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Students tailgating at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Saturday noticed some changes.

Clarkston junior Mitch Mill-er said he sure did.

“I’ve never seen tailgating this empty,” Miller said. “This is terrible. CMU had the best tailgating in the state. Now, it’s below average.”

The student lot, Lot 63, hosted fewer than two full lanes of vehicles Saturday af-ternoon. CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley said just 300 stu-dents attended.

Many said it was because of the new tailgating procedures, which include increased secu-rity, required parking passes, no external sound systems and an alcohol limit of six beers or one pint of liquor per person.

Miller and his friends, who went to see CMU’s first home

football game against Alcorn State, were so disappointed with the mild tailgating atmo-sphere, they packed into their pickup truck to leave.

But they could not. Under the new tailgating procedures, vehicles are not permitted to leave the area until the third quarter begins in an effort to decrease driving congestion.

“We tried to leave because it sucked so bad,” said driver and Waterford senior Brett Kukuk, “and then they wouldn’t let us.”

Kelly/Shorts Stadium filled 18,323 seats out of 30,255 for CMU’s 48-0 win over Alcorn State.

‘Never iN a millioN years’It was not just students who

were disappointed with the new procedures.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 2332 S. Mission St. set up a booth to sell their product on the south side of Lot 63.

Because of the turnout, Ryan Kaleto, the owner and manager, said they will not be back.

TailgaTeA whole new look to

photos by Libby March/staff photographerNew regulations lead to limited tailgating attendance Saturday afternoon in Lot 63 about 45 minutes before the football game against Alcorn State. “No one’s going to go to the game because of this,” said Shepherd sophomore Shannon Sullivan. “This isn’t CMU tailgate.”

paige caLaMari/staff photographerStudents gather outside of the Delta Chi house Saturday afternoon on South Main Street prior to CMU’s game against Alcorn State. The fraternity is protesting the new tailgate procedures by refusing to attend tailgating at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

By Luke DimickStaff Reporter

The grills were fired up, the

beers were cold and everyone was sporting maroon and gold.

It sounded like a typical foot-ball tailgate at Kelly/Shorts Sta-dium. Except this tailgate Satur-day was on Main Street.

Hundreds of people crowded the street north of campus that afternoon instead of attending stadium Lot 63 in protest of the new tailgating regulations.

Tanner Smoker, a Constantine junior and Delta Chi fraternity member, said the fraternity will continue to protest the tailgate until the changes are lifted.

“We don’t like the new rules of tailgating, so we want to show that we can do tailgating else-where,” Smoker said. “Tailgat-ing by the stadium is way better. This is fun, but being in such a tight area with everyone made it feel more unified.”

The new tailgating policy in-cludes a six-beer limit, pedes-trian checkpoints around Lot 63 and a ban on external sound systems, as well as the addition of food vendors, more restrooms and an emergency lane.

West Bloomfield junior Rob-ert Ventimiglia said his decision to attend the next tailgate would depend on what he hears about the new atmosphere.

“I’m (on Main Street) because I don’t agree with the new rules,” Ventimiglia said. “Compared to the old atmosphere at the sta-dium, I’d rather be there. Main is nice, but it’s nothing like the tailgates used to be.”

Police PreseNceAlong with the hundreds of

people on Main Street, there was an elevated police presence pa-trolling the street, including state, local and undercover officers.

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Tailgate attendance was low Saturday afternoon in Lot 63. According to Bill Yeagley, CMU Police Department Chief, about 300 people were present.

Shelby Township senior Billy Georges, far left, Saginaw Valley State University junior Devon Dunikowski, center, and Washington junior Ryan Pawczuk protest the new tailgate regulations Saturday afternoon in Lot 63.

Students upset with new pregame atmosphere

Protestors of rules use Main Street to celebrate

Today

w impress the recruiter will take place at 6 p.m. at the Bovee University Center Maroon room.

w south Park creator Trey Parker’s question-and-answer session will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium.

Tuesday

w The career one-stop-shop will offer career assistance from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bovee University Center lobby.

w The Geology club will hold a meeting 5 to 5:30 p.m. in Brooks Hall Room 307.

w career services will host an etiquette dinner workshop at 5:45 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Maroon and Gold rooms.

w students for life will hold a meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. in Moore Hall Room 112.

w “speak up, speak out: The current event series” will take place from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

w autumn equinox anishinabemowin immer-sion cultural Teaching and Feast will take place from 6 to 8 p.m at the Zi ibiw ing Center.

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victoria zegLer/staff photographerLocal children of Isabella County gathered candy, beads and t-shirts in the Mardi Gras Parade on Friday in downtown Mount Pleasant.

IN THE NEWS

LAST OF TIGER STADIUMNEARLY GONE

DETROIT (MCT) — A gi-ant claw extending from a crane tore into the last rem-nant of Tiger Stadium Sun-day as a crowd looked on from across Michigan and Cochrane in Corktown in Detroit.

A foreman at the site said it was possible the rest of the stadium would be torn down today as he looked to-ward the section still stand-ing.

“A lot of good times, a lot of memories,” recalled Jim Maynor, 54, of Allen Park of games he saw at the park during his childhood in the 1960s. “There’s a lot of his-tory here going to waste in-stead of being preserved.”

Maynor like many of the two dozen people who watched the tear down from

a parking lot, took photos and videotaped the mount-ing rubble. Charlie Terry, 30, of Lincoln Park said he has taken about 1,000 photos of the demolition of the sta-dium.

Terry said he donated $50 to the Old Tiger Sta-dium Conservancy to save the stadium that he calls a throw back to the days be-fore stadiums offered carni-val rides, taverns and other attractions.

“This place was good be-cause it sold baseball and that was it,” he said.

At this time, only a small sliver of the ballpark is left standing. Work crews stopped demolition at around 10:30 p.m. today and are expected to resume work Monday morning.

AUTHORTIES MAY NEVER KNOW REASON BEHIND

KILLING OF YALE STUDENTNEW YORK (MCT) — The New Ha-

ven, Conn., police chief said Friday that authorities may never know the reasoning behind the killing of a Yale University graduate student whose body was found hidden behind a wall on what was to be her wedding day.

“The only person that really, tru-ly knows the motive in this crime is the suspect,” Chief James Lewis told a local TV station Friday. “What made him do what he did, we may not know until trial. We may never know.”

An investigator conducting inter-views not long after the disappear-ance of Annie Le first became suspi-cious of her accused killer, Raymond

Clark III, when he was seen trying to hide equipment that was later dis-covered to contain blood spatters, the Hartford Courant reported Friday.

A police source told Newsday that Clark returned to the lab early in the search for Le to try to cover his tracks and clean up the crime scene. “He’s that arrogant,” the source said.

The Courant reported Clark was observed cleaning areas that Le was in before the 24-year-old researcher was even reported missing Sept. 8, citing a law enforcement official.

That and other apparent telltale signs led investigators to view Clark,

24, of Middletown, Conn., as their primary suspect, according to the Courant.

Investigators found the DNA of both suspect and victim in the ceil-ing and in the wall recess where Le’s body was hidden, an official told the Courant.

Clark was arrested Thursday at a Super 8 Motel in Cromwell, Conn. “There are no other arrests forthcom-ing,” a New Haven police spokesman told Newsday on Friday.

Clark, 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds, did not enter a plea on charges he choked to death the 4-foot-11, 90-

pound Le.Le was a researcher at the lab. Clark

was a technician who some sources have called “a control freak.”

The New York Times, citing a re-searcher who asked not to be identi-fied, reported that Clark sometimes grew angry if lab workers did not wear slip-on covers on their shoes.

Le’s body was found Sept. 13 stuffed into a wall chase in the base-ment of the Yale Animal Resources Center, the same day she was to be married in Syosset, N.Y., to Columbia University graduate student Jona-than Widawsky of Huntington, N.Y.

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By Joe Albrecht Staff Reporter

Scientists have been search-

ing for years to find a vaccine for AIDS.

But a group in California said it is one step closer to solving the disease that has claimed millions of lives around the world, according to the Inter-national AIDS Vaccine Initia-tive’s Web site.

The nonprofit organization kicked off its effort in 2006 to fund efforts for a research initia-tive called “Protocol G,” which focuses on gathering blood from HIV patients in develop-ing countries and isolating an-tibodies that could cancel out the virus.

The initiative provided the Scripps Research Institute the materials to discover two criti-cal antibodies that fight against the AIDS virus.

“The new vaccine will affect the incidence and prevalence

of HIV in the USA and globally,” said Dr. Joseph Inungu, direc-tor of External Relations of the College of Health and Human Services at Saginaw Valley State University and former tempo-rary faculty of health science at Central Michigan University. “The impact will be huge affect-ing the way we look at and talk about the HIV infection.”

In the study recently released in the journal “Science,” scien-tists discovered two vital anti-bodies, as well as a new part of the virus the antibodies attack. In turn, this discovery could lead to a creation of a vaccine for AIDS.

a moNumeNTal sTePDr. Robert Graham, medical

director at the Central Michi-gan District Health Depart-ment, sees the discovery of antibodies that could lead to a potential vaccine as a great ac-complishment.

The findings have not led to an immediate creation of a vac-cine, but researchers are getting closer to developing a vaccine in the future, he said.

“There are places in the world that are devastated by HIV with generations of people growing

up without parents because they’ve died from the virus,” Graham said.

Inungu agrees it is a good de-velopment and long overdue.

Public health education and health promotions major Lind-sey Grove sees the possibility of a vaccine as a positive impact to help people.

“It gives hope that we’re get-ting closer to a vaccine, which is promising to this still-devastat-ing disease,” the Montgomery senior said.

Grove is taking HSC 523: AIDS Education with James Pahz, professor of Health Sciences.

If the vaccine were to be cre-ated, it would not reduce the need of people in the medical field because there would still be a need for many clinicians, Graham said. There would not be as many people dealing with HIV and the treatment of the vi-rus, however.

“Not everyone’s death from AIDS would be in vain if a cure were found,” Graham said. “This has forced us to look harder into biology and under-standing how cells work.”

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Etiquette dinnerJeff Hyames from Career Ser-

vices is hosting an etiquette din-ner at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Maroon and Gold rooms of the Bo-vee University Center. The work-shop is designed to give students tips on professional etiquette do’s and don’ts. To pre-register or for more information, contact Hyames at 774-3068 or careers@cmich.edu.

Flutist Maxim Rubstov

Central Michigan University’s School of Music is sponsoring a concert by flautist Maxim Rub-stov at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Staples Family Concert Hall of the Music Building. Rubstov will per-form works by Claude Debussy, CMU Emeritus Faculty Moonyeen Albrecht and others. Rubstov was appointed principal flute of the Russian National Orchestra in 2003, becoming the youngest flautist to hold the position at the time. Admission is $3 for students and seniors and $5 for the gen-eral public. For more information, contact John Jacobson at 774-3738, or jacob3ja@cmich.edu.

Study Abroad workshop

The CMU Writing Center will hold a study abroad scholarship essay writing workshop for in-terested students from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Writing Center in Anspach Hall Room 003. The workshop will allow participants interested in studying abroad to discuss expectations, tips and ideas while beginning a draft of their scholarship essay. At the end of the session, students will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive individual feedback.

Passport fairThe Isabella County Clerk’s Of-

fice will host a passport fair from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Bovee University Center Fire-side Room. Students interested in applying for a passport may attend at any time to fill out an application and get passport pho-tos taken. Applicants must bring evidence of U.S. citizenship, valid identification, a $75 passport fee and a $25 execution fee. For more information, as well as a full list of documentation requirements, visit http://travel.state.gov/ passport, or call the Clerk’s Office at (989) 772-0911, ext. 265.

One-Stop shopCareer Services at CMU is host-

ing a workshop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the upper level lobby of the Bovee University Center. Participants can seek re-sume and cover letter assistance, as well as schedule appointments and mock interviews. For more information, contact Jana Lewis at 774-6612, or lewis3jm@cmich.edu.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Minority Student Services and the Office of Gay and Lesbian Programs are co-sponsoring a presentation by keynote speaker Marga Gomez at 7 p.m. Wednes-day in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. The presentation will highlight Gomez’s experiences, presenting an educational and comedic view of what it means to be Latino in an all-white school. For more information, visit cm-life.com for a full story.

Open Mic Night There will be an Open Mic Night

from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Finch Fieldhouse Room 112 by the indoor climbing wall. The event, sponsored by CMU’s Recre-ation, Parks and Leisure Services Department will feature musical performances and rock climbing. Admission to the climbing wall is $7, with harnesses and climbing shoes at $3. Admission for spec-tators is free. Those interested in performing should contact Jor-dan Bruursema at (616) 994-2694 or bruur1jr@cmich.edu.

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By Sarah SchuchUniversity Editor

Plans are in the works for Interim University President Kathy Wilbur to hold several student forums starting next month.

“I think it’s important that everyone on campus get the

same information,” she said.Wilbur said she already set

up opportunities to meet with the Student Government As-sociation and the Residential Hall Assembly and, now, she wants to reach out to the rest of the student body.

She hopes to start the fo-rums sometime in October.

Former University Presi-dent Michael Rao held four open forums per year when he first came to CMU in 2000. He later went to one forum per year and eventually stopped

holding them because atten-dance was low.

Grand Rapids freshman Brit-tany Jerzyk said she believes the forums would be a great way for students to see who actually runs the university.

“I’ve got no idea who runs everything,” she said. “Profes-sors are the only faculty I’m ever with.”

Wilbur said she wants to break the forums into smaller groups targeting certain students.

She will start in the residen-tial halls and then hold forums

with off-campus students.“I will say we made it con-

scious not to make a large stu-dent or faculty forum,” Wilbur said. “I don’t think you get as good of a response.”

Jerzyk agrees people are more prone to talk if the groups are smaller.

Wilbur said she would begin the forums with a few com-ments and then open them up to a question-and-answer session.

St. Marne senior Caitlin Ware said she thinks the fo-

rums would be a good way for students to voice any con-cerns they may have.

“You never know if things are getting the president’s at-tention,” she said. “There’s no middle man (with the fo-rums).”

Wilbur said she is extremely comfortable in the circumstance of being in front of the students answering their questions.

“It puts a name to a face,” she said.

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Wilbur seeks to bring back student forums

Staff Reports

The Speak Up, Speak Out series will begin its 10th year Tuesday with “Can We Talk? A Conversation with Tony Cit-arella.”

SUSO is an open forum in which students are asked to speak their minds on current issues while remaining open to opposing viewpoints. The first forum is at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium.

Citarella, founder and edi-tor of political publication 2Sides Magazine, will facili-tate the forum. Citarella was in college on Sept. 11, 2001, and has been politically active since. He was in his twenties when he started the magazine and Web site, 2sides.com

“I think it will be inspira-tional to students; someone who is their age and is already doing such exciting work,” said Merlyn Mowrey, chair of the organizational commit-tee and associate professor of philosophy and religion.

Generally, the panels are not led by a speaker, Mowrey said, but the goals of 2Sides Maga-zine and Speak Up, Speak Out are so close, the student orga-nizers thought he would be a good start.

The goals of both groups are to teach people their respon-sibility to be informed and re-spect the best arguments from different perspectives.

RestRict fRee speech?Panelists include Interim

University President Kathy Wilbur and political science assistant professors Thomas Greitens and Jayne Cherie Strachan.

Greitens plans to argue free speech may need to be re-stricted in order to be effec-tive.

“Yes, free speech is impor-tant, but it is just as important to learn how to use free speech effectively,” Greitens said.

Magazine founder to start new sUsO year“Can We Talk?” to feature Tony Citarella

chris bacarElla/staff photographerCivil War reenactors participate in the Mid-Michigan Muster on Sunday at Deerfield Park.

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Communication disorders instructor Kendra Miller does not view the inability to hear as a disability.

Miller, one of three sign language professors at Central Michigan University who cannot hear, lost her hearing as a child because of progressive hearing loss.

“In a way, I don’t care. It led me to this,” she said. “People who are deaf don’t view it as a disability. They view it as a culture rich with its own language, customs and norms.”

Upon meeting her, one would never guess Miller can-not hear.

She speaks clearly and fluently by reading people’s lips and nonverbal expressions, a skill she developed since childhood.

‘Sign’ of the times

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Communication Disorders instructor Kendra Miller signs to a student during her ASL 201 class Wednesday. In the spoken word, volume is used to convey the tone, be it happy,

excited or sad. “In ASL, your tone is shown through your facial expressions,” she said.

By Joe Borlik | Senior Reporter

“It is natural for people with hearing loss to watch faces for vi-sual cues to help understand more of what is being said,” she said.

No speakiNg allowedFor the hundreds of students en-

rolled in her five American Sign Language courses, verbal speak-ing is not an option. They must use their hands, arms, faces and bodies to convey their thoughts through visually transmitted patterns.

Miller said sign language can be much more interesting than speak-ing with your voice and is much more expressive, requiring constant face-to-face interaction. She said it takes about three semesters to mas-ter a basic level of proficiency.

Ithaca junior Megan Merchant, a speech language major, has been learning sign language for four se-mesters and uses her skills to com-municate with some of her family members who are hard of hearing.

Merchant originally took a sign language class as an elective but, after enjoying her first class, she decided to minor in it.

“Most people don’t know sign lan-guage, so this really opens you up to new things,” Merchant said. “This is an awesome thing to learn and all the professors are great.”

Eaton Rapids junior Sarah Hen-derson is in her third semester of studying sign language and plans on becoming an interpreter to break the language barrier within

her mostly Spanish-speaking Mexi-can family.

“I love it,” she said. “It’s not hard to pick up if you come to class.”

Miller also works as a therapist for the disabled at Community Mental Health for Central Michigan, 301 S. Crapo St.

She said many people who cannot hear feel isolated, as even their own family members cannot communi-cate with them.

One of Miller’s favorite parts of teaching sign language is watching her students grow and advance.

“This is a great minor for people to have,” she said. “The more peo-ple that can sign, the better.”

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By Blake Showers Staff Reporter

A good Civil War soldier fired at least three rounds a minute.

While that sounds like a small number in today’s terms, it was the standard in 1864.

Most of the reenactors at the 5th Annual Mid-Michi-gan Civil War Muster easily popped two shots in that time period, but only a few were doing the ‘good soldier’ stan-dard of three.

The weekend-long re-en-

actment was held in Deerfield Nature Park, 2425 W. Remus Road.

The Sunday battle re-enact-ment was based on a Nov. 23, 1864 skirmish in Mount Pleas-ant, Tenn., in which a refugee camp was found by Confeder-ate and Union army detach-ments. Both forces fought over the ground and ended with a temporary truce.

The Muster was organized by the 10th Michigan Infantry, a group dedicated to advanc-ing knowledge and apprecia-tion of U.S. history.

the way it wasReenactor Michele Petrie

portrayed Susie King Tay-lor, the first black woman to serve with the 33rd Colored Troop of South Carolina. Pet-rie assisted the surgeon in the field hospital, removing bullets, assisting with ampu-tations, dressing wounds and writing letters for soldiers, she said.

Petrie and her husband have been active in the 10th Michi-gan Infantry for four years.

Civil War reenactment showcases history

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Kendra Miller teaches her ASL 201 class Wednesday evening in the Health Profes-sions building. The class is taught entirely in American Sign Language. The only sound that breaks the silence is the frequent laughter. “This ASL 201 class is very motivated, enthusiastic and fun,” Miller said.

Students enjoy learning nonverbal language

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More than half of Lot 63 was emp-ty. Half the students who did make it protested the new rules with signs and chants. Many others felt uncom-fortable with an excessive number of police and guards standing around, watching their every move.

The food vendors, new for this year’s tailgate, saw virtually no busi-ness, causing Tropical Smoothie Cafe to quickly discontinue its stand. A live band played music, but the DJ south of it drowned the sound out.

The rules, which included a six-beer limit, a ban on external sound

systems and increased security, were supposed to promote a safer, improved gameday environment. Instead, they effectively destroyed CMU tailgating.

In previous years, CMU was acclaimed among Mid-American Conference schools for its gameday atmosphere. Many publications voted it the best of the conference, and some even said it rivaled those of big-ger schools.

Wave goodbye to those days. Even if it had to do with playing Alcorn State, which CMU beat 48-0 in front

of 18,323 fans, and not a MAC op-ponent, the experience leading up to it was dismal and did nothing to improve game attendance.

The most successful tailgating movement Saturday took place several blocks away. Greek organizations and hundreds of other students partici-pated in pregame celebration on Main Street in protest of the new rules.

We applaud their efforts in having fun and standing up against a policy that may have been well-intentioned, but enforces unnecessary restrictions.

Bring Back the oldWe understand the concerns of the

Athletics Department in looking for ways to make tailgate safer and more enjoyable for everybody.

But a rethinking of this “new” policy is in order.

Barring minor incidents, there was never a serious problem with CMU tailgating in previous years. Lot 63 was never even close to turning into a riot and should never be compared to that of the infamous “End of the World” parties of the late 1980s.

Worried about intoxication, fights

and broken glass? Join the club. Those things happen on every campus tail-gate, in every bar and at every house party.

Get rid of the alcohol limits, the grill size limit, the pedestrian checkpoints and the ban on external sound systems. All are silly restric-tions which, believe it or not, have little effect on maintaining order among students. If they can’t drink alcohol in peace on Lot 63, they will drink it somewhere else (Main Street) and take a longer, dangerous walk (or drive) to Kelly/Shorts.

Keep the good ideas in the policy, such as the emergency lane, the extra number of restrooms and the vendors. Each of those addressed true shortcomings and can enhance the pregame experience south of the stadium.

But, most of all, bring tailgating back toward the way it once was. The committee can start by listening to the students, something it should have done in the first place.

Give them a reason to come to Lot 63. Arrest the few that fall out of line, but let the rest have a good time.

The result of CMU’s new tailgating policy was a disaster.

Instead of the vibrant pregame atmosphere we have grown accustomed to over the years at Lot 63, students and fans instead were treated to a bar-ricaded and nearly lifeless tailgating crowd Saturday south of Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

EDITORIAL | New pregame procedures destroy atmosphere at Kelly/shorts stadium

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Wandering tailgaters

I just walked a CMU student home to his apartment.

He was a smart and polite kid. My wife found him lying in our yard at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. He didn’t know where he was, so I walked him the six blocks home, across High Street. It was a slow walk and he talked most of the way there. I was confident when I left him, he would be okay after a little nap and some time to sober up.

I wasn’t surprised to find his friends in pretty much the same shape. He shook my hand, thanked me profusely for getting him home and promised me that he would be smarter for the rest of the day.

This situation may be an unin-tended consequence of the new tailgating policy at CMU. Kyle and his friends should have been at the football game Saturday afternoon. If they had been at the tailgate and the football game, they would have been under observation of professionals instead of wondering around the neighborhood between downtown and campus.

While it may be more convenient for the CMU officials to try to en-force arbitrary standards for alcohol consumption within a specific tail-gating area, is it really safer for the students and the neighborhoods?

I have walked kids such as Kyle home most falls for the 26 years we have lived in our neighbor-hood. I call the police when I think they are in danger. These kids are good people, but they are kids. They have to learn how to handle themselves and we should help them do that.

CMU is a great neighbor, a great institution and mindful of the safety of the students most of the time. I urge them to rethink and revisit the new tailgating policy. Make enough room for the tailgaters, make them keep their music under control and get enough personnel on hand to manage the situation. I think I’d rather have the f-rap south of the football field than blaring across Gaylord and Franklin.

Just one townie’s perspective.

Joe and Jenny McDonald Mount Pleasant residents

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“It was exciting. I had a good

time.” Jane Wang

China freshman

CM YOu|How do you think tailgating was at Kelly/Shorts Stadium last Saturday?

Victoria Zegler/staff photographer

“It was disappointing.

the school spirit went down

because of it.”Danny Latusek

grayling senior

“I didn’t end up going because

the rules were so strict.”

Emily Manidok royal oak

sophomore

“I don’t think it went over well. everything was regulated, which

is why I left.”Casey D’Angelo

Milford freshman

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free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

– The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Those who throw stones at CMU’s medical school en-deavor received a new target Thursday.

The Board of Trustees autho-rized an additional $22 million toward the project, by far its largest investment yet, pushing the total cost to $24 million

You can hear the criticisms now:

The student: “$24 million? Why are they raising my tuition to fund extravagant new proj-ects for students who are still in high school?”

The professor: “Central should get back to its founda-tion: sound undergraduate education in basic subjects. Why are we spending $24 million on a medical school when the Faculty Association has to fight for a respectable raise?”

The Athletics Department: “We just beat Michigan State in football. Why aren’t we getting this money?”

OK, that last one wasn’t too realistic. But finding students and instructors who identify with the former two depictions wouldn’t be difficult.

So now, just as Democrats have been trying to convince Americans of health care re-form, the administration must make its case to the masses.

Why do we need a medical school? As a current under-graduate, what do I have to gain from this? Why are we making such a large investment during a terrible recession?

So far, the university hasn’t done a good enough job of answering these questions. In fact, the only place I’ve heard any positive comments about the medical school has been at Board meetings, which are typically not well-attended by students.

I support the idea of a medi-cal school because I’m worried about the drastic physician shortage in rural, northern Michigan. I believe the univer-sity, given its resources, has the opportunity to do something about that.

But perhaps I’m a believer because I’m one of the approxi-mately five students who sit through the entirety of Board meetings. The university can’t expect students to go to three-hour meetings to learn about the medical school. The ad-ministration needs to go to the students.

This administration-student interaction could be in the form of open forums — “town hall” meetings, if you like. Or perhaps an administration official could write a guest column in this newspaper and begin a dialogue on the issue.

But one way or another, the university needs to make the case, because the CMU com-munity deserves to know why its $24 million is going toward a medical school.

And they shouldn’t have to go to Board meetings to find out.

Nicolas PersonsColumnist

[Comment From WixomAlum] at 4:09Administration always trying

to play parents... just let the kids have fun for God’s sake. The lot has always been a safe and enjoyable experience. Big time mistake. Alum should speak out.

[Comment From Andrew] at 4:28I sincerely hope that the admin

has noticed the poor turnout. Thought they’ll likely try to spin it. Didn’t make my usual trek up there for the first tailgate in protest.

[Comment From forevertrust] at 4:37I just don’t understand why the

new rules are such a big deal? Is the alcohol really that much of a decid-ing factor if someone goes to the game or not?

[Comment From Andrew] at 4:42@forevertrust i used to come into

town for every game, i’m an alum. tail-gating was 50% of the experience. its not the alcohol, i never came up to get bombed. but the rules theyve imposed are ridiculous! im not driving two hours to walk through checkpoints in order to tailgate. so many phone calls today saying tailgating sucks, half the turnout. i’ve been tailgating @ cmu for 10 years, and if 50% of the game day atmosphere is gone, i’d rather tailgate in AA and watch the game in real time on the net.

[Comment From Zack] at 4:49yeah, to all the CM Life people,

this live chat is a great thing, keep it up!

[Comment From Chris Slat] at 5:16, of Central Michigan LifeI was covering Main Street;

it definitely had a better atmo-sphere than the stadium and everywhere I went the passersby were complaining about policy.

[Comment From Chris Slat] at 5:18There was a big police presence

on Main until about 2:30 but they seemed to be getting along with everyone for the most part-- try-ing to educate people about how not to break the law, rather than pushing people around. I guess a lot of houses had to turn their music down, which was ironic be-cause a lot of people were on Main because music was banned at the stadium.

[Comment From Mike Mulholland] at 5:19

The whole police is a joke in my opinion. It wasn’t really a problem before. But, I can see where the school is coming from on the whole thing... but still, come on. It’s not CMU GameDay without student tailgate.

[Comment From Ben LaMothe] at 5:45

This looks like an exciting game. A blow-out, but exciting nonetheless.

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One of their main focuses was to keep people off the sidewalk and the volume of the stereo systems down.

“The police seem to be babysitting on some of the Greek houses, and I think that’s wrong,” said Troy ju-nior Evan Agnello.

Agnello said he tailgated

on Main Street because of the recent rule changes, even though he attended every home football tailgate last year.

“The university should trust its students a little more,” he said. “They went from having the best tail-gate atmosphere to having the most strict and most avoided tailgate.”

He said some of the new rules are positive and make tailgate safer, but the uni-versity went too far restrict-ing the freedom of its stu-dents.

“Now everyone is getting behind their (Greek) house instead of getting behind the football team. Last year, everybody wanted to come together and cheer on CMU as a whole,” Agnello said.

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“I knew it wouldn’t be as big because of the new rules, but I never in a million years would have imagined it would’ve died down that much,” he said.

Tailgating also featured a live band, a hired DJ, more restrooms and stationed food vendors throughout the lot.

Senior Associate Athletic Di-rector Derek van der Merwe, part of the committee that set the new procedures, said he urges those who are angry about the rules to be patient and give tailgating a chance.

Van der Merwe said the procedures are something the committee will work on, but some of the rules will not be subject to change.

He said the rules are needed to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for students. Numerous instances of alco-hol poisoning and injuries occurred during previous tail-gates, he said.

“This was a proactive step by the university,” van der Merwe said. “We believe tail-

gating can still be a great ex-perience for students.”

Kaleto said Tropical Smooth-ie Cafe may move to another parking lot, but was amazed at how low the turnout in the tailgating section was.

Bay City senior Catherine Wackerly and her friends gave tailgating a chance – and left after about five minutes.

“I’m very disappointed,” Wackerly said. “It’s embar-rassing. If the rules don’t change, I won’t come to any-more tailgates.”

Police: Fewer ProblemsCMU Police Chief Bill Yea-

gley said tailgating was much safer this year and resulted in fewer arrests.

Yeagley said the police only had to arrest one person for larceny.

He said only two ambulanc-es were called to the scene, one for an ankle injury in the stu-dent lot and the other for an intoxication in the stadium.

No OWIs were issued to his knowledge, he said.

“There were many fewer prob-lems than previous tailgates,”

Yeagley said. “I talked to a lot of students in the student section and they were disappointed in the low turnout. But the ones that chose to come seemed to be having a good time.”

Ohio junior Brenden Crowl and a group of friends protested tailgating by holding up signs in the student section reading “New failgate rules” and “This is not CMU tailgate.”

The group received several cheers from fellow students when holding up their signs.

Essexville senior Pat Tan-ner is concerned with the potential negative impact the tailgating rules could have on football game attendance.

“This is bad for the foot-ball team and sports program that invests so much of our tuition money,” Tanner said. “It’ll prevent not only people from CMU from coming to the games, but people from all over the state.”

CMU Police Associate Di-rector Fred Harris said once students realize the changes are insignificant, tailgating at-tendance will increase.

“It should be a better and saf-er environment,” Harris said.

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“I hope they gain some re-spect regarding being involved in the process.”

Strachan hopes students will see examples of problem solving without agreement

and will learn there are rea-sons to be politically involved that go beyond self-serving.

“We can act in ways that un-dermine the democracy, be-cause we are free, too,” she said.

The forum will begin with a 30-minute video by Citarella, followed by discussion.

“Panels start with a video, then students aren’t afraid to

stand up because they have a common base,” Mowrey said.

Future topics for Speak Up, Speak Out events are “Dems and the GOP: Defining them-selves in the Obama Era” Oct. 19 and “Challenges Ahead: Energy and the Environment” Nov. 17.

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They were encouraged to join by a co-worker of Petrie’s, and enlisted after they saw a reenactment in Shepherd.

“We actually do things the way they did back then,” Pet-rie said. “We cook on open fires.”

The Infantry also has a gen-erational influence.

“My dad started the group in 1976, so I’ve been doing this for 33 years. I started as a bu-gler and am now the colonel,” said reenactor Dave Rowley.

Rowley’s children also are active in the Tenth Michigan Infantry.

Rowley challenged some of the reenactors to a speed-shooting contest and taught a few basic Civil War-era drills to those in the crowd who want-ed to join in, such as teaching them to march.

Tom Plachta of Mount Pleasant came with his wife, Laura, and children, Tommy and Dominic.

“This is a good way to see what went on, and it’s a good way to spend a sunny day and

learn something. And what boy doesn’t want to watch gunshooting?” Plachta said.

In addition to the steadfast reenactors, some made the annual pilgrimage to the mus-ter.

“I have come here for four years. The most interesting thing was the dialogue dur-ing the battle instead of just actions,” said Mount Pleas-ant West Intermediate School eighth grader Allie Strong. “It’s first hand experience on how it was then and how they have camps set up and the way they are dressed, too.”

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sean proCtor/Staff photographerRapper Fabolous performed Friday in Rose Arena as a part of Hip Hop Week, sponsored by Program Board, On the Fly and Minority Student Services. Although tickets were intended to be sold, the groups gave tickets away for free during the last week of sales. The concert doors opened at 7:30 p.m., but Fabolous did not take the stage until approximately 11 p.m. R&B group Day 26, from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ MTV show “Making the Band 4,” performed at 9 p.m. for an hour, leaving an hour-long gap in between artists.

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paige calamari/staff photographerCMU fans cheer after the team’s first down during Saturday afternoon’s 48-0 win against Alcorn State at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Fans filled the newly deemed “Maroon Platoon” student section for the home opener.

By Andrew Stover | Sports Editor

ashley miller/photo editorFreshman running back Tim Phillips ran for 40 yards on six carries and a touchdown in CMU’s 48-0 win against Alcorn State on Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Volny, Phillips lead ground game

no letdown at kelly/shorts

Tim OttuschAssistant Sports Editor

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cm-life.comCheck the Web site for a photo gallery from Saturday.

The last tune-up before Mid-American Confer-ence play lasted less than one half.

In Saturday’s 48-0 win against Alcorn State, the football team was able to pull its starters in

the middle of the second quarter.After what coach Butch Jones called a sluggish start

on offense, junior wide receiver Antonio Brown and the special teams unit took over. Brown, on the second punt he fielded, found space and cut upfield for a 55-yard punt return touchdown with 5:56 remaining in the first quarter.

The Chippewas got going after that.“Our special teams really got us jump-started with the

big return by Antonio (Brown),” Jones said. “We needed a spark, and I thought he sparked us.”

Prior to the return, CMU managed a field goal through the first two drives. Jones said things still need to be ironed out on the offensive side of the ball despite put-ting up 48 points.

“We need to be more consistent on offense,” Jones said. “Maintaining a rhythm, getting in a flow of the game, establishing the run a little bit more.”

A aLCorn | 3B

By Dave JonesSenior Reporter

At the 9:12 mark in the second quarter, CMU was already ahead 31-0.

Senior quarterback Dan LeFevour, 10-for-12 passing for 92 yards, and most of the of-fense were pulled to give other players time on the field.

By the time the clock ran out in the first half, each side of the ball for Central Michi-gan was made up of second- and third-stringers.

CMU scored 17 more points and pre-served the team’s first shutout since 1996 against Akron, playing primarily against first-string Alcorn State players.

“I can’t say enough of the job they did,” said coach Butch Jones. “Some individuals got their first real game action today. Getting them into the game tempo and the game

experience was really big for us.”

F r e s h -man run-ning back Tim Phil-lips was one of the first sparks off the bench.

Phillips caught a swing pass from LeFe-vour early in the second quarter and took it 27 yards to Alcorn State’s 21-yard line.

On the next play, he powered through the middle, carrying the pile for nine more yards.

His 4-yard run on the next play set up LeFevour’s 1-yard touchdown run to put the Chippewas up by 31 points.

“Tim Phillips was a little something extra

A VoLny | 3B

It is tough to take any-thing major out of a

game such as Saturday’s.It was nice to see some

second- and third-string players get into action. But for the most part, they were playing against Alcorn State’s worn-down first string. Seeing anything be-yond players getting valu-able reps is stretching it.

But it was reaffirmed Saturday the football team has its head on straight this season.

It won arguably its big-gest game in school history last weekend against MSU. Coupled with a decent game against Arizona the week prior, the season looked very promising. Saturday’s game became somewhat of a trap. But the team did not get caught.

In past seasons, it might have stumbled. Even in a win, it is easy to look sluggish in games like this. CMU notoriously lost a game it had no business losing after playing in a big game.

The Chippewas took care of business Saturday. The defense controlled the game, constantly keeping Alcorn State pinned deep inside its 20-yard line. The special teams then capi-talized with big returns, giving the offense very good field position to start its drives. And the offense, which didn’t play that crisp to start, made sure it put points on the board.

From there, the Chip-pewas controlled the clock, not worried about running up the score any higher than they had to.

They did not look past the Braves. They gave them respect and made sure the win against Michigan State did not go in vain.

MAC PlAyThe football team should

have confidence as Mid-American Conference play approaches.

Through the first three games, the team has found confidence from an unlikely source. As team prepares for Saturday’s game against Akron, the strong and con-sistent play of the defense is in stark contrast from last year. In the MAC, defenses often are the soft spot.

But CMU’s defense has been perhaps the strong point of the team this year. It held Arizona to one touchdown and shut out Alcorn State. The unit is playing fast and organized.

It could be the maturity of the defense or the addi-tion of coach Steve Strip-ling. Maybe both. But what once was a crutch is now a strength for CMU.

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ashley miller/photo editorJunior running back Carl Volny ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns during Saturday’s 48-0 win against Alcorn State. Volny’s touchdowns were the first of his collegiate career.

Running Gamew Carl Volny: 101 yards, 2 TDsw Tim Phillips: 40 yards, 1 TDsw Paris Cotton: 20 yardsw James Falls: 13 yards

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F o u r D o w n s

1ST AND 10

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Freshman running back Tim Phillips is tackled in the second quarter of CMU’s 48-0 win Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Phillips finished with 6 rushes for 40 yards

and a touchdown. He also had one reception for 27 yards. Phillips left the game before halftime with a sprained ankle.

2ND DOWN

3RD DOWN 4TH AND INCHES

At the 5:56 mark of the first quarter, junior wide receiver Antonio Brown returned a Josh Cragin punt 55 yards for the game’s first touchdown.

He caught the ball near midfield and found running room to his left. After picking up downfield blocks, Brown spun and stiff-armed through defenders until he found open field again toward the endzone.

His return jump-started the offense to 34 points before halftime.

Up 17-0, CMU’s defense just stopped ASU on a three-and-out with 12:31 left in the first half. Wide receiver Antonio Brown returned the ASU punt 28 yards to the Braves 17-yard line, giving the Chippewas a short field to work with.

This set up two rushes for freshman running back Tim Phillips — one for 21 yards and the second a two-yard touchdown run.

It took the Chippewas three plays to extend their lead to 24-0.

After gaining its first first down, Alcorn State was driving and preparing to punch into CMU territory.

Facing a third-and-three, ASU freshman running back Ar-nold Walker gained two yards, setting up a fourth-and-one.

ASU senior quarterback Tim Buckley rushed the ball up the middle on a quarterback sneak. But an official measurement showed Buckley was stopped for no gain. CMU got the ball back and scored seven plays later on a 10-yard run by senior quarterback Dan LeFevour.

To begin the second half, CMU’s offensive starters had all been pulled from the game and second and third-stringers were getting playing time.

With sophomore running back Bryan Schroeder out and Paris Cottin and Tim Phillips pulled from the game, junior running back Carl Volny opened the third quarter as CMU’s back and picked up where the others left off. He scored a touchdown on the first drive of the half and finished with 101 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Who’s next?

vs. AkronSat., Sept. 26

Akron (1-2) lost to Indi-ana 38-21 Saturday. It was the second loss to a Big Ten team on the year.

Starting quarterback Chris Jacquemain was suspended for an undis-closed violation of team policy.

The previous week, Ak-ron beat Morgan State 41-0.

GAME OVER WHEN...

With 5:56 remaining in the first quarter, junior wide receiver Antonio Brown took an ASU 42-yard punt and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown.

Before the return, CMU’s offense was held to a three-and-out on its first possession and forced to punt. On its next possession, the Chippewas — starting on the Alcorn State 24 yard line — were stopped on the 6-yard line and had to settle for an Andrew Aguila 23-yard field goal.

Following the Brown touchdown return, the Chippewas scored on the next four possessions.

Brown’s touchdown return gave Central Michigan a 10-0 lead, but it also jump-started the offense to a 34-0 lead before the half.

Brown had three punt returns for 113 yards.

Offense

ALast week: A-

W i t h s e v e n different p l a y e r s r u s h i n g the ball, the Chip-p e w a s

offense gained 178 yards on the ground and scored five touchdowns. Junior Carl Volny came off the bench in the second half to lead the team with 101 yards and two touchdowns. Senior quarter-back Dan LeFevour played until midway through the second quarter and finished with 10-for-12 passing for 92 yards while rushing for two touchdowns.

T e s T r e s u lT s

Defense

ALast week: A

T h e streak that lasted al-most 13 years is now over after the d e f e n s e p i t c h e d

the first shutout since Oct. 12, 1996, against Akron. Even with the majority of the starters getting pulled in the second quarter, the rest of the depth chart was able to keep Alcorn State scoreless. Freshman line-backer Kyle Zelinsky came in during the second to fin-ish with a team-high eight tackles.

Special Teams

ALast week: A

With the aid of ju-nior wide r e c e i v e r A n t o n i o B r o w n ’s punt re-turns, in-c l u d i n g

one for a 55-yard touch-down, the offense was working with a short field for most of the day. Senior kicker Andrew Aguila went 2-for-2 on field goals, hit-ting 23-yard and 32-yard attempts Junior punter Brett Hartmann had one punt downed inside the ASU 10-yard line.

Overall

ALast week: A

It was e v i d e n t from the o p e n i n g k i c k o f f C e n t r t a l Michigan was well prepared

for Alcorn State. The Chip-pewas’ defense was smoth-ering — allowing just two first downs in the first half — and their offense was able to move at will. Even with the Chippewas’ sec-ond and third-stingers in the game, CMU still came away as the dominant team at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

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Sept. 5: at Arizona, 6-19

Sept. 12: at Michigan State, 29-27

Sept. 19: Alcorn State 48-0

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central michigan life || Monday, sept. 21, 2009 || 3B

radcliff sees first action at CMU

ashley miller/photo editorRedshirt freshman Ryan Radcliff threw for 49 yards on 6-for-11 passing Saturday in CMU’s 48-0 win against Alcorn State at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

A new fACeSenior quarterback Dan

LeFevour had little time to find his rhythm. After com-pleting 10-of-12 passes for 92 yards and adding two rushing touchdowns, red-shirt freshman Ryan Radcliff took over. CMU led 31-0 at the time.

“The butterflies just kept building a little bit,” said Radcliff, before getting the call from his coach. “I was ready to go. It was nice to get that opportunity today.”

Radcliff got support from a productive running game. Junior running back Carl Volny, who received the bulk of the carries in the second half (18), led the Chippewas with 101 yards rushing and his first two touchdowns of his collegiate career. Fresh-man running back Tim Phil-lips ran the ball six times for

40 yards and a touchdown. All five touchdowns for CMU were rushing.

CMU outgained Alcorn State 319 yards to 136 in total of-fense. Brown added 113 return yards on three punt returns.

ConferenCe PlAy looMsWith Akron next on the

schedule, junior linebacker Matt Berning put a premium on MAC games.

“Our main goal in the season is winning the MAC and going to a bowl game and winning it this year,” he said. “If we don’t get Top 25 votes and we still win the MAC, that’s all we want.”

Jones said MAC competi-tion will raise the impor-tance of each game.

“The stakes now become higher, because the more you win, the more that’s at stake,” he said. “The Mid-American Conference is maybe as competitive as it may be in the history of our conference.”

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from the backfield,” Jones said. “And I though he pro-vided a spark for us, as well, offensively.”

Phillips left shortly after with an ankle injury after carrying the ball six times for 40 yards and a touch-down, the first of his career.

stePPing inWith Phillips injured, junior

Carl Volny, who saw limited action over his career, took the field.

He finished with 18 carries, 102 yards and his first two col-legiate touchdowns, both in the second half.

“I have to give it up to the O-line — that’s were it comes from,” Volny said. “But I was prepared (to come off the bench), because you never know when your name’s going to be called.”

Jones said Volny is a between-the-tackles kind of runner.

“Carl Volny has been an indi-vidual who just comes to work every day, kind of a silent-type leader,” Jones said. “He just took the ball and he ran downhill, and that’s the way he needs to run. I thought he ran great between the tackles.”

Sophomore running back Bryan Schroeder was out with injury and sophomore Paris Cotton was pulled along with all other offensive starters.

On their first drive in the second half, Volny led the

Chippewas first by breaking an 11-yard run before capping with a five-yard touchdown run.

Later, he broke runs of 14 and 20 yards and added an-other touchdown.

“Coaches told me before the game that I was going to get some snaps,” Volny said. “But you just have to be confident when you go out on the field.”

Jones said what Volny showed on the field Saturday earned him more opportuni-ties in the coming weeks.

“He’s going to play a big role in us winning- it’s a long season and this is only game number three,” he said. “When it’s all said and done, he’ll play a big role for us.”

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By tim ottuschAssistant Sports Editor

Backup quarterback Ryan Radcliff had a hunch he might see some playing time Saturday against Alcorn State during practice last week.

The football team just upset Big Ten opponent Michigan State and was heading into a game against a Football Cham-pionship Subdivision team. The redshirt freshman backup said he thought he might see some time in second half if the game was out of reach.

“ A l c o r n State is a good team, but we (the s e c o n d string) were thinking we could see some ac-tion today,” Radcliff said.

“We just wanted to make sure we were ready to go, try to get extra film in and take extra mental reps in practice.”

Before the second quarter was over, Radcliff got the call to go in.

“It was nice to get out on the field and do it for real,” he said. “I’ve been here a year and half or so, it’s nice to get that real experience under my belt.”

Radcliff and senior quar-terback Dan LeFevour did not know who would be going in during Radcliff’s initial series so, LeFevour, a four-year starter, was un-able to give Radcliff some advice to calm him down.

“Once he came off, we were able to talk a little more about what happened, what he saw, things like that,” LeFevour said.

Radcliff started slow, overthrowing a few initial throws, but settled in to fin-ish 6-of-11 for 49 yards.

“I thought he managed our offense well,” said head coach Butch Jones. “I think his emotions got the best of him maybe the first couple throws, but Ryan’s a real competitive kid. Ryan’s very smart. Just the experience he gained today was big.”

Radcliff’s job was more about managing the clock and moving the ball rather than putting up points. With CMU up 34-0, the game was out of reach.

“We kept it simple out there,” he said. “We were running, doing some short underneath passes, just try-ing to keep the clock going.”

He said all the experience he had at CMU did not com-pare to the game experience

he received Saturday.“It’s great out there,” Radc-

liff said. “Even practice, even spring ball, it’s not the same. You get out there in front of everyone, it actually matters, it counts.”

Sophomore quarterback Derek Rifenbury also saw playing time in the fourth quarter, although he did not attempt a pass.

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Brown, special teams shine

ashley miller/photo editorJunior wide receiver Antonio Brown finished with three punt returns for 113 yards and a touchdown in CMU’s 48-0 win against Alcorn State Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

By Andrew StoverSports Editor

He spun. He juked. He made the most exciting of plays look pedestrian.

And still, junior wide re-ceiver Antonio Brown di-verted the attention received after his 55-yard punt return for a touchdown against Al-corn State to his teammates.

“(Junior wide receiver) Sean Skergan, (freshman wide receiver) Jahleel Addae, guys like those block and protect really good and make my job easy,” Brown said. “So when I catch the ball, I’m just really having fun.”

If that is the case, Brown had plenty of fun.

Brown returned three punts for 113 yards, includ-ing his 55-yard return for a touchdown.

Once Brown hit the open field, he slowed his pace, picked up some downfield blocks and displayed a com-bination of moves as he weaved through traffic.

His touchdown return did not late. It was 3-0 CMU at the time. The offense had two possessions prior to the return, and it could not move the ball.

Senior kicker Andrew Agu-ila’s 23-yard field goal was set up by Brown’s first return of 30 yards to the ASU 24-yard line. It was a byproduct of the special teams unit — again.

His final return was a 28-yarder to the ASU 17-yard line. All three returns gave CMU starting field position inside the Braves’ 25-yard line.

“Everything is about field position,” said coach Butch Jones. “Winning football games is about managing that, playing the field posi-tion, doing all those little things to win. The field po-sition game was obviously

on our side today.”

Brown was not the only c o n t r i b u t o r on special teams. Junior punter Brett H a r t m a n n pinned the Braves to their 7-yard line with a 54-yard punt after the Chippewas’ first possession. That punt swayed the field position battle in CMU’s fa-vor.

Aguila was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts. He was suc-cessful from 23 and 32 yards.

resPeCtWith the score 17-0 CMU

in the second quarter, Brown attempted to field his last punt before he was pulled for reserves.

He never got the opportu-nity.

Alcorn State punter Josh Cragin used a line-drive approach and angled his

punt out of bounds to the left of Brown, waiting near midfield. Once again, CMU started on the ASU side of midfield, at its 48-yard line.

“The whole punt return team takes it as respect,” Brown said. “We wanted to be No. 1 in the country, which we were last year, and we all got a chip on our shoulder.”

Despite scoring 34 points before halftime, CMU was held to 156 offensive yards. The offense, with starting field position past midfield on 4-of-7 possessions, nev-er had a chance to rack up yardage.

“Dan (LeFevour) and Bry-an (Anderson) always tell me, ‘Just get us on the 40, we’re going to go score,’” Brown said. “Anytime we get field position from the 40 and in, we just know 100 percent sure were going to put some points on the board.”

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Butch Jones

“We wanted to be No. 1 in the country, which we were last year,

and we all got a chip on our shoulder. ”Antonio Brown, junior wide receiver, on punt return team

4B || Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 || Central Michigan Life cm-life.com/category/sports[SportS]

By D.J. palomaresStaff Reporter

The volleyball team won each match without dropping a set at the Sam Houston State Invita-tional Friday and Saturday.

CMU (7-3) won its last five matches in straight sets and has only lost a single set since Sept. 5 against Iowa.

“There were several times in each match that we had to make a comeback,” said coach Erik Olson. “I hadn’t seen that from our team in a number of years. I think we have found our mental strength.”

Senior middle blocker Kaitlyn Hurt was named Most Valuable Player at the invitational. Hurt hit for 26 total kills in the three-game tournament.

“I have al-ways been a quick middle, so I have never really been a dominant hit-ter,” Hurt said. “But this year, I have been get-ting a lot more sets and have been taking ad-vantage of the opportunities.”

Lamar, the defending South-land Conference champions, was leading 23-21 in the first set before junior outside hitter Lau-ren Krupsky earned a kill to bring the team within one. Hurt later earned her first of three aces in the match to give the team a 24-23 lead. Freshman outside hitter Lindsey Dulude finished the set with a kill.

Central was able to win the next two sets by neutralizing Lamar middle blocker Jayme Bazile. Bazile came into the match leading her confer-ence in blocks per set, but recorded only two blocks and four kills in the match against CMU.

Senior setter Stephanie Budde added three aces to her season total against Sam Houston State. The loss was the first at home for Sam Houston State.

The Chippewas opened the tournament Friday against North Texas. The defense held North Texas to 20 kills.

Central opens Mid-American Conference play Friday at East-ern Michigan.

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By Aaron McMannStaff Reporter

Senior Riak Mabil took ninth place (25 minutes, 9 seconds) in his first run of the season Friday to lead the men’s cross country team at the Spartan In-vitational.

“Riak’s just Riak — you love watching him race,” assis-tant coach Matt Kaczor said. “He just really stuck his nose in there, and that’s what we’re looking for.”

Mabil ran almost a minute faster than he did last year in East Lansing, when he finished with a time of 26:01. The men ran an 8K race.

Beyond that, the Chippe-was had one other runner in a top 30 dominated by Michigan State University (10 runners), Grand Valley State University (eight), and Eastern Michigan University (six).

“We have to learn how to close that gap over the next couple of meets,” said director and head coach Wille Randolph.

Other notable finishes in the 8K for CMU include junior Jeremy Kiley (25:58) finishing in 30th place and senior Chris Pankow (26:26) taking 44th place. Both had better times compared to last year’s race.

Sophomore Matt Lutzke opened the season in 65th place, but ran ill, Kaczor said.

Eastern Michigan senior Josh Karanja finished first at 24 min-utes, 31 seconds.

Dakroub leaDs womenThe women’s cross country

team finished with two Top 25 finishes Friday at the Spartan Invitational.

“Lots of positive things hap-pened today on the women’s side,” Randolph said.

Leading the team were ju-

niors Danielle Dakroub (22:21) and Melissa Darling (22:33), finishing in 16th and 23rd place, respectively.

“We had some pretty good performances with Danielle and Missy (Darling),” Kaczor said. “They kind of mixed it up with the Miami girls. It was nice to see those two step it up.”

Sophomore Holly Anderson placed 32nd with a time of 22:54.

Miami, the other Mid-American Conference team present at the invitational, placed four runners in the top 20, including a 10th-place fin-ish from first-team All Mid-American Conference Aman-da Mirochna.

Next up for the men and women is the University of Louisville-sponsored Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 3.

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Volleyball sweeps Invitational

Mabil leads cross country

Soccer blanks Detroit-Mercy

By Matthew ValinskiStaff Reporter

Missed opportunities were on the soccer team’s players’ and coaches’ minds despite a 2-0 win Friday.

The Chippewas con-trolled the ball most of the game and outshot Detroit-Mercy 21-5, including 13-1 in the first half. But coach Tom Anagnost said his play-ers need to finish more of their chances if they want to ascend to another level.

“We didn’t put the chanc-es away that we created in the first half,” he said. “We have the ability to punish teams in that regard, and we have to take advantage of those situations.”

Freshman Bailey Bran-don said if the team wants to compete in the Mid-American Conference, it will need to take advan-tage of the chances be-cause it will not get as many.

“When MAC play rolls around, we are going to need to finish every situa-tion we can,” she said.

Central (6-3) got on the scoreboard off a Brandon throw-in. Junior Valerie Prause passed the ball to freshman Laura Twidle, who scored her MAC-leading fifth goal of the season as she shot the ball in the left side of the net.

Still, it took nine more shots by Central until it could put another tally on the scoreboard.

“Our composure in front of the goal needs to get better,” Anagnost said. “We just didn’t look as dangerous as I know we are.”

The second goal came when freshman Katie

S l a u g h t e r took ad-vantage of Titans goal-keeper Jo-anna Hinde being out of position. S l a u g h t e r fired a shot into the top right corner of the net.

“Usually, Tom tells us to hit it far post, but I knew that you have to be selfish sometimes, and I just hit it,” Slaughter said.

Junior Shay Mannino and freshman Stephanie Turner combined for the shutout. Turner stopped two Titans shots on net.

Visit from the PastThere was one big differ-

ence in the crowd Friday for the Chippewas.

Five former players of as-sistant coach Neil Stafford made the trek to Mount Pleasant from the Bos-ton area. Stafford coached them at Assumption Col-lege.

Andrea Marcoccio, Kris-ten Cannon, Sarah Web-ster, Michaela Morrisroe and Lauren Matysiak all were in the stands trying to get the Chippewas excited on the field.

“It was good to be here and bring a little pep and spirit to the field,” said Cannon, who also coached with Stafford last year at Assumption. “You could see the girls picking it up on the field. The crowd was feeling it, we were feeling it, and I think everybody had a good time.”

Stafford was glad they could come for a game and said it showed what kind of team he preached at Assumption and now at CMU.

“These guys have been great maintaining a good relationship,” he said. “We’ve always kind of preached our team is like a family at Assumption.”

CMU plays Ohio on Fri-day.

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Team still undefeated at home this season

OSU shut outs field hockey

By Jacob LougheedStaff Reporter

The field hockey team lost to No. 20 ranked Ohio State on Sunday just 24 hours after de-feating Vermont in Columbus, Ohio.

The score remained 0-0 until the 22nd minute, when OSU took advantage of a penalty corner. OSU sophomore Jenn Sciulli deflected a shot into the back of the net. The Buckeyes went on to win 1-0.

“Our game plan against Ohio

State was to limit their penalty corners because it is an area that they excel at,” said coach Cristy Freese. “We had a really good defensive effort and I think that we did a few things that made it more difficult for them.

“It was good to see that our team really took what we prac-ticed with our game plan and really put it into motion.”

Midway through the second half, two Ohio State players were given yellow cards. It gave the Chippewas a two-player advantage for almost two min-utes.

“We had a couple penalty corners at the end of the game that gave us a few chances to score,” Freese said. “If we could have executed better then, ob-

viously, we would have tied the game up.”

The game was the last of a six-game road trip for CMU, which went 2-4 in its longest road trip of the season.

Vermont VictoryOn Saturday, the team held

off Vermont, 3-2. Senior Kelly Jordan scored the game-win-ning goal with 14 seconds re-maining in the game.

“It was more of a team thing than an individual thing, be-cause someone had to set me up and give me the opportunity to actually score the goal.”

The team plays Ball State and Miami at home this weekend.

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Erik Olson

Team thinks positive despite2-4 road trip