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Central Michigan University
| Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
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Former VP Tubbs recalled for love of biology, students By Alayna Smith Staff Reporter
Jerry Tubbs, former vice president of business and finance at Central Michigan University and treasurer on the board of trustees, died on Sunday after an extended illness. He was 79. Several who knew him remember his legacy and incredible efforts at the university fondly. Tubbs, a Mount Pleasant resident, aided with several prominent projects at the university during his role as the executive to Dr. N. Bovee, vice president of business and finance. He was later promoted to the position, and became a supporter of the Beaver Island Biological Station. Former CMU Biological Station Director John Gillingham, who worked closely with Tubbs at the Biological Station, said the island would be a completely different place
PHOTOS BY CHARLOTTE BODAK/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Parking Appeals Officer Mike Anderson places a parking ticket under the windshield wiper of a car Monday afternoon in Lot 27 near the Music Building.
Parking Profits
Director Tony GomezMesquita resigning at end of January
By Catey Traylor | Senior Reporter
There are four different types of passes available for purchase. A freshman annual permit costs $150 and includes parking in resident halls and campus apartments. Commuter permits cost $175 and are good for any of the 14 commuter lots on campus. Faculty and staff permits cost $185 and are good for all faculty and staff as well as all student lots. Senior officer permits are $200, allowing for parking anywhere on campus. Senior officers are appointed by the university and are typically heads of departments or univer-
sity officials. CMU has almost 40 senior officers. Last semester, the process to obtain a parking pass was changed and all registration was done electronically. Because of a remodel of the parking services building lobby, the technology was unavailable to register online this semester, leading to long lines at the CMU Police Department. “The new system is all online. We’ll mail out permits and the reason for that is it’s more convenient. Last fall, we didn’t have long lines or congestion in the
By Melissa Beauchamp Senior Reporter
Mount Pleasant Director of Public Safety Tony GomezMesquita is resigning at the end of the month for unknown reasons after serving in the position for a little more than two years. His colleagues said he has done a substantial amount of work in the community and his services will be missed. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said he has known Gomez-Mesquita for 20 years. As department heads, Gomez-Mesquita and Mioduszewski worked together often. “He’s a true professional. He was great to work with, as far as working together,” he said. “He put effort into working on projects to make it better for citizens.” Mioduszewski said GomezMesquita is a very confident and motivated individual, which were two assets he brought to the Mount Pleasant community. “He was one of those individuals that (was) eager to
Parking Appeals Officer Mike Anderson prints out a parking ticket in his van for a car in Lot 27 near the Music Building Monday afternoon.
lot,” said CMU Chief of Police Bill Yeagley. “Since it worked so well, the new process will be re-implemented in the spring semester and people will no longer have to come in to get permits.” Speet said although a high number of tickets are issued per year, the numbers have been much more drastic in the past. “In the 2009-2010 fiscal year, 29,763 parking citations were issued. Of those citations, 6,492 were voided. In the 2010-2011 fiscal year, 33,034 parking citations were issued. Of those cita-
tions, 7,587 were voided,” Speet said. One of the largest complaints from students are the parking tickets issued. “I don’t agree with policies at all. We pay $150 for a parking pass that only lets us stay in one lot,” said Brighton sophomore Emily Huckabone. “Although it’s generally easy to fight tickets, I still don’t agree with the policy.” The goal of the parking services staff is to remain “fair and consistent,” Speet said. A PARKING | 2A
Starbucks to open in UC By David Oltean Senior Reporter
The world’s largest coffeehouse company will begin to make its presence known on the Central Michigan University campus next week. A Starbucks coffee shop will open Tuesday on the main level of the Bovee University Center. The Starbucks will be one of a few on-campus stores for students to get their caffeine fix, which include Einstein Bros Bagels and Java City. Twenty-five students
have been hired to work at Starbucks and will be fully trained by the Tuesday grand opening, one day after Martin Luther King Day. The Starbucks will accept FLEX dollars along with regular forms of payment from students, faculty and staff. CMU Campus Dining Location Manager Jennifer Souva said in an email that Java City will remain separate and unaffected by the opening of Starbucks. “Java City is a separate, established national coffee brand,” Souva said. “The ex-
isting Java City Coffee Houses in the Park Library and Health Professions Buildings will remain Java City Coffee Houses.” CMU Campus Dining Marketing Manager Nikki Smith is an employee of Aramark, the company that oversees much of the oncampus food operations, including Starbucks. “We are extremely excited to open this new, national brand on the campus of CMU,” Smith said in an email.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
CMU generates $2.5 million in revenue from services; more spaces to come with College of Medicine
Central Michigan University makes a little more than $2.5 million per year from student and faculty parking permits, parking citations and meters. Although there are only 11,140 parking spaces on campus, CMU Parking Services Office Manager Kim Speet said that by the time the year is over, close to 13,000 parking permits will have been purchased. “Commuters buy passes and that puts us over capacity, but since they come and go at different times every day, I can’t turn any of them away,” Speet said. “Things with commuter lots usually work out fine.”
if it weren’t for Tubbs and his contributions. “He was truly a friend of the biological station,” Gillingham said. “Prior to his retirement from CMU, he was really instrumental in seeing that we got funding for student housing on the island as well as the very first research building.” Retirement did not mean the end of Tubbs’ support for Beaver Island and its activities. “Following retirement, he spent a lot of time on the island volunteering and doing carpentry work,” Gillingham said. “There is not a building or trail in the area that he hasn’t left his mark on or helped to build. His carpentry work wouldn’t have been possible if he hadn’t furnished the station with the funds and possibility to buy the tools necessary in the first place.”
start a project, but most importantly, he wanted to see the end result,” he said. Central Michigan University Police Chief Bill Yeagley said he and Gomez-Mesquita both began their careers in the community. He took over the position for Yeagley in September 2009. “He’s a very intelligent and aggressive police officer,” Yeagley said. “As he moved through the ranks, he was a great administrator and leader.” Yeagley said Gomez-Mesquita understood what it took to provide a quality service to the community, and he did just that. “He has also been very effective in bringing the law enforcement community together,” he said. State Police Lt. Chris Stolicker said Gomez-Mesquita was one of the first troopers he became acquainted with in 1987. Stolicker said Gomez-Mesquita was a leader in law enforcement in every aspect.
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