April 11, 2014

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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014 | MOUNT | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 78 VOL. 95

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LIFE IN BRIEF GREEK WEEK

TEAM WORK

Take a look at all the fun and philanthropy the Greek Community has been doing for Greek Week 2014.

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UNION TOWNSHIP

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG IN

SMITH HALL?

PAY CHANGE

The Union Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to better define wages, and encourage participation from elected officials. This new policy comes after weeks of debate and allegations of corruption from Union Township residents.

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STUDENT LIFE Mariah Prowoznik | Visual Director Many professors are no longer holding office hours in Smith Hall due to perceived health concerns. Pictured above, Professors Angela Chang, Crina Tarasi, Wallace Weiss, Dr. Kevin Love and Dr. Deborah Gray have all posted notes on their doors directing students to where they have unofficially relocated.

Professors raise questions about safety of Smith Hall during public forum

‘JULIE ANN ART’

By Mark Johnson and Ben Solis Senior Reporter and University Editor

CMU alumna Julie Astrauckas takes her education and can-do spirit to the West Coast and now runs a business frequented by the stars.

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LIFE ON CAMPUS

PURE MICHIGAN

A preview of what Michigan looks like when the seasons are in full throttle.

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Mariah Prowoznik | Visual Director Assistant Professor Steve Dahlquist walks into Smith Hall where his office is located Thursday. “I haven’t relocated because honestly, I don’t spend much time here. I do my research at home, and teach classes in Grawn,” Dahlquist said.

URec officials face tough training, even tougher decisions »PAGE 1B Former basketball player Lowman pleads guilty to retail fraud »PAGE 1B EDITORIAL: Try to censor this »PAGE 4A

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Broadcasting professor charged with Cabin trespassing By Orrin Shawl Staff Reporter

LIFE INSIDE

Professors from the College of Business Administration believe Smith Hall might be giving them cancer. Despite working to address their concerns, university officials have said there is no cause for alarm. “We might be sitting on a time bomb,” said Crina Tarasi, professor of marketing, during a public forum on Wednesday. “When is the next case going to appear?” Five former and current faculty members from the marketing and hospitality services administration and marketing departments have been diagnosed with brain cancer over the past 30 years, according to testimony from various CBA professors. During the last 20 years, two have died from the illness. During a forum between administration and faculty on Wednesday, CBA faculty expressed their concerns — which professors said have been largely ignored — in front of CBA Dean Charles Crespy and Dan Lyons, the environmental administrator for risk management and environmental health and safety.

A Central Michigan University professor was arraigned at the Isabella County Trial Courthouse after being jailed for trespassing at The Cabin. Curtis Sutterfield initially pleaded guilty Wednesday, but Magistrate Sandra Straus suggested a no-contest plea since Sutterfield claimed to not remember the incident. He paid a $350 fine on the day of his arraignment hearing. “I honestly don’t recall. It was that fast,” Sutterfield said at his arraignment. “If I had to formulate a guess, I didn’t want to drive in my condition. I wished I would have called a cab. I didn’t call my wife because I have two young daughters, and I didn’t want

them to be woken up.” Mount Pleasant Police Department responded to a call from The Cabin at 2:16 a.m. on March 23, when Sutterfield was intoxicated and refused to leave the premises. The broadcast and cinematic arts professor was given a breath test at the scene, and registered a blood alcohol content level of .18. He refused to leave the property when asked by management and by Officer Kipp Moe. He was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing. Sutterfield said it must have happened if a police officer and The Cabin manager said it happened. “My citation says that (the manager) also asked me to leave,” Sutterfield said. “I’m sure that if two people are collaborating, then I probably did it.”

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Orrin Shawl | Staff Reporter Central Michigan University professor Curtis Sutterfield pleads no contest at his arraignment Wednesday for a trespassing incident at The Cabin on March 23.

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