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Three All-Americans eliminated in consolation bracket

The CMU wrestling team finished its NCAA Tournament today with all three All-Americans losing in their consolation matches.

Redshirt freshman Ben Bennett started the day with a loss to Virginia’s No. 3 Chris Henrich, 5-3.

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Area police see ‘average’ amount of activity during St. Patrick’s Day

The steps in a field sobriety test might seem simple to some. But when the individual Central Michigan University Police Officer David Coffman suspected of drunk driving Wednesday night lifted his leg counting one-1,000, two-1,000, those steps were a challenge. The driver was arrested around 10 p.m. after a preliminary breathalyzer test and, for Coffman, St. Patrick’s Day had reached its peak.

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Searching for glory: senior Steintrager looks for All-America finish in first year starting

Matt Steintrager came to Central Michigan University with plenty of accolades — but it has taken him longer than most to add more in college.

Along with being a state champion his senior year in high school at Detroit Catholic Central, Steintrager also placed second at Senior Nationals and Junior Nationals.

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Student opera “Don Giovanni” set for weekend performances

Angela Gawne dreams of someday traveling across Europe performing in historical opera houses.
The Flint senior said she loves the way opera demands perfection.

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Female taken to hospital after pedestrian accident on Washington Street

A female was transported to Central Michigan Community Hospital with unknown injuries after she was struck by a car as she crossed Washington St.

A male driving a black Scion XB struck the female, said Officer Jason Powell of Mount Pleasant Police Department.

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Peculiar pets: students, city resident find exotic animals to be perfect pets

William Garland is a “reptile person.” The Charlotte senior cares for dozens of snakes, turtles and other reptiles as part of a busy day. Garland, 22, owns about 14 red-tailed boa constrictors, several leopard geckos, a bearded dragon, poison dart frogs and alligators, among others.

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‘Truth Covered Lies’ focuses on couples’ connection, killers

Miss Diega deftly creeps toward her husband’s back, grasping a knife in her hand.

She is about to sink in the blade when, all of the sudden, she unexpectedly runs into a gun aimed at the center of her chest.

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Troy sophomore Mary Blumka, left, and Haslett junior Kevin McDonald assess the ailments of Indiana junior Rachel Kauffman during a simulation Friday at Mill Pond Park for RPL 365: Wilderness First Responder. Her leg was impaled on a tree limb during the Chilean Earthquake in the simulation. "Oh my God. I can't even imagine the pain," Kaufmann said. "When they came to help, my first reaction was to scream." (Jake May/Staff Photographer)

Students learn to rescue, treat patients in outdoor medical simulation

Rachel Kauffman shrieked at the sight of the small tree branch thrust through her leg. She and 12 others laid Friday afternoon in the woods at Mount Pleasant’s Mill Pond Park — their bodily appendages bloody and bruised. For an hour and a half, they played victim in a simulation of the recent Chilean earthquake. The simulation served as a test for two sections of RPL 365: Wilderness First Responder, a seven-day intensive course open to students.

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