For most students, just finding the motivation to show up to class can use up all the effort they have.

Between classes, work and having a social life, not much time is left to pursue something as challenging as writing a musical.

Comstock Park freshman Alastair Watt did just that.

Professor of Music Susan Lindahl and her husband adopted their daughter Emma from China when she was three months old.

Lindahl explained that she and her husband chose to look into foreign adoption after being told that their age would be a factor in being eligible to adopt an American baby.

Adoption-crazy celebrities like Angelina Jolie have given more attention to the subject of adoption than ever before.

But what people see on television isn’t always accurate.

Asian adoption will be the topic of discussion at a soup and substance presentation hosted by the Multicultural Education Center and student organization 12 C.

Pan-broiled, stir-fried and served.

Asian cuisine was on the menu Wednesday in the Bovee University Center Rotunda Room.

The Asian Cultural Organization and Program Board brought a taste of Asian cuisine to Central Michigan University with the Asian Cook-off competition.

Shouts of pain and strain were heard as participants gathered to compete in a team style Twister Tournament in Kulhavi Hall Tuesday night.

“We thought it would be a nice idea to have something to break up the monotony of school work and give people a chance to win some sweet prizes along the way,” said Port Huron senior and coordinator Heather Chapman.

There are a lot of good reasons to recycle. It reduces waste, conserves natural resources, reduces landfill space and cuts down pollution.

It’s all a part of “going green.”

But for some students enrolled in the course COM 461: Communication in Leadership, it’s more than a social trend.

At Central Michigan University, Hall Council is where the fun happens.

More than 30 people show up weekly for themed events at Trout and Robinson Hall weekly council meetings, many simply to get to know the students with whom they share a home away from home.

Five Central Michigan University students and a faculty member won nine photojournalism awards this weekend, including first place in college photographer of the year and the illustration category.

The Michigan Press Photographers Association honored the best in Michigan photography at its annual spring awards conference.