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Life in brief
Student arrested for criminal sexual assault
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INSPECTION Health inspection reports reveal risks at some local restaurants
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Student evaluations are not accurate or effective.
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intramural sports
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By Ben Solis Staff Reporter
While food items sold at Central Michigan University are safely prepared, other student-favorites in Mount Pleasant received violations during recent county-wide health inspections. Of 13 different food service facilities on campus, only one received a poor mark during the last year of health inspections. The Towers Real Food on Campus cafeteria, received a priority violation in November 2014. The violation was for “potentially hazardous food.” The RFoC prepares garlic butter sauce with fresh garlic in house for its pizza line. Health inspectors found the butter held at room temperature, which is a violation — fresh food products must be temperature controlled. Eleven restaurants around the city received violations within the last year. Some of these violations could have posed health risks. Restaurants cited for violations include Big Apple Bagels, Buffalo Wild Wings, the Subway location on 2nd Street and Riverwood Recreation’s food vendor. In addition, Hunan House, China Garden and Great Wall received violations that inspectors determined could make its patrons ill. Violations at these restaurants range from keeping food in Rubbermaid totes, to improperly thawed meats or items kept longer than their expiration date.
Anatomy of an inspection
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Not all health code violations will make a customer sick, said Scott Jones, environmental health supervisor for the Isabella County Health Department. Health inspectors use a threetiered system to categorize violations. Jones said priority violations pose imminent risks and core violations have little-to-no bearing on patron health. This can include food held at the wrong temperature or storing raw, blood-dripping meats above cooked and ready-touse foods. A priority foundation violation is the middle ground between the two. Priority foundation items usually have to do with equipment, like not having functioning food thermometers or sanitizer strength test strips. A core violation can be something as simple as a dirty floor. The inspections are risk-based, and the frequency of an inspection depends on the menu. Most fast
CLEANING UP A VIOLATION IS GIVEN Inspections are risk-based, and the frequency of an inspection depends on the menu. Health inspectors use a three-tiered system to categorize the severity of code violations.
PRIORITY Priority violations pose imminent health risks.
FIX AT TIME OF INSPECTION
PRIORITY FOUNDATION A Priority Foundation violation is an item whose application supports, facilitates or enables one or more Priority items.
FIX WITHIN 30 DAYS
CORE Core violations are less hazardous and have little risk of harming patrons’ health.
FIX BY THE NEXT INSPECTION
“If violations occur (during an inspection) and there’s a history of past violations, there’s an administrative process to revoke the license.” Scott Jones, environmental health supervisor for the Isabella County Health Department food restaurants require only annual inspections because much of the food is already cooked, frozen and then reheated, Jones said. This poses far less risk for foodborne illnesses than a restaurant that has a complex menu and prepares raw and cooked foods simultaneously. “If you have place that only serves coffee, there’s an extremely low risk because they handle no hazardous foods besides maybe milk,” Jones said. “If you have say something like an Olive Garden, that’s high-risk based because there are fresh foods along with prepped foods that are cooked and then cooled.” These higher risk restaurants
state must receive inspections at least every six months. “If you’re familiar with the menus, and I’ve been here for 21 years, some of that inspection gets shortened by knowing exactly what the facility does,” Jones said. “We’ll interview the management and go over how they serve, prep, cool and reheat foods. We’ll also review employee health procedures.” The next step in the process is the actual inspection. An inspector will walk through the facility and review the standards set in the interview. Inspectors then offer a report of their findings to the manager. If a violation is found, a follow w health | 2
A 24-year-old student was arrested April 21 for fourthdegree criminal sexual assault. Central Michigan University Police Department officers said the man inappropriately touched the chest of a female staff member after asking to take a selfie photograph with her. The incident took place the night of April 15 in an academic building on campus. The man was arrested at his off-campus residence and bonded out of jail until his upcoming arraignment. The university has restricted him to only enter academic buildings where he is taking courses. Police believe the suspect has committed similar acts on others after interviewing him during their investigation. CMUPD encourages students to call them at (989) 774-3081 if they have been targeted. Last semester, Students Advocating Gender Equality protested to “expel all rapists.” They are holding a protest at noon April 29 between the Bovee University Center and Fabiano Botanical Garden titled w assault | 2
Levitt files suit against Morning Sun, others By Ben Solis Staff Reporter
Mount Pleasant attorney Todd Levitt filed a civil lawsuit Thursday against The Morning Sun, Digital First Media, two Central Michigan University professors and attorney Gordon Bloem. Lisa YanickJonaitis, community engagement editor of Todd Levitt The Morning Sun, College of Business professors James Felton and Kenneth Sanney and Bloem are named in the lawsuit. Levitt is accusing the defendants of libel and slander, false light invasion of privacy, intentional interference with business expectancy, infliction of emotional distress and reckless conduct through the published work of The Morning Sun. Levitt is seeking $1 million in damages for each count. Levitt sued CMU senior Zach Felton in June over a Twitter account that parodied Levitt. The civil suit stems from a story published by The Morning Sun on Aug. 8 about the case. Yanick-Jonaitis’ story details statements made in court by Levitt during the a hearing regarding the lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Thursday also references an audio confrontation between Levitt, Felton and Sanney published on The Morning Sun’s website. Isabella County Trial Court Judge Paul Chamberlain dismissed the case in February. Zach Felton is not listed as a defendant in this lawsuit. “We don’t believe (YanickJonaitis) ever contacted Mr. Levitt to verify anything she wrote,” said John Devine, Jr., Levitt’s attorney. “I’m not sure where all her sources were from. She did refer to court documents, but we believe she did that incorrectly, if not w levitt | 2