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Monday, Sept. 17, 2012
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Several witnesses report altercation, stabbing at Deerfield Apartments By Adam Niemi Senior Reporter and Rachel Harrison Staff Reporter
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Jack Rivett, 5, of Swartz Creek reacts to butterflies in a cage during the Monarch Butterfly Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Ziibiwing Center. âTheyâre so beautiful,â Jack said.
Up and away Sixth-annual Monarch butterfly event draws 175
By Adam Niemi | Senior Reporter
Itâs been said one out of three bites of food we eat are involved in insect production, through pollination and other processes. The Monarch butterfly is an instrumental part of that process. The Monarch butterfly, an essential pollinator of much of the food that is harvested for human consumption, is also celebrated in another way. It teaches kids about the fragility of life, the importance of all living things and, at the Ziibiwing Center, 6650 E. Broadway Rd., stimulating the minds of children. âThe Ziibiwing Center is not just for the scholars and historians that come here,â said William Johnson, Ziibiwing Center curator.âThe Ziibiwing Center is for young people, too.â About 175 people came to the sixth-annual event Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. to learn, celebrate and paint the Monarch butterfly.
At least two people were stabbed outside of Deerfield Apartments early Sunday morning according to residents. The alleged suspect, described to be six-feet tall and about 250 pounds, was arrested by the Michigan State Police, witnesses said. The names of the alleged suspect and the victims have not been released by police. The medical conditions of the alleged suspect and victims are unknown. According to witnesses, a fight broke out at about 1 a.m. Sunday at the apartments, 3400 E. Deerfield Road, near Building G as the alleged suspect attacked those who surrounded and tried to keep him calm. âPeople were everywhere, the suspect pulled a knife and things obviously escalated from there,â Shelby Township Senior Kyle Thompson, said. âPolice came, and I saw the suspect head-butt a victim. Thatâs what started the fight to begin with.â Zach McCallum, a St. Clair junior, said the man pulled a knife and chased after people. About 50 people were in the
parking lot between the âGâ and âHâ apartments, said Farmington junior Woody Gioia. Gioia said five people jumped the man as he pulled out his knife and broke bottles over the knifewielding manâs head. Gioia said he heard the bottles break over the manâs head. A spot of blood drops, about five feet wide, could be seen on the pavement near Building G on Sunday, with trails of blood drops leading to other spots. It was not clear if the blood came from the victims or the alleged suspect. âI was holding him off because he was trying to hit my friend,â McCallum said. Witnesses said the man wasnât a CMU student or Deerfield resident. McCallum said the man had been kicked out of a cab as it stopped in the complex because he had put out a cigarette on another person in the vehicle. Central Michigan Life could not confirm that claim after calls to eight taxi companies Sunday. Deerfield residents, finding that those involved could not settle the situation, reached out to police. A STABBING| 2
CMU to receive $1.8 million one-time funding from state By Catey Traylor University Editor
JEFFREY SMITH /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
St. Louis resident Ana Rapin makes a foam butterfly with her daughter Willow, 1, along with her husband William and daughter Aeriana, 2, during the Monarch Butterfly Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Ziibiwing Center.
The event started with the Fancy Shawl Dance, an interpretive dance by young tribe members intended to emulate the life of a butterfly. Some kids had butterflies and other designs painted on their faces. Some also painted butterflies on tiles or paper. Michael LeValley, education coordinator at the Isabella Conservation District, said this time of the year is about the time butterflies migrate through mid-Michigan. This year, the butterfly generation is low compared to last year, most likely because of July rains, LeValley said. âThe rain probably killed a lot of the caterpillars,â he said.
LeValley participates in a University of Kansas study tracking migration patterns of Monarch butterflies. LeValley captures and attaches an adhesive sticker under the aft wing. The small tags contain the identifying information that other participants can use to track the route and timing of the particular butterfly. LeValley said butterflies move south as far as Mexico and as far north as Manitoba. Last year, about 12 Monarch butterflies were released during the Monarch Butterfly dance. Since the rain killed off so many caterpillars, LeValley only had two Monarchs on display in the Ziibiwing Center.
Johnson said traditional teachings of the tribe emphasize the belief that all living things have their own place in life, even if itâs seen as small or insignificant. âThe ultimate significance that a Monarch butterfly has to anyone, we believe that the spirit of the creator of all things is in every living thing,â he said. âThe underlying current of whatâs important is everything has its place under the sun.â Johnson said the teachings emphasize the respect for people of all colors, animals, plants and so on. âWeâre all cogs in the same machine,â Johnson said. metro@cm-life.com
Central Michigan University will receive almost $1.8 million from the state of Michigan after qualifying for a tuition restraint incentive appropriation. The appropriation was part of the education omnibus appropriations act that Gov. Rick Snyder signed in June as a reward for public universities that limit their tuition increase to less than four percent. CMUâs tuition increase was the lowest of all the public universities, only increasing 1.96 percent. The allocation pool has $9 million in it. CMU will receive about 20 percent of those funds. âThe additional $1.8 million in state appropriations for CMU is appropriate given the fact that over the past three years combined, CMU has had the lowest increase in tuition of any university in Michigan,â University President George Ross said in a news release issued Friday about the state funds. The appropriation is onetime funding for the 2013 fiscal year. âWe are pleased with the results,â said Kathy Wilbur, vice president of development and external relations. âAlthough, I believe there is enough money in the state that we should receive an up in our
base allocations as opposed to just one-time funding.â Wilbur said draft budgets will be constructed in February after the election cycle and debate about increasing base funding for universities will take place then. â(This appropriation) sets higher education up for next year in being a partner with the state,â she said. âIâm anxious to get through the election cycle and see draft budgets and continue the debate.â Wilbur said she didnât know exactly how the additional funding would be used, but she said some funding will go toward supporting enhanced financial aid for students. According to the news release, CMU, will also receive nearly $1.5 million in performance funding from the state. Due to CMUâs reverse transfer agreements with community colleges, college credits earned while still in high school through dual enrollment programs can count at CMU, and students can participate in the Michigan Transfer Network. âWe must continue to be sensitive to ensuring that higher education is accessible and affordable to our students and their families with academic programs that are relevant in preparing students for todayâs job market,â Ross said in the release. university@cm-life.com
Title IX committee to meet Wednesday to update findings on new womenâs sports By Jackson Seedott Staff Reporter
Wednesday could bring updates of Central Michigan University adding new womenâs sports. CMUâs Board of Trustees Finance and Facility Committee has been in the process of reviewing its compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is a federal civil rights statute that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs, including athletic programs, which receive federal financial funding. This means CMU must constantly be vigilant in making sure men and women are given an equal opportunity to partici-
pate â meaning a closed gap in the number of scholarships awarded for men and women â in varsity athletics. The 15-person committee, made up of CMU coaches, faculty, administrators and students, will meet on Wednesday to present a historical overview of Title IX implications as well as its preliminary findings regarding CMUâs current compliance. The meetings are free and open to the public in Grawn Hall Applied Business Studies Complex 178 from 5 to 7 p.m. and from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. Thursday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. Since University President George Ross charged the committee in January 2012, mem-
bers have been reviewing the compliance with Title IX, the primary focus being to provide equal varsity athletic participation opportunities for both male and female students. According to a March Central Michigan Life article, in 2009, CMU worked closely with the U.S. Department of Education in efforts to ensure that the university was in compliance with the interpretation of Title IX. At the time, CMU was found to be in compliance with the statute, and it was concluded that an equal number of men and womenâs varsity sports were being offered after a survey of the programs offered had been conducted. A TITLE IX | 2
Current Womenâs Sports Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Gymnastics Soccer Softball Track and Field Volleyball