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Central Michigan University
| Monday, April 23, 2012
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U-M, CMU defend tuition policy for illegal residents
Must attend one of two events to reserve tickets for Sept. 8 By Matt Thompson Sports Editor
By Emily Pfund Staff Reporter
Students at the University of Michigan are fighting for what they have dubbed “tuition equality.” David Morales, a freshman from Detroit, has lived in Michigan his entire life, but he was born in Mexico and is not a legal resident of the United States. Because of this, he is charged out-ofstate tuition at U-M. Morales co-founded the Coalition for Tuition Equality, a student group pushing to get in-state tuition for students who live in the state but do not have U.S. citizenship or a green card. They want U-M to charge in-state tuition for anyone who can prove they completed at least two years of high school and earned a diploma from a high school in Michigan or a certificate recognizing the completion of a GED testing service. “We just want tuition equality,” Morales recently told the Detroit Free Press. Betty Wagner, director of admissions, said Central Michigan University has the same policies as U-M for students like Morales. “That student would be considered out-of-state for tuition purposes (at CMU),” Wagner said. “We would do nothing special for that student.” The Coalition for Tuition Equality has caught the attention of the U-M Board of Regents, which asked Provost Phil Hanlon to report to the board on the possibility of offering in-state tuition to these students, the Detroit Free Press reported. A report was not issued at the regents’ Thursday meeting. While most schools in Michigan charge undocumented students the outof-state rate, the Free Press reported, Western Michigan University charges in-state rates for anyone who can prove they live in Michigan. Wayne State University does not ask students to provide documentation, and the president of Saginaw Valley State University can approve waivers to allow the children of migrant workers to receive in-state tuition. A Tuition | 2A
MSU game gets 2,000 more seats for students
Photos by Charlotte Bodak/staff photographer
Dancers perform a piece titled “Gene and Frank” during the University Theatre Dance Company Concert on stage in the Bush Theatre Saturday evening.
spring in their step University Theatre Dance Company showcases a variety of productions in annual spring show By Jessica Fecteau | Senior Reporter
Thirty-five University Theatre Dance Company students put on their dancing shoes for the spring concert performance Thursday through Sunday in the Bush Theatre. Dance works included ballet, contemporary, classic jazz, tap, modern, hip-hop and theatrical story dance. Dance faculty Ricky Clarkson was jumping out of his seat while watching his students take the floor. “I’m amazed,” Clarkson said. “A, three h’s, ahhhmazed.” Clarkson choreographed a trio called “Right as Rain” and a hip-hop version of “The Wiz” called “Hip Wiz.” The student dancers incorporated dialogue in “Hip Wiz” that had the audience laugh-
ing during Friday night’s performance. “‘The Wiz’ was an experiment that I have been trying to do for a few years,” Clarkson said. “I am trying to get my kids to connect to a character and a dance.” Alma College sophomore Taylor Myers came to Friday’s
performance to support her long-time friend Kalie Dickman. “I’ve seen her dance for a long time, so it’s just fun to watch what she can do,” Myers said. Dickman, a Shepherd sophomore, said this was her second year in the spring show. “I love being on stage,” she said. “I just thrive on being on stage with just the energy and the audience and all of that.” Director Heather TrommerBeardslee choreographed a piece called “Popular.” “‘Popular’ captures the idea of being popular at the end of your life when everyone you’ve dealt with and have had interactions with come to say goodbye,” said TrommerBeardslee, a member of the
dance faculty. One student began the performance sitting in a wheelchair and continued to dance around it while more and more dancers came out and stood in the background watching him dance. To really capture the emotion of the dance, students had to learn how to feel empathetic toward the situation and make the movement authentic. “Whenever I create a dance, I create story dances,” Trommer-Beardslee said. She said this was another successful year for the dance company. “Each year is unique; each year has its own special dancers; each year has its own special circumstances,” she said. studentlife@cm-life.com
Two thousand more seats are being allotted to the student section to accommodate the high demand of people wanting to attend the Central Michigan football game against Michigan State Sept. 8. Students will still be able to get in free of charge as usual, but have to go to one of two events at the end of August to load the ticket on a valid CMU ID. Students will have to go to either Main Stage on Aug. 26 or the first football game Aug. 30 against Southeast Missouri State. The ticket-loading system will only be in effect for the MSU game. For all other games, students will just need to bring a student ID at the gates. “We saw a growing demand and we are thrilled that we can accommodate our student body’s interest with the additional seats,” said Athletics Director Dave Heeke. “They are such an important part of our atmosphere. Based on the feedback we’ve heard, we expect the tickets to go extremely fast.” The 2,000 additional seats will bump the student section size to 10,000 students. It will make one-third of the total capacity at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. A committee of campus student leaders came together to finalize how ticketing procedures would go for the game. “We wanted to come up with a fair system for all CMU students who will be enrolled next semester, and we worked consciously as a group of students to do the right thing,” said Detroit junior and committee member Darryl Maxwell. “It has all come together and I am very happy with everything.” sports@cm-life.com
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Students Lazzaro, Lorentzen leaving CMU to start new company By Paulina Lee Staff Reporter
If you went to LMFAO, Dayglow or Na Palm, there are two Central Michigan University students to thank; Anthony Lazzaro and Thomas Lorentzen. The two Delta Chi, snowboarding- and wakeboardingloving fraternity members are known to many on campus for the various events they put together and promote. Now, they are taking their skills to the next level with the creation of their new company Kruüe (pronounced “crew”), which they are leaving CMU to establish after this school year. “I came up with the idea nine months ago, and then I told Thomas right away,” said Lazzaro, a Hope junior. “Thomas thought it was a
great idea. Then, together we built on it, and then when we thought the idea was ready enough, we presented the idea to Zach (Sampson, owner of Hottest College Parties) who is now the Kruüe CEO and owner. He had the right people and right connections to launch the company.” Lazzaro is also the Red Bull student brand manager, event manager at Wayside Central and manger of Ron Sulewski, known as “DJ Pigpen.” He said the idea for Kruüe came from the fact that he wanted college students to have experiences similar to his. “Out of all the events and experiences, I’ve learned a lot,” he said. “I wanted to be able to do something that helped college students get jobs after college and helped increase busi-
ness for local businesses. I got some ideas from Groupon and LinkedIn. I want to help college students get jobs in something they actually want to do.” Lazzaro said the new company will help plan, execute and promote various events through networking with local businesses and on college campuses. Recently, the duo has been traveling all over the Midwest to interview candidates to establish Kruüe at various schools. Many of these are students who were promoters for Dayglow at their respective schools and therefore are connected to Sampson, who runs 40 percent of Dayglow parties worldwide. Lazzaro and Lorentzen met at Lazzaro’s first event at Wayside Central, a New Year’s Eve
party in 2010. Lazzaro said he was impressed at how fast the Clio junior was able to sell tickets for a party when so few students were in town. “I was like, ‘Who is this kid?’” Lazzaro said. “Most of the kids I knew were Greek and all these people were non-Greek, so I talked to him and I was like, ‘Hey, you ever think about doing promotions?’” Thomas said, ‘Who, me?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah dude, you just sold 60-something tickets in like three hours.’” Soon after meeting, they both decided to switch their majors to marketing. Lazzaro was originally majored in personal financial planning and Lorentzen in bio-medical, prephysical therapy. A Kruüe | 2A
Victoria Zegler/staff photographer
Clio junior Thomas Lorentzen, left, and Hope junior Anthony Lazzaro, right, nine months ago began a marketing, advertising and promotional company, Kruüe hiring students to gain experience in their chosen field of study. Both Lorentzen and Lazzaro have brought a variety of entertainment and concerts to campus such as American electro-pop duo LMFAO and Dayglow, the world’s largest paint party.
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