Central Michigan University Black Girls Rock hosted its second annual pageant in the Bovee University Center on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Junior Whitney Patterson was awarded Mrs. 2026 Pink and Black. Additionally, Patterson won $100 for winning the pageant.
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe hosted an Earth Awareness Community Cleanup at Broadway Park on Friday, April 17, 2026. Almost 30 volunteers came to help clean up the SCIT Reservation and Mill Pond Park. The Tribe partnered with the city of Mount Pleasant to make the cleanup more widespread and involve the community more than in recent years.
"We are really trying to build up that relationship more between the Tribe and the city, and I have always wanted to get the tribe more involved with the city, so the environmental realm is definitely where it's at to do that," Mount Pleasant City Sustainability Coordinator Mason Squillets-Peterson said.
The cleanup was followed by lunch at the pavilion in Broadway Park. The Tribe's Environmental Outreach Coordinator Katie Hager organizes two of these clean-up events every year.
The Central Michigan University baseball team fell 16-6 in the last game of the three-game series against Ohio University at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The team will head to Rochester, Michigan, to face Oakland University on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
The Central Michigan University baseball team defeated Ohio University during game two of the series in a 4-3 walk off hit by Joey Milto allowing redshirt freshman outfielder Dominic Bouscher to score the winning run at the baseball game at Keilitz Field in Theunissen Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2026. Senior outfielder Joey Milto, redshirt freshman outfielder Dominic Bouscher, redshirt sophomore infielder Drew Loikits, and sophomore infielder Miguel Correa Jr. each scored one run. (CM-Life | Jasmine Brookins)
Daryl and the Beans rocked Anspach Hall during the Mount Pleasant stop of their World Domination Tour, celebrating the release of their second album, "Hunk Alert" on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The band is made up of CMU creative writing professors Robert Fanning, Jeffrey Bean and Darrin Doyle.
CMU student Juice Legend manned the drums. Fanning's daughter, Magdalena, opened the show with a few original songs.
The setlist featured an array of covers, parodies and orginal songs. Fans were able to purchase T-shirts and CD's before and after the show. All proceeds are dedicated to the Daryl and the Beans Award for CMU Creative Writing students.
The Central Michigan University baseball team defeated Ohio University 15-5 in the first game against the Ohio University Bobcats at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2026. Redshirt junior infielder/outfielder Bryson Webb and junior outfielder Harrison Bowman led the team, each scoring three runs.
The Central Michigan University baseball team defeated Youngstown State 12-2 in a midweek baseball game at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Redshirt junior infielder Bryson Webb led the team with one home run and three runs. The team will host Ohio University for a three-game series starting Friday, April 17, 2026.
Severe weather rolled through Michigan tonight, with tornadoes touching down in some areas. Mount Pleasant experienced heavy rain, resulting in flooding in Island and Nelson Parks. Mount Pleasant is under a flood watch until 2 a.m. on April 17, according to the National Weather Service.
The Central Michigan University Chippewas lost to the Michigan Wolverines 8-1 in an out-of-conference game at Margo Jonker Stadium on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. A solo home run by the Wolverines and two additional runs put Michigan up 3-0 by the bottom of the second inning. A grand slam by Michigan sophomore Lauren Putz put Michigan up 8-0 In the sixth inning, only to be answered by Central Michigan University sophomore London Williams with a solo home run. The Chippewas' next game is against Buffalo on Friday for a 3-game series.
The Central Michigan University baseball team fell 9-6 against the Milwaukee Panthers at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Monday, April 13, 2026. Senior infielder Brady Krzciok and redshirt senior catcher Spencer Verburg both hit one home run for the Chippewas. Krzciok led the team with two runs. The team's next game will be against Youngstown State on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
Central Michigan University hosts its annual Threads Fashion Show at Finch Fieldhouse, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Student models walked the runway showing off intricate creations designed by Central Michigan student designers that was watched by students, faculty and family members.
Passion Palooza, an event where students affiliated with the Central Michigan University Public Service Residential Community can showcase their passion projects, was hosted by the PSRC in Kulhavi Hall on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Visiting students and staff were able to learn about various passion-driven clubs and organizations, engage with PSRC members and enjoy refreshments.
Central Michigan University softball earned a split against the University of Massachusetts with a 3-5 loss in the first game and a 7-2 victory in the second game at Margo Jonker Stadium, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Despite only 3 hits between both teams in the first three innings of the second game, CMU was able to get on track with two RBI doubles by sophomore Alexa Carter, to put the team up 2-0. Central Michigan is now 19-16 in the season and 10-6 in the Mid-American Conference.
The Central Michigan University lacrosse team lost 15-4 against the University of Southern California at the Soccer/Lacrosse Complex on Monday, April 6, 2026. Senior attacker Kelsey Barratt and junior attacker Anna Farrar led the Chippewas with two goals each. The team will next head to Ohio to face Youngstown State on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
The Central Michigan University baseball team defeated Western Michigan University 6-3 in the last game of the three-game series at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Friday, April 3, 2026. The team's next game is against the University of Michigan on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
The Central Michigan University baseball team fell 9-8 against rival Western Michigan University at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Friday, April 3, 2026. Central Michigan redshirt sophomore infielder Drew Loikits and senior outfielder Cole Prout each led the team with two hits. After the Western series, the team will next face the University of Michigan on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
The Central Michigan University baseball team defeated Western Michigan 8-7 in the first of the three-game series at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Friday, April 3, 2026. The game was suspended on Thursday due to lightning and continued on Friday before the doubleheader.
Central Michigan University fell to Northern Illinois, 5-1, during the first game of a doubleheader between the two teams at Margo Jonker Stadium on Friday, April 3, 2026. Central Michigan senior right-handed pitcher Mackenze Langan went six innings, striking out six and allowing two runs. Northern Illinois junior first basemen/catcher Kayla Estrada led the Huskies with three RBI’s in the game.
A cacophony of cowbells, car horns and chanting swelled along Mission Street during the No Kings Protest held in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The rally was organized by Indivisible Central Michigan, a bipartisan organization which has held numerous protests in response to the actions of United States President Donald Trump's administration.
Protestors held homemade signs and distributed 'No Kings' buttons and bracelets to participants. Similar No Kings rallies were held in over 100 locations in the state of Michigan.
The Central Michigan University women's lacrosse team defeated Detroit Mercy 14-7 at the lacrosse game at the Lacrosse/Soccer Complex on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The theme for the game was Morgan's Message. It is an annual game that CMU plays in honor of Morgan Rodgers, and helps raise awareness of mental health struggles among students and student-athletes. The team moves to 2-9 and will head to Ypsilanti to face Eastern Michigan on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
