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Room and board rates increase by 6 percent
Trustees also increases apartment, distance education rates
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Incoming freshmen and students returning to residence halls for the third year will face a 6 percent increase in room and board rates for the 2008-09 school year The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the increase at its meeting Thursday. The board also approved increases in apartment and ProfEd tuition rates.
Baby Graduates - May 2008
Goodbye CMU. Hello World. Look Who's Graduating Now!
Movie review: "Baby Mama" fails to nurture laughs
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"Baby Mama" is a formulaic romantic-pregnancy movie that smashes together "Knocked Up" and "The Odd Couple" in a predictable fashion. The most significant thing about this movie is that it confirms the Judd Apatow's mixture of current trends and events and gross-out humor is now the gold standard to be emulated by other films.
Medical school could come in 2011
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Central Michigan University could have a freshman class of medical students as soon as the 2011-12 academic year, University President Michael Rao said Thursday. If CMU decides to adopt a medical school, it would begin in about three years, Rao said. "I think it's really important that you know that I believe this is a very, very good investment," he said.
Deafening decibels
MP3 players can damage your hearing
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Michael Stewart thinks students should be more aware of the risks associated with their MP3 players. "If you use (MP3 players) intelligently, and keep them at half volume, the technology is spectacular," the audiology professor said. "I have examined them in the laboratory.
Art Gallery's future still undecided
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Art Wildey became chairman of the art department two years ago. Since then, he's made it his mission to secure the future of the University Art Gallery, a decades-old building that sits next to the soon-to-be renovated Bovee University Center and across from the state of the art Charles V.
New building could be in CMU's future
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Plans to construct a new bio-technology building on Central Michigan University's campus could start in a matter of years. The state House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a capital outlay bill regarding funding of various projects for state institutions across Michigan.
Graduating students have real-world opportunities
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Julia Sherlock said she is optimistic about students finding jobs after college. But the Career Services director also said graduates will need networking, ingenuity and creativity to find the work they are seeking. "(The challenge is) finding where the jobs exist," she said.
Upgraded faucets save more than $20K
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Central Michigan University has saved $20,723 in the three months since it installed 2,500 new aerators in the faucets around campus. Because of the new aerators, which allow less water to run out of faucets, almost 4.7 million fewer gallons of water have been used by the university since the beginning of the semester.
Autism assistance
Group of nine students provide care for 16-year old
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Anne Miller and her husband Jack love having time to sit in their car and talk. Miller knows it does not sound like much, but it is one of the many gifts CMU students have given her this semester. A group of nine students studying to be special education teachers took it upon themselves to provide respite care for the Millers' 16-year-old autistic son, Scott.
Life in brief
Foreign Languages Students have opportunities to showcase skills The College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, in combination with the department of foreign languages, literature's and cultures, is sponsoring various events to celebrate Foreign Language Day.
Students go to elementary school, work with children
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Twelve-year-old Monica Abrams snacked on an Oreo cookie bar while learning about skin and suffixes Wednesday in the Mary McGuire Elementary School Library. The fifth-grader was one of about 12 McGuire students who attended the four-day-a-week Mary McGuire Learning Lab program.
SGA lobbies at state capitol
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LANSING - The Student Government Association lobbied against separate funding for Michigan's three largest universities Thursday at the state capitol. SGA's legislative affairs committee and Kathleen Wilbur, vice president of government relations and public affairs, organized the eight-person trip so students could speak with 14 legislators.
Fundraiser helps family in need
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Greenville junior Matt Collins and his family lost everything when his house burned down on March 26. Central Michigan University students and the Mount Pleasant community pulled together to help him out. Collins' RPL 430: Recreation Programming class planned a pig roast that took place Thursday afternoon at Island Park.
Students get creative at exhibition
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Abby Peters wore dark clothing and makeup with Victorian-era influences for a week as part of an experiment. The Muskegon freshman was doing a group research project on the goth subculture. "We wanted to find out what was true about the goth subculture," Peters said.
OneRepublic, Fabolous to perform today at Kelly/Shorts Stadium
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Students attending the Crocs Next Step Tour concert tonight should be prepared to "Stop and Stare." The tour featuring OneRepublic, Fabolous and Grand Rapids-based band Headed for Zen makes its stop at 8 p.m. in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. On The Fly Productions adviser Dani Hiar said tickets will be available at the Central Box Office and after 3 p.
U.S. House approves measure to give support to private lenders
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A new federal bill may allot more loans for college students. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure last week that will enable the Department of Education to give more support to private lenders that offer student loans. Several banks have discontinued their student loan programs, citing a lack of profit.
CMU alumni discuss politics, toilet paper on-air
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Some students have jobs lined up before they graduate from Central Michigan University. Others begin working before they even get their degree. Such was the case with Eric Zane when the alumnus began working for WWWZ 93.3 in Mount Pleasant. "I had gotten a job at Z93 and started doing morning shows," Zane said.
Students Use Art to Raise Awareness about Social Issues
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Students in ART 215: Design II are raising social awareness in their own way. This semester, Art Professor Sally Rose asked her students to create a wearable sculpture that will tell something about the artist and their culture if found 200 years from now.
Chip Away Milaria tries to raise $7,500
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CMU students hope to raise $7,500 this weekend for charity as part of a class project to help fight malaria in Africa. "Tackling Malaria: One Youth at a Time" is a football camp for youths in grades 5-8. The camp will feature players and coaches from CMU's football team with registration beginning at 8 a.
Cadets deliver meds to office
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Faculty and staff can have their medical prescriptions dropped off right to their office thanks to new police recruits. "We work with the police department to have cadets deliver faculty and staff meds to them," said Angela Smith, manager of medical records and billing at University Health Services.
Anxiety rises as exam week approaches
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Final essays, projects and exams can all add up to make a college student's last few days of the semester a stressful time. That is why special resources will be available at Central Michigan University to aid students in finishing strong. The CMU Trauma and Anxiety Disorders Clinic will host a workshop called "Managing Test Anxiety" at 7 p.
Dogs come to campus to ease stress
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Finals are fast approaching, and with them comes stress, study and struggle. Students are buzzing to the library and cutting down on their free time to get a good grade, or sometimes, just to pass the class. But there is some good news: the dogs are back.
Poker legend comes to Soaring Eagle Casino
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Poker legend Chris Moneymaker will have a bounty on his head this Saturday. Moneymaker will host the 28th anniversary poker extravaganza at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort this weekend with the help of Playboy Playmate Stephanie Larimore. Moneymaker will be the player to beat.
Foreign Language Day features performances, competitions
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Students will be doing everything from singing to reading poetry in French and Spanish for this year's Foreign Language Day celebration. "People have done masks as well as paper mache mountains," said Patti Cotter, administrative secretary for the foreign language, literature and cultures department.
Wende takes over as president of CMU Research Corporation
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Central Michigan University Research Corporation has a new president and chief executive officer. Ken Van Der Wende, who officially began his term April 1, will be in charge of leading initiatives in advancing the research park "Ken was chosen for this position because he has the experience and capability to lead our pursuit of innovative, industry-driven and applied research opportunities here at CMU-RC," said Janine Janosky, vice provost for research.
