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w Medical school names philanthropy chair, 4A
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Homecomingattendance down from the ’80s
Longer liquor hourscould raise state funds
RHD has seen decades of change
nathan kostegian/staff photographerLinda Van Loon, right, takes notes during a council meeting Tuesday for Beddow Hall. Linda has served as the residence hall director for 37 years.
float, sink, swim
paige calamari/staff photographerLake Orion freshman Adam Bryce prepares his team’s cardboard boat, The Rum Runner, Tuesday evening in the Engineering and Tech-nology Building.
By Lonnie Allen Staff Reporter
Linda Van Loon can re-member waking up in the morning with a cup of coffee in hand and looking out her apartment window at a dif-ferent Broomfield Road.
“Broomfield was a two-lane road then and to the south of it was a cornfield,” said Van Loon, the Beddow
residence hall director. “I re-member watching deer and pheasant run between the corn rows.”
That was Oct. 5, 1972, a much different Central Mich-igan University when Van Loon started. She has now been the RHD for Beddow Hall for 37 years.
Today, the cornfield is the Student Activity Center, Kel-ly/Shorts Stadium and Rose Arena, Van Loon said.
“This university was rough-ly less than twice the size it is today,” Van Loon said. “The ideal size of growth was projected to be 11,000 stu-
dents.”
A time of unityToday, with enrollment
double it was then, Van Loon said she can remember a time of more personal interaction from students in her hall.
Students have new tech-nology everywhere, Van Loon said. Only a few students had a television in their rooms in 1972. When they wanted to watch TV, they would gather in the recreation area, she said.
“It was a time to gather
Students look up to Van Loon as a mother figure
By Randi ShafferStaff Reporter
Bar patrons in the Mount Pleas-ant area and all over Michigan might be able to hold off on that last call for two more hours.
A bill moved to the state House would allow any establishment with a liquor license to extend the current last call to 4 a.m. for a $1,500 fee.
For another $1,500, establish-ments could begin serving alco-hol at 7 a.m. Sundays.
President of the Michigan Food and Beverage Association Edward Deeb said there have not been any votes taken on the bill by the House or the Senate, though action is expected to take place soon.
“It’s coming up for discussion sometime later this week,” he said. “As to whether or not it’s passed sometime currently or sometime
the following week — we’re not sure.”
Under Michigan law, licensed establishments are only allowed to sell liquor between 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. every day but Sunday. On Sunday, the current liquor law allows bars and restaurants to sell alcohol between the hours of noon and 2 a.m. Monday.
Deeb said the goal of the new licenses is to make money for the state treasury.
“This is part of the movement by (Gov. Jennifer Granholm) to attract more funding to help deal with the deficit budgets,” he said.
LocAL bArs: no thAnksDeeb said it was hard to say how
many Michigan bars and liquor retailers would take advantage of the new licenses. But he expected those located in busy metro areas to purchase the new permits.
Don Bissell, co-owner of the Blackstone Bar at 212 W. Michigan St., said while he believed the new
Some downtown bars don’t see necessity
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By Connor SheridanStaff Reporter
Many students are prepping for the football game this Homecoming weekend against East-ern Michigan University.
Others are encasing themselves in card-board.
The 12th Annual Cardboard Boat Race, sponsored by Central Michigan University’s Engineering and Technology Department, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rose Ponds next to the Student Activity Center.
These corrugated corsairs will not be racing for doubloons but, for some, to get full credit in their EGR 120: Introduction to Engineering course.
Participants must sit three to four in a boat, paddle along the north Rose Pond, carry the boat over the land bridge, then drop it in the
south Rose Pond and paddle down around the statue, all while competing against several other teams in the water and for the best time overall.
“There are usually 100 kids plus, (and) trials of five or six teams at a time,” said Livonia se-nior Steve Roell, four-year member of the CMU chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
for the giggLesWhile the competition is required for EGR
120 students, many of the members of ASME are competing for the thrill of it.
“We’re entering two boats, mainly against the other student groups. It’s just another fun project for us to do,” said Battle Creek senior and president of ASME Jeremy Worthington.
Students build cardboard boats for Saturday’s race
A RaCe | 2A
By Jake MaySenior Reporter
Once the reason thousands of alumni come back to Central Michigan University, the Home-coming football game now plays second fiddle to rivalry games.
University officials said the rea-son is not simple and cannot be pared down to one item.
Instead, they say fewer students and alumni attend homecoming games because they want a game with more impact and a larger at-mosphere, said Athletics Director Dave Heeke.
“The additional 10,000 to 12,000 we normally get to the Homecom-ing games are alumni,” Heeke said. “That’s been true through the years, and it was a signa-ture event. They would come for the atmosphere, for the school.
Game impact, economy reason for fan fluctuation
WeekendSchedule
TODAYw 6 a.m.: Alumni takeover begins at Modern Rock 91.5w 8 p.m.: Chippewa Rock Rally in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium
SATURDAYw 8 a.m.: 5K run and Miles for Medals run/walk starting at Finch Fieldhousew 8 a.m.: Alumni continental breakfast outside Powers Hallw 8:30 a.m.: Lot 63 opens for tailgating for students with external sound systemsw 9 a.m.: Homecoming parade begins in Lot 22 to downtown Mount Pleasantw 9 a.m.: Alumni Village near Rose Pondsw 10 a.m.: Cardboard boat race at Rose Pondsw Noon: Football kickoff against Eastern Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadiumw 8 p.m.: African American Social in UC’s Maroon, Gold and Chippewa rooms.A HoMeCoMiNG | 5A
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todAyw A bcA mentor fair will take place at 2 p.m. in Moore Hall in rooms 110, 112, 114 and 116.
w the chippewa rock rally will begin at 7 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium.
w the school of rock’s “blood, sweat n’ tour” will perform at 7 p.m. at the Broad-way Theatre, 216 E. Broadway St.
w the Alumni takeover will begin on WMHW 91.5 Modern Rock and will last all weekend.
w the mount Pleasant Lions club is hosting a chili supper from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mount Pleasant High School, 1155 S. Elizabeth St.
sAturdAyw A “miles for medals” 5K run/walk and 1 mile run/walk will begin at 8 a.m. at the Finch Fieldhouse.
w the cmu homecoming Parade will kick off at 9:30 a.m. from Lot 22 to downtown.
w the mid-michigan body and soul festival will begin at 10 a.m. in Finch Fieldhouse Room 110.
w comedian craig robinson will perform at 7 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium.
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sihang zhang/senior photographerWyoming sophomore Jason Vasquez, left, and Lansing freshman Nichole Humes dance in the crowd at Latin Taste Test Monday evening at Bovee University Center Rotunda.
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bill would help those liquor retailers in busy metro areas, it would not do anything for those in Mount Pleasant.
“That law they’re trying to make would help the ca-sinos down in Detroit,” Bis-sell said. “It would hardly do anything for us up here. We’ve talked about it, and it’s just not really anything that we would want to do. There’s no good reason on our part to want it.”
Courtney Snodie, an em-ployee of Marty’s Bar at 123 S. Main St., said she highly
doubted her establishment would purchase either per-mit because of possible li-ability issues.
“I think that, at 2 a.m., people have had enough to drink, and that just causes all sorts of liability issues,” she said. “We’re happy at 2 a.m. curfew.”
Snodie said she under-stands workers with odd shift hours could take ad-vantage of the opportunity and Marty’s could profit from the license purchase, but she does not believe the permit is worth the risks.
“I would say that there is money to be made, but the thing of it is that, at 4 a.m. in the morning, people that have been out drinking don’t need anymore to drink,” she said.
Deeb addressed the con-cerns about an increase in drunk driving accidents.
“We’re always concerned as an industry about drunk driving,” he said. “We cer-tainly don’t want any law to cause a number of casual-ties or fatalities to increase. We don’t want that hap-pening. If this is passed, we urge people to be careful as usual.”
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“We’ll kick butt, we’ve got plenty of smart people and two boats.”
It might be easy to imagine a cardboard boat as simply a box big enough for a few peo-ple to sit in with paddles, but teams going for the win are putting much more thought into their design and con-struction.
In-depth calculations re-garding surface area and buoyancy are a must for a successful vessel, especially because each team is only allotted a very specific ma-terials list consisting of card-board sheets, duct tape and “liquid nails” that can be used as caulk or glue.
“It just seemed like a cool idea. (We’re building) a ca-noe with a triple-hull de-sign,” said Lake Orion fresh-man Adam Bryce.
He was waterproofing the underside of “The Rum Run-ners” hull Tuesday with a roll of duct tape.
cAnoes PoPuLAr choiceCanoe-inspired designs
were a popular choice in the building room in the En-gineering and Technology Building because of the slip-stream design. The wedge-shaped ends of a canoe allow it to cut through the water effectively. But it also comes with hazards.
“Canoes are sweet as long as you don’t tip them,” Bryce said.
The long, relatively narrow shape makes this a constant concern.
But historical performance was a strong consideration as well.
“Whoever won, we tried to copy that boat,” Bryce said. “It was a canoe.”
The “Rum Runner” crew is hoping to get its boat done early before the rush of con-struction Friday, but Roell seems to be looking forward to it.
“I see it getting done very late Friday night, under the gun and with plenty of alco-hol,” Roell said.
race |continued from 1A
socially without the Black-Berry or laptop because they didn’t exist,” Van Loon said.
One of the biggest chang-es in the residence halls Van Loon has experienced at CMU is the transition from single-sex to co-ed halls.
“I think there were a lot of upperclassmen who were excited about co-ed living when the topic first came up,” Van Loon said. “It was what the residents wanted. They asked for co-ed and we provided that for them.”
Sweeney Hall will be the last to go co-ed next fall. Three years ago, Bed-dow went co-ed and Van Loon said it was time for a change.
“I have to say I was excited — I had been working with women for 34 years,” Van Loon said. “The change came at the right time for me.”
‘A weALth of knowLedge’One of the first men Van
Loon hired when Beddow became co-ed was Roch-ester Hills senior Joseph Parente as a multicultural adviser. He said he likes his job and enjoys working with Van Loon.
“People see her as a mother figure — someone who is concerned for you and yet quick to correct you on your grammar,” Parente said.
East Lansing senior Katie Johnson said Van Loon’s life stories are interesting.
“She is entertaining and brings a wealth of knowl-edge and a lot of respect to her staff,” Johnson said.
Over the last 37 years, Van Loon has had recent freshmen move in whose mothers also lived in Bed-dow.
“Last year, when I was meeting my residents for the first time, some of my girl residents were surprised to know Linda was still the RHD of Beddow,” Johnson said. “Linda was their moth-ers’ RHD.”
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A cutline on page 3A of Wednesday’s edition should say yogurt lids were collected to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.’
Crown Victorias for police
The Mount Pleasant Police Department purchased two 2010 Ford Crown Victorias for $21,242 each with the permis-sion of the City Commission. The department decided to buy Crown Victorias instead of 2010 Dodge Chargers to save money, said MPPD Director of Public Safety Anthony Gomez-Mesquita. “The biggest finan-cial savings was the fact that equipment we take off will fit exactly,” he said. The older cars will be sold or will replace other cars in the department and po-tential sale money will go into the city’s general fund. The new cars are expected to arrive in eight to 10 weeks. For a full story, visit cm-life.com.
Disability Awareness Month
Disability Awareness Month will show “The Soloist” at 7 p.m. Sunday in Bovee University Cen-ter Auditorium. The 2009 film stars Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. and Catherine Keener and is about a journalist who befriends a homeless musician for a story he is writing. The event is free and open to the public.
Ending the “R” word
“Spread the Word to End the ‘R’ Word” will take place at 7 p.m. Monday in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. This includes a pre-sentation and athlete panel in recognition of Disabilities Aware-ness Month. For more informa-tion, please contact 989-774-3911 or go to somi.org.
Be “Fearless“Are you interested in sports
photography? If so, there will be a “Fearless” exhibit of sports photographs by Jeff Sheng available Monday to 30 in the Multicultural Education Center in Bovee University Cen-ter Room 125 and in the Student Activity Center. The photogra-phy opens up discussion about homophobia and sports at high schools and colleges through-out America. This event is open to the public during regular MEC business hours.
Science & research careers
Careers In Science & Research will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Gold & Chippewa rooms. Students can network with pro-fessionals and hear options re-garding their career and intern-ship options. For details on this and other events, visit
careers.cmich.edu.
M.A.J.O.R. Night Many Advisors Joined under
One Roof will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Towers. Students can speak with departmental advisers, pick up schedule books and begin plan-ning for the Spring 2010 semes-ter.
Central/Western Blood Drive
The first opportunity to do-nate blood for the Blood Battle between Central Michigan Uni-versity and Western Michigan University will take place from noon to 5:45 p.m. Monday in the Emmons Hall Lounge. The blood drive will last until Oct. 22. To schedule an appointment, visit givelife.org, sponsor code CMU. Walk-ins are welcome, but ap-pointments are preferred.
DiningStylesSurvey Online
Students can take the online DiningStyles survey before Oct. 23 and tell how Campus Dining is meeting their needs. The goal is to better understand students’ campus lifestyle and preferenc-es that will help improve overall campus dining experience. Af-ter the survey completion, stu-dents will have the opportunity to enter into a drawing to win a $250 Best Buy Gift Card. Type in college-survey.com/cmu to take the survey.
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By Ryan Czachorskiand Maryellen TigheStaff Reporters
Christopher Rhode thinks Central Michigan University’s old tailgate is back and made a Facebook event to show it.
Rhode, a Mount Pleas-ant senior, created the Fa-cebook event “TAILGATE IS BACK” following Tuesday’s announcement that external speakers would be allowed at
Saturday’s tailgate at Lot 63 outside Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
More than 1,600 people have confirmed they will at-tend tailgate before CMU’s football game against Eastern Michigan University through the event.
“I’m completely shocked. I didn’t think anyone would actually invite their friends,” Rhode said.
Students who want to bring external speakers must reg-ister their vehicles and set up their systems by 8:30 a.m. Sat-urday in Lot 63. Passes can be purchased for $6 through the Athletics Department Ticket Office.
“It seems a lot more lenient. Hopefully people will realize it by next tailgate,” Rhode said.
A 21-person tailgating com-mittee drafted a new policy in August banning the sound systems while also limiting students to six beers or one pint of liquor each, creating an emergency lane, setting up food vendors and more rest-rooms and creating pedestri-an checkpoints.
After tailgating in Lot 63 dropped to roughly 300-400 students in the football team’s first two home games, a group of students, includ-ing Student Government As-sociation leaders, Greeks and
students at large, formed an ad-hoc committee to discuss the issues with the Athletics Department. The department made the change in time for Saturday’s Homecoming game against Eastern Michi-gan University.
Student reactionKelly Lyons, a Muskegon ju-
nior, tailgated on Main Street for the first two games, but will be making the switch back to Lot 63 this weekend.
“I think I’ll go to tailgate over (going to) Main Street, just to check it out,” Lyons said. “I heard a lot of people are going.”
While many students seem happy with the changes, some remain skeptical.
“I think more people will go, but it still doesn’t sound like it will be as good,” said Tyler Emme, a Milford freshman.
Some students are continu-ing to boycott the new tailgate rules.
Shawn Martin, a Warren sophomore, has tailgated at his friends’ house on Main Street and does not plan on going back to Lot 63.
“(Main Street) has been better so far than the tailgate they have here,” Martin said.
Student creates Facebook event: ‘Tailgate is back’Many studentsreturning to Lot 63 with sound systems
A tailgate | 4A
By Mara KierenStaff Reporter
Kathy Wilbur had extra stress on her shoulders in July during her first Board of Trustees meeting as interim university president.
One particular student was adding to that.
Okemos senior Tom Wil-bur, Kathy’s son, went to the hospital only to find his ap-pendix had burst.
While all of Central Michi-gan University remained in the forefront of her mind, Tom’s condition also forced Kathy to step out several times throughout the meet-ing.
“You think it’s the most im-portant thing going on in the day and then your son has
to go to the hospital. It sure puts everything back in per-spective on what is the most important thing,” she said.
Kathy said it was not easy.“We had to spend a lot of
time in Mount Pleasant — he was in the hospital for eight days after the surgery,” she said. “There was a lot of bonding time there.”
Mother-Son relationShip
Tom has spent the majority of his college career with his mother while she maintained the position of vice president of Governmental Relations and Public Affairs.
But as of July 1, Kathy be-came interim university president after the Board of Trustees selected her in April to fill former university presi-dent Michael Rao’s position.
Tom said he is proud his mother was selected.
“I was excited because I knew it was going to be a new
opportunity and a new chal-lenge for her, but I knew she would be up for it,” Tom said. “I was excited that the Board of Trustees would consider her first and foremost for this prestigious job.”
Tom said it is not easy for him to slack at all now.
“(Having her be president) does make me try harder be-cause I know how hard she is working, so I don’t slack off as much as maybe I’d like to,” he said. “She’s busting her butt, so there’s really no excuse for me to not bust mine.”
no Special treatMentTom does not think any-
body looks at him differently because of his mother’s po-sition. Most students do not even realize she is his moth-er.
Aside from his room-mates’ occasional jokes, he said nobody treats him dif-ferently.
“Part of the challenge in
a job like this is even if you know someone, whether it is your son or daughter that’s a student, or a neigh-bor, niece or nephew, you have to think of the broader aspect and the broader im-pact of the decisions you’re going to make,” Kathy said.
Although Kathy said hav-ing her son in the school system does not sway her decisions, it is nice to have a different view on issues.
“Sometimes, it provides me with another perspec-tive on policies that we’re considering or that we have implemented,” Kathy said. “In some ways, I think it is quite beneficial for me.”
Tom said although the job is a good one for his mother, he does have one problem with it.
“Well, it’s harder to get a hold of her these days,” he said.
Mother knows bestInterim university president, son share time at CMU
jakE May/staff photographerSanford sophomore Joel Traugott speaks in front of about 35 people Thursday at Grawn Hall Room 100, while pitching his idea, “The Shop-top.” The concept is a computer with an integrated credit card reader that would allow users to forego the current online purchasing system. Traugott received second place. “It’s an old system and it has to go eventually,” he said. “So let’s be the ones to do that, fix that.”
paigE calaMari/staff photographerInterim University President Kathy Wilbur and her son, Okemos senior Thomas Wilbur, meet on occasion for coffee or lunch on campus. Tom Wilbur said few people are actually aware he is the university president’s son.
No State of the University address in sight
By Joe BorlikSenior Reporter
Saginaw sophomore Jeff Wegner dreams of one day owning a cooler that always stays cold.
West Branch junior Nick Fox imagines being able to drive a car that never needs the gas to be refilled.
These ideas and many more were the focus of the Make-a-Pitch contest Tuesday in Grawn Hall.
Twelve students shared their ideas for a project or invention in a five-minute time frame to an audience of around 35 while six judges cri-tiqued their work.
The winner, Alma senior Ja-son Whitmore, received a $500 check.
Chuck Fitzpatrick, direc-tor of LaBelle Entrepreneurial Center, was one of the judges and said the presentations were well prepared and prac-ticed.
“I was impressed,” he said. “We would like to get people from other disciplines and hold competitions at other schools.”
the winning ideaWhitmore plans on using
the prize money to launch his idea, which is is to create a Web site similar to hulu.com, where users can watch televi-sion shows not given air time on cable networks.
Whitmore said the site would create a way to connect the content creators with the advertisers to achieve several things, such as the advertisers paying for product placement.
“I’m pumped,” Whitmore said. “I’ve never won $500 before.”
Vassar junior Molly Bender pitched an idea that could benefit ice tea drinkers.
TV Web site idea wins first place in competition
A pitCh | 5A
By Joe BorlikSenior Reporter
Around this time of year, many colleges host a State of the University address.
But not Central Michigan University.
Interim President Kathy Wil-bur has no plans on hosting one, said Director of Public Relations Steve Smith in an e-mail to Cen-tral Michigan Life.
Instead of presenting an ad-dress to the entire university regarding issues, Wilbur favors hosting several meeting through-out the semester, Smith said.
“The smaller forums are relaxed and conversational which gives President Wilbur a better opportu-nity to hear the interests and con-cerns of students,” Smith said.
Smith said former university president Michael Rao hosted four or five State of the Univer-sity addresses in his nine years as president.
what other SchoolS doSaginaw Valley State Univer-
sity President Eric Gilbertson hosts two all-school forums a year, said Jo Stanley, adminis-trative assistant to the office of the president at SVSU — one in January and another back-to-school address in August.
In addition to that, Stanley said Gilbertson constantly at-tends student forums, teaches a constitutional law course and helps students move in.
Grand Valley State University President Thomas Haas teaches upper- and lower-level chem-istry courses one day each a semester, said Rachel Siglow, executive secretary to the presi-dent at GVSU.
Siglow said Haas hosts an annual all-school forum every year in August and regularly sits down to talk with students.
Western Michigan University President John Dunn, who hosts the State of the University address annually in the fall, does more than most presidents to interact with students, WMU Executive Secretary Elaine Gaudio said.
“I’d say his interaction with stu-dents tops the list,” Gaudio said.
Susan Martin, who has been president of Eastern Michigan University for two years, has nev-er hosted a State of the University address, said Holly Smith, execu-tive secretary to the president at EMU.
the winning $500 pitch
“Tailgating is a big part of the gameday experience and they took it away.”
hotelS See no changeLocal hotels say business
for Homecoming weekend is no different than last year.
The LaBelle hotel prop-erties, which include the Comfort Inn and Suites Hotel and Conference Center, 2424 S. Mission St.; the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 2525 University Park Dr.; and the Super 8, 2323 S. Mission St. are mostly sold out for the weekend, said Vice Presi-dent of Hotel Operations for LaBelle Property Man-agement Glen Stanton.
“I don’t think the tailgat-ing policy has had any im-pact of a negative nature on us at all,” he said.
Other hotels in the area have said the same thing.
“We’re sold out for home-
coming,” said Microtel Inn and Suites, 5500 E. Pickard St., Manager Debra Emery.
Local hotels still think Homecoming is one of the best weekends for business all year, said Rick Rautanen, general manager of Hamp-ton Inn, 5205 Pickard St.
“Either alumni or parents, or fans (are) probably 90 percent of the folks coming,”
Rautanen said.The lower attendance
some hotels experienced at the CMU football team’s home opener could be at-tributed to the distance that Alcorn State University fans would have had to travel rather than the tailgating policy, Rautanen said.
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By Amelia eramyaStaff Reporter
Shaun Leininger is also known as “Shaun 2.0” to the workers in the Woldt IT lab.
Technical Services uses an instant messenger client to keep in contact with one an-other. When Leininger was setting up his account, he re-alized that there was another Shaun that was registered.
“To differentiate it, I logged on as Shaun 2.0,” Leininger, a Midland senior and technical manager of Woldt Computer Lab, said. “Since then, it’s been a running joke that I’m an up-graded version.”
As a technician of Techni-cal Services, Leininger has worked on about 500 orders since his employment in the summer of 2007.
These work orders for tech-nicians consist of fixing com-puters, printers, cell phones, software updates and net-working.
“The first day I came into work, my first job was to set up my workstation — from scratch,” Leininger said.
This was Leininger’s first
time finding someone who spelled their name the same way he had.
“When you upgrade soft-ware on your computer, you normally jump up a level so, naturally, our new Shaun went from 1.0 to 2.0,” Mark Long, assistant manager of Techni-cal Services said.
working with oitFixing computers does not
get boring for workers in the lab, Leininger said.
“Some of the more interest-ing ones I’ve seen around the office have been repairing a laptop that was urinated on at a late-night party and fix-ing up another laptop that was used to club someone in the head. Both didn’t start up anymore,” Leininger said.
Before Leininger was hired at Technical Services, he worked a similar job in Mid-land.
“I sent the managers of the department a direct e-mail, set up an interview and got hired on the spot after acing ‘the box,’” Leininger said.
“The box” is a cardboard box filled with different com-puter parts for identification as a test of basic computer knowledge, he said.
“I built my first desktop from scratch at (age) 12,” Leininger said.
Leininger’s father was a computer hobbyist, and him and his brother would con-stantly experiment with their computers.
“Shaun 2.0 is always around the office and really seems to enjoy his daily tasks,” said-Long.
a great opportunityLake senior Justin Ellen-
wood has been the manager of the Woldt computer lab for two years and an employee for six.
He mainly fixes computers and printers within the lab. Ellenwood also manages a group of technicians.
“I always take some time out to talk to the employees to improve the relationships,” he said.
The printers get really dirty from heavy use and that causes them to streak or jam a lot, Ellenwood said.
At that point, he usually fixes the printer by finding parts.
Ellenwood also does all the software updates, trouble-shoots hardware, maintains data bases and keeps track of servers in the lab.
“It’s a great opportunity to work with OIT,” Ellenwood said.
IT workers wired for the job“Shaun 2.0” finds computer work doesn’t get tedious
victoria zEglEr/staff photographerCentral Michigan Alumni Shaun Holmes opens a package containing a new PC laptop while managing his desk Monday afternoon in the Technical Services Office in Woldt Hall. On average, the IT Staff fixes 8 to 16 computers a day with problems such as wireless connec-tion, spyware removal and troubleshooting software.
By Kelli AmelingStaff Reporter
Connie McCann was named the founding development officer for Central Michigan University’s medical school Thursday.
McCann, the chief phi-lanthropy officer for Central Michigan Community Hos-pital, accepted the offer as Founding Development Offi-cer, which will take effect Nov. 16.
“I am very excited,” Mc-Cann said. “Being a part of the team that helps build the school from the ground up is very motivational.”
McCann was picked for the Founding Development Of-ficer position by the normal recruiting processes. There was a job description posted, which individuals could see
and then submit an applica-tion. It was a formal process where interviews were con-ducted, said Dr. Cam Enarson, interim dean for the medical school.
“We are actually very ex-cited,” Enarson said. “Connie has a very strong background in development. She has had a very successful career at Central Michigan Community Hospital.”
The job will entail major fundraising for the school of medicine, McCann said.
McCann’s specific responsi-bilities include development and operational development of the program for the School of Medicine, Enarson said.
“It’s a fantastic opportuni-ty,” McCann said. “I think that 20 years down the line, CMU is going to look back and the medical school is going to be one of the best decisions they ever made.”
QualificationSEnarson said McCann has
had a long career at Central
Michigan Community Hos-pital at a variety of roles. She has had significant experi-ence in development activi-ties, including development and completion of the Capi-tal Campaign.
The Capital Campaign is an initiative to keep CMU’s posi-tion as an academically rigor-ous university. With the cam-paign, the university seeks to raise academic standards, strengthen discovery and creativity, promote econom-ic development and invest in educational and cultural partnerships, according to the campaign’s Web site.
“We think she’ll do a great job with the program for the school of medicine,” Enarson said.
McCann is ready for the fu-ture of her new position.
“I think it is a very exciting and prestigious time for the university,” McCann said. “To be part of that is a great op-portunity for me.”
Connie McCann named development officerPhilanthropy official to begin Nov. 16
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By Seth NieteringStaff Reporter
Interim University Presi-dent Kathy Wilbur said she was surprised Wednesday night with students’ inter-est in sustainability.
“I mean, the students have definitely driven that agenda,” Wilbur said.
Wilbur held her first open forum in the Troutman lounge, the first presidential open forum in more than three years. It was the first of four forums to take place in residence halls, with the next one at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Larzelere Hall lobby.
Students understand ef-ficiency usually means less money being spent, she said. If the university saves money, tuition is less likely to increase.
Wilbur said sustainabil-ity is why there are so many renovations occurring on campus.
“On a campus as old as ours, there is a great deal of constant maintenance. We’re working to improve
that,” Wilbur said.During the forum, Wilbur
discussed the CMU 2010 plan put into effect several years ago. The plan was a series of goals that the uni-versity dedicated itself to completing by 2010. One of the goals was to get stu-dents more involved in the university.
“(The plan) was to make the campus much more student-centered,” Wilbur said.
The key To changeAbout 25 people attend-
ed the forum. Before the question-and-answer por-tion, Wilbur introduced herself and pressed that the students are key for any change.
“The best advocates for the university are the stu-dents. They are important for any change or transi-tion,” Wilbur said.
Ideas were taken from stu-dents and others involved in the university during the planning process of the Bo-vee University Center reno-vations.
“A post office was the No. 1 request. So there will be a post office in the UC when it’s finished,” Wilbur said.
Justin Petkus, a Hudson-ville junior and Troutman resident adviser, said he was impressed with Wilbur for meeting with residents.
“I think it’s great she is making herself available. It shows that she cares,” Pet-kus said.
Tuition is something that is important, too, Wilbur said.
“The cost of tuition has a very high impact on a stu-dent’s future,” she said. “It decides whether a student comes for a first year, and even decides if they come back for a second.”
Troutman Hall Director William O’Dell said it was a great idea for Wilbur to start these forums.
“We have an interim president who, knowing our campus may have a lot of questions right now, comes to meet with students and listens to them,” O’Dell said.
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jeff sMith/staFF phOtOgrapherInterim University President Kathy Wilbur speaks to students Wednesday night at an open forum in the Troutman Hall lounge. This is the first of four forums to take place in residence halls, with the next on Nov. 3 in the lobby of Larzelere Hall.
Her idea is to create an ice tea pack, hot or cold, that will speed up the boil-ing process and can fit into a bottle of water.
Bender said she’s been thinking about the idea for a couple of years.
“I drink iced tea everyday and it takes a long time to prepare,” she said. “( With my idea), you wouldn’t have to boil it.”
Midland senior Baron Kimble has an idea he said would help all college stu-dents.
Kimble, who has been working on it for about a month, plans on provid-ing tax help for low-income
earners.“Everybody needs their
taxes done,” he said. “I guarantee you’ll be seeing fliers around for this and I’ll be getting calls.”
Fenton junior Nicholas Laue wants to help people in third-world countries with his idea.
Laue plans on creating a Web site that would con-nect a portal to sites for stores such as Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
From there, he would take a percentage of the revenue from the money made and donate it to third-world countries.
“It’s a noble business,” he said. “I don’t feel enough people give back any-more.”
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I don’t believe that’s the case anymore. That’s chang-ing now.”
In the last 20 years, football attendance has fluctuated. In the ’80s, the average atten-dance was more than 24,000 at Homecoming games. In the ’90s, it dropped drastically to an average of about 20,000.
In the last 10 years, Home-coming attendance continues to drop — a 10-year average of about 19,700, a five-year average of about 18,900. The lowest attendance in those five years were 2004 and 2005. Each of those games totalled no more than 17,000 people.
The average attendance for the last 20 years is 19,721.
“Things have changed with the competition of television and watching multiple games instead of one,” Heeke said. “That may dilute the atten-dance.”
Heeke said the expecta-tion for Saturday’s game against Eastern Michigan is between 20,000 and 25,000, which would be similar to last year’s 22,114. Comparatively, last season, 30,302 people sold out the anticipated rivalry game against Western Michigan University, the most people to watch a game in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
“A downturn is directly attributed to the success of the team,” said Tony Voisin, assistant director of Student Life. “Alumni live very busy lives, with kids and school activities. To make a com-mitment to bring family up is difficult and if the team is not that successful, it’s a hard sell.
“We had success for years and years and years. That’s how it became an annual
tradition. There were a few years we’ve lost back-to-back-to-back. And that hurts us, but with players like (Dan) LeFe-vour and Antonio (Brown), people are looking to make a stronger commitment.”
alumni absenceDean of Students Bruce
Roscoe said alumni atten-dance is expected to be down as well, especially with recent graduates. He said many re-cent alumni have had trouble finding in-state jobs, forcing many to move out of state for work.
“It’s the economy,” he said. “People are being a little more frugal, especially our young alumni. I don’t know that we’ll find our newer alumni like we’ve seen in years past.”
Since 2005, Heeke said alumni buy tickets for higher-marquee games — the most popular is Western Michigan
University at home. Eight of the 10 highest attendance games in Kelly/Shorts Sta-dium history were games against WMU.
In the last four years, Kelly/Shorts Stadium broke its all-time largest stadium crowds record against WMU. In 2006, the 30,000-mark for the first time with a crowd of 30,027.
Heeke said the football team’s record directly contrib-utes to whether fans attend the homecoming game or any game in Mount Pleasant.
“Central in the ’80s was the dominant football program in the Mid-American Confer-ence, always competing for championships,” Heeke said. “The homecoming game was a focal point. Today, we are re-building that tradition. There was a time in the ’90s when our football program was not successful and people decided not to come because we were not winning.”
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A lot of credit goes to Student Government Association Jason Nichol, who fought hard to have the ban lifted. He’s still fighting and continuing to open up greater communication between students and the tailgating committee.
The new amendment to the tailgating proceedures will allow students to use external sound systems starting at 8:30 a.m. on game days. The external sound systems will be placed in spe-cific locations. In order to uphold
safety standards, students with the systems will be told what to do in emergency situations.
Although the other tailgating rules will not be changed, this is a big step toward students having their voices heard.
The lifting of the ban may seem trivial. But if students had not voiced their opinions and simply dealt with the ban, nothing would have changed. The administration would have continued to push students around.
Nichol has done a terrific job working as a liaison between the student body and the CMU administration. His dealings with the adminstration has been ef-fective thus far. SGA is making an impact around Central Michigan University and will hopefully con-tinue to do so.
Nichol has started a student ad-hoc committee that will work with university officals. This committee will act as the voice of the student body. It will work to make sure that tailgating procedures are bet-ter understood between students, administrators and police.
Students should be aware of the power they have at the university. When they become organized and band together to make a differ-ence, goals have a much higher rate of succession.
The lift on the ban is evidence of this. Hopefully, students will not give up.
The lift on the ban also shows what can happen when the ad-ministration opens its doors and effectively listens to students. The ban, along with the other restric-tions at tailgate, should not have been established in the first place. It was a waste of time on every-one’s part.
If emergency vehicles coming into tailgating was the reason for not having external sound systems, the athletic department should have simply installed new expectations for students, like they are now, insteading of having the systems banned.
The procedures for tailgating still are not where they should be. But as long as students keep the pressure on the athletic depart-ment and university officials, the rules can continue to be changed to include what students deem acceptable, not just what the uni-versity deems as suitable.
The ban on external sound systems during tailgating has been lifted. Students can once again play music in Lot 63, starting with
the homecoming game Saturday against Eastern Michigan.
EDITORIAL | Administration lifts external speaker ban after pressure from students
A joyful noise
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A class act Program Board made a good
impression this week by announc-ing it was bringing three informa-tive and entertaining speakers to Central Michigan University in November.
Two of the speakers are high-profile comedians Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter of Comedy Central’s “Michael and Michael Have Issues.” The third speaker is journalist and author Chuck Klosterman.
We commend Program Board for bringing speakers of great student interest to CMU.
Black and Showalter are sched-uled to speak in Plachta Audito-rium at 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Though the two are comedians, they will not perform standup. Instead, they will speak about their show and incor-porating comedy into their speech.
Klosterman, the author of “Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto,” is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 in Plachta Auditorium. He has written for Spin and Esquire magazines.
Both events seem intriguing and will hopefully attract many students.
Fabolous was the first big show that Program Board, in conjunc-tion with On The Fly Productions, put on this year and it was a flop. Attendance was low, ambience was poor and Fabolous’ DJ mistak-enly referred to CMU as Michigan State.
It’s great to see Program Board heading in a new direction with the entertainment it is bringing to campus. Trey Parker, the creator of South Park, came to CMU a few weeks ago and was a big hit with students. He paid his way to Mount Pleasant and was intellectually stimulating. Hopefully, the speak-ers coming in November will have the same effect Parker had when he visited CMU.
Some students may not be too familiar with any of the speakers. But with backgrounds they have, it should be enough to attract a good audience to at least come out and hear what they have to say.
Next month will be the true test of how well Program Board is spending its money. From how it currently stands, Program Board is heading in the right direction by diversifying the people they’re bringing to campus.
Chances are the gamble will pay off.
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“I’m not going back until the rules are clear,
enforceable and realistic.” Jamelle Dooley,
Illinois senior
C M Y O u | Are you going to tailgate at Homecoming this Saturday?
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“I think it’svery good. I definitely
believe in it.”Sarah Cook,
shepherd freshman
“I’m not planning on going back
until they change the
alcohol policy.”Andrew Vettel,
flushing sophomore
“Now that the rules
have changed, I might go and
see what it’s like.”Jedidah Harper,
Detroit junior
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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
I hate to admit it, but texting during class sucks. It is annoy-ing and disruptive.
So pardon the interruption to your personal life, but it is time for class. Turn the phone off.
Students may think there is no harm in texting or checking Facebook and so on while sit-ting in class. However, there are people around you who would probably disagree.
As a nontraditional student and working most of my life before starting college, cell phone use and texting has never been an issue for myself during class. It is a habit for me to turn off any device that would be disruptive. Of course, I am not perfect and I have had a phone go off in class. It is embarrass-ing. But I have never had the audacity to answer the phone in class.
That actually happened in one of my classes at Grand Rapids Community College, where a classmate answered a call during lecture. This has yet to happen to me at CMU.
Here, I have experienced students texting away during lecture as if it was a social norm.
I guess I missed the memo in the syllabus that turning off the cell phone really meant text when you think the professor isn’t paying attention to you, or only text when they can’t see you.
I can’t understand why this generation of students is texting away while the professor speaks during class.
This is a problem for students sitting around the texter clicking away on the keys of a phone or computer to update their status on whatever social network used. The person next to them is inadvertently distracted.
I just missed what was said because my attention went from the lecture to wondering about my own social network status. Or how many people are trying to get a hold of me by phone because of my neighbor’s in-ability to wait until after class to communicate with friends.
Please shut the phone off during class. How hard is that? To some, it would be like taking away heroin or crack from an addict. I am serious. I believe it is that kind of a problem for some people.
Texting is the preferred way of communication, according to a survey from eROI, which looked at a sample of 283 high school and college students from 29 states here in the U.S about the way students communicate today. Texting remains supreme with 37 percent selecting it as their preferred method of com-munication.
Maybe a jamming system for cell phones in classrooms could be installed. But one way that could work for sure is if students step up, take the responsibility of being an adult and shut off their phones.
Use the class for learning instead of texting.
Lonnie AllenStaff Reporter
I have been asked to clarify some remarks that I made in a publication that hit newsstands on Wednesday.
The comment in question is a joke that I made saying that I wish a woman would offer her body rather than money for a pizza delivery.
The key word here is “joke.”For the record, I was a Sexual
Aggression Peer Advocate for six years. I have been part of doz-ens of programs all across the country, promoting the rights of women and condemning offen-sive behavior toward the idea of Sexual Aggression.
My comment was making a ref-erence to a movie called “Lover-boy,” in which a pizza delivery guy becomes a gigolo for hire.
I made the joke that while it has never happened to me, it is a fantasy that I wouldn’t refuse.
The joke that I made was made
in sarcasm, and did not, in any way, depict an act of anything non-consensual.
To those who took offense to it, I apologize.
I wish you would have gotten the sarcasm rather than taken it literally.
However, any thoughts that I, or any of my affiliates, specifically The Cabin and SAPA, are in any way promoting the objectification of women, can be dismissed.
To boycott The Cabin or accost SAPA members about one joke made by me personally would be a misplaced act of aggression.
Was my joke crass?Yes. Was it, perhaps, in bad taste? Sure. But does it promote Sexual Ag-
gression or the objectification of women?
No. If you disagree, please, come
talk to me about it personally. I would love to set the record
straight. But don’t take it out on my
place of employment or my for-mer colleagues — they have done nothing wrong.
Finally, I will say that joke does not appeal to everyone.
I have received mixed reactions to my joke by males and females alike.
You don’t have to agree with it, you don’t have to like it.
That is your right. But you don’t need to be afraid
to have me deliver a pizza to you. I’ll hand you your food, you
hand me money, and the transac-tion is over.
And I promise that if you make a joke that I don’t find funny, I wont condemn you for it.
Braden ThompsonThe Cabin employee
Pizza man: Statement was a joke from Wednesday’s story
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Central Michigan Life won 31 awards in the 2009 Michigan Press Association Collegiate Editorial Com-petition.
The competition put CM Life up against other Divi-sion I schools including University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Western Michigan Univer-sity, Eastern Michigan Uni-versity, Grand Valley State University and Wayne State University.
“It’s always an honor for the newspaper to be rec-ognized in state, regional and national awards,” said Jake May, a Grand Haven junior and 2008-09 editor in chief.
The MPA contest is the only statewide col-legiate newspaper com-petition.
“CM Life usually wins a lot of awards in every cat-egory. This year, it won the most in (Division-I),” said Director of Student Me-dia Neil Hopp. “I think the most prestigious award is journalist of the year, based on the criteria you have to meet.”
JournalisT of The yearB r i a n
M a n z u l l o , a Saginaw senior and current edi-tor in chief, is the 2009 Journalist of the Year.
The stu-dent who wins must have done something special to advance the cause of col-legiate journalism, Hopp said.
The judge in this category said about Manzullo: “Wow! What an incredibly diverse young man. He is able to capture an audience and float with them through the story. Very telling.”
“The pitch was all the stuff I was doing online,” Manzullo said.
He started the Chip Shots Weblog while follow-ing the CMU football team last year, posting midweek takes, photos and live up-
dates from games. He then served as online/multime-dia editor in the spring.
Manzullo designed CM Life’s new Web site over the summer and has been instrumental in its up-keep.
“We want to increase our Web presence and take advantage of what the In-ternet can do,” Manzullo said.
It marks the second year in a row CM Life has earned the Journalist of the Year. Former CM Life reporter Alex Piazza won the award in 2008.
“Each year we do well, and this year was no excep-tion,” said Assistant Direc-tor of Student Publications Kathy Simon.
oTher awardsOther notable awards
CM Life received included best news photo by Jessica Scott, blog by Manzullo, news story by Lynn Fischer
and a sweep of the feature category with stories from Daniel Monson, Brad Canze and Caitlin Foyt.
“It makes it worth the hundreds of ads that we de-sign,” said Lindsey Reed, a Livonia senior and CM Life advertising manager, who won Best Black and White ad award. “Amongst our ad staff we’re going to do our own competition to get re-ally creative ads.”
The staff of CM Life de-cides which ads and stories will be entered in the com-petition, which is judged by an out-of-state press asso-ciation.
“For the department and the program, it’s just re-warding for the students to have their work recognized,” Simon said. “It’s also ben-eficial for our advertisers to know we’re giving them out-standing efforts in creating effective advertising.”
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By Randi ShafferStaff Reporter
Kelsey Guiliani has experi-enced deer accidents firsthand.
Last week, the Wixom junior was involved in her first car-deer accident.
“We were in the right lane, driving home,” she said. “We were on the highway going 70 miles per hour, and a momma deer jumped out in front of us and we just hit it.”
Isabella County drivers re-ported 1,114 car accidents in-volving deer in 2008, and similar figures are expected in 2009.
Guiliani said she immediately pulled over to the side of the road to make a series of phone calls, including her parents, 9-1-1 and a tow truck.
Brent Rudolph, deer research specialist for the Michigan De-partment of Natural Resources, said there are a lot of factors contributing to the number of local car-deer collisions, includ-ing deer numbers, the number of registered vehicles and the number of miles for which those vehicles are on the road.
“We have lots of deer, lots of roads and lots of drivers,” he said. “If you have lots of cars, and lots of deer — then you’re going to have them coming to-gether.”
whaT To doRudolph said Guiliani did the
right thing after the accident.He said after a driver hits a
deer, the driver should pull over to the side of the road, turn on their vehicle’s hazard lights and call 9-1-1 to get an emergency response and provide informa-tion for the accident report.
Though following the right steps after an accident occurs is important, Rudolph said the best decision is accident pre-vention.
“Collisions can happen any
time,” he said. “Late October and early November are the times when deer are most ac-tive. Drivers need to be more aware — watch the road, watch the edges of the roadway. If you see (a deer) standing still, that might mean that there might be another one running behind it. It can be pretty unpredictable.”
Rudolph said drivers should drive a little slower and remem-ber to avoid a lot of distractive behaviors, such as texting, while behind the wheel.
Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said driving with more light, when possible, is better.
“One of the first things (driv-ers) could do is, whenever pos-sible, make sure you have your bright lights on if they don’t in-terfere with oncoming traffic,” he said.
Mioduszewski said by keep-ing their vehicle’s bright lights on, the driver would have a bet-ter chance of noticing moving deer by their reflective eyes.
“Use your peripheral vision to check ditches and look for deer eyes,” he advised.
Mioduszewski said from now until the snow flies, drivers are going to see a lot more deer near the roads than in the summer.
Road encounterscould rise this year
d e e r s e a s o n
County sheriff:Peripheral vision prevents accidents
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SpOrtS Weekendcm-life.com | Check the Web site Saturday for a live chat on the football game against the Eagles.
Can they beat
Eastern?Matthew StephenS/Presentation editor
Head coach Butch Jones addresses the CMU football team after Wednesday’s practice with the 2007 Mid-American Conference Championship trophy behind him to motivate his players.
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last chancew Homecoming is the last Saturday home game of the season, 3B
game Breakdownw Sports Editor Andrew Stover breaks down this weekend’s football game, 4B
win streakw The soccer team enters the weekend on a seven-game win streak, 4B
crucial stretchw The volleyball team faces NIU and MAC West-leading Western this weekend, 5B
douBle threatw The women’s basketball incoming class features twin guards, 5B
Big tenw The field hockey team plays at Indiana and at Michigan State, 6B
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Eastern Michigan has not had a winning season since 1995.The Eagles have combined for 16 wins since 2004.
Yet, CMU has lost four of the last five meetings, and in two straight years.
By Andrew Stover | Sports Editor
The football team collectively kneeled five yards away from coach Butch Jones as he barked orders at the end of Wednesday’s practice inside
Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Behind him: the 2007 Mid-American Confer-ence Championship trophy, used to grab the attention of his players.
Last year, one loss in the conference was enough to lose out on a chance to play at Ford Field in Detroit for the MAC Championship. Against winless Eastern Michigan (0-4), a slip-up Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium for Homecom-ing would be costly.
But, oddly enough, a loss is plausible. EMU, despite winning 16 games in the past five years without a winning season, has beat CMU in four of those five years, including the last two.
CMU’s Jones, on the other hand, has won as many games in his first two years at coach in 2007 and 2008. But he has yet to beat the Eagles.
“If Eastern hasn’t demanded our players’ respect from especially the last couple years, I don’t know what will,” Jones said.
Back-to-back upsets have made EMU a target game
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Ron English
Eastern Michigan Eaglesw Season Record 0-4w Points Per Game 16.8 w Total Offense 1108w Scoring Defense 1464
Butch Jones
Central Michigan Chippewasw Season Record 4-1w Points Per Game 30.2w Total Offense 1854w Scoring Defense 1529
Photo Courtesy eMu athleCti Media relationsFirst year coach Ron English will try to keep the Eagles win streak alive against CMU Saturday.
Matthew StephenS/Presntation editorCMU head coach Butch Jones is winless against Eastern Michigan in his head coaching career at CMU.
By Andrew StoverSports Editor
First-year Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English was not happy with his team’s performance after starting the season with four losses.
He said the Eagles have not been able to score when they need to score, they are not taking advantage of good field position and they have yet to eliminate big plays from the opponent’s game plan.
“I think what Coach English described is basic football,” CMU coach Butch Jones said.
But as the Eagles have stum-bled to 0-4, basic football has been hard to come by.
EMU has been outscored 37-0 in first quarters this sea-son. And the Eagles have given up 276.8 rushing yards per game, second-worst in the na-tion.
CMU, on the other hand, has the Mid-American Confer-ence’s second-best rushing of-fense (157.6 yards per game). Jones said running the ball will remain a priority regardless of the opponent.
“For us, offensively, it all starts with us up front and the run game each and every game,” he said.
EMU does have the nation’s best pass defense (89.2 yards per game), but it gives up 30.8 points per game.
The oTher sideOffensively, injuries and
inconsistency has plagued EMU’s attack. After the team lost senior quarterback Andy Schmitt for the season be-cause of a torn ACL, English has given junior Kyle McMa-hon the start. McMahon was supposed to be redshirted but, once the team learned
the extent of Schmitt’s in-jury, his red-shirt status was taken.
Junior line-backer Nick Bellore said there are a lot of similari-ties between
Schmitt and McMahon.“They’re pretty similar.
They’ve got good arms, they’re crafty quarterbacks,” he said. “They can take it down and run. Both of them are real ath-letic guys.”
After EMU’s game against Temple, Temple coach Al Gold-en said McMahon does not get the recognition he deserves for his speed. Jones said he agrees with that assessment.
“He brings the mobility phase. Not only does he have good size, but he can really run,” Jones said.
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ProfileWith Andy
Schmitt out, M c M a h o n takes over with expe-rience. He threw for 1,118 yards in 2007 and 2008.
Why to WatchFirst-year coach Ron English
originally wanted to redshirt McMahon. When Schmitt was deemed out for the year, Mc-Mahon jumped freshman Alex Gillet on the depth chart.
ProfileD e s p i t e
rushing for just 14 yards last week against Tem-ple, Priest has rushed for at least 83 yards in the three other games.
Why to WatchEMU ran all over Michigan
and Northwestern and, if EMU has a chance in this game, it will have to control the clock and stay balanced.
ProfileH a t c h e t t
is averaging more than nine tackles per game, good for seventh in the MAC.
Why to WatchHatchett will be the key
defender who tries to slow down the MAC’s second- ranked rushing offense. CMU averages 157.6 rush-ing yards per game.
ProfileL e Fe vo u r
leads CMU in rushing and is 10th in the MAC with 275 yards and has five rushing touchdowns.
Why to WatchEastern Michigan ranks sec-
ond-to-last in rushing defense nationally, giving up 276.8 rushing yards per game.
ProfileCotton has
received the brunt of the work at run-ning back with the inju-ries to Bryan Schroeder and Tim Phillips.
Why to WatchThere is a reason EMU is the
best team in the nation against the pass statistically. Teams run the ball against the Eagles, and they run a lot. Cotton will see plenty of carries.
Profile B e r n i n g
and fellow l i n e b a c k e r Nick Bellore are one tackle apart in total tackles (Bel-lore has 44, Berning has 43).
Why to WatchEMU has failed to rush for
more than 50 yards in two of its four games. But in the other two games, the Eagles ran for 172 yards and 179 yards against Big Ten opponents.
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Central Michigan Life || Friday, oct. 9, 2009 || 3B
It is only the second week of October, but the home football season is already about to reach its peak.
Saturday, CMU faces in-state rival Eastern Michigan in its annual Homecoming game.
Students and faculty will welcome back old friends and alumni as everyone gets together for a Saturday after-noon football game.
But the game will most likely be the last home game of the season with that feel.
The team’s following three games are all on the road and CMU will not play at home again until Nov. 11, a Wednes-day night.
While the university is almost adjusted to the annual midweek home game, the atmosphere won’t be the same around Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Most students and faculty will be hustling over from their last class and other meetings they normally have to attend on a Wednesday night. It also will be tough to get alumni back for the midweek game.
The team’s last home game, which could be a game with enormous conference implications against North-ern Illinois, takes place the day after Thanksgiving, when most students will be home for the weekend. Attendance for the NIU game could go either way. Either people will take advantage of the break and make the trip to Mount Pleasant or relax at home.
The game against Eastern
Michigan could be the last op-portunity for everyone to get together in a normal football game day atmosphere.
rivalry followed by rivalry
With one of CMU’s in-state rivals coming to Mount Pleas-ant this weekend, the following week awaits the other. Next week, CMU will travel to Ka-lamazoo to play rival Western Michigan.
It will be interesting to see how many students, faculty and alumni make the game.
CMU brought a strong group of fans two years ago, when the Chippewas defeated the Bron-cos in a freezing cold midweek game to clinch the Mid-Ameri-can Conference West title.
Although the season is only half over and the weather has yet to turn permanently cold, but CMU’s opportunity for a traditional gameday atmo-sphere is almost gone.
Home sweet home
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By dave JonesSenior Reporter
The Eastern Michigan football team will play CMU on Saturday without the player who orchestrated back-to-back upsets against the Chippewas.
Senior quarterback Andy Schmitt went down with a torn ACL in the team’s 45-17 loss against Michigan on Sept. 19.
Prior to his injury, Schmitt was 51-for-81 passing for 428 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions.
Taking his place will be junior Kyle McMahon, who started the conference open-er last week against Temple, but came away with a 24-12 loss.
“We know all about Mc-Mahon,” said coach Butch Jones. “You can’t hide what you see on film — he’s a very talented individual with great speed. He’s a dual threat that throws the ball extremely well and we know that he’s going to be a great challenge.”
In that game, McMahon
completed 25-of-36 passes for 230 yards with one in-terception. He also rushed three times for nine yards.
He was, however, able to lead the Eagles on a 51-yard drive in the fourth quarter, finished by a one-yard Ter-rence Blevins touchdown run.
“We feel like he’s just as good as Schmitt, if not bet-ter,” said senior cornerback Josh Gordy. “Maybe he’s a little more mobile. But we still have to be on our game. We can’t let our guard down just because Schmitt is out. McMahon’s a great player and a great athlete — we just have to be ready for him.”
No reruNsIn last year’s regular sea-
son finale, Schmitt complet-ed 58 passes for 516 yards and five touchdowns en route to a 56-52 Eagles win.
The loss officially kept the Chippewas from their third consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship game.
“That was a funky game plan,” Gordy said with a laugh. “We probably won’t see that again. But I think it’s going to be a regular game plan this time and, as long as we stick to our keys and do what we have to do — hustle to the ball and put
in some great effort — we’ll be all right.”
A repeat performance is less likely with the Chippe-was near the top of the con-ference in passing defense, Gordy said.
Central Michigan is sec-ond in the MAC in pass de-fense, allowing 170.8 yards per game. Eastern is first, allowing 89.2 passing yards per game.
“I think the way our second-ary is playing is in direct cor-relation to our front seven,” Jones said. “We’ve got to do a great job up front — that’s where it stems in our defense — and it trickles to the back end. So we obvioulsy have to play great team defense.”
Schmitt entered his fi-nal season third all-time at Eastern Michigan in pass-ing yardage (6,350), passes completed (556), passes at-tempted (885) and total of-fensive yards (5,439). He was a MAC All-Academic selec-tion last year.
EMU’s Andy Schmitt will not be a worry for CMU defense Enjoy the season
of football while you still canSenior quarterback
tore ACL Sept. 19, out for season
Missing Schmitt
Andy Schmitt’s 2009 statisticsw Completion %: 63w Yards: 428w Touchdowns: 2
4B || Friday, oct. 9, 2009 || Central Michigan Life cm-life.com/category/sports[SportS weekend]
By Matthew ValinskiStaff Reporter
The CMU soccer team will attempt to continue one of its best starts in school his-tory this weekend.
Central (9-3, 4-0) will play Ball State (4-7, 2-2) at 4 p.m. today and Miami (6-4-1, 2-1-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday, both at the CMU Soccer Complex.
The Chippewas won seven consecutive games and are tied for first in the NCAA with nine shutouts on the season.
“It definitely puts a target on your back,” said senior forward Amanda Waugh. “Teams are going to be com-ing out a little harder against you.”
After starting the first eight games of the year, Waugh has come off the bench in the last four. But she sees it as a way to make the team play at its peak for the entire game.
“I know that Chelsi (Ab-bott), (Laura) Twidle, Molly (Gerst), the girls starting over me, have been giving really good minutes,” she said. “If I’m able to give good minutes off the bench and we’re able to maximize our forwards, then that’s what I want to do.”
Central has not allowed a goal since Michigan State’s Lauren Hill scored in the 76th minute on Sept. 6, and is 7 minutes and 21 seconds away from setting the school record for most consecutive minutes without allowing a goal.
ball sTaTeThe Chippewas play a Ball
State team that is third in the MAC in goals per game at 1.45, and has only been shut out in three games this sea-son.
The Cardinals are led by senior Megan Ridley, who
already tied her total goals from last year with four and has two assists to tie her for third in the MAC in points (10) on the season.
Ball State is coming off a 4-3 loss to Toledo in which the Cardinals went ahead 3-0 in the first 40 minutes of the game. Toledo came back and scored four, including three in the second half to give Ball State its second MAC loss.
This marks the second consecutive season the Chip-pewas have started MAC play 4-0, but coach Tom Anagnost said with how the season ended last season, it should make the team stronger.
“Having gone through something like that, you tend to gain from that expe-rience,” he said. “I’m hoping that experience from last year can get us to where we are playing better at the end of the year.”
Waugh said the biggest difference between this year and last year’s team is the depth the team has.
“This year compared to last year, we are able to rely on so many more people,” she said. “We’ve been getting some re-ally good minutes from dif-ferent faces.”
The redhawksSunday, Central could have
one of its biggest challeng-es in the MAC with Miami (6-2-4, 2-1-1 MAC) coming to Mount Pleasant.
Winners of two consecutive MAC games, including a 4-1 win against Bowling Green in their last game on Sunday, the RedHawks are tied with Central for first in the MAC while having allowed nine goals on the season.
Miami has allowed more than one goal just once, in a 2-1 loss to Dayton on Sept. 18. The RedHawks also are second in the league with 19 goals.
The RedHawks have not won in Mount Pleasant since a 2-1 win over the Chippewas in 2001.
Centralto host Cardinals, redHawks
s o c c e r
File Photo by Jake MayCMU junior Valerie Prause has one goal and three assists this season.
g a m e b r e a k d o w n
No upset this year; CMU wins bigSports Editor Andrew Stover
breaks down Saturday’s noon football game against the Eastern Michigan.
QuarTerbacksEastern Michigan took as big
a blow as possible when starter Andy Schmitt went down with a torn ACL in Week 3 against Michigan. Schmitt ranks third on EMU’s career passing yard-age list (5,867), tied for fourth on EMU’s career touchdown passes list (33) and is second in EMU’s career completions list (607). He completed an NCAA-record 58 passes last year against CMU, but it is now up to junior Kyle McMahon.
This is not McMahon’s first action of his career. He had 1,118 passing yards between 2007 and 2008 coming into the season, and he is more mobile than Schmitt.
Advantage: CMU. McMa-hon can operate the EMU of-fense, but LeFevour has had eight touchdowns in the past two games. LeFevour will run wild against the Eagles’ soft run defense.
ruNNiNg backsEMU running back Dwayne
Priest is fourth in the Mid-American Conference in rush-ing yards per game (78.8). The 5-feet, 9-inch, 190-pound back has a blend of power and shift-iness that has garnered CMU’s attention.
CMU will use the mix of Par-is Cotton, a shifty runner, and Bryan Schroeder, who is more north-south. Schroeder is ex-pected to see an expanded role after missing playing time to a lower body injury.
Advantage: EMU. CMU run-ning backs will have a prime opportunity to rack up yards against the nation’s second-worst rushing defense. But through the first five games, LeFevour has been the main rushing threat for CMU.
cMu offeNsive liNe vs. eMu froNT seveN
Teams have not passed against the Eagles because they do not have to. EMU’s pass de-fense is best in the nation (89.2
yards per game), but teams do not pass often against the Eagles because they have too much success on the ground. Weakside linebacker Andre Hatchett is seventh in the MAC in total tackles, but that is expected when teams run as much against a defense as Eastern’s.
Advantage: CMU. EMU is giving up 276.8 rushing yards per game, and that trend will not end Saturday.
eMu offeNsive liNe vs. cMu froNT seveN
The Eagles have had mixed results running the ball. Two games have yielded 50 rush-ing yards or less. The two other games saw totals of 172 and 179 rushing yards. When pass-ing the ball, EMU has given up nine sacks.
CMU’s rush defense, led by linebackers Nick Bellore and Matt Berning, are third in the MAC against the run (135 yards per game). It is also third in the MAC in sacks (9).
Advantage: CMU. Expect Priest to have success running the ball, but not to the extent of Ike Nduke last week at Buffalo
cMu wide receivers vs. eMu secoNdary
Arizona has been the only secondary able to slow down CMU’s aerial attack. Deep secondar ies at Buffalo and even Michigan State could not stop the Chippewas from spreading the ball around to different receivers. Whether it is senior Bryan Anderson, junior Antonio Brown or junior Kito Poblah, CMU has too many weapons on the perimeter.
Advantage: CMU. Do not expect the Eagles to hold CMU anywhere near 89 passing yards (EMU’s season average) even if CMU is running the ball with success.
eMu wide receivers vs. cMu secoNdary
EMU senior Jacory Stone
is tied for ninth in the MAC with 5.75 re-ceptions per game. Last week, he caught eight passes for 85 yards against Temple. But CMU’s most important unit from last year is its secondary. The Chippewas have depth and continuity in the backfield from game to game.
Advantage: CMU. The Eagles will not come close to the 58 completions they had last sea-son against CMU, but part of that is their offensive philoso-phy. When they do pass, they will not be nearly as successful.
coachiNgRon English has a back-
ground which includes de-fensive coordinator stints at Michigan and Louisville. But whether it is because of a lack of talent or inexperience on his part, it will take a while for the Eagles to turn it around.
Advantage: CMU. CMU’s Butch Jones is 0-2 against EMU, but focus has been the theme this week. If CMU has a letdown, it is not because of preparation.
iNTaNgiblesA home game against a win-
less opponent on Homecom-ing should favor CMU. But the Eagles have won four of the last five games in the series, includ-ing the last two. It is a rivalry which may excite EMU a little more than the Chippewas.
Advantage: Even. Everything seems to be in CMU’s favor, but the recent history certainly sways toward the Eagles’ side.
PredicTioNThe past five games in the se-
ries have been decided by less than a touchdown, and three of those games have needed overtime. LeFevour said to ex-pect a close game, but it is hard to agree. This year. the close-game trend is over.
CMU 42, EMU 14
Jacory Stone
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By D.J. PalomaresSenior Reporter
The volleyball team has a chance to get to the top of the Mid-American Confer-ence West division this week-end.
The team plays Northern Illinois at 8 p.m. Friday in DeKalb, Ill., and at 7 p.m. Sat-urday in Kalamazoo against Western Michigan. A victory in Kalamazoo could tie the West division.
“Northern Illinois and Western Michigan are both tough schools, and in our division,” said coach Erik Olson said. “On top of that, Western is our biggest rival. It’s an important weekend.”
Northern Illinois has got-ten off to a slow start with a 1-3 conference record. The team has an offense led by sophomore outside hitter Al-lison McGlaughlin, who has 233 kills this season.
“Northern Illinois has real-ly powerful outside hitters,” said middle blocker Kaitlyn Hurt. “If we don’t get our hands low and strong over then net, she is going to be a real problem for us.”
NIU’s offense has struggled against the block this season as it has given up more than two blocks per set, second highest in the MAC.
Western michiganFor the last two seasons,
the home team has won the CMU-WMU game. The Chippewas (11-4, 3-1 MAC) made the trip last season to Kalamazoo near the end of the regular season and were swept in straight sets. The match included a 36-34 loss in the third set.
“They bring out the best in
us,” said junior Lauren Krup-sky. “There is always a high intensity and a great level of volleyball. We are hoping to crush them in their own place.”
The Broncos have arguably the toughest offense in the MAC. They lead the confer-ence with a .226 hitting per-centage and rank fifth in kills and blocks.
“Western Michigan is a very well rounded team who plays very consistently,” Ol-son said. “They have had a lot of roster changes lately.
We don’t know what we are going to get, but we will go there, adapt and compete.”
Western has won its last eight matches. The team has not dropped a match since a five-set loss Sept.15 against IPFW.
“We are taking the right steps so far to be MAC cham-pions,” Hurt said. “We have to keep our record clean and, if we keep doing what we have been, we will do pretty well.”
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Central Michigan Life || Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 || 5B
By Aarron McMannStaff Reporter
The men’s and women’s cross country teams look to solidify their rosters Friday at the Michigan Intercolle-giates hosted by Calvin Col-lege in Grand Rapids.
In anticipation of Pre-Nationals on Oct. 17, many of the top runners on both sides are expected to rest this weekend, while young-er runners will get an op-portunity to show what they can do for the future.
“We never want to run our kids back-to-back weekends unless it’s abso-lutely necessary,” said cross country director Willie Ran-dolph. “Right now, we’re re-ally just trying to solidify the roster, by one spot if necessary.”
Sophomore Matt Lutzke, who has been battling in-jury all season and ran in the Sept. 18 Spartan Invi-tational under the weath-er, will lead the men.
“My goal is to try and make sure I run better than last race (in East Lansing) and (be) mentally tough,” Lutzke said. “This is going to be my race to see how in shape I am.”
Randolph said he hopes the race will help him im-prove his form.
“He is going to be focus-ing on getting himself into extreme shape,” Randolph said. “He’s been injured a little bit but, hopefully,
he’ll shake off some things be-cause he’s a top athlete.”
J u n i o r A d a m S m i t h , sophomore Wade Bu-chs, freshman Giddeon Kiptoo, freshman Jothan Lagat and redshirt fresh-man Nathan Sanchez will round out the men’s lineup for Friday, said assistant coach Matt Kaczor.
Senior Riak Mabil, ju-niors Sammy Kiprotich and Chris Pankow, sophomore Jeremy Kiley and freshman Tecumseh Adams will all sit out this weekend.
Juniors Kylee Kubacki and Raeanne Lohner will
lead the women’s side.Other Division I schools
competing Friday include Eastern Michigan (men), Michigan State, Oakland, Michigan, Detroit Mercy and Western Michigan (women), in addition to 21 other Division II, Division III, NAIA and community colleges.
The men’s team moved up to No. 13 in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Associa-tion poll for the Great Lakes region released Monday.
Ranking just above CMU are fellow conference foes Kent State (10), Miami (11) and Eastern Michigan (12).
The MAC Championships are Oct. 31 at Ohio.
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By Aaron McMannStaff Reporter
The women’s basketball team will have three new fac-es in the lineup when it takes the floor next month at Rose Arena.
Guard Jalisa Olive (5 feet, 4 inches) of Chicago, Ill., and 5-foot-10-inch twin sisters Ra-chel and Stefanie Mauk, of Lima, Ohio, will join the Chippewas.
“They all bring a huge com-petitive desire and a scorer’s mentality,” said coach Sue Guevara. “Considering the style all three play, I see them contributing this season.”
Guevara’s staff was the first program to offer scholarships to the Mauk twins. Both girls were three-time first-team all-con-ference at Bath High School.
The guard tandem said they liked the atmosphere and style of play at CMU and would not go anywhere without one an-other.
“I really liked the coaches, campus and team, and it re-ally was a big factor that they offered both Rachael and I, because we weren’t going to go anywhere where were we both couldn’t go together,” Stefanie said.
R a c h e l Mauk said she a p p re c i a t e s how her high school and CMU com-pare to each other.
“We re-ally liked how they played because it was similar to how our high school played,” Rachel said.
Rachel averaged 17.4 points per game as a senior and was named first-team All-Ohio by the Associated Press, while Stefanie averaged 15.9 points per game as a senior and 18.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as junior, garnering second-team all-state honors last season. They also received scholarship offers to play to-gether at Akron and Buffalo.
chicago neWcomerOlive comes from Bogan
High School, where she led the team to a 23-7 record and No. 18 ranking while averag-ing 13 points, 3.4 steals and 2.1 assists per game as a se-nior, earning all-state honor-able mention from the Illinois Basketball Services.
“I liked the team and the great coaching staff,” Olive said. “It’s a great school.”
Guevara said Olive’s quick-ness and defensive tenacity are what made her so appealing.
“I’ve told people before that
I wouldn’t sign anyone shorter than I am unless they knocked my socks off, and she left me shoeless,” said Guevara, upon signing her. “She’s got that Chicago swagger about her.”
Junior Sarah Huff, a 6-foot-3-inch forward from Canal Winchester, Ohio, will redshirt and sit out the season per NCAA regulations after trans-ferring from Marist. She will return for the 2010-11 season with two years of eligibility.
Huff averaged eight minutes while playing in six games dur-ing the 2008-09 season for the Red Foxes. She said academics and the team’s different style of play are what made her de-cide to transfer.
“The school just turned out to be a very poor fit for me,” she said. “It really wasn’t how I thought it would be. Academically, it couldn’t of-fer the same things I was re-ally looking for, like Central Michigan could.
“I really liked the style of play when I first saw this team. I remember thinking that was very much what I en-joyed playing in AAU and high school.”
The women’s basketball team plays an exhibition game with Saginaw Valley State on Nov. 1. Its first regular season home game is Nov. 21 against Loyola-Chicago.
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By Jacob LougheedStaff Reporter
The field hockey team will take a weekend off from Mid-American Conference compe-tition to play a pair of games against Big Ten opponents.
The Chippewas play Indiana at 1 p.m. Saturday in Bloom-ington, Ind., and at noon Sun-day in East Lansing against No.
8 Michigan State.
“ P l a y -ing against a ranked team helps us fo-cus more be-cause they are ranked for a reason,” said s o p h o m o r e
Paulina Lee. “When we played against Ohio State, we weren’t intimidated and we played one of our best games of the sea-son.”
The two Big Ten teams will test CMU’s defense that has al-lowed eight goals in its last five games and ranks second in the MAC with a 2.07 goals-against average.
“I think that both teams that we are facing this weekend are very good offensive teams,” said coach Cristy Freese. “That is why I think that it will be a good challenge for our de-fense. Last weekend, I felt that we didn’t play as strong defen-sively as we did the week before against Ohio State and we need to get that back so we can finish out the MAC strong.”
The Spartans (9-3) are second in the Big Ten in scoring (3.45 goals per match) and goals-against average (1.56). They come into the weekend with a
four-game winning streak.Indiana (7-4) has struggled
against MAC foes, losing to Ohio and Miami while defeat-ing Ball State.
“It is interesting because In-diana is a really good team, but they haven’t done very good in the MAC,” Freese said. “They are sort of an up-and-down team, so I think it will be an in-teresting matchup for us.”
The Chippewas are even with Indiana in past games, with a 6-6-1 all-time record against the Hoosiers.
The break in conference play comes after a CMU lost three straight MAC games and four of its last five.
Freese said weekly prepara-tion has not changed despite the streak.
“I don’t think that either of those factors will play a role in this weekend,” Freese said. “Our first practice every week, regardless if we win or lose, is to get refocused and work on things that need to be improved. We just work to improve, and the fact that we are on a losing streak is irrelevant.”
Big Ten opponents await CMU
Paige CaLaMari/staFF phOtOgrapherThe field hockey team comes into this weekend on a three-game losing streak.
Conference break comes after three consecutive losses
Field HoCkey
Paulina Lee
Ball state (0-5, 0-1 mac) at temple (2-2, 2-0 mac)
1 p.m. Saturday
Temple is first in the Mid-American Conference East division with a 2-0 confer-ence record, 2-2 overall. Its opponent, Ball State, is in a different position than where it was last year.
The Cardinals (0-5) were undefeated at 5-0 at this time last season. Temple uses a balanced offensive attack averaging 185 yards passing and 156 yards rush-ing per game.
Led by junior quarter-back Vaughn Charlton, the Owls lead the MAC East for the first time since enter-ing the conference in 2007. Temple has a dual-threat running game with true freshman Bernard Pierce and sophomore Kee-ayre Griffin, combining for 562 yards through four games
this season.With the exception of the
loss to No. 17 Auburn, Ball State has been competitive in all its games, losing by an average of seven points. The Cardinals have strug-gled to move the ball on of-fense, ranking 115th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in total offense. Ball State is a 14-point underdog.
WmU (2-3, 1-1 mac) at toledo (3-2, 1-0 mac)
7 p.m. Saturday
After a 37-30 win last week against Ball State, To-ledo is in a second-place tie with idle Northern Illinois in the MAC West, behind Central Michigan. Both teams are 1-0 in the con-ference and 3-2 overall. To-ledo, which has two losses this season to Big Ten op-ponents, is an offensive-minded team, led by senior
quarterback Aaron Opelt, who has thrown for 1,704 yards and 14 touchdown passes this season. Toledo’s defense has struggled so far this season, giving up 37.8 points per game.
Western Michigan is coming off a 38-3 loss last week to Northern Illinois. The Broncos have not been productive offensively despite senior quarter-back Tim Hiller throwing for 1,231 yards and eight touchdowns so far this season.
Western Michigan has struggled running the ball this year, coming in ranked 112th in the coun-try in rushing offense with 89.8 yards per game. The Broncos are an eight-point underdog on the road this week.
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focusEven with being an in-state
rival, junior center Colin Miller said the team overlooked EMU in previous seasons.
EMU has had one winning season since the ’80s — in 1995. The previous two years, EMU came into the game 3-8 and 2-9. CMU’s season was all but decided prior to the game.
“In the past, we’ve played them where we’ve secured a bowl or secured a MAC cham-pionship or the West,” Miller said. “The mindset in the past hasn’t been where it’s needed to (be). Definitely not the case this year.”
The last two games against one another, EMU has won, with both teams scoring more than 40 points in each game.
“I can’t put a finger on it of what’s happened in the past,” Jones said. “The last two years, Eastern Michigan has made more plays than us and they won some individual match-ups. I think they executed bet-ter at the end than us.”
Since 2004, each game has been decided by one score, with three consecutive games from 2004 to 2006 needing overtime. Senior quarterback Dan LeFevour said the rivalry will make it a close game.
“Any game between the three schools (CMU, EMU, Western Michigan), you can throw the records out the window,” he said. “It’s going to be a close game. It’s about making more plays and being consistent.”
eMoTioNs boiled overLast year, emotions peaked
prior to kickoff with EMU players taking verbal jabs at CMU near the 50-yard line
during warmups.Late in the half, a penalty
was given to EMU for having too many men on the field dur-ing a CMU timeout. The entire EMU team was on the field, jumping and chanting.
It allowed the Chippewas to extend the drive for a touch-down.
More taunting occurred at halftime, along with an attempt to block CMU from crossing the field to its locker room. EMU eventually won 56-52.
“You can expect that in a rivalry but, personally, it’s not very classy on their part,” Miller said.
Senior defensive end Sam Williams said rivalry games bring added emotion that needs to be overcome.
“Football is not a game of emotion. It’s a game of tech-nique and sound judgement,” he said. “We try not to let emo-tion affect how we play.”
Leading up to Saturday, Mill-er said focus is as high as it has been in quite a while.
“I’ve seen more guys study-ing film this week than the last three weeks,” he said. “The sense of urgency has definitely increased.”
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CMU had problems con-taining Akron quarterback Matt Rodgers and Buffalo quarterback Zach Maynard in scramble situations. Jones said there is an emphasis to con-tain the quarterback and stay discipline in rush lanes.
“It’s going to be critical that we have extreme discipline on our points of pressure on the quarterback,” he said.
EMU was held to 40 yards rushing against Army on Sept. 5 and 50 yards rushing last Saturday against Temple. But in between those perfor-mances, the Eagles combined for 351 rushing yards against Big Ten opponents North-western (172) and Michigan (179).
Bellore said EMU starter Dwayne Priest is an every-
down type of back.“He makes people miss
in tight areas and he’ll also run you over,” he said. “That’s what you want in a running back. They play a lot of running backs, and a lot of them are really tough runners.”
The rivalryDespite not having a win-
ning season since 1995, the Eagles have won four of the last five games between the two schools, including the last two.
Each game since 2004 was decided by a touchdown or less.
“This is a rivalry game for us. We just have to come pre-pared and ready to play,” Bel-lore said. “It’s just a business trip and we just got to take care of business.”
Since 2004 ...2004w CMU 58, EMU 61 (4 OT)
2005w CMU 20, EMU 23 (OT)
2006w CMU 24, EMU 17 (OT)
2007w CMU 45, EMU 48
2008w CMU 52, EMU 56
