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  • Spartans beat Chippewas 5-2 in second annual ‘Clash at Comerica’

    May 15, 2012 21:59

    Spartans beat Chippewas 5-2 in second annual ‘Clash at Comerica’

    DETROIT — It took Michigan State starting pitcher Mick VanVossen an inning to settle himself. After all, it wasn’t an ordinary college baseball game. It was the second annual Clash at Comerica against Central Michigan inside Comerica Park in front of 3,458 fans. The freshman walked the leadoff batter, threw [...]

     
  • Young blood: CMU hires Woodrich, Harmon as new women’s basketball coaches

    May 15, 2012 12:45

    Young blood: CMU hires Woodrich, Harmon as new women’s basketball coaches

    After Kathy McGee retired and Mahogany Green left for a job at University of Kansas, Sue Guevara was in need of two new assistants. Enter Andrew Woodrich, former assistant coach at Western Michigan University, and Raina Harmon, former director of basketball operations at the University of Michigan. Both were introduced to [...]

     
  • Three track athletes advance to NCAA championships

    May 15, 2012 12:22

    Three track athletes advance to NCAA championships

    After three days of competing at the Mid-American Conference championship hosted by Central Michigan University, the men’s team finished third and the women finished ninth. Senior thrower Ryan McCullough led the way for the Chippewas as he broke the school record six times and took first in the hammer throw [...]

     
  • CMU softball loses twice to Miami, comes up short in MAC title bid

    May 12, 2012 18:00

    CMU softball loses twice to Miami, comes up short in MAC title bid

    AKRON, Ohio — Coming in to the Mid-American Conference tournament finals, everything seemed to be going Central Michigan’s way. The Chippewas only needed to win one game, while Miami University needed to win three Saturday. But the RedHawks were up to the task, spoiling the Chippewas’ day with a 2-0 [...]

     
  • Men in second, women in fourth after Day 1 at MAC track & field championships; several records shattered

    May 10, 2012 22:36

    Men in second, women in fourth after Day 1 at MAC track & field championships; several records shattered

    Day 1 of the Mid-American Conference championships ended up being a career day for several Central Michigan track and field athletes. Starting with senior thrower Ryan McCullough, who won the hammer toss by breaking his personal and school record six times on the day before ending with a throw of [...]

     
  • Talk of second ‘no confidence’ vote against CMU admins shot down in Academic Senate

    May 1, 2012 20:19

    Talk of second ‘no confidence’ vote against CMU admins shot down in Academic Senate

    A reaffirming vote of no confidence against Central Michigan University’s president and provost was brought forward, then dropped by the Academic Senate last Tuesday. Senator Katrina Piatek-Jimenez, faculty member in the mathematics department, presented a resolution to reaffirm the vote of no confidence against University President George Ross and Provost [...]

     
 
 
 

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  • Police arrest Mount Pleasant man,19, for drunken driving, marijuana possession

    A traffic stop Tuesday morning led to police finding a minor driving a vehicle drunk and in possession of marijuana. At about 1:45 a.m., officers from the Michigan State Police Mount Pleasant post pulled over a vehicle in Deerfield Township driven by a 19-year-old Mount Pleasant male, according to a [...]

     
 

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  • Attendance, weather improves at second annual Clash at Comerica

    DETROIT – Thirty-nine degrees made quite the difference from the inaugural Clash at Comerica to Tuesday’s second annual Clash at Comerica. In the trail run between Central Michigan versus Michigan State at Comerica Park, it was 45-degrees, there were 15 mile-per-hour winds and 2,169 fans showed up. The Spartans scored [...]

     
 

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  • TV Review: “The Legend of Korra” will please both old fans and newcomers

    The sequel series to Nickelodeon’s 2006-2008 series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” made its premiere on the channel last month and proves to be a worthy successor in nearly every way. “The Legend of Korra,” with its sharp animation and complex plot structure, attracted 4.5 million viewers to its premiere and [...]

     
 

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  • EDITORIAL: Grading CMU’s performance in 2011-12 school year

    Read our Central Michigan University grade sheet for the school’s performance in various areas throughout the 2011-12 Academic Year. Faculty: B- Central Michigan University’s faculty put in good effort this school year but seemed to lose steam midway through. Dealing with bullies can be traumatic for students, and the Faculty Association [...]