SGA
Group allocates extra funds
The Student Government Association on Monday approved a resolution that allocated the group’s remaining funds to the executive board discretionary fund. SGA Vice President Brad Sjoquist, Kingsford senior, said the money, projected between $5,000 and $7,000, was moved to the discretionary fund so the executive board will have access to it after the semester ends.
The group still is deciding what to do with the money, and is considering spending it on T-shirts for Fire Up Fest, SGA promotional items and office supplies or toward the USA Today Collegiate Readership Program. Last year, the rollover funds went toward the USA Today program, and in spring 2006 the money went toward the student memorial. SGA must decide by July what to do with the money.

RPL 430
Class plans
for student fundraiser
Parks and leisure services administration students are hosting a fundraiser at 2 p.m. Thursday at Island Park toward for a fellow CMU student whose family home was destroyed in a fire. Greenville junior Matt Collins said his family was crushed by the incident, and they appreciative those willing to give, both on and off campus. The idea was brought to the attention of recreation, parks and leisure services instructor Lori Stoudt. The event will include a pig roast and other food catered by Larrabee’s Family Restaurant, 105 E. Broadway St. Collins said 160 people are expected to attend the fundraiser, which also will include various games and raffles. Meal tickets cost $5.

Greek life
Flipping flapjacks to raise funds
Social fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon will host a pancake breakfast to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network and the children of Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. The annual fundraiser will take place at 11 p.m. Thursday in Powers 136. Tickets can be bought ahead of time for $5 and will be sold for $6 at the door. The breakfast will include the pancake flipping skills of Food Network’s Chris Cakes.

School of Music
Symphony, band perform today
Nicholas Stark and Douglas Burtch Jr. are conducting a free concert from 8 to 9:30 p.m. today in Staples Family Concert Hall. Some of the music to be performed includes works by Frank Ticheli, Gordon Jacob and Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky. The concert is open to the public. The School of Music has two more concerts this semester. The Community Music School will play at 5 p.m. Friday in the Chamichian Recital Hall and the CMU Brass Band will play at 3 p.m. Saturday in Staples Family Concert Hall.

Phi Sigma Phi
Fraternity raises funds to go toward
Michigan Veterans
More than $2,000 was raised Saturday for the Forgotten Eagles, an organization for Michigan veterans. The funds were raised during Phi Sigma Phi’s first annual “Ride and Dine,” a day-long motorcycle charity ride. The ride began at C&S Sports Center, 4741 E. Pickard St., and ended at Island Park. Participants got involved in the several activities during the day, including a rock-climbing wall and raffles. All proceeds went to the Middle Michigan chapter of the Forgotten Eagles.

Did You Know?
From 1993 to 2000, Michigan experienced an 1,100 percent increase in autism.
In accordance with Autism Awareness Month, Central Michigan Life will list a new statistic or fact about the disease in Life in Brief throughout April.

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