Native American Heritage Month creates a chance for students and the community to immerse themselves in a different culture.

Sunday’s campus cleanup for Environmental Awareness Day began the month’s events at Central Michigan University that run through Nov. 23.

When Magdalen Hsu-Li was 16, she knew about self-control.
She would sit rigid for hours at a time to block out the twitching, coughing, and erratic movements sometimes caused by Tourette’s syndrome.
Since then, the singer-songwriter, painter, and cultural activist reflects on painful memories to teach others about appreciating their identity.

Minority Student Services had a failed search in June for a new assistant director, but hopefully another search will get on the way next semester.
There were three possible candidates narrowed down from about 40 to be interviewed by MSS. But the search barely got under way.
“While we were in the middle of scheduling these visits, [...]

For students who transfer college classes, making sure their switch fits perfect is key.

For Paul Schmidt, Registrar at Monroe County Community College, the newly-created transfer business program linked to Central Michigan University is the perfect fit for students majoring in business management.

Central Michigan University alumna April Neal wants to buy a big, bad, roaring motorcycle.

But she decided to wait six years before she rides one, and instead reduce her college debt.

“I am not buying one until I make a big dent in my loan payment,” said the New York resident who graduated in 2007.

Time is running out.

Students who are graduating, if you have not already, make sure you book your lodging and dinner reservations.

The week leading up to the May 9 commencement will be a rush of appointments and reservations made by excited seniors and their parents at hotels and restaurants in and around the Mount Pleasant area.

We all have them.

They are dirty, filthy things that many of us do not know how to handle when they get old. But there is a simple solution to dealing with aged gym shoes – ‘go green.’

By recycling athletic shoes, students and community members can help out the environment, said Jackie LaMaire.

Nothing could be better than a massage to relieve the tension that comes with exam week.

That’s exactly what Program Board plans to offer this week free of charge.

Students can kick back with free chair, table and hand massages during Relaxation Day, from 11 a.