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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20, 2013 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 38 VOL. 95

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RENEWED HOPE

CMU invests $6 million, lowers standards on scholarships

Hopewell Ranch helps children through equine therapy

By Adrian Hedden Senior Reporter

By Megan Pacer | Senior Reporter TOURNAMENT TIME Central Michigan hosts a tournament this week and will play three straight games at home starting at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Check out the rest of the tournament schedule. w 4B

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EIDMAN, Mich. — After multiple car accidents, Melanie Kelley is lucky to be able to walk again.

However, the same cannot be said for her 12-year-old daughter, Miranda, who suffers from cerebral palsy and autism.

A little more than a year ago, Melanie might not have entertained the thought of Miranda ever walking. Today, it is a possibility, thanks to the Hopewell Ranch in Weidman.

Founded in 2004 by Jodi and Ty Stuber, Hopewell Ranch serves the community by offering equine therapy to the emotionally, mentally and physically disabled, along with several other programs.

COFFINS AND CLASSROOMS Jeffrey Weinstock might well be one of CMU’s quirkiest teachers. Check out the vampire-loving, book-writing professor. w 3A

Christiana Kurtz | Staff Photographer Volunteer Jessica Springstead leads a horse, Sampson, during a therpay session with Crosby Lance and mother Jamie Lance at HopeWell Ranch on Nov. 14.

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HOLOCAUST SPEAKER Murry Sidlin, a distinguished conductor, educator and artistic innovator, spoke Tuesday about the legacy of the Terezín concentration camp prisoners, who, despite monumental suffering, disease and the constant presence of death, found hope and inspiration in the arts and humanities. w 3A

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CPF resolution hits speed bump at SGA meeting

By Nathan Clark Staff Reporter

A resolution to increase the Campus Programming Fund hit a legislative wall Monday after the Student Government Association Senate and House of Representatives voted in opposition to one another.

The resolution requests that the CPF — which funds programs including the SGA, Multicultural and Academic Student Services, Student Activities and Involvement, University Recreation, Greek

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Life and the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center — be increased to $1.8 million. The fund hasn’t been adjusted for inflation since its creation in 2001. It has lost more than $348,000 in buying power over the years and the resolution seeks to change that.

SGA’s House and Senate convened at the general board meeting to vote on several resolutions, with the CPF resolution being the hot-button issue of the night. The Senate passed the resolution and the House tabled it after amending.

Members of the House initially

did not want to vote on the resolution, saying they did not know all of the finite details, such as where the additional money would go to, despite several introductions of drafts of the resolution that were presented at previous SGA meetings.

An amendment to the resolution was introduced in the House by Detroit freshman Andrew Holland requiring that the fund be increased on a yearly basis, contingent with changes of tuition rate for in-state undergraduates.

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Trading Places: Ross, Reimers swap schedules on Tuesday

By Nathan Clark Staff Reporter

Life inside

Jodi herself is no stranger to difficulties. In 2003, she gave birth to her third child, who had died in the womb the day before. She named her Hope.

A year later, Jodi saw a book titled “Hope Rising” as she was browsing in the store, and knew from that moment on how she would move on in her life.

“I kept coming across articles about children and horses, and the healing power of horses, and I really wanted that for myself,” Jodi said. “Out of our tragedy came this triumph.”

What started as a small endeavor with three horses and 12 children has since grown to help more than 3,000 people directly each season.

Jodi and her volunteer-based staff work with people of all ages and disabilities, with autism being the most common. w HOPEWELL | 2A

Central Michigan University is investing $6 million into its merit scholarship programs this year in hopes of expanding the packages available to incoming freshmen.

Bringing total investments to about $61 million, up from last year’s total of $54 million, the program will continue to offer scholarships based on grade point averages and ACT scores.

The GPA requirement was lowered from 3.5 to 3.0 and ACT scores must be at least 21 for students to be eligible. To continue the award, students must maintain a 3.25 GPA. Although admitting the expansion could help address enrollment reductions at CMU, Student Government Association’s press secretary and Royal Oak sophomore Kai Niezgoda worried the initiative does little to address retention and the continued success of CMU’s student body.

“I think it’s a really good move on the part of CMU to make education more affordable,” Niezgoda said. “But there’s been no continued support for continuing students. It feels like we have less value than new students.”

Referring to his own merit scholarship, garnered after high school with a 3.7 GPA, and $2,500 per year at CMU, Niezgoda was concerned that incoming freshman Steven Johnson have an unfair advantage over current students.

The investment offered three merit awards: The Academic Prestige Award, valued at $6,000 a year; the Academic Excellence Award, valued at $4,500 a year; and the Academic Success Award, valued at $3,000 a year.

At $6,000 per year, the Academic Prestige Award could give students $24,000 over their four years at CMU. This is a “$14,000” advantage, Niezgoda said, to his total award of $10,000.

“Students should be supported for their achievements here,” Niezgoda said. “Students who didn’t do so well in high school, but are working harder here also deserve more support. They should be supported for purposes of retention, and for feeling they’re a valued part of our campus. Current students are facing the same financial battles that incoming freshmen will face next year.”

The new program aims to provide aid to 800 incoming freshmen. Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services Steven Johnson said the university re-evaluates financial programs every four to six years, the last review taking place in 2011.

Students were astounded Tuesday morning when President George Ross walked into their classroom with a backpack over his shoulder and sat down to attend their class in place of Student Government Association President Marie Reimers.

To gain a better understanding of what each office does throughout the day — and to get a better view of what’s going on around campus — Ross and Reimers swapped places for the day yesterday.

Ross got the idea of the switch from one of his old bosses back in the ’90s, William Stacy, former chancellor of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Stacy would switch places with the student

body president for a day to better understand what being a student was truly like. “(Ross) called me into his office and I was really nervous, not knowing what he wanted,” Reimers said.

“He told me he wanted to do this switch, and I loved the idea.”

Ross spent his day following Reimers’ schedule, doing everything she would normally do throughout the day from taking care of SGA business to attending Reimers’ classes, going as far as taking a quiz in one.

“I’ve been enjoying the experience,” Ross said. “I can walk through campus, backpack over my shoulder with some ear buds on listening to some Luther Vandross.

This is actually a lot of fun.” w SWAP | 2A

Photos by Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer LEFT: Saginaw junior and SGA President Marie Reimers speaks at the Academic Senate meeting on Tuesday in Pearce Hall. In turn, University President George Ross went to Reimers’ classes. RIGHT: Ross suits up before leaving for a 9:30 a.m. class on Tuesday morning. Ross switched spots with Reimers for the day.

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Participants will receive a coupon for a free large pizza. Walk-ins are welcome. w The 2013 Fall Retirement and Service Award Ceremony begins at 2 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. w ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy,’ a session on how to balance and manage stress, begins at 6 p.m. in the Bovee UC’s Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair rooms on the third floor. w Cardboard City begins at 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. at Central Park. Students will learn firsthand the challenges of the homeless by spending the night without a roof over their heads.

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CORRECTIONS

CONTINUED FROM 1A “We’ve already been putting forward the budget,” he said.

“We look at the total baseline investment dollars. The president is committed to providing for this.”

Johnson said new financial aid programs begin with each new class. He said the university never creates retroactive programs for current students.

“We just don’t have the type of money to look at incoming students, and continuing students,” Johsnon said. “That may be a future investment, but generally you do not implement retroactive programs. We continue to look at financial aid for all students. We didn’t pull any money back from continuing students.”

Further explaining that all of CMU’s merit scholarships are based on high school performance, Johnson said all current funding is directed at the incoming class, but offering retroactive awards for student achievement at CMU may be a future consideration.

In a news release, CMU President George Ross stressed his desire to reward students for success in high school.

“CMU is a first-choice university for students driven to discover and achieve,” Ross said. “They should be rewarded for their academic achievement in high school.”

Johnson said the new investments are intended to create a diverse incoming class and that the new investment is the largest one-year increase the

SWAP | CONTINUED FROM 1A

Correction: The November 18 article “Students,faculty consider importance of attending graduate school” stated that perspective graduate students were required to have a 3.8 GPA to gain admission.

There is no blanket 3.8 minimum requirement, the actual minimums vary from program to program. © Central Michigan Life 2013 Volume 95, Number 38

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Between attending classes and handling SGA meetings, Ross enjoyed sitting in the SGA office, casually dressed with a name tag stamped with “acting SGA president” and talking to everyone who came to the office.

Reimers, on the other hand, was busy throughout the entire day, attending back-to-back meetings with university and local officials as the acting university president.

“This has been very eyeopening,” Reimers said. “I got to talk to a lot of people I normally

university has made to financial aid.

Students with lower GPAs were a demographic that financial aid had not previous addressed, Johnson said. Most incoming freshmen average a 3.2 GPA, and average ACT scores between 22 and 23.

“This is an audience we have not reached before with merit scholarships,” Johnson said. “This will be responsive to a larger group of students. It might make the overall profile higher. We continue to be committed to controlling the cost.”

The new programs, Johnson said, will also allow students to finish college earlier. He named several advantages to students finishing in four years. “(The program) also does a larger philosophical good in helping students complete in four years,” Johnson said. “We want you to complete, so you’re able to hit the market place sooner with less debt. (The program) puts them on a path more aggressively to finish in four to five years.”

Meant to provide incentive to students to complete their degree program on time, Johnson said only one-third to one-fourth of applications will be eligible. The acceptance process, he said, will be focused on students’ future goals and potential while at CMU. “It’s not just the attraction,” Jonhson said. “It’s being able to retain. There’s no advantage to identifying a student enrolled who won’t be successful. We want to make sure they’re successful, but it all falls on the student.”

CPF | CONTINUED FROM 1A organization representatives) talked about the amendment and thought if (the university) is going to increases tuition on us, the CPF should be raised along with it,” Holland said.

Student Budget Allocation Committee chair Kevin White, author of the CPF resolution and head of the drive to have the fund increased, adamantly opposed the amendment during the House meeting.

“The plan is to have the fund re-evaluated every four years so this resolution will have a shot of actually being passed by the Board of Trustees,” White said. “The addition of this amendment might cause it to fail when it reaches the board, as it will weaken the board’s power over the budget.”

House members raised the question as to where the additional money would be coming from, citing a possible increase in tuition to cover the costs, should it be passed by the board.

“Tuition has increased every year, yet the fund did not change,” SGA President Marie Reimers said. “To get the $2 million that was originally calculated, which we dropped to $1.8 million, the cost would be $80 per student a year. Tuition has been increased more than that previously without any of it going to CPF.” Votes from the House resulted in a vote of 61-39, but ultimately the House chose to table voting on the resolution itself until the next meeting.

While the House approved the amendment and tabled the vote, the Senate struck down the amendment and passed the CPF resolution as is.

Brighton senior and Senator William Joseph raised some concerns about the resolution before it was voted on, asking what SGA was going to do with all the additional money it would receive and highlighting an SGA budget update given at the beginning of the meeting that stated SGA still has more than $16,000 left to spend this year.

The CPF resolution was

not the only resolution being voted on during the House and Senate meetings.

They also voted on the divestment resolution, asking the university to stop investing in fossil fuel businesses, a solar resource expansion resolution supporting the development alternative means of electricity and heat generation on campus and a resolution asking for the university to add more funding, space and staff to the Office of Student Disability Services.

The Senate tabled the divestment resolution until their next meeting and passed both disability services and solar energy resolutions.

The House also tabled the divestment resolution until their next meeting, passed the solar energy resolution and tabled the disability services resolution until more information as to where the additional money to pay for the center would come is given. studentlife@cm-life.com

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don’t talk to being the SGA president. The only rough part of the switch is the ‘go-go-go’ nature of being the university president.”

Switching places benefited Reimers by letting her see what it is like to be in a huge position of power in the university, but for Ross, it was all about really getting in touch with the students of CMU. “I get to meet students during special events when I have them over for dinner or have lunch with them, but that doesn’t compare to walking into their class with a backpack and being with them in the classroom,” he said. studentlife@cm-life.com

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Central Review to debut Friday at Park Library The Fall 2013 edition of “The Central Review,” CMU’s undergraduate and graduate creative writing magazine, will debut at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Baber Room of the Charles V. Park Library.

The reading will present a unique opportunity to hear some of the writers read their latest work fresh off the printer in a fun, supportive environment and be acknowledged for their contributions.

The event is free and open to the public. Students and faculty are encouraged to attend.

For more information about “The Central Review,” visit the Facebook page or send any questions to cmucentralreview@gmail.com.

“The Central Review” is accepting submissions for the Spring 2014 edition, with a deadline to be announced in the near future. “The Central Review” accepts work from all CMU students, regardless of major or class standing. If you are a writer, or even if you have never written before, please consider taking a chance to submit your work — the staff cannot wait to hear what you have to say.

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By Ben Solis Staff Reporter

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer English professor Jeff Weinstock administers a quiz in a class Thursday. Weinstock teaches 25 courses at CMU.

COFFINS AND CLASSROOMS Professor, vampire enthusiast maintains a warm heart with students

By Malachi Barrett | Staff Reporter

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effrey Weinstock leaves a lasting impression on students and faculty at Central Michigan

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University, and with good reason.

The following incidents were reported between 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 and 10 p.m on Monday, Nov. 18 by the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

Upon entrance to the English professor’s office, the first noticeable features are the two large illustrations drawing inspiration from Bram Stroker’s “Dracula,” complete with a human heart and an ominous coat of arms.

Scrawled in stylized script reads a line from the novel, “Welcome to my home, come freely and leave something of the happiness you bring.”

This encapsulates Weinstock in a way that is fitting for his reputation among his students.

Underneath his long ponytail and interest in unconventional Gothic lore lies a professor who tries hard to keep his students engaged with a simple philosophy.

“I try my best to treat students in my classes as people,” he said.

“People tend to treat you the way you treat them, and if you belittle your students or infantize them, then they are not going to like you, but if you treat them respectfully, as people with lives, it is reciprocated.”

And it shows.

Weinstock has been awarded the CMU Honors Program “Professor of the Year,” as well as two Excellence in Teaching Awards from the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Science, voted by a

Nov. 12 10:29 p.m. — A 37-year-old Mount Pleasant man was arrested for theft at Ric’s Food Store at 705 S. Mission St. The stolen property was valued at $19.99.

Nov. 13 8:38 p.m. — Officers investigated an assault complaint at 1240 E. Broomfield Road.

Nov. 14 2:59 a.m. — Officers investigated a vehicle that had been damaged at 299 E. Lincoln Road and had property stolen from it.

Nov. 16 1:06 a.m. — Officers investigated an assault complaint at 2000 S. Mission St. A 21-year-old Mount Pleasant man was arrested for assault and disorderly conduct.

10:41 a.m. — Damages to property were reported at 816 S. Franklin St. Nov. 17 1:59 a.m. — An assault complaint was investigated at 2000 S. Mission St. The case will be turned over to the city attorney.

7:59 a.m. — Damages to property were reported at 1523 S. Mission St. 11:36 a.m. — Damages to property were reported at 1299 W. Campus Drive.

1:49 p.m. — Damages to property were reported at 1015 S. Mission St. Nov. 18 7:37 a.m. — Theft from a motor vehicle was reported at 1404 W. Lyons St. 11:35 a.m. — A larceny was reported at 1015 E. Pickard St. 9:04 p.m. — A 31-year-old Mount Pleasant man was jailed for his second charge of driving drunk, at 109 E. Michigan St.

faculty committee.

He said he tries to be accessible and responsive to student concerns, while admitting he is a difficult grader.

On RateMyProfessors.com, he receives high marks in clarity and helpfulness, although students perceive him as very demanding, despite courses with names like “American Ghost Story” and “Vampires in Film and Literature.”

Primarily rooted in 19th and 20th century American literature, Weinstock has been interested in supernatural works of fiction from a young age and has adapted some courses to teach on the subject.

“It’s just always interesting for me to consider the ways that pop culture media reflects larger ideas that permeate a culture,” Weinstock said. “So you see in a vampire film underlying anxieties related to sex and sexuality, and related to issues of race. They find expression in a sometimesveiled way in pop culture.”

This interest has led to some prolific personal research.

Last year, Weinstock was the winner of the CMU President’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity and, by the end of this year, he will have published his 16th book, an encyclope-

Morgan Taylor | Staff Photographer In front of his classroom, English professor Jeff Weinstock tries his best to treat students as people.

dia of vampire fiction.

His zeal continues with involvement in a laundry list of presentations and invited talks, including the recent open forum, “Zombies ‘R’ Us.” “My wife says I’m a workaholic,” Weinstock said, smiling. “The problem that I find is that I get sort of halfway through a project and I’m impatient to start the next.

I just have a lot of interests and I enjoy the freedom to be able to pursue them, to be able to think in a creative way about something.” university@cm-life.com

Sidlin brings defiant ‘Requiem’ to light at CMU

By Katherine Ranzenberger Staff Reporter

Murry Sidlin brought Verdi’s “Requiem” back to an old Nazi concentration camp in the Czech Republic and shared the story with students and community members through the film “Defiant Requiem” on Tuesday.

The story began in Terezin, a concentration camp previously known as a place of relaxation for Nazis. Sidlin said the movement started with one prisoner who led a chorus in Guiseppe Verdi’s “Requiem” in defiance of the Nazi regime.

“When I found reference to the number of lectures and concerts that happened at the concentration camp, I was stunned,” Sidlin said. “This was not a part of the vocabulary of some knowledgable scholars about the holocaust. This camp was a myth.”

Sidlin said music and lectures happened as a front to the torture that happened behind the scenes.

Thousands of musicians were locked up in Terezin.

“Rafael Schächter led the prisoners in song,” Sidlin said. “He brought music with him, including Verdi’s ‘Requiem’ as one piece.”

The prisoners learned “Requiem” in defiance of the Nazis who enjoyed the music. They performed the Latin piece 16 times.

Sidlin said the purpose was to sing the words they could not speak.

“When passion is greater than our ability to express it with common language and words, that is the point that art begins,” he said.

“Art (and music) was how they communicated. Schächter needed

Tianyu Han | Staff Photographer Murry Sidlin gives his speech “Terezín, 1941-1945: The Most Unlikely, Curious, Accidental, Enigmatic, and Inspiring ‘Improvised University’ in History,” Tuesday night in Anspach. “Usually, the facts come out right away. It’s the truth that takes a while,” Sidlin said.

singers to lose themselves in the beauty and power of the music.”

The hidden meanings behind the performance are relatively new according to Sidlin. He said he has spoken with many scholars and other historians about the real purpose of the concentration camp, and most have never heard of the defiance.

“I can’t believe the new films and recordings coming from Terezin,” Sidlin said. “(The stories) have bypassed the children (of the prisoners.) It was the elephant in the room.”

Most of the stories have been passed down from grandparents to their grandchildren. Something is different about the connection between grandparents

and grandchildren, Sidlin said, making it easier to connect and pass on stories of such horrors.

“Much of what is new has come from the grandchildren of prisoners,” Sidlin said. “Usually, the facts come out right away. It’s the truth that takes a while.”

Sidlin said he dreamed of bringing “Requiem” back to the original site of the performance.

“Ever since I learned of what happened at Terezin, I thought it would be the right thing to bring it back,” he said. “This was the first time this story has come home to this place.” studentlife@cm-life.com

Academic senators voted Tuesday in favor of including fixed-term faculty members as permanent fixtures on the governing body.

The proposal, authored in part by fixed-term philosophy and religion instructor Mark Shelton, calls for the allowance of non-tenure track faculty members to participate in Mark Shelton all facets of A-Senate, including votes on senator nominations and committee elections. The language of the proposal and its subsequent amendment does, however, exclude potential fixedterm faculty senators from voting on constitutional amendments.

In order for the proposal to become canon, the A-Senate body must vote in favor of the proposal twice with a two-thirds majority on each vote.

The second vote is scheduled to take place at the next regularly scheduled A-Senate session.

The vote tallied today passed by a slim margin of 63 percent in favor of the measure.

“I hope this passes in the second vote,” Shelton told Central Michigan Life. “This one was right on the razor’s edge.”

Shelton said this particular vote, however preliminary, was a show of good faith from the A-Senate body.

Had they voted it down, it would display A-Senate’s true feelings about the inclusion of fixed-term faculty members and would limit the chances for the fixed-term body to get the kind of inclusion they deem as “acceptable.”

“There are a few different alternatives that I’ve discussed with fixed-term faculty members, and they concluded that this proposal was an acceptable one, the best one for this time,” he said. “If this got voted down, there would be no such inclusion of fixed-term faculty, and we’d have much different proposal than this one.

“This is the right step for Academic Senate, and we can let the future show what was better from here.”

Despite hefty support for the measure within A-Senate, many senators — over many sessions — expressed concern with the proposal.

Among their myriad apprehensions, the balance of and potential shift in power between fixed-term to regular faculty members was a sticking point for some A-Senators.

“My department was not opposed to this amendment, but the concern was in the long run, fixedterm might represent a larger portion of the Senate,” said Sen. Katrina Piatek- Katrina Piatek-Jimenez Jimenez, a math instructor, . “They have different priorities and concerns compared to regular faculty.”

Sen. Christi Brooks, a foreign languages instructor, said changes in membership would create an adversarial relationship between the two parties.

“My department, when looking at this amendment, many people expressed that they are clearly for fixedterm senators,” Brooks said. “However, they feel that this amendment pits fixed-term faculty vs. regular faculty, even if that’s not the intent.”

Sen. David Smith, from the philosophy and religion department, said if the university and the A-Senate body overwhelmingly represented fixed-term faculty, the administration would have a much larger issue on its hands.

“The prospect of the majority eventually being all fixed-term faculty, that just seems highly unlikely,” he said. “In that case, the college would have already gone to hell anyway.”

Shelton agreed with Smith’s assertion.

“That’s worthy of discussion because this is so long-overdue,” Shelton said. “But I doubt (a fixedterm majority) is possible. And even if it did happen, that majority would still be a representative body. That’s all based on how the university is run by the administration and the decisions that they make. It doesn’t seem likely that those are the policies this administration will even consider.” university@cm-life.com

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EDITORIAL | Enrollment plan leaves current students in dust

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MORE MONEY, LOWER STANDARDS

teven Johnson is targeting a new audience to help improve a declining enrollment trend, but

it comes at a heavy price: Our academic standards.

As vice president of enrollment and student services, Johnson has a big role to play as new freshmen enrollment figures plummet to the lowest they’ve been in 16 years.

It’s no surprise that the weight of the enrollment decline has landed on his shoulders. However, his new solution to attract more students to Central Michigan University doesn’t seem to have the rest of the university’s best interests in mind.

On Monday, Johnson’s office rolled out a plan for a facelift to CMU’s scholarship and financial aid packages.

After adding $6 million to institutional financial aid that University President George Ross was “committed to providing for,” an additional 800 freshmen will receive academic merit scholarships next year.

The extra scholarship funding will bring CMU’s total to $61 million and open the awards up to students with

lower, 3.0-3.49 GPAs, as well as the formerly exclusive 3.5+ GPA students.

Award values were also increased.

Most are now valued at $3,000 $6,000 instead of the former $2,500 per year for CMU merit scholarships.

To make CMU appealing to a larger number of students, the university has effectively lowered academic standards by offering a larger amount of money to a lower academic class of student.

There is merit to increasing scholarship funds, but this is not the way to do it. Adding more merit-based scholarships does not mean the university has to lower its academic standards.

In fact, there is incentive for CMU to keep their standards high, as more high-achieving students might find the university appealing if more money is being thrown their way. Instead, they see CMU awarding a broader pool of students for supposed achievement, potentially making CMU less attrac-

tive to students desiring a high-level education.

By reducing the academic talent needed for merit-based scholarships, they lose their value. Students who once strived for excellence can now relax, knowing that Johnson has built them a half-point safety net.

However, the university hasn’t done the same for existing students on campus. The new packages seem to be focused entirely on recruitment, while ignoring retention of current students on campus.

According to university officials, additional money is being used to benefit nearly one third of the typical incoming freshman class. There’s not one mention of any new scholarships for existing students being made available in the future.

Johnson said the investment will assist students in reducing debt and graduating on time, but apparently that only applies to those who have yet to arrive.

While promoting the future of CMU is important for the growth and resilience of the university, it’s even more important not to abandon those who are already here.

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Staff Reporter After having at least one class in Moore Hall every semester for the past four years, I have realized that it is one of the worst academic buildings on campus.

Moore Hall is a drab and unattractive place where students feel uncomfortable and uninterested.

The walls look like a prison, there is no study area or place to get legitimate food, and the desks are not practical.

Not to mention the fact that blackboards and chalk are still on the walls in most classrooms.

In addition to there still being unused chalkboards instead of some paint on the walls, I would sometimes rather take the stairs than go on the sketchy elevators. The lack of up-to-date technology in the building is astounding.

When I walk into other buildings on campus, I’m more motivated and actually feel proud about going to school at Central Michigan University. There is a more modern ambiance and useful amenities inside them. This same feeling does not

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happen when I walk into Moore.

I will say however, that the fourth floor, which houses the journalism faculty, Central Michigan Life and department office, does look pretty nice. Even though the grey and white walls remain in the hallway, four plasma screens and a seating area are right outside a journalism computer lab with modern chairs and Apple computers lining the walls.

I’m not asking for Moore to look like the Education and Human Services Building, but they can at least create a more inviting environment where students actually enjoy being.

Moore is lagging far behind other buildings on campus, and it would be nice to see an Anspach-like renovation occur.

If the technological updates are too costly for the university, then at least they can update the visual aesthetics of the building. Maroon and gold paint on the walls or new tile flooring would be easy updates update and should have been done years ago.

A renovation would be beneficial to the number of students studying communication, BCA and journalism who use this building every day.

The university would be wise to make this a part of its larger campus master plan.

Even though I’m adamant about a Moore Hall facelift, should it happen, I realize that I probably will not be able to enjoy it as much as I would like to, in part, because I’m a senior.

Too little, too late.

Taylor Beaudoin is a junior from Trout Lake who is majoring in psychology.

CM: Describe yourself in three words.

Taylor Beaudoin: Independent, dedicated and loyal.

What is the best part about being a Chippewa?

TB: I like that everyone is a family.

Who is your role model?

TB: My mom. She has done everything on her own, and I respect her for that.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever gotten?

TB: People tend to overlook an orchid when they’re searching for a rose.

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If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

TB: Paris. I have always loved the culture. I’ve done a lot of research on the city and I like the surrounding areas, too.

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Generation Y, also referred to as the Millennial Generation, was born between 1980 and 2000, a population around 90 million strong.

Every generation thinks that they were rebellious, but our generation will be the weirdest group of senior citizens ever.

We are living in the most technologically advanced age in human history. Everywhere you look, teenagers and young adults are glued to their smartphones, computers and tablets.

But do we ever think about who will see this information? Aside from potential job employers, how many teenagers have wondered what their own kids will eventually see on their Facebook accounts?

Our generation hears stories from our parents, but our kids will get to see our entire lives on their computers. They’ll know what we were eating and drinking. They’ll see what television shows we were talking about and what books we were

reading. But worst of all, they’ll get to see all of our embarrassing photos and videos.

Yes, that means they’ll be able to see that picture of you passed out in the large pile of beer cans with permanent marker on your face.

Yes, that means they’ll be able to see that picture of you kissing an ex.

Yes, that means they’ll be able to see every ridiculous selfie that you took of yourself, and they’ll probably wonder what was wrong with you.

Our parents can brag about their generation’s music. It involves traditional instruments, great lyrics and actual talent.

When we’re cruising around with our kids and we flip on the classic channel and Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Skrillex and The Spice Girls come blaring out of the speakers, we might even second guess our own listening habits. However, I can definitely see us embarrassing the hell out of our children when we pull up to drop them off at school while rapping “The Real Slim Shady” or by putting on our bass faces to some old-school Flux Pavilion or Funtcase.

Our generation has also reached the lowest point in the history of linguistics. I’m talking rock bottom.

We are constantly thinking of new words that sound awesome, and we overuse the hell out of them until something even more dreadful spreads faster than gossip in a sorority.

YOLO. Bro. Swag. Cray. Apparently nobody cares about sounding intelligent anymore.

If the next generation plans on surpassing our eccentricity, they’ll have to have some truly bizarre habits.

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“Seeing Without Sight” is a weekly feature in which staff reporter Kevin Andrews, who is blind, describes Mount Pleasant and Central Michigan University from his perspective. This week, he visits Real Food on Campus, the residential restaurant located in the Towers residence hall complex.

Going to one of CMU’s four residential restaurants is usually something most students don’t necessarily think about.

For me, however, it’s a bit more involved, and I’m not saying that’s a negative in the slightest. Sometimes it’s fun, perhaps more fun than one might think.

I’m starving, so I decide to head to the RFoC and grab some lunch. I live in Kesseler Hall, so this is just a hop, skip and a jump away for me.

I walk from the Kesseler Hall lobby into the main lobby of the Towers. I know it is a circular kind of setup so I veer off to the right, past the main desk, in about a 1 o’clock direction, then veer back over to my left.

The greeter on duty, Miranda, greets me, and I hand her my ID to swipe in.

Since the menu varies each day and the restaurent is pretty crazy with stations all over, it’s easier for me to go with a friend or, if I’m by myself, one of the employees working there.

I know the employees at the RFoC pretty well. Miranda and I talk a bit of smack about one of the student managers, Allan, who comes up to assist me.

“Let’s give him something to do,” Miranda says. I sense she’s chuckling a bit, and I smirk in agreement.

Allan reads me what they have for lunch, and I settle on a bowl of soup, a panini and a huge salad from the salad bar.

As we walk around the restaurant, we chat, and I tell him about my recent trip to Disney World. We get to talking about the crazy weather we just had this past weekend.

I sit down and eat my lunch.

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CMU neuroscience program awarded top honors Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and spinal cord injury,” neuroscience program co-director Gary Dunbar said.”

The award was presented earlier this month in San Diego at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting. More than 30,000 neuroscientists from around the world were in attendance.

“We have developed a new way in which we can genetically alter adult stem cells, such as skins cells, to function as if they were like embryonic stem cells,” Dunbar said. “That is, they can possess the flexibility to become almost any kind of cell given the right environment.”

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By Mason Doerr Staff Reporter

The Society for Neuroscience recently named Central Michigan University’s undergraduate neuroscience program as its Program of the Year.

This award is a huge boost for the program, as it indicates that CMU’s approach to training undergraduates in neuroscience is a national model for other schools to emulate.

“Our program has a strong focus on understanding the causes of, and potential treatments for, disorders of the central nervous system, particularly Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease,

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I am in a very wide and open space of the restaurant, which is evident by the way the sound carries. I also know this because there is music playing overhead, which is the case in this seating area.

I finish my lunch and try to locate someone to help me carry my dishes, which isn’t a problem. Since I have my cane, I figure why try to be the hero and balance multiple plates, silverware, a cup and possibly more and risk dropping it everywhere?

An employee who I have never met asks if I need assistance.

He tells me his name is Ravi.

I try to make conversation with him, but due to his accent and the fact he is talking quietly, I can’t really tell what he’s saying, other than something about graduation.

It’s definitely an experience getting food at a residential restaurant on campus.

However, it’s nothing negative, and it’s actually kind of fun, because sometimes I am able to have friendly conversations with people working there who genuinely want to assist in any way they can.

“It doesn’t matter what challenge they’re facing, we don’t look at them through the eyes of a challenge,” Jodi said. “We look at them as a person who deserves respect, kindness and love. That makes it very successful.”

Hopewell offers hour-long sessions once a week for its clients, which are tailored to the needs and limitations of the participant. The ranch is also home to many smaller farm animals that can be used in therapy for children who are not ready to approach a horse.

In addition to riding, children are taught the basic skills and rules of horsemanship, safety and grooming skills. There are also private counseling sessions available if horseback riding is not an option.

“The movement of the horse most closely resembles the movement of the human,” Stuber said. “That’s how sometimes people can learn how to walk by riding horses.”

The only major limitation of the ranch is its availability to take on new families during the summer and fall

months. Luckily, an indoor track was recently purchased and will be built so that the riding season can be extended and more families can be accepted.

Peterson’s family friend, Elsie Devers, was instrumental in securing the indoor track, and will be helping Jodi and her staff set it up come Dec. 1. Devers first discovered Hopewell when she traveled to deliver some horses that were purchased from her breeding ranch, and realized that it was no coincidence that brought her and Stuber together.

Since then, Devers has been a friend and supporter of the ranch and has made several visits. She said the fact that Hopewell is a Christianbased organization is part of what makes it so successful.

“Equine therapy is fabulous,” Devers said. “There’s something about a horse that can get through to children and adults who have physical and mental problems that nothing else can. The inside of a horse is very good for the outside of a person.”

This could not be more true for Melanie and her daughter, who has shown great improvement in her condition ever since her first riding session.

to research space could have a devastating consequence on our undergraduate program.”

According to Dunbar, this conversion will take away from the program’s emphasis on being student-centered.

“We have to put our students in the forefront of our research program,” Dunbar said. “I think there is room for both, but there needs to be a healthy balance between supporting our students and being vigilant not to take away the very opportunities we have provided them to become part of the best neuroscience program in the country.” university@cm-life.com

Christiana Kurtz | Staff Photographer Hopewell volunteer Jessica Springstead pets a horse after an equine therapy session at Hopewell Ranch on Nov. 14. Hopewell provides therapy sessions to both children and adults free of charge.

“We’ve seen phenomenal results with my daughter,” Melanie said. “It puts a smile on her face and brightens her day.”

Melanie, who uses the therapeutic riding sessions to strengthen her core muscles, said the way riding mimics the motion of walking is what helps her daughter. More than being outside with animals and with nature, the therapy brings what one could call a sense of hope to the family.

“It brings joy to my daughter’s life, (and) it brings joy to my life,” Melanie said.

In addition to helping children of all ages, Hopewell

hosts a community garden in the summer months for residents and participating families. On Dec. 1, Jodi will host a winter game day at the ranch for children, which will include hay rides and an I-spy nature walk. The ranch is always looking for more volunteers, and experience with horses is not necessarily a must.

“We are looking for a willing heart,” Jodi said. “They just have to have a willing heart to learn and to love these kids and accept them.” metro@cm-life.com

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“To have it be considered the best in the country was beyond what I had ever imagined,” Dunbar said.

Students graduating with degrees in neuroscience can find a job in many pre-health careers. The field, Dunbar said, is quickly growing and is changing how diseases are being treated.

“I think if our administration continues to support this program, it will continue to grow,” Dunbar said. “However, I do have serious concerns that some of the growing pressure to convert instructional space

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agtk36 Nick Pullano | Courtesy Lapeer junior Nick Pullano, left and Alpena Community College student Kyle Parker, right, film deer hunting in Osceola County for their show ‘Headgear Hunters,’ which is produced by their company P&P Outdoor Productions.

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Student forms P&P Outdoor Productions to document hunting experiences #CMUOpeningDay #6pt #buck #deer

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While many students are hitting the woods in search of a prize buck this fall, Lapeer junior Nick Pullano is taking his passion for hunting to a new level.

During his freshman year at Central Michigan University, Pullano started a hunting production company, P&P Outdoor Productions, with the help of his hometown friend and Alpine Community College student, Kyle Parker.

“Neither of us has family that’s interested in hunting, so it’s just us two,” Pullano said. “We’re obsessed with watching hunting TV shows, so we decided we could make our own and gave it a shot.”

The pair films and edits their own hunting trips for a show that they co-host called “Headgear Hunters.”

In March, their production dreams became a reality when they signed a contract with Hunt Company to have their episodes featured on the company’s YouTube channel.

“It was an amazing feeling knowing that we were taking a huge step in the right direction for the growth of our company,” Parker said. “It really opened the door for our company to grow and become more productive.”

As newcomers in the world of hunting TV, their experience working with Hunt Company has been valuable.

“It’s been an eye-opener,” Pullano said. “We have been able to speak with

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established producers and have formed many more contacts since joining forces with Hunt Channel.”

Working with reputable hunting professionals and TV veterans has taught the pair what it takes to successful.

“We’ve learned that the outdoor industry is a very close one, and there are a lot of great people with many years of experience who are more than happy to give you advice to help you succeed,” Parker said. “It takes a lot of hard work, dedication and time.

It’s really important to find a way to make your show different from all the others.”

Although working with Hunt Channel has been a big break for P&P Outdoor Productions, their future with the company is still up in the air, as the pair discusses their options.

The duo is confident their standing as a production company will provide them with opportunities in the future.

“We have an advantage because we

Yesterday, Fielder got his first deer of the season.

Nick Pullano | Courtesy Nick Pullano’s business is based around his love of the outdoors.

established a production company, not just a show,” Pullano said. “We can have multiple shows that route back to our company. Ultimately, we want to have a successful show on a major hunting network.”

Once things take off, the partners hope to take their company outside of Michigan.

“All of our hunts have been in Michigan so far,” Pullano said. “We are discussing Alaska hunts and maybe some hunts out west, but we don’t really have the funds right now, since the two owners of the business are college kids.”

Between the two of them, they have racked up more hunting experience than one might expect from typical college students.

Among many trophy animals the two have acquired are a black bear and a whitetail buck. The duo said that their passion for hunting stems from an indescribable feeling.

“I enjoy all types of hunting,” Parker said. “There is nothing that can be compared to the experience you get from being in the outdoors.”

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artist spotlight:Cecelia bethuy

Artist finds inspiration in urban design Artist Spotlight is a feature that highlights the inspirations, works and aspirations of art students at Central Michigan University.

Name: Cecelia Bethuy Year: Senior Hometown: Ferndale, Mich.

Major: Graphic design Minors: Advertising and marketing CM Life: What is your favorite medium?

Cecelia Bethuy: I really love print, just because that’s what I knew best in the beginning. Now I’m taking my first web design class this semester, which at first was really frustrating, but now I’m enjoying it more and more.

Where do you draw your inspiration from?

CB: It depends on the project.

Lately, I’ve been working a lot with one topic, sort of spreading it out between several classes. I’ve been doing a lot of projects on urban decay in Detroit, and since Ferndale is a tiny little suburb of Detroit, it’s an issue that’s close to home. Both of my parents are architects, so I’ve talked to them a lot about abandoned buildings and such.

In what type of environment do you work best?

CB: That depends on the project, also. I work best when I have a group of people to bounce ideas off of, so cri-

tiques work well for me. I need people to talk to and brainstorm with.

What is your dream job?

CB: It’s difficult, because there are so many different directions you can go in with graphic design. I think I’d love to work in branding, because I really like working with one idea or identity and spreading it out over multiple platforms.

Why art?

CB: I’ve just always loved art. I was that kid who was constantly drawing on everything. I’m also a highly visual learner, so I think that helped in the natural evolution toward art and design.

Daytona Niles | Staff Photographer Ferndale senior Cecelia Bethuy displays her graphic design portfolio website on Tuesday afternoon in front of Wightman Hall.

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Courtesy Photo | rainbowconnectioncmu.blogspot.com The Rainbow Connection RSO participated in all 24 hours of Relay for Life at CMU last year and sold juice boxes, grilled cheese and tomato soup to raise about $500.

Rainbow Connection RSO aims to help terminally ill children across Michigan

By Kelsey Smith Staff Reporter

With the needs of others always in mind, the members of The Rainbow Connection live to serve.

The registered student organization is a section of its parent organization, which is based in Rochester, Mich. The goal of the group is to raise money in order to grant wishes to terminally ill children in Michigan.

The group has provided great experiences to not only those getting wishes granted, but those providing them as well, said Kelly Gwardzinski, RSO president and Lansing senior.

“We have had so many great experiences being a part of The Rainbow Connection,” Gwardzinski said.

“We have a great group of members who have huge hearts, and it has been so cool to see a campus come together for a great cause.”

The group has already set high goals for themselves, hoping to co-sponsor the wish of a child by the end of the academic year, which comes with a lot of responsibility.

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Be thankful every day With every storefront and business done up in massive red and green holiday displays since Nov. 1, it’s easy to forget about the unwanted stepchild of Christmas – namely, Thanksgiving.

Many students view the Thanksgiving holiday as just a long weekend, a chance to unwind and gear up in preparation for final exams a week later.

“The cost of granting a wish is a major fund that includes any and all amenities for the wish child’s entire family,” Gwardzinski said.

The Rainbow Connection directly impacts the lives of children in Michigan, which is the main reason Lansing senior Kelcey Sherd participates.

“My favorite part of being in the RSO is knowing that the money we raise goes directly to a child and their family from Michigan,” Sherd said. “We give back directly to our community.”

The group has been active in the community and is dedicated to spreading awareness about childhood illness in Michigan.

“In the past year, we’ve participated in Relay for Life, held a Rainbow Connection Awareness event to spread awareness about childhood illness in Michigan, held various social fundraising nights and made birthday cards for the wish children each month,” Gwardzinski said.

The group currently has 20 members, but is hopeful that its heartwarming cause will perk the inter-

ests of students in any field of study.

“We would absolutely love to expand our RSO to more students on campus who might not have heard of us yet,” Gwardzinski said. “The Rainbow Connection is perfect for anyone who wants to work with children, is in the health field or simply wants to play a heartwarming role in granting the wish of a child in Michigan.”

The children the organization helps are what keep its members inspired, Charlevoix junior Hallie Bills said.

“I love being in The Rainbow Connection because we are positively impacting the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses,” Bills said. “Even though what we do seems insignificant sometimes, the smallest things can lift people up and be just what they needed to fight another day.”

The Rainbow Connection meets every other Monday at 9 p.m. in the Lake Michigan Room of the Bovee University Center.

Still, others think of it as a chance to stuff their faces for free, to sleep all day and to have their moms do their laundry for them.

It’s undeniable that the true meaning of Thanksgiving has gotten a bit garbled and stretched over the years.

Despite this, one thing remains true: Beyond all the stuffing and mashed potatoes, the Black Friday deals that start earlier each year and the turkey, it is above all a day to stop and be thankful for what you have.

In a conversation a few weeks ago, my friend brought up a great point.

She said she thought the premise behind Thanksgiving was kind of stupid.

“Why set aside one day to be thankful, when I can do that every other day of the year?”

Her mindset kind of blew me away, and I didn’t have a good response for a while. I got to thinking that people need to feel like that more often.

Maybe one day isn’t quite enough, though it’s a good

starting point. I know it’s not nearly enough for me, as I could stand to think about what I’m thankful for more often.

So, on Thanksgiving, gathered around turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes, be thankful for friends and family, your pets, your boyfriend or girlfriend, or lack thereof.

Be thankful for graduations, weddings and babies.

Be thankful for those 8 a.m. classes and late Friday nights you might not remember.

Be thankful for life and death and everything in between.

But don’t let that feeling diminish with your turkey leftovers.

Carry a piece of that inside you every day of the year.

Some days will be harder than others, I can tell you that right now. But if at the end of the day you can find at least one thing to be thankful for, whether it’s great pizza or an exam that got pushed back, you’re going to be alright in the long run.

I can guarantee you that.

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First impressions are everything, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Jr. doesn’t disappoint.

The Detroit indie band’s sophomore album, ‘The Speed of Things,” is musically diverse, going from electronic rock to retro George Harrison-like guitar tones in transitions of songs.

The album has a solid beat throughout, making listeners want to dance and jam. The lyrics are a roller coaster ride through love and life, taking the listening experience to new levels.

“When all the rain is pouring down and there is no one else around, don’t believe I will ever share my world with anyone but you.”

“Knock Louder” is a great track that stays with lyrics that melt your heart and make you want to look for someone who loves you as much as the character in the song loves.

“If you should be first to pass on, even if I am still quite young, don’t believe that I will ever give my heart to anyone but you.”

It’ll make every listener swoon.

The transition between “Knock Louder” and the single, “If You Didn’t See Me (Then You Weren’t on the Dancefloor)” is a sweet and simple guitar duet that throws back to the golden age of guitar tones.

Then, they bring in the theme throughout the album, a simple synth line that keeps you interested, but is very subtle.

The single itself is enough to make you want to buy the album because of its groovy bass line. The highs and lows emphasized by ambient vocals trailing the synth movement add to the fun of the song.

I don’t know if I can emphasize how smooth this album transitions from song to song.

It’s an art, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Jr. have become the kings of our time. This album is a smooth listen from front to back, with breaks only when necessary.

If they were to play this album through at a show, it would almost seem like one long song.

Listening to “The Speed of Things” is a worthwhile 50 minutes of life and could very well change your view on local bands.

‘THE SPEED OF THINGS’

★★★★★ w Artist: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Jr. w Genre: Indie From upbeat snazzy group vocals tracks to the songs that make you cry because they’re just so sad, this album doesn’t fail.

I spent a week listening to only this because it was so diverse. Buy this album to listen to when you’re on the go or have it on in the background for a party. It’s worth the money, and it supports local Michigan musicians.

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‘Escape Plan’ stars break out of prison and into theaters

By Jake Schmittler Staff Reporter

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have finally joined forces to headline an actionpacked film.

In the breakout hit “Escape Plan,” Stallone leads the cast as Ray Breslin, a lawyer who turns into a prison security analyst. Breslin’s job is to enter a prison and subsequently break out in order to find security weaknesses.

Stallone’s character finds himself in over his head when his latest and most challenging job turns out to be a set up. Things take a turn for the worst when escaping a prison turns from a job into sheer survival.

The all-star cast also includes a long list of familiar faces, like

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Jim Caviezel (“Person of Interest”), Amy Ryan (“The Office”), Sam Neil (“Jurassic Park”) and Vinnie Jones (“Snatch”).

The film offers fewer explosions and gunfire than the typical mainstream action flick, but still leaves the viewers plenty satisfied.

Displaying brain over brawn, Stallone and Schwarzenegger partake in what is more of a mental test than a physical one. Despite this, both actors have no trouble using their classic strength when necessary.

What the first half of the movie lacks in action, the second half more than made up for, as Stallone and Schwarzenegger do what they were put on this Earth to do: Impress audiences in death-defying action scenes.

‘ESCAPE PLAN’

★★★★★ w Rating: R The subtle action of “Escape Plan” is a nice change of pace for both Stallone and Schwarzenegger, who have recently been in major action blockbusters like “The Expendables” and “The Last Stand.”

While the film is not extremely complex or actionpacked, it still provides a solid piece of entertainment.

While somewhat generic, the perfect pairing of an easy plot line, good action scenes and its reasonable timing of 90 minutes, this movie is a safe bet if you are looking to sit back and be entertained.

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What viewers are subjected to in this movie is a clear reection of how Hollywood producers view their customer base: Slaphappy and stupid.

Installing a constant retreat into comic relief, “Thor: The Dark World� capitalized on past fanfare for Marvel’s successful “Avengers� saga, now under the control of Disney.

With a high-powered cast featuring Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman in supporting roles, the film could have been a gripping sequel.

Instead, the movie passes off with very little substance and a brain-melting script.

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outing, filmmakers built upon the bizarre setting with more spaceships and futuristicbut-rustic weaponry. Unfortunately, any innovation in cinematography is painfully overshadowed by the barrage of silly jokes.

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Instead Hiddleston opts for comedy, eagerly pausing during several action sequences to crack a joke - derailing the film from its early momentum.

How many times within the same hour will a crowd of people laugh hysterically at an old man in his tighty whities?

Director Alan Taylor set out to solve this infantile riddle, asking fans to shell out nearly 10 bucks a piece for his twisted experiment.

The use of these mythological characters, taken from the comics of our youth, to cinematically dumb down the rest of society has to stop.

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Men’s basketball will host the Central Michigan Tournament from Nov. 21- 23 while competing with Austin Peay, Montana State and Cal State Northridge.

CMU will play one game each day starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday with Austin Peay, 7 p.m. on Friday against Montana State and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday against Cal State Northridge.

Head coach Keno Davis said the home scheduling will help further into the season.

“When we were putting the schedule together, we wanted to put together as many home games in front of our students and fans,” Davis said. “I thought the travel that we did last year took a toll on us by the time we got into the middle of the conference season.”

All three teams will provide a challenge to CMU. The

Samantha Madar | Staff Photographer Junior guard Austin Keel takes a shot under pressure from a Manchester player during the Chippewas Nov. 8 101-49 victory. Keel finished with 11 points.

“We’re looking forward to playing everybody,” Fowler said. “Every game presents a challenge for us, and they are all equally big games.”

Fowler has continued his superb sophomore season, scoring a career-high 23 points against Pepperdine.

However, he is not satisfied unless CMU wins.

“I have to work hard – my teammates keep me very grounded,” Fowler said.

“We’re never satisfied. We always think we can do better.”

season is still young, which makes judging teams harder for Davis.

“You’re going off of last year’s results and who they have returning,” Davis said.

“I think it’s tough to tell any team in the country how good they are right now. I’m looking forward to the first game.

We have some frustration to take out after that second half against Pepperdine.”

Sophomore guard Chris Fowler is excited for the challenge that each team presents.

With three games in three days, there is a certain level of excitement coming from the team, and Davis can sense his team is ready.

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Women’s basketball is preparing to play at Marquette at 8 p.m. Thursday after falling to Kentucky 74-96 last Sunday.

“I think you always learn from a loss or a win,” head coach Sue Guevara said.

“When you’re playing the No. 7 team in the country, you must have your A game, and I thought we didn’t have our A or our B game (against Kentucky).”

Marquette has won its first three games of the season and defeated the Chippewas 78-74 last year.

“Watching Marquette on film, they might not be as athletic as Kentucky, but they play really hard,” Guevara said. “We played them tough here last year. Defensively, we have to do a better job of keeping the people in front of us and rebounding the ball.”

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