Saturday’s game against Western Michigan was a perfect example of the stock Ernie Zeigler places in his senior backcourt.The CMU men’s basketball coach hugged Jordan Bitzer and Robbie Harman as they came off the court with 10 seconds remaining in CMU’s 74-66 win against Western Michigan.
Papers still flooded Kathy Wilbur’s desk and she still had meetings to attend with just two hours remaining of her presidency Friday.
The former interim president ended her term that day, giving her desk and position to George Ross, who was named CMU’s next president following December’s Board of Trustees meeting. Today is his first day.
Riverwood Golf Course has largely been wind-powered for 20 years — saving owner Richard Figg $92,000.
With a wind turbine just less than 150 feet tall at the Union Township establishment, Figg has saved more than $4,500 each year in that time.
Cassandra Johnson is concerned about finishing her degree on time.
The Kaleva junior is one of many Health Fitness in Preventive and Rehabilitative Programs majors struggling to finish their degree in four years. Johnson also has been waiting to enroll in HSC 310: ECG Assessment since last summer.
The CMU gymnastics team’s highest score of 2009 was a 195.675 in the Eagle Invite on March 7.The team eclipsed that with five freshmen in the lineup Sunday in DeKalb, Ill., against Northern Illinois. CMU (9-2, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) won the meet 195.85-191.1, eclipsing its best score of the season by 0.875 (State of Michigan Classic, Feb. 7) and sweeping all four events.
The city’s Fluoride Task Force is finalizing its research of fluoride’s impact on water.The task force, a group comprised of Mount Pleasant residents, hopes to release its findings to the City Commission by the end of April, said Commissioner and FTF chairwoman Kathy Ling.
Schroll, named Most Outstanding Field Performer in Friday and Saturday’s meet at the Jack Skoog Track at the Indoor Athletic Complex, finished first in the women’s high jump (5-10 1/2) for the second consecutive year.
She placed fourth in the pentathlon, setting a CMU record jump of 6-0 1/2 in the high jump portion of the multi-event competition.
Photographers from Central Michigan University took all three spots in the Michigan Press Photographers Association’s College Photographer of the Year award Saturday.
The CMU men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the indoor season with several questions and uncertainties.A lot of those questions were answered throughout the season and culminated Friday and Saturday when CMU hosted the Mid-American Conference Championships. The women placed second out of 12 teams and the men fifth (out of five teams).
Jordan Bitzer raised his arms to a standing ovation Saturday as he and teammate Robbie Harman exited their final regular-season game at Rose Arena.Bitzer smiled as the crowd chanted “U-S-A, U-S-A.” It wasn’t homage to the Winter Olympics. Rather, it was a final salute to Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School’s most revered alumnus as he walked off the court with 22 points and a 74-66 win against Western Michigan.
Fiction readingWriters Matt Bell and Mick McGrath will read fiction from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Art Reach Center of Mid Michigan, 319 S. University St. Bell, who writes fiction for literary magazines, is the editor of The Collagist and has a book, “How They Were Found,” that will be released in October. McGrath is a Master’s program candidate for Central Michigan University. Local musician Joe Hertler, a Troy senior, will perform. The event is free and hosted by Central Michigan University’s Wellspring Literary Series.
The CMU women’s basketball team was riding high about a week ago.It had just beaten second-place Eastern Michigan in double overtime to extend its home winning streak to nine games and pull within a game of a first-round bye in the Mid-American Conference tournament.
The CMU women’s basketball team can improve on its road woes at 7 p.m. Tuesday when it travels to Muncie, Ind., to play Ball State.CMU (11-16, 8-7 Mid-American Conference) is 2-13 away from Rose Arena this season and coming off a 64-56 loss against Western Michigan in Kalamazoo on Saturday.
The documentary Maafa 21 exposes the history of suppressing minorities. These influences are still felt today and should be changed.
Getting tested for STDs is important, especially in a campus atmosphere. Always be safe, and know the status of your health through routine check ups.
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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