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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Practical planet-saving pointers

By Alexis Luker Staff Reporter “We no longer have a choice, either humanity adapts its behavior to support sustainable development–meaning it ceases to pollute the environment, allows the renewal of natural resources, and contributes to improve everybody’s well-being–or it signs its own, more or less imminent, death sentence. Education plays a crucial role in training citizens. However, it is not always suited to the needs of future societies, both in developed and developing countries,” according to Koïchiro Matsuura, UNESCO Director General on the UN DESD, 2006 1. Keep windows and doors shut tightly. Going in and out repeatedly will make the furnace work harder. Anand Sankey, Director of Engineering and Maintenence Services at Western Michigan

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University, said that residence halls are maintained between 70-74 degrees Fahrenheit. There are sensors located in specific locations within each building that modulate the heating water loop. “The temperature in one room can influence what happens universally,” Laura Darrah, assistant director of Residence Life, said. 2. Leave the common area how you found it. “In the game rooms and common areas there’s a lot of windows that [the students] open up all the time when they think the room is too hot. What they do is perpetuate the problem. When the cold air comes, in it hits the sensors; kicks more heat into those areas which wastes a lot of energy. If they would keep those windows closed in the winter, we could save a lot of heat,” Doug Carney, Associate Director of Residence Life, said. 3. Use blankets. Doug Carney suggests using blankets and bundling up rather than allowing appliances to run. Blankets keep students toasty and decrease over-use of appliances. Heating blankets are allowed as well. Use with caution; if you are not using the blanket turn it off. 4. Arrange furniture to take advantage of natural lighting from windows, and to allow proper air circulation throughout your room. This will cut down on the use of electricity for lighting as well as decrease the furnace’s labor. 5. Know the procedures for making a maintenance request. If your room is not the climate you desire, you will be required to fill out a “Heat Sheet” that can be acquired from your Resident Assistant. You will be provided a thermometer and directions. If your room falls between

66-67 Degrees Fahrenheit, you are directed to submit a request to Bronco-Fix-It that will be handled as a 5-day priority. 65 or below are advised to call in the problem as an emergency. Barriers may also be requested to place over your windows if you are feeling a draft. 6. Aim for a 10-15 minute shower vs. 20 minutes. Also, refrain from making those 10-15 minutes steamy ones. Darrah explained that taking hot showers as opposed to warm ones creates a colder exterior. This causes the appliances to get turned on high to compensate for the body heat lost after stepping out of a hot shower into a cold atmosphere. 7. Conserve water and energy. Only wash full loads of laundry. With limited assets and many college expenses, washing a full load of laundry is a very practical practice. Colors will not run in cool water, so combine those loads and make it one. 8. Minimize the times you open and close your refrigerator. Each time you open it, cool air will rush out and be replaced with warm air, causing the refrigerator to run more in order to stay cool. Your mini-refrigerator should be set close to 37 degrees Fahrenheit and your freezer set to 3 degrees Fahrenheit to conserve energy. Also, keep it full. Refrigerators operate most efficiently when full, so keep yours as full as possible with bottles of water, if nothing else. 9. Turn off lights, TV, etc. when you leave your room or a public area. Use power management tools. Set monitors and computers to sleep mode when idle for more than a few minutes. Turn machines completely off at a power strip when not in use. 10. Use smart power strips.

Even when turned off, electronic and other home office equipment can continue to consume electricity when plugged into the wall. Smart power strips automatically turn off when idle and eliminate standby electricity consumption. 11. Use Energy Star appliances and items! ENERGY STAR qualified appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10-50 percent less energy and water than standard models. 12. Replace Incandescent Light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). CFLs use 75 percent less electricity and produce 90 percent less heat. Those incidences when your room is warmer than you prefer, take advantage of CFLs to keep the temperature down and to allow the fan to take a break. Directed light, such as for reading, is more practical than brightly lighting an entire room to do your homework. 13. Use a fan. Western has a radiant heat source; thus the air has a degree of humidity to it. In some incidences students find their rooms too warm. Eliminate opening windows and roasting everyone else on your floor. Fans move the air and make the room feel 4 to 6 degrees cooler, and will use less energy than sliding that frosty piece of glass open. 14. Use natural or environmentally friendly cleaning supplies. Stop buying expensive and toxic cleaning products. Nearly all household cleaning and maintenance tasks can be accomplished with vinegar, baking soda, and boric acid. Homemade recipes can be found at: www.earthjustice. org/cleaningrecipe. 15. Recycle paper, plastic, glass and metal - there are bins in the lobby and large dump-

sters outside of the residence halls or cafe loading docks to empty recyclables in to. It is important to learn where designated dumpsters are and what can and cannot be recycled – i.e. pizza boxes are a no, but if there’s no cheese or grease on the lid, you can cut it off and recycle the top. 16. Take advantage of the resources available. The cafeterias allow the use of Eco mugs, and to reduce the use of plastic bags they provide reuseable bags for carry-out. Bronco Transit and Metro Transit transport students around campus and the city of Kalamazoo for free. Campus is a “walking campus” therefore everything is accessible by foot and bike. Make each commute a clean one.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

“The Beginners” debuts Boiling Pot Fest hits Kalamazoo

By Sam Stachurski Staff Reporter

The Kalamazoo Film Society begins the year on a rather ironic note. Their first film of the fall semester is called “The Beginners”. It played at the Little Theatre September 23 through 25. “The Beginners” tells the story of Oliver, a 38-year-old man who’s parents’ loveless marriage seems to have traumatized him. The movie begins after the death of both parents. However a good portion of the story is told through flashbacks, specifically those set after his mother’s death, when Oliver’s father, Hal, admits that he is gay. Four months later, Hal dies, but not before he finds love, for the first time in his life and then encourages his son to do the same. Oliver, however, for a long time does not. He has seen how meaningless his parent’s relationship was and struggles to find meaning in any relationship,

until he meets a woman named Anna. Together, they struggle to overcome the sadness that life has brought on them and find love and meaning within each other. Ewan McGregor (Star Wars, Moulin Rogue) stars as Oliver and is believable in the roles he plays. His take on Oliver varied between amusing and heart breaking and did it so smoothly as one scene transitioned to another. Oliver’s father, Hal, is played by Christopher Plummer, who can manage to make the audience laugh, even while his character is on his deathbed. Hal is brave, sharp and comedic to a boot and will surely win audiences over almost as soon as he enters the story. Mélanie Laurent plays the lovely French actress, Anna, she is, however, much more than just a pretty face. Laurent plays her character with the sort of honesty and openness that the film itself

commands and her chemistry with McGregor is almost impeccable. Mary Page Keller and Goran Visnjic play Hal’s wife Georgia and his boyfriend, Andy. They make less frequent appearances, but are both winning, Keller for her spunk and Visnjic for his wonderful awkwardness. The mix of subtle, complex emotions and odd, endearing humor made the movie quite good, but did not set it apart from any movies outside of its genre. It was typical of an indie movie in most senses, including the sense that it could occasionally be slow. However, anyone seeking an honest, imaginative, optimistic movie, should surely consider the “Beginners”. The next movie that will be shown by the Kalamazoo Film Society is called “Tabloid”, and will be shown at the Little Theatre on the weekend of October 21. Anyone interested can purchase tickets at the door for $5.

By Alexandra Batson Staff Reporter

Long ago, Kalamazoo was known as “The Boiling Pot” by the Native Americans, according to Darren Bain, owner of The Strutt. As a way to promote these rapid growing businesses, The Strutt and the Kalamazoo Coffee Company presented their first music festival as a non-profit idea association called The Boiling Pot Fest. Last year it took place around July 4 even though it was 90 thousand degrees, according to Bain. This year, The Strutt and The Kalamazoo Coffee Company will be hosting the same festival Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1, and making it an Oktober Fest, or beer fest for all ages. However, only those of age can drink. There will be many activities other than just music at the festival. Open Roads: Fixapalooza, on Saturday Oct. 1, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., people will have the opportunity to bring their bikes and work with Open Road volunteers, and enter in a chance to win a custom designed bike. Open Roads is a dedicated organization that reaches out to children, and teaches them skills in socializing and bike mechanics in hopes of preparing them for the future. Kalamazoo Nature Center will also be there Oct. 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. giving guests a chance to see birds and reptiles, and learn about their local and natural habitats. Sunset Yoga will also be attending Thursday, Friday and

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Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., allowing guests to meditate and sweat their way to peace as the sun descends on the festival. There are many other activities in addition to these three. There are many bands attending Boiling Pot Festival: Murder by Death, rock ‘n’ roll from Bloomington, Ind.; The Legendary Shack Shakers, blues, country and rock from Nashville, Tenn.; Frontier Ruckus, lyrical folk rock from Ann Arbor; Breathe Owl Breath, folk, from East Jordan; Small Brown Bike, post-hardcore from Marshall; Mustard Plug, ska from Grand Rapids; Steppin’ In It, Americana, jazz, country and folk from Lansing; Flatfoot 56, Celtic folk-punk from Chicago, Ill., Red Sea Pedestrians, Klezmer and Americana from Kalamazoo; The Go Rounds, Folk, Psych and Rock from Kalamazoo and 25 more. Oktoberfest will feature many different beers from breweries including Magic Hat, Arcadia Ales, Saugatuck Brewing, Miller Lite, Arbor Brewing Company, ABC’s Hoptoberfest, Michigan Brewing Company, Founders Brewing, Shock Top Pumpkin, Frankenmuth Oktoberfest and many others. In addition to drinks there will be many choices of food including soup, butternut squash mac and cheese, sandwiches and wraps. For more information, a full schedule of events or to purchase tickets visit http://www. boilingpotfest.com/index.php.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Prestigious authors visit WMU

ByAmbrosia Neldon Staff Reporter

Bernhard Center rooms 208 and 209 were standing room only when the Gwen Frostic Reading Series kicked off a new season Thursday. William Olsen, the speaker at Thursday’s event, is the author of five books of poetry. At the reading, he will read works from his most recent book, Sand Theory. Oleson’s first book, The Hand of God and a Few Bright Flowers, was a winner of the National Poetry Series. Olsen is also a recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship, an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, a Nation/Discovery Award, the Texas Institute of Arts Award, a Breadloaf Fellowship, and poetry awards from Poetry Northwest

and Crazyhorse. The Gwen Frostic series, which will continue through the rest of the semester, was named after Sara Gwendolen Frostic, a member of the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. Each semester, a combination of well-known writers, faculty and alumni read their works of poetry, fiction, playwriting and non-fiction to the community. “These readings are all free and open to the public, but we especially hope to get more attendance from WMU students,� said Dustin Hoffman, the assistant coordinator of the series. As with past semesters, this season’s lineup is full of worldrenowned writers like Oleson who have won numerous awards throughout the country.

“Our reputation is such that we can attract writers of these standings in four different genres: poetry, playwriting, fiction and creative nonfiction,� said Steve Feffer, associate professor of theatre and drama, playwriting and performance studies and the coordinator of the Creative Writing program at WMU. The coordinators of the event said that the Gwen Frostic series is a good way to involve the community in Western and with literature. “It’s a great opportunity that such remarkable writers with national and worldwide reputations bring to Western and share their work,� said Feffer. The series will continue through the rest of the semester as indicated by the schedule below: t'JDUJPO 8SJUFS 4UFSMJOH 8BUTPO October 13, 8:00 p.m., WMU Bernhard Center 157-158 t 1PFUT (FSBME 4UFSO "OOF

Marie Macari: November 3rd, 8:00 p.m., The Little Theatre t 1MBZXSJHIU $BSlos Murillo: November 17, 8:00 p.m., Bernhard Center 157-158 t "MVNOJ 3FBEing: Elizabeth Knapp, Melinda .PVTUBLJT +Bson Skipper: December 1st, 8:00 p.m., Bernhard Center 157-158 More information about the authors and the series itself can be found on the WMU English Department Website at http:// Courtesy Photo www.wmich.edu/ William Olsen will read from his most english/events.

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Engineering Expo offers students opportunties By Baxter Gill Staff Reporter

On Thursday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., students will have the opportunity to network with companies with the hopes of getting an internship, co-op, or even a full time job. Engineering, integrated supply chain management, chemistry, computer information systems, and other related field students (and alumni) are all welcome to come to this year’s career fair at Parkview. For upperclassmen, it’s the return of a great opportunity. For freshmen, the idea of such a large career fair can be daunting. But putting on a suit, a tie, and a professional smile may not be as scary as it may seem. Anthony Vizzini, dean of the en-

gineering college gave advice for anyone nervous at the prospect of interviews. “Come and just be yourself; that’s what recruiters are looking for,� said Vizzini. The career fair’s 86 companies participating is nearly double last year’s 44. “It’s a great opportunity to connect with many types of organizations here [at Parkview] on Thursday,� said Christopher Sell, the career development specialist at Western Michigan University. Sell specializes in getting students employed, and thus has tons of advice for students coming into the expo. Possibly the most important thing to bring to an expo like this is a resume. It’s an important tool for businesses to see your skills and accomplishments

in a neat and organized document- and make sure you bring more than one. Student employment services has set up days for drop-in resume’ help, which can be found at http://www.wmich. edu/career/. But for Parkviewbound students, Monday and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., resume specialists will be on-site to help build a stronger, more employable resume, as well as give tips on how to talk to potential employers. Formal dress is required for the event. List of companies in attendance: http://wmich.experience.com/stu/cf_registered_ employers?fhnd=5075.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Pink Floyd laser show lights up State Theatre By taline Topouzian Staff Reporter On Saturday, Oct. 1, at the State Theatre on 404 South Burdick Street in Kalamazoo, there will be a laser show. “Our theatre is a good venue for the best lasers to project off the ceilings and back walls. It is a really cool setting,” said Tom Kiebbach who works at the State Theatre. Kelly Graham who also works at the Theatre says the laser show is really neat because this is the first time the Laser Show is combining a live video and live Pink Floyd music. It is usually a good size crowd. People enjoy experiencing their favorite music live. The Laser Show consists of not only of multiple lasers and compelling music, but also 3D glasses, so when the glasses are applied the lasers come at you 3D. “One laser becomes three” says Tom. The State Theatre works with other big promoters around the country, Kiebbach said. Pink Floyd Tribune Band contacted Kalamazoo Theatre to rent the perfect size building for their production. The tribune

band took a few years off, but used to be in Kalamazoo making exceptional appearances with the laser show for about ten years, finally they are back in town to perform the laser show. The laser show is $20 main floor, $15 balcony, and $25/30the day of the show. The State Theatre of Kalamazoo has many other upcoming shows to attend, some so popular that they are sold out or have a waiting list. Kelly Graham said the rap and R&B performances are pretty big. It is the first time we have had rap shows here. Rap shows always go well, big crowds, and sell out fast. An artist that is going to be at the theater on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. is Big Sean. Another approaching event that is almost sold out is the Trailer Park Boys who are three comedians. The show is going to be live at the State Theatre Saturday, October 8 at 7 pm. In December, there are Christmas shows every week leading up to Christmas, so make sure to check out those forthcoming events. One of the Christmas events will include the country artist John Berry, Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 18 to 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 3 p.m., the State Theatre offers another performance to attend, Warren Miller’s “Like There’s No Tomorrow.” This Warren Miller Ski Film has been playing every year for many years. “It’s a tick off to the skiers out there and is a very good turn out,” said Kiebbach. Other listings for shows, performances, or events this year held at the State Theatre include Rap Artist J Cole, Thursday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. and comedian Lisa Lampanelli, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. The following weekend, songwriter Tinsley Ellis will be here, Saturday Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Family friendly on Oct. 30 at 3 p.m., “Halloween Spooktacular Magic and Illusion Show” with magician Alan Kazam and Alan Smola. Special guests include: Pete Mcleod, Gordo the magician, and Trino Schincarioll. Finally, the rock jam band, Umphrey’s Mcgee is going to be at the theater Friday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. To find out more information and to buy tickets check out the website for several other events. The link to the State Theatre’s website is www.kazoostate.com

which provides a direct link for ticket master. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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The State Theatre displays its lineup for October, including Pink Floyd.

Biggby becomes a hot spot for good tunes By Jake Adams Staff Reporter Danny Bartholomew and Chelsea Burrows set up the stage for a rare event in the Biggby Café on Stadium Drive, just west of campus. The stools, speakers, stands were aligned so that when Mr. Bartholomew opened the acoustic set that night, he would be facing all the customers, family, and friends that were either lucky enough to catch the event when they walked in to get their day’s dose of caffeine, or were there to sit and watch the free concert thought up, planned and advertised by Burrows herself. “It’s usually a perfect studying environment,” said Burrows about the café’s atmosphere. “We don’t usually have loud music playing.” The music was coupled with deals on coffee unique to the shop and event. “We had a similar event during a grand opening we had after we renovated,” said Burrows. The café almost doubled in size when they added on to the shop in order to not only compensate for the amount of customers but also to make it more student friendly. “We have an area that we can close off purely for studying,” said Burrows, motioning towards a heavy soundproof curtain, “Sometimes we have people in here till ten, especially around when finals are going on.” The event itself consisted of deals on coffee, and three

musical acts between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. “We had a great turnout!” said Burrows. “To be able to produce that in your own shop feels amazing.” A customer and a family friend of Bartholomew, the opening act, said, “He’s great to listen to, we love it, but we may be a little biased.” He continued to explain how Bartholomew just got back from Nashville, Tennessee, where he studied music. “Audio engineering,” clarified Bartholomew. “Music is my main passion, I wish I could always do this.” Burrows herself accompanied guitarist and close friend Mike Powell during the second act, which was also their first public performance. “I thought it went pretty good,” said Burrows after her performance. “It was awesome.” Powell is a 29-year-old former employee of Biggby who has been playing the guitar on and off for 14 years. “You get to know the regulars like family,” said Powell regarding his history with Biggby café. Naomi Nakken, a seventh grader came with her family to watch her cousin, Burrows, play. “When I can drive I’m totally coming here all the time,” she said. “It’s calming in here… I really like it,” said Naomi’s brother, Jermiah Nakken.

As people strolled in and sat down to enjoy the free performance, children stared wide-eyed at the music playing, moms stared at their children, and others seemed to soak in the whole thing. “We hold an event every last weekend of the month,” said Burrows. “We want to start doing poetry readings and that’s probably what we’ll do [for October].” Burrows said she is open to new acts and new ideas. She explained how it is a completely open venue. “I do a lot of advertising through my personal Facebook,” she said, adding that that’s the best way to get recent information about upcoming events. The night ended with “Sixth String Samura,” with each artist playing electric guitars and singing songs they wrote themselves. After the artists finished and the café was about to close, the family-friendly atmosphere ideal for studying revealed itself when the faint sound of slow jazz trickled into the background. Bartholomew left saying, “Why wouldn’t you come to the place you get coffee when there’s free music?”

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Good start to ‘Dali’ run

By Cody Janczewski Staff Reporter

Opening last Thursday in York Arena Theatre, “References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” left the crowd with an odd feeling and question of what love in a relationship truly means when put to the test. “References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” is a four act production telling the story of the erratic life of an army wife who has become estranged from her husband. However, their different ideals while reaching for each other push them into two completely separate worlds of fantasy and reality. After opening night, audiences conclude that this show is completely relevant to today’s society and is acted so well that as an audience member, one feels the true anger, love, and tears these actors produce to make this production standing ovation material in which they certainly deserved, and earned. Junior Ali Shea and senior Cornelius Davidson, who play Gabriella and Benito in this show, put on a performance which sincerely tears the audience into two sides based on which character’s ideals of a relationship are correct. Because of this,

the audience begins to place themselves in Gabriella and Benito’s shoes and this begins to stir the question and thought of what love truly means. In addition to and support of this, the entire cast, which includes Charles-Curtis Sanders as Coyote, MacGregor Arney as Moon, Andi Foster as Cat, and Nathan Sabo as Martin, bring this show to its absolute fullest potential producing a phenomenal production. Guest Director and WMU alum, Tara Matkowsky, was driven to share Jose Rivera’s show with audience members to portray what is happening on the innermost part of people’s heart and soul in times of a struggling relationship, especially in the type of relationship that is relevant to so many people in today’s society. The cast, crew and the director of this production truly captured the essence and emotions of Jose Rivera’s writing in this phenomenal and must-see production of “References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot.” “References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” continues its production this upcoming Thursday thru Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Wanted: funny people By Joe Stando Staff Reporter Western Michigan University’s improvisational comedy troupe, the Worklight Improv Team, will be holding auditions this Sunday for the 2011-2012 season. “Auditions for the team are a super laidback process,” said WIT Chairperson Emily Scott. “An auditioner first comes in we’ll have them fill out a short form with their contact information, and then the rest of the time will be spent playing improv games that we will teach you. A couple of us will be walking around taking notes during this time, but not in an intimidating way, it’s a really fun and non-judgmental experience.” The group, which is going into its second season, was awarded “Best New Registered Student Organization” in the Office of Student Activities & Leadership Programs’ Golden Broncos award

ceremony last spring. The troupe has performed several shows on campus, as well as held open improv lessons and jam sessions. Fans are invited to attend all WIT’s events as well. “WIT plans on hosting a minimum of 2-3 shows per semester, and all of our shows are free so bring friends!” said Scott. “WIT is available to perform for other events as well, and have performed for a variety of audiences including the University Theatre Guild, First Year Experience Programs, and multiple residence halls.” Auditions will be Sunday, October 2nd from 8:00-9:30 p.m. in the Bernhard Center Room 205. The cast list will be posted the following Monday online and at the Gilmore Theatre Complex. For more information or to schedule alternate audition arrangements, contact Emily Scott at Emily.e.scott@wmich. edu.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

WMU Broncos in for a tough �ight By Chris Willis Staff Reporter

The Western Michigan University football team will travel to the east coast this Saturday to take on last year’s Fiesta Bowl and Big East Champion, the University of Connecticut Huskies. The Broncos (2-2, 1-0 MAC) will face the Huskies (2-2, 0-0 BE) for only the second meeting in the school’s history and the first time since the 2003 season. WMU football has a 2-8 all-time record against Big East schools. The game marks the first against a Big East opponent since opening day of the 2007 season at the University of West Virginia. “I knew this was gonna be a really hard stretch,” said WMU head coach Bill Cubit. “UCONN is a tough-nose team with 16 starters back from a BCS team that was in the Fiesta Bowl. We gotta go out there and get ourselves ready to go because it’s a long season. We’ve got our work cut out for us, but I like our team.” UCONN will be the last nonconference school that the Brown and Gold face this season. Next week the Broncos will be home at Waldo Stadium for homecoming and will begin the meat of its

Mid-American Conference West Division schedule. WMU record sits at .500, but both losses have come against nationally ranked Big Ten schools. A win on Saturday at UCONN could propel the Broncos to season that will assure them the MAC Championship game and a respectable bowl game. It can also be argued that the Brown and Gold beat themselves in both losses by mental errors and untimely penalties and turnovers. “We’re a play away when you look at the mistakes,” Cubit said. “A play here a missed kick there, an overthrow here and a blown coverage there. We’ve gotta fix them, if we’ve got a blown coverage than they’ll try to exploit it. That’s how we game-plan too. It’s the fine points that decide these games.” A lot of times big name conference schools tend to overlook the “weaker” MAC opponent and not take them seriously. Illinois almost did that a second consecutive time last Saturday. “Well guess what? We won a lot of battles in there,” Cubit said. “I mean Drew Nowak, who blocked him? Who blocked [Paul] Hazel, Who blocked Tra-

vonte Boles? You gotta set your sights higher. That’s what I keep preaching to these kids.” The line of scrimmage was dominated by WMU on both sides of the ball last week at Illinois. UCONN will be in for a long day if team “train-wreck” can keep the same pressure on the UCONN offensive line this week. “Defensively we’ve gotta be faster,” said defensive tackle Travonte Boles. “They kind of look down on a MAC school, and they don’t really expect us to play as physical as they do. We’ve got each other back. The Broncos are sitting where many fans and experts expected them to be after four games. This week is a great chance to achieve some the national recognition for beating a BCS from last year.” “It’d mean a lot,” Boles said. “Then you can look at the rest of your season as how you expected it to be coming out with a BCS win. Many people wouldn’t expect a MAC school to go down and beat an Illinois or a UCONN. For us to go down and play them and show them we’re not some MAC school you can push over meant a lot. We let them know early that we weren’t up for that.”

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WMU’s Brian Fields (20) scores his first touchdown of the evening. Fields finished the night with a total of 54 yards on eight carries for two touchdowns. After the UCONN game, the performance last week at IlliBroncos will return home to nois. Waldo Stadium next Saturday to Nothing could give the Bronface the University of Bowling cos season a better boost than a Green Falcons for homecoming win this week. week. “Going into our MAC schedThis past week, WMU re- ule the following week with a win ceiver Jordan White was named would make it just that much the MAC Offensive Player of the easier to play,” Boles said. “We week for the second consecutive wanna go into the MAC schedule week for his 14 catch, 132 yard and try to get a championship.”

WMU hockey ranks high in the preseason By Matt Buck Sports Reporter Last season, the Western Michigan University hockey team took substantial strides forward in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, coming within one game of being the CCHA Champion. The season was arguably highlighted by a huge upset win over University of Michigan in the CCHA Semifinals, defeating the team that was then ranked fourth in the nation by a 5-2 margin. This season, the Broncos are

being rewarded for their effort, as College Hockey News has named WMU the eighth best team in the nation going into next week’s regular season opener. Though the Broncos lost leading goal scorer Max Campbell at the end of last season, the team is returning twelve players who had double-digit scoring a year ago. Led by sophomore Chase Balisy—who was recently named to the All-CCHA team—the Broncos are the third-highest ranked team in the CCHA, behind only Miami and Notre Dame. Along with the loss of Campbell, the Broncos also lost head

coach Jeff Blashill, who left Kalamazoo to join the Detroit Red Wings in Hockeytown The team did, however, pick up Andy Murray, who has years of NHL experience in his repertoire, including a trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Murray’s experience is considered a boost to a Broncos team that is relatively young, especially from a defensive standpoint. The CHN named Miami college hockey’s top team to start the season. The Broncos will see Miami twice in the regular season in a two game series on the road. Last year, WMU took one win and a tie away from Miami

in four regular season contests, before taking a 5-2 loss against the number one team in the CCHA Finals. In the CCHA coaches poll, which only takes CCHA teams into account—the Broncos were picked to finish fourth, behind Notre Dame, Miami and Michigan. Michigan, who is ranked ninth in the CHN poll, is figured to have a tight race with WMU throughout the regular season, as both teams are pretty evenly matched. The Broncos were also picked to finish fourth in the CCHA media poll, and is the highest

ranked team in both polls to not receive a single first place vote. Surprisingly, both polls have Notre Dame as the top squad in the conference, though many believe that the division is Miami’s to lose. The Broncos were predicted to finish tenth last season in both polls, though they greatly exceeded that expectation. The Broncos have one exhibition game this season, a neutralsite game in Muskegon against University of Toronto. WMU begins regular season play in Kalamazoo on October 7, facing Alabama-Huntsville.

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