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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Students speak out: WMU vs. CMU School rivalries have been a great source of entertainment and school pride for years, but this matchup takes the competition to a new level. The students not only look forward to the Western Michigan University vs. Central Michigan University football game, but the Central/Western rivalry — Katie Krausman weekend that accompanies it. “I have gone to the CenStaff Reporter

tral/Western game with my family every year for the past four years. I am most excited for this year though, since it is at Western and I’m finally a Bronco myself.” — Tori Price, freshman

“Even though this will be my first Central/Western game, I already know how exciting it is going to be. My sister goes to Central so we have been discussing this weekend for months. I can’t wait to cheer on the Broncos and celebrate our victory.” — Alexis Gutierrez, freshman

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“The Central/Western game is always the biggest of the season and the most fun for the students.” — Andy Garcia, junior

“My friends and I are planning on dressing up, painting our faces, and really going all out. ” — Sara Frantangelo, freshman

“I don’t really go to many football games, but I have never missed the Central game. The Central/Western game is always so much fun, especially because I know this year we’re going to win.” — Matt Milliman, senior

“I definitely plan on either buying or making a shirt for this game and showing my WMU pride. I have a lot of school spirit being on the soccer team and I respect the other athletes.” — Sheldon Medici, freshman

Hated Chips to invade WMU By Chris Willis Staff Reporter These two simple words have made Western Michigan University fans, players, students and alumnus both cringe and gain an unexplainable rush since, let’s face it, EVER. A noon kickoff is scheduled for the fourth annual “Battle for the Cannon” game this Saturday at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo. The game will be the 81st meeting in this series that WMU leads over Central Michigan University 43-35-2. To make things more interesting, as if this rivalry needed any added fuel, this contest is also the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. 2011 marks the first time since the 1983 season that these familiar foes have met this early on in the

year and faced each other in their MAC openers. “Anybody who wants to downplay it fine, but we’re not,”Broncos head coach Bill Cubit,said. “It’s the first MAC game, and it’s against Central Michigan and it’s at home at Waldo Stadium. Guys will be ready to go and it should be an electric atmosphere on Saturday.” Cubit is 4-2 in MAC openers during his tenure at WMU. The Brown and Gold is looking to end its longest losing streak to any one MAC school. The Broncos haven’t had a problem scoring against CMU in the last decade as nine of the last ten games the Broncos have put up 20 or more points on the Chips. Turnovers and mental mistakes are the common demise for WMU whenever CMU is involved. The Broncos (1-1, 0-0 MAC)

haven’t beat the hated CMU Chippewas (1-1, 0-0 MAC) since the 2005 season. That was the Broncos first season under head coach Cubit and no player on this team has a victory against CMU. “This Central/Western rivalry is just as intense as the Michigan/ Ohio State rivalry,” said senior wide receiver Jordan White. “I walked around campus and [saw] a girl wearing a [Central] Michigan shirt and it wasn’t too pretty for her. We hang up their flag in the locker room and everyone seems to lift a little bit more weights or watch a little bit more film Central week. Practice may go over or be a little bit harder, but that’s all because of [Central] Michigan.”

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Get to know the Bronco defensive line

By Matt Buck Staff Reporter

The time has come for what is arguably the biggest week of the regular season for Western Michigan University football; that is, the week leading up to a clash with rival Central Michigan. For this year’s group of players though, the importance of this game is even more significant. No player on the roster has seen a win for the Chippewas. The last win against the team’s Mid-American Conference rival came in 2005. This matchup is one of the earliest against CMU that the Broncos have had in the past decade, as both teams are playing their first MAC opponent of the year, both with identical 1-1 records. For WMU senior linebacker Mitch Zajac, preparation for the game is basically the same as it would be for any other opponent, though attention to detail may be a little greater. “It’s just the attitude and the necessity to stick to the details. For a team, sometimes you might look past a little thing,” he said. “But for Central, we’re taking everything into account.

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By Matt Buck Staff Reporter Each day of the week, we’re going about it all over the country. We Last season, Broncos quar- Central. It’s pretty exciting.” to get better at what we need to get better at.” Zajac said that the losing streak against the cross-state rival does provide a little motivation. “It’s just the idea of the rivalry. I’ve never beat them,” he said. “I can’t go out with the idea of losing all four games that I’ve played against them. That’s the attitude we have around here. We’ve lost five games in a row, so we’re going to come out and win this year.” Both teams have wins over small schools this season—WMU beat Nicholls State last week, and CMU topped South Carolina State in the first week of the season—and both have lost to bigger names, with the Broncos losing to Michigan in the opening week and the Chippewas dropping one to Kentucky last weekend. Zajac noted that a win on Saturday wouldn’t be big for only the team, but former and current students, as well. “It’s a rivalry. Whether it’s a high school football rivalry or a basketball rivalry, it’s all the same idea,” he said. “Western-Central is a huge rivalry. People know

have fans and alumni from California all the way to Boston. So everybody’s excited about it.” “It’s up to us to play the game,” Zajac continued. “The fans need to be into it. They can have that little bit of hatred there. And we can have a little, too. But we need to focus it into the energy we need to win the game.” While this will be Zajac’s fourth game against CMU, many of his fellow teammates are experiencing it for only the first or second time. He said that the he and the other veterans on the team have tried to prepare the younger players for just how much this game means. “Us older guys have done a good job of mentoring and teaching them what it’s all about,” he said. “Everybody’s familiar with Michigan-Michigan State, or Michigan-Ohio State, or Florida-Florida State, but some of the guys don’t necessarily know about Western-Central. We’ve done a good job of teaching them what it’s all about and showing them that if you can’t get up for this game, then you’re really not living.” See Defensive

Maggie’s returns with infamous Breakfast Stew By Paul VanHevel Staff Reporter

Curing hangovers since 1984, a conglomeration of scrambled eggs, hash browns, shredded cheese, sausage, bacon, and ham makes its return prior to Saturday’s game. The first 1,000 students will receive a complementary serving of breakfast stew by presenting a valid student ID to officials at Waldo Stadium. “The Breakfast Stew is a long time favorite, said Chuck Rudnick owner of Maggie’s Catering. “I’ve made millions of pounds since I worked there in 1989 after graduating from Western.” Rudnick bought Maggie’s Café in 1983 and sold the business to Eric Smith in 2006. Under the management of Smith Maggie’s Café was forced into clo-

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sure. Anyone who has experienced the breakfast stew first hand knows this to be a grave misfortune. Come revisit on of Maggie’s most beloved dishes while simultaneously supporting the WMU football team. Since it’s the “Power of Gold” game, we are encouraging all the fans, especially the students, to wear the official power of gold shirt which they can get at any of the Kalamazoo area Meijers or the WMU bookstore, said Elaine Russell, director of sports marketing and named responsible for bringing Maggie’s Catering back to WMU. “If students are unable to get an official power of gold shirt they are encouraged to wear gold to the game.”

terback Alex Carder had been given the daunting task of taking over a position that had previously been filled by Tim Hiller, a record-setting quarterback for Western Michigan University who left Carder with pretty big shoes to fill. Carder did not disappoint. The junior led his team to a 6-6 campaign in 2010, while tossing thirty touchdown passes and leading the Mid-American Conference in total yards. This season started off with a loss to Michigan, though Carder opened the game by leading an explosive drive down the field for an early Broncos lead. It was the team’s only lead of the game. However, the team opened it up against Nicholls State, winning a one-sided affair 38-7. Carder threw two touchdown passes in that game. Carder said that the week of preparation between the team’s first two games was extremely beneficial for his offense. “As an offense as a whole, we got a little more in synch with each other,” he said. “A lot changed between week one and week two. That’s where a lot of teams make improvements. I think we really took advantage of the time we had and I think it’s all going towards this game against

With the game against Central Michigan University just a few days away, Carder said the team has been practicing like it’s business as usual, though they’re aware of what this game means. “Obviously, we know who we’re playing at the end of the week,” he said. “At this point, we’re just trying to prepare and get ready for the game. All the emotion and excitement for us is going to come on game day. At this point, we’re just trying to learn what we can learn, be good with technique, and just really prepare and get ready for the game.” As a quarterback in the MidAmerican Conference—or simply at WMU, for that matter—there could be a lot of pressure due to the rich history of talented players. The conference boasts former players such as Ben Roethlisberger, Chad Pennington and, more recently, Tim Hiller and Dan LeFevour. When you put up the kind of lofty numbers that Carder achieved in 2010, that pressure can easily multiply. For Carder though, the lofty expectations that may be placed upon him are simply part of the job. “I wouldn’t say it’s pressure, but there are expectations at this point,” he said. See QB

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To keep this cherished WMU stable alive and to support local business everyone is encouraged to come and participate in Saturday’s pre-game festivities. Maggie’s will cater to the first 1,000 students when the stadium gates open at 10:30 a.m.

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Last season the Broncos fumbled away an 11-point fourth quarter lead. It was a nasty November night as tradition seems in this rivalry, and the Broncos offense had its way with the Chips defense all evening. The only problem was that the Broncos lost four of five fumbles, with the most costly coming with less than a minute to go in the game. WMU trailed, 26-22, and were less than five yards from taking a three point lead when a bad quarterback-running back exchange resulted in a fumble recovery for CMU on their 3-yard line. CMU took a knee. “I think about it but at the same time I try to forget it too,” White said. “I know it was last year and we beat ourselves. I’m not gonna say they beat us when we beat ourselves and that’s been the story line for us in the last couple of years against them. I think about it at times, but I know this Saturday we have a chance to turn that around.” The Brown and Gold faithful need to be out in full-force this week to help cheer the

Broncos on to an essential victory. Cubit shirts. Fans seen wearing gold will be eligiand the players alike are depending on an ble to win prizes including a pair of tickets excellent turnout this Saturday. to see Louis Delmas and Tony Scheffler’s “Last week the students, it was just a Detroit Lions take on the Minnesota Vigreat feeling to know they came out to get kings December 11 at Ford Field in Debehind this football team,” running back troit. Tevin Drake, said. “I was shocked. I just Also, a special treat is being brought fed of their momentum since they came out there and showed their support. It made me wanna work harder for the team.” Fans are encouraged to wear gold for the game and Meijer is currently selling The “Power of Western Herald File Photo Gold” T- A Bronco Football player sneaks through the Kent State line.

back for this occasion. Maggie’s Catering is offering its breakfast stew to the first 1,000 students through the gate. Maggie’s is no longer in business and has been just as much a staple to WMU students as CMU week. So students, that’s more than enough reason to come cheer on WMU Saturday. “It should be nice weather, and there’s no excuse not to come out here and support this football team,” Cubit said. “Being this early, nobody can complain about the cold or the rain or the possible snow. It’s September. That should add a lot to the fan atmosphere. Our students were outstanding last week and we gotta get some more out there to fill that whole side up.” The game will air on the ESPN family of networks for the fifth time in the last six years and the game will air locally on WZZM channel 13, Grand Rapids in HD, BUT, come to the game! “We gotta beat those Chippewas!,” Drake said. “It’d mean a lot because I wanna do it for the seniors who’ve never beat them and if we do win I’d just dedicate it to them.”

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Daniel Bartholomew, who just returned from Nashville, Tenn., is a local guitarist and singer looking to extend his fan base to anyone and everyone. Originally from Michigan, he grew up around music listening to his father, who played the guitar and sang as well. Bartholomew has been playing guitar for ten years and says, “I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember.” He moved to Tennessee in January 2012 to attend SAE Institute for audio engineering, which he finished in October 2010 and returned to Kalamazoo in August 2011; he has played many venues both in Tennessee, including The French Quarter and in Michigan, including White’s Bar in Saginaw and The Ground’s Sphere in Allegan. As a young singer in his band in high school Bartholomew was surprised to learn he was some what timid when it came to being on stage, although he never let that stop him as he continued to practice and play in public. Once he got to Tennessee he says, “I sort of came out of my shell and became a lot more lively on stage.” As far as struggles in the music business go, Bartholomew said it wasn’t as easy as one might think to make music and become successful in Nashville even though it is considered the music capital of the world. “People

think it would be easier but not in a town where everyone is trying to do what you are trying to do.” As I’m sure most can imagine, the competition is extremely high in Nashville so coming back to Kalamazoo just seemed right to Bartholomew, knowing that Kalamazoo has a music scene for local and big artists which most towns do not have. For instance The Strutt, Bell’s, Papa Pete’s and many other local bars welcome local artists and even strive to have them perform around the town. A lot of artists and bands say that performing and being on stage is their favorite part about what they do and Bartholomew says he also loves that aspect but even above that, the writing and recording is where his heart really lies. “The writing and recording is where a lot of the creativity really kicks in and I really get a chance to express myself.” Bartholomew compares his own style to City and Colour and Iron and Wine and as far as influence goes, Bartholomew says he takes a lot of it from things that have happened in his past or events that he has seen people he’s close with go through; he is also inspired by his parents, friends and family, Dallas Green and John Lennon. You can catch Bartholomew’s first show in Kalamazoo since his return from Nashville at Biggby Coffee on Stadium Drive on Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., where two other acts will also be playing.

Free concert today By Kassie Charnley Staff Reporter Free concert featuring internationally recognized artists at Dalton By Kassie Charnley At 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall, trumpeter, Alan Siebert, and pianist, Sandra Rivers, will perform a free concert. Siebert and Rivers, who are both faculty members at the Cincinnati

Conservatory of Music, have traveled around the United States and to several countries performing as individuals and with others on the instruments that they know and love. Siebert has performed with multiple brass companies as a trumpeter, while Rivers has performed throughout the United States and in countries like Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Taiwan, and South Korea both as a soloist and in partnerships with many well-known soloists.

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“I just want to thank all of the students for their fantastic support in the first game,” Bill Cubit said. “If they can get two or three of their buddies to come out and fill the student section, it’ll make a big difference in the players’ performance and the way they’ll go out there and approach the game. Hopefully they come out Saturday and support us.” Reflecting on the season thus far, Zajac said that the defense has made huge strides since the team’s opener against Michigan. “We did things right last week,” he said. “Against Michigan, I would say that we had two major mistakes that got us beat on defense. We didn’t make those mistakes the second week. And going into the rest of the season, we’re not going to make those mistakes anymore. We’re going to concentrate on each little thing we have to get better at each week, and make sure that we don’t make those mistakes that are going to beat us in any other game.” The statistics echo Zajac’s sentiment. The defense surrendered 288 total yards in three quarters against the Wolverines in the

first week, but only gave up 185 against Nicholls. As far as individual goals go, Zajac said that they pale in comparison to the ultimate goal: being the best team in the league. “Our goal is to win the MAC. That’s what we set out to do,” Zajac said. “That’s what all of our summer workouts were about. We want to get back on the top of the conference and make a bowl game. We want to be competitive and have a great record. In order to do that, each individual person has their individual goals. For me, just focus on the little things.” Zajac said that, like many of the seniors on the team, his goal is to work on things that he is already familiar with. “I’ve been here for a while, so fine tuning is necessary,” he said. “Four year guys have a lot of knowledge about what’s going on in the game, but sometimes you have to brush up on your technique and stuff. I’ve really focused on that, and I think a lot of guys have. The way we’ve put it together so far makes me think that it’s going to be exciting when we get down the road.”

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Together, Siebert and Rivers will perform a concert for the students of WMU and the surrounding community. The duo will perform selections by Giovanni Viviani, Pierre Gabaye, Frederic Chopin, Manuel DeFalla, with a special Michigan premiere of Gordon Goodwin’s Sonata for Trumpet and Piano. Stephen Jones, Guests’ Faculty host and a professor of music at WMU, arranged for the guest trumpet and piano recital by Alan Siebert and Sandra Rivers. “I heard Alan play at an International Trumpet Guild Conference this past summer. I later found out that he was doing a concert tour in September that could include WMU. He graciously agreed to include us in his itinerary,” Jones said. Jones said that Rivers is a pianist who is famous as an accompanist/collaborator. “When Silvia Roederer of our piano faculty found out that Rivers would be available to address piano students, she seized the opportunity,” Jones said. Alan Siebert said that he re-

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Erotic differences between fantasy and reality worlds collide in Jose Riveraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerful piece titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot,â&#x20AC;? premiering September 22 in York Arena Theatre at 8 p.m. WMU alum Tara Matkowsky is thrilled to be back in Kalamazoo to guest direct this show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am always driven to plays in which I believe belong in the period of time in which we are standing and he [Rivera] writes that of which is happening on the very most inner part of the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart and soul, and I think this is awesome and I am excited to share this with everyone,â&#x20AC;? Matkowsky said. According to wmutheatre. com, â&#x20AC;&#x153;References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hotâ&#x20AC;? is a play about an abstract universe that puts the two worlds of fantasy and reality to the test. While Salvador Dali is not a character in the play, his paintings become a character through the surreal world that is brought to life by the playwright. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This piece is not dated in any way. The way Rivera writes is so modern and relevant to our society and so many people can relate to this show in so many ways. I feel like a lot of college students will enjoy this piece,â&#x20AC;? said senior Cornelius Davidson. Davidson plays Benito in the show, an electric, fierce character. The show begins with an army wife named Gabriela. When her husband, Benito comes home from war he finds that she has become a changed woman. However, as they try to fix their lost love, their morals and ideals push them away from each other, leaving Gabriela in a lost universe of love and desire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is such an interesting play, with real relationships and problems in this surrealistic world

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Experience Richmond Center art exhibits All Photos by Trevor Ritsema Staff Photographer

Ellen Armstrong’s show, “Starting Anew: Where I Live and Love,” features oil paintings of where Armstrong lives. The gallery will be up until Oct. 7 in the WMU Frostic School of Art’s Kerr Gallery.

In the Abertine Monroe-Brown Gallery, the installation exhibition entitled, “Installation Arts: Indonesia,” by artists Arahmainai, Heri Dono, and Entang Wiharso. The gallery features a variety of different types of installation work. Each piece comes from the richness of culture found in the contemporary art scene of Indonesia. This installation will be featured until Oct. 7 in the Monroe-Brown Gallery.

The Devries Student Art Gallery houses the Annual Foundation Student Show until Friday, Sept. 16. The gallery features pieces created by first-year students in the art program, ranging from drawings to sculpture.

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On Wesdnesday, Sept. 14, WMU sophomore Alvaro Tomas looks at bottles created by Foundation students. “I like to see everyone’s unique style of vision,” says Tomas, whose own bottle is featured at the Foundation exhibit.

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Carder said that when you sign up to be a Bronco, there’s a certain level of expectation that comes with playing quarterback. “I think, with the quarterbacks here, it’s all based on expectation,” he said. “We’re expected to be good. It’s not necessarily me doing anything crazy. It’s just being part of an offense that allows quarterbacks to make plays. That’s what Tim did, and that’s what I’m doing now. I’m obviously honored to be the quarterback—I love it and embrace it. I just try to get better at it everyday.” Carder said that he hasn’t really set personal goals for himself this season. “MAC champs. That’s pretty much the only goal that I’ve set,” he said. “Personal goals do not matter. As long as we win, I’m happy.”