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Friday, Sept. 18, 2009
New Pizza King opening by end of the month Mission location not related to business that burned down By Maryellen Tighe Staff Reporter
A Pizza King restaurant will open in Mount Pleasant nearly two years after the another location burned down in September 2007. Plans to open the business at 600 S. Mission St. are under way and the owners expect the location to be open by the end of the month, though no official date has been set, said co-owner
Daniel Green. Former Pizza King manager Evan Thomas Desjardins set the other location on Preston Street on fire Sept. 16, 2007. He was found guilty of arson and was sent to prison in June 2008. Levi Henning, the former owner of the restaurant that burned down, is not involved with the new restaurant. Green shares ownership of the restaurant with Kyle Schonbok, and the pair also own a Pizza King in Weidman. “There are quite a few people from Mount Pleasant that come out there,” Green said. They expect customers will return to
frequenting the Mount Pleasant location. “I’m glad — they had really good pizza, so that’d be a good plan,” said Mulliken senior Ashley Longanbach. She also remembered the prices being very reasonable. “If feel like they all missed it, it seemed like something the people of Mount Pleasant enjoyed, it had been here so long and just needed to come back,” Green said. Students who had not visited the old Pizza King also expressed an interest in the restaurant. “I probably would check it out,” said Samantha Swamp, a New Haven freshman. The new location may also draw stu-
dents who live close by. “I’d be cool because I live right off south Mission,” said Flat Rock junior Kyle Smith. Schonbok and Green did not pursue building on the old site because of plans the property owners have. The plan was to develop the lot at Mission and Preston streets into a mixed use property, with commercial business on the ground floor and residential housing on the top floor. “The people that owned that wanted to build with apartments above it, which doesn’t really work for a restaurant,” Green said.
Civil War reenactment
The fifth annual Mid-Michigan Civil War Muster will take place this weekend at Deerfield Nature Park, 2425 W. Remus Road. Battles from Buzzard’s Roost and Mount Pleasant, Tenn., will be reenacted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Other events include public drills and artillery demonstrations. Admission is free, although there is a parking fee of $5. Tickets are available from Isabella County Parks and Recreation. For a full story, visit cm-life.com.
Trey Parker speeches
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Hackers target student e-mail
South Park co-creator Trey Parker is coming to campus Monday. Parker, a relative of Central Michigan University journalism professor emeritus Elliot Parker, will speak at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. The 1 p.m. speech is only open to members of the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the 7:30 p.m. speech is open to all students. The speech is free and seating is on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Questions for Parker can be sent to jrndept@cmich.edu.
By Connor Sheridan Staff Reporter
Phishing attempts can hit students hard. “We’ll get two or three (compromised e-mail accounts) a month,” said Duane Kleinhardt, manager of IT Communications. “Generally, they use that account to send out spam.” Fortunately, the majority of students fallen victim to a hacked e-mail account are only used as a conduit for more spam instead of the hacker gaining entry to their actual CMU student account, Kleinhardt said. Another problem also hits the IT Help Desk regularly — Trojan viruses. Trojans are malicious computer programs that appear to be benevolent in order to infiltrate past a user’s defenses. The help desk gets five or six calls a month, Kleinhardt said. “Maybe 30 percent of our calls are all virus issues,” said Mike Molter, a help desk analyst and Waterford junior. Phishing is a term for sending out e-mails from fake authority figures. They often claim to be from CMU, Amazon or PayPal. The e-mail then requests the user reply with his or her user name and password in order to verify the account or claim a reward. An extra degree of trustworthiness is added to the phishing attempts when the user responds with their account information, which is then hijacked by the phisher. Dangerous adware Some viruses sent out are hard to get rid of. “Half a year ago, I got Vundo. Nobody had anything to get rid of it at the time,” said Jacob Egeler. The Northport junior, referred to a widespread Trojan, also known as Virtumonde, which could exploit weaknesses in an Internet browser’s security in order to gain entry. Vundo then forces the computer to render various pop-ups strongly selling illicit malware (harmful software) removal devices that themselves often contain malware. “Usually, it’s some piece of adware that downloads the Trojan,” Egeler said. Kleinhardt said if students notice these problems, specifically with CMU student accounts, call the help desk immediately at 774-3662. university@cm-life.com
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Mardi Gras Festival
Mount Pleasant’s Mardi Gras festival will take place today downtown. The festivities kick off at 3:30 p.m., and a foam dance party will take place at Heartstrings and Fun Things, 209 W. Broadway St. The parade starts at 6:30 p.m. The CMU Marching Band and the Chippettes will perform in the Town Center immediately following the parade. Local jazz band The Saucecats will play at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Center. For more information, visit downtownmp.com and for a full story on the event, visit cm-life. com. neil blake/staff photographer
Warren sophomore Samantha Hanley, right, and Walled Lake freshman Austin Wills practice cheers Thursday night before Fire Up Fest behind Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Students ‘Ware’ it out Thousands attend annual event, Fire Up Fest at stadium
By Seth Nietering Staff Reporter
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There was something different in the air at Wares Fair and Fire Up Fest on Thursday. Business owners, including Robert Gaillard, felt it as an endless river of students raced through Kelly/Shorts Stadium. “I think it’s the busiest I’ve ever seen it, and this is my third year.” said Gaillard, managing partner of Mountain Tan. “I think everyone is really fired up and excited. We gave away 500 T-shirts in 10 minutes.” Students lined up from the front gates to Broomfield Street to get into the event, hosted by Central Michigan Life and the Athletics Department. Wares Fair hosted dozens of vendors giving away free food, coupons, magnets and more. Kathy Simon, assistant director of student publications, said the excitement from the CMU football team’s 29-27 win over Mich-
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Wares Fair and Fire-Up Fest brought in thousands of students Thursday evening to Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
citement did not catch the business vendors off guard however. Instead, vendors were just as excited as the students were, Gaillard said. Fire Up Fest, which started one hour into the event, gave students a look at the CMU football team less than one week after the upset win at Spartan Stadium. Coach Butch Jones and several players talked to the fans in the stands and gave
students an early look at the Kelly/Shorts Stadium atmosphere before Saturday’s home opener against Alcorn State. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. Students also were reminded players can’t cannot up into the stadium during the game or they get penalties. Students were encouraged to celebrate enough for the players and themselves. university@cm-life.com
Special Olympics torch blazes through Mount Pleasant Five-day, 750-mile run ends today in Sterling Heights By Luke Dimick Staff Reporter
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State Police Lt. John Card of Bay City passes a torch to Corrections Officer Patricia Ordiway-Elvetici of Alger Correctional Facility during the Mount Pleasant leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.
The “Flame of Hope” of Special Olympics Michigan passed through Mount Pleasant during a 750-mile trek. Law enforcement officers, community members and Special Olympic athletes participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run of Michigan as the torch was carried through town Thursday afternoon.
The new Education and Health Services Building is holding its grand opening at 2 p.m. today in the EHS Building’s auditorium. Ceremonies will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guest speakers. An open house will follow at 3:30 p.m, featuring a discussion with the architect. There also will be refreshments and guided tours of the building.
Historic barn tour
igan State on Saturday carried over to Wares Fair and Fire Up Fest. “I think with the win, we can hope to see 7,000 to 8,000 students attending,” Simon said. “The crowd is excited to be here. They’re willing to stand in line around the corner for over an hour to get in.” Change in the air The estimated turnout is the same as the 2008 Wares Fair and Fire Up Fest. The change, however, was in the energy and atmosphere. Returning students who visited Wares Fair and Fire Up Fest in the past noted the changes. Greenville senior Kaitlin Irish said it was one of the best ones yet. “This year, it’s better. People seem more fired up,” Irish said. “I’m more excited after the victory.” The extra energy and ex-
EHS Building opening
The torch was passed in front of the Special Olympics Michigan building on Mission Street as the runners moved from Gaylord to Lansing. The 750-mile, non-stop relay started Monday in Copper Harbor and will finish today in Sterling Heights. The run consists of three run teams, the Fraternal Order of Police, Michigan Department of Corrections and Michigan State Police, who all run to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics. Special Olympics Public Relations Manager Kimberly Purdy said that the annual event is expected to raise between $50,000 and $60,000.
Here to stay: w The Board of Trustees approved Thursday to renew a 10-year lease for the office space on East Campus Drive for Special Olympics. w An established rent of $141,000 was set for 2009-10. “It’s fun to see the officers run and see them promote awareness and raise money for the Special Olympics,” Purdy said. “Even though the Polar Plunge is our biggest fundraiser, this event helps gain awareness throughout the entire state. It’s a great event.”
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A tour of the Round Roof barns of northern Isabella County will take place Saturday. Registration for the tour starts at 9 a.m. at the Isabella County Fairgrounds on Mission Road and costs $6. The tour will start at 10:30 a.m., following a presentation on the barns. The tour will feature six to eight stops. For more information, contact Isabella County’s Michigan State University extension at 772-0911, ext. 302.
Wheatland dance series
The Wheatland Music Organization is hosting a dance series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The series will take place at 7251 50th Ave., in Remus. The dance series will feature a wide variety of dances, such as Cajun, Irish and Square dancing. No experience is necessary and there is a $5 cover charge. Interested students can learn more by calling Lola Tyler at 967-8879.
Career one-stop shop
Alpha Kappa Psi, a co-ed professional fraternity, is holding a career workshop at 11 a.m. Friday in the upper level lobby of the Bovee University Center. The workshop includes feedback from advisers on covers letters and resumes. Students also can schedule mock interviews and appointments for tips on how to impress recruiters.
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