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CMU faculty membe r and bargaining co-cha ir Phil Squattrito speaks get out there, make to FA members who noise and be heard,” rallied to support the Squattrito said. bargaining team
ent eral int be t the fed not think thastudents would re emt was tha less they we en.” un id Oltean eligible they had childr ies like By Dav orter yed or iversit Rep Senior ts plo ile public un University studen Wh gan ng 30,000 have d traini al Michi Roughly chigan their Centr be considere interpreut Mi n used to , the new wledge throughoced to shorte considgrams ackno h a been for s after being assis- pro es not do as suc list d y ion grocer ligible for foo part- tat e education the thouDe in ing colleg ult ered ine the Michigan r es. gram, res tance by Health Services. dents, pro of closed cas may bring media afte s of the ds member ment of ny college stu’s form san e closed cases of money conference aks with fort Inn Th For ma chigan ny amount ra Frey spe at the Com sident Lau action Monday cards, Mi distribu- a significant chigan, as ma 0 tion Pre bridge l food stamp job $20 lty Associa to puryes on a k to Mi eive up to nce do for CMU Facu of the FA voted of federa e been used basis. bac rec ista uld ts team wo t ly ng U studen eting food ass d pro97 percen tion, hav d on a month what CMSunday’s me the nth in car County by if center. 97 on chase foo ing to Isabella vices a mogh the bridge Ser ou ord received en students work stoppage thr alth Acc ich He tt wh a 00 of te, n Ba has ent s, 4,0 was tak or led to The vo to the Departm Mark Steven in Isa- gram.lsdale senior Erits enrolled support, r lab urned . Hil den percent of an unfai the FA. FA th sides ret for five hours Director istance cases closed many stucard program, Bo by n No known table because charge filed als residfood assunty had bee dnesday. rgaining l ici most of in the bridgeich she con she al practice l CMU off lier that ba esday and We de; they wil bella Co rch to April, wh some es. e of s ma ay at Severa tements ear s will Tu from Ma re student cas de to som deserving and d assisministra gress wa p.m. tod sta sse ma ered not nee leased nfirming cla spite the pro et again on 3 which we ision was to the thought did dec k ntract co me de e bac d, y s “Th ll. da nan Ha ee friend schedule the policy eral reg ce. start as change retation of fed ulation tan had two or thr use the the Ro ld “I has ion vote,they rdispute. old interpThe federal reg rk at tely cou job act iversity ISSUES d wo w its ba . t defini After the officials sai me a TH E y said the un ng groups ulation that students or be tha S | 9A ty Fre ovi tco y ek ed A CARD rar we rem uir neceslib universi red the ou ” req per posed hours seling, nt. program t conside developme ion as pro h as coun m the barleast 20 in a training said. “I ch to no cis suc ics fro “positivesee this de enrolled ible,” Stevens comice d athlet it. “We ding off to teach Steve an to be elig d ning un gness 10A a willin Monday,” sai c rela- gai A FA | on mencingdirector of publi ion decis e Smith, speculat tion tions. f job ac wouldn’t Smith NEWSt celebrate Leadan . oo t me orw Studen inf re, so sh fari, 3A no t mo e me so me to the ership Sa ges lack of giv uc t em ail , sen d a let terou t yo u alle int pr od n, ab w Group nse, 8A ou r pr ite m, ou r tio us ile l ma Wh po ed d tel ito r an t yo u thi nk we FOIA res ry foc us t is as we ll. ed ve a is ou r in pr od uc ca re ab loo k at. ay s on lin e ise as Ed ito I wi ll alw ld is ff d sh ou SPORTS make ou r sta sto ry ide as, My pr ommy sta ff an o am ple e, others Wh ile as an ext to thi s w Bellor to NF L, 3B Ch ief is r en erg y int sh up wi th ng on e ou n co mi ng be ats he ari the y mi tm en wi thi n pu t all su re we pu blian d transitio re no thi ng de rs tel l usld inkin g rat ely I’m su s we wi ll ma cu rea r ac ou sh ek ws of ou ing we an d ou r the ne thi nk we thi ng . 98 9is lly re er ly. rea me u, mb qu ick ral mo ll ser ve to ve a ga te so on e nu fro m yoI My ph an d if yo u hapr ob - ve sti nt to he ar esden du ct wi ort s. 8 rta ntl y, I wa or Eric Dr Chi ef eff sI re im po 77 4-4 33 t, co nc ern tho se ard in en Edi tor in st thi ng an d, mo ur vo ice he he ar it. co mm f the fir the Ed im wa nt to dre ss is ed iwa nt yo r. nte nt. , cm -li fe. co lem , I ad to do as pr ov ide a pe k ou r co em ail s I ch ec if thi s pa bs ite y de r My wi m, we r a .co hie f wa pr int pr od th Ou life portunit o da y, ul ed wi is the op tor @c m-st 50 tim es a pd ate d ou r sta ff ll be fill ne ws im pa ctfmty wi ople whms rsi nk of co l Dive with pe it at lea d I thi pu t tha t va rie ty nts an d the proble t & work titutiona 4 - 3 7 0 0 to and solve to interac for Ins 9 ( 9 8 9 ) 7 7l_diversity.htm ork ed to stu de ld office or ll. L 31 y. stitutiona fer w L we A nit du/In dif r H the ly. a ch.e he R view www.cmi RINE co me s ote mu different WAR h tha t w we pr om ho Ph.D. oo k at il Green, se O’Ne dent
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This “Welcome Week ” there will be no guests in residence halls. At least, that’s what Residence Life officials have said, stating overnight guest not be allowed until s will and guests on week Aug. 26, now need written days will approval by a residence hall director and i all roommates. a This is the first time Cen- s tral Michigan Univ ersity has th implemented this policy, h and Joan Schmidt, director of Resid associate g ence Life, said it stems from problems va during the 20102011 school Fa year. RH “Last year was just awful — wo we start so much earlier than em other schools,” Schm idt T The ban includes said. those on who go to CMU living other hall or off camp in an- sum us. exp She said the new “Welcome inco Week” policy was implement- sen ed to help students bond with lette new roommates, instead of thei old friends from home. Ev “This is the optim um time for students to get to know
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A member of the FA wears a button during a rally in support of Monday in front of Ronan the bargaining team Hall.
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CMU Faculty Association President Laura Frey speaks with membe 97 percent of the FA rs of the media after voted yes on a job action Monday at the Comfor center. t Inn conference
With classes sche ved 97 on what duled to begin Mon percent support, CMU would do day, Central Michigan Universit was taken stude for because of an y Faculty Associati unfair labor led nts if Sunday’s meeting on and administ tion have not reac to a work stopp ra- practice charge filed by the hed an agreeme age by the FA. FA. nt for a new cont Sever al after 21 meetings CMU officials ract resince April. leased statement Both sides retur ned to the s earlier that barga Monday, the FA day confirming voted overwhelmin classes will Tues ining table for five hours gly to allow its barstart as scheduled, day and Wednesday gaining team to despite the prog pursue “any and . No dispute. ress was made; all job actions nece sary,” which rang they will smeet again on 3 e from not show After the job actio p.m. ing n vote, the Rona today at up to teach to not attending meetings university offici n Hall. als said they , returning emails considered the and holding offic hours. outcome a THE e “positive developm ISSU ES ent.” “We trust our barg Frey said the unive “We see this aining team to mak e the decision on a willingness to decision as proposed removing rsity has if there needs to teach com- such be a job action, wha groups mencing Monday,” as counseling, t type of job actio might that be,” FA said library Steve n and Smith, director of President Laura public rela- gaini athletics from the barFrey said. tions. ng unit. The vote, which
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think t was tha eligible Roughly 30,000 throughout Mich students ployed o igan have While been forced to short grocery lists after beingen their Central consid- used to ered ineligible for food assis- progr b tance by the Mich am igan ment of Health Servic Depart- tation do es. college e For many college bridge cards, Mich students, program, igan’s form sands of federal food stamp of c distribuThe clo tion, have been used chase food on a mont to pur- a significa hly basis. back to M According to Isabe lla Department of Healt County students h Director Mark Steve Services a month ns, 4,000 throu food assistance cases in Isa- gram gh th bella County had . been closed Hillsdale from March to April, most of known which were stude man nt cases. in the brid “The decision was made to some change the policy back to the ered of w old interpretation of federal reg- thougdeserv ulation. The federa ht did l regulation tance required that stude . nts work at “I had tw least 20 hours per week or be that enrolled in a traini definite ng to be eligible,” Steve program ns said. “I
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