1.CMU falls 31-24 to Ball State in home finale

The CMU football team was one win away from three-peating the MAC West Division. All it had to do was beat its first ranked opponent to come to Kelly/Shorts Stadium -No. 14 Ball State. The two teams, with the Chippewas donning gold for the first time, exchanged blows throughout the game.

A new man

The Chippewas will not face last year’s Hiller on Saturday. The junior quarterback leads the Mid-American Conference with 2,046 passing yards and 23 touchdowns while completing 68.2 percent of his passes. Despite little running ability – 35 total rushing yards thus far – Hiller averages more yards of total offense (297.

Homecoming is not an exclusive tradition – thousands of schools and institutions around the nation celebrate it every year.

But for CMU students and faculty, past and present, the annual event holds a distinct meaning.

It is a day that brings together alumni from across the nation and from every walk of life, all to don the maroon and gold one more time and reflect on their college years once again.