Central Michigan

Nearly one-third of the once-$302,000 in medical school contributions is going elsewhere.
Todd Anson, a 1977 alumnus and Mount Pleasant native, is taking his $100,000 contribution he announced in February to go toward the renovation of Rose Arena and events center costs, said Steve Smith, director of public relations.
He said the contributions for the medical school are set at $202,000.
“I don’t think this loss has any significance at all when you look at the big picture,” said Dr. Cam Enarson, interim dean of the medical school. “I am not at all concerned and know the school is well on the right track. There isn’t any reason or cause for anyone to have concern over this.
“We don’t have a fundraising campaign in place at this point in time. That will follow in discussions with Board of Trustees and (Interim University President) Kathy Wilbur.”

For Bill Yeagley, Central Michigan University may be a change of jobs. But not a change of scenery.

In order to receive their audits in time to schedule any missing classes during the spring semester, seniors should apply for May graduation by Sept. 15.

Central Michigan University Police handed out an estimated 1,400 on-campus parking citations during the first week of classes, according to statistics compiled by the CMU Police Department’s Parking Services division.

Some might say popularity is a good thing.

But is the current college generation obsessed with it?

A recent survey indicated more than half of college students believe their peers use sites such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter in order to self-promote.

The monthly Central Alert system phone calls finally paid off for a few hundred students with classes Friday in the Dow Science Complex.
The university closed the building because of chemical exposure on the third floor.
The emergency notification system, which has 8,471 registered users, sent out text messages, phone calls and e-mails, as well as alerted students over loudspeakers and sirens across Central Michigan University’s campus.
Three alerts were sent out within two hours.
“I was in a meeting and watched everybody’s phones go off,” said Bruce Roscoe, dean of students. “Everyone was notified. I was impressed how well the phone contact and text messaging went. It was very quick and efficient. By far, it was very effective.”

Edward Kennedy was a member of the U.S. Senate for 47 years up until his death Tuesday.

The political question is what will happen next?

Football season has almost arrived. But it was basketball on display this weekend in Lot 62 outside Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

A Central Michigan University student and CMU’s current Affirmative Action Officer are the two candidates for appointment on the Isabella County Human Rights Committee.
Will Calhoun, a Flint senior, and Jeanie Jackson are the two names being considered to serve on the committee. The county’s Board of Commissioners will decide on the CMU representative tomorrow.
Calhoun said he is excited to serve Isabella County and CMU.
“I’ve always had a personal motivation for public service,” he said.

Students in need of computer advice are piling into the Information Technology Help Office at a greater capacity than last year.
Duane Kleinhardt, IT communications manager, said more than 1,400 people contacted the office the first week of classes, with more than 400 stopping by to get help.
“This is normally the busiest time of the year,” Kleinhart said. “We are lucky to have a very tech-savvy student population here at (Central Michigan University) but, even if 20 percent of the returning students need help, we’re still talking about over 1,000 computers needing help with a process that, on average, takes a couple of hours.”

Students in need of computer advice are piling into the Information Technology Help Office at a greater capacity than last year.
Duane Kleinhardt, IT communications manager, said more than 1,400 people contacted the office the first week of classes, with more than 400 stopping by to get help.
“This is normally the busiest time of the year,” Kleinhart said. “We are lucky to have a very tech-savvy student population here at (Central Michigan University) but, even if 20 percent of the returning students need help, we’re still talking about over 1,000 computers needing help with a process that, on average, takes a couple of hours.”

Anyone driving past Kroger on Saturday may have thought a potential terrorist plot was unfolding.
Turns out it was just some crack filler.

tudents and staff making their way through the Education and Human Services Building will soon have another new entity to explore.
Einstein Bros. Bagels, a breakfast, coffee and sandwich restaurant, opens today.
The restaurant, on the first floor of the building, created a buzz of anticipation among students and staff.
“Everyone is very excited,” said Jaime Clark, Assistant Director of Retail for Central Michigan University Campus Dining. “I’ve even heard from a few people from the community who plan to come to campus just to visit Einstein.”

Anyone driving past Kroger on Saturday may have thought a potential terrorist plot was unfolding.
Turns out it was just some crack filler.

tudents and staff making their way through the Education and Human Services Building will soon have another new entity to explore.
Einstein Bros. Bagels, a breakfast, coffee and sandwich restaurant, opens today.
The restaurant, on the first floor of the building, created a buzz of anticipation among students and staff.
“Everyone is very excited,” said Jaime Clark, Assistant Director of Retail for Central Michigan University Campus Dining. “I’ve even heard from a few people from the community who plan to come to campus just to visit Einstein.”