2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Articles
Brown may solidify spot in Atlanta
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In the heat of training camp, Ike Brown takes a pause and reflects on what got him there. The former Central Michigan linebacker takes a moment and then it's back to the grind of playing professionally with the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons. A knee surgery nearly ended his career before it started in 2006.
Coach remembered for standing up for women's rights
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For nearly 30 years, Jane McNamara used dry wit and dogged determination to change the lives of Central Michigan University students. McNamara came to CMU in the fall of 1941, just months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a time when women were discouraged from competing in sports, instead getting together for "play dates.
Football picked to win Mid-American Conference in 2008
Conference news media association tabs Chippewas to win regular season, championship game
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CMU received 29 of 36 possible first-place votes to win the Mid-American Conference West Division in the upcoming season. In the last two seasons, in which CMU won the MAC Championship, the news media association picked others to win instead. 2008 MAC News Media Association Preseason Poll: West Division 1.
$2.1 million set aside for events center planning and design
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More than $4 million has been raised for Central Michigan University's renovation of Rose Arena into a university-wide events center. The CMU Board of Trustees approved a proposal on July 17 that reserved $2.1 million for the planning and design phase. More than $1 million comes from the university and the other $1 million comes from the $4 million already raised.
