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been talking about,� said Cindy Douglas, vice president of business development and attraction for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. “If there aren’t business to create jobs to employee you and me, we don’t have a tax base.� Stanley Pruss, director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth, felt the key upcoming jobs would be in energy, life sciences and homeland security. However, the panelists did not agree new jobs would be the only thing the state needs to improve its economic state.
No one injured in Lot 28 By Kelli Ameling Staff Reporter
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Grand Rapids junior Hilary Kavanaugh stands in Lot 28 near Foust Hall Tuesday night as firefighters extinguish a small engine fire that damaged her car.
Pryor said. Sgt. Michael Dunham of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department said when they arrived, the car was engulfed in flames. They were able to put out the fire quickly, but there was a lot of smoke damage, which ruined the inside of the car, Dunham said. “This particular car is completely destroyed,� he said. The fire started and stayed mainly under the hood, Dunham said. He does not know what caused the fire because there was too much damage done to the car.
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Brooklyn junior looking to start S.A.D.D. chapter By Emily Grove Staff Reporter
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convert as soon as possible. “I don’t anticipate a campuswide rollout of Windows 7. Each individual tech manager is probably going to decide,� Gramza said. Many programs are already starting to make the switch. While some computers on campus cannot support Windows 7 and some departments may want to stick with XP for a while, Gramza is confident it will eventually become the standard. “If there were going to be any larger rollouts, it would probably be next fall,� he said. The Beta Subcommittee also is forming a group to investigate Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as an option for widescale upgrades for Macs on campus. He said the Mac incremental upgrade scheme tends to make it easier to test and recommend than the larger and less common Windows upgrades. “I think there will be less deliberation,� Gramza said.
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No extra cost Rehm said the Windows 7 license would not cost the school any more than the current contract for XP. “The license is about $300,000 a year,� he said. The license covers OS upgrades, Office suites, the Portal and other Microsoft products and services. Tim Gramza, the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences manager of technology, is the head of the Beta Subcommittee. The group is comprised of Gramza and approximately six other technology experts on campus. “So far, (Windows 7 is) great. We haven’t run into too many red flags,� Gramza said. While all current signs point to a recommendation in favor of making the switch, it is unlikely all PCs on campus will
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SADD starting? Brooklyn junior Sam Brzozowski wants to start a S.A.D.D. chapter at Central Michigan University and will discuss sign-up for anyone interested. “I’m really adamant about starting this up. My goal is to start S.A.D.D. up as a (registered student organization),� Brzozowski said. For more information on the panel, contact s ! Brzozowski at brzoz1PP sj@gmail.com. I
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Phi Sigma Pi hopes to make the consequences of drunk driving seem real to students Thursday. A panel discussion, “Learn the Facts and Stay Sober in October,� will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium to raise awareness about the issue. “We want to make drunk driving a reality. A lot of people blow it off and don’t get the real effect unless they hear personal testimony,� said Walled Lake senior Rachel Pelto, president of Phi Sigma Pi. The panel consists of a police officer, a paramedic, four people with personal testimonies, a representative
Tax problems Studley said one of the self-inflicted wounds is the Michigan Business Tax, another is spending more on corrections than higher education. “There’s only four states ... spending more on corrections than higher education,� said Michael Boulus, executive director of the
No one was hurt during the accident, but there was damage done to a car directly adjacent to it, Dunham said. “Things can be replaced, but people cannot,� Dunham said. Grand Rapids junior Hilary Kavanaugh, the owner of the car, said she could not prevent the fire.
Honors fraternity seeks to shed light on drunk driving Thursday from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and a representative from Students Against Destructive Decisions. The panelists will share information about how drunk driving has affected their lives and why they are passionate about preventing it. “For our fraternity every semester, we have to do a risk management program, and we thought this would be a great event because it corresponds with Sober in October,� said Kimball senior Tiffany Makowski, member of Phi Sigma Pi. Pelto is hopeful it will have an impact on anyone who attends. Some of the testimony will come from people who lost siblings and children to drunk driving, she said. Jeffrey Ballard, Central Michigan University community police officer, is on the panel to discuss the negative legal consequences of drunk driving, as well as his personal
“There are a small, but growing, number of employers that would say we are suffering from self-inflicted wounds,� said Rich Studley, president and CEO of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.
President’s Council of State Universities of Michigan. “We lead the country in disinvesting in higher education.� Several panelists said the movement of people out of Michigan because of a lack of jobs is creating a crunch in tax dollar investment. “I like what (Boulus) said about how we cannot have both a low tax and high investment in higher education,� said Niles junior Grace Volrath. Pruss said Michigan residents are going to be forced to make difficult decisions on the state’s future economy. “What do you ultimately value? There is no easy solution here,� Pruss said.
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A Buick Regal caught on fire Tuesday night in Lot 28 near Foust Hall. The first call came to authorities at 7:49 p.m., said Central Michigan University Police Sgt. Christopher Pryor. The fire was put out as soon as the fire department arrived. “I saw flames shooting out of the front of the car,� said Frankenmuth junior Kraig Haubenstricker. Haubenstricker said he noticed the smoke from the Music Building and was curious. When he got to the car, he called 9-1-1. The accident closed down Preston Street from the Charles V. Park Library to Mission Street and opened up after the car had been towed by a local company,
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