Central Michigan

Coach Tom Borrelli's wrestling team will take the its highest-ever ranking to Kent, Ohio, on March 7 for the Mid-American Conference Championships.

CMU is ranked second in this week's W.I.N Magazine dual meet poll, but Borrelli feels like the honor holds little meaning.

Network Neutrality Act

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Friday, Feb. 22:

The Internet has spawned tremendous choice and innovation for consumers and businesses.

But that would change if the phone and cable giants played favorites in who uses their broadband networks, and how they're used.

Ted Kjolhede was true to CMU.

He graduated from the university in 1948. He also was the head basketball coach for 15 seasons and later the athletics director from 1972 to 1984.

“I think he was a real pioneer here at the university in the rapid growth period of athletics,” said Athletics Director Dave Heeke.

I make all kinds of money writing this column.

Do you know how much money I make because if you do then you know that I make all kinds of money and if you know that money is power then you know that since I have money I have power and that with my power I can do basically anything I want including run on sentences that never seem to come to any kind of conclusion because hey who needs conclusions when you have MONEY and also who needs punctuation marks when you have MONEY?

You may not know that here at Central Michigan Life the geniuses and artists who fill the pages writing about themselves get paid by the word and because of that I like to use a lot of words to make little to no point at all in fact I learned in all those philosophy classes I've taken that one should start with a minute idea and expound upon that idea to the fullest degree possible in order for one's knowledge to show its full potential so I'm taking that idea and applying it to my columns in a pseudo-philosophy I like to call COLUMNISM wherein I write and write about nothing but the difference between this pseudo-philsophy and other pseudo-philosophies such as Ayn Rand's slaughtering of the concept of objectivism is that this one understands and accepts the fact that it's not a real philosophy.

Weidman resident Bonnie Neeley said she had never seen a Chinese or Vietnamese person in her life before Tuesday.

“I've never been to China, but I've always wanted to go see how beautiful it is,” Neeley told a few of the students reading to her.

Nine international students participating in the English as a Second Language program at CMU gave Neeley a new life experience Tuesday morning during their visit to Tendercare Health Centers, 1524 Portabella Trail.

The most successful debates are those in which candidates focus more on policy issues and less on personal attacks, experts say.

That was the main observation of communications and dramatic arts professor Ed Hinck, who wrote a book with two other communications and dramatic arts professors concerning behavior during political debates.

Verizon Wireless is offering a new plan that would allow students to talk buffet-style.

The fixed-rate plan, which first became available last week, has the potential to change the way people use their phones.

Much like Internet access, with payments starting off with per-minute pricing and later evolving to monthly flat rates after its rise in popularity, cell phones too have become staples to the majority.

Last weekend's last-minute 5-4 loss to Michigan State ended a very up and down season for the club hockey team.

The first part of the team's season saw a high amount of success. CMU was 10-3 and climbed into the top five in the rankings, but finished the regular season 12-17.

Jeff Parker believes the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is motivated more by its finances than protecting its ancestral lands in Port Huron.

Parker is president of executive council for Bay Mills, a rival Chippewa tribe based in Brimley in the Upper Peninsula that is trying to obtain land in Port Huron.

It's fairly common knowledge that smoking is bad for your health.

But if you're a professor, a Michigan senator's recent proposal could make it bad for your career.

Sen. Thomas George, R-Kalamazoo, suggested universities avoid hiring professors who smoke because it drives up health care costs.

A different kind of election fever is hitting campus.

The Student Government Association elections are underway, and are open to all full-time students who wish to hold a position.

No experience in SGA is necessary, and in order to begin campaigning, candidates must fill out a candidate identity validation form, submit an academic record, verify petitions and confirm the campaign in writing.

Central Michigan University students can now get free software from Microsoft.

Earlier this month, the computer giant launched “Microsoft DreamSpark,” a Web site that offers free downloading of a diverse range of programming software to more than 35 million college students in 11 countries and regions.

Moore Hall Television will be airing all-new programming this spring, including four different shows that premiered Tuesday.

On-campus students can find MHTV on channel 34 and off-campus residents can tune to channel 23. The shows run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and midnight to 2:30 a.

It took one game for Marcus Van to solidify his role as a starting forward on the men's basketball team.

After sophomore guard Jordan Bitzer made two 3-pointers to open CMU's Feb. 20 game against Ball State at Rose Arena, Van found himself in the zone.

The junior transfer went on to make the next five field goals for the Chippewas, and seven of their last nine in the half.

Skinner Withdraws

Peters' competition exits race

Nancy Skinner, one of CMU's Griffin Endowed Chair Gary Peters' opponents for the Democratic bid for Congress, has exited the race against Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Bloomfield Township. Peters has raised more than $400,000 for his campaign, according to the Associated Press.