HOUSTON (AP) - The freshman from Chicago who wears No. 23 just finished getting Memphis into the Final Four when fans began chanting “One more year!”
Then, Derrick Rose picked up his South Regional Most Outstanding Player award, clipped a piece of the net and called his mom to share the moment.
Polls are more than just percentages.
They are an insight into the voter's psyche, said John Zogby.
Zogby, president of the polling company Zogby International, came to campus Friday to speak on politics, the impending election and the factors that influence voting behavior.
Brad Sjoquist said he was excited and happy after finding out Friday he was elected Student Government Association vice president.
The Kingsford junior, along with president-elect and Montgomery senior Paul Pridgeon, tallied 1,067 votes last week compared with 605 for Grandville senior Andrew Verburg and Illinois sophomore Jamelle Dooley.
It's interesting to see CM-Life leading with unsubstantiated information gleaned from an online “blog.” I look forward to the headline reading: “According to Mary's brother-in-law's daughter's best friend's BFF ”
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
Associate pro
Modern Rock 91.5 WMHW-FM is one of 57 radio stations in Michigan now broadcasting in HD.
However, this form of HD stands for “hybrid digital” rather than television's “high definition,” said Topinabee graduate assistant Jason Kester.
“We are the first station in mid-Michigan to be HD,” Kester said.
It didn't result in a championship, but for gymnastics coach Jerry Reighard, CMU's new outlook and attitude that was on display Saturday in Kent, Ohio, was unmistakable.
With a 2-4 conference record, CMU entered the Mid-American Conference championship meet as the fifth seed.
City Manager Kathie Grinzinger said she hopes Mount Pleasant can put former City Clerk Rob Flynn's embezzlement behind it as officials look to restore public trust.
“We would like to certainly move on and do whatever we can to make sure the public knows that we've corrected any deficiencies,” she said.
Several months ago and a few weeks before CMU had its own brush with nooses, I wrote a column condemning the hateful symbol and other quiet outrages happening at CMU and elsewhere.
I tell you this so you don't freak out when I say that many of the proposed laws aimed at outlawing nooses concern me.
Akram Almohalwas is no stranger to diverse surroundings such as Sunday's International Expo.
“I was born in Jerusalem - it is a holy city with a large diversity,” said the Palestinian graduate student.
Students from 16 countries displayed their cultures to fellow classmates and community members Sunday afternoon at the Bovee University Center Rotunda Room.
While most students look to a study guide to prepare for an exam, students majoring in Human Resources played a game of “Jeopardy!”
Dan Dunn, senior judge, said the Human Resources exam itself is quite difficult to complete.
“It's akin to an attorney taking the bar exam,” he said.
Campus officials still are working out the kinks of the new emergency notification system with 3N that CMU began using less than a month ago.
CMU ran a system test March 19 and experienced some difficulties.
“When the (landline) calls went in through 3N , there was a backlog,” said Steve Smith, director of media relations.
Several inches meant the difference between a sweep and a split Sunday for the CMU baseball team.
Buffalo's Adam Skonieczki placed a single past the outstretched glove of second baseman Brendan Emmett to give the Bulls a 4-3 win in the 10th inning and two-game sweep of the Chippewas.
Sororities and fraternities will participate in various activities during this year's Greek Week.
CMU's 12 fraternities and 11 sororities have been paired up, including one triad, and will compete against each other throughout the week.
Each day during the week has a philanthropic theme.
The gymnastics team finished third Saturday at Kent, Ohio, but one Chippewa returned home a champion.
Freshman Andrea de la Garza won the Mid-American Conference all-around championship with a total score of 39.125 for the four events. She is the first CMU gymnast to win an individual conference title since Sarah Burtinsky won the all-around and uneven bars in 2005.
For baseball fans, the long wait is over - the season finally is here.
The Detroit Tigers open their season at 1:05 p.m. today at Comerica Park against the Kansas City Royals.
“I've been looking forward to baseball since February,” said Troy sophomore Kyle Patru.
Central Michigan University (also known as CMU) is a coeducational state university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nearly 28,000 students are enrolled, of which approximately 20,000 are undergraduates, making the university the fourth largest in Michigan. CMU also has off-campus sites located in 15 states and 10 countries. CMU offers students their choice of 27 degrees through eight academic divisions.
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