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Former Chip now in print

Greg Burghardt
Denyse Smith’s love for writing has paid off.

The 1990 CMU alumnae published her first mystery novel, “Unearthed Sins”
by Denlinger’s Publishers of Edgewater, Fl. in early August.

But the publication pot of gold was found at the end of a long rainbow.

Smith graduated with a journalism major and has worked as a freelance reporter
for the past [...]

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First cinema contest winners named today

The "Be a Critic" contest kicked off Thursday with five of this
week’s ten free passes unclaimed by CMU students. Free movie tickets and a
shot at some serious cash are available for all CMU students.
Five students did win free movie passes Thursday evening. The passes are good
through the weekend.
The [...]

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Sink your carnivorous fangs into Jurassic Park 3

Prepare for thrills and chills on the silver screen as some familiar faces revisit
the terror of being chased down by carnivorous dinosaurs in Jurassic Park 3.

Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neil) has returned to his original chosen profession of archaeology
after facing extinction himself in the first Jurassic Park movie. Once again,
however, his life is about to [...]

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About time to pay homage to Ani DiFranco

I was at a writing conference this summer, and after a poetry reading the last
night I was hanging out with some of the other attendees as the evening got later
and later.

I gave my first reading that night, and while the five of us sat on the cement
steps, we started discussing the differences and similarities between [...]

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I spent my summer for tuition hike?

Before the passing of this summer, I never realized just how much can happen to
a person in the course of four short months.

Before all was said and done, I put approximately 8,000 miles on my car, worked
three different jobs, and chalked up enough memories and stories to last an average
person a lifetime.

The summer began with [...]

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FYI

Domestic Problems will provide the entertainment during tailgating before the
first home football game.

The group will play a free show at 5 p.m. Thursday outside the Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

The band has released four albums, “Scattered Pieces” (1996), “Play
(1997), “Live” (1999) and “Patiently” (2001).

Domestic Problems brings a mix of instruments to the stage to create an energetic,
positive and [...]

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‘Glamour’ magazine bringing free concert to CMU Sept. 13

“Glamour” magazine is coming to CMU as part of a month-long festival.

The “’Glamour’ Music Venus Tour” will visit CMU from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Sept. 13 on Warriner Mall, free of charge.

“The tour itself is a month-long festival that kicks off at the University
of Utah and goes to 10 different colleges across the country. It [...]

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Music Central opens up in Bovee Center

Ashley Williamson
Students have a new avenue on campus to purchase video games, CDs, movies and more.

Music Central, located in the lower level of the Bovee University Center. Starting
Sept. 3, its hours of operation will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday.

Erin Bauer, Clare sophomore and employee, said Music Central is run through the
CMU [...]

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