LIFE IN BRIEF: Graduate fair

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Graduate fair

December graduates can order their cap and gown from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Bovee University Center’s Rotunda. The Bachelor package is $35 and the Masters package is $60 on those two days only. Online ordering for graduation packages will begin Wednesday, where the costs will be increased $10 for each package.

Installing stop signs

The City Commission approved traffic orders Oct. 12 to transform the three-way signal light at Broadway and Washington streets into a four-way stop. The traffic signal was switched to a continual flashing red, acting as a four-way stop during the detour for the Mosher and Main roundabout construction. Keeping the intersection at a four-way stop would effectively keep traffic moving and allow for a consistency in driving through the downtown area. The flashing signal will remain to allow drivers to adjust to the change and will be evaluated in the future for removal. There will be a removal of the overhead flashing red lights at the Main and Broadway, and Main and Michigan intersections, which will take place early next month.

Beth Horner presenting

National Storyteller and musician Beth Horner will preform 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. today in Moore Hall’s Townsend Kiva as part of the Michigan Story Festival. Horner will perform “Heroes and Heroines in Our Lives” program and a story about the state of the environment called “Pipeline Blues.” Admission is free. For more information, contact Darcy Orlik at orlik1da@cmich.edu.

“Soup”erBowl ’09

Teams of five will compete in a single elimination, co-ed flag football tournament from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Central Michigan University Intramural Fields. Teams consist of at least two girls, with one playing at all times, and the game will consist of two ten-minute halves. Teams had to be registered by Monday in order to compete but, if the team donates at least five non-perishable goods on the day of the event, they will receive a $5 refund on their registration fee. Proceeds will be donated to the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen and all non-perishable goods will be donated to the American Red Cross Isabella County Food Pantry. For more information, contact Ashley Kassuba at kassu1am@cmich.edu.

Vote Nov. 3

Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds state residents to cast ballots in local elections Tuesday, Nov. 3. “Because voting is the foundation of democracy, I encourage you to make your voice heard by participating in your local election,” Land said in a press release. Those who are not able to make it to the polls on Nov. 3 may qualify for an absentee ballot. Those who wish to receive ballots in the mail must submit their application by 2 p.m. Oct. 31. Absentee ballots can be obtained in person anytime through 4 p.m. Nov. 2.

Haunted campus

Alpha Phi Omega will present its annual “Haunted Campus” from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday at the CMU Disk Golf Course. It is a fundraising event for the chapter’s year-round service program. Tickets can be purchased for $3 at Halloween Central, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a display table in the downstairs of the Bovee University Center or from chapter members. Tickets also can be purchased for $5 at the door. For a full story, see cm-life.com.