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Wednesday, jan. 14, 2015 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 45 VOL. 96
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CMED dean candidate visits campus
No charges filed in Hartnett death investigation No charges will be filed in the death of the 18-yearold Dearborn Heights man who drowned in the Fabiano Botanical Garden pond according to the Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney’s office. The medical examiner determined Michael Hartnett accidentally drowned after Michael Hartnett becoming submerged in the pond “while intoxicated in cold weather.” CMUPD reported that Hartnett consumed beer and liquor at various locations near campus on Oct. 3, 2014 and throughout Oct. 4, 2014. “Words cannot describe the continued heartache we feel for the parents, family and friends of Michael Hartnett,” said President George Ross in a press release. “Michael’s death was a tragic loss.” Hartnett visited CMU during Homecoming Weekend to spend time with friends. He was last seen walking on Washington Street near St. Mary’s church on campus at 2 a.m. Oct. 5, 2014. “Excessive consumption of alcohol is a serious issue at universities across the nation,” Ross said. “There’s no easy answer, no quick fix. This case highlights not only Michael’s tragedy, but the sad and overwhelming impact on those left behind, including his friends and others who were with him throughout the weekend.” Central Michigan Life submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the country prosecutor Tuesday to obtain details of the investigation conducted by the Central Michigan Police Department. Police Chief Bill Yeagley said surveillance footage of Hartnett shows the route he walked on campus before reaching the pond.
Start of the semester is marked by student move-in
By Adrian Hedden News Editor
Although most of her experience took place thousands of miles away in California, Dr. Klea D. Bertakis said the programs she worked carried a similar mission that would surely prepare her to be dean of the Central Michigan University College of Medicine. One of four finalists for the position to replace founding dean Ernest Yoder, who resigned last fall, Bertakis spent the majority of her career at University of California Davis.
There she helped found their medical college, serving as chairperson since 1988. Bertakis completed her residency at the University of Utah College of Medicine in June, 1980. During a campus forum, Bertakis met with university and CMED officials Monday, in the Health Professions Building. At the forum, Bertakis fielded questions about her own experience and what she hopes to bring to CMED. She said the medical school’s mission was similar to the medical college at in the University of California at Davis. “Training physicians to serve the un-
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Daytona Niles | Photo Editor
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rural community.” Gealt also praised Bertakis’ willingness to work with multiple departments across the campus of UC Davis. He said interdepartmental and interdisciplinary learning will be essential to the future of CMED. “There won’t be any issues getting her to work across departments here,” Gealt said. Regardless of who is selected to serve as the new dean, Gealt said the biggest challenge will be to facilitate a relationship between Covenant Health-
3D printers allow students to create something out of nothing
Mariah Prowoznik, Editor-in-Chief
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derserved regions,” Bertakis said. “It really resonates with me because it’s very similar to our mission at UC Davis.” Provost Michael Gealt was impressed by Bertakis’ experiKlea D. Bertakis ence at UC Davis. Gealt said the community engagement Bertakis is involved in at her current school could be valuable to CMED. “She is engaged in her community through the family practice at UC Davis,” Gealt said. “It tends to be a more
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ocated in Wightman Hall, Central Michigan University’s 3D printers may be able to create a multitude of items of out of thin air, but professors are still figuring out how to use them academically. “The possibilities are essentially endless,” said ceramics instructor Greg Stahly. “In a certain sense we’re just trying to generate some interest right now. I think it’s something we haven’t really been exposed to. People don’t really understand the capabilities of a machine like this and how it can be effectively used.” Sahly said the printers can be used for important items, not just trinkets, ranging from small household items to medical equipment. Using computer coding, the printers are programed using a three-dimensional rendering of an object .They are then molded with a filament of ABS plastic of multiple thicknesses to sculpt the objects. The specialized filament costs $43 per 2-pound spool. Objects are weighed
after printing and are priced at 15 cents per gram. Most objects take about two hours to print, but the computer can be programmed to continuously create objects during the day without supervision. “It’s new technology and I think it’s intensely exciting,” Stahly said. “Do we know exactly how we’re going to implement it? No, but I’m not too concerned about us figuring it out.” Currently, there are only three printers on campus, two in the art department and one with human environmental studies. The printer in Wightman Hall’s Photo Print Lab, Room 158, is the only one available for student use. The cost of a 3D printer varies on the w 3d printer | 6
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Daytona Niles | Photo Editor
A mold of Pikachu stands finished in the 3D printer in Wightman Hall, Tuesday, Jan. 13. The 3D printer in Wightman is one of a few on campus.