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Family, friends feel closure after discovery Autopsy determines natural causes in Poole’s death

By Amelia Eramya Senior Reporter

Mark Fralick said he looked in the field behind Sam’s Club after a visiting friend went missing in early February.

So when the body of Matthew Owen Poole turned up about 100 yards from the Union Township establishment, 4850 Encore Blvd., the Walled Lake senior was stunned.

It was unfortunate Poole’s body was not visible because of the weather, he said.

“I was relieved, in a way,” Fralick said of finally having closure. “I was shocked to finally hear that he’s gone.”

Poole’s sister, Weslee Rock, 29, also was relieved to hear her brother was found, though her words were few when asked how she took the news. She said she was disappointed with the circumstances of her brother’s death.

“The weather caused him to stay away from us,” Rock said, choking up.

Poole, 22, of Wolverine Lake was last seen at 10:52 p.m.

Feb. 5 walking southbound near US-127. He was in Mount Pleasant that weekend to visit friends and had been turned away from O’Kelly’s Sports Bar & Grille, 2000 S. Mission St., because he appeared to be heavily intoxicated.

Friends say Poole left without telling them. A missing person’s report was not filed with Mount Pleasant police until 24 hours later.

At 7:24 p.m.

T h u r s d a y, Central Dispatch received a call that Poole’s body was found. Isabella County Sheriff’s depu- Matthew Poole ties responded.

The caller, unknown until Saturday, has been identified

and interviewed, Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said. The caller had a legitimate explanation as to how he discovered the body, he said. Mioduszewski would not comment further.

On Friday, the Sheriff’s Department and Mount Pleasant Police held a joint press conference to confirm it was Poole’s body that police discovered.

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Gladwin resident Sabrina White, right, looks on as her mother, Madonna, places black around her eyes to make them stand out during a clown class Saturday morning in the Isabella County Commission on Aging craft room, 2200 S. Lincoln Road.

Clowning Around Mother, daughter learn how to be clowns in class Saturday

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abrina White batted her 2-inch long false eyelashes Saturday, glancing at her black beard in the vanity mirror in front

of her.

“Do I have eyes?” she asked. “I can’t see my eyes with these things on.”

Home-schooled student Sabrina White, 14, and her mother, Madonna, are the only two students in Betty Clark’s class for hopeful clowns at the Commission on Aging, 2200 S. Lincoln Road, making it the smallest class Clark has ever taught.

The duo signed up for the class to make way for a budding interest in clowning and to spend more time together.

“I’ve always been interested in it,” Madonna said. “I’ve heard that classes were here, too.”

Clark has taught the class

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since 1999 for potential entertainers. The class is offered in five different segments and six hours a week for five weeks, when participants learn the basics of becoming a clown.

The first segment, Clark said, teaches students how to apply make-up to create three dif-

Gladwin resident Madonna White laughs while trying on wigs during a clown class Saturday morning in the Isabella County Commission on Aging craft room. In order to join Heart of Michigan Clowns, an individual must take a series of classes teaching topics such as makeup application, face painting and balloon animals.

skills leads up to a final graduation ceremony for the students.

Clark said she has had a wide range of student numbers in each of her classes, ranging from her current student count

ferent clown faces: the “white face,” the “auguste” and the “tramp hobo.”

Other skills learned in clown classes include pantomimes, caricature drawings, working with props, skits, face painting and balloon artistry.

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Central Michigan University’s campus community did not have a chance to meet Dr. Ernest Yoder at an open forum before he was hired March 16 as dean of the College of Medicine.

The appointment left some around campus scratching their heads, but officials say the action was not a violation of protocol. At CMU, there is no rule stating the search committee has to hold forums.

“Open forums are not a requirement, but they are encouraged,” said Cali Clark, director of employment and compensation for Human Resources.

Chris Ingersoll, chairman of the search committee for the College of Medicine dean and dean of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, said not having an open forum for Yoder made the appointment similar to other dean searches. It also made it easier to recruit a broad pool of candidates, he said.

Candidates are likely more willing to apply if they know their names will not be released, Ingersoll said.

“I think that’s the concern that candidates may have,” he said. “I think after we did the first three (final candidates), we received feedback.”

According to policies on human resources’ Web site for senior officer search and selection procedures, confidentiality is extremely important until the finalists are identified and come to campus to meet with representative members of the university community. This is necessary to not jeopardize current employment and to attract high-quality candidates, according to the Web site.

It also states the search committee chair shall release the names of finalists to the campus community prior to on-campus interviews.

CMU officials spoke with several candidates in various forms, including a private phase, Ingersoll said.

Cam Enarson, College of Medicine interim dean, declined the position of founding dean Jan. 19.

The other two finalists, Bonita

The U.S. House of Representatives approved health care reform legislation by a 219-212 vote Sunday after months of contentious debate.

Thirty-eight House Democrat “no” votes were needed to kill the vote that ultimately approved the health care reform plan the U.S. Senate approved on Dec. 24. The Senate’s original bill will now go to President Barack Obama’s desk to be signed into law.

Despite the Democrats’ push, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland, maintained the legislation is detrimental to the nation’s finances.

“We simply cannot afford to

create a new federal bureaucracy,” he said near the debate’s end Sunday night.

“This is not the right bill for America. Dave Camp It costs $1 trillion and raises a half-trillion in taxes.”

The up-or-down vote to approve the Senate’s version of the bill was immediately followed with a vote on the House Reconciliation Bill, which also was approved. The Reconciliation Bill aimed to couple student aid reform into the health care legislature.

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w The Invisible Children Club will meet from 7:30 to 8 p.m. in the Bovee University Center upper-level lobby.

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w The 2010 Annual Student Juried Art Exhibit will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the University Main and West Galleries. w Memoria — The Remix will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium. w Psychic Readings will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. w Conscious Capitalism, a speech by social entrepreneurs and conscious capitalists Michael Strong and Magatte Wade, will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in Brooks Hall 176.

To locate Poole after he went missing, Anthony Gomez-Mesquita, Mount Pleasant director of Public Safety, said officials used “investigative efforts,” including an area LEIN broadcast, a background check and contact with hospitals and country jails.

Michigan State Police, Central Michigan University Police, the county sheriff and Mount Pleasant Police collaborated on a search across campus and the city of Mount Pleasant by vehicle, foot, bicycle and helicopter. “(We) have had a number

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w Rep. Paul Scott, R-Grand Blanc, will speak at the College Republicans Meeting, 9 to 10 p.m. in Anspach Hall 169.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the Reconciliation Bill drafted by the House Democrats will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years and cuts the deficit by $138 billion during that period of time, according to published reports.

Jayne Cherie Strachan, assistant political science professor, said since legislation must pass both houses in the exact same version, a joint reconciliation subcommittee will have to iron out the differences between the Senate version and the House reconciliation version.

The health care reform legislation extends coverage to 32 million Americans, bans insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions and mandates in-

w A Word Hammer SLAM Poetry Meeting will take place from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Moore Hall 206.

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w Mother Figures: Biopolitics, Bare Life and Fetal Citizenship, will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Gold Room. w Chamber Winds and Wind Symphony Concert will take place from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall.

w The Rescue, an Invisible Children Film, will take place from 10 to 11 p.m. in the Larzelere Hall Recreation Room.

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of two to a 30-person class.

“They’re all exciting, and I love doing it,” she said.

A useful trade Though she does not usually host classes with fewer than six students, Clark said she heard about the mother-daughter pair’s interest and could not say no.

Between clown class sessions, Clark teaches herself new skills to pass on to her students.

“I continue to go to clown conventions and such so I can continue my education, too,” she said. “We go to those and bring back ideas.”

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Stanton, pediatrician-in-chief of Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, and Russell Joffee, former dean of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, withdrew their names in December before coming to campus for scheduled forms.

A unique process Western Michigan University recently launched a search for the founding dean of its developing medical school.

Jack Luderer, chairman of the search committee and executive director of the Biosciences

Research and Commercialization Center at WMU, said not holding presentations is a classic way to perform the search.

It becomes difficult not only because colleges of medicine are different, but because they are new, Luderer said.

“This, quite frankly, is a different beast,” he said. “We need to keep options open. We may do some public forums, but we are not locking ourselves into that box.”

Although there may not be any forums, Luderer said he anticipates leaders of the university will be highly involved.

This is common in the corporate world, he said. university@cm-life.com

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of snow storms which, unfortunately, hampered our ability to identify where the body was in the location that it was discovered,” GomezMesquita said.

Mioduszewski said an autopsy was completed Friday afternoon — the results of which determined no foul play in Poole’s death.

“It looks, right now, that it’s natural causes,” he said.

Toxicology results will not be available for a few months, Mioduszewski said.

Family members say Poole will be cremated. A funeral is scheduled for noon Tuesday at the Walled Lake Missionary Church, 1795 North Pontiac Trail in Walled Lake. metro@cm-life.com

surance companies cover young adults under their parents’ plans until age 26, among other initiatives.

“There won’t be this big fight about proving you’re in college or the number of credits or all that sort of stuff,” Strachan said. “Most students will be able to stay on their parents’ insurance.”

Reactions College Democrats President Brad O’Donnell said the senate’s bill is much like a patient’s bill of rights.

The Clinton Township junior said though he likes the fact individuals can no longer be denied coverage if they have pre-existing conditions and tax credits are available for certain low income citizens, he wishes there was a public option.

“You have to have some sort of competition with the other health insurance industries in order for the cost to go down

Clark said many of her students use the skills they learn after graduation. She said students “have the opportunity to go out into town on their own.”

Clark said graduates of clown class have a chance to join the Heart of Michigan Clown Alley, a group of about 35 former clown class graduates.

They get together to perform in parades, hospitals, senior homes and different medical care centers.

“On your own, you’re wel-

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B’s Music Shop owner and Mount Pleasant resident Brian Hansen plays a repaired guitar Saturday night in B’s Music Shop, 613 N. Mission St. B’s Music Shop will be expanding into the former Cook Christian Supplies store, 611 N. Mission St. A grand opening celebration will be held April 3.

and, if there isn’t a public option, then there is no mechanism for controlling costs,” O’Donnell said.

College Republicans Vice Chair John Porter fundamentally disagrees.

“It’s a giant takeover in a sector we as Republicans feel that we want to keep safe from government gridlock,” the Coleman sophomore said, commenting on the Senate’s version of the bill. “We think decisions should be made between doctors and patients, not doctors, patients and the government.” metro@cm-life.com

come to do birthday parties,” she said. “They can make money at this.”

Though the two are only through their first class, Madonna and Sabrina are excited to learn new skills.

“It’s been fun,” Madonna said.

“We’re already trying to think of ways to use it.”

“And this way,” Sabrina added, “we always have a reason to clown around.” studentlife@cm-life.com

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Two-tiered tuition not likely in near future Shapiro: SSBAG suggestion ‘would not be beneficial’

By Amelia Eramya Senior Reporter

Provost Gary Shapiro said two-tiered tuition is not something officials are seriously considering.

The system, which would focus on lower prices for 100-200 level undergraduate courses, was one of many Central Michigan University budget cut options recently suggested to the

Senior Staff Budget Advisory Group.

The suggestion, released in February as one of a group made to the SSBAG, noted CMU is losing market share to community colleges, and lowering prices of these courses may help attract more students.

“Budgeting implications would be very negative,” said Shapiro, who also is co-chairman of the SSBAG. “It would not be beneficial for the university.”

Ethan Pauwels, a Fraser junior, said lowering tuition for 100-200 level courses will help students afford classes.

However, he said tuition

should not be lowered if it impacts the university negatively.

“I would love to see this happen. It would definitely impact the younger students and probably impact the recruiting numbers for CMU,” he said. “The only way I wouldn’t want to see this implemented is if it would have a negative impact on the university’s ability to provide the best level of education for students.”

Negative effects Barrie Wilkes, associate vice president of Financial Services and Reporting, said the idea would have adverse

State students set to rally for funding on capitol lawn

By Rachel Mater Staff Reporter

Students from across the state will travel Thursday to the Capitol Building in Lansing to rally for higher-education funding.

The movement is dubbed “Lansing Blitz,” and takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is organized by the Student Association of Michigan.

“It’s students advocating for increased state appropriation for universities in Michigan,” said Brighton freshman Colleen McNeely, historian and legislative affairs chairwoman and senator of the Student Government Association.

McNeely said to her knowledge, every public university in the state will participate.

She said the Office of Government Relations and Public Affairs will provide free bus rides and leave at 8 a.m. from Lot 63.

“We will arrive at 9 a.m., meet up with legislatures until 10 a.m. and then the rally is from 12 to 2 p.m.,” McNeely said.

Students also can receive an absence slip from the Office of Government Relations and Public Affairs to miss class Thursday, she said.

McNeely said as state appro-

effects on CMU. CMU cannot match the low prices of community colleges, and most two-tier systems do not operate the way the suggestion states, he said. “(We) don’t believe lowering the tuition rate for incoming freshmen will be positive revenue,” Wilkes said.

The suggestion made to the SSBAG requests for lower level courses to have a reduced cost, where most two-tier systems do not lower the tuition rate for 100-200 level courses, but actually increase the upper level courses’ rate, Wilkes said.

According to data provided by

the President’s Council Report on Tuition and Fees for 2007’08, Michigan State University, Oakland University and Wayne State University have a system in place where the price is different for freshmen and sophomores than juniors and seniors.

CMU, Eastern Michigan University and Northern Michigan University charge per credit hour for tuition.

“There are some challenges to implementing (a two-tiered system),” Wilkes said.

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River Stacy cautiously stepped forward and attempted to find a ball of tape.

The task wasn’t easy with a blindfold inhibiting his vision.

His fingers crawled along walls, floors and backpacks as his father, Larry Smith, among others, shouted how close he was to discovering his prize.

“I found it!” the 9-year-old Harrison resident said Friday, shouting as he threw off his blindfold. “I walked really far to find the little bitty tape ball.”

Stacy was one of about 60 boys who participated Friday night in the 3rd Annual Tall Pine District Boy Scout Lock-in at Central Michigan University’s Student Activity Center.

Smith, who also participated in the game with his son, was determined to win.

“I learned trust because my son was going to run me into a wall,” he said with a smile.

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Ithaca resident Dustin George, 12, plays solitaire while waiting for official activities to start during the Boy Scout lock-in Friday in the lower level of the Student Activities Center.

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Mount Pleasant Parks and Recreation has opened registration for adult men’s and co-ed softball leagues. Recreation and competitive leagues are available. The team registration deadline is April 23 or when the league is full. Save $50 by registering by April 1. Players who do not have a team can contact the Parks and Recreation office at 779-5331.

Visit Mount Pleasant Parks and Recreation’s Web site, mt-pleasant.org, for more information.

Women’s Aid fundraiser

Voices for Planned Parenthood is holding a fundraiser today to benefit Women’s Aid in Isabella County from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bovee University Center’s Down Under Food Court. The two fundraisers include guessing how many condoms are in a jar and how much a feminist lobby group weighs. Today is the first day of a week of events dedicated to reproductive and health rights.

For more information, contact vice president, Andreah Grove, at andreahgrove@gmail.com.

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Students graduating in May can purchase caps and gowns today and Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. The graduation fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The cap and gown will cost $40 at the fair and $50 after. Students also can get 10 percent off diploma frames at the fair only. For more information, contact the Central Michigan University Bookstore at 774-7493 or bookstore@cmich.edu.

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priations go down, tuition goes up, a trend consistent throughout recent years. She said the more people attend, the more of an impact participants will have.

McNeely said SGA is part of the SAM, the organizers of the event.

Not only will it be fun, it is a great way to engage in civic events and a rare chance to meet with a legislator, McNeely said.

Nashville sophomore Chris Caldwell said he hopes for good attendance.

“I’m a music theatre major, and the way Gov. Granholm is replacing the (Michigan) Promise with tax cuts if you stay in Michigan to work after school, (it) doesn’t work for people in the arts,” he said.

“Our state is leading the nation by cutting funding for the arts

The Alpha Phi Omega national co-ed service fraternity hosted the event, one of several involving the Boy Scouts.

Inside one of the activity rooms, pink balls were flying, wooden hockey sticks clashing and adrenaline rushing as the boys torpedoed from one game to the next.

Alpena senior Elizabeth Gougeon helped with the lock-in and said the event was enjoyable for participants and organizers.

“We invite all the Boy Scouts in the area to come and have a night of fun,” Gougeon said. “We are encouraged to play with them , too. We have fun.”

In between games, the scouts had a chance to give back to a national volunteer organization called Project Linus, which offers new, handmade blankets to needy children.

The boys helped color fabric squares that will be sent to Project Linus and stitched into blankets.

Graduation Fair in BUC Rotunda

The 2010 Stephen L. Barstow Art & Design Lecture Series begins today with Jonathon Weinberg’s “On the Waterfront: Vito Acconci and New York’s Pier Groups” at 6 p.m. in Wightman Hall 142. “An evening with cinematic tableau photographer” with Gregory Crewdson takes place at 7 p.m. March 30 in the Bovee University Center Auditorium, and Saki Mafundikwa, a Zimbabwean designer, will screen his new film “Shungu” at 7 p.m.

April 6 in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium.

Alpha Phi Omega hosts scout lock-in

By Sherri Keaton Senior Reporter

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Wisconsin resident Floyd Silas, 8, competes in the fancy dance Saturday afternoon during the 21st Annual Central Michigan University Pow Wow in Rose Arena.

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Rose Arena nearly filled for annual powwow

By Ryan Taljonick Staff Reporter

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ore than 100 American Indians from various tribes danced to the heartthumping beat of drums and songs over the weekend at Rose Arena.

They dressed in elaborate regalia — outfits decorated with feathers, beads, headdresses and brightly-colored designs — while hundreds looked on at CMU’s 21st Annual Pow Wow. “The powwow is a celebration,” said Joshua Hudson, a Mount Pleasant junior and president of the North American Indigenous Student Organization at CMU. “It’s a really good showcase of Native American culture.”

After the Grand Entry, the Indian National Anthem, or Flag song, was performed and University President George Ross gave a brief speech welcoming the attendees.

Shortly after, all guests were welcomed to the floor to participate in intertribal dancing.

Matthew Isaac danced for the Ojibwe tribe. He said many of the dancers have been doing it their entire lives.

“It’s kind of like a celebration of life. These dances feel really good,” Isaac said.

He said when the dancers enter the powwow circle, they feel a lot of strength.

This is not Fenton senior Tara Doyle’s first powwow.

Doyle, part American Indian, has attended many and said they make her proud of her heritage.

“I like that they dress, dance and do singing in a traditional style,” Doyle said.

Petoskey junior Sara Shawano, a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, described the powwow as a very social event.

“Having everyone here brings home a sense of family,” she said. “It’s colorful and beautiful, and it’s all there at once.”

While the tribes showed off their skills during various dancing and drumming com-

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cm-life.com See the Web site for a video from the powwow. petitions, more than a dozen vendors sold American Indian goods in the arena’s upper level.

They sold pots, jewelry, dream catchers, music and instruments, while food was sold on the ground level.

Benjamin Ramirez, associate professor of history, said powwows are social and ceremonial in nature.

“One major part of the powwow is the drum,” he said.

“It’s considered the heartbeat of the nation.”

He said the Ojibwe (Chippewa), Odawa and Potawatomi tribes, also known as the Anishinaabe, or Three Fires, are the main tribes that attend, but all are welcome.

Hudson said Native American tribes from all over the U.S. and Canada attend the event each year.

He said powwows allow him to immerse himself in Native American traditions. studentlife@cm-life.com

Career Services’ REACH peer advising team is holding a resume workshop from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the Bovee University Center Isabella Room. The workshop will instruct students on how to create an effective and professional resume. For more information, contact Jana Lewis at Career Services at 774-3068 or send an e-mail to career@cmich.edu.

Education offical speaks Wednesday

Mike Flannagan, superintendant of the Michigan Department of Education, will speak from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. Wednesday in the Education and Human Services Building’s French Auditorium. For more information, contact Eric Kern at 774-3206 or kern1em@cmich.edu.

Farming for profit program Tuesday

The Isabella County Michigan State University Extension will host a program for small farm owners from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday at the Commission on Aging Building, 2200 S. Lincoln Road. The program is for individuals or families who would like to generate income off their small farms. Topics will include understanding financial implications of starting a new enterprise, building a business plan and Farm Service Agency programs. Registration is $5 per person or family in advance or $10 at the door. For more information or to register, contact the MSU Extension at 772-0911, Ext. 302.

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EDITORIAL | Poole’s death should motivate students to drink responsibly, watch friends

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atthew Owen Poole walked up to O’Kelly’s Sports Bar & Grille with a group of friends the night of Feb. 5, ready for a birthday cel-

ebration.

But what started out as an evening of innocent drinking turned into a young adult’s worst nightmare when Poole started walking down US-127 after being denied access to the bar due to over-intoxication.

Though he began the night with a group, he ended it alone. That image of him walking alone along the road — reported later by a witness — was the last anyone would see of him for weeks.

His body was found last Thursday behind Sam’s Club, more than a month from the night of his disappearance.

The tragedy of Poole’s death should serve as a warning to students that

drinking and partying can come at a high price. Sure, we all love to throw a few back every now and then and, when handled responsibly, with a designated driver and safe place to drink, alcohol can be a fun part of the college experience.

Poole, a Wolverine Lake resident, was in Mount Pleasant the weekend of his disappearance, celebrating

a friend’s birthday. When entering O’Kelly’s, some of Poole’s friends were allowed in while he and another friend were turned away. Before his friends knew it, he was gone.

Poole’s situation could happen to any student. It’s easy to get caught up in the party and bar scene during college. But students need to make sure they aren’t abusing alcohol. A situation can easily become dangerous when too much alcohol is involved.

Drunk or sober, walking by yourself at night is dangerous and should be avoided. Stick to your friends when you go out to drink. Let them know where you’re at or what you’re doing at all times. The practice may seem overly cautious to some, but it will give friends the piece of mind they deserve, especially if they care about you.

If you’re turned away from bars because you’re too drunk to be in public, call it a night and take a taxi home.

Having a few more drinks and being belligerent at a bar is not worth getting

arrested for. There will always be a next time to go out and have a good time if you make it a priority to be safe and to take care of yourself.

If you’re with some friends who aren’t allowed into a bar because they’re too intoxicated, make it a point to ensure they make it safely home.

Call a taxi and wait until it arrives. Or take them home yourself before picking up a drink.

No one likes to change their plans because they have to take care of people who can’t control their alcohol.

But knowing your friends are safe is worth far more than a night of fun out on the town.

What happened to Poole is terrible. It’s a reminder that we are all human and that the dangers of partying are real.

Students should keep Poole’s story in mind when they go out and drink.

It’s easy to have fun and drink too much. It’s not so easy to face the death of a friend.

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A small closing Closing any school in any community is a travesty.

Everyone in that community should be upset when schools are forced to close. It usually means students can receive less attention from teachers, which can hinder the learning process.

That’s why when I heard Rosebush Elementary School was being closed by the Mount Pleasant School Board, I felt horrible for students and parents in that community that will lose their school.

But it could have been worse.

Mount Pleasant school district residents: be thankful only one school is closing. It could have been more.

Several districts across Michigan have already done this. For example, since I began 1st grade in 1993, my home district, Royal Oak Public Schools, has closed seven elementary schools, two middle schools and consolidated both high schools and renamed it. In other words, in 14 years, Royal Oak closed more than 55 percent of its public schools.

Granted, I do not live in Rosebush and do not know the culture surrounding the elementary school that’s closing. But Mount Pleasant School District residents need to take a step back and see the overall picture. Mount Pleasant is losing one school out of six. Compare that to Detroit, which will most likely lose more than 25 percent of its schools this summer. In the big picture, as terrible as it is, one school closing is probably the least that could have been done.

Parents and residents should call for decreases in pay for executives.

Like the saying goes, “you cut from the top.” Many districts aren’t doing enough of this and are choosing to take out budget cuts on students and teachers.

Being in charge means you take the brunt of the impact, not the people you are supposed to be protecting and educating. Just because education can provide very little revenue and has high expenditures, doesn’t mean it’s worthless.

Without a well-educated student base, Michigan business will decrease and fall farther.

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SGA candidates have less than a year’s experience Central Michigan Life should hold a higher standard in the area of importance it is supposed to know a thing or two about — factual information.

Friday’s article, “Two Vying for SGA Presidency,” was filled with misquotations and inaccuracies that would make Rita Skeeter blush.

The claim that Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates Evan Agnello and Jessica Richard jointly hold three years of SGA experience is far from the truth.

As current SGA Historian, impartial with no pending SGA elections affiliations for the following academic year, I researched the legitimacy of this information. Based on public, official membership documentation for both the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 academic years, the only evidence of either candidate’s membership was Jessica Richard’s service as Zeta Tau Alpha SGA representative for the fall 2008 semester.

Furthermore, the article stated that neither candidate is currently a member of SGA. In actuality, Evan Ag-

nello is supposed to be serving as the Campus Conservatives SGA representative, while membership documentation currently reveals that his attendance makes him subject to removal by the membership committee, per the SGA Bylaws. Thus, whether or not he considers himself a member, all of this information combined puts the candidates’ joint SGA experience at less than one academic year.

When considering the importance of such an election to the future representation of CMU’s student body, Central Michigan Life should assign campaign-related stories to reporters who will validate the information that they plan to disburse to thousands of interested students. This election does not need to be dirty and misinforming.

If not for the students, then for the sake of journalistic integrity, a discussion regarding work ethic may do Central Michigan Life some good.

Comments from cm-life.com on Michigan Meatout Day SJ says:

Not going to lie: I like to eat meat.

The smell of bacon in the morning, a juicy burger off of the frying pan.

On average, I at least eat one form of meat once a day, every day. It’s the kind of family I was born in to, it’s the kind of lifestyle I like. There are some days were I chose to step away from meat since I get tired of the flavor.

I don’t know all the health risks of eating meat and I know I’m not going to be Googling them any time soon. So why have this special nomeat day? Even if there are health risks involved with eating meat, I wouldn’t trust the words coming out of Granholm’s mouth.

I only have one life to live, so I might as well enjoy it and all the flavorful meat that comes along with it.

Scotty says:

Meat kills, period. Eat more fruits and veggies Michigan.

Go Meatout Day!

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An equal military Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell should be disbanded Oppression is the word I think of when hearing the debates on gay marriage, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and any other policy that removes human rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Even if one disagrees with this community, they are people and deserve the rights of all human beings. We are all created equal.

We cannot allow the will of the majority to decide on civil rights issues. People and leaders in government have been raised with prejudices, different moral backgrounds and many different religious beliefs.

This causes the problem.

If we cannot look at each other and respect our differences, along with the understanding that it will depend on us to see past the prejudices we all have, how did America survive the past civil rights issues? This is the greatness of America — we have these debates and the country can grow and move forward from it.

However, the time for this debate is over. The “phrase inalienable rights” inserted by Thomas Jefferson into the Declaration of Independence was not just for an effective use of language. Taking away the rights of any human being because it does not conform to another person’s belief is wrong and oppressive. And when this happens in America, it tears at the very fabric of the U.S. Constitution.

It was simple language used: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Why should the LGBT community be excluded?

LGBT Americans who wish to serve this country should be allowed to do so. Why does America repay patriotism of serving in the military with the request to lie about who you are? It is disgusting to think we ask brethren to do such a thing.

The LGBT community should be able to legally marry in America.

The argument that the sanctity of marriage will be ruined if same sex couples are allowed to marry holds no water with me.

If the sanctity of marriage is so important, then divorce would be illegal and adultery would be punishable. It is time to end this “us against them” mentality.

When California voted to stop gay marriage, the people in that state sent a message of discrimination. How does a majority have the right to vote on the civil rights of a minority? Human rights are the rights a person has simply because he or she is a human being. Human rights are inalienable — you cannot lose these rights any more than you can cease being human.

When our government is involved in this type of institutional oppression, it is placing an undue burden on a group of people who deserve equality.

It is time for the American government and the people to end the oppression of the LGBT community. Separate but equal does not work. It is inhuman.

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Rock, paper, Central

Open forums for business dean candidates begin this week

URec begins competition of ‘unathletic’ events

Four candidates for the dean of Central Michigan University’s College of Business Administration position will hold forums over the next few weeks. “(The finalists) have fine credentials and are good prospects for becoming an excellent dean,� said Tom Moore, dean of libraries and chairman for the CBA dean search committee.

The four candidates, Charles Crespy from the University of New Mexico, Gary Koppenhaver from Illinois State University, Edward Bashaw from Texas A&M University-Texarkana, and Shawnee Vickery from Michigan State University, each will speak before the campus community on separate occasions.

Crespy, a professor at UNM and formerly the dean of the Anderson School of Management, will host a forum from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. today in Grawn Hall’s Pierpont Auditorium. Koppenhaver, chairman of the finance, insurance and law department at ISU, will host a forum from 2:30 to 3:30

New Mexico professor visiting at 2:30 p.m. today

Combatants risked it all for glory in a contest of the world’s most reliable form of conflict resolution: rock, paper, scissors.

Central Michigan University Intramurals hosted the third annual Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament, also known as “The Unathletic Olympics,�

Friday at the Student Activity Center. The competition involved several other activities, including an indoor straw javelin throw, a coin toss and a paper airplane throw. “I wanted to take a bunch of goofy events and make a contest out of them,� said Gary Baker, assistant director of intramural sports for University Recreation.

About 25 students participated in the rapid and decisive rounds of rock, paper, scissors.

Cass City senior Jeff Stoutenburg came out the winner.

All one-on-one competitions were best of three, except championship rounds of best of five. But not all of the events ran as planned.

The paper airplane-flying contest quickly turned into a paper ball toss after failed flying attempts.

Traverse City sophomore Spenser Emerson referees for many intramural sports but, this time, he was part of the competition. “It’s a good way to let loose with other staff members,� Emerson said. “It’s a good time.�

A break from athletics Baker said he got the idea of

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Cadillac senior Jacque Emington competes in the “javelin� straw throw during the Unathletic Olympics Friday in NIRSA room, located in the SAC.

It is 181 miles in less than 24 hours.

That is how far members of Club Running at Central Michigan University plan to run for a cross-state charity event. “Almost every time you finish running, you feel better than you did before you ran,� said West Olive junior Ian Blanding, president of Club Running at CMU. The group will start at 7:15 a.m. Saturday at the Hart Plaza in Detroit and aims to finish within 24 hours at Lake Michigan in South Haven.

The University of Michigan Running Club and the Michigan State Running Club also are participating and the runners will take turns during the race.

The point is to raise money for Girls on the Run of Isabella and Gratiot counties.

Girls on the Run is a non-

for the CBA dean search committee

If you go... w What: Forum for CBA Dean Candidate Charles Crespy w When: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. today w Where: Grawn Hall’s Pierpont Auditorium p.m. Wednesday, and Bashaw, dean of the College of Business at TAMUT, will have a forum from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, both in Pierpont.

Vickery, co-director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship at MSU, will have a forum April 7 with a time and location to be announced. “I encourage students and faculty to attend,� Moore said.

The dean position is currently filled by interim Daniel Vetter, who was the CBA associate dean before accepting the interim position. He assumed the position after former CBA dean Mike Fields accepted a job as dean of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreurship at Nova

Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. last August.

Moore said he is not sure what issues will come up at the forum, but he encourages questions. “There’s an opportunity to evaluate the candidates, too, to get the ideas of the university community and the pros and cons of the candidates,� Moore said.

Those who attend will be given forms to offer feedback. “We want to get the position filled,� Moore said. “The person chosen, depending on the timing, would take office in June or July.�

Moore aims to hire in a manner that allows the future leader a chance to acclimate with the university, staff and programs before the fall semester begins. “We want a dean who can really get started and get the college off to a terrific start this fall, and also really give some thoughts to what the college agenda needs to be for the academic year,� he said. university@cm-life.com

Belmont senior Brittany Kingsley competes in the paper airplane toss competition Friday during the Unathletic Olympics. Some contestants formed their “airplane� into a wad of paper and threw it for extra distance.

the competition from a friend who suggested it to him. “I liked the thought of it,�

Baker said. “I also remembered hearing on ESPN about a rock, paper, scissors championship, so I figured it would be something fun to try here at Central.�

He said the event was started as a way to break away from

traditional athletic competitions.

Baker has participated for three years and still has yet to discover the key to winning. “Any strategy I have isn’t really working,� Baker said. “Just have fun and enjoy it.� studentlife@cm-life.com

Students to run across the state

By Connor Sheridan Senior Reporter

Tom Moore, dean of Libraries and chairman

By Heather Shovein Staff reporter

By Jared Seymour Staff Reporter

“(The finalists) have fine credentials and are good prospects for becoming an excellent dean.�

Race Across Michigan for Girls on the Run w What: A 181-mile crossstate charity run w When: 7:15 a.m. Saturday to 7:15 a.m. Sunday w Where: from the Hart Plaza in Detroit to Lake Michigan in South Haven profit program which aims to build self confidence in girls in grades three to five.

This is one of the core values inherent to running, said Troy junior Lauren Johnson, the vice president of Club Running. “I’m excited for the race, but I’m also excited for being able to help out Girls on the Run,� Johnson said.

She said running has spiritual, emotional, mental and environmental aspects.

Three Oaks sophomore Olivia Rauen said the group

hopes to raise $500. “It’s a way for younger girls to break out of their shell and find people they have something in common with,�

Rauen said.

Running is such a huge part of the participants’ lives, most would feel empty without it.

Johnson is a coach for the GOTR program at Vowles Elementary School, 1560 Watson Road, and said the experience is continually rewarding.

Rauen joined Club Running as a way to meet new friends her freshman year at CMU. She said the strong friendships she has gained are the best parts of the experience.

Blanding plans to run a 17mile section of the race and another three- to six-mile section a bit later. “It drives you to do more and more,� Blanding said.

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IRS agents open new field for accounting majors

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Veterans Library reopens

By Jaimie Cremeans Staff Reporter

Veterans Memorial Library has reopened after about three months of construction.

The library, 301 S. University Ave., had not been renovated since 1985, said Lise Mitchell, executive director of library services for the Chippewa River District Library. She noted many reasons for the project.

“Part of it was improvement of systems like heating, lighting and computer wiring,” she said.

“It started as internal renovation, but we decided to take the opportunity to make some cosmetic changes, too.”

Mitchell said the changes to the facility’s electric and lighting systems are not only more efficient, but they also will save the library about $7,000 per year.

The changes to the computer wiring and Internet systems, she said, will make the computers faster and more convenient for patrons.

The library had a small chil-

case to investigate and solve.

Twenty-three IRS criminal investigation division agents, many of them former Central Michigan University students, led the students and roleplayed in different scenarios.

Eight investigations were occurring, ranging in topic from drug busts and tax evasion to undercover operations and false tax returns.

Stephen Moore, public information officer for IRS Criminal Investigation in Detroit, has been coming to CMU for seven years.

“Our approach is to educate students on career opportunities,” he said. “We get to show them our job and, hopefully, get them interested.”

The IRS criminal investigation division looks to hire accounting majors, not criminal

By Heather Hillman Staff Reporter

Adriana Acles, 5, Pierce Acles, 2 and Sara Nitschke, 5, share excitement over picture books Friday at the Veterans Memorial Library, 301 S. University St. The library celebrated its reopening after extensive renovations and its 100th birthday that afternoon.

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dren’s section on the main floor before. Now, it is downstairs in a larger area with chairs, tables, a play area and a storytime rug and chair. A self-checkout station and bathrooms also were added to make it more convenient for families with small children.

Melanie Strawn of Mount Pleasant brought her 2-yearold twins, Drew and Ellie, to the opening. She has occasionally brought the twins to story time on Mondays since they were 1.

Strawn said she is part of a group called Moms of Mount Pleasant and thinks the new children’s section could be a convenient place for them to meet.

“It’s a great facility,” she said.

“I’m hoping, maybe, we can meet here a couple times a month now.”

New colors Other changes to the layout include the addition of a new closed-off teen section, two new study rooms and the relocation of the adult fiction section and newspapers and magazines.

The newspapers and magazines were moved to a section by the windows with tables and chairs, Mitchell said, so people can take advantage of the lighting and view while enjoying

their morning paper or favorite magazine.

“We’re trying to get different groups of people using the library and make everyone happy and coexistent,” she said.

Mitchell said the library also added a family lab and moved the main computer lab to a bigger room to fit 20 computers instead of 10. She said classes in the computer lab are free to the public, and this change will increase the capacity for these classes.

Sandy Ackerman said she and her husband have been regulars at the library for 20 years. Over that time, the library has greatly improved.

“I love it,” the Mount Pleasant resident said. “It’s so bright, and I love the colors.”

Mitchell said the library used to be all gray but, now, the walls are bright yellow and the lighting is brighter, giving it a more cheerful look.

The renovation was done in perfect timing for the library, as its re-opening was held on its 100th anniversary.

“That’s the goal we gave the contractors, and they did a great job of coming through,” she said. metro@cm-life.com

Dave Vidlund never thought he would need handcuffs as an accounting major.

But as a simulated drug deal began in Grawn Hall Friday, the Commerce senior was there to make the arrest.

Vidlund is one of 50 students enrolled in accounting professor Thomas Weirich’s ACC 536: Forensic Accounting class that participated in the Adrian Project — a nationwide program designed to educate accounting majors on the IRS criminal investigation division.

“It’s awesome — you get real hands-on experience,” Vidlund said. “I like how interactive it is.”

Students were broken into 10 groups, each with their own

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from year to year.

In order to get the same revenue with the courses at the lower rate, the number of incoming freshmen needs to increase, Wilkes said.

“The number of high school graduates in Michigan is getting smaller and smaller,” he said.

Wilkes said access to higher education is becoming an issue for those who want to attend universities.

Keeping tuition affordable is necessary and to raise upper-level course rates would not make sense, he said.

If CMU were to match community college rates, which may be as low as $90, the university would have a big loss in revenue, Wilkes said.

Though the two-tier system is not a current option for the university, Wilkes said, it does not mean it will never again be considered.

by 80 per cent in 2009, from 7 million to 2 million. So how does this benefit my theatre friends and I, when to really have a good career, you need to move out of state?”

Brad O’Donnell, College Democrats president and Clinton Township junior,

justice majors, Moore said. He said this is a career option not many students know about and one he always looks forward to revealing.

Weirich has included the Adrian Project in his curriculum for the last seven years.

More than 2,000 students in 28 states have participated in the program, Moore said.

“It gives students a handson, real-world experience based on real-life scenarios,” Weirich said. “It opens another field for them.”

While Vidlund may not have busted a real drug deal, it is a field he may consider in the future.

“I wouldn’t have even thought about it without a program like this,” Vidlund said. studentlife@cm-life.com

hopes to make an impact Thursday.

“I hope we shake things up and I hope legislature can see students are not indispensable and we’re not a demographic they can take for granted,” he said.

To secure a seat on the bus, students can sign up online at rally.mistudents.org. studentlife@cm-life.com

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NCAA men’s

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Tourney

Daniel Monson Senior Reporter

SUNDAY

A family decision

Midwest 2. Ohio State 10. Georgia Tech

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4. Maryland 5. Michigan State

83 85

West 1. Syracuse 8. Gonzaga

87 65

3 Pittsburgh 6. Xavier

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CMU men’s coach, son could be reunited on court

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1. Duke 8. California

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4. Purdue 5. Texas A&M

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Sophomore heavyweigh Jarod Trice puts his had in the air after beating Navy’s No. 12 Scott Steele in the third consolation round, 6-2. Trice finished the tournament in eighth place, earning All-America Status

CONSOLATION PRIZE Trophy eludes wrestlers, but three are All-Americans

2. West Virginia 10. Missouri

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4. Wisconsin 12. Cornell

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SATURDAY Midwest 1. Kansas 9. Northern Iowa

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6. Tennessee 14. Ohio

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MAHA, Neb. — CMU had a goal of winning a team trophy with a top-four finish at the NCAA wrestling tournament over the weekend.

But when Virginia junior Christopher Henrich converted a takedown on CMU redshirt freshman Ben Bennett, it assured no hardware would be brought back to Mount Pleasant.

Henrich leapt out and grabbed Bennett’s leg as the whistle blew in overtime, getting the takedown to end the final CMU wrestler’s chance of a medal.

As a team, CMU finished 12th nationally.

The 174-pound Bennett had advanced to the

West

sixth round of the consolation bracket with five wins and two consecutive first-round pins. Bennett also lost his final match in a 3-2 decision to Illinois sophomore Jordan Blanton. Bennett finished the tournament in sixth place, the highest among all Central wrestlers.

“When you have a redshirt freshman finish the highest on your team, it’s real positive for the team’s future,” said coach Tom Borrelli. “He can drag some other guys up with him.”

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5. Butler 13. Murray State

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Trice — 285

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he Zeigler household must talk through some big decisions in the next month.

While CMU men’s basketball coach Ernie Zeigler eyes a pending contract extension, his son, Trey, a senior at Mount Pleasant High School, must decide where he will continue his basketball career.

Trey, a four-star 6-foot-5 shooting guard/small forward recruit, has narrowed his list to five schools — Duke, Michigan, Michigan State, UCLA and, yes, Central Michigan.

Does Trey stay home, lead his father’s team to new heights and stay close to his immediate family, or branch out and play for a national power? Most people think CMU is not a real option. But it’s a great fit for several reasons.

“It’s definitely something he and I have thought about throughout the years,” Ernie Zeigler said. “The possibility is there. For any father and son that have the type of relationship he and I have, it’s an intriguing possibility.”

The Zeigler family is a tight-knit group, according to those who know them well. Zeigler’s wife, Seantelle, and daughter, Skylar, who enters high school next year, attend as many of Ernie’s and Trey’s games as possible. That could bode well for CMU. “I do think that it would be tough to go away from home,” said CMU assistant coach Darren Kohne.

“That’s the appealing thing — to stay here close to his family and be that hometown guy who makes a huge impact here at Central.”

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2. Villanova 10. St. Mary’s

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3. Baylor 11. Old Dominion

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East 1. Kentucky 9. Wake Forest

90 60

3. New Mexico 11. Washington

64 82

Senior 157-pounder Steve Brown finished in eighth place, earning All-America honors for the first time in his career.

Redshirt freshman 174-pounder Ben Bennett finished in sixth place, highest of all CMU wrestlers, to earn All-America honors.

Sophomore heavyweight Jarod Trice finished in eighth place to earn All-America honors for the first time in his career.

high score w The gymnastics team scores a season-high 196-350 to beat BGSU, 4B

Brown changes early habits, ends career as 157-pound All-American Senior battles injury, beats Virginia Tech’s Dong for elite status

By Matthew Valinski Staff Reporter

OMAHA, Neb. — It came down to one more match for senior Steve Brown last weekend.

The No. 12 ranked 157-pounder found himself up against No. 3 Jesse Dong of Virginia Tech. At stake: All-America status at the 2010 NCAA Championships, something that has eluded Brown his entire collegiate career.

A year after losing by one in the round to guarantee a top-eight finish, it was not good enough for

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Brown to be close again — not after putting in the work he has over the years.

“We work so hard as a team and individually over the summer and throughout the season, and the biggest thing going through my head is I did not want to do all that work for nothing,” he said. “I didn’t just want to get close.”

Rebound Brown remembers when things changed for him on the wrestling mat.

It was more than two years ago.

He had just moved into the starting lineup and lost in his first match against Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Seth Garvin 10-8.

After the match, Brown was given a clear message: make wrestling

secutive Mid-American Conference Championships — two at 157 pounds, another at 149. But All-America status eluded him entering the 2010 NCAA Championships.

The defining moment Brown won his opening match 12-1 against Turtogtokh Luvsandorj of Citadel. But he bowed out of the championship bracket after losing to American’s No. 5 Steve Fittery, 8-6.

Brown said the tournament is difficult in itself, but it is worse when the dream of a national championship is gone.

“There is more than just the aspect of competition,” he said. “You have to gain weight, lose weight, maintain weight day after day, so

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his lifestyle or give up the act.

“After the match, Mark DiSalvo and Coach (Tom) Borrelli brought me in back and just hounded me,” he said. “They told me Steve Brown to quit, and told me there are a million other things I could do that are a lot more fun and enjoyable than wrestling. And if I didn’t want to be there, then I should stop wasting their time and money.

“It was more memorable than enjoyable, but it was an important moment. That weekend, everything turned around for me in my career.”

Brown would win three con-

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that is one of the struggles. For a lot of people, they don’t want to cut that weight anymore. It is their last tournament and you are ready to finish.

“As soon as you lose that on the championship side, you lose all motivation and pride. You want to be national champion and, once you lose, you can’t be that anymore.”

In the consolation bracket, Brown had to win three consecutive matches to gain All-America status. He was one win away after beating Maryland’s Kyle John 10-7 and Indiana’s Kurt Kinser 3-1.

The winner between Brown and Dong would become an All-American. The loser would just be what

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than the pair of wrestlers — then-freshman Scotti Sentes (seventh at 125) and thensophomore Mike Miller (runner-up at 174) — that earned the honor last season.

“We have something to build on,” Borrelli said. “Our goal was to take home an NCAA trophy.

We didn’t do it this year, but it will always be our goal.”

Senior 157-pounder Steve Brown entered the tournament as the 12th-seeded wrestler at 157 pounds, but finished eighth overall. After being eliminated from the championship bracket in the second round, Brown defeated three consecutive wrestlers, including a 5-2 decision against No. 3 Jesse Dong of Virginia Tech, to become an All-American for the first time in his career.

Sophomore heavyweight Jarod Trice also earned his first All-America honors with an eighth-place finish. Trice suffered an ankle injury in his first-round match and was pinned in the last second of the bout.

“I popped my ankle out in

the first round and I didn’t get the motion going that I needed in my last match or in the tournament,” Trice said. “I have to come back next year. I have to start it up again and make it to the top of the podium.”

Trice recovered from the injury enough to defeat Minnesota junior Benjamin Berhow in the fourth round of the consolation bracket to become the third heavyweight All-American in school history.

“We have a lot of work to do for next year to stay competitive nationally,” Brown said.

“We have to start to get working in April and find out who really wants to be committed.”

Senior 141-pounder Tony D’Alie finished two matches out of the top eight. Seven CMU wrestlers won their first-round matches. Senior 197-pounder Eric Simaz was CMU’s lone wrestler who did not get a win.

With six of the 10 national qualifiers as seniors, the Chippewas have some holes to fill for next season. However, the team returns four AllAmericans in Trice, Bennett, 133-pounder Sentes and 184pounder Miller.

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for a title CMU wrestling finishes 12th at NCAAs in Omaha, Neb. Photos by Jake May | Staff Photographer

Sophomore heavyweight Jarod Trice is lectured by CMU coach Tom Borrelli after losing the seventh-place match to Iowa’s Daniel Erekson.

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Redshirt freshman 174-pounder Ben Bennett pins Northern Iowa’s Jarion Beets in one minute, 23 seconds, his second consecutive pin. Bennett lost his remaining two matches and placed sixth in the nation.

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Brown was the previous year — close, with nothing to show for it.

“The first couple (of matches) are the hardest because you lose and you’re done, and there is nothing to gain,” he said. “There isn’t anything to gain in the AllAmerican round, either, but it gives you life. You get to the point where you absolutely have nothing to lose.”

The Match CMU knew Dong well, having wrestled against Virginia Tech twice as a team in the past two years.

So when he earned a takedown in the first period and rode Dong out for the rest of the 1:02 in the period, Brown chose neutral to start the second period.

But 20 seconds in, Brown got contorted and injured his left shoulder. Brown was in pain and holding the shoulder

Sophomore heavyweight Jarod Trice slams Minnesota’s Ben Berhow to the mat during the fourth round of the consolation bracket. Trice won 6-5, eventually finishing eighth in the nation.

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Brown did not let himself focus on the shoulder and continued the match, still leading 2-0 Jesse Dong after the second period ended.

Dong chose down to start the third and got the escape, but Brown still had his riding time point and led 2-1.

With 30 seconds remaining in the match, a scramble occurred where it looked like either wrestler could get the takedown. Brown came on top to get the takedown.

“At that point, I was able to relax,” Brown said. “I felt like I was secure and it is when I knew I was going to win because there was no way in hell I was going to give up two takedowns.”

He beat Dong, 5-2, earning All-America honors for the first time in his career.

An example Coach Tom Borrelli said

Brown won by going out and getting the first-period takedown and putting the pressure on Dong to have to win on his feet.

“We knew that he (Dong) is real good on top and we didn’t want to take bottom,” Borrelli said. “We took him down at least twice and that was the match. We had to beat him on his feet.”

Brown ended the tournament in eighth place, losing his final two matches. But less than three years after being told to quit the team, Brown earned elite status.

It was not the national championship Brown dreamed of, but it is something to show off for all his work.

“So when I look back at the last couple of years, I feel I have nothing to regret,” he said. “I worked my butt off, I trained as hard as I could. It wasn’t as much as I wanted — I wanted to be a national champion — but I am an All-American and that is something.” sports@cm-life.com

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Players adjust to new regime Chippewas begin full-padded practice on Tuesday

By Aaron McMann Staff Reporter

The CMU football team began spring practice on the heels of a bowl appearance and MidAmerican Conference championship — like it has in several previous seasons.

But unlike recent years, where the players and coaching staff had little catching up to do, both sides had adjustments to make at the first two practices last week under new coach Dan Enos.

“It’s tough for even me and the seniors — you’ve got a completely new practice format and you kind of lead with the punches,” said senior linebacker Nick Nick Bellore Bellore. “You want to ask questions of the coaches and it’s tough, because you’re in a practice format and you have to kind of keep moving. Obviously, there’s some growing pains just learning new systems, but it’s going as well as it can go.”

Not only were players making adjustments to the new regime, but Enos and the rest of his staff were still trying to get familiar with their current roster.

“We have a lot of guys eager to learn our new systems,” Enos said. “There was a lot of anxiety from our players — they wanted Dan Enos to get out and see what we were going to do offensively and defensively — but I think, now, people are starting to settle in.

“Players want to know that the guys that coach them can help them get better, and these guys have established right away that they are able to make our players better and achieve all of their goals.”

Enos, serving as an offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and running backs coach before coming to CMU, spent most of his first time directing practice on the offensive side of the ball.

“I’ve been preparing for this job my entire career,” Enos said.

“And just like I tell the players, everybody’s going to get an opportunity someday to play and you have to prepare yourself.

All those days, all those meetings and all those practices so that, when you do get your chance, you’re prepared and successful.”

Mild weather on Thursday allowed CMU to spend the first day of practice outside at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium while rainy and cold conditions Saturday forced the team to move into the Indoor Athletic Complex for

the second day. A lot of team, passing and one-on-one drills were used to get players ready for full-contact practices this week.

“We’ve actually installed quite a bit of offense and quite (a bit) of defense in two days,” Enos said. “We’ve been treating it like a normal practice — you just don’t get to take anybody to the ground.”

Prior to Thursday’s practice, the players were treated to a speech from legendary coach and former CMU Athletics Director Herb Deromedi that stressed the importance of spring practice. Deromedi said each player should use the 15 practices to improve and finish a better player than he came in as.

“Obviously, there’s going to be a lot of improvement because you’re starting from square one ,learning a new offense and defense,” Bellore said. “We have no choice but to improve significantly practice-to-practice to have a chance to compete next year because this is the learning time of the year.”

Notes Former CMU players and NFL Draft hopefuls Dan LeFevour, Antonio Brown and Bryan Anderson were in attendance for the team’s postseason awards banquet Sunday. All three are scheduled to take part in CMU Pro Day on Wednesday.

The team begins practicing in full pads Tuesday, leading into the spring game April 17. sports@cm-life.com

Softball team sweeps IU Classic Chippewas score 20 runs during three games in Indiana

By Justin Hicks Staff Reporter

The CMU softball team’s bats continued to find success as the team scored 20 runs in its three-game sweep of the IU Classic.

It beat Indiana 8-2 Sunday in Bloomington, Ind., to send the Hoosiers to their ninth consecutive loss.

The three wins — two against Indiana and one against SIUEdwardsville — gives CMU eight wins in its last nine games.

“Our offense was at full throttle at the plate and on the bases this weekend,” said Central coach Margo Jonker. “In the circle, our pitching was also pretty effective.”

The scoring started in the

top of the second inning with a solo home run by junior third baseman Amanda Patrick.

CMU (10-7) pulled away in the third inning with five runs.

With two outs, sophomore shortstop Molly Coldren hit a three-run home run, scoring sophomore Ashley Gilson and senior Christina Novak. Following the homer, Patrick was hit by a pitch and then sent home on junior Brittini Merchant’s triple.

Junior Kari Seddon pitched her second complete game of the weekend, giving up two runs on eight hits. She also struck out seven, the most important coming in a basesloaded jam in the bottom of the sixth to get out of the inning and preserve the lead.

“The defense played tight today and did a really good job of keeping Indiana’s offense in check,” said senior Katie Greenman.

Contrarily, Indiana (6-18) had five errors.

“We capitalized on Indiana’s errors, which allowed our runners to get on, and our hitters took advantage,” Jonker said.

Saturday CMU won back-to-back games Saturday, with a 9-3 win against SIU-Edwardsville and a 3-2 win against Indiana.

The win against SIU-Edwardsville (15-14) was its second of the season against the Cougars. On the season, CMU has outscored SIU-Edwardsville 24-3 and outhit 30-5 in the two meetings.

Seddon pitched a complete game, striking out eight and giving up three runs on three hits.

CMU came into the sixth inning down 2-1 against Indiana in the second game Saturday.

The offense sparked with backto-back singles by Merchant and senior Jill Schulz, and pinch-hitter Gilson doubled, scoring both runs and giving CMU the lead. sports@cm-life.com

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CMU freshman left-hander Dietrich Enns pitched five innings and allowed one earned run, giving up one hit and striking out six in relief of starting pitcher Jake Sabol on Sunday against Illinois State in Normal, Ill.

Men lose finale vs. ISU Team splits Friday, loses lone Sunday game

By John Evans Staff Reporter

The CMU baseball team dropped its last game of the weekend series with Illinois State on Sunday, losing 10-6.

Junior right-hander Jake Sabol was hit for four earned runs in the third inning in what turned out to be an eight-run inning for the Redbirds, giving them a 9-1 lead.

Two CMU throwing errors kept the inning alive for the Redbirds, and an Anthony Ruffolo grand slam opened up the game.

“We are going to be fine — I thought we swung the bat well,” said coach Steve Jaksa.

“We had that one inning and we just couldn’t get out of it.”

The Chippewas (7-8) came back in the fourth inning with four runs, cutting the deficit to 9-5. But it was not enough.

Senior outfielder Tyler Kipke scored two runs and had a hit for CMU. Seniors Billy A n d e r s o n Steve Jaksa and Dale Cornstubble also had hits, putting their batting averages at .355 and .333, respectively.

Sabol was pulled after three innings and freshman Dietrich Enns finished the game. Enns pitched five innings and allowed one earned run on one hit, while striking out six.

“They (Illinois State) only scored one more run on us the rest of the game,” Jaksa said. “Our pitching put us in a good position to come back, and it was a good thing for Dietrich. I think that he can continue to get better.”

Saturday The Chippewas’ game on Saturday against Illinois State was canceled because of frigid temperatures and rain. The team split its dou-

bleheader Friday, winning the first game 2-1 and losing the second 6-2.

Senior Jesse Hernandez started the first game and pitched 6 and 2/3 innings while striking out six batters.

Sophomore first baseman Nate Theunissen had a hit, an RBI and a run scored in the 2-1 victory.

Sophomore Trent Howard pitched 6 and 1/3 innings in the second game Friday and allowed four earned runs on seven hits, while striking out 10 Redbird batters.

Jaksa said he thought Howard pitched well and playing in close games will help the team later in the year.

“When you can win a close game, it is always going to be good for the future of the team,” Jaksa said.

The Chippewas are off until Wednesday, when they open Mid-American Conference play with Bowling Green in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The team begins another road series next weekend, when it faces Miami (OH). sports@cm-life.com

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Team achieves season-high at same locale as MACs

By Nick Conklin Staff Reporter

Just when the CMU gymnastics team dropped out of the nation’s top 25, it delivered a season-high 196.350 score in beating Bowling Green by nearly two points on Sunday.

The Falcons were swept entirely, losing each event as CMU won 196.350-194.375 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The team set season highs on the balance beam (49.025) and on the floor exercise (49.3).

Coach Jerry Reighard said he was pleased with the demeanor his team brought to the mat on the eve of next week’s MAC Championships.

“We were methodical today,” he said, “and that’s the way we have to compete at the championship.”

Leading the way was senior Katie Simon, who totaled a season-high 39.475 in the allaround, 0.125 points higher than her previous high mark against Northern Illinois.

The season-high score allows the team to build upon its regional qualifying score. CMU can now drop a lower score in an effort to jump back in the top 25 and position itself for regionals.

BGSU Simon did not need long to make a mark against Bowling Green. She posted the meethigh score of 9.925 to win the uneven bars, CMU’s first event.

Returning to the lineup after issues with the flu was freshman Britney Taylor. She posted a 9.775 on the uneven bars and claimed third place in the allaround with a 39.275. Reighard said he noticed the focus early in this event.

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Senior Katie Simon posted a season-high 39.475 all-around score and a meet-high 9.925 on the uneven bars Sunday at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

“What I saw today was a very calm team,” he said. “They’re confident and it showed event after event.”

The Chippewas took control early and averaged at least a 9.8 by their top five gymnasts in all but the uneven bars, where they averaged a 9.795.

Beam improvement The final event for the team saw the greatest improvements, with improved scores across the board on the balance beam.

CMU scored a season-high 49.025 on the event — a much higher mark from the previous week’s attempt (47.575). Simon and junior Andrea de la Garza finished first and second in the rotation, behind scores of 9.85 and 9.825.

The vault saw high scores again from Simon and Taylor, but de la Garza won the event with a 9.85. de la Garza continued her hot streak, scoring 9.825 or higher in all four events. She claimed second overall with a 39.325.

The floor exercise marked another season-high for the team with all counted scores higher

than 9.7. The Chippewas totaled 49.3, a full .225 points higher than their prior high.

Open Call The upc o m i n g week of practice prior to MAC Championships will not be very different from what the team is used to in the past, Reighard said.

CMU routinely changes practice habits into live-meet simulations prior to the conference meet.

Reighard said Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 3 p.m. practices at the gymnastics room inside Rose Arena are open to students and fans as he tries to portray a realistic championship atmosphere.

“We invite people to come into our gym and do little chants because, at the championship, it is really a four-ring circus,” he said.

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Lucious moves MSU to Sweet 16 Sophomore replaces guard Lucas, hits buzzer-beater

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Michigan State guard Korie Lucious had 13 points on the day, but none were bigger than his final three.

The sophomore point guard saw extended playing time after junior point guard Kalin Lucas was taken out of the game in the first half with a lower right leg injury. His 3-pointer as time expired gave MSU an 85-83 win against Maryland in the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Junior guard Durrell Summers led the Spartans with 26 points, shooting 6-of-8 from the 3-point line. The Spartans appeared to be in full control, leading by double digits with less than 10 minutes remaining.

But with three minutes remaining and Maryland down 80-71, the Terrapins applied heavy full-court pressure to force two Spartan turnovers in the final minute and thirty

seconds. With Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Greivis Vasquez leading the way, Maryland cut the deficit to one. Vasquez tied MSU’s Summers with a game-high 26 points and scored a basket to take a one-point lead with less than 40 seconds remaining in the game. But MSU sophomore forward Draymond Green hit a jumper with 20 seconds remaining to give it the lead again.

Vasquez swiftly rallied with no timeouts, pushed the ball up court and hit a contested shot near the basket. With less than 10 seconds remaining, MSU quickly pushed the ball up court, and Lucious hit the game-winner from the top of the key as time expired.

No. 5 MSU plays No. 9 Northern Iowa in the Midwest Region.

Northern Iowa upset UNLV in the first round before upsetting the Midwest’s No. 1, Kansas, on Saturday.

Michigan State may be without star point guard Kalin Lucas for some time. Lucas came down awkwardly on his leg and was placed in a boot until during the first

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half. Senior forward Raymar Morgan also helped the

Big challenge Each school has its draws. Ernie Zeigler was an assistant coach at UCLA for three years under Ben Howland and UCLA is, after all, in Los Angeles.

Michigan and Michigan State give Trey a chance to stay relatively close to home and play in the Big Ten Conference. And Duke simply is the standard in college basketball.

At CMU, Trey could step in and play right away with senior guards Robbie Harman and Jordan Bitzer graduating.

The Chippewas are backto-back Mid-American Conference West Division champions, and the program has taken steps forward in each of Ernie Zeigler’s four seasons.

A remodeled Rose Center opens in the fall and likely would be packed if Trey suits up in maroon and gold.

“There’s no reason that Central Michigan can’t win MAC championships and make it to the NCAA Tournament and make a great run,” Kohne said.

“But the reality of it is that there have only been two real mid-major schools to win a national championship game.”

That’s the sticking point.

CMU does not have the tradition, competition or notoriety of Trey’s other

four finalists. The program has had only four winning seasons in the past 31 years and made the NCAA Tournament only five times in its history — the last coming in 2003.

It wouldn’t be easy at CMU — Trey would be the target every night, and the pressure would be immense to lead the Chippewas to new heights. At another school, he could bide his time behind older, more experienced players.

But the challenge is there — why not take it? Kohne said CMU’s recruiting class already has been ranked No. 1 in the MAC without Trey. Add him along with five other newcomers and a solid returning nucleus and there’s no telling what the Chippewas can accomplish in the next four years.

The decision Trey has said he will make his decision in April, likely near April 14, when the signing period begins.

Kohne, CMU’s recruiting coordinator, has left most of the face-to-face recruiting of Trey to Ernie Zeigler, who Kohne said has his son’s best interests at heart.

“Ernie’s not going to make the kid’s decision for him,” Kohne said. “He’s not going to make him come here and he’s not going to tell him not to come here.”

For Ernie Zeigler, he has called the chance to coach his son a “beautiful thing,” especially because of the

demands of his job.

“I’ve had to miss a lot of things that a lot of parents don’t have to miss,” he said.

“To have that opportunity to coach him in every game and be at every practice, and be the one that’s continuing to direct and develop his game, is definitely an intriguing possibility.”

Trey’s season is done — he led the Oilers to the regional finals in the state tournament, scoring 20 points and collecting 13 rebounds in a 69-49 loss against USC-bound Maurice Jones and Saginaw Arthur Hill. Trey finished his senior season averaging 24.3 points per game, despite being routinely double- and triple-teamed by the opposition.

Whatever Trey decides, he possesses lofty potential. But CMU presents an opportunity that many never have, and he still would be able to raise his NBA stock in the NCAA Tournament, which Davidson’s Stephen Curry did a few years ago.

“We’ll sit down as a family and start to talk about his likes and dislikes and what’s going to be good for him,” Ernie Zeigler said.

“At the same time, as the coach at Central Michigan, trying to put that plug in for me and our program as well. I think if the two streets intersect, it’ll be a great meeting on that corner.” sports@cm-life.com

Around the NCAA tournament Staff Reports

1. Syracuse 87, 8. Gonzaga 65 Led by Wes Johnson, No. 1 Syracuse defeated No. 8 Gonzaga 87-65 in the West Region for a second-round victory in the NCAA tournament. Johnson shot 11-of-16 for a careerhigh 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.

Syracuse built a 15-point lead at halftime and never looked back. The Orange connected on a dozen 3-pointers, including four from Johnson and three from Andy Rautins.

Senior guard Rautins shot 7-of-13 for 24 points and freshman Brandon Triche finished with 13. Elias Harris led Gonzaga with 24 points, while Matt Bouldin, the team’s leading scorer, had 16.

Syracuse faces No. 5 Butler in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.

12. Cornell 87, 4. Wisconsin 69 No. 12 Cornell upset No. 4 Wisconsin 87-69 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament in the East Region. It was Cornell’s 61 percent shooting (53 percent on 3-point shots) that paced the Big Red. The Badgers shot 49 percent and 32 percent from beyond the arc. The Big Red were in control from the start, as they built a 12-point lead early.

Cornell led 43-31 at halftime.

It managed to stretch its largest lead to 24. Louis Dale led the team with 26 points and had three rebounds and three assists. Ryan Wittman had 24 points. Jon Leuer finished with 23 points, four rebounds and one block for Wisconsin.

Cornell is the first Ivy League team to reach the Sweet 16 in more than 30 years and plays No. 1 Kentucky next.

2. Ohio State 75, 10. Georgia Tech 66 No. 2 Ohio State defeated No. 10 Georgia Tech 75-66 in the second round of the NCAA tournament in the Midwest Region. Sophomore Evan Turner finished the game with 24 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and three steals. OSU’s lead was 28-26 at halftime.

Georgia Tech’s two leading scorers, Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors, were in foul trouble for most of the game. However, Favors was key in the team’s 11-0 run with 1:47 to play to make it a 65-61 game.

Made free throws by Turner proved to be enough for the Buckeyes. Lawal finished with 11 points, but had three fouls by halftime. OSU next plays No. 6 Tennessee on Friday.

Compiled by Staff Reporter Matt Herrod.