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Rao given authority to sign hotel lease
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A six-story Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites is much closer to coming to Central Michigan University's campus. Lodgco Management LLC President and CEO Michael Smith said 80 to 90 percent of the lease has been agreed upon and he hopes to break ground in the fall.
No charges stem from noose incident
Prosecutor: Investigation reveals no ethnic intimidation
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Originally posted at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday Updated at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick has decided not to issue any charges of ethnic intimidation relative to the hanging of four nooses in a Central Michigan University classroom last November, according to a press release sent by the prosecutor's office.
Tuition hike
Freshmen to pay 6.6 percent more; $324 per credit hour
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Combining tuition and room and board, beginning this year it will cost $17,388 per year for a freshman student living on campus taking 30 credit hours. Incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer students will pay $324 per credit hour in the fall, a 6.6 percent increase.
Three-day amateur skating event starts Friday
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Justin Cameron wants to make Mount Pleasant known for skateboarding. For this reason, Cameron, a Novi senior, and Todd Levitt, a local attorney, launched Skate War Inc., in 2007. "The one day event brought over 1,000 spectators and skaters," Levitt said.
Tuition model likely to change in fall 2010
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Central Michigan University students may be charged differently for their tuition starting in fall 2010. A new tuition model would charge students that have completed more than 56 credit hours more per credit hour. The proposal was brought before the board Thursday and passed unanimously.
Art camp allows for interaction among kids with mild autism
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Max's Place camp director Marie Lannen helps children living Asperger Syndrome, a mild form of autism, through the arts-focused day camp for social and emotional growth. "The feedback I've gotten from parents has been overwhelmingly positive," she said. "They say their children become happier because they have at least one friend.
Hospital cutbacks will not change student healthcare
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The Central Michigan Community Hospital has scaled back its workforce. The hospital has cut 15 full-time positions to part-time and cut another 15 completely. CMCH Community Relations Specialist Darcie Suderman said patient care will not be affected. "The changes do not affect the hospital's ability to provide the best possible health and wellness care for residents," she said.
Experts recommend sunscreen of SPF 15
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Even as the summer heats up and the threat of sunburn elevates, RaeAnn Barks won't be purchasing any sunscreen. "I don't think it's worth using," the St. John's freshman said. "It depends on what you're doing, but I get burned anyway. If you're doing something like boating it comes off when you're in the water.
Movie blockbuster terrifying, brilliant
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"The Dark Knight" is not an ordinary summer movie. It goes much deeper - it is a brilliant movie with heavy morals and deep themes that warrants multiple viewings. It is a Batman movie with more in common with the films of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola than those of Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher.
Herb in college hall of fame
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One of Central Michigan University's former coaches took his place among the elite coaches and athletes in college football history over the weekend. Former CMU head football coach and athletics director Herb Deromedi was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind.
Vice president, lobbyist pulls weight in Lansing
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Thomas Wilbur thinks his mom Kathy undoubtedly has the toughest job on campus. "Honestly I couldn't be more proud of my mom and the things she has accomplished in her life both at home and in her career," he said. "I would be lying to you if I didn't say I looked up to her.
Offices receive $800,000 allocations
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The Student Government Association allocated $800,000 to offices throughout campus last week, with one office receiving almost 40 percent of the money allocated. The Program Board received $290,000 of its requested $310,000 from SGA's Campus Programming Fund Committee, the most money allocated to any office this year.
