JC Penney

Best Bakery Robaire’s Bakery & Doughnut Shop 1903 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-3516

The workers of Robaire’s Bakery get up early every morning to prepare doughnuts, sandwiches and assorted baked goods for the community to enjoy each day. Fresh coffee and delicious treats make for a good break from class.

OTHER FAVORITES Max & Emily’s, Tim Horton’s, Cops & Doughnuts, Meijer

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Best Electronics Store

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ABC Warehouse

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ABC Warehouse is privately owned and prides itself in being “The Closest Thing To Wholesale” pricing.

OTHER FAVORITES Reggae Fest., Wares Fare/Fire up Fest.

Maple Syrup Fest., Wheatland Music Fest.

OTHER FAVORITES Warriner, Kelly Shorts, Park Library, The Towers

OTHER FAVORITES Target, Walmart, Radio Shack, Main Street Audio/Video

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Best Furniture Store

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Central Michigan University Campus

105 S. Franklin St., Mt. Pleasant, MI 989-773-3378

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With more than 33,000 restaurants world wide, McDonalds is the leading food service retailer. Known for their crispy fries and bubbly coke, the laid back atmosphere provides a perfect eating experience.

OTHER FAVORITES Rally’s, Burger King, Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby’s

Target’s mission is to be the preferred shopping destination by delivering outstanding value, continuous innovation and an exceptional guest experience. Target’s furniture selection has expanded over the years and offers students a great selection at a great value.

OTHER FAVORITES Gray’s Household, Wendel’s Home, Goodwill, Godwin’s

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Target aims to deliver outstanding value, innovation and customer service. With products ranging from clothing, to food, to electronics, Target has everything for a onestop shopping experience.

OTHER FAVORITES Kohl’s, The New Yorker, TJ Maxx, JC Penney

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913 E. Pickard St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-6001

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OTHER FAVORITES Allstate Insurance/Michael Love, OTHER FAVORITES Mt. Pleasant Agency, Inc. Sears, Target, Menard’s, Walmart State Farm/Ryan Methner, Mid Mich. Insurance Agency

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4459 E. Blue Grass Road- Ste. D, 989-546-7283

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OTHER FAVORITES Dr. Kimber Dewitt, CMU Family Dentistry Mt. Pleasant Family Dental Center, Dr. Daniel Kane

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Best Place to Dance

424 S. Mission, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-5860 www.firehousesoftwash.com

2000 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-2391

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Home of “The Once A Week Car Care Technique”, Firehouse Car Wash gives you the royal treatment. With more than 45 years of expertise, the staff takes pride in their attention to detail. Protect your investment, no matter the season Firehouse Car Wash is open all year round.

OTHER FAVORITES Fast Eddie’s Pickard Street Car Wash Rhynos Car Wash, Classy Auto Wash

Best Tire Store Tire Factory

Wayside Central

The Wayside plays hit music to get people dancing. With a live DJ and themed dance nights, the Wayside offers a place to let loose, meet people and show off the coolest new dance moves.

OTHER FAVORITES Rubbles, Blue Gator/Shabooms Wheatland Music Festival, Coco Joe’s

Best CMU Athletic Team Football

Kelly Shorts Stadium, CMU

Opened in 1950, Krapohl Ford-LincolnMercury Dealership offers a variety of used cars at affordable prices. The previously owned vehicles are not limited to just Ford, Lincoln or Mercury’s. They vary anywhere from Chrysler to Honda.

The Tire Factory Inc. has become one of the most advanced and progressive tire dealers in the U.S. They provide their customers with great prices, astounding quality, varied selections, and amazing services. They also offer “free” services with the purchase of any tire. This includes mounting, tire rotation, tire inspection, air checks, and many other services.

Back to school, starting classes, and fall sports fills the thoughts of the student body around campus. The CMU football team leads the fall semester with game days at Kelly/Shorts stadium after extensive practicing all summer with head coach Dan Enos. Come help fill the stands, showing maroon and gold school pride, and support this hard working team.

You can find the game day schedule on the CMU website. FIRE UP CHIPS!

OTHER FAVORITES Graff Chevrolet, Heritage Auto Mall Shaheen GMC, Jim Navarre Ford Lincoln Mercury

OTHER FAVORITES Olson Tire Service, Discount Tire Mt. Pleasant Tire Service, Walmart

OTHER FAVORITES Gymnastics, Wrestling, Soccer, Baseball

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Best Chiropractor

1322 Pickard, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 773-5582 www.dandanthemattressman.com

Mt. Pleasant Chiropractic Clinic provides complete family care including pregnant women and infants. Find relief from sports injuries, sciatica, headaches and other pain through chiropractic services. Mt. Pleasant Chiropractic Clinic accepts walk-ins and most insurance.

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Dan Dan the Mattress Man has a large selection of mattresses to choose from, and they pride themselves on being able to supply customers with the best mattresses without breaking the budget. It’s no wonder they are one of the best mattress dealers around town.

OTHER FAVORITES Godwin’s, Sam’s Club, Comfort Center, Wendels Home

Best Physician Dr. Charles Lilly

Mt. Pleasant Chiropractic Clinic

616 E. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 773-2000

OTHER FAVORITES Central MI Family Chiropractic Clinic, Dr. Hernie, Michigan Spine & Pain, Poole Chiropractic

Best Unique Business Emma’s Basement Boutique (989) 772-6400

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111 S. University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48588 www.emmasbasementboutique.com/

Dr. Charles Lilly is both a knowledgeable and caring doctor. His friendly personality and reassuring disposition make going to the doctor not such a scary experience.

Always fresh and always new is Emma’s Boutiques promise. The store has plenty to shop around for with unique and stylish items ranging from jewelry, clothing, purses, and decorations.

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OTHER FAVORITES Dr. Jeffrey Striebel, Dr. Terry Ball, Dr. Clint Cornell

OTHER FAVORITES Tropical Smoothie, Pixie, Blue in the Face, Intimate Ideas

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Fast Eddies Oil Change

900 Broomfield, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 772-7039 www.fasteddiesoil.com

Family owned and operated for the last 22 years, Fast Eddies has been providing the most convenient and affordable car care in Michigan. Quality is guaranteed with the use of products such as Quaker State oil.

OTHER FAVORITES Krapohl’s Fast Lane, The Lube Lab/Pit Stop Pittsley’s Fast Trak Quick Oil 7 Lube, Auto Lab

Best Cab Company Chippewa Cab

1608 N. Fancher, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 779-2227 www.chippewacab.com

Chippewa Cab offers fast, friendly and courteous service. Available for all your Central and Northern Michigan needs.

Chippewa Cab does bar runs and party vans, casino runs, airport pick up and drop-offs.

They will even run you and your friends to area ski resorts! Now featuring handicap accessible vans.

OTHER FAVORITES MP Cab / 779-TAXI, U Ride, Affordable Taxi, Get -A-Ride

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Ambiance Salon / Day Spa

Pow Wow

714 E. Wisconsin St., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 775-1353 www.ambiancesalonanddayspa.com

Between classes, exams, work and friends, it’s easy to get caught up in the stress of it all. Relax and treat yourself to a specialized massage from Ambiance. They have been skillfully handling customer’s relaxation needs since 2001, specializing in a variety of stressmelting massages for every budget.

OTHER FAVORITES Waterworks Salon, Mountain Town Rehab Herbs Etc/ Naturopathic Institute Mt. Pleasant Massage Therapy

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Campus of Central Michigan CMU’s Pow Wow offers students a view of Native American rituals and customs. It offers students a chance to see Native American dancing, experience Native American food, and show off Native American weaving/art.

CMU Pow Wow is a one of a kind expo in Mt. Pleasant which offers CMU students and Mt. Pleasant residents an experience like no other.

OTHER FAVORITES Mt. Pleasant Bridal Show

Applebee’s

4929 E. Pickard Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 779-2766

Applebee’s serves a varied menu with options for the whole family including several unique drink options. Their vast beverage menu offers classic cocktails, specialty drinks and old favorites.

Women’s EXPO HBACM Home Show

OTHER FAVORITES The Cabin, The Bird, Buffalo Wild Wings, Mountain Town Station

Mt. Pleasant Kennel Club Dog Show

Best Thrift/Vintage/ Consignment Shop Goodwill Industries (989) 773-4884

1313 S. Mission St., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.goodwill.org

The Mount Pleasant Goodwill store serves as a great thrift store for anyone on a budget.

Whether looking for clothes, furniture or household items Goodwill seems to carry it all.

Everyone loves a bargain!

OTHER FAVORITES Salvation Army Thrift Shop Plato’s Closet Designer Consignor ReStore Habitat For Humanity Resale

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Best Unique Food Midori Sushi & Martini Lounge

Best CMU MHTV Program News Central 34

105 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant MI (989) 775 7723

www.midorimp.com

185 Moore Hall, CMU, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 774-3156 www.newscentral34.cmich.edu

Midori’s offers it’s customers fine sushi which you can’t get anywhere else around Mount Pleasant.

There is no substitute in Mount Pleasant where you can get anything remotely like what Midori’s has to offer.

First launched in 1978, News Central 34, complete with a new Accuweather forecast system, is one of only a few student run news shows in the nation providing viewers with an hour-long news and weather broadcast, four days a week.

OTHER FAVORITES Mountain Town Station, Brass Café, Tropical Smoothie, Sure Shot Bar-B-Q

Best Salad Ruby Tuesday (989) 775-8737

1023 E. Pickard Rd. Mt. Pleasant, MI www.rubytuesday.com

OTHER FAVORITES Sports Zone, Central View, Horror Show

Best Late Night Eatery Li’l Chef 1720 S. Mission, Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 773-5678 www.mplilchef.com

Ruby Tuesday’s has the best salad in town because they offer you a large heaping portion of it.

It has one of the largest salad bars in town with some of the most unique choices.

Open 24 hours, Li’l Chef has been a staple of Mt. Pleasant night-life for decades. After 2 am on a busy bar night, expect to find the place packed.

Li’l Chef is the place to be for a meal to stave off your hangover. Call it your 3 am oasis.

OTHER FAVORITES Mt. Town Station, Applebee’s, Bennigan’s, Italian Oven

OTHER FAVORITES Taco Bell, Menna’s Joint, Cranker’s Coney Island, IHOP

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BEST OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Best Non-Profit Organization

Best Place to Get a Costume

H.A.T.S.

Halloween Central

(Humane Animal Treatment Society)

1105 S. Isabella Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI (989) 775-0830 www.hatsweb.net

HATS of Mt. Pleasant provides a valuable public service in emphasizing the vital importance of spaying and neutering, and preventing the suffering and death of countless unwanted animals. Every adoption is one more step in breaking the chain of unwanted litters of puppies and kittens from irresponsible, uncontrolled breeding.

OTHER FAVORITES CMU Volunteer Center Big Brothers/Big Sisters Habitat for Humanity Isabella Community Soup Kitchen

Best Hotel

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (888) 7-EAGLE-7

6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, MI www.soaringeaglecasino.com

(989) 775-3500

2012 S. Mission, Mt. Pleasant, MI www.facebook.com/halloweencentral

Halloween Central likes to call itself “The biggest little costume shop in Central Michigan”. This store packs a lot of Halloween into every inch of its floor space. If you have seen it online, you can probably find it here for less. And even better, Halloween Central has moved to a new location closer to campus, much more convenient for your next costume party.

OTHER FAVORITES Black Tie Tuxedo & Costume Shop, Goodwill, Salvation Army, Target

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort has been recognized nationally for it’s luxurious rooms and indulgent dining. The resort’s natural ambiance and attention to detail continually earns Four-Diamond awards.

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort is owned and operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.

OTHER FAVORITES Comfort Inn & Suites Soaring Eagle Waterpark & Hotel Super 8 Hampton Inn

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