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State prevents some promoted profs’ payments About 40 to 60 haven’t received one-time money

By Jake Bolitho Staff Reporter

Newly-promoted Faculty Association members have not yet received one-time payments initially due to them in July, as a result of legislation signed by Gov. Rick Snyder earlier this summer.

Public Act 54, which went into effect June 8, prevents all “wage step increases” after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement.

Because both sides have yet to agree on a new contract, the lump sum payments normally gained upon faculty promotion are not being issued under the act.

The FA and Michigan Education Association argue the move to be an overstep of PA 54, preventing faculty from receiving their one-time payments for work completed prior to the contract’s expiration.

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Christian Wang, 7, yells out a as his mom, Beck Wang, also the Residence Life Counselor-in-Residence, puts the ice bag on his leg to help numb the area before the needles are put in.

‘like a kid again’ Plasma aids 7-year-old in fighting disease

By Jessica Fecteau | Senior Reporter

seven weeks in the hospital in the winter of 2007, the Wang family’s last hope was turning to an immunologist for answers.

“Within five minutes the doctor knew Christian’s condition after looking at his medical records,” she said.

In December 2008, Christian began treatment for CVID. His treatment is a plasmabased medication product and without the donation of plasma, Christian wouldn’t survive, Becky said.

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SAPA could lose $300,000 grant

Staying alive means relying on plasmabased medication for 7-year-old Shepherd resident Christian Wang.

Christian’s mother and Resident Life Counselor-in-Residence Becky Wang said from the time he was born, Christian would get sick with an infection about every two weeks.

“We saw a lot of specialists and everyone said I was being an overprotective mom and he would grow out of it,” she said. “Every time he got sick, he would be diagnosed with a respiratory infection and was resistant to the kid antibiotics.”

According to the National Institute of Health, he is one of less than 200,000 people in the U.S. affected by Common Variable Immune Deficiency.

Christian’s medical condition means he lacks the antibodies necessary to fight off germs and infections. At only four weeks old, he started experiencing the symptoms of CVID. Becky said at one point, Christian was living on oral steroids just to keep breathing.

“He was like a human guinea pig,” she said. “We knew there was something wrong, and we needed an answer.”

After seeing countless specialists and spending

pleted in the 2008/2011 contract,” said FA President Laura Frey. “At this point we are seeking the full amount for each faculty.”

An expedited court hearing process is underway to settle the issue of newly-promoted faculty receiving their lump sum payments, Frey said. The FA and MEA are also questioning the constitutionality of PA 54.

Steve Smith, CMU director of public relations, said he was unaware of actions taken by the MEA to challenge the act.

About 40 to 60 promoted faculty are eligible to receive lump sum payments for this year, Frey said.

“There’s a variety of them that were acted on by the board of trustees in July,” Smith said.

Professors promoted from the associate professor position earn $7,250 in one-time installments, assistants promoted to associates receive $6,250 and new assistant professors are paid $2,500.

In ongoing contract negotiations, CMU is proposing

Competition from other programs a cause

By Sammy Dubin Staff Reporter

Christian plays catch outside with his dad shortly after having the needles for his medicine placed in his leg.

“Plasma contains antibodies that Christian doesn’t produce on his own for fighting off infections,” she said.

For the first eight months, Christian was treated with infusions of a plasmabased product through Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy.

His therapy was monitored in the hospital, and took place every 30 days for eight hours at a time.

“It was a miracle,” Becky said. “Everyone noticed a difference in Christian.”

Central Michigan University’s Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates is in jeopardy of losing its $300,000 federal grant in late September.

SAPA has received the grant every three years since 2003, said Steve Thompson, director and creator of SAPA. The grant may be lost because of increased competition from other Michigan university programs, especially those that are still developing, now that SAPA is nationally recognized.

The risk of losing the grant comes shortly following the time of Bruce Roscoe’s resignation as dean of students.

“Dr. Roscoe had a whole lot of really positive attributes, but one thing that I

Now Christian receives treatments subcutaneously.

“They let me feel like a kid again,” Christian said.

His father, Rob Wang said two small needles are hooked up to a backpack by a tube and are inserted in Christian’s fatty tissue once a week.

This three-to-four hour treatment infuses the medication throughout his body, allowing Christian still able to do everyday activities.

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recognized years ago was how much he truly cared about students,” Thompson said. “He cared about doing the right thing for students, and the right thing for students is SAPA.” The looming threat has SAPA considering cutting some of their most vital programs.

One of the positions that may be cut is the dedicated counselor. The counselor is responsible for getting the survivor into a counseling center the next day following the assault, and meeting with SAPA members after they complete their week on-call with the emergency phone.

The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner position would also be eliminated without the grant.

SANE is a project of Women’s Aid Services, which is a sexual abuse agency in Mount Pleasant.

SANE costs $42,000 a year to operate and is funded partially through Women’s

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Chris Tucker performing Homecoming Weekend Tickets sales between $15, $30

By Anamaria Dickerson Staff Repor ter

Well-known for his role as Detective James Carter in the “Rush Hour” trilogy, comedian and actor Chris Tucker will be performing at Central Michigan University during Homecoming Weekend.

Tucker, who will perform Oct. 15, has also starred in

the movies “Friday,” “The Fifth Element,” “Money Talks” and “Jackie Brown.”

The performance, sponsored by Program Board, will be held at 8:30 p.m. at the CMU Events Center.

“I think it will be great to have him come to CMU,” Holt junior Lauren Crawford said. “He’s really funny and I like having big names come visit our school.”

Tickets went on sale Monday and can be purchased at the Events Center. Prices are $30 for floor seats, $25 for the lower

bowl, $20 for upper bowl and $15 for the bleachers.

There will be a limit of five tickets per student.

Tickets for the general public go on sale Thursday, with prices ranging from $25 to $40.

“It’s pretty cool that an actor would take the time to come to CMU,” said Pittsford sophomore Brooke Maxson.

Three Rivers senior Kamaria Thornton said she is disappointed with the price of tickets.

“When I saw the poster I was excited, but I was sur-

prised by the prices of the tickets,” Thornton said. “I might go though, because I saw him in the ‘Rush Hour’ movies.”

Another performer will be accompanying Tucker, but they are unknown at the time.

“I think it’s going to be sweet and I can’t wait to go,” Macomb freshman Derek Bryan said.

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CHICAGO — Something new at 140-year-old Elmhurst College made senior Ally Vertigan very proud when she learned of it.

A question on the undergraduate admission application for the 2012-13 school year asks: “Would you consider yourself a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community?”

The college is believed to be the first in the nation to ask about sexual orientation on its admission application.

The question is optional for potential Elmhurst students filling out the application. But officials at the private college say their goal in asking it is to increase diversity and give them a better understanding of LGBT students. Diversity, according to the officials, is an important mission of the school, which is affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

“I’m so proud of my college. I think this is a great step contextually, within the nation,” said Vertigan, who noted that she “identifies within the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender com-

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Christian said he is now adjusted to receiving his weekly treatments.

“After 100 times, it’s not that hard anymore,” he said. “On the 100th infusion day we had a party and I got 100 quarters.”

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Gary Rold, dean of admissions, said the college will get a better handle on what LGBT students want from their college experience. He said students’ interests affect greatly what the college offers, including majors and extracurricular activities.

“Football players wouldn’t come here if we don’t have a football team,” he said. “This has greater emotional charge to it. But it’s in the same continuum.”

Rold said the college began thinking about how to increase enrollment of LGBT students after they were approached by the school’s chapter of Straights and Gays for Equality, which wanted to have a college recruitment fair.

Shane Windmeyer, of Campus Pride, a non-profit national organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer college environments for LGBT students, said the college’s decision “sends a message of acceptance.”

Elmhurst students questioned last week generally embraced the college’s decision to ask the question.

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Becky said the Wang family wants to instill hope in people and advocate for people who have CVID. “By getting the word out, we give people hope and it helps heal our heart,” she said. “Although it is a rare condition, we want people to know they are not alone, and how important it is for people to donate plasma.”

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By Emily Pfund Staff Reporter

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Flint senior Max Grohoski, left, German exchange student Bjoern Gladish, center, and Mount Pleasant graduate student Mark Daisy, right, put all hands in after the Club Soccer Team’s practice Tuesday evening at the Outdoor Sports Complex.

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“I was always determined to study abroad at some point in my education,” he said.

Gladisch said one of the biggest differences for him at CMU is the transportation. While plenty of CMU students own their own vehicle, most German students use public transportation to get around.

“In America, you have to drive everywhere,” he said. “In Berlin, maybe 5 percent of students have their own car.”

Gladisch did not come to the school completely estranged, however, as two other international students from Germany are joining him in the next year.

American students involved in the exchange program have made efforts to help the German international students get acclimated with the area.

Grand Ledge senior Keith Phillis, president of the German Club at CMU, has studied abroad in Germany and France

and knows the differences exchange students experience in a foreign country.

Phillis and other CMU students learning German have helped the exchange students meet others and find basic needs and transportation.

“We try to help them with any particular things they need,” Phillis said. “We took them to a bunch of different phone stores to try to find a plan that worked for them.”

Phillis said he believes the German students will not have trouble speaking English to others at CMU, especially Gladisch, who has spent a year and a half in Canada throughout his travels.

“Occasionally they’ll ask us what a word is, but they’re much more equipped to speak English here than many Americans are to speak a foreign language abroad,” Phillis said.

James Jones, German professor and academic adviser for

By Jamie Favazza Staff Reporter

German exchange student, Bjoern Gladisch, 22, studies for his international business class Tuesday afternoon in the Charles V. Park Library. “The biggest difference between educations would have to be the discipline,” Gladisch said. “Here in America, the professors demand more from the students whether it be the homework assignments or attendance.”

Gladisch plans to spend the next two semesters studying industrial engineering.

international students, has kept CMU involved in the Federation of German-American Clubs and the CMU-German Exchange Program for years. Jones made efforts to ensure international students would be comfortable upon their arrival, stocking their fridges with food and drinks, making their beds and even working out their class schedules with them.

Jones said one of the biggest differences between the two countries is their educational approaches. While the German education system is more theoretical, the American system is practical. “(International students) often say that they like that the American system is more practical and that they can apply their knowledge,” Jones said. “In Germany, you don’t get the close guidance of a professor like you would in the American system.”

The international students’

only obligation to the German department is to run a conversation hour with CMU students studying German. Ultimately, Jones hopes the exchange program will create friendship between citizens of the two countries while increasing international students’ academic knowledge.

“It’s great for the CMU students that get a chance to talk to native speakers,” Jones said.

Among other activities unique to America, Gladisch said he looks forward to football games, where he can experience college pride that is not seen in Germany.

“I’m really looking forward to the first football game because there’s a sense of belonging that you all are a part of CMU with university clothing on,” Gladisch said. “You don’t have that in Germany where you show so much pride for your university.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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The entire university is undergoing a “year of review” in which every department and office is being evaluated for efficiency and importance. university@cm-life.com

Chiddy Bang, The Cool Kids performing in Sept.

Hip-hop show could move to Events Center

By David Oltean | Senior Reporter

For Bjoern Gladisch, moving away to college is an understatement.

The 22-year-old student from Berlin, Germany traveled 4,000 miles to spend the next two semesters studying industrial engineering at Central Michigan University. This will be Gladisch’s second visit to America after a brief stay in Cape Cod, Mass. several years ago.

Gladisch and two other German international students will be studying through the CMU-German Exchange Program, which Gladisch hoped to be involved with since the beginning of his college experience.

Central Michigan University’s contract dispute with the Faculty Association has delayed the academic prioritization process the university began last fall, Provost Gary Shapiro said.

“I have reviewed all the rankings and evaluations submitted by the colleges and I have discussed them informally with the deans,” Shapiro said. “I will prepare and give my recommendations to the President and we will announce our decisions to the university community late in September.

In November 2010, Shapiro asked all college deans to rank their degree programs on importance and funding

needs.

The programs were placed into five categories:

Hip-hop will hit Central Michigan University’s campus at 8 p.m. on Sept. 23 when Chiddy Bang and The Cool Kids perform at Finch Fieldhouse.

CMU Program Board Concert Chair Jordan Benghiat, a Southfield sophomore, said the concert is at Finch Fieldhouse, which seats 3,000, but could move to the Events Center if tickets sell out – something Benghiat hopes will happen.

“Chiddy Bang isn’t Top 40, but they’re certainly pretty mainstream in the hip-hop world, so I think there’s a large enough awareness for the show to sell out,” Benghiat said. “There’s a large population of students who enjoy hip-hop, so even if people don’t know who these artists are, they’ll still enjoy the show.”

Benghiat said he thinks the concert has the potential to draw from other campuses around the state.

“Due to circumstances beyond our control, Chiddy Bang tickets are not available at this time,” said Program Board President Paul Sullivan, an Allen Park senior. “We will notify the campus once tickets are ready to go on sale.”

Tickets will cost CMU students $7 and the public $10, and will be available for pur-

chase at the CMU Box Office.

PB did not originally plan on bringing Chiddy Bang, Benghiat said, as they were hoping to book Wiz Khalifa, who was not available. PB also looked at other hip-hop artists like Pitbull and Lupe Fiasco and are still considering adding an opening local hip-hop act to the bill.

Troy junior Abby Murphy said Chiddy Bang is a cool group to bring and thinks they will be a hit.

“I’ll definitely try to get tickets to go see Chiddy before they sell out,” Murphy said.

Milford Sophomore Casey D’Angelo said he also plans to see Chiddy Bang.

“I like them a lot because they mix so many different types of music,” D’Angelo said. “I’m happy PB is bringing them because they’re less pointed toward one sex, like Ke$ha was.”

Ortonville sophomore Dan Arney is looking forward to seeing Chiddy Bang, but is more excited for The Cool Kids.

“The Cool Kids are party music,” Arney said. “They remind me a lot of the Beastie Boys and aren’t typical rap because they have more roots in older stuff and sample older music.”

Benghiat plans to bring other genres throughout the year in larger and smaller concerts.

“I’m hoping to bring someone like Mumford and Sons for the big spring concert,” he said. studentlife@cm-life.com

Justice Records closing shop in Sept.

By Melissa Beauchamp Staff Reporter

Justice Records is shutting its doors after being in business for almost two years.

The independent record store and show space, located at 617 N. Mission St., will be closing Sept. 24.

Rorik Brooks said he and his partner, Brent Fisher first started the business because of their passion for music.

Brooks said he has noticed a trend of businesses struggling, not just the record stores, because of online purchasing.

He does not think online piracy plays a role in their loss

of sales, although the convenience of purchasing music online could be a factor in the small amount of sales revenue for record stores.

“Piracy is not too much of an issue,” he said. “If people really like something, they will buy it in some shape or form. Chain stores or buying online are where most people are going for their music.”

Along with selling music, Justice Records hosted local and international music groups featuring hip-hop, indie, noise, electronic, punk, metal and rock artists. Bands from Finland, Australia and Canada have

performed, he said.

“A lot of key members in the music community here in Mount Pleasant seemed to have moved away,” he said.

Brooks said the location, which is away from campus, could have contributed to the low amount of traffic the business received.

“Business definitely picked up when college students were in town, but it was actually surprising to me there were not more college students that came to either purchase music or listen to the bands,” he said.

Montrose freshman Keith Boswell said he was unaware of Justice Records’ existence.

“I buy most of my music online, but I would have for sure visited to listen to live bands play,” he said. “I definitely like punk music.”

Fisher said he hopes the closing will not lead to an absence of music culture in town.

“It was fun while it lasted,” Fisher said. “There is hope for this town, and hopefully something will get started in the future.”

Currently, store items are 20 percent off until Sept. 3, and the markdown will increase as the weeks progress to the final closing. metro@cm-life.com

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Kalamazoo resident Glenn Willis looks through albums in Justice Records, 617 N. Mission St. in Jan. 2010 during the opening of the store. Willis purchased more then $200 worth of albums. After almost two years of being opened, Justice Records is preparing to close its doors in September.

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Pell grants increase 20 percent this year

New gameroom added to UC

By Tony Wittkowski Staff Reporter

By Ben Harris Senior Reporter

A record number of grants were awarded to incoming freshmen at Central Michigan University to compensate for a lack of assistance from the state this year.

“We increased the amount of grant assistance to freshmen,” said Diane Fleming, associate director of client services in the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. The number of Pell grants increased 20 percent this year, compared to last year.

“The university has put more money into financial aid because of the lack of state assistance,” Fleming said. “The economy is another reason why CMU needed to provide more assistance as well.”

Fleming said the CMU Board of Trustees makes the decision about financial aid increase.

Saginaw sophomore Hannah Carter is a transfer student, and was happy to receive financial aid at CMU.

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White Lake junior Jade Pathe plays table hockey in the game room at the Down Under Food Court in Bovee University Center Monday afternoon.

had more games to play and if there was more of an atmosphere to play games, because right now it’s kind of off to the side,” LeVasseur said.

Camp said she hopes the games room will turn out to be a good thing.

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Claus’ scholarship offered her $4,000 a year for four years if she kept her grade point average up along with two years of living in the dorms.

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Carter said additional financial aid has helped with the burden of payments.

“It is also helping my parents when it comes to tuition,” Carter said. “I don’t feel as guilty.”

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“We’re just looking forward to seeing what happens with it,” Burke said. “If it gets usage then we’ll go ahead with it, if not it’ll go away.”

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The Down Under Food Court now features more than just food.

A gameroom was added with a pool table, pinball machine, foosball table, a dartboard and a foosball hockey table, added as part of the Bovee University Center’s renovation.

UC manager Jim Burke said more games are expected in the future.

“We’ll come in with some video games, probably a jukebox and a couple more pinball tables,” Burke said.

Burke said he hopes the project will be completed

by Dec. 1.

“I think more students will use it in the evening,” said Connie Camp, senior specialist clerk.

Camp said there would be docking stations put in for a Wii and Xbox 360.

“Back in 2000 we were trying to build a new UC, and a games room was one of the things the students put on the list for things they’d like to see,” Burke said.

The room is part of an attempt by the university to convert the UC back to the student union by including more student activities in the building, Burke said.

“We have seen a little use so far,” Burke said. “Not major use, but not many people know it’s there.”

Part of the reason for the lack of use is because it has not been advertised yet, Camp said.

“We have some wiring and electrical issues to resolve first,” Camp said.

Fine-tuning on the games room finished last week, Burke said.

“I never noticed it before,” said Livonia sophomore Nicole LeVasseur.

LeVasseur said she has never used the games room because she lives off campus. She said if there were more to do and she lived on campus, she might use it.

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SBAC meeting a crash course in RSO fundraising

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By Jessica Fecteau Senior Reporter

Victims and their loved ones took emotional safety during Hurricane Irene by turning to technology to stay connected.

Central Michigan University alumna Christine Walsh Borst took cover for her first hurricane since moving to North Carolina to work on her Ph.D. at East Carolina University.

“I wasn’t really sure what to prepare for; my husband and I followed the directions for hurricane preparedness from radio, emails and TV,” she said. “We had plenty of bottled water, non-perishable food, flashlights, full gas tanks for the cars, along with books and games to keep ourselves occupied.”

The Greenville native communicated with her family through phone calls and text messages, although there was occasionally poor cell service.

“We were in frequent enough contact for them to know we were okay,” she said.

Hurricane Irene’s estimated $7 billion damage left 35 direct fatalities and seven indirect, according to ABC News.

But Borst said her house was not as heavily affected as the outer banks around her, and did not lose power.

“Some neighbors didn’t do so well across from us,” she said. “I have seen big trees down, complete fences blown

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Shayna Weinstein, left, gets a hug from her dad, Andy Weinstein, as they prepare to leave what’s left of their summer cottage (at left), Monday on Cosey Beach in East Haven, Conn., that was destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene on Sunday. The storm, which completely flattened the house, struck on Shayna’s 16th birthday. “It’s the worst birthday I’ve ever had,” she said.

away, roofs damaged and siding ripped off houses.”

She said the hurricane forced ECU to shut down for two days for clean-up and power restoration.

East Tawas senior Kaitlyn Haglund said her sailing team’s race was also delayed because of mother nature.

“My team was stuck in Rochester, New York for the J22 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship,” she said, “with race postponements due to 30 plus knots of wind and big roller waves crashing on shore.”

Haglund said she did not travel to the regatta because of class, but stayed updated with

her team through text messaging and Facebook.

Technology was key for sophomore Blake Foster to stay in touch with his family in Portland, Maine.

“Luckily, their cell phones were all charged and they have a laptop and an iPad so they can stay up to date,” he said. “I also saw on Twitter a lot of information from some of my old high school friends.”

He said his home was built prepared for storms because of its close location to the beach. However, he said, they rarely get any “hurricane strength” storms.

Registered student organizations reliant on fundraising through bake sales and restaurant proceeds now have another option.

Damon Brown, adviser for the Student Budget Allocation Committee, led the first informational meeting for RSOs on Tuesday in the Lake Michigan Room in the Bovee University Center.

The meeting was designed to educate students about the SBAC funding process.

“Most organizations do not know there is money out there for them,” Brown said. “There are some pretty good ideas that students want to bring to campus but they do not know the funding process. We try to get the info out as best as we can and hopefully students make themselves aware of how they can tap into those resources.”

The budget at Central Michigan University for registered student organizations consists of about $90,000, Brown said.

SBAC is a student-run subcommittee of the Student Government Asso-

The OrgSync website has not experienced the amount of growth expected after almost a year of being introduced to Central Michigan University’s campus.

OrgSync was intended to keep registered student organizations connected, and offers features such as comment boards, event reminders and an option to message all members of the group.

But many RSOs are struggling with members not consistently using the site.

“OrgSync is definitely a benefit to students and a great resource as long as students know how to use it,” said Student Government Association President Vincent Cavataio. “Most students are not aware of the benefits it can provide.”

The first test of OrgSync’s popularity was in spring of 2011, when students voted for new SGA representatives.

“There was not as much participation in the 2011 SGA voting as previous years, not even close,” the Shelby Township senior said. “Numbers were down about 50 percent — maybe more.”

Other RSOs have also been struggling to increase the use of OrgSync among their members.

“We mainly use OrgSync for recruiting purposes, but I’m not sure how helpful it’s been,” said Harry Potter Alliance secretary and Holland sophomore Amanda Shepa-

rd. “We’ve only gotten two or three new members since moving to OrgSync.”

Though OrgSync has been used for almost an entire year on campus, many students still do not know what the website is.

“I know RSOs use it, but the site itself is kind of confusing,” said South Lyon sophomore Emily Huckabone. “I don’t really see the point of it. Email was working just fine.”

In hopes of increasing the use of OrgSync, the SGA plans to help students navigate the site.

“Some OrgSync workshops were done through SGA last year,” Cavataio said. “The committee that designed the workshops meets again Sept.

9 to discuss more workshops for this coming year.”

Along with workshops, there is also a video available at the Volunteer Center from last year, and they are creating more.

RSOs are counting on OrgSync’s popularity increasing via word of mouth around campus.

“I think once people, especially incoming freshmen, are told about the site and become comfortable with it, they can spread the word and within a year or two everyone will know about OrgSync,” Shepard said. Tom Idema, Assistant Director of Student Life, has been influencial in the incorporation of OrgSync into RSOs. “This website will be one of the biggest benefits for students once we teach them to effectively use it,” said Idema. “The problem with the SGA election wasn’t necessarily that people weren’t on OrgSync, just that they weren’t sure how to use it.”

Idema said OrgSync has many features that are helpful to students.

“For example, upon graduation, students can print out a full e-portfolio of everything they’ve done in college,” Idema said. “Things like that will separate our students from the competition.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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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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EDITORIAL | Focus should be on what to improve Nathan Inks Columnist

Time to move forward “A crisis brings out the worst and the best in people” ­— we hear that phrase quite frequently.

With the Faculty Association strike, it seems to be quite onesided, with the worst outweighing the best.

When a bargaining agreement could not be reached, each side blamed the other. As time has gone on, the strongly-worded press releases and misinformation from both sides has increased to a level that is quite honestly shameful.

In the brief filed Monday by the university to force professors back to work, Central Michigan University claimed that a strike would “necessitate the cancellation of all classes at CMU.” All classes?

What happened to the 439 fixedterm professors and 591 graduate assistants who teach class?

In communications to students, the university claimed that no classes were canceled and students should still report for class, so blatant misinformation such as this, especially in a legal document, is unacceptable.

Just as unacceptable was the FA’s insistence that their “work stoppage” was legal.

“Work stoppage” may sound less intimidating than “strike,” but Michigan law is clear that a “public employee shall not strike,” with strike being defined as “the stoppage of work.”

One of the arguments made in the brief was an immediate restraining order should be issued because CMU would likely prevail in a later hearing to determine if the strike were legal, and the judge agreed.

The judge also agreed that the FA would not suffer harm by immediately returning to work, since they would be paid, but the university would suffer if some classes had to be canceled, and this was absolutely true.

While not all classes would have been canceled, the cancelation of some would mean that some students would not graduate on time, and the university would be faced with losing millions in government funding.

The court made the right decision in ordering the faculty back to work, as well as ordering the university to reinstate the health insurance for FA members.

The university initially claimed mass picketing would lead to “preventing individuals from engaging in lawful work.” While the court initially sided with the university, this was reversed on Friday, and professors are now allowed to picket, as long as it does not interfere with their duties or the duties of other individuals.

The order is final, and it is time to move on. Will both sides get what they want? No. But that’s life.

For the good of the students, the professors, the university and the community, both sides need to stop the misinformation and spin and focus on coming to an agreement that is acceptable for both sides.

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Facility Issues T

he saying goes that one in the hand is worth two in the bush.

In Central Michigan University’s case, its resources on hand may be old, creaky and smell of sweatsocks and moldy apples.

Brooks and Anspach halls, we’re looking at you.

However, CMU is still pursuing two in the bush, the nearly complete College of Medicine extension to the Health Professions building and the biosciences building.

Another saying goes — once bitten, twice shy.

The university must have remarkable pain tolerance to keep soldiering through the double sting of potentially cut funding for the biosciences building and CMED donations that refuse to materialize.

Without donations coming in to CMED, the development of the project continues to come out of tuition money — students paying

not for their education, but the education of future students.

Students are paying inflated tuition rates while going to class in subpar facilities, and that’s only when the buildings are not flooded.

University President George Ross has made great use of the state’s economy in his explanations of why tuition rates continue to rise and wages continue to flatline.

It’s a fair point, but a man so attuned to money matters in Michigan should accept that now is not a time to expand, but rather consolidate, in expenses from both employees and facilities.

It seems we have something to teach Ross. After all, students are accustomed to bitter disappointment from Michigan, no matter how much its politicians claim to value education.

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

The quick deaths of the Michigan Promise Scholarship and Michigan Merit Award in 2009, which would have provided thousands of dollars toward postsecondary education for students who excelled on standardized tests, are early examples of legislators speaking out of both sides of their mouths to this generation

of scholars.

So why expect the state or donors suffering under a depressed economy to rescue our ill-advised new projects, while some of our most used buildings sink further into decrepitude?

As another saying goes, hope in one hand and excrete in the other, and see which fills up first.

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Clarification to “Muffled Media” and “Misinformation” I wanted to provide some additional insight to the “Muffled Media” editorial published in the August 26th edition as well as the “Misinformation” editorial on August 29, 2011. It was made apparent to me late Tuesday evening (August 23rd) in an open, frank student conversation that there were unanswered questions on a number of topics related to the August 22nd work stoppage, the filed Temporary Restraining Order on the Faculty Association, faculty contract issues and university finances.

I appreciate the time this student took to enlighten me. This conversation led to scheduling two Q & A sessions (August 24 and August 26).

Prior to leaving my office for the first Q & A session, I was contacted by a regional television station for an interview about this event. Since I did not see this Q & A session as a media event, I responded that I was not holding interviews with press before or after.

There was no attempt to hide any information from the press before, during or after this Q & A session.

Although, perhaps short-sighted, my reason for having no press was simply to provide a safe-haven for CMU students to get accurate information.

I did have a number of students approach me after the Wednesday Q &

A session, thanking me for not having press as they felt it contributed to students being more open with their questions and comments.

As I was preparing Laura Frey to leave the auditorium after this session late Wednesday evening, I was asked for a news story and I declined.

However, I immediately stated my willingness to sit down and talk for at least an hour or more in the near future with CM Life and discuss any content presented at this session.

(Prior to the recent events, I also offered to sit down and talk with CM Life reporters.)

I was pressed to allow CM Life to write a story, so I indicated that a general article about this event was fine (and I see that one was printed on August 26th). I continued to receive pressure at nearly at 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday for a more detailed story.

I explained that I declined three previous individuals who wanted a news story at this event and despite being pressured, I was going to stay consistent with my response. I repeated my willingness to sit down in the near future for a longer news

interview. I did get pressure to do a story and it is true that I became frustrated. The statement of my hostility is a matter of one’s perception. What is clear to me from this event is that CMU students are concerned about the quality of their education at this institution. During this event, CMU students asked excellent questions and were insightful in their shared comments.

I held a second Q & A session on Friday, August 26th to review the preliminary injunction and provide insight to participants on what happened in court earlier that day.

Before I started this session I was approached by members of the FA Bargaining Team who wanted to thank the audience, primarily students for their support and they wanted to do this off-the-record. I had not started my Q & A session.

I stated to the group this intent. I was immediately asked what I was trying to hide by reporters who were present. I responded that I had nothing to hide and restated the intent of my colleagues to say thank you.

There continued to be a challenge of me trying to hide something. I then asked the group for a short delay in getting started and spoke with my colleagues in the hall. Since it was evident that they were not going

to be able to personally thank the session participants off-the-record, they asked me to speak for them.

I returned to the auditorium and started the Q & A session. In my view, the “Misinformation” editorial on August 29th is a mischaracterization of the situation. No one was banned or asked to leave any part of what I intended to and subsequently shared with the audience. Once again in this session there were excellent questions and insightful comments.

I now fully understand that when I gather with students in the future to answer questions it could very likely turn into a press event. It is likely that anyone who is with me and wants to provide comments also understands this reality. As the current FA President, I am continuing to learn the best way to provide students with avenues to ask questions. I intend to answer your questions as I did last Wednesday and again on Friday. I also intend to provide students with accurate information. Thank you CMU students for supporting the faculty. On behalf of the CMU Faculty Association, we think CMU students are AWESOME! Sincerely, Dr. Laura Frey, CMU FA President

Seeking forgiveness for obedience I am a guilty man. I have shamed myself, and I now vainly seek forgiveness.

Last week when the circuit court approved a restraining order that compelled Central Michigan University’s Faculty Association members to return to our classrooms and prohibited us from picketing, to my shame, I obeyed.

Forgive me. Not only did I know that my first obligation was to uphold the principle of liberty and my right as a plain citizen of this country to say what I please, but I have also encouraged my students for decades

to believe that this basic right is worth protecting. I am a guilty hypocrite.

I was roused from my dreams this morning haunted by Thoreau’s words: “What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?” I was advised by my leaders that I should accept this prohibition and just wait until the hearing took place on Friday. As I type this I am haunted by Martin Luther King’s response when he was told to “wait”: “I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was ‘well timed.’”

Some will forgive me easily, generously saying that I over-react, that it wasn’t my fault that the freedom to

talk openly about important issues had suddenly been outlawed in Mount Pleasant, that I was an innocent victim of a time that was simply “out of joint.” Thank you—sincerely.

But I can’t get Huck Finn’s example out of my haunted head. His time was out of joint, yet he—a fourteen-yearold boy—did the right thing. His time and his culture taught him that it was wrong and sinful to stand up for the rights of a man—his friend Jim, a runaway slave. Even this unschooled boy saw the true moral course through the obfuscations of his culture. At the height of his crisis, this boy had the

courage to stand on the side of liberty and oppose the call to obedience: “All right, then, I’ll go to hell.”

Surely an American university should uphold our hard-earned liberties and not affiliate itself with the suppression of the long-honored freedoms of assembly and speech.

This is America.

My obedience last week was the most un-American activity I have ever commited.

Please forgive me.

Daniel Patterson English department

[YOUR VOICE] Comments in response to “Student creates AllCityApps.com to help speed up job search” on CM Life’s Facebook page: Chad Hill — Aug. 29 I like the idea. But if I were the person doing the hiring, the last person I consider is the one who didn’t have the energy to come into the store for an app.

Those even lazier, call to see if there are any open positions, which is an instant no.

Kaila Trombley — Aug. 29 Most apps are online now. So many come into our work at ridiculous times (when we’re lined up to the door and super busy) that it does nothing but make our boss mad to see that they don’t understand when it is bad time is 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.

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Comment in response to “EDITORIAL: Both sides guilty of misinformation” at cm-life.com: Michmediaperson — Aug. 29 The problem you have today with youtube,etc., the opposition to any group can do a recording and get under the skin of the opposition. The Tea Party did that to Democrats last year. You lose your cool. That’s why few Democrats are having townhall meetings anymore. They can’t handle opposing viewpoints.

Same thing here, if one word is taken out of contents, it’s up on youtube.

Frey’s decision to bar the press form that meeting, when and in what way was she guilty of lies or ‘misinformation’? And how is barring the press from a meeting (which the organizers of the meeting are perfectly entitled to do, whether you agree with it or not) equal to lying on a document that was submitted to a court of law? god — Aug. 30 Frey blew it, yes, but I still don’t see where she lied or spread misinformation, as suggested by this editorial.

Claiming that she did without backing it up is kind of like spreading lies and misinformation, no?

Driver — Aug. 29 So, whatever you think of Laura

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FA Supporter — Aug. 29 Just for the record, the FA had two open meetings with and for students last week (on Wednesday evening and Friday night). The CMU administration had a closed meeting on Thursday evening with select student leaders, followed on Sunday with a poorly-advertised open student meeting. During the first FA - student meeting, Frey and all FA members were under a court injunction that barred some First Amendment rights. Could this be why she did not want to be on the record with the media? Give the FA some credit; they had two open meetings with students despite restrictions on their free speech rights. Ross had no such First Amendment rights lost, yet did not have an open meeting with students until a week after the FA’s work stoppage.

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New policy allows vehicle owners Police looking for spray painting vandals to renew license plates online POLICE BRIEFS

By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter

Mount Pleasant Police are searching for suspects after spray paint was applied to several buildings and a car on Aug. 12.

Police responded to the first incident, which involved a vehicle spray-painted orange and green, at 8:02 a.m. at 303 S. Oak St. The second incident was noticed at 8:10 a.m. on the entrance sign to Nelson Park, along with one of the bathroom doors vandalized as well.

“Currently, we do not have a suspect,” Mount Pleasant Police Officer Jeff Browne said.

“They didn’t leave any evidence behind.”

Other places colored with spray paint included the pavement in Mill Pond Park, 607 S. Adams St., and required $50 worth of repairs. The pavilion at Island Park, 331 N. Main St., was also $50 to repair damages.

A car at 104 Walnut St. was also spray-painted.

“It’s unfortunate because there was quite a bit of damage done,” Browne said. “Not only to vehicles, but to city property

and personal property.”

Browne said the green and orange spray paint did not resemble any signs, pictures or patterns.

“The patterns are random, and were meant to be more destructive than anything,” Browne said.

Driver runs into Menards Lane Johnson went to save big money at Menards, but unfortunately couldn’t save his car.

At 3:10 p.m. Tuesday, Johnson accidently ran his red Pontiac Vibe into the Menards building, 4615 Encore Blvd, after his foot slipped off the brakes.

“There was no damage to the building, but there was a car that hit the concrete part of the building,” said Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski. “The car got banged up, but nobody was injured.”

No estimate was immediately available for the damage to the car.

The car was towed out of the Menards parking lot by 1st Class Towing & Recovery.

Four facing open intox after running red light Four people are facing trouble after having a little too much fun Saturday night.

Mount Pleasant Police pulled over a 44-year-old Vestaburg man for running a red light at 9:44 p.m. at the intersection between Broomfield and Tallgrass roads.

After police looked looked in the vehicle they found open intoxicants. The driver and passengers, a 45-year-old female from Vestaburg, a 27-year-old male from Shepherd and a 21-year-old male from Edmore, were all cited for open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, while the driver also was charged a ticket for running the light.

Browne said the traffic citation will run around $110, but said the court changes the amount occasionally.

“Sometimes when the driver is cited, they’re not even drinking,” Browne said.

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Michigan is now allowing vehicle owners the option to renew their license plate registrations online, which expands options for renewing vehicle registrations.

People will also be able to print off a temporary registration document to keep in their vehicle until their new registration and tabs arrive in the mail.

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson made a recent announcement about the new policy, which she said should eliminate the need for vehicle owners to drive to their local Secretary of State branch office, along with reducing branch lines.

“In some of our busiest offices, we have wait times of up to two to three hours. That

is unacceptable,” Johnson said in a press release. “Given budget and staff level constraints, we have to come up with creative ways to reduce customer wait times. Putting more services online will be critical in doing that.”

Rothbury sophomore Brandon Kieft said he thinks the vehicle registration online will benefit a lot of people.

“The Secretary of State that was the closest to me shut down because of lack of funding,” Kieft said. “So I actually had to drive 45 minutes to get my vehicle registered.”

According to the press release, nine million vehicle registration transactions are processed each year in Michigan, and about 75 percent of those transactions take place in the branch offices.

Fred Woodhams, spokesman for the Secretary of State,

By Kirsten Kearse Staff Reporter

Bars across the state may be shutting their doors to lawmakers, though not necessarily in Mount Pleasant.

On Aug. 23, Protect Private Property Rights in Michigan said in a statement, about 500 bars throughout the state have made a plan to ban state lawmakers from their establishments as a way of protesting the smoking ban, but local business owners are not likely to participate in the protest.

“It’s making a statement,” said Steve Mace, spokesman for PPPRM. “These people are angry enough — scores and scores of people saying if they see a lawmakers on their property they will call the cops, and I

believe them.”

The smoking ban went into effect on May 1, 2010, and bar owners statewide claim they are losing business because of the ban. Owners are demanding such decisions should be left up to the property holders.

The lawmaker protest ban begins Thursday and PPPRM distributed signs to participating bars reading, “No politicians since Sept. 1.”

However, most local bars in Mount Pleasant have not heard of the proposed ban.

Fred Phillips, owner of Freddie’s Tavern, 705 S. Adams St., said the smoking ban has had a negative impact on his business, estimating nearly $100,000 of business lost since last year’s ban.

“They think it’s for the better of the community, but I don’t think so,” Phillips said of lawmakers. “It’s still America and we should still have a choice on what we’re doing.”

Though his bar is not taking part in the ban, he said it’s a novel idea.

Sitting down face-to-face to talk about the issues is the better option, but this protest could be the only way to get the attention needed, Phillips said.

“The people in Washington and Lansing aren’t really looking out for our best interest,” he said.

Cheers Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 1700 W. High St., will not be participating in the ban.

General manager Rick Swindlehurt, said he does not know anything about the plan.

Mark Walz, manager at Coco Joe’s, 4855 E. Blue Grass Road, said he also has not heard of the lawmaker ban.

“There are a lot of things I would like to change, but I haven’t heard about this before,” said Steve Bissel, owner of the Blackstone Bar and Grill, 212 W Michigan St.

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said it will allow the indoor branch staff to devote more time to customers who are at the branch office with more complicated transactions.

“It’s the most common thing that people do at the branch offices, which can be done in person or online,” Woodhams said. “Ideally, this will keep people out the offices.”

Woodhams said in the future, changes could be made for driver’s licenses to be renewed online, along with the ability to print out a temporary license.

“That is something we’re working on,” Woodhams said. “We do plan on making a change with that as well.”

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Midland senior Jeremiah LaRue fills his water bottle between classes Tuesday on the first floor of Moore Hall. The new water fountains were installed over the summer. They allow students to re-fill their used water bottles instead of wasting them.

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New drinking fountains on campus were installed to prevent waste from thousands of disposable plastic water bottles.

Students looking for greener alternatives to their everyday habits need look no further than the drinking fountains in buildings all over the campus, said students in the Take Back the Tap registered student organization.

The fountains are retro-fitted with water bottle filling taps, and encourage students to use refillable bottles to prevent unnecessary plastic waste from disposable ones. They first appeared in Pearce Hall last year and have spread to other academic buildings since then.

Thomas Rohrer, director of the Institute of Sustainable Systems, said despite what many people think, the water from fountains or taps is really no different at all from the water bought in stores. All municipal water supplies are analyzed daily, and no health violations have occurred in at least the last decade. Unless the storebought water is spring water, it’s really no different at all from tap water; approximately half

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lowering the first two by $1,250 and keeping the latter the same, Frey said.

Meanwhile, the FA proposes keeping all three the same.

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Aid’s own grants, as well as approximately $15,000 a year from SAPA’s grants.

Women’s Aid did not receive their grant this year.

If SANE is eliminated, survivors will have to receive treatment at the hospital instead.

When somebody goes to SANE, the examiners are incredibly in-tune to the emotions and

Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign legislation putting a four-year cap on cash assistance to some Michigan residents on welfare.

Snyder has yet to sign the legislation into law after the House and Senate approved the bill.

“There’s two reasons why this cap was proposed,” said Sara Wurfel, press secretary for Snyder. “Because Michigan hasn’t been following the federal guidelines and the original intent of cash assistance was to be temporary, the governor felt four years is enough time.”

The four-year time limit, which Snyder proposed as part of his 2012 budget, will save approximately $77.7 million in the budget year starting Oct. 1., Wurfel said.

Wurfel said the bill was presented to Snyder Friday and he has 14 days from that Friday to to sign it into law.

“I think it’s something we need to do since we have very restricted resources in our state currently and it doesn’t apply to other

of bottled water comes from public water supplies, he said.

Aside from the obvious environmental benefits, these fountains can also make an enormous impact on students’ wallets, Rohrer said.

The fountains also tell users how many water bottles have been filled at that specific station and how many bottles have been saved from landfills through the use of them. A fountain in Moore Hall’s fourth floor, for example, has eliminated waste from 160 disposable plastic bottles so far this year.

TBTT is passionate about the cause for many different reasons. For example, plastics for water bottles require 17 million barrels of oil annually, and since there is no deposit on water bottles, 75 to 80 percent of them end up in landfills.

Though not directly responsible for the installment of these fountains, TBTT strongly advocates the use of them, and intends to continue fundraising this year to speed up the installation of more of these fountains.

Water bottles sold by the pint for roughly $1.50 in vending machines cost $12 per gallon — more than three times the

cost to fill up a tank of gas at today’s rate.

Take Back the Tap President Nichole Kupisz put the savings into a different perspective.

“If bottled water sold for one dollar, students and faculty could save $383,878 by switching from buying plastic bottles of water and using an environmentally-friendly water bottle,” the Tecumseh senior said.

TBTT Secretary Krista Testolin agreed.

She said conservation can be found in convenient locations all over campus. Going green has never such a simple or refreshing process, the Iron Mountain sophomore said.

The ultimate goal from TBTT is to eliminate the bottled water sales from campus entirely, including eliminating disposable water bottles form vending machines. Kupisz said the bottles make up a small percent of total vending sales at CMU. “Once this is accomplished, the students reaction will be considered and TBTT will decide if more education on the issue is needed or if the student body will be able to handle a total ban on bottled water right away,” Kupisz said.

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Frey said CMU had the opportunity to question the constitutionality of PA 54 and pay its promoted employees, but did not.

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on certain aspects,” Frey said.

“The way they are interpreting PA 54 is it is working in their favor.”

Because the hearing process is being expedited and not treated in standard time, it is likely the case could be heard during the fall semester.

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Lansing graduate student Andrew Slater, who has been in SAPA for three years, said they will still help if the grant is lost.

“We’re still going to be on call 24/7 as long as school’s in session and we’re doing an online

advocacy starting Oct. 1,” Slater said. “All that will stay the same.”

Thompson said he believes the administration recognizes the level of SAPA’s national prestige.

“I’m hoping that if we lose the grant that the university will say ‘wow, this is important for students’ and find money some place.”

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said Isabella County Department of Human Services director Mark Stephens.

“There are six families at the maximum time limit.”

The area of Michigan most affected by the cuts is Wayne county, with 6,500 families set to lose assistance.

The families will receive a few monthly notices up until the month before they reach their limit.

Case workers will also help recipients determine if they are eligible for a host of programs, from food assistance and Medicaid to child care, temporary rental assistance and job placement initiatives, Wurfel said.

Because the school year is about to begin, kids will be getting settled into classrooms — if they are uprooted, it will disrupt their school year, Putnam said.

“The timing is poor to implement the bill,” Putnam said. “Our unemployment rate is close to 11 percent. Especially in the Detroit area, it’s very hard to find jobs.”

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Cash assistance works like a monthly allowance on a debit card for Michigan residents who qualify.

Programs like food stamps, Medicaid and child care payments will still continue even if a family is taken off cash assistance.

“Since cash assistance is the source of income for some families and is how they pay for rent, they will have to find a different place to live,” said Judy Putnam, communications director for the Michigan League for Human Services. “We’re very fearful that many families will be left homeless.”

It does not seem realistic to assume charities and non-profits can absorb all the needs of the families being kicked off, Putnam said.

Approximately 12,600 families, including 11,188 adults and 29,707 children, would be removed from the program, if the bill is signed.

“At the end of the month of July Isabella County has 171 families on cash assistance,”

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Chippewas have high expectations as season begins

By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter

Northern Illinois is the defending Mid-American Conference champion for a reason.

The Huskies finished atop the league in scoring defense (15.9 points per game), pass defense

(1,319 yards), total defense (287.0 yards per game) and opponent first downs (120).

The team also finished second in turnover margin (+11).

In 2009, Central Michigan won the title in a year after finishing first in scoring defense (18.9 points per game), second in rush defense (122.9 yards per game) and third in turnover margin (+5).

Notice a pattern?

Maybe it’s true that defense wins championships.

That being said, a strong defense

is the direct link to CMU making it back to the conference championship. meeT The Defense As a team that finished last in turnover margin (-15) and 11th in pass defense (238.0 yards per game) in 2010 the Chippewas look to prove themselves as a defensive powerhouse this season, starting Thursday when they play host to South Carolina State at 7 p.m. at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Junior Joe Kinville and senior

Jason Chomic will get the start at defensive end, surrounding junior Steve Winston and senior captain John Williams on the defensive line.

“We all have high expectations, especially the d-line,” Williams said. “Any team with a great d-line most likely has a great year. Look back as some of the MAC champion teams and even in the NFL, Super Bowl teams all had great dlines.”

Experience is one advantage the Central Michigan football team has heading into the 2011 season opener against South Carolina State.

The depth chart released Sunday lists upperclassmen as starters at 19 of the 22 offensive and defensive positions.

The exceptions are three sophomores: linebacker Shamari Benton, free safety Avery Cunningham and fullback Tyler Lombardo.

“You want your third, fourth and fifth year guys playing as much as they can,” said head coach Dan Enos. “We’re looking to get to that point because guys learn from their experience when they have played.”

Senior nose guard John Williams pointed out the importance of having experienced players out on the field.

“One thing that’s always been the same since I came here is it’s good to have older guys on the defensive side, that way you can taper the young guys and help

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Junior wide receiver Cody Wilson needs five receptions to move into 10th on CMU’s all-time receptions list.

Radcliff, Wilson expected to reach milestones

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“Radcliff to Wilson.”

If you watched a Central Michigan football game last season, more than likely you heard this line leave the announcer’s lips.

Of junior Ryan Radcliff’s 3,358 passing yards in 2010, 1,137 belonged to junior wide receiver Cody Wilson. His top target earned 34 per-

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cent of his passing yards, which indicates a pretty strong bond. “(Our relationship) is pretty big and we’re a lot more comfortable this year than even last year,” Wilson said. “We’re on the same page as far as experience and we aren’t perfect, but it’s nice for the wide outs to have a good connection with the quarterback.”

Both offensive weapons are expected to reach milestones early in

the season, as they climb up the alltime statistic leaders at CMU. Radcliff is eight completions away from reaching 300 in his career and 28 away from moving into seventh all-time at CMU. He’s also 10 pass attempts and three touchdowns away from moving into ninth all-time in both categories.

The junior looks at taking the number eight spot all-time in passing yards, needing 227 yards

to reach that mark.

Wilson, on the other hand, needs five receptions to move into 10th on CMU’s career receptions list. A repeat of his 2010 receiving statistics would move him to fifth all-time in receiving yards at CMU. While statistics are huge if you ask any sports fan, quarterbacks coach Morris Watts said they don’t mean as

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Chippewas host South Carolina State Teams meet for first time Thursday night

By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter

The Central Michigan football team kicks off its 2011 season on Thursday night when it hosts South Carolina State.

It will be the third straight year that CMU will play its home opener against an FCS team.

“(SCS) is a very good football team that was 9-3 last year,” said head coach Dan Enos. “They’re coached well and it’s going to be a challenge.”

Last season, CMU opened the season with a 33-0 victory over Hampton — a team that also finished 9-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Returning as the starting quarterback in his junior season, Ryan Radcliff is more confident in Enos’ offensive scheme and quarterbacks coach Morris Watts said is shows.

“He’s throwing the ball on time and

getting it to the right receivers,” Watts said. “There are very few throws he makes now without his feet under him, though of course he’ll throw incomplete passes like any quarterback.”

Despite suffering a thumb injury during the last weeks of practice leading up to the season opener, Enos said there is no health concern and that Radcliff will be at 100 percent come Thursday.

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Radcliff’s top target — junior Cody Wilson — will return after a career season in which he caught 83 passes for 1,137 yards and five touchdowns.

The Chippewas bring in four running backs that expect to earn carries, led by senior Parris Cotton, who registered 651 yards and six touchdowns last season.

CMU finished fifth in the Mid-American Conference West last season, which included a 3-9 record, finishing 2-6 in the

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much to athletes like Radcliff.

“Statistics are great, but unless you get ‘W’s’ with them — and Ryan will be the first one to say this — they become meaningless,” Watts said.

And Radcliff agreed.

“It’s cool to see how you stack up with people who have played here in the past, but when it comes down to it, the only stats that matter are wins and losses,” Radcliff said.

The time off was crucial for the Sherwood, Ohio native,

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them out,” he said. “Even when I came as a freshman, we had a bunch of older guys helping me tremendously.”

Of the 52 players on the depth chart, 27 of them are freshmen or sophomores, and 17 have never played in a collegiate game.

On top of having new guys stepping up on the field, three new coaches joined Enos’ staff this offseason.

Quarterbacks coach Morris Watts, wide receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield and defensive line coach Vinson Reynolds will all be making their CMU debuts on Thursday.

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conference play.

SCS finished quite the opposite, going 9-3 and 7-1 in the MEAC, securing an FCS playoff berth.

“We don’t underestimate anybody,” Enos said. “When you’re coming off a 3-9 season, we’re preparing for this game like it’s the Super Bowl.”

The Bulldogs are led by junior quarterback Derrick Wiley, whose speed and scrambling ability makes him a threat on the ground as well as through the air.

Playing a backup role in 2010, he threw for 103 yards and a touchdown, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown.

Sophomore Tyler McDonald and junior Thomas Williams, are both returning after 250+ yard seasons, each finding the end zone twice.

Two of the team’s top three rushers from 2010, Asheton Jordon and Chris Merrill, who combined for 999 yards and 13 touchdowns, are returning.

CMU starts 10 upperclassman on offense and nine on defense, while SCS’s starters include seven upperclassmen on offense and eight on defense.

“I think we look really good,” Wilson said. “I’m really excited to get out there and play.”

who struggled with turning the ball over last season, throwing 17 interceptions despite putting up strong passing numbers.

“This offseason we focused a lot on decreasing turnovers,” Radcliff said. “We just had a lot of film study. I watched the interceptions and just saw times that I forced passes and could have avoided it” CMU finished last in the Mid-American Conference in turnover margin (-15), an area that head coach Dan Enos has pointed out this offseason.

Wilson earned the role as the team’s top receiver, but Enos said numerous times he

expects good things out of the other receivers on roster as well.

Junior Jerry Harris appeared in all 12 games last season, bringing in 30 catches for 332 yards and three touchdowns as Radcliff’s third most popular receiver.

Senior Cedric Fraser caught 16 passes for 210 yards.

Enos also said he expects true freshmen Titus Davis and Jason Wilson to step up this season, both earning spots on the depth chart leading into the team’s season opener, 7 p.m. Thursday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

True freshmen It’s common for freshmen to redshirt their first season on a collegiate sports team to fully grasp the transition, but occasionally a player skips that step.

This season, six true freshmen made the depth chart for CMU. “We’re very confident and we wouldn’t put them out there if we weren’t,” Enos said. “We have a very talented freshman class and there are other guys who very easily could have stepped up. We try to redshirt as many as we can, but some of them will end up playing.”

Defensively, Cody Lopez and Ryan Petro each earned backup spots at linebacker.

“I work with Petro personally, and he’s making strides,” said senior linebacker Ar-

mond Staten. “Like any other freshman, he came in and made mistakes, but he’s getting better and better.”

Freshmen Jarret Chapman and Dennis Nalor each earned backup safety spots. “(Chapman and Nalor) are very physical and will come up and hit guys,” said junior safety Jahleel Addae. “Also, they both can cover, and have showed a lot of talent.

Those guys are going to do a great amount of good this year.”

Offensively, freshmen Titus Davis and Jason Wilson may see playing time at wide receiver.

“We’ll see a couple of those guys (Thursday), Titus Davis and Jason Wilson for sure,” Enos said.

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The linebacker core is made up of sophomore Shamari Benton and seniors Mike Petrucci and Armond Staten.

The loss of Nick Bellore and Matt Berning to the National Football League leaves a large void in the linebacker core, but Staten is confident guys on the roster are ready for the challenge.

“We lost those NFL guys, but we’ve got Petrucci and Shamari and Alex (Smith) and those guys are stepping up and I know Shamari is going to be the starting wheel for us,” he said.

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The starting lineup consists of nine upperclassmen starting on the defensive side of the ball when the season kicks off Thursday.

Staten looks at the experience level of the team as a large factor in the team’s early success.

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“Nick missed a lot of time last year, so we consider Mike a returning starter,” said coach Dan Enos. “We like that group and we expect Staten and Petrucci to be seniors and step up.”

Seniors John Carr and Taylor Bradley will get the start at cornerback to open the season. Carr appeared in all 12 games in 2010, starting in four of them and recording 32 tackles, while Bradley played five games at wide receiver.

“Taylor Bradley had a great camp and he’s been a great leader,” Enos said. “John Carr played some great football for us last year.”

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Improved running game will help passing attack

By Justin Hicks Senior Reporter

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Paris Cotton rushed for 651 yards and six touchdowns during his junior year last season. This year he’ll get the bulk of the carries as the starting running back.

In 2010, the Central Michigan football team finished 11th of 13 teams in the Mid-American Conference in rush offense (105.8 yards per game), leading to a disappointing 3-9 season.

Head coach Dan Enos emphasized improving the run game during the offseason and new quarterbacks coach Morris Watts stressed the importance of a strong run game in helping the pass game.

“One thing we’ve got to do is run the ball better,” Watts said. “If a defense can make you one dimensional, it helps them do a lot of things to put pressure on the quarterback. It starts with us running the football better and there’s no doubt that we’ll be able to do that this year.”

Senior Parris Cotton will start at running back this season. In 2010, he started seven games, rushing

for 651 yards and six touchdowns.

“We’re feeling a lot better the second year of this offense with our new coaches and it’s a lot less thinking now,” Cotton said. “It’s all just reacting now and running back is an instinctive position.”

While Enos expects Cotton to receive the bulk of the carries to open the season, he stressed confidence in sophomores Zurlon Tipton and Tim Phillips and redshirt freshman Ben Brown.

Tipton played in 10 games in 2010, rushing for 203 yards, reaching the end zone five times.

Phillips returns from a rib injury that kept him out of the entire 2010 season. He ran for 57 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in his freshman season.

“We’re very comfortable, very confident with playing all four of those guys in the backfield,” Enos

David Harmon solidifies kicking game Changes are expected after CMU missed half its field goal attempts last season

By John Manzo Sports Editor

Field goal kicking is something the Central Michigan football team struggled with last season.

Paul Mudgett, Richie Hogan and David Harman combined to make 10 of 20 field goal attempts.

Mudgett and Hogan were 1-for-4 between 20-29 yards out.

Harman eventually emerged as the team’s kicker and is expected to retain those duties in 2011.

“David Harman continues to get better,” said head coach Dan Enos. “David was a guy that last year at this time I didn’t even mention his name as our place kicker.

He was third or fourth on the

depth chart and as the Harman’s do around here — they just persevere.”

Harman was 9-for-12 on his attempts last season, only missing three from 40-49 yards out.

His work during spring practice and camp impressed Enos enough to keep him as the starting place kicker.

“He has not disappointed us,” Enos said. “He has worked extremely hard and he’s had a good camp. He’s settled in as our place kicker.”

Harman continued to work on his mechanics during the offseason and was invited to the Kohl’s Football Kicking Camp in Wisconsin, where he watched film and tweaked the height of the ball when he kicks it.

“I just tried to tweak some mechanics,” he said. “It helped me with my mechanics, getting the ball a little higher was one of my issues, so that was something I tried to work on.”

His first career field goal was against Temple on Sept.

9, 2010 where his 31-yard kick sent the game into overtime.

However, CMU lost 13-10.

This season, Harman believes the kicking game is in much better shape than a year ago.

“Last year, we obviously had our struggles,” he said.

“I think through spring ball and through camp, we’ve definitely come a long ways.

Obviously we’ll figure it out more when the season starts.

I think it’s a lot more of a com-

David Blackburn, company give Chippewas solid depth at tight end

By John Manzo Sports Editor

At this time last year, quarterback A.J. Westendorp was a part of the tight end group on the Central Michigan football team.

Now Westendorp is back at his quarterback position and the current roster is filled with young players.

Head coach Dan Enos likes what he has at the position.

“We have a lot of young guys there and they’ve developed a lot in a year,” he said.

Enos plans to rotate four different tight ends throughout the year, with senior David Blackburn leading the way.

“We have David Blackburn, Caleb Southworth, Conner Odykirk and Jarrett Fleming,” he said. “All four of those guys will play.”

Blackburn, the only senior tight end, said he knows what to expect in Enos’ second season as the Chippewas head coach.

“We’re on the same page, especially with routes and blocking,” he said. “We understand the plays better and everything’s really starting to click.”

In Blackburn's junior year, he caught 22 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns — all career highs.

Blackburn said he’s much better with route running.

“I think last year it was alright, but this year I think it’s pretty good,” he said.

Freshman Ben McCord isn’t expected to see much playing time in 2011, but Enos spoke highly of Warren native.

“He’s going to be very, very good as well,” he said. sports@cm-life.com

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fort level than at this time last year.”

Repetitions have been the key aspect of getting better, according the junior.

“I feel great,” he said. “I feel like I’ve done pretty well, but obviously there’s still room to improve. The whole operation just feels better — from the snap to the hold to the kick.”

The punting battle continues between Richie Hogan and Curtis Huge.

Meanwhile, the kickoff position is a competition between Harman and Conner Gagnon, but Enos hopes each can solidify a role and become an expert at it.

“We’ve got several different guys, doing the different things, but hopefully they can each become experts at what they do and help our kicking game be more consistent,” Enos said. sports@cm-life.com

said. “We’re a different team than we were last spring and we’ve got to do better in our rushing offense.”

Brown has yet to play in his first career collegiate game, but Cotton is impressed by his improvements through practice already.

“Ben Brown has been great,” he said. “He’s more comfortable; everybody is more comfortable in this offense for its second year.”

CMU’s pass game was second best in the MAC last season (284 yards per game) but a better run game could give quarterback Ryan Radcliff more time in the pocket.

The improved run game will have an opportunity to shine at 7 p.m. Thursday when the Chippewas open their season against South Carolina State. sports@cm-life.com

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Five new coaches take the reigns of MAC programs this fall. Many new quarterbacks and controversies surround offenses, and first week high caliber non-conference games start this week. Here’s your team-by-team preview for the conference this season:

WEST DIVISION 6 TEAMS

Central Michigan Chippewas Last season record: 3-9 (2-6 MAC) Head coach: Dan Enos, second year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 17 at Western Michigan, Sept. 24 at Michigan State Week one matchup: 7 p.m.

Thursday against South Carolina State.

Coach quote for week one: “South Carolina State is a football team that finished 9-3 last year.

They’re very well coached and

Northern Illinois Huskies Last season record: 11-3 (8-0 MAC) Head coach: Dave Doeren, first year Intriguing matchups: Sept.

17 hosting No. 11 Wisconsin, Tuesday Nov. 1 at Toledo on ESPN 2 Week one matchup: 7 p.m.

Saturday against Army Coach quote for week one: “This is a dream come true.

We’ve been talking about it for

Western Michigan Broncos

Last season record: 6-6 (5-3 MAC) Head coach: Bill Cubit, seventh year Intriguing matchups: 3:30 Saturday at Michigan, Sept. 17 against Central Michigan Week one matchup: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Michigan Coach quote for week one: “Denard Robinson (Michigan quarterback) is one of most exciting guys in college football.”

very athletic.”

Overview: After week one, the Chippewas face the meaty part of their schedule.

September inDan Enos cludes traveling to Kentucky, Western Michigan and Michigan State. Then October kicks off with Northern Illinois and North Carolina State.

“It’s going to be very important that we run the ball the entire year,” Enos said. “We need to do a better job of running the ball, and that includes calling running plays. We think that can be one of the strengths of our team.”

Senior running back Paris Cotton looks to get the majority of the carries. He’s coming off of 651 rushing yards last season with six touchdowns at 4.6 yards per carry.

six months. It’s time to do it.”

Overview: After 15 years of being an assistant coach, Doeren finally Dave Doeren gets a chance to run his own team out onto the field Saturday. He’s taking over a team that ran the table in the MAC regular season last year.

“You have to have a chip on your shoulder every year,” Doeren said. “It doesn’t matter what happened last year.”

Senior Chandler Harnish will start at quarterback for the fourth straight season. Last year he threw 21 touchdowns and only five interceptions earning first team All-MAC honors.

Overview: The Broncos begin this season with momentum from last year coming off three straight wins. Bill Cubit Junior quarterback Alex Carder returns after throwing 3,334 yards and 30 touchdowns. “(Carder) has to really play well,” Cubit said. “Last year he was trying to win the job. This year he’s trying to win a championship.”

He will need protection and three offensive linemen are out due to injuries. When Carder does get enough time to throw, he has Jordan White as an option. White was All-MAC last season.

Ball State Cardinals Last season record: 4-8 (3-5 in MAC) Head coach: Pete Lembo, first year Intriguing matchups: At No. 1 Oklahoma Oct. 1, Tuesday Nov. 15 at Northern Illinois This weekend matchup: 7 p.m.

Saturday against Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Coach quote for week one: “This matchup has history with it. The players know each other from play-

Eastern Michigan Eagles Last season record: 2-10 (2-6 MAC) Head coach: Ron English, third year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 17 at Michigan, Sept. 24 at Penn State Week one matchup: 7 p.m. Saturday against Howard Coach quote for week one: “You’re not as comfortable because you don’t know exactly what you’re going to see

Toledo Rockets

Last season record: 8-5 (7-1 MAC) Head coach: Tim Beckman, third year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 10 at No. 18 Ohio State, hosting No. 5 Boise State on Sept. 16 Week one matchup: 7 p.m. Thursday against New Hampshire Coach quote for week one: “Top ten football team, established program,

EAST DIVISION 7 TEAMS

ing high school.

We’re real excited to play.”

Overview: New Cardinals coach won’t be able to break in his first col- Pete Lembo lege football game as head coach at the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium facing interstate rival Indiana.

Last year quarterback Keith Wenning started ten games as a true freshman throwing for 1,373 yards and 13 touchdowns. The sophomore looks to cut down on his 13 interceptions, if not backup Kelly Page has plenty of experience behind him.

“Keith will start, but I’ve been pleased with the play from Kelly Page,” Lembo said. “They’re team orientated guys. Kelly has gotten a lot of reps with the first team because he’s one play away from starting.”

from them.”

Overview: The Eagles look to keep running the ball, just as they did so well last year.

They finished with the league’s second best Ron English rushing offense at 173.3 yards per game.

“Last year, we did run the ball well, we had a senior running back and Alex Gillett presented a problem for defenses,” English said. “We do expect to run the ball here. Excited to show we can run the ball again this year.”

Gillett, starting his junior year, led the Eagles on the ground rushing for 766 yards and five touchdowns as the quarterback.

97 weeks in the top 25 (subdivision). It’ll be a challenge for us.”

Overview: The coaches picked Toledo to win the West Division and ultimately the MAC Tim Beckman Championship game in the preseason poll.

On Monday junior Austin Dantin was named starting quarterback for tomorrow’s game over sophomore Terrance Owens.

“Dantin is a proven winner,” Beckman said. “He beat Purdue last year and Northern Illinois the year before as a starter. He’s more of running type quarterback.”

Akron Zips

Last season record: 1-11 (1-7 MAC) Head coach: Rob Ianello, second year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 17 at Cincinnati, Sept 22. against Ohio Week one matchup: Noon Saturday at No. 18 Ohio State Coach quote for week one: “If you can’t get excited in front of 106

Bowling Green Falcons Last season record: 2-10 (1-7 MAC) Head coach: Dave Clawson, third year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 24 at Miami, Oct. 1 at No. 24 West Virginia Week one matchup: 9 p.m. Thursday at Idaho Coach quote for week one: “We have a few guys on our team that

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Temple Owls Last season record: 8-4 (5-3 MAC) Head coach: Steve Addazio, first year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 17 at Penn State on ESPN, Oct. 1 at Toledo Week one matchup: 7 p.m.

Thursday against Villanova Coach quote for week one: “It’s an intercity rivalry game.

Exciting for the city of Philadel-

phia.”

Overview: In his first season Addazio won’t announce who his starting quarterback will be until game- Steve Addazio time tomorrow. He said he is confident with his depth at the position though.

Addazio does know who will be taking hand-offs out of the backfield. Junior Matt Brown took 162 carries last year for 830 yards.

Brown might fill a few more roles for Addazio too.

“Running back Matt Brown will have the opportunities in the kicking game as a returner,” Addazio said. Brown also was a successful receiver out of the backfield last season.

Ohio Bobcats Last season record: 8-5 (6-2 MAC) Head coach: Frank Solich, seventh year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 24 at Rutgers, Wednesday Nov. 2 at Temple on ESPN 2 Week one matchup: 8 p.m. Saturday at New Mexico State Coach quote for week one: “It’s a four hour flight, which always concerns you with travel time. They’ve been practicing in warmer weather

thousand and on national TV I’ve got the wrong guys.”

Overview: In coach Ianello’s second year he’ll look for change and improvement from last season’s Rob Ianello lone victory.

“We’re already light years ahead of were we were last year,” Ianello said.

He will bring out two quarterbacks this season, although the offensive system won’t change. Ianello had two stints at Wisconsin over six years. He said he’s trying to implement Barry Alvarez’s coaching style.

played Idaho in the Humanitarian Bowl (in 2009).”

Overview: If the Falcons want to get back to a bowl game, they have to Dave Clawson improve their rushing game. That includes running the ball and stopping the run on defense.

Last season Bowling Green rushed for the least amount of yards in the MAC and allowed the second most yards on the ground defensively.

Clawson made changes on the defensive line to improve that.

“We’re moving Kevin Moore from defensive tackle to end,” Clawson said. “We’re trying to get the best players on the field at all times.”

and in the high altitude.”

Overview: The Bobcats will have to replace quarterback Boo Jackson who threw 18 touchdowns, ran Frank Solich for another seven and caught one last season. Jackson nearly pulled off an incredible upset at Ohio State a few years ago.

Replacing him will be the son of former MLB All-Star catcher Mickey Tettleton, Tyler Tettleton. The redshirt sophomore played in 2009 completing 9 of 23 passes for 128 yards and two interceptions.

“Tettleton had a very good fall camp,” Solich said. “He can throw the ball and also has mobility. He’s somewhat of the complete player, but is inexperienced.”

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Last season record: 2-10 (1-7 MAC) Head coach: Jeff Quinn, second year Intriguing matchups: Oct. 1 at Tennessee, Oct. 15 at Temple Week one matchup: 6 p.m. Saturday at Pittsburgh Coach quote for week one: “I remember playing Pitt for three years at Cincinnati. I know their program…they have talented players.”

Overview: Quinn was the offensive coordinator with Brian

Miami (Ohio) Redhawks Last season record: 10-4 (7-1 MAC)w Head coach: Don Treadwell, first year Intriguing matchups: Sept. 17 at Minnesota, Oct. 22 at Toledo Week one matchup: Noon Saturday at No. 21 Missouri Coach quote for week one: “They’re tough from top to bottom. Missouri provides an explosive offense, solid defense. They

Kent State Golden Flashes Last season record: 5-7 (4-4 MAC) Head coach: Darrell Hazell, first year Intriguing matchups: Saturday at No. 2 Alabama, Sept. 17 at Kansas State Week one matchup: 12:20 p.m.

Saturday at No. 2 Alabama Coach quote for week one:

Kelly at Cincinnati and when he left for Buffalo he took a quarterback from the Bearcats with him. Chazz Anderson, a Cincin- Jeff Quinn nati backup, transferred and now will start for the Bulls in his senior season.

“Chazz has done a real nice job coming in here and running our offense,” Quinn said. “He brings a wealth of experience and is familiar with the offense and terminology.”

Quinn has the Bulls running a hurry-up offense to wear down defenses and says it keeps the players excited.

have the ability to spread you out on offense.”

Overview: Treadwell returns to his alma mater where he was a Don Treadwell captain in 1982.

In his first big decision last week, he named Zac Dysert as starting quarterback over sophomore Austin Boucher.

“It’s a nice thing to have two proven winners,” Treadwell said.

“Both got to compete this camp for the job.”

Dysert threw for 2,406 yards and 13 touchdowns last season without playing the last four games. Boucher led the Redhawks to four straight wins to close out the season in replace of Dysert.

“Alabama is a fantastic football team at all three levels.

So sound on special teams, you can’t get an edge on them.”

Darrell Hazell Overview: Hazell, a former offensive coach at Ohio State, takes over at Kent State and will be able to enjoy a great talent in defensive lineman Roosevelt Nix. Nix was the first player to ever win the MAC Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman.

“It wasn’t a fluke he was defensive player of the year,” Hazell said. “He’s a pain. He’s very quick, runs to the ball. Unique, special player.”

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Virgo – August 29, 2011

By Becky Black Tribune Media Services Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Today is an 8 – Get creative, and see what develops. Provide support. Look ahead for any obstacles. Give someone a little push in the right direction, and it benefits everyone.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) – Today is a 7 – An error could lead to the solution to an annoying problem. Keep costs low, but go ahead and try again. Avoid the temptation to overanalyze.

Acknowledge your team.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) – Today is a 5 – There’s no cheese down the dark tunnel. Use your instinct and your sense of smell to find the real treat. Stay away from money traps. Go for the light.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) – Today is a 7 – The challenges of today may push you to want to hide and be alone; however, a friend could provide more comfort than solitude now. Let them be there.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Today is an 8 – Perhaps it’s time to stop complaining about those things that bother you and get into action. Have you considered running for public office?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) – Today is a 7 – There’s no better time to conserve resources than now. Make sure to turn the lights off when you leave the room. Your wallet will appreciate it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) – Today is a 7 – It’s easy to be critical today. Make sure it’s constructive (or keep quiet). Don’t travel, spend or make a pitch yet. Complete something for great satisfaction.

That’s right – rip us off. Get something for nothing. Say hello to a friend. Find a roommate. Get a job. Sell your car. Find a home for a litter of kittens . . .

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(MCT) Today’s Birthday (08/31/11). Inspire others to creativity this year. Couch any constructive criticism by acknowledging their work first. When in doubt, stick to your core values, and reaffirm the ideals (and people) you’re most committed to. This support gets reflected back to you, multiplied.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) – Today is a 7 – Finish the job with an eye for detail. Take it slow to avoid accidents. No gambling now. Follow the rules carefully, and don’t skip any steps for great results.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) – Today is an 8 – A setback inspires you to try a new tack. Chart your course, and run up the sails.

Leave your cash in the bank for now, and focus on the task at hand.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) – Today is an 8 – Stay close to home, and clean something up to avoid an argument. Slowly practice the skill you want to master, and aim for the desired goal. Things stabilize.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) – Today is a 7 – Avoid risk. There’s new information coming in that changes the situation. Postpone travel and expenses. Your natural thriftiness pays off now.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) – Today is a 7 – Don’t look too hard for gratification and spending right now. See where love goes. Keep a practical point of view when making decisions. You’re moving slowly forward.

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Across 1 “Les __” 4 As a friend, in French 9 Actor Romero 14 N.L. West team, on scoreboards 15 Noble gas 16 Latin stars 17 MLK birthday month 18 Method of looking for keys?

20 Relay race closer 22 Peace Prize winner Wiesel 23 Wide shoe size 24 Love god 26 Working parts 28 Finishing by the deadline, sometimes 32 Computer pioneer Lovelace 33 Young newt 34 Many Semites 38 Reveal 40 Knight’s ride 43 Harald V’s capital 44 Capital on the Willamette

46 Future fish 47 World games org.

48 Bad-mouthing someone 53 Food packaging unit 56 German river 57 Soccer star Freddy 58 In __: moody 60 Like Chris and Pat, genderwise 64 Call waiting diversion 67 Big name in kitchen gadgets 68 Violet lead-in 69 Steve of country 70 Nth degree 71 Eyelid annoyances 72 In small pieces, as potatoes 73 Punk rock offshoot Down 1 Whom Goya painted both nude and clothed 2 OPEC co-founder 3 Penultimate element, alphabetically 4 Encourage

5 Couch disorders 6 Raggedy gal 7 Speck of dust 8 How perjurers may be caught 9 Concerto highlight 10 Sixth sense, briefly 11 Brisket source 12 Curved 13 Works in the garden 19 Lofted iron 21 Villainous laugh syllable 25 Acre’s 43,560: Abbr.

27 Prefix with space 28 Fashion statements in the ‘hood 29 “Eureka!” elicitor 30 Sass 31 Early development sites?

35 2-Down’s location 36 Political group 37 __ puppet 39 Actor Jared 41 Ages and ages 42 He succeeded Coty as French president

45 Latin percussion pair 49 Plastic surgeon’s job, for short 50 Sharper, as eyes 51 Smoothed in a shop 52 Hosp. picture 53 “The Stranger” author 54 X-rated 55 Hale 59 Pad __: Asian noodle dish 61 A portion (of) 62 Checkup 63 Love letter closing, and in sequence, a hint to the ends of 18-, 28-, 48- and 64-Across 65 Wrath 66 Hobbit enemy

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