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[ INSIDE ] w A couple shares experiences of living with third individual, 1B w Some fast food restaurants accept food assistance cards, 3A w Football team dealing with several injuries before facing MSU this weekend, 5A

[ cm-life.com ] w Visit the website for a livechat of CMU Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning w Watch a video about an extreme-couponer who visited CMU Tuesday w Watch a Boyne City junior reflect about winning four beauty pageants, see page 3A for the full story

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CMU defending lawsuit seeking $75,000 in damages Grad student alleges she was unjustly dismissed from SLP program By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

Central Michigan University and six faculty members and administrators face a lawsuit by a former-graduate student alleging she was “unjustly dismissed from the

program” in April 2009. Former graduate student Carrie Stephenson filed a complaint June 20 regarding ethical issues with the Speech-Language Pathology master’s program. Stephenson’s complaint stated she was dismissed after withdrawing from a class. The university responded to the complaint on Aug. 8 in U.S. Federal District Court in Bay City, stating Stephenson had withdrawn from the program permanently, not just for the semester.

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$28.5 million grad student housing project up for vote $1.5 million Real Food Co. changes also on agenda By Theresa Clift University Editor

The Central Michigan Board of Trustees will consider spending $28.5 million for graduate student housing on Bellows Street at its meeting Thursday. CMU proposes the apartments to replace the loss of 128 Washington Court Apartments on campus, which are planned to be torn down. The new apartments would contain 94 units of one, two and four bedroom units, located west of the Carlin Alumni house. The project would be funded by Residences and Auxiliary Services and local bank financing. Trustees will also discuss

Stephenson requested a minimum of $75,000 in relief for reasons including tuition, loss of graduate school education and embarrassment. The Mount Pleasant resident is suing Kathryn Atkinson, clinical supervisor of the SLP department; Roger Coles, interim dean of the College of Graduate Studies; Jane Jack, clinical director of the SLP department; Sue Lea, SLP instructor; Renny Tatchell, SLP professor; and Suzanne Woods, SLP associate professor.

Stephenson sent an email to Jack on March 31, 2009, saying she sought to withdraw from the program because Roger Coles of family and work obligations, and concerns about inadequate supervision and patient care. “In addition, I am troubled by conduct I have experienced by certain professionals in the program,” Stephen-

son said in the email. “I do not feel I am able to continue participation based on what I feel very well could be ethical misconduct.” The ethical misconduct Stephenson referred to was a lack of supervision in the class she withdrew from. Stephenson didn’t comment, but her attorney, Nicholas Roumel, said it is “only 2 percent,” likely that the case will make it to trial on Sept. 25, 2012. He said similar cases are often settled outside of court or dismissed.

The class she withdrew from, CDO 749: Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology, requires students to work with clients and document coursework. Roumel said Stephenson was concerned she was not receiving adequate supervision for her patients. He said the people primarily responsible for the medical relationship are the supervisors in the department, not the students.

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If you go... w What: Board of Trustees w Where: President’s conference room, room 300, in the Bovee UC w When: 9 a.m. a $1.5 million renovation to Real Food Co. in the Towers residence complex. The project would fund a new front entrance, energy-efficient lighting, new technology, three food station renovations and a new Mongolian-style grill. The project would be funded by Residences and Auxiliary Services. The meeting will take place at 9 a.m. in the President’s Conference Room, room 300, in the Bovee University Center. University President George E. Ross will also give a report, and Pamela Gates,

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Biology dept. pushing for updated facilities CMU waiting on Biosciences building funds By Emily Pfund Staff Reporter

CMU may not receive the $30 million in state funding it was counting on to fund a new biosciences building. But university officials are still working on plans for the project, which they say is desperately needed by the biology department. “We have been having meetings quite a bit recently,” said Steve Lawrence, director of facilities management. Biology faculty say the department’s current facilities in Brooks Hall are outdated and do not have enough space for the grow-

ing program. The building opened in 1965, when space discovery exploration was just beginning and the structure of DNA was just being discovered, said Steve Roberts, department chairman. “We’ve been behind the ball for decades,” Roberts said. “The labs are just not set up for modern biological research and methods.” CMU will find out in April if the biosciences building will receive state funding. If they are not approved, they may reapply. John Scheide, associate professor of biology who served as the department chairman from 1999 to 2005, said the building is not suitable for the latest research equipment. The equipment requires significant temperature control A biosciences | 2a

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Carpenter Mark Haynak assembles a ceiling on the second floor of Brooks Hall renovation in January 2010.

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Above: Eleanor Lopez, 74, of Mount Pleasant, looks up to the sky Tuesday to see what one of the children were pointing at during her time volunteering at Central Christian Academy, 2445 S. Lincoln Road. Lopez dedicates time each week to go into the day care and work with the kids. Top left: Lopez helps one of the toddlers put her shoe back on after it came off during the children’s time outside. Lopez sits on a toddler chair Tuesday inside the 3-year-old room at Central Christian Academy.

Senior citizens help students with special needs By Jessica Fecteau | Senior Reporter

Volunteering as a foster grandparent isn’t just about helping children learn how to read and write for Mount Pleasant resident Eleanor Lopez. The 74-year-old said she acts like a grandmother to the 3-year-olds she works with for five hours, five days a week. “I help them with what they need help with whether it be art work, reading or crafts,” Lopez said. “I give them hugs when they need them because they just want to be loved.” Isabella County’s Commission on Aging’s Foster Grandparent volunteer program is for seniors to work with children with special needs in a variety of settings, Program Director Mary Ann Mooradian said.

“The age group of the grandparents ranges from 60 to 92 years old,” she said. “They work in the classroom providing academic and emotional support for the children.” There are 47 volunteers that cover the Isabella, Clare and Gratiot counties, Mooradian said. Each grandparent goes through 40 hours of training before starting to volunteer. After retiring from the Central Michigan Community Hospital in 2003, Lopez began volunteering her time in March 2007 at the Central Christian Academy Church in Mount Pleasant. “While I was working at the hospital I would hear a lot of people talking about the program and I’ve always wanted to do it,” she said. Weidman resident Yvonne Obsorne is also a volunteer in her spare time. Osborne volunteers at Beal City Elementary working with first and third graders. “Seeing them make the smallest accomplishment just fills my

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heart,” she said. After her husband passed away, Osborne said she didn’t want to leave the house, but now she has the incentive to get out and help the children. “I can go home at the end of the day and feel good.” Osborne said. Isbaella County’s Commission on Aging was given a 2-percent funding grant last spring from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Mooradian said this grant is helping sustain and maintain the number of volunteers. “It is protecting us from letting people go due to funding cuts at the state level,” she said. “The children wouldn’t receive the special attention and help they need in school without the grant.” She said the program keeps the grandparents active and gives them an opportunity to give back to the community. “It is a win-win situation for everyone involved,” she said. metro@cm-life.com

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A hot air balloon flown by Clare resident Steve Letherer, along with his friends Mount Pleasant resident Aaron Hunter and Mecosta resident Dennis Swincicki crosses North Lincoln Road as they prepare to land Tuesday evening in Rosebush. The group launched around 7 p.m. and landed in a field on East Vernon Road after a near half-hour trip from Island Park in Mount Pleasant. Letherer recalled his found passion for hot air balloons after riding one during his honeymoon with his wife Shari 11 years ago. “After ten minutes up in the air, I said, ‘I got to have one of these,’” Letherer said.

EVENTS CALENDAR TODAY w What is Academic Service Learning and Why Should I Consider Implementing it Into My Courses? will take place from noon to 1 p.m. at the Charles V. Park Library, room 413. w A Study Abroad Fair will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bovee University Center’s Rotunda. w Edward James Olmos (HHM Keynote Speaker) will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Platchta Auditorium. An Eagle Feather w Honoring event will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Ziibiwing Center, 6650 E. Broadway Road.

THURSDAY w The Aware 3 Drunk Driving Simulator will show students the realistic dangers of drinking and driving from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of the Bovee University Center, on the grass. w Tools of the Trade: Video Capture and Editing will be presented from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Charles V. Park Library, room 413. w Frances De Paula Soler will conduct a Spanish Classical Guitar performance from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Music Building’s Chamichain Hall.

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dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Merodie Hancock, vice president of offcampus and online programs, will also present to the board. Committee meetings for trustees will be held Wednesday and are open. The academic and student affairs committee will meet from 11:10 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. in the

President’s Conference Room. The finance and facilities committee will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. in the same room. The College of Medicine committee will meet from 2:10 to 2:40 p.m. in the same room, led by trustee Sam Kottamatsu and others. Trustees will meet with a faculty liaison from 5 to 6 p.m. in the UC’s Maroon and Gold

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to function properly. “The building has some major problems,” Scheide said, citing the building’s single-pane windows and lack of buffer doorways. The building’s ventilation system and water lines were replaced over the summers of 2008 and 2009. Roberts estimated the cost of the renovation to be around $3 million. This improvement was originally scheduled as part of the construction of the Dow Science Complex and its connection to Brooks, but the project ran out of money and had to be postponed. “Right now it’s in a constant state of flux,” Roberts said. “It’s one project after another.” The construction has also caused some graduate students and professors to lose research materials. A construction-related power outage shut down an “ultra-low freezer,” that maintains a temperature of -80 degrees Celsius and contained samples for several research projects, which were ruined. The graduate students affected by the loss had to extend their studies at CMU. The building now has a generator system to prevent further power outages.

Roberts says the university does its best to “stay on top of” the state of the building, but there are still problems. For example, he said, a water pipe broke last summer, spewing 45,000 gallons of water in a few minutes — the amount of three backyard swimming pools. “It’s hard to point to one or two (problems) when there are so many to point at,” Scheide said. “Space is the big one.” Brooks lacks sufficient lab and classroom space to keep up with the rapid growth of the biology program. Roberts said the program currently has around 850 signed majors, up from 450 two and a half years ago. About 1,050 students are taking BIO 110: Concepts of Biology this semester. Brooks also houses the Earth and atmospheric sciences department, which adds to the crowding. Scheide said Brooks 176, the building’s largest lecture hall, gets extensive use between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day. If the biosciences building is built, all the department’s research operations will be located there and biology classes would be held in both Brooks and the new

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room, where the Faculty Association will urge the university to return to the bargaining table to resolve contract conflict, FA President Laura Frey said in a press release. The trustees will meet with a student liaison from the student government association from 6:05 to 7 p.m. in the President’s Conference Room. The FA will gather at 8:20 a.m. Thursday outside the UC before the meeting as a “sign of unity,” Frey said.

“It’s not her relationship,” Roumel said. “She’s not a licensed professional, she’s the student.” In the university’s response to the complaint, the defendants denied any allegation of ethical violations by Stephenson’s clinical instructors. While Stephenson had a right to withdraw from the program, she did not have a right to abandon her clients or refuse to complete client reports without consequence, documents said. CMU and its attorney, Michael E. Cavanaugh, referred comments to Director of Public Relations Steve Smith and General Counsel Manuel Rupe, who both declined comment saying the university does not comment on the specific claims during the course of litigation. According to the plaintiff, Tatchell wrote to Coles on April 9, 2009 and stated Stephenson “appears to have violated (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) by removing documentation from a client file in the Carls Center.” However, Lea said in an email to Tatchell later that month she had spoken with Stephenson, who had not taken any documents from a client file with her. Roumel said it was ironic for CMU to allege Stephenson had violated HIPAA after

she sought to withdraw from a class because she had ethical concerns. “I think they were retaliating against her for standing up for her legal rights,” he said. Defendants deny any of Stephenson’s rights were violated. According to the email Coles sent to Stephenson on April 10, 2009, Tatchell recommended Stephenson’s removal from the SLP program, and Coles informed Stephenson she would no longer be able to take classes toward her master’s degree in the SLP program. Roumel said Stephenson had the right as a student to withdraw from the course, and CMU violated its own policies by removing her from the program. Another dispute rose from Stephenson’s grade after withdrawing from the course. The plaintiff’s complaint said Stephenson was earning an ‘A’ at the time she withdrew, and should have received a ‘W’ for withdrawing from the course instead of the ‘E’ she received. “Carrie pretty much had an ‘A’ in all her practicums,” Roumel said. “They changed her grade from an ‘A’ to an ‘E’ because they held the withdrawal against her.” The university’s response said Lea had determined Stephenson’s midterm grade was an ‘A,’ but her final grade was 29.75 percent, a failing grade. university@cm-life.com

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By Jessica Fecteau Senior Reporter

Michigan has seen a 1,200 percent increase in restaurants participating in the food assistance program (FAP) in the past 18 months, according to published reports. Many restaurants are now accepting FAP cards from those who are blind, homeless or 60 years and older who have trouble providing a hot meal for themselves, said Alan Shannon, public affairs director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services Midwest region. “(Only) $100,000 out of the $2 billion given out via food assistance was redeemed at restaurants,” Shannon said. “Most people are going to use their benefits to get the most food for their dollars.” Michigan’s overall food assistance program experienced a 57 percent increase in state recipients from 2006 to 2010, according to the USDA. Michigan is one of five states with restaurants participating in the food assistant program, he said. Both Florida and Rhode Island are currently testing out this program on a limited trial basis. KFC owner and franchisee Steve Rudoni said the KFC located at 223 N. Mission St. in Mount Pleasant started accepting FAP cards this year. “We wanted to provide help to folks who don’t have a home or kitchen to make a hot meal,” he said. Although only a small percentage of people are eligible for redemption, Rudoni said there has been people coming in with their cards. He said each person with a FAP card can spend with no minimum or maximum purchase limitations per visit. As little as $5 can purchase a whole meal, Rudoni said. Justin Winslow, Michigan Restaurant Association vice president of public affairs, told The Detroit News that restaurants wanting to participate have mostly been fast food and quick service restaurants. Although there has been a dramatic increase in participating Michigan restaurants, Mark Stevens, director of the department of human services for Isabella and Midland counties, said there is no local list of restaurants available for reference. Stevens said chains of restaurants do not apply to participate as a whole. Local restaurants make the decision to apply for the program. “Each restaurant indivually has to apply with the federal food and nutrition services to be able to accept the bridge cards,” he said. metro@cm-life.com

Week caters to each board committee By Odille Parker Staff Reporter

“I know what it’s like to have a whole bunch of obstacles to be thrown at you, especially those financial obstacles,” Gerberding said. This New Years Day, Gerberding will fly to Florida to participate in the Citrus Bowl parade, where she will represent CMU and Michigan. “I hope other girls can relate with me and not get intimidated of following their dreams of competing,” Gerberding said. “If it is truly your dream you can make it happen.”

Program Board will kick off its annual Program Board Week on Friday with the Chiddy Bang and the Cool Kids concert. The week consists of a big event put on by the Program Board each day. The organization is split into six committees and the week caters toward each of them, said Program Board vice president Miranda Endres. “We have a committee for comedy, concerts, film, speakers, daytime special events and culture,” the New Baltimore junior said. “With such a diverse set up this year, a large variety of people will be attracted to our different events.” The organization expects a big turn out for the events. Comedian Kyle Cease is making a return to CMU on Saturday in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium and is expected to bring around 400 people, said Program Board President Paul Sullivan. The Allen Park senior said the main goal of the week is to showcase what Program Board can do as far as organization and getting students interested in joining and partaking in the events. “The promotion of the organization as a whole is just an added benefit of (the week),” Sullivan said. “However, our concern is the students. We want to make sure everything we bring students like and welcome feedback.” Sullivan also said the event was moved from the spring semester to the fall. He said fall semester is when people are more willing to accept a new organization and join with a longterm commitment. The week will feature a sex education presentation, The J-Spot, on Tuesday at Plachta. There will also be a showing of the cultural film, “Mooz-lum,” with a follow up question and answer session with director Qasim Basir, and a movie screening at the SAC pool. For more information about the week, students can visit the Facebook event page, “Program Board Presents: PB Week.”

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Sarah Gerberding, a Boyne City junior, volunteers at the Isabella County Soup Kitchen preparing cake for visitors early Saturday morning. “It’s very important for me to manage my time,” Gerberding said, “I write down like everything I have to do.”

perfect pageant Student winner of four competitions By Octavia Carson | Staff Reporter

hen Sarah Gerberding was 13 years old she only wanted to do one thing

— to be a part of a beauty pageant. “I had to beg my mom to compete because she had the wrong idea about pageantry,” Gerberding said. “But now she loves it and what it stands for.” The Boyne City junior is now the winner of Miss America’s Perfect Teen, Miss Michigan Perfect Teen, Miss Michigan Perfect Teen Junior and Miss Captivating. “Sarah is truly as beautiful on the inside as out,” said Gerberding’s friend Michelle Moore, Columbus, Ohio resident and America’s Perfect Woman 2011. “She is kind and gracious, positive, optimistic. She is so supportive of others around her. In my opinion, she is perfect.” When she is not busy with classes or pageants, Gerberding spends her time volunteering at the local animal shelter. “I love volunteering, especially at the shelter because I love animals,” Gerberding said. “That is actually why I became a

vegetarian at the age of 5.” Some of Gerberding’s hobbies include dancing and designing gowns. In fact, she plans to major in entrepreneurship and minor in dance. “I plan to open up my own bridal salon which will also contain my office for clients who seek personal development coaching,” Gerberding said. “With my background of choreographing, I plan on opening a number dances for various pageant systems and someday working for Donald Trump’s Miss Universe Organization.” She said she loves play-

Sarah Gerberding, a Boyne City junior, volunteers at the Isabella County Soup Kitchen early Saturday morning washing tomatoes for visitors.

ing softball, being a part of the speech and debate team and she is a campus scout. Over the summer, Gerberding worked multiple jobs including one with a landscaping company. “It definitely was not the most glamorous job working outside in the summer heat, but a dream doesn’t just become reality, it takes hard work and determination,” Gerberding said. Gerberding is working on starting the charity, “Be Active” to sponsor a different child each year so that they can be involved in activities like scouting or dance.

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Retired Wayne State professor details Watergate scandal, aftermath By Octavia Carson Staff Reporter

Retired Wayne State history professor Melvin Small doesn’t think enough people know information about Watergate. Monday evening in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium, Small gave a detailed history of what took place from 1971 through 1974 in the Watergate affairs. “Most of my students in the last 15 years knew almost nothing about Watergate,” Small said. “Students don’t take enough history in high school and avoid it in college.” The presentation consisted of Small reading from a prepared lecture that mostly focused on the background of the scandal. Small discussed

the use of censorship by the Nixon White House when turning documents over to courts. A large part of Small’s lecture concerned tension in the Nixon cabinet. Small said he is not an expert on the Constitution, but gave a description of the constitutional issues raised by Watergate. After the lecture, Small took questions from the audience about topics including the role of the Constitution in Bill Clinton’s impeachment, which is the first step in removing an official from office. Before retiring in 2010, Small worked for 45 years at Wayne State University. He has written and edited 15 books and over 70 articles, including ‘The Presidency of Richard Nixon,”

published by the University of Kansas Press in 1999. Small explained history’s importance to the audience, while reminding them how difficult it could be. “History is hard because you have to write and read lots of books,” Small said. Students listened on as Small listed the people who were involved in the Watergate scandal. He mapped out events in the affair from the arrests of Bernard Barker, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Frank Sturgis and James W. McCord Jr., the five people who broke into Watergate, to the resigning of President Richard Nixon. “As far as the different people involved, I had no idea about that stuff,” Illinois fresh-

man Reid Gardner said. “He was way more in-depth about the affair than I could ever imagine.” Small stressed the importance of Watergate and how it relates to the Constitution. “It is important for students to understand how (President Nixon), got into that position and how it applies to our Constitution,” Small said. History department chairman Mitchell Hall said the department plans to continue bringing in speakers to assist in educating students. “We bring people that are experienced in different areas than the faculty,” Hall said. “It lets us appreciate different perspectives.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Melvin Small, retired professor emeritus of history from Wayne State University, discusses the Watergate scandal as part of CMU’s observance of Constitution Day Monday night at the Charles V. Park Library auditorium.

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“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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Theresa Clift University Editor

Daytime TV with Anderson Winfrey Anderson Cooper used to comfort the afflicted and afllict the comfortable, earning him a spot on my short list of present-day idols in the field. Now he seems to have lost sight of that motto, unless Sarah Jessica Parker is suddenly homeless and Snooki is suddenly the innocent victim of unruly torture (and no, the tax on tanning does not count). AC earned my respect for his onlocation coverage of international tragedies, especially Hurricane Katrina. Cooper asked U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., the burning questions we all wanted to know: What was the federal government doing to aid the victims and why it was taking so long? The country rejoiced as he continued to interrupt her political banter, eventually earning him a Peabody Award for his coverage. He was also recognized for his coverage of famine in Somalia, and the Haiti earthquake, receiving several Emmy awards for outstanding TV journalism. He earned a coveted spot on longtime favorite CBS 60 minutes and became the anchor of his own CNN newscast: “Anderson Cooper 360.” At the end of every show, Cooper hosts a “Ridiculist” segment, where he performs a humorous monologue about a celebrity or public figure. In January, Snooki made the Ridiculist on the eve of her book release. AC mocked: “Like a drunken wave careening toward the pristine sand, Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi’s first novel, ‘A Shore Thing,’ hits bookstores hours from now.” Yet, last week, the oompa loompa found herself as a guest on the second episode of his new talk show. What a way to set the stage for an intelligent and promising program. “I had no idea Mr. Anderstand had muscles,” said Snooki as he received a spray tan. I had no idea that “Mr. Anderstand” would sell out like this. Strike one. What was happening to my hero? I tried to keep an open mind as the premiere week progressed. After a decent “Separated at Birth” show Wednesday, SJP and the cast of her new terrible RomCom took the stage Thursday. Strike two. Then on Friday, the unspeakable happened. AC attempted to have meaningful conversations with the “real” housewives of Beverly Hills, complete with lap dog “Jiggy.” I will never turn it on again. The silver fox could have become the next Walter Cronkite. Now he will either be remembered as a less generous version of Oprah, a less amusing version of Ellen, or a less attractive version of Ryan Seacrest. What a shame.

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EDITORIAL |Board should remember its role

Trustees’ Inaction “The trustees ... clarify the institution’s mission, approve long-range plans, assess the educational program, ensure financial solvency, preserve institutional independence, maintain the relationship between the university and the public it serves and protect and preserve the assets of the institution.” We hope the board of trustees keeps this message, pulled directly from its official Web page, in mind on Thursday when it meets to decide the actions and direction of Central Michigan University. This consistency would be a change of pace from the previous trustees meeting and this semester, as the board has taken a completely hands-off approach to the Faculty Association contract conflict, which has colored almost all the academic year so far and stained the uni-

versity’s image nationwide. While the board should by no means be bogged down by all the day-to-day operations of the university, the simple fact is that shunting off the FA problem to be solely the responsibility of the two bargaining teams is not protecting and preserving the assets of the institution. Inaction on the part of the board shows either neglect of their duties or what amounts to tacit approval of the universities handling of the issue. While it would be excessive to suggest the board should step in to resolve the issue, at the very least students and alumni deserve a public stance. An example of this inaction is Chairwoman Sarah Opperman’s decision to not publicly comment on the FA talks, forwarding all comments to Steve Smith, director of public relations. Trustees should care for the

FA contract as much as they care about approving projects that reach into the tens of millions. A lack of reaction by trustees makes one question if they truly do care about the future of CMU, or rather care about spending the copious amounts of money they ask students to send to the university each year. The university’s greatest assets are its students, faculty and reputation. The board has done absolutely nothing to preserve these. Instead, it has allowed the situation to fester and eventually explode over months of negotiation into a strike by faculty members. The atmosphere of mistrust that has resulted in the war of words between the two parties has led to a deeply divided campus leaving students lost somewhere in the middle. The trustees, who hold the highest authority at CMU, must be accountable for the actions of those that they are here to serve, and must be firm in directing CMU toward a brighter future.

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[Your voice] Comments from “Jeff Drenth’s legacy remains in CMU cross-country team” on cm-life.com:

that Jeff had died. I was in St. Joe Michigan when I got the news. He was a great runner. Rip Jeff.

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Comment from “COLUMN: Field hockey season ‘truly’ gets underway this weekend” on cm-life.com:

Nice profile on Jeff. I thought about him a lot this summer, my 25th wedding anniversary. He died the week before, and I just couldn’t get up to his funeral at the time. I also teach at a school that lost its long-time track coach at age 58 this summer, and I invoked Jeff’s passing and legacy as way to comfort the student-athletes. Jeff was a great runner and an even better person. To David P: It was the Trevira (sp?) Twosome in NYC that he won with Joan Benoit. Joel Krafsur — Tuesday Jeff was a major influence in my life. I knew Jeff from Wolverine running camp. He had the best sense of humor and made time for everyone, even us real slow runners. In June 1986, I had a choice between seeing my brother compete at the NCAA championships or attending Jeff’s funeral. I chose to attend the funeral and it changed my life forever. It was at the funeral that I decided to make running a major part of my life, I transferred to CMU within the next month. There are only a select few people that I have met in my 44 years that no one can say anything negative about. Jeff was one of these few individuals. It is safe to say that everone who knew him is a better person as a result. Rest in Peace my friend. I wish I could outline my hand and sign my name in the middle. That is how Jeff signed every letter. Bill Caldwell 84’ — Tuesday I ran with Jeff briefly at Central. I remember where I was when I found out that he had past. I was dating a girl at the time from Charlevoix. I was at her apartment and the phone ran. When she got off the phone and was crying. She told me Central Michigan Life is under the jurisdiction of the independent Student Media Board of Directors. Articles and opinions do not necessarily reflect the position or opinions of CMU or its employees. Central Michigan Life is a member of the Michigan Press Association, the Michigan Collegiate Press Asso-

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should consider the historical difference between a trustee and a delegate, which is what he argues members of the Board of Trustees should be. Unlike a delegate, a trustee is entrusted by a person or persons, in this case the governor, to vote their conscious in the exercising of their duties and responsibilities. A delegate on the other hand is there to vote the the views of the person or persons to whom they report. I do agree with that the Board of Trustees should not be run as corporate board, though. Comments in response to “EDITORIAL: Bachmann’s comments on HPV vaccine maleficient, misguided” on cm-life.com Nick P — Monday What did this editorial mean by “superseding the state’s legislation”? Did you mean legislature? Legislation is a bill introduced for a vote in the legislature. By the way, 1 out of 4 CMU students who are sexually active have HPV and don’t know it. Michmediaperson — Monday You left out a big piece of information. Rick Perry ordered it mandatory for all 12 year old girls. As a conservative Limbaugh Republican, Perry had no business ordering 12 year old girls to get this vaccination. That decision is left to the PARENTS, not Government!!! Where Perry went wrong is, he should have simply offered it as an option......and if the parents wanted to get their daughter(s) the vaccination, then they could have. Rick Perry is a closet Democrat. He was Algore’s campaign manager in Texas in 1988. Karl Rove, I believe, was the man who converted him. I hope Perry is not our nominee. He’s in the closet. Much like John McCain. Rick Perry has no business superceding parents!!! Individuals are entitled to one copy. Each copy has an implied value of 75 cents. Non-university subscriptions are $1 per mailed edition. Copies of photographs published in Central Michigan Life or its online edition (www.cm-life.com) are available for purchase at: http://reprints.cm-life.com.

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Bureaucracy and CMU

Imagine this: You’re on the phone with the Student Service Court and then transferred to Accounts Receivable. Accounts Receivable pitches you back to the Service Court and you go back and forth hearing hollow bureaucratic rhetoric until your ears gush blood. Before I came to college, I thought the above parable to be a hyperbole; a satirical exaggeration of the complications of big business and government. Then I came here and experienced it for myself - over and over again. The different layers of bureaucracy are like the seven levels of hell. Each level down — or in bureaucracy’s case, up — is more flooded with paperwork and hurdles for the simplest things. An example: I had the amount reduced for my student loans and was then told I didn’t have to pay my bill until Oct. 1. I waited for my statement to update so I knew how much I owed, which it did, Sept. 6, along with $130 in late fees. When I called billing and explained the situation, I was transferred back and forth between departments before finally being told I should have known to pay the first part of my bill I owed and that there was nothing anyone could do. Granted, the woman I talked to from the Student Service Court was very nice, but no amount of nice words can heal my wounds from hemorrhaging $130 that I’ll get nothing for and will never see again. Tell me to cry you a river and I will. $130 is a lot of money for me. That’s about a third of a credit hour. The point of all this? It shouldn’t feel like I’m talking to a faceless corporation when I have dealings with this school, but that’s the way it is. It’s everywhere, of course, in every college. I’ve had similar experiences with community college. The saying about big colleges like U of M and MSU, that students “are just a number” seems to hold true about CMU as well. That normally would be fine, considering CMU really is a big college. What makes it not fine is how CMU markets itself as a college where that kind of thing doesn’t go on. CMU, you’re worse than a college that doesn’t care about its students. You’re a college that doesn’t care about its students and lies about it under oath. You’re a hypocrite. As the old cliche goes “actions speak louder than words,” and through the vague guidelines, cost increases, paperwork hurdles and refusals to budge on honest appeals, the vibe I’ve gotten is that my college cares more about my money than my success or happiness. And that’s a shame.

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going into MAC play than normal.” “I think it’s always good to get other players experience on the floor,” said junior outside hitter Lindsey Dulude. “The game atmosphere is a bit different then practice.” Sophomore defensive specialist Jenna Coates, who as a libero, has earned All-Tournament awards in each of the last three weeks. “I always tell our defensive specialist that they are the backbone of the team,” Olson said. “If we don’t pass the ball, then we can’t run our offense.” Olson has witnessed the development of sophomore setter Kelly Maxwell. She earned her first AllTournament award last weekend and now ranks No. 125 in the nation in assists per set with an average of 9.70 and a total of 320. “She is learning and she is getting better every day,” Olson said. “She has done a great job of learning on the run and (Catherine) Ludwig has done a great job helping her.” Sophomore middle blocker Danielle Gotham has stepped up in the absence of Schultz and VerVelde. Gotham was named to the Hawkeye Challenge All-Tournament team and has a few double-digit kill matches. “She played outside her comfort zone this weekend, playing right side, but she played well,” Olson said. “She’s a very solid offensive blocker.”

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Junior midfielder Erin Dye attempts to pass the ball in the first half of a Sept. 2 game against Saint Louis.

Team aims to end streaks against MSU By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The Central Michigan field hockey team faces a threegame losing streak on two different levels. A win against Michigan State at 4 p.m. today at the CMU Field Hockey Complex would end its three-game losing streak and the losing streak it faces against MSU. CMU head coach Cristy Freese is not looking at either streak. She takes it one day at a time. “If I get bogged down by a three-game losing streak, it doesn’t help me prepare my team,” Freese said. “What we’re trying to do is find out what our weaknesses are and improve on them.” The last victory against the Spartans came in 2007, when CMU was winless and MSU was ranked No. 5 in the nation. A goal scored in the final

minutes by Kim Sihota, who is the sister of current CMU senior captain Brooke Sihota, won it. The 75 in attendance witnessed CMU hold the Spartans below three goals for the first time in 11 games during that season, clinching a 3-2 win. “Our team played very well and really just never backed down from the challenge,” Freese said. “So that was a nice win for us.” After a 2-0 start this season, the Chippewas have taken a turn for the worst. The game that ignited the 3-game losing streak was a 5-0 loss to Michigan. However, the last two games were defensive battles lost by one goal. “In the last three games that we’ve played, two of the three could have gone either way,” Freese said. “The hump that we have to get over is to win those close games.”

Freese said the team outplayed No. 12 Iowa in the last 35 minutes of the game, despite the Hawkeyes scoring the lone goal in the second half of the match. CMU junior goalkeeper Anastasia Netto hopes all the positives carry over. “I don’t think any loss gives us any confidence,” Netto said. “I think the level of play gave us confidence.” Furthermore, the Chippewas look forward to playing their in-state rival. “We don’t have a Western Michigan to beat in field hockey,” Netto said. “Michigan State might as well be our Western.” Both Freese and Netto called the rivalry friendly, yet competitive. Freese knows the MSU coaching staff well. Spartans assistant coach Molly Maloney was an assistant at CMU. MSU player Angie Lucik’s sister, Amanda once was

a CMU field hockey player. “We’re familiar with each other,” Netto said. “We’re familiar with how each other’s team plays; we know a couple individuals on the team. I would definitely say it’s a healthy rivalry, but it’s a rivalry none the less and we want to win.” CMU’s three losses against the Spartans have all been highly contested. Two of the last three games were decided after the 55th minute and the margin of victory in every loss to MSU was two. “I think we always compete very well against Michigan State,” Netto said. “I think a win versus Michigan State would show we can not only defend against a high-caliber team, but we can also score against them.”

The injury bug has bitten the Central Michigan volleyball team. With Mid-American Conference play here, it’s unclear who returns to action this weekend as the Chippewas hit the road to face Northern Illinois and in-state rival Western Michigan. There are three significant injuries that have sidelined potential starters for some time. Junior middle blocker Jocelyn VerVelde began the season with an injured finger, but returned for the Maroon and Gold Match at the beginning of the season. It was sometime around then where she suffered a rib injury. She has been in and out of the lineup since. Senior middle blocker and preseason All-MAC nominee Kaitlyn Schultz injured her calf during the second tournament at Oakland University. She saw some playing time in the Butler Tournament, but didn’t play at all in the Marshall Tournament one week later. However, she has been practicing this week. Another player out last week, but practicing now, is junior outside hitter Val DeWeerd. She also is suffering through a calf injury, a similar injury she faced earlier in her career, but on the opposite leg. “We’ve had more people play off our roster than ever before,” said head coach Erik Olson. “We’ve got a lot more experience

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Injuries on both sides for football team By Justin Hicks Staff Reporter

Three weeks into the college football season and the Central Michigan football team is dealing with injuries. The most recent — and arguably the most severe — is senior defensive back Taylor Bradley, who left the game Saturday against Western Michigan with an apparent leg injury. Following the game, head coach Dan Enos said he didn’t anticipate Taylor’s return to the lineup this season. “Taylor will be out for the year probably,” he said. “I think he’s got a torn achilles, that’s what preliminary reports are and normally that’s pretty easy to tell.” CMU (1-2) also watched junior defensive back Lorenzo White leave the game

with an apparent hand injury, though Enos expects him to be back at noon Saturday when the Chippewas take on Michigan State. Enos said the team must turn to some of the younger guys on the team to fill Taylor’s role. “Dennis Naylor is going to have to play and Lorenzo (White), and then Jarret Chapman is another true freshman that we’ve been trying to save – hopefully we can redshirt him – but I don’t think we’re going to be able to now,” Enos said. “It hurts.” The starting linebacker core was wiped out during the team’s season opener against South Carolina State, though seniors Armond Staten (ankle) and Mike Petrucci (concussion) are both back in the lineup. Sophomore Shamari Benton remains day-to-day af-

ter suffering a leg injury in the season opener. Junior Alex Smith will fill in for Benton Saturday, making his first start since suffering a hamstring injury last season. He made his season debut backing up freshman Cody Lopez against WMU, recording seven tackles. “Having Smitty back is awesome,” said defensive lineman Joe Kinville. “He’s a good player and he’s fun to be around. He’ll do good things this year.” Kinville’s line mate, Jason Chomic, has been sidelined since suffering a concussion against SCS in week one and is expected to miss Saturday’s game against MSU. The offensive side of the football hasn’t gone unscathed either. Sophomore running back Zurlon Tipton suffered a broken bone in his foot

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Beta Alpha Psi to host job recruiting event Thursday in UC By Sean Bradley Staff Reporter

Students concerned about finding employment after graduation will have an opportunity to meet with recruiters on Thursday. Honorary business organization Beta Alpha Psi will host “Meet the Recruiters” night from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bovee University Center Rotunda. Participating companies, accounting firms and government agencies include the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, Auto-Owners Insurance Company and the Baker Tilly accounting firm. The event is open to all majors but concentrates on students majoring in business, finance and computerrelated fields. Monroe senior and Beta

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Shelby Township sophomore Dana Lange listens as the final poem is read by Detroit poet Francine Harris, top, Monday evening at Art Reach of Mid Michigan, 111 E. Broadway St.

100 attend first Wellspring event By Hailee Sattavara Staff Reporter

Featured poet Francine J. Harris heated things up at the first Wellspring Literary Series event drawing a crowd of about 100 people. The Wellspring Literary Series kicked off Monday at Art Reach of Mid Michigan, 111 E. Broadway St. in downtown Mount Pleasant. Robert Fanning, professor of English language and literature, opened the night by introducing the poets. “She’s the spark to light this year’s fire,” he said about Fanning. Fanning said he cannot be passive while listening to Harris’s poems — they shake his command of language. One of her first poems, a list poem about Detroit, forced the audience to confront the city. After her performance, the stage opened as an opportunity

“Coming to these Wellspring readings is about more than poetry. It can open intellectual doors.” Ben Lambright, Mount Pleasant graduate student for the audience to ask her questions. “I like the way she made us think about language,” said Ron Primeau, professor of English language and literature. Lake Orion senior Joe Hertler and Mount Pleasant graduate student Ben Lambright also performed their work. Hertler and bandmates delivered poetic music with acoustic guitars and djembe drum. Lambright followed and explained to the audience his recent obsession with apples and passion for the series. “Coming to these Wellspring readings is about more than po-

etry,” Lambright said. “It can open intellectual doors.” Jeffrey Bean, professor of English language and literature said, as always, the Wellspring event made him want to write. “Ben is a former student of mine and Francine is new to me,” Bean said while in line to buy Harris’s chapbook, “Between Old Trees.” Harris said her favorite place to write depends on the weather. “I find that I spend a lot of time in the cold, grimy grey,” Harris said. “This is the perfect time of year.” metro@cm-life.com

Alpha Psi member Gabbrielle Webb said the event is geared toward juniors, but benefits all standings. She said it could also benefit seniors who are looking for internship opportunities and jobs. Webb attended the event last year and was later able to get an interview with a company there. “(The recruiters) give you an idea of what to expect out of graduation or how to search for these kinds of jobs,” she said. “It’s not just how to get into their firms.” Beta Alpha Psi Vice President Isabelle Rose said the event is a chance to meet firm recruiters before an interview. The Cheboygan senior said many of the firms interview potential candidates on campus and meeting the recruiters in person can make the in-

terviewees more comfortable. “It’s really a chance to meet them before you’re actually posed in front of them with your resume and they’re asking you technical questions,” Rose said. Auto Owners Insurance recruiter Mark Hempsted, said his company provides students with a “career opportunity packet” including internship and full-time position information. Their corporate positions offer onthe-job training according to Hempsted. He said Central Michigan University is high on their list of schools to hire students from in Michigan. “(These events) are just another great opportunity to meet some more students,” Hempsted said. metro@cm-life.com

Uganda native shares war experiences Godfrey Opiyo speaks to crowd in Plachta By Jamie Favazza Staff Reporter

“What I knew was war, guns and burning villages.” Godfrey Opiyo used these words to introduce himself Tuesday evening to a full Pearce Hall auditorium. Opiyo, a 27-year-old Uganda native, shared his experiences of growing up in the war-stricken East African nation. He spoke about life during the 25-year-long war led by rebel group Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). “I lost my father, my brother and three cousins at 5 years old,” Opiyo said. “I recall that night very well — I would have been abducted if I hadn’t gone to the bathroom.” Opiyo was visiting Cen-

tral Michigan University as a part of the Invisible Children Frontline Tour brought by the Invisible Children at Central Michigan University club. Opiyo said he is taking time away from mentoring children abducted or affected by the LRA in Uganda through the Legacy Scholarship Fund to come to the Midwest. He’s working with volunteers from Invisible Children to create awareness of the group and of the LRA’s move to Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and the surrounding areas. “There was a good turnout tonight and I’m encouraged to see all of the faces,” he said. The Frontline Tour also showed the film “Tony,” a tale of a boy that lives in northern Uganda and has also been affected by the war. Saginaw freshman Natalie Hill was not familiar with the war before watching the film. “The film made me cry,”

Hill said. “It was scary because that’s not something that happens here, and it’s something I want to help with now.” The club shows one film per semester, said Lindsey Fendt, New Boston junior and Invisible Children at CMU vice president. She said the group also participates in a fundraising through bottle drives, offcampus baked good sales and selling shirts and bracelets. The club’s goal is to raise $7,500 in an effort to help build long-range FM radio towers that help warn villages if the LRA is near. “Our goal is to help end the 25-year long war in Africa that uses children as child soldiers and sex slaves,” she said. “I can’t imagine one of my friends going through that.” The Invisible Children at CMU club meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Pearce 137. studentlife@cm-life.com

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‘I want something different’ Causal approach to bring change in the bedroom “My boyfriend and I have gotten into a sort of sexual rut, position-wise. He seems to be okay with it, but I’d really like to mix things up a little. How can I bring it up without insulting him?” I would casually bring it up, don’t make this a big issue. That scares a lot of men off. Just one day while you’re together washing dishes say something along the lines of, “I was wondering if the next time we have sex we could try some new positions. You’re great at what you do in bed, but I would like to explore some new positions because I like being adventurous.” If he doesn’t think anything needs to change, take the matters into your own hands. Next time you’re finished with foreplay, take control. Anytime a woman is on top she not only can control the speed, but it’s also sexually satisfying because of the angle. Reverse cowgirl is a good way to start — it’s when the woman is on top but you face his feet instead of his face. It’s also good to have the man sit up while you’re on top, so you are closer to one another, making it more intimate. “Is there a tactful way of telling my friend that moving in with her boyfriend of five months might be a little bit of a mistake, or should I just keep my mouth shut?” Nope. If I were you, I wouldn’t bring the issue up with her. If she asks for your opinion, give it to her honestly. Just tell her you think her relationship is moving fast, especially since moving in together changes everything (because it does). But it’s her choice and leave it at that. Don’t lecture her because you’re her friend, not her parent. All you can do is tell her you love her and no matter what happens you’ll support her. There is one piece of advice you should give her, and that is to tell her to sign separate leases because if it doesn’t work out, she’s only responsible for her half of the lease. There is no possible way to tell which couples are going to make it and which won’t. Maybe things will be fine and they stay together. Maybe they don’t and she calls you in the middle of the night to help her move out. All you can do is be there for her in either of those situations, because that’s what genuine friends do for each other. To contact me, you can send me your questions in two ways, using whichever you feel most comfortable. To submit questions anonymously, you can send them to my new formspring account, which allows questions to be sent and answered without releasing your name, http://formspring.me/JordanCSpence. You can also send them to my email, spenc1jc@cmich.edu.

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Mount Pleasant resident Lindsey Trujillo sits on the side of an arm chair while listening to Mount Pleasant resident Shane Spring talk to his girlfriend and Rogers City Junior Allie Gilmet. Gilmet and Spring have been dating for over two years. “We spend time together watching TV,” Gilmet said.

Better together Couple shares apartment with single roommate

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ouple Allie Gilmet and Shane Spring don’t consider three a crowd. Rogers City junior Gilmet and Spring, a student at Mid Michigan Community College, have lived together since the beginning of last school year. They now live in a three-bedroom apartment in Lexington Ridge with Lindsey Trujillo. The couple had a third roommate lined up who was a mutual friend, but she transferred so they had to find someone else through a roommate matching website. “We found a single girl to live with us,” Gilmet said. “She’s pretty down to earth and said she doesn’t find us too annoying.” Trujillo graduated from Ferris last year and is an X-ray technician. She said the couple is not overbearing and always invites her to do things with them. “We haven’t had any problems and I don’t get annoyed with them,” Trujillo said. “Allie and I go shopping together

Rogers City Junior Allie Gilmet reads a book while her boyfriend Mount Pleasant resident Shane Spring, and Mount Pleasant resident Lindsey Trujillo spend time in the kitchen Tuesday, in their Lexington Ridge apartment. “Shane and I have our alone time when we need it,” Gilmet said.

and watch our TV shows together.” Spring said he thought it would be good to live with a couple if the person knows the couple, but otherwise it could be awkward. Davison junior Jeff McGuire said he thinks it would be easier to live with a couple he knew, but he would still be uncomfortable. “I feel like I would be the third wheel in my own apartment,” McGuire said. “If I had to I would live with another couple, but it wouldn’t be my first choice or even my sec-

ond choice.” Wyandotte senior John Barry said he would only live with another couple if they were in an open relationship. “You know, if I could get in on some of the action,” he said. Spring said the couple dated for a long time and had been around each other a lot before they decided to live together. “I’ve been going to Central since I was a freshman, and he transferred here to Mid Michigan,” Gilmet said. “We both needed places to stay

and we figured we might as well live together since we get along pretty well and we figured we’d be better roommates for each other than someone else.” Gilmet said they have plenty of time to themselves and they have not had any major arguments. “The good thing about living with him is just that we love spending time with each other and we enjoy each other’s company. It’s nice to always have that other person A TRIO | 2B

Students test waters of online dating By Jamie Favazza Staff Reporter MCT Campus illustration

When Washington senior Abbie Diaz started looking for dates online, she just wanted food. “I started accepting dates on Match.com from anyone who would buy me food,” Diaz said. “I had no idea I’d meet the love of my life.” Diaz, like other Central Michigan University students, used online dating sites before she met her current boyfriend of two and a half years, Bloomfield Hills graduate student Hasan Cheema. “My roommate and I made profiles our freshman year at CMU because we were poor,” Diaz said. “So we went online to try to get guys to take us out on dates.” Diaz said she had an unsuccessful relationship in high school and found it difficult to meet people at CMU because she didn’t want to meet her future love at a bar. She’s used sites like Match. com, Okcupid.com and Likealittle.com. “I paid for a Match. com profile, which is

more specific than free ones, and it was lame,” she said. “It said there were no matches in 55 miles for me.” Diaz said she had better luck with the free site Okcupid.com, as she had four dates; one with a police officer, another with a fisherman who was more interested in fish than in her, the next with a man who lived in his parent’s basement and the fourth turned out to be her current boyfriend, Cheema. Brigitte Bechtold, professor of sociology, said online dating is not a completely new phenomenon and that it goes together with everything else we do online, as we’re in a phase of virtual cultural development. “Online is a more casual environment and shy students might find it easier to express themselves,”

Bechtold said. “It’s important for young people to make sure they don’t live in a cocoon by themselves, however, and stay in the real world, rather than the virtual.” Bechtold said there are plenty of places for students to have organic interactions on campus, like the dorms, the library, classrooms and other social environments. On the other hand, Novi

sophomore Matt Sandles, current user of sites like Plentyoffish. com and Likealittle.com, has found it more difficult to meet people offline. “I am not the wild type by any means” Sandles said. “Most girls seem to find that boring.” Sandles isn’t involved in any extra-curricular activities and said he’s very shy. “Looking online opens you up to a lot of people you would not normally be in contact with,” he said. “I really don’t know how else I’d meet girls.” Sandles finds it easier to be clear about intentions and what he wants in a relationship online, and is disappointed less often than in real life. “Maybe some girls will read this and realize I have good intentions,” he said. studentlife@cm-life.com

Most college seniors don’t date high school seniors, but I guess I’m the exception. My boyfriend and I met during the summer of 2010 while I was working an internship back home and staying with my parents. We went out to dinner with a couple mutual friends, ran into each other at a skatepark and started dating a few weeks afterward. The age-exchange was kind of awkward. “By the way, how old are you?” “Seventeen, why? How old are you?” “Er… almost 21.” But, we liked each other enough and stuck with it. Now, I’m a super senior here at Central Michigan University, and he just started his freshman year at the University of Toledo, which makes our relationship long-distance as well. In fact, our entire relationship has been long distance save that summer we met and a week of Christmas break. But of course that tends to happen when you date someone enrolled at the same high school you graduated from four years prior, which also happens to be a few hours away from your college. In addition to the distance, I get to deal with the jokes that come naturally when people find out about that three-yearand-some-odd-months age gap. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not offended by the jokes. I’ll usually even jump in on them. No, I’m not a pedophile. And no, it isn’t illegal. Don’t worry — we Googled that. No, he doesn’t sleep with a nightlight and no, I’m not going to date that 12-year-old on the swing set at the local park. He isn’t my type anyway. All jokes aside though, I love my relationship. My boyfriend is extraordinarily mature for his age. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t be dating him. More mature than the 24-year-old pizza delivery guy I had a thing with, at least. Granted, the age difference has a few downfalls. I was too old to go to his senior prom (which wasn’t entirely heartbreaking, considering I had skipped my own), and he had to take someone else. He can’t come out to the bar with my friends and me, but I guess that means I’ll always have a designated driver — at least for the next two and a half years, until he turns 21. In all reality, it’s just a relationship, regardless of the age difference or distance. It all comes down to our compatibility, communication and the amount we love each other. So, I’ll take the heat for being a cougar if I can keep my boyfriend. It sounds like a fair trade to me.

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gotten to the point of us getting really irritated with each other.” They plan to continue living together as long as things keep going well, she said. Gilmet and Spring are in different programs and although they have a similar morning schedule, Spring goes to class every night. “We get to hang out a little bit during the day, but he has to leave every night for class,” she said. “It’s kind of hectic during the week so we don’t get to see each other as much.” She said she thinks it is a good idea to live with your

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There are only two modes to choose from, team deathmatch and a king-of-thehill-style game where each team is trying to capture locations on the map. The two modes are enjoyable, but a little more variety would have been nice. According to the game’s website, a cooperative survival mode will be released as downloadable content sometime in October,

though it’s a little strange that the mode wasn’t included at launch. The environments aren’t great to look at. You will see a lot of factory and stone settings, but most of the time you won’t be looking at the environment anyway; you’ll be too focused on the simplistic fun of slashing and shooting your way through crowds of enemies.

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At first glance, “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine” may appear to be just another third-person shooter, but a unique combat system prevents “Space Marine” from being lost in the crowd. “Space Marine” takes the standard shooter style and injects a heavy emphasis on melee combat, while also leaving out any kind of cover mechanic. Not being able to take cover and more focus on melee combat means “Space Marine” plays at a faster pace than most popular third-person shooters, like “Gears of War.” Building on the story lines behind the table-top games and other components of the Warhammer 40K universe, the game puts you in the massive boots of an Ultramarine named Captain Titus, who is tasked with protecting a Forge World from an invading army of Orks. To illustrate how important melee combat is throughout the game, there is only one way to replenish your health. You must stun an enemy and then perform a vicious up-close finishing move on them, which often covers Titus in the blood of his enemy. One quick note, if you do not care for blood in video

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Long distance relationships a struggle for some students By Catey Traylor Staff Reporter

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Dating’s mess Dating has never been my forté. I’ve screwed up every relationship I’ve ever been in, and it all started when I left Becky. Becky and I were engaged for three years while I was in the U.S. Marine Corps, and I left her one week before our wedding. I told her I would never be faithful. I am horrible at being in a committed, monogamous relationship. I act on the urge to sample the greener grass. Whether female or male, none of my relationships have lasted much more than three years. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed every moment I shared with women in my life, but I discovered in my 20s I liked men. No matter the gender, I reached a time where I had to ask myself what dating meant to me. It’s exclusive, where you think about the future, which often times includes marriage. I wasn’t ready to do that. But my sexy days are behind me, and dating for me isn’t what it used to be. Meeting someone at my age isn’t easy at Central Michigan University, in addition to my past full of negative experiences. If I were to go to Wayside, order a drink, walk around the dance floor attempting eyecontact with a patron of either sex, the instant reaction from people is to assume I’m a creeper. This leads me to another point — not only is age a factor, but there is a clear double standard. Older women are cougars and older men are creepers. The idea of a younger man with an older woman is harmlessly portrayed in movies like “The Graduate,” “Prime,” and “Harold and Maude,” but relationships between older men dating younger women is seen in a different light. Depending on which state they reside in and the age difference, an older man dating a younger woman can lead to criminal prosecution. An older woman dating a younger man is still subject to ridicule, but often times it’s not taken seriously. In my opinion, when an older man dates someone with a considerable age difference between him or her, they’re bound somewhere down the road to not sync. However, if those people choose to take that chance, it’s really nobody else’s business. At present time, I am very happy with my relationship. I date people younger than myself because I can. Judgement will not change who I date. Shoot, I came out of the closet in my late 20s and ridicule is nothing new for me. In the end, I may screw up in relationships, but at least I attempt to share my life with someone, despite my faults.

As if the stress of managing school, work and a relationship isn’t enough, try adding another component to the mix: distance. For numerous students on campus, this is a reality. Couples in long-distance relationships are faced with challenges that other students do not have to deal with. Stockbridge freshman Jacqueline Fillmore has been dating her boyfriend, Zach Olson, for almost two years. Zach attends the Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology in Canton. “I’ve only been doing the long-distance thing for a month, but it’s already kind of difficult,” Fillmore said. “It’s hard to go from seeing someone pretty often to only seeing him when both of our schedules are free.” DeWitt sophomore Andrew Stow has been with his girlfriend Carly Leppala for two and a half years and the pair has overcome long distance challenges once before. “We were together last year, too,” Stow said. “I was a little worried about our relationship in the beginning, but we’ve worked everything out.”

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Dewitt junior Andrew Stow talks to his girlfriend Carly Leppala using Skype in his dorm room Monday afternoon. “We’ve been going out for two years,” Leppala said. “It’s important to make time for each other and not fret the small things.”

A member of ROTC on campus, Stow has committed at least eight years of his life to the Army once he graduates the program. “The way I see it, being long-distance now prepares us for the possibility of me getting deployed and us being apart for longer periods of time in the future,” he said. Saginaw freshman Dan Ahrens and his girlfriend Amanda Depelesmaeker, who

attends Michigan State University, have been dating for 11 months. “We Skype almost every night and text throughout the day,” Ahrens said. “We also talk on the phone whenever possible.” Ahrens said technology cannot always make up for physical proximity. “Sometimes, you just need a hug to know everything’s alright and, being long distance,

KEYBOARD CUPIDS: Coeds using web for casual encounters By Rex W. Huppke MCT Campus

CHICAGO — Some students at the University of Chicago are cheating. They are cheating at having sex. The world learned last week that tech-savvy youth at the university have set up a website that allows students to arrange no-stringsattached sexual encounters with each other. Recent posts range from “A Quick Finals Week Fix?” to “study break in the stacks.” This is patently unfair. When I was in college, a person had to endure the ageold ritual of actually seeking out and meeting someone and then, over time, convincing that person that a “study break in the stacks” might be a good idea. These kids are bypassing all the tricky stuff. It’s like teaching a young man to hunt by having him hold an arrow and then throwing the deer at his hand. University of Chicago officials refuse to comment on the site, which has the potential to change the university’s student-body description in the next U.S. News & World Report college rankings from “brainy and dull” to “brainy and really good at coordinating anonymous sexual encounters.” Enrollment will likely quadruple. In fact, the development of this website — UChicagoHookups.com — may just be a tactical response to the recent live-sex show that a professor held at Northwestern University. (If so, well played U. of C. Well played.) But what’s important here

is that I didn’t have access to any such service in college, so neither should anyone else. Also, an immediategratification system like this robs university students of a critical element of their education. My own college days taught me important lessons on looking for love and facing rejection. Repeated, seemingly unending, rejection. So very much rejection. Anyway, concerned about the future of America’s youth, I reached out to Lisa Shield, a Los Angeles-based “transformational dating and relationship coach.” She was shocked to hear about the online sexfacilitation system these lackadaisical Chicago students have created. “The enjoyment of sex and being a sexual person is something I can’t stand in judgment of,” Shield said. “However, the problem is too many people are getting their sexual needs met at the expense of learning how to have a real relationship. They’re very different paths. Sex doesn’t lead to a real emotional connection.” Correct. Spending hours in a fraternity house drinking beer and dancing — poorly — to loud music is what builds real emotional connections. Should that result in sex _ Yay! But if not, at least friendships are forged and we learn a thing or two about interacting with the objects of our desires. Shield said she sees an increasing number of people in their 20s and early 30s coming to her completely befuddled about how to date, how to meet someone and nurture a healthy relationship. “I see beautiful, successful,

amazing people coming into my office, but none of that matters because when it comes to relationships, they don’t know how to do it,” Shield said. “You’ve got to get out there and you have to go through the school of hard knocks. You’ve got to get your heart broken, you’ve got to open yourself up. You’ve got to learn to be who you are.” In other words, University of Chicago sex cheaters, you’ve got to go through all the same stuff your parents and their parents before them went through. You can’t go through life relying on cyber-offers of “Sex and coffee cake” and “Let me (expletive) the nerd out of you.” You need to awkwardly pursue that one man or woman who you know is out of your league. Then you need to feel the crushing devastation of watching that person run off with someone else while your friends make fun of me. I mean you. These are the lessons that will make you a well-rounded person, a human being ready to handle the stresses of intimacy and the work that any good relationship requires. Hard as it may be to believe, there are more important things in this world than sex. And that is exactly what I told myself on all those lonely nights in college when I would’ve given my left arm for a website like the one I strongly encourage you not to use.

you can’t always get that,” Ahrens said. “I have to rely on texts or phone calls to communicate instead.” All three couples said communication is especially important when dealing with long distance relationships. “We really have to make sure we understand what the other is saying because texting really can’t convey emotions the way a face-to-face talk can,” Fillmore said.

Long-distance couples face challenges different than most relationships do, and it takes effort from both sides to make it work. “Being long-distance definitely makes our relationship stronger,” said Fillmore. “It tests if we care about each other enough to stay together even though we don’t see each other often.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Rating ‘A.V. Undercover’ Best and worst of The Onion’s experiment By Brad Canze and Jay Gary Staff Reporters

The Onion’s non-satirical entertainment website, AVClub.com, has spent the last two years performing one of the more interesting multimedia music experiments on the Internet. Last week, The A.V. Club finished their second season of “A.V. Undercover,” where the editors and readers compile a list of 25 songs, and then invite bands to their office to choose a song and record a cover of it on video. The results have been good, bad, weird and heartfelt, but always interesting. However, with more than 70 videos on the various “Undercover” pages, it can be hard to sift through. Through extensive watching, listening, arguing and being subjected to an excessive number of Starbucks advertisements, Jay Gary and Brad Canze have compiled a list of the five best and five worst “Undercover” performances. Top Five 5. Peter Bjorn & John performing “Try A Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding Probably one of the most daunting songs on the second “Undercover” list, the Swedish trio of Peter Bjorn & John attack this Otis Redding classic fearlessly and brilliantly. The massive amount of energy on display by the band, specifically in the singing and dancing of singer-guitarist Peter Morén, make this cover hard not to love. They manage to bring their own indie-rock sensibilities to the song while maintaining the soulfulness of the Redding version. 4. Ted Leo And The Pharmacists performing “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears This was the first song recorded for the first season of “Undercover,” and it is a wonder that all the other bands didn’t just pack it in and leave

after hearing this. This is a natural choice for the band; Ted Leo’s vocals are a great match for the original Tears For Fears version. That similarity allowed for the band to completely rearrange the instrumentation into something much more rocking and experimental than the original New Wave tune. At the end of the song, the band lets its attitude fly off the rails with a soaring guitar solo that was not in the original version, but should have been. 3. Bob Mould performing “If I Can’t Change Your Mind” by Sugar It was a precedent set by bands such as Superchunk and They Might Be Giants that if your band had a song on the “A.V. Undercover” list, you picked a song by another band. Bob Mould, formerly of the bands Hüsker Dü and Sugar looked at the rules, looked at the precedents, gave them the finger and played Sugar’s “If I Can’t Change Your Mind.” Mould creates something entirely different from the original he did with Sugar nearly 20 years ago. This version is older and wiser, but also rougher and more aggressive, a description that could possibly be given to Mould himself. Even better, A.V. Club was unsure whether or not Mould’s cover counted, and allowed The Decemberists to cover “If I Can’t Change Your Mind” the very next week, and they just look like chumps in comparison. 2. They Might Be Giants performing “Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba They Might Be Giants takes one of the goofiest pop hits of the 90s and absolutely revels in it, creating a cover and a video that are just over-thetop fun. Enlisting 16 AV Club employees to be packed into the performance with them to all sing the chorus, TMBG create not only a great cover, but an experience to behold. Musically, it sounds like signature TMBG, and the gang vocals on the chorus just lift it up to another level. This is the most fun video to watch out

of all the “Undercover” performances. 1. The Clientele performing “Paper Planes” by M.I.A. During the first season of “Undercover,” this was maybe one of the most challenging songs on the list. Who would dare try to recreate M.I.A.’s massive hip hop-pop hit, and how would they do it? English band The Clientele were brave enough to step up to the plate and, with the aid of a two-woman string section, came up with a blindingly original version of the song. In turning the original hiphop beat into a quirky funk jam, it is obvious the band put a lot of thought and effort into how to perform this song in the best way possible, and had a lot of fun doing it. Bottom Five 5. Baths performing “All My Friends” by LCD Soundsystem Some songs are immune to minimalism. Few people would ever be foolish enough to attempt power-rock masterpieces like Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out Of Hell” or Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” on an acoustic guitar. Similarly, LCD Soundsystem’s lush electro-rock opus “All My Friends” is just too much song for one piano. If the way-too-minimalist rendition wasn’t bad enough, it is accompanied by a man drumming on his lap and stomping on the floor to provide percussion, which is both way too precious and distracting. 4. Smith Westerns performing “American Girl” by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Smith Westerns lead singer Cullen Omori was too busy trying to look cool to hit the right notes, wearing sunglasses indoors while hiding his face with his hair in a manner that can only be described as “trying too hard”. At least the band tried to do something different with the Tom Petty classic, but they chose to do it by slowing down the chorus and changing the melody, which leaves this performance sounding less like “American Girl” and more like a sack full of woodland ani-

mals in a trash compactor. 3. Retribution Gospel Choir performing “Kokomo” by The Beach Boys This cover is bizarre. The band obviously knows this is a goofy song of dubious quality, as evidenced by the interview preceding the performance. But when they actually play it, they do it without any irony or sense of humor. What results in a plodding and disappointing yawn. To be fair, whichever band chose “Kokomo,” almost without question the worst single The Beach Boys ever released, was going to have to do something very special to not end up near the bottom of the list. As it is, this performance does not even muster what it takes to be mediocre. 2. Parts And Labor performing “Runaway” by Kanye West Parts And Labor ran into a perfect storm of poor songchoice and poor execution on their cover of Kanye West’s instant-classic rap-pop ballad “Runaway.” First the band decided to strip away the verses, leaving only the introduction and chorus to be covered. Then they decided to replace the clean piano track repeated throughout the original with a fuzzy, distorted, abrasive keyboard sound. Along with the low-key vocals and unrepentant repetition, this sounds less like a pop ballad and more like a funeral march for a robot. 1. Rise Against performing “Sliver” by Nirvana For a radio-oriented hard rock band like Rise Against, covering Nirvana was not only an obvious choice, but also a very bad one. The entire reason the original “Sliver” worked was Kurt Cobain’s vocal performance. Otherwise, this is a weird, goofy little song about a kid spending the night at his grandparents’ house. Completely soulless and joyless, Rise Against here sounds like a bunch of kids in a garage learning to play their first Nirvana song. studentlife@cm-life.com

Podcast Review

You should listen to grown men eat snacks ‘Mike and tom eat snacks’

By Andrew Dooley Student Life Editor

The snack game has changed, forever. Michael Ian Black and Tom Cavanagh have combined for the first time since “Ed” to produce a weekly podcast that rivals anything ever before offered for free on iTunes. “Mike and Tom Eat Snacks” (MATES) is a show about two hilarious people with perfectly in-sync surreal senses of humor eating and rating snacks. Black is an actor and comedian probably best known for his membership in the comedy trio Stella, though he also contributes to those ubiquitous VH1 clip shows (“I Love the 70s, 80s, 90s, The Great Depression, etc). Cavanagh is an actor who starred as Ed on “Ed” and as Zach Braff’s older brother on “Scrubs.” Though he might come off as very Canadian to American ears, Cavannagh proves to be a verbal sparring partner nimble enough to keep up with Black. Using their ingenious “P-E-R” system, in which they pick a snack, eat a snack, and then rate a snack on a scale of 1 to 10, the duo munch their way through snacks ranging from Snickers to the rare Irish treat “pickled onion Meanies.” The jokes are reworked from episode to episode, so the humor makes a lot more sense if the episodes

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are listened to from the very beginning. More than 30 episodes later, callback jokes have become the best punch lines. The show is weird, exceedingly so at times, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad. Once fans start sending in snacks they want reviewed, including expired desserts and an Israeli variety of Cheetos, things become even more bizarre. The food serves as a jumping off point for surreal improvised comedy filled with occasionally deeply filthy language. Despite its culinary base, the subject matter never resembles “Iron Chef” or “The Splendid Table.” Just when the topic might start to get boring, one of the hosts will go off on a really stupid story about the White House or bike racing or something else dumb. The podcast is an excellent substitute for the “Real Housewives of Flint” season nine reunion you were planning on watching tonight. I’ve run out of strategies for convincing you MATES is worth a listen. Just download this show. studentlife@cm-life.com

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7 states join suit to block AT&T purchase of T-Mobile By MCT Campus

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — AT&T Inc.’s $39 billion bid to take over cellular provider TMobile USA Inc. has taken another hit. Just two weeks after the U.S. Justice Department sued to block the deal in federal court, seven state attorneys general have joined the antitrust suit, saying the combination would create a cellular behemoth that would result in less competition in the wireless market and higher prices for consumers. Also, they said, it could kill jobs. California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said Friday that her review of the case “has led me to conclude that it would hinder competition and reduce consumer choice.” The attor-

ney general said she hoped to “resolve this matter in a way that will create jobs in our state, encourage a vibrant technology sector and protect competition in the marketplace.” Harris was joined by top state prosecutors in New York, Washington, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Collectively they represent more than one-third of the U.S. population. Consumer advocates applauded the move. It “reinforces the seriousness of the consequences that a combined AT&T-T-Mobile would have on consumers,” said Parul P. Desai, policy counsel for Consumers Union. On Aug. 31, the Justice Department sued to challenge the deal, saying consumers would

pay more for worse service. Obama administration officials also said they were worried that the combination of the two companies would hurt the national employment picture. The initial lawsuit came the same week that President Barack Obama unveiled his $447 billion jobs initiative. A leading technology state and frequent bellwether in technology policy matters, California has been aggressively scrutinizing the acquisition for weeks. Its decision to intervene is “huge,” said Samuel Kang, general counsel for the Greenlining Institute, a Berkeley, Calif., consumer group that advocates to provide better financial and utility services for low-income communities. “We’re talking about the state’s

top consumer advocate (Harris) questioning the merger,” Kang said. “There are huge questions that have implications for the largest (cellphone) market in the United States.” The Justice Department lawsuit was followed a week later by a similar action by Sprint-Nextel Corp., which also sued to block the deal. Sprint, the third-largest wireless carrier, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T, stands to be marginalized if it is forced to compete with two far larger carriers, including a merged AT&T and T-Mobile.

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Sleeper Agent maintains identity St. Vincent hits mark with album with catchy, obnoxious pop-rock By Jamie Favazza Staff Reporter

Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, hit the rare and dynamically brilliant nail on the head with her latest indie album “Strange Mercy.” Clark’s third album is one packed with the juxtaposition of thick, hot, fuzzedout guitar riffs and her airy, deep and sensual voice that finds the perfect balance strived for in previous albums “Marry Me” and “Actor.” Hailing from Dallas, St. Vincent has an attractive background as a former member of Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens’ band. But it’s only in St. Vincent that Clark can demonstrate her refined and intelligent understanding of music. St. Vincent kills it from the start with a cool, wispy intro “Chloe in the Afternoon,” that reveals the marvelously intricate balance between beauty in life and that in death. “Cheerleader” is the next seductive, drunken, striptease theme song for the hipster temptress featuring distorted guitar parts soaked in black eyeliner and wrapped in hot lint. “Cruel,” is a more up-tempo tune that sits well with the indie dance collection, though you can find a groove in any of Clark’s songs. Clark is a tempo change guru; beats change all through the album and song. No two songs ever sound the same.

By Jay Gary Staff Reporter

You better buckle in because Sleeper Agent doesn’t give a hot damn what you think. This six-piece rock outfit doesn’t care if they are the only people at their concert, they are going to jump and scream and play music as hard as they can. Sleeper Agent’s debut album, “Celebrasion,” is a punch right between the eyes with its almost-obnoxiously catchy pop-rock music. The lead single and album opener “Get It Daddy” perfectly prefaces everything to be found in this album. Large rock hooks completely dominate the song over the boy-girl vocal combination of Alex Kandel and Tony Smith. The music is cute and filled with dance moments, yet still maintains this loud rock abrasion. What’s wonderful is how the themes carry throughout the album; Sleeper Agent throws every catchy hook they can at the listener. A track like “Get Burned” will have you jumping up and down in your seat. What is amazing is how every song is able to find its own identity while doing this. Songs like “That’s My Baby” and “Love Blood” easily create their own sound without sacrificing any of the quality of the music. “Love Blood” deserves extra recognition for how it switches from being an adorable little indie song into catchy garage

rock sing-a-long. Any listener would be hard pressed to find a track on this album they don’t enjoy. Normally this is the part where I list the album’s shortcomings, but to be completely honest the album doesn’t offer much in those terms. Even when it slows down with more soft and gentle songs like “All Wave and No Goodbye” and “That’s My Baby,” the music is still amazing quality. From first track to last track, this album is some of the most tight and solid songwriting around; every track offers something for the listener to catch and get addicted to. For their debut effort they sound so crisp and professional that they could easily tour with bigger like-sounding bands like Los Campesinos!, Help She Can’t Swim, and Dananananakroyd. With “Celebrasion,” Sleeper Agent has created an astound-

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HHHHH w Artist: Sleeper Agent w Genre: Pop-Rock ing first impression. This album decks you in the face with how addictive and fun it is and doesn’t wait for you to recover before it beats you again. While not every song is a radioworthy smash hit, the quality control and songwriting is so spot-on that there is nothing to nit-pick over. Sleeper Agent has secured their spot as one of the bands to keep an eye on. “Celebrasion” is easily one of the best albums to come out this year, and the future looks extremely promising for Bowling Green’s band of rock misfits. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Brad Canze Staff Reporter “Qwikster” is a stupid name. That is the name Netflix chose for its DVD-by-mail rental service, which is being set up as a separate company from its online streaming service, which will maintain the original name. Netflix CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings detailed the change in a blog post on Sunday night. The announcement the two services would be sepa-

rated, and would each cost the $7.99 it originally cost for both services, is a couple of months old. The news here is the name change. First and foremost, the name is just not good. “Qwikster” sounds like either a failed 1999 dot-com startup or the AOL Instant Messenger name of a kid who really loves NesQuik. Taking the service on which you built your company and brand and taking the original name off of it kind of feels like they are planning for the DVD-by-mail service to fail. As more and more of the film industry moves online, physical media as a whole seems to be on the chopping block. It may take a few years, but Netflix is far from the only company planning for that eventuality. Internet-ready

televisions are one of the first precursors to the fall of physical movie media. However, making it so obvious that they put very little thought into the name change is not good PR for the company. If you need proof of the hasty decision, take a look at Twitter.com/Qwikster. The Twitter account belongs to one Jason Castillo, whose near-incomprehensible tweets are mostly concerned with smoking weed and eating tacos. Sure, Netflix/Qwikster will probably buy the account from Castillo for a considerable sum that will probably almost immediately be transferred over to his dealer. But not dealing with this before announcing the name to the public is a massive lack of

forethought on the part of Hastings and his cohorts. If this does not result in a massive failure and a quick dissolution of Qwikster as a company, it will not be because of the name change, but because the company is also now offering video game rentals by mail through Qwikster as well. In the next couple of years, though, either Qwikster or Gamefly, whose entire business is games by mail, will close their doors. No matter whether this turns out to be a good business decision or a bad one, this still remains true: “Netflix” makes me think of movies via the Internet, whereas “Qwikster” just really makes me want chocolate milk. studentlife@cm-life.com

“Surgeon,” “Northern Lights” and “Neutered Fruit” are also up-tempo but each is different. They are funky with dashes of blues and jazz. A crazy analog keyboard and low-end bass add an obscure twist to the blend. “Champagne Year” and “Strange Mercy” are serious, slower tunes with ample emotion. “Strange Mercy” seems to be the only song where Clark’s voice is unmodified, and damn it, it is divinely captivating. Overall, “Strange Mercy” is a profoundly poignant mix of the brilliant contrast be-

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Across 1 Its median score is 100 7 Weapon for Tyson 11 Christmas choice 14 Former drug giant 15 Sans employment 16 Enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, say 17 *Title role in the 2009 Tony winner for Best Musical 19 Drop off briefly 20 Shoe with a swoosh logo 21 Tex-Mex snack 22 M-16, e.g. 24 *Advantage of some military goggles 26 Bottlenecks 30 Not hard to grasp 31 Plaza Hotel imp 32 Write quickly 33 Sports car roof option 36 SkyMiles airline 37 Make, as a sandwich 38 Ethiopia’s Selassie 39 Like flannel and

fleece 40 Creepy-crawly 41 Tiered Asian temple 42 Butterfly’s perch 44 Noble headpiece 45 *Freetown is its capital 48 Response to a dare 49 __ II razor 50 Actor Morales 54 Film buff’s channel 55 “That’s exactly how I feel” ... or what each starred clue’s first word can do? 58 Stat for Ryan Howard 59 Having the knack 60 Tough leather 61 Subj. that helps people assimilate 62 Niggling things 63 “Enough already!” Down 1 Publisher’s ID 2 Royally named liner, briefly 3 Heart-to-heart

4 Gardner of mysteries 5 Shrewd 6 When strokes begin to count 7 Rip off 8 Couch potato’s fixation 9 Pavement warning 10 Game with tumbling blocks 11 *Unauthorized stories written by devotees 12 Author Calvino 13 Confine again, as swine 18 Trails 23 “Did we get the bid?” 24 Orion Mars mission gp. 25 Acid container 26 Some arena displays, briefly 27 Bar from a dairy case 28 *Pro shop freebie 29 Pre-speech obstacle 32 St. Patrick’s Day dance 34 Ye __ Shoppe 35 Bog fuel

37 Big name in online poker 38 March __: Carroll character 40 Sound at a shearing 41 Stormy weather gear 43 USC athlete 44 Cold weather wear 45 Give the creeps 46 Sonnet line fivesome 47 Maritime birds 50 Footsteps-in-an empty-hallway sound 51 Blunder 52 BMW rival 53 “Yeah, sure!” 56 Shizuoka sash 57 Phone no. addition

by Tony Piro