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The number of alcohol violations in residence halls were above average during the 201011 school year at 503 total. The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities recorded the number of alcohol policy violations, nine violations above the yearly average of 494. Ben Witt, student behavioral administrator, said he expected the numbers to rise slightly to meet the average, since the 2007 through 2009 numbers had been lower than average. The tally includes off-campus sites, but the main bulk of it comes from on campus, particularly residence halls, he said. “During the year, you’re going to have key weekends like tailgating, or when it was really nice out on St. Patrick’s Day,” Witt said. “Plus, I believe we had a record freshman class, so a lot of students (were) involved in it.” Taylor Bandemer of Walled Lake was one of those freshmen. His first violations were within a week of each other. One Friday he was caught drinking with 20 people in his room. The next Friday he was written up for the same violation, this time with 10 people. He paid $500 in fines. After his third violation for alcohol in the residence halls, he was put on academic probation for a year. “I can’t come back until this December,” Bandemer said. “But I don’t know if I need to anymore because I think I have a job lined up for six figures and I don’t need a four-year college degree.” Bandemer said he has no opinions against drinking in the residence halls, but advises students to be more careful. Everyone at CMU drinks, he said, but it should be done responsibly. Livonia sophomore Kyle Gortat said he also learned from alcohol violations. He received two from his Resident Assistant, and said it kept him from drinking in the residence halls again. “Not only will you have to pay a pretty large fine, but you are pretty much under radar for the rest of the year,” he said. “I felt very uncomfortable drinking in the dorms after that and learned my lesson.” According to the statistics, alcohol violations are higher than any other conduct code at CMU by hundreds. The number includes all violations listed under the Alcohol and Controlled Substance Policy. Witt attributes the number to a combination of factors. St. Johns graduate student Nicole Percival is trying to teach A alcohol | 2a

Business majors find best results following graduation By Logan Patmon Staff Reporter

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Wyandotte freshman Neil Marker screams during a break in the third quarter Thursday evening in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Marker was awarded “most school spirit” in high school. “I just love school spirit,” Marker said.

party’s started Both Main Street, Kelly/Shorts see smaller crowds By Jamie Favazza | Staff Reporter

“Tailgate today looked like an empty parking lot, exactly how it looks during the school day,” said Taylor senior Deanna Celsi while tailgating Thursday night. Celsi said she was surprised by how few people turned out to tailgate outside Kelly/Shorts Stadium before the Central Michigan University football team took on South Carolina State in the first home game of the season. “CMU used to be known for its tailgate and every group on campus was represented — now, there’s no one here,” Celsi said. “Even Main Street was dead today.” Tyler Wardle, Roseville sophomore and member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, was hanging out with friends outside his fraternity’s house at 906 S. Main St. Wardle and his friends were one of the few groups on Main Street. “Today’s the day I’ve been waiting for all summer,” he said. “We’re starting on Main Street and heading over to tailgate later to support the CMU community.” Wardle said he still has a good time at tailgate, despite the rule changes, and is excited for the season. Saginaw senior Matt Mielock said he was disappointed to see so few students tailgate for the first home game. “I don’t know if it’s still the tailgate rule changes, but students might be intimidated to come out because of them,” he said. Mielock said he usually goes to Main Street rather than the tailgate lot because it is more exciting.

CMU Alumni members also noticed the changes in the student tailgate atmosphere. “The changed tailgate rules seem to have had a big impact for students,” said Joe Bowen, Mount Pleasant resident and 2003 CMU alumnus. “Nothing’s changed on our side, though. You can drink beer on the student side or you can come eat a real meal like shrimp cocktail and bruschetta on our side.” Lloyd Sanders, Bay City resident and 1983 CMU alumnus, said he was wondering where all the students were. He said tailgate was a lot wilder when he A tailgate | 2a

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Bay City senior Nate Caister looks up into the air as a T-shirt is shot over his head during the first quarter of the first home game against South Carolina State Thursday evening in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Caister was upset someone else in the back row caught the shirt instead. “We are people too,” Caister said.

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Walled Lake juniors Nick Doggett and Alicia Smolinski, Armada senior Robert Morris and Grand Rapids sophomore Marha Hentschel, laugh on the porch of Doggett’s 315 Bellows St. house Thursday before the first home football game of the season. “I’m pumped for football season this year, fall is always the best,” Doggett said.

A college degree, especially in the arts, does not come with a guarantee of future employment in students’ fields of study. Depending on his or her major, Central Michigan University students enter into very different job markets. A recent survey shows that students often end up working in areas outside of their specialization. The highest employment rate is for those majoring in business, which had 93 percent of students surveyed find employment in their field. The lowest rate is for students majoring in liberal and applied arts, where only 74 percent of students surveyed found employment in their field. CMU’s unemployment rate six months after graduation for students with bachelor’s degrees has increased approximately 8 percent in the past 10 years. The employment numbers for CMU graduates are not completely accurate, since only approximately 35 percent of graduates typically reply to the survey, said Julia Sherlock, director of career services. The actual percentages are probably lower. “Most of the students who do (reply) are those who are very excited to share the job they have gotten, or those who haven’t gotten anything,” Sherlock said. Students are sent email surveys six months after graduation, and if they do not reply , a paper copy is sent. In 2000-01, 93 percent of CMU grads with bachelor’s degrees found employment or went on to graduate school six months after graduation. In the 2009-10 school year only 85 percent of students who graduated found employment or continued to graduate school, according to a survey conducted by the office of Career Services. CMU’s unemployment has been mirroring the job climate in Michigan, which is currently ranked third highest in the nation, with a 10.9 percent unemployment rate in July of 2011 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. The national unemployment average for the same time period was 9.1 percent. While there has been a significant drop between the job placement rates in the decade between the 2000-01 and the 2009-10 graduating classes, the 2009-10 job placement rates are down less than two percent from the 2008-09 school year when 86 percent of graduates found employment or continued on to graduate school. Rudy Barron, 2011 graduate, was able to quickly find a job using his accounting degree.

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CMU post office open in UC By Andrea Peck Staff Reporter

Students now have another option for their mailing needs with the opening of the Central Michigan University post office in the Bovee University Center. The post office opened on Aug. 22, and was built after being chosen as the number one priority found in a survey asking CMU students what they wanted to see as part of the new student center in the UC.

Thomas Trionfi, director of Contracting, Purchasing, and Health Services said the post office is mainly used by students, but teachers and other staff members can utilize it as well. Trionifi said business has been good so far because the location is more convenient than the other post office on campus called the “Central Mail Room,” located in the Combined Services Building. The UC post office has not yet taken away business from the post office located in the Student

Book Exchange, although it is possible, said General SBX Manager John Belco. “We’re mostly just concerned about the loss of traffic,” Belco said. Neither of the post offices are able to offer special deals or prices, as these are set at current postal rates. At the UC post office, delivery confirmation is available at no additional cost to anyone using the kiosk. The new post office is open 8

a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and offers full USPS services. “We have had a very positive impact from the students,” Central Mail Room Office Manager Linda Richter said. She said she also does not consider the SBX post office competition. “(The UC post office) is mainly designed to be a personal post office,” she said. university@cm-life.com

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China junior, Chen Lin finishes writing the address for her package to New York at the personal postage service station in Bovee University Center.

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students that very lesson. She is heading up, “Stand up. Stand out. Take Care,” an initiative on campus she hopes teaches students to drink responsibly. They received a $15,000 grant from the state’s prevention network. They will be hosting B.L.I.N.G., Brief Live Interactive Normative Groups, which will discuss with students how to look out for each other when drinking. “I want students to feel that they can come back to the halls if they need to,” she said. “They’re not necessarily going to get in trouble, but that they’re saving someone’s life.” The number of violations in residence halls sharply dropped in 2004 from 232 to 44 and have stayed under 50 since. Witt said this was because of a policy change. Prior to the change alcohol violations were submitted twice as residence and student life violations. “The main reason is due to a revision of the student code that changed alcohol violations from being both a violation of alcohol rules and a violation of residence hall rules,” he said. “Procedurally you had to double dip. Why make it two code violations, when you could just give one?”

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was at CMU and there was more people and more partying. “It sure has changed,” Sanders said. “It’s a lot more mellow, especially for opening day. The changes are good for less accidents, though.” CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said no new tailgate rules have been put into place this year. He said though attendance is down from previous years, medical runs are down, too. There were five to 12 medical runs before changes to tailgating rules two years ago, he said. He said he would love to see more students coming back out to tailgate. “If they see what it’s actually like, they’d see it’s not so bad,” Yeagley said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Columbiaville resident Diane Fuller laughs after passing a volley ball to Goodrich resident Marcia Snyder during the DALMAC bicycle tour stop Wednesday evening by Rose Ponds. Fuller and Snyder took advantage of their downtime to practice for the senior olympics in Utah this October. Along with riding the tour together, they have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and are making plans to go sky diving as well. “It’s on my bucket list,” Snyder said. For the full story, visit cm-life.com.

IN THE NEWS Netflix to lose Starz, its most valuable source of new movies By Ben Fritz (MCT)

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its traditional television business. But Netflix now has 25 million subscribers, the majority of whom watch video online through a variety of devices, including Internet-connected TVs, tablets and smartphones. By providing recently released hit movies from Disney and Sony such as “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Karate Kid,” Starz has helped to fuel that growth. The only other recently released movies Netflix gets for its streaming service come from Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and Metro-GoldwynMayer via cable channel Epix. HBO, which has offerings from 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros., has refused to partner with Netflix. Starz typically costs about $15 a month for cable and satellite television subscribers, while Netflix streaming costs only $8 a month and doesn’t require a pay television subscription. The move comes two months after Sony movies disappeared from Netflix because of a provision in its deal with Starz. However, people close to the matter had said at the time that they expected Sony movies to return to Netflix soon. With Starz choosing not to renew with Netflix, that will now be a moot point. The Starz development came on the same day that Netflix implemented a previously announced, controversial price increase that eliminates hybrid plans and charges a minimum of $8 a month to PIZZA receive DVDs LARGE through the mail and $8 a month for online video.

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“The job security was part of the reason I took the job,” Barron said. “I always knew I wanted to go into business, and if I got an accounting degree it was a good base to build off of.” Saginaw senior John Ketchum said he is worried about finding a job after graduating in December because of the current economic climate. Ketchum, graduating with a degree in broadcasting and cinematic arts, said he believes his experience from numerous internships, including National Public Radio, will help him obtain a job. “Getting a full time job in journalism is definitely going to be hard,” Ketchum said. “I will most likely work for two to three years, then go to graduate school and get certified to teach.” Sherlock still believes that a CMU degree is indispensable, and students can still find jobs if they take advantage of the opportunities offered to them. “A degree is an investment in yourself and it’s something that no one can take away from you,” she said. - CM Life Senior Reporter Ben Harris contributed to this article.

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Wares Fair to come bearing freebies Wednesday Thousands expected at Finch By Anamaria Dickerson Staff Reporter and Brad Canze Staff Reporter

Freebies, food, raffles and coupons will be found Wednesday at Wares Fair, but there will be a few changes from years past. While students normally expect to experience Fire Up Fest during Wares Fair, the

football event will not take place this year. Wares Fair coordinator Annie Magidsohn said she was not sure why Fire Up Fest is no longer part of the event, but she is not worried about any difference in attendance. “I don’t think it will affect the turnout whatsoever,” Magidsohn said. “This is the 26th year Wares Fair is taking place, so it’s definitely a known event with or without the Fire Up Fest.” Wares Fair is from 6 to 8

p.m. at Finch Fieldhouse. Director of Sports Information Jason Kaufman said an event similar to Fire Up Fest involving coaches and athletes was held on the last day of Leadership Safari. At Safari, students were taught chants and led in the fight song by athletes, he said. “It had a similar feel to Fire Up Fest,” Kaufman said. Although Fire Up Fest will not be taking place, students can still expect what they have experienced in previous years from the Wares

Fair. There will be vendors such as Walmart, Cottage Inn Pizza, Riverwood Resort, O’Kelly’s Sports Bar & Grill, United Apartments, Black Tie Tuxedo & Costume Shop and many more. Cottage Inn is raffling off a flat-screen TV in addition to other businesses’ donations. “We will be passing out free bowling and golf,” Riverwood Resort Director of Operations and Marketing Jeremy Lawless said. “I think it will be a great opportunity for students to get excited

about Central Michigan University and the community.” Grand Ledge sophomore Lindsey Schiller said the absence of Fire Up Fest does not change how she feels about the event. “The pep rally would have no affect on me,” Schiller said. “I just like to go and look at the stuff.” This year, the event will take place both indoors and outside. Magidsohn said in previous years about 4,000 students attended at Kelly/

Shorts Stadium, but thinks that number will be even higher because of the new location this year. “It’s directly in the middle of campus near Franklin Street and inside Finch Fieldhouse,” Magidsohn said. “It is a common traffic area so students and others around town will be able to come to the event from almost any location rather than one entrance and one exit.” studentlife@cm-life.com

State mandates pose challenge for new teachers By Annie Harrison Senior Reporter

Editor’s Note: This is part three in a four-part series about the future of teaching.

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Royal Oak senior Derek Howes performs as Scagg during a rehearsal for ‘Shivaree’ Thursday evening in Bush Theater.

(reviving) ‘Shivaree’ Romantic comedy play opens next week By Chad Mitchell | Staff Reporter The cast of “Shivaree” is back after an extended break that gave actors a chance to reevaluate their performances. “We have been rehearsing since May,” said cast member Elise Essenmacher. “We’ve performed it three times already, so when we bring it back this fall it will be even better because we have had so much time to think and develop our characters.” Illinois graduate student Alli Menninger agreed the revival of the show since summer performances will make it great. The cast had a month off before rehearsing for the upcoming performances.

Holt senior Shannon Bonney performs as Shivaree during a rehearsal for ‘Shivaree’ Thursday evening in Bush Theater.

“We’ve had extra time to think about our characters,” Menninger said. “Things we might have just noticed about a scene or a character at the end of the run in the summer, we can now do again and make it better.” Shows will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 7, 8, 9 and 10 and at 2 p.m. on Sept. 11. Menninger said the show will be worth watching even for audience members who already saw it in the summer. The University Theatre brochure described “Shivaree” as

mance improvements when actors take the month off to reevaluate their characters. “They are more comfortable trying new things,” she said. Essenmacher, a Midland senior, said the production will blow other shows out of the water. Although she has been acting since she was five, Essenmacher said her current role is one of her favorites. Stanley-Bohn said this show may not be suitable for everyone. While the language isn’t too

a romantic comedy telling the story of Chandler, a young and sheltered hemophiliac, and his first experience with love as he falls for a free-spirited belly dancer. The play was written by William Mastrosimone. “The beauty of the theater is that every production is different,” Menninger said. “Some nights it could be the funniest thing in the world and some nights people will leave wiping tears from their eyes.” Director Keeley Stanley-Bohn said she has noticed perfor-

edgy, she said she would rate it PG-13. Tickets are available for $7 to the general public and $5 for senior citizens and students. Tickets can be purchased online at www.cmich.edu/x17277.xml or at Tickets Central in the CMU Events Center. “It’s funny, it’s heartbreaking, and it really connects you to the characters,” Menninger said. “I think anyone who likes to feel good should watch this show.” studentlife@cm-life.com

New state laws regarding tenure, teacher performance and legislation to increase health care costs for public employees will provide some challenges for new teachers. Gov. Rick Snyder signed teacher tenure legislation on July 19 requiring administrators to make effectiveness in the classroom the determining factor in staffing decisions instead of seniority. School district performance evaluation systems will annually rate teachers as “highly effective,” “effective,” “minimally effective” or “ineffective.” According to www.Michigan.gov and http://Legislature. mi.gov, teachers will now qualify for tenure in five years instead of four, although teachers who are rated “highly effective” three years in a row may qualify for tenure earlier. Teachers will have to continue earning effective ratings even after they earn tenure in order to keep it. Karen Edwards, director of student teaching at Central Michigan University, said in an email the “highly effective” definition for teachers is not clearly defined, and hopes mentoring during the tenure process will help all teachers be “highly effective.” “Becoming and continuing to be ‘highly effective’ is a standard that we should demand,” she said. “We would want ‘highly effective’ doctors working with patients. We want no less for our students.” Lynn Laskowsky, EDU 432: Student Teaching Seminar instructor and center leader for the Mid-Michigan Area Student Teaching Center, said this will allow school systems to work with struggling teachers, and protect school systems from teachers who do not improve. “It’s easy to become complacent,” he said. “These things are all set up to weed out those who take things for granted.” According to MEA.org, data on student growth and assessment will have more influence in annual teacher evaluations. Student growth and assessment will account for 25 percent of teacher or administrator evaluation in 2013-14, and 49 percent of the evaluation in 2015-16.

Edwards said according to Robert Marzano’s research on teacher effectiveness in “A New Era of School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us,” the most growth in student learning occurred when a student was in an effective school with an effective teacher. The research shows a student entering the fifth grade at the 50th percentile in a highly effective school with a highly effective teacher tested at the 96th percentile after two years, while a student entering the fifth grade at the 50th percentile in a highly ineffective school with a highly ineffective teacher tested at the third percentile after two years, she said. Laskowsky said he does not think it is fair for a large percentage of teacher evaluations to be based on student growth and assessment because student performance is also influenced by social and family issues. “I think student advancement is often overrated by lawmakers and those not in the profession,” he said. Republicans in the Michigan House and Senate sent legislation to Snyder on Aug. 24 that would limit local government and public school health care spending. Starting on Jan. 1, the health care legislation would cap public employers’ contributions to employee health insurance at $5,500 for individual coverage, $11,000 for individual and spouse coverage, and $15,000 for family coverage. Public employers could choose instead to pay up to 80 percent of the total annual costs of the medical benefits for public employees, with employees required to pay the remaining 20 percent. Edwards said it will be difficult for teachers to afford the health care expense on a teacher’s pay, especially because teachers have often bargained for better health care in place of higher wages. “Now teachers will have lower pay and the added expenses related to health care,” she said. Laskowsky said the skyrocketing costs in health care make caps on public employers’ contribution to employee health insurance a necessity. “I do see a need for teachers to pay a percentage of the insurance,” he said. “Teachers aren’t rich, but I don’t think they’re poor.” university@cm-life.com

Judy Boyd started as secretary, retires after 27 years Held position as assistant director of Endowed Scholarships By Catey Traylor Staff Reporter

Judy Boyd said she will miss helping students alongside her caring coworkers. Boyd, assistant director of Endowed Scholarships, retired this week after 27 years at Central Michigan University.

“I am very fortunate to have worked with a caring group of coworkers and secretaries as well as experienced such kindness from departments across campus,” Boyd said. Boyd worked with students across campus, especially those who received Centralis scholarships and those in the honors program. Twenty-four of her 27 years at CMU were spent in the same position. “After 24 years in this position, it was time to go,” Boyd said. Boyd was hired at CMU in

1984 as a secretary and was moved to her position in the scholarships office three years later. Diane Fleming, associate director of client services for the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, said Boyd was always very concerned that students were being helped properly. “Judy was most widely thought of by students as a very compassionate financial aid counselor,” Fleming said. Boyd looks forward to enjoying her retirement. “I’ll come back and visit,

maybe do some temp jobs here and there, but mostly I plan on traveling and visiting my children who all live in different states,” she said. Rebekah Schaub has been hired to fill Boyd’s position. Schaub worked in the financial aid offices at both Baker College and ITT Technical Institute for 11 years before obtaining her new position at CMU in April. “I’ve been shadowing Judy for four months now,” Schaub said. “I think that the hardest part of filling her shoes will be building strong, working

“Judy was most widely thought of by students as a very compassionate financial aid counselor.” Diane Fleming, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid

associate director of client services relationships with people in offices across campus.” Schaub began her new position Thursday, and had appointments scheduled all day. Boyd ended her CMU career on Wednesday with a

low-key celebration luncheon in Warriner Hall. “The part I’m going to miss most is working with the students, helping when they were desperate,” Boyd said. university@cm-life.com

VOICES Friday, September 2, 2011

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

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EDITORIAL | Group’s services, SANE important for CMU student body Ben Harris Senior Reporter

Don’t vote for the sticker The “get out there and vote” movement has propagated major misconceptions among the general public. Contrary to what commercials say, it is not important for most people to voice their opinions and be heard. It is not important to vote at any cost. If you don’t know, do everyone a favor and stay away from the polls on election day. This isn’t an elitist statement at all. It’s not hard to make your vote matter. Do a bit of research and find out how your congressman or congresswoman voted on a few important bills. Most people don’t even know who is their congressperson. I can’t imagine a person’s vote mattering if they don’t even know who they’re voting for; it’s a random shot in the dark, and it’s insulting to people who have an informed opinion and rounded views. If you’re too busy to do research: You have too much homework, you have to go to class, you have crying children to take care of, etc., that’s fine. It really is. You have my sympathy. But you shouldn’t be participating in government. Similarly, if you’re a singleissue voter, you’re better than an uninformed voter, but not by much. It’s really cool that you’re passionate about whatever your view is on abortion or gay marriage. I have news for you, though — the country is a lot bigger than a single issue. We have a failing economy to worry about, wars to deal with, and age-old racial and gender inequality problems to conquer. The recent debt debacle is the epitome of what the country’s political system has come to, which is the inability to compromise even when economic collapse is a real, looming danger. Partly to blame is the bullheadedness of our politicians, sure, but those are politicians that we elected. An informed voter would be willing to vote for a candidate who plans to cut higher education, but has a viable plan to fix the economy, knowing that the price per credit hour may increase, but that the country, over a period of time, will throw less money down the garbage disposal in interest payments on the national debt that the taxpayers see no benefit from. Uninformed voters want more, more, more, not knowing that we all benefit from a responsible fiscal policy. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country, right? Don’t agree with this statement? Grow up. Stay home on election day.

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rioritization is required as government funding and grants given to Central Michigan University continue to be cut.

Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates, a group that counsels victims of sexual abuse and spreads awareness of such crimes at CMU, should be a clear priority. The group, which has become a national standard-bearer for groups dealing with prevention, education, advocacy and counseling involving sex-based crimes

and acts of aggression, is at risk of losing a $300,000 federal grant. It has received the grant every three years since 2003. The grant helps fund a dedicated SAPA counselor and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, which is partially funded through Women’s Aid, which also lost grants put toward that program.

SANE allows victims of sexual assault to get treatment and testing they need in a safe, confidential environment without having to go to, or pay for, a hospital. The services SAPA provides with the money from these grants are important. They are services needed on a campus the size of CMU. Hopefully, SAPA will be granted this money, so it can continue its work. Barring that, hopefully another benefactor will step in and help with funding. Given the economy, it is unlikely any outside assistance will emerge to save this essential program. Thus, CMU’s path is clear. In the event that SAPA loses its grant, the university should feel compelled to provide replacement funding.

If the university truly wishes to excel and break into the upper tier of higher education nationwide, like it so often says it does when justifying administrative wages and the construction of new buildings, it must preserve and embrace that which is already excellent. University President George Ross pays the generous salaries of five deans of a College of Medicine which does not teach students or draw tuition, and will not do so until 2013. He can find a way to pay $100,000 a year — less than half the average salary of one of those deans — to keep SAPA the best in the nation and a place of refuge for victims of a severely underrecognized problem.

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Subverting the academic spirit of CMU I have been dismayed to learn of the recent behavior of Central Michigan University’s administration regarding the Faculty Association contract negotiations. In particular, I am upset by the behavior of President George Ross. Dr. Ross is using duplicitous bargaining tactics which if successful will devalue CMU’s faculty. It is also my opinion that Dr. Ross, by his actions, is creating a climate at CMU that subverts the academic spirit. In effect, he is reducing the quality of the product CMU provides. This is something that will affect CMU’s reputation, which has a direct impact on the value of a CMU degree. This is therefore something that all current and

former CMU students should take issue with. President Ross must think very little of the faculty, as evidenced in a number of ways. First, the administration has refused to negotiate with the FA over its contract. This is an insult to the people who are after all Dr. Ross’ colleagues. Second, the administration lied to the Isabella County Circuit Court in order to secure an injunction against the FA’s job action, which is inexcusable. Third, the administration compared the FA’s job action to Hurricane Katrina, which is shameful. Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in American history.

To imply that the FA’s job action could cause the death of over 1,800 people is an affront to the dignity of Katrina victims and to the intelligence of the CMU community. The tactics used by Dr. Ross’ administration are adversarial and dishonest. These are qualities that are diametrically opposed to the academic spirit, which thrives on fraternity and the veracious pursuit of knowledge. To the extent that the administration, in its role as a leader, serves as a model for the CMU community it is setting a very unhealthy example for others to follow. A university is only as good as its faculty, the respect for which will

be reflected in its remuneration. Dr. Ross’ actions are sending the message that he does not respect the faculty. His behavior would imply he views the faculty as a competitor to be defeated by any means necessary. A leader should be someone who brings people together. Dr. Ross is creating division and hostility, and in my opinion is not functioning as an effective leader. I hope the CMU community will consider that and demand more accountability from the administration during these and future negotiations. Ian Zimmerman 2011 alumnus

An argument based on a blatant lie Under the leadership of President George Ross, the Central Michigan University administration lied in court. The administration wanted a judge to issue an injunction to end last week’s Faculty Association work stoppage. But Michigan courts have said that it is legal for university faculty to engage in work stoppages to protest unfair labor practices, and this is exactly what the FA was doing. So the administration had to

argue that the work stoppage was causing irreparable harm to CMU in order to get the injunction. And it based its argument on a blatant lie. It said that all classes had been canceled. As anyone on campus that day knows, this was simply not true: around half of the classes went on as normal. But the lie that all classes were canceled helped CMU make the case that irreparable harm had been done. Now we all expect public debates

to include some spin, as each side emphasizes the facts that support its own case. But saying something you know is false in order to get what you want isn’t spin — it’s just lying. Reasonable people can disagree about whether the faculty should have engaged in a work stoppage. But no honest person can condone telling lies in a court of law. George Ross is the leader of a university, an institution that should be dedicated to seeking and speaking

the truth. But under his leadership, CMU went to court and lied. His actions have damaged his own credibility and that of his administration. I call upon George Ross to take responsibility for the lie his administration told in court. Robert Noggle Professor, Chairman of department of philosophy and religion

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propriate, personally. For one, the University is supposedly in a budget crisis, yet they somehow manage to find the funds for such frivolous things as a game room. That being said, I also think it’s inappropriate to have this game room in the UC. If it should be located anywhere on campus, it should be in one of the dorm buildings... perhaps the Towers. I think the UC should be a place where students can go to get the information they need, not to play games. ciation, the Associated Collegiate Press, and the College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers Association. Central Michigan Life’s operations are totally funded from revenues through advertising sales. Editions are distributed free throughout the campus and community.

Common Sense — Wednesday in reply to Sarah Turner Obviously you have no idea what a student union is. Check out MSU’s. In addition to a food court, they have an ice cream shop, bowling alley, shopping, and 8 billiard tables. The UC in days past was a place for students to hang out outside of a party atmosphere in a safe and comfortable place. This type of lounge area would let students hang out instead of boozing and also take a break from studying

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Julia — Thursday CMU can find room to put a game room in the UC but takes away the College of Business computer lab to make room for offices. This is down right stupidity! I am outraged as a student in the College of Business that the University has done this to our program. Not only is that lab used by business students but many other students in different programs go to that lab. Academics should be the main focus at any University. Period!

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Sophomore running back Tim Phillips avoids a tackle during the second half of Thursday’s game against South Carolina State at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Phillips rushed for 25 yards during the Chippewas’ 21-6 win over the Bulldogs.

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uarterback Ryan Radcliff threw two touchdown passes but matched that total in interceptions. “Our quarterback didn’t play very well,” CMU head coach Dan Enos said. “He’s got to find a way to get into rhythm.” The junior quarterback finished 14-for-27 for 168 yards as Central Michigan beat South Carolina State 21-6 Thursday in front of 17,891 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Freshman wide receiver Titus Davis caught his first reception for CMU on a deep post, then made his defender miss, running it in for a 67-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, making it 14-3 CMU. “Feels great,” Davis said. “Line blocked, Radcliff made the throw, I have the easy job.” The freshman came back to catch the ball as two defenders’ momentum took them right by him. He then paused and cut up field, avoiding both mixed up defenders. “You got a glimpse of what he can do,” Enos said.”

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Sophomore running back Zurlon Tipton hurdles across the line of scrimmage Thursday against South Carolina State at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas beat the Bulldogs 21-6.

Running backs struggle early, improve late as Tipton racks up 73 By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter

Coach Dan Enos stressed the role of his running backs this offseason. Coming out of the gate, the rush game Thursday struggled. By the halfway mark of the game, the team’s backs totaled 15 yards on 10 carries. “A lot of it was just, excitement — it’s the first game of the season,” said running back Zurlon Tipton. “We weren’t making our reads, we were just getting the ball and going. In the second half, we settled down and made our reads and we moved the ball.” The sophomore led the way, recording a career-high 73 yards on 18 carries. He found the end zone in the third quarter to add insurance points. Sophomore Tim Phillips rushed for 36 yards on 11 carries, recovering his own fumble in the first half.

“Tim is going to be a guy that you’re going to see — he’ll have some explosive plays this year,” Enos said. “He’s very fast and quick and on the one he fumbled, if he holds on to it, he’s going to scoot out of there.” Senior running back Parris Cotton was looking like the starter coming into the game, but only recorded six yards on four carries. “We’re going to give it to the hot guy,” Enos said. “Parris is going to play and he’s going to have a big role on this team, it just so happened tonight we liked the way number 34 was running.” CMU had a tough time finding a rhythm following its first drive, punting the ball eight times and putting more pressure on quarterback Ryan Radcliff. The junior finished the game 14-for-27, recording 168 yards. He hit junior wide receiver A backs | 2b

Junior Quarterback Ryan Radcliff throws a pass downfield during the first half of Thursdays game against South Carolina State Bulldogs at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Soccer travels to face Wildcats, hosts Louisville on Sunday By Brandon Champion Staff Reporter

The Central Michigan women’s soccer team played a pair of games against opponents it had never played before. It continues that trend, but against opponents that might sound a little more familiar. The Chippewas (3-0) travel to Louisville, Ky. to play a pair of games in the Courtyard by Marriot Louisville Airport Cardinal Classic. Today they face the Kentucky Wildcats from the Southeastern Conference and Sunday they host Louisville Cardinals from the Big East Conference. The game against Kentucky is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. while Sunday’s match against Louisville is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CMU started the season with wins over Detroit, Evansville and Indiana State, but this weekend’s games are a step up in class.

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It’s something head coach Neil Stafford and the team are excited about, but want to keep in perspective. “It’s always super exciting to play against top conferences like the SEC or the Big East,” he said. “But at the same time we need to take every game on at a time. We just need to focus on ourselves and do our job.” Kentucky, who also comes into the game with a 3-0 record, looks to start the season with four straight wins for the first time since the 2001 season. Its led by junior forward Kelsey Hunyadi who has three goals in as many games and highly touted freshman Arin Gilliland who scored the winning goal against Eastern Kentucky last weekend. The match will be the first time CMU has played a school from the SEC. “”It’s a challenge when you play against

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Chippewas travel to Rochester Hills for tournament By Kristopher Lodes Staff Reporter

Another road tournament is set for the Central Michigan volleyball team this weekend. In fact, its only in the second of four straight road tournaments to open the season. The first home meet isn’t until Sept. 29 against Eastern Michigan. CMU (1-2) heads to Oakland University in Rochester Hills for matches against Oakland (2-1) and Wright State University (0-3). The match against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies is at 7 p.m. today, with a noon Saturday game against the Wright State Raiders. “We’ve been working on defensive setup and being a lot more disciplined in the blocking area, as well as our defense,” said head coach Erik Olson. “We’re also cleaning up our side-out game with better ball control and decisions.” The Chippewas, coming off a big win against Saint Louis (2-1), are looking to start a winning streak by coming out of the three-team tournament with a trophy in hand, but in order to come out on top they can’t look past hostOU and the WSU. “We should see a hard fighting Oakland team on its home court,” Olson said. “We’ll have to be patient and do a good job.” The Golden Grizzles are known for their defense under head coach Rob Beam, who has 50 wins going into his fifth season. Prior to Beam, the program recorded 48 wins in its previous eight. The Raiders offer different problems for the Chippewas. “They do what they do and we have to play smart,” Olson said. “We have to execute on our side of the net.” The Chippewas look for a

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bigger name schools or bigger name conferences “ Stafford said. “When you match up with these teams who supposedly on paper should beat you, it gives you a good measuring stick as to where your team is at.” Sunday’s game at Cardinal Park against Louisville will be the first time CMU has played a team from the Big East since Marquette knocked the Chippewas out in the first round of last season’s NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals (1-1-1) play Baylor on Friday before playing CMU in the tournaments finale. Louisville tied CMU’s Mid-American Conference rival Toledo 1-1 last Friday. Its lone loss came in overtime

better start against Oakland than they did against Iowa last weekend. “Against Iowa, we didn’t come out with our intensity, our purpose and drive, so coming out right away is very important to us,” said junior outside hitter Val DeWeerd. “Part of it is being able to put the parts together and being intense all at the same time.” A strong start by CMU could occur due to the fact that it doesn’t have to travel out of the state. “I would like to think the bus ride doesn’t affect our playing because it’s like a free time for us,” DeWeerd said. “But it would be nice in a sense that we don’t have to stop somewhere and stretch.” The Chippewas are trying to keep up with Western Michigan and Northern Illinois. The Broncos (3-0) won the Marriott Cavalier Classic at the University of Virginia, beating the host No. 71 RPI ranked Cavaliers (2-1) three games to one. The Huskies had the most impressive win of the weekend, sweeping last season No. 16 RPI ranked team Cincinnati (2-3). “Western (Michigan University) had a nice win against Virginia and Northern Illinois getting that win against Cincinnati was big,” Olson said. “If they (the Huskies) had won that tournament, that would’ve caused some concern.” Junior right side hitter Jocelyn VerVelde, who played against Iowa but not Marquette and Saint Louis wasn’t practicing Wednesday and is unlikely to play this weekend with abdominal discomfort, but may practice Thursday.

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Radcliff threw interceptions on back-to-back drives following the touchdown. A Bulldog corner jumped a hitch route for an interception, leading to South Carolina State’s second field goal. “That’s on both of us getting on the same page,” said attended receiver Cody Wilson. The second interception was from a linebacker stepping in front of a seam route. “He under threw it,” Enos said. “He tried to throw it through him and not project

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Cody Wilson on a 45-yard pass on the first drive of the game and found freshman Titus Davis on a 67-yard pass in the third – both for touchdowns. Despite throwing two touchdown passes, Radcliff threw as many interceptions, looking rushed early on. “I think he just had one of those games, but his attitude was really good,” Wilson said. “He just had one of

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it. Those are going to happen.” The Chippewas started out fast. Four plays into the game they scored a touchdown. Radcliff went 3-3, highlighted by a 45-yard touchdown pass to Cody Wilson. “I didn’t think I ran a good route,” Wilson said. “Most of the credit goes to Ryan, he threw a great ball.” South Carolina State answered right back with a nice drive into the CMU red zone, but only got three points out of it. After the two teams scored on their opening possession a string of three-and-outs went on through to the second quarter.

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Sophomore running back Zurlon Tipton put CMU up 21-6 on the first possession in the third quarter with a one yard run. That first drive after halftime the Chippewas were committed to the run game, rushing all but once in the 12-play drive. “That drive was huge,” Enos said. “We were hoping to put together two more like that.” The Bulldogs strung together a nice drive halted by a poorly thrown football on third down with an open receiver, eventually missing the ensuing 47-yard field goal. Tipton led the team with 18 rushes for 73 yards and a

those games, he made some good throws and he made some poor throws. You can’t be perfect.” The improved run game in the second half helped spread the offense and Wilson said that was lacking during the 2010 season. “Zurlon was running really hard and all the backs were running really hard,” Wilson said. “We didn’t have that as much last year and it helped open things up.” CMU will be back in action Saturday at noon against Kentucky.

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Field Hockey opens season today; sights set on MAC title By Jeff Papworth Staff Reporter

The Central Michigan field hockey team begins its pursuit of its bench mark of 12 victories and a Mid-American Conference championship. The team starts at home at 3 p.m. today and 1 p.m. Sunday against Saint Louis and Robert Morris, respectively. “We got a lot of returning starters, good senior leadership and a good starting goalkeeper, so I certainly think we can contend this year,” said CMU field hockey coach Cristy Freese. Freese was satisfied with the maroon and grey scrimmage held Aug. 27. However, Freese said not many things could be taken away from the intersquad match. Sophomore Bailey McKeon was critical of the Chippewas performance. “I think it went pretty well, but we’re still kind of rusty on a few things,” McKeon said. “I think we thought we were all en-

ergetic in the game, then we all watched video and it was kind of slow and the receiving wasn’t as well as we thought.” Freese stressed the importance of that intensity for the upcoming matches. “We want to set the pace with our play and be on our toes instead of our heels,” she said. “I think that we have to have really good team defenses, force turnovers, instead of committing turnovers and execute in the circle offensively and defensively.” Freese pointed out Saint Louis and Robert Morris are challenges with much game experience. “I think one way were at a disadvantage is that most teams (have already played),” Freese said. “When Saint Louis and Robert Morris come in here, they’re going to have a game under their belt. Or maybe two games under their belt.” The Saint Louis Billikens already tallied a victory this season after struggling in

the past two seasons with a record of 1-36. They bring a young squad of 11 newcomers to the CMU Field Hockey Complex. Also, they have six of eleven starters returning. The Billikens pushing CMU to the limits last season, by remaining even until a goal was scored by former CMU back, Amanda Von Leer in the last minute of the match. “I thought Saint Louis played very well and it’s what I expect from Saint Louis,” Freese said. “I expect them to have speed, I expect them to be aggressive, and I expect them to want to win.” McKeon hopes to break away from the Billikens this year. “We don’t need to hold back like we did last year,” she said. “I think that’s sometimes what happened last year. We held back and if we scored were just content with that.” Following Saint Louis, CMU plays Robert Morris, which enters its 8th field hockey season

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The field hockey team opens up its season at home this weekend against Saint Louis and Robert Morris. Head coach Cristy Freese wants more intensity from the team this weekend than what she saw in the inter-squad game on Aug. 27.

in its programs history. The Colonials are currently 0-2. They lost by No. 17 ranked Albany, 5-0 and lost 3-1 to Villanova. They finished last season 4-14, but like Saint Louis, they return six starters. Robert Morris looks for a

Women aim for MAC championship today Director of cross-country Willie Randolph said last season the women’s cross-country team came a mere 20 feet away from a Mid-American Conference championship. Now, the Chippewas are about 40 miles worth of regular season running to determine if they have another shot at the championship. The quest begins today at home in the 26th Annual Jeff Drenth Memorial at 11:30 a.m. in the team’s only 5k race of the season. The rest will be 6k. In the United States Track and Field and Cross-country Coaches Association preseason rankings, CMU is ranked No. 7 in the Great Lakes Region. Flushing junior Maddie Ribant said the close finish last year has motivated the team to reach its goal with more intensity. “First and foremost, just MAC championship,” she said. “We have a bad taste in our mouth from last year. It was hard when Toledo took the championship.”

Randolph said the main adjustment the team will focus on is bringing more runners to the front. “That’s a big deal, running as a pack or running as a pack in front,” he said. “It’s a key factor, it really is. If you can’t make that happen, you won’t get a low score.” Randolph said the coaches will take the next couple weeks finalizing their evaluations to determine which runners are redshirted, but most of all, he’s looking for depth. The team consists of just three seniors, as compared to six a year ago. Randolph said he wants depth to rest his top runners, while still contending. “You have to know what race to rest your good horses so they’re ready for the races that matter most,” he said. Randolph and Ribant also saw a lot of strong chemistry within the team last season that they are confident will carry over. The team chemistry is important, Randolph said, just for his runners to know when to push each other during a race.

The Chippewas will try and take advantage of running on their own course in the 26th Annual Jeff Drenth Memorial at 11:30 a.m. today. Junior Jason Drudge is one of the runners trying to start his season strong. “It helps a lot knowing the course layout,” he said. “You know how to run the hills and when to make your move. We’ve run it two or three times already in order to be familiar with it.” Assistant coach Matt Kaczor agreed being comfortable with a course helps. “It’s a lot easier because our guys will know where the challenging parts of the course are, it provides a lot of comfort knowing that,” Kaczor said. Director of cross-country

Willie Randolph, agreed with Drudge and Kaczor. “It brings a sort of confidence to the team, knowing that it’s home, and knowing when the hills are,” Randolph said. Randolph said in the opener, he wants to see how players adapted over the summer. “The opening race really tells you how everyone has adapted over the summer, it does build excitement for the season,” he said. “You want to be cautious though because if a runner does very well or not, it doesn’t mean they are going to run like that the whole season.” Kaczor believes it helps calm freshmen runners down. “It’s a chance to see where our runners are at,” he said. “We aren’t running everyone and we are still trying to see who needs to be redshirted

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Ribant said the team quickly bought into the coaches’ training last season. She said last season was a building year, but the team chemistry was a part of what made the team productive because it emphasized a team-first atmosphere. “It was one of the best seasons that I’ve had here,” she said. sports@cm-life.com

this year, so you won’t see everyone out there. It does, however, give younger runners more experience and helps them get rid of first race jitters.” There is one team the Chippewas have put a target on. “Running against a Big Ten Conference team is always fun. Michigan State will be here,” Randolph said. “Its head coach Walt Drenth, has quite a bit of history here, so it’d be fun to go out and compete with MSU and beat them, but make no mistake, we want to beat everyone else too.” Drudge is one who wants to personally go out and beat the Spartans. “I’d really like to beat Michigan State,” he said. “They have some freshmen on their team that CMU recruited pretty hard and they ended up choosing MSU over us. I’d like

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victory after having a winless non-conference road record last season. Freese said playing two teams on one weekend offers a challenge. “You’re going to see different things on Friday versus Sunday,” she said. “We’ll see how

to go out there and beat them to show them why they should have came here instead.” In order for CMU to beat MSU, the men’s team likely will have to earn the goals that Drudge has set. “I want to put in a good showing. I’d like to get five guys to finish in the top ten or twelve because that’s the places where you get medals and awards,” he said. “I want us to run as a group and finish strong. If we are able to do that, I’ll be one happy guy.” sports@cm-life.com

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Senior running back Paris Cotton claps alongside with the rest of the Central Michigan Chippewa’s following the 21-6 win against South Carolina State University Thursday night. Cotton rushed four times for a total of six yards in the home opener.

Left: Senior Armond Staten attempts to bring down South Carolina State receiver Caleb Davis during the first half of Thursday evening’s football game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Photo by Andrew Kuhn Right: Senior wide receiver Cedric Fraser bows his head and closes his eyes during the National Anthem Thursday evening prior to the start of the home opener against South Carolina State University at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Fraser caught one pass for five yards. Bottom: Almont junior Jake McCarthy, center, greets the Chippewas as they rush toward the student section Thursday evening prior to the start of the home opener against South Carolina State University at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Photos by sean Proctor

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