The founder of the television show “OCC Choppers,” Paul Teutul Sr., unveiled a custom motorcycle designed exclusively for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Saturday at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd.

The chopper is going to be a showpiece displayed at the Soaring Eagle through August, said Mike Dini, advertising and public relations manager for the casino.

The Central Michigan University Museum of Cultural and Natural History will host its final Tour Tuesday event this Tuesday. Meeting at the Museum at Rowe Hall, Tuesday’s tour will focus on the Bohannon Schoolhouse, located at Preston and West Campus Drive.

Board of Trustees Chairwoman Gail Torreano recently accepted a position with AT&T as senior vice president, which moved her to Dallas. While the accomplishments of all our Trustees should be positive for Central Michigan University, the most recent one by Torreano may leave CMU suffering.

The Board of Trustees did students well by keeping tuition increases low.

Although no student likes to hear that college tuition is steadily increasing with each academic year, Central Michigan University’s tuition increase for next year is fair and manageable.

Tailgating is a traditional part of the college experience, but that doesn’t mean universities should give up safety in lieu of fun.

Those who have seen lot 63 at a football game know just how crazy and crowded it is; there is hardly any room to walk through the rows of vehicles, much less allow an emergency vehicle through.

While it will be no surprise if the Board of Trustees raises undergraduate tuition for students not under the CMU Promise, the Board has hopefully discussed the implication of a high tuition hike and has limited the impact on students on campus.

Other Michigan universities have seen their tuition increase this summer, and more are to come.

The 25th annual Mount Pleasant Summer Festival took place last week at Island Park. From carnival rides to concerts, fireworks to tractor viewings, the city of Mount Pleasant had thousands of people attend the annual festival. On Sunday, the festivities concluded with a rubber duck race down the Chippewa River.

With classes beginning Monday in the new Education and Human Services Building, it is finally being used for the purpose it was designed for: serving students. Now that it is fully operational, students and faculty on campus should strive to make using the building a priority, especially this fall.