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For students seeing construction equipment outside the classroom, its deja vu all over again.

Approved at the most recent board of control meeting, $900,000 worth of renovations on the first floor of Wickes Hall will take place with the aim of combining certain aspects of the different offices into one.

James Muladore, executive vice president for administration and business affairs, said efficiency and service are the primary goals.

We want to make a better overall experience for students and parents, he said. By combining elements of the different offices and moving out of the traditional offices, we can both lighten the workload of our staff and create a more efficient system.

While there will still be certain offices open, specific elements of these offices will be moved into what is currently called the Financial Services Center.

We havent settled on that name exactly, but the Financial Services Center will basically be the first point of contact for students and parents, Muldaore said. It will provide all of the basic

functions of the other offices while freeing up the main offices for more complex issues for those staff members to focus on.

The number of students applying for financial

aid has increased significantly during the past three years, going from 10,853 in 2008 to 12,730 in 2010.

This increase in applications correlates with the rise in the general population of students and puts a

strain on the system currently in place.Were focusing on three major areas of

improvement with the new system, Muladore said. We want to improve the service to students, staff efficiencies and process improvements. We want fewer dropped calls, more online options for students, and parents and decrease turnaround time.

During June and July, students are figuring out how to pay costs of attendance and thus the call volume for some offices jumps significantly.

This increase in call volume called for changes in the phone system.

The workload is huge in June and July for our staff, Muladore said. In one month, July of 2010, we had over 16,000 phone calls and this essentially forced us to change some of the phone systems over the summer to try to deal with the volume and have less holding time for students and parents.

The plan itself was first presented in the summer of 2010 when the addition of the office of scholarships and financial aid was moved into the division of administration and business affairs.

With the addition of the office of scholarship and financial aid to our division, we were presented with an opportunity to reorganize, Muladore said.

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More work is being planned for Wickes Hall less than two years after its major renovations.

With the entire country watching Thursday night, the SVSU defense put on a show.

The Cardinals shut out the nationally ranked Ashland Eagles for 59 minutes, forcing five turnovers and blocking three field goals in a 27-6 victory that was broadcast live on national television.

We were physical, we were fast, and we came up big when we had to, said head coach Jim Collins.

SVSU held the Ashland offense, which had been averaging 27 points per game coming into the contest, to only six points losing the shutout on a touchdown scored with only 1:03 on the clock, well after the game had been decided.

We wanted (the shutout) bad, said junior linebacker Grant Caserta. There was only a minute and a half left, and we had it in the bag but its a pride thing.

The Cardinals defense had plenty to be proud of in the game, dominating an Ashland team that was leading the GLIAC with a plus-twelve turnover ratio. SVSU won the turnover battle on Thursday night, forcing five and committing only one.

We work as hard as anyone in the country on turnovers, Collins said. Youve got to be opportunistic; we got some great bounces off those turnovers, and we did some things to force them, which was great to see.

The win brings SVSU to 5-2 in the GLIAC and overall, keeping the team in contention for a conference title and possible playoff berth. Ashland suffered its third loss on the season (5-3 overall, 5-2 GLIAC), a number that typically means the end of playoff contention in Division 2 football.

SVSU got off to a shaky start in the game when a fake punt early in the first quarter was blown up for a two-yard loss. Ashland took over possession at the

This falls tuition statement came as a shock for marketing senior Erin Yarbrough. The transition to upper level 300 and 400 level marketing courses spiked her tuition fee more than she expected.

I had been told about the tuition increase for upper level classes, but was very surprised to see the amount for this semester, Yarbrough said.

Yarbrough is one of many SVSU students experiencing a tuition hike when enrolling in upper level classes.

This increase, however, is not a secret and has been an SVSU policy for the past 17 years.

At SVSU, students enrolled in professional program courses at the 300 and 400 level are charged an additional $98 per credit hour more than other undergraduate courses.

Professional programs at SVSU include accounting, computer information systems, computer science, education, engineering, finance, health sciences, kinesiology, law, management, marketing, nursing and occupational therapy.

Despite the increased cost for upper-level classes in these programs, SVSU still holds its claim as the least expensive public university in Michigan.

J.J. Boehm, Director of Media and Community Relations, said that increasing tuition for upper level classes is a fairly common practice and that a majority of the public universities in Michigan charge higher tuition for all upper division courses, regardless of discipline.

Im sure there are some students who are unaware of the higher tuition structure for these programs, Boehm said. Despite this, these costs are not hidden and are clearly spelled out in the budget approved by the board of control and posted on our website.

The standard measure for comparison purposes is the cost for an in-state freshman taking 30 credits. These statistics are reported to the

Michigan Legislature.Using that criterion, SVSU has the lowest tuition

in the state, Boehm said. Even with the fees for professional programs, we are still so far below our next competitor on the tuition chart that we still come out to have the lowest tuition in the state.

According to a report by the Presidents Council regarding State Universities of Michigan for the 2010-2011 school year, SVSU had the lowest tuition in the state at $7,308 for 15 credits. Lake Superior State University ranked second lowest at $8,764, followed by Western Michigan University at $9,306.

Boehm said the use of the extra fee varies for each program, but overall, the fees are in place to cover the additional labor and materials required to teach at an upper level.

For traditional liberal arts courses, there is little difference between teaching a 200 and 300 level class, Boehm said. However, with engineering courses, for example, there are additional laboratory and supply fees involved in providing those upper level courses.

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The only foreign language club on campus plans to start the semester off with an enthusiastic variety of activities, events and French-o r i e n t e d functions.

La Socit Franaise, or The French Society, began its second semester by broadcasting its club at the Study Abroad Fair Wednesday, Oct. 5th.

Eric Becker, French and Spanish junior, is the president of the club.

He said that he is very excited to kick off a year full of fun events for all who are interested in French culture and language.

From activities such as crepe making to holiday celebrations, Becker hopes to draw in as many new members as possible.

Our member base is small but its growing, Becker said. Its still shocking. I believe that we are the first foreign language club on campus, but its our hope that our club will be a catalyst for others to form other clubs within the foreign language department.

He added that enthusiasm in the club is very strong.

Julie Foss is an assistant professor of modern foreign languages and the of adviser of La Socit Franaise said.

She said that the group has students who are extremely

dedicated and hopes that the French club will allow other clubs to grow as well.

We also hope that our example will inspire students of other languages to create similar clubs and look forward to collaborating with them on cross-cultural events, she said.

While discussing the clubs planned events and functions on campus, Becker also stressed why the presence of La Socit Franaise on campus is important.

Becker said that both language and culture are fundamental, but that most people in the United States are surrounded by American culture.

By having a French club, we are creating the opportunity for others to explore and share and learn about another foreign culture, especially a culture which is at the center of one of the worlds most known languages, he said.

Foss said that she agreed with Becker on the importance of promoting and celebrating French.

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Its clear that our students are interested in French language and culture, Foss said. This club fills that need.

Becker said that he is happy with the prospect of having more students join the club.

Im excited for meeting others who are interested in French culture and language, Becker said.

He said that there are no prerequisites concerning knowledge of French to come to the meetings.

Im excited to share French culture with others both through our meetings and through our fundraisers and other events on campus,he said.

She added that since the region doesnt have large communities of French speakers anywhere nearby, its important for students to have a way to interact with French language and culture outside of class.

And for students who are studying French, the more contact they have outside of class, the more they can reinforce and expand upon what they learn in class, she

said.Foss is planning a

faculty-led study abroad trip to France next spring.

In addition to visiting sites like Paris, the palace of Versailles, the chteaux of the Loire valley, and the D-Day invasion beaches in Normandy, students will stay with French host families along the way to enrich the authenticity of their experience.

Other schools have done similar things and called this sort of the one-stop-shop for students and parents.

Currently, there is activity behind the scenes

trying to make this project happen.

We are working with ITS on what sort of systems we will need in place as well as having architects bidding for who wants to actually do the job, Muladore said.

In the hopes of maintaining low costs and remaining efficient, the

university is planning on moving to an electronic communications system by fall semester of next year.

Instead of getting your awards letter in the mail, you will get it via email, Muladore said. Were hoping to eliminate costs which, in postage alone, would be huge.

Construction is scheduled to begin during Christmas break and should be completed by the beginning of April of next year.

I really think this is a great opportunity to help our students, Muladore said.

Police briefs are written according to reports from University Police. These indicate preliminary descriptions of events and not necessarily actual incidents.

LARCENYBetween Saturday, Oct. 1, and Monday Oct. 10, a large amount of pop was stolen from the football stadium. The case is still under investigation.Between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, a male students cell phone was stolen from the Ryder Center while he was playing basketball. The male went back to police an hour later and showed officers his GPS where the phone was located. The GPS showed that the phone was in the University Village. When they arrived at the apartment, they found the male who stole his phone and he returned it. A warrant will be sought.Between 9:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, a male students iPad was stolen from the Student Center. It has been returned.Between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, a female student reported that someone had broken into her car while it was parked in R-lot. There was damage done to her door side handle and the glove compartment was emptied.

VEhICLE IMPOUNdAt 1:20 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, a vehicle in the University Villages parking lot was towed because there were five outstanding tickets at court.

VEhICLE dAMAGEAt 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, a non-student struck the passenger side of a students vehicle. Minor damage was done.At 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, a male student was struck by a vehicle while it was backing out. The male went to the hospital to be checked out.At 12:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, a truck struck another vehicle in E-lot. The truck was in park, but rolled and caused minor damage.

FRAUdOn Thursday, Oct. 13, a female called police because someone had taken out a loan in her name and she does not attend SVSU. Officers discovered that there is an SVSU student with the same name, so the case is under investigation.At 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, the controllers office called police to notify them that a couple of fraudulent checks have been cased in Livonia. The case was turned over to Livonia Police.

ARRESTSAt 12 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, two officers were on foot patrol in J-3 lot. As they approached a vehicle, they could smell marijuana. They watched four males exit the vehicle with a cloud of smoke. They yelled for the males to stop, but one ran away. An officer chased him on the Rhino and then on foot. he caught the subject and arrested him. he ran the other males names and discovered that one of subjects who was not a student had a warrant for his arrest, so he was arrested. The two students will be handled internally.

SUSPICIOUS SITUATIONAt 5:40 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, a 36-year-old male student was harassing females in Living Center Southwest while waiting for his ride. Officers made contact and told him to stop.

ThREATSAt 9:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, ex-roommates from the First Year Suites were arguing and threatening each other. This has happened numerous times and families have gotten involved. The case was turned over to the resident director.

FIRE ALARMAt 2:25 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, a fire alarm was set off in the University Village because a student caught grease on fire while he was trying to cook French fries. The Kochville Fire department arrived and minor damage was done to the stove.

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James Muladore, executive vice president for administration and business affairs, said the professional program course fees have been implemented at SVSU since fall 1994.

For this current semester, the professional program rate only applied to 17% of the undergraduate on campus student credit

hours, Muladore said. Many universities

charge a flat rate regardless of credit hours and program enrollment. Muladore emphasized that SVSUs approach promotes fairness for all students.

The tuition rate differential addresses significant cost differences between lower- and upper- division courses, Muladore said.

This approach does provide an element of fairness to those students enrolled in less-costly,

lower-division courses who would otherwise be paying a higher tuition rate should the professional program course rates not exist, he said.

Boehm said the university encourages students to look at all of these factors so that they can make a fully informed decision when choosing their program of study.

We are trying to be mindful of the financial burden that tuition places on students and families, said Boehm. At the same time,

for specialized programs, we feel it is appropriate for students to fund those additional expenses rather than have those expenses applied to the student body as a whole.

Boehm emphasized that SVSU does its best to remain an affordable choice, regardless of degree program.

SVSU goes to great lengths to provide students with the highest value for their education dollar, Boehm said.

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The Marketplace at Doan recently held a 90s themed meal for students. Above: Students were able to color during the meal. Pictures from coloring books had characters from other 90s shows, such as Hey Arnold! and Powderpuff Girls.

Below: Chuckie Finster from the Nickelodeon show Rugrats went around the Marketplace at Doan during the meal.

Benefits Fair From 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, there will be a Benefit Fair for students in the Alumni Lounge, Curtiss Hall. The fair is for students interested in learning how to get discounts from local businesses such asSams Club, Verizon Wireless and Independent Bank.

Flu shot clinic From 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, flu shots will be available in Curtiss 116. The flu shot is available for students, faculty and staff for $15. SVSU ID is required to receive discount. The flu shot is also available during regular scheduled hours at the campus University Health Center. See www.svsu.edu/university-health-center for more information.

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A program called Soar + was implemented for the first time this semester to show freshmen how to register for classes and to encourage the use of campus facilities.

Soar + is a 45 minute program intended to make the process of registering for classes less intimidating.

The program reviews how to use Cardinal Direct and when to register for winter courses. Freshmen are taught how to locate their degree audit and use the schedule planner application.

At her Soar + date, Sabrina Charles, a psychology freshmen, said that she learned about things on the SVSU website that she didnt know existed.

The schedule planner is pretty cool because you can see all the different possibilities for your schedule, Charles said.

Soar + dates have been scheduled throughout October and most freshmen will have completed the program by early November.

On-campus students attend their SOAR + class based on what building they live in while commuters attend according to their major.

If students are unable to attend their scheduled date, there are several others to choose from.

For example, Multicultural Services has four scheduled Soar + dates. There are also dates set up for athletes, honor students, and college success courses.

Two last chance dates have also been set up to assure that every student can attend.

Craig Aimar, assistant vice president of enrollment management and director of retention, explained that Soar + is intended to serve as a halfway-through-the-semester pep talk for freshmen.

The first semester is tough to adjust to, and they should be happy they have made it, Aimar said.

Your freshmen year is the building block for success, Aimar said. If they fall behind in year one, they arent going to do well. Were just helping them get through the semester and have a great academic year.

The program is also intended to help students be aware about campus facilities.

The Math and Physics Resource Center and the Writing Center are free resources that students can take

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This semester, a group of history students is making sure that regional history doesnt go unnoticed.

Todd Bethune, Kaitlin Maday and Claire Tatro, three students taking classes in the public history program, are working with history professor Brad Jarvis and the Zahnow Library archive staff to preserve a large collection of audiotapes from the early 1970s that have started to deteriorate.

Students of John Jezierski originally created the tapes. They contain several interviews of prominent Tri-Cities citizens, such as the Dow family and the Arbury family.

Ultimately, wed like to focus on preserving the tapes digitally and transcribing the tapes for research purposes. This way, the records will be searchable and

time stamped, making it easier for future students to research the data and find whatever specific information they may be looking for, Jarvis said.

He said that when he first found out about the existence of the tapes in the library archives, he was very interested in having them transcribed and digitally stored for safe-keeping, but until he could find students to work on the project the tapes would have to be set aside.

So far, transcribing the tapes hasnt been easy.

My group has been focused on transcribing the interviews, and that entails listening to them through a pair of headphones and dictating the conversation between the interviewer and interviewee, said Bethune, a history junior pursuing a social studies teaching endorsement.

He said that the interviews have been about one hour in length.

Often, I find myself rewinding the

tape to decipher what was said, as the conversation can get quite quiet and sometimes inaudible, Bethune said.

This is something that I have never done before and it has given me the opportunity to learn a skill that you wouldnt typically learn from a traditional history project, said Maday, a sociology senior. What is most interesting to me about public history is the use of archives and how they are preserved for future generations.

What I ultimately hope, Jarvis said, is that this project becomes a perpetual process of research.

He hopes that, once his current students are finished with their contributions to the research, other students will be able to continue the transcription process.

In many respects, this is a very interesting time capsule, Jarvis said.

Were learning a lot about the history

Free is getting a lot harder to find.Bank of America recently announced that it would

no longer provide free checking services to its customers.On top of a $25 fee required to open a new account,

the bank now charges customers a $12 per month fee unless the customers checking accounts maintains an average balance of $1,500 or has a qualifying direct deposit of $250 or more each month.

For the regular savings accounts, there is a monthly charge of $5 unless the customer maintains a daily balance of $300 or more.

Crystal Porter, a bachelor of fine arts junior, said that the main reason she had joined Bank of America was becaause of the customized credit cards.

You could personalize them without paying the extra money, she said. They also take the extra effort to protect your identity by placing a photograph of you on the card, so I feel a lot safer.

Even thought Porter is happy to have the card, she and other students will have to take a harder look at how they are managing their money with these new fees.

Chase Bank, another financial institution, is facing some of the same criticism as Bank of America.

Chase charges $12 per month to use their services unless direct deposits of $500 or more are made or a balance of $1,500 is kept.

Chase, however, offer numerous services along with its checking programs such as a Chase debit card, online checking and bill pay, mobile banking, free account alerts and locations nationwide.

Michael Arellano, business sophomore, said that Chase offered him a credit card while offering a promotion to gain $100 if he changed banks.

The other fact is that Chase is everywhere, and I would never get stuck in a tight spot in having to pay foreign bank fees with using another banks ATM, he said.

Chase also offers a savings account option that also echoes Bank of America, but they differ in that Chase offers mobile banking and over-draft protection.

Despite all of these fees, not every bank is forcing fees onto customers.

Independent Bank, which has a branch on campus, offers a Freedom Checking account which is free for everything with no minimum balance, no monthly service charge and no per-check charge.

Only students receive their first box of checks free. Jennifer Pennell, manager of the campus branch,

said that the free checking isnt going anywhere because of the banks focus on the community.

Were more of a community bank and like to direct the main focus to our customers, she said. We will continue to offer a free checking because our customers matter.

In addition to the first box of checks being free, Independent offers a free Visa check card, direct deposit and automatic payments and free online banking and bill pay.

Besides the savings banks, a student could consider a local credit union.

Credit unions were started by people who shared a common bond, such as living in the same community, and offer loans to those people who usually cannot obtain loans at other financial institutions.

Wildfire, one local credit union, offers no charge for checking accounts, no minimum balance and free checks.

Automatic bill pay and online banking are also offered.

For now, buyer beware is still good advice for students who are banking..

Customers need to continue to monitor their banks regulations to make sure that no additional fees are placed without their knowing, Pennell said.

Book worms and history buffs had an opportunity last week to combine two passions at the eighth annual James E. ONeill Jr. Memorial Lecture. This year, the lecture was given by the author of Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley.

Flags of Our Fathers is a story about the five Marines and one Navy Corpsman who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.

The famous photo of the flag was on display during the presentation.

Bradley explained that his father, John Bradley, was in the middle.

At first, I just wanted to find out what happened at Iwo Jima but my father would never say a word about it, Bradley said. Every time we asked, he would change the subject. I wasnt an author. I didnt set out to write a book.

The book was a No. 1 bestselling novel within two weeks of its publication, but it wasnt always

loved.It was denied by 27 different

publishers before it was actually published, Bradley said.

Bradley also has written Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, the latter of which is his newest book and the main topic of his lecture.

The book takes place in the late 1800s through the early 1900s when Theodore Roosevelt was in office.

In the book, Bradley argues that the policies of Roosevelt went against the Constitution.

One example he cited was an 1882 treaty with Korea that stated the U.S. would help protect Korea from invasion.

In the early 1900s, Roosevelt decided that that Korea was no longer strong enough for the United States protection.

When Taft went to Japan, he was welcomed into the palace where only three people sat, Bradley said. Race was the first topic that was talked about, during which Japan took the

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Freshmen SOAR + respond to new student program

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From left to right are Todd Bethune (history junior), Kaitlin Maday (sociology senior), and Claire Tatro (history senior). They are preserving historical audiotapes from the 1970s from further deterioration by converting their contents into digital files.

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Author James Bradley gave a lecture on Theodore Roosevelts foreign policy and how it changed the course of American history.

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This week, we reported on plans to renovate Wickes Hall for a new a one-stop-shop for students as the Financial Services Center. The renovations, which will cost about $900,000, are meant to create a more efficient environment for students looking for information.

The concern for efficiency is one that has us the most curious. All of us have experienced or seen inefficiencies in offices some of these offices and we hope these renovations will help.

Here are some examples of problems weve had in dealing with one office that will be affected by the renovations, Financial Aid:

-Weve felt discouraged to call if we have questions. The hold times can create migraines, but weve seen workers purposely walk past ringing phones instead of answering them.

-Since we feel discouraged to call, weve stopped in to the office to speak with someone. But the wait times are painfully slow with long lines.

-Even though weve waited in line to talk with someone, privacy can be a major concern for us since the glass wall doesnt protect our conversations and those in line can still hear us.

Despite these problems, our major concern is getting correct information out to students. Weve had personal experiences of confusion about

information pertaining to grants, aid and scholarships. Some of the information given to us was either incorrect or was different from something else another adviser had told us.

One member is avoiding spring and summer classes because the thought of dealing with financial aid is terrifying.

Although weve seen or experienced many problems, we know that these problems arent the fault of the workers.

There are more than 10,500 students on campus who are asking questions of every office that will be in the Financial Services Center.

With so many students, there is a need for improvement in services, but there are things to keep in mind as these renovations take place.

The first is that not everything can be fixed with these renovations: there has to be some improvement in all of the offices. For example, we realize how difficult a day can be in dealing with

so many students who have so many questions.

Even though we understand this stress, we feel unwanted when we go up to the offices and we feel like were viwed as a burden or intrusion. Our feeling comes from workers who walk past us multiple times while we sit in the waiting room, or when we feel like were getting pushed out of the door as advisers give us handouts without taking the time to explain specifics.

Were hopeful that these renovations for the future center will help take the burden off of these already stressed offices, but were wary to put our full support behind this project.

For us to fully support these renovations, we ask that there be work on the practices in each office to create an efficient and accurate center.

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Any student who has ever pulled an all-nighter or taken a high stakes exam knows the acute feeling of student stress. It doesnt receive much attention unless its time for midterms and final exams, but stress is a regular struggle for students throughout the academic year.

A recent survey for the AP showed four in 10 students said that they are often stressed, and one in five said they are stressed all or most of the time.

Stress is a common experience we have as students, but it affects each of us differently. We lose sleep, stop eating well, forego exercise or neglect our personal and social lives. We feel like weve lost some element of control when were exhausted and struggling to keep up with everything going on in our lives.

It can feel like being overwhelmed, being stretched too thin or being inadequate for a task. Stress can come from feeling ineffective, such as when a student works hard on a paper or studies long hours for a test but doesnt get the desired result.

Disinterest in work and feelings of emotional distance also are some of the markers of stress. Its effects are physical, mental and emotional.

The usual advice is to cook healthy foods, find time for exercise and get a full nights sleep. But the problem with this good counsel is that it is easy under ideal circumstances and difficult in reality. A paper deadline usually takes priority over sleep. Cramming for an exam often means a fast-food compromise.

Even if it is difficult to find on a regular basis, students need to take more personal time. They have to

ensure their own internal stability before they can give their best to school, work and extracurricular activities.

One recommendation that is common is to take an hour per day to decompress, And naps dont count. An hour a day isnt much time, however, to pursue an interest, get into a game or get too far into a hobby. A student should spend as much time as is reasonably necessary to feel centered again; thats the whole point of taking the break.

If achieving relaxation means taking a couple of hours, then a student just has to be a good budgeter of time.

Stress is like air filling a balloon: you have to let some out to keep the whole thing from blowing up.

Many students dont recognize stress as a problem until theyve reached their breaking point. They realize something needs to change immediately. Then they consider doing something about it, and the solutions are often drastic. A student may quit a club activity, quit a part-time job, drop a class or even drop out of college entirely.

Students should be more aware of their level of stress on a daily basis. They need to give it conscious thought. Then they can consider small, regular adjustments in their routines to keep their stress in check. This way, these drastic changes can be avoided.

Extracurricular activities can get students minds out of the books for a time and provide a social or creative outlet for stress. Students must not become so involved in clubs or activities that these involvements become sources of stress.

When it comes to classes and coursework, everyone has a different stress tolerance.

A workload one person finds overwhelming may seem quite manageable for another. Several experts suggest the number of courses a student takes and the distribution of those courses are common factors. Students taking majors that are wrong for them also experience stress from their course schedules.

When registering for classes and scheduling work hours, students should make sure that they are also scheduling breaks, personal interest time and family time. These are just as important, if not more important, than any of the appointments put down in writing on planners and calendars.

There is something to be said for attitude as well. Students can compound the effects of stress with a negative outlook. Sometimes its difficult to be optimistic or realize ones ability to change a difficult situation, but its absolutely necessary.

Students should know also that they have support from their peers and campus services. There are classmates, tutors and counselors who all want to help. Its on the student to make the first move. A stressed-out scholar would be foolish to overlook these resources or suffer in silence when a little support could significantly change the outcome of the struggle.

Managing stress effectively is an important skill to master in college because stress isnt going to go away after graduation. In fact, stress is only going to grow with real world responsibilities such as a career job and a family to support. Learning to deal with stress now can prevent students from struggling with it when the stakes are much higher.

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One day, as I was browsing through random status updates and uploaded photos on Facebook, I came across a picture of Marilyn Monroe on the beach that had been attached to a picture of an unknown girl standing in a body of water.

Both women are blonde and beautiful. The one difference between these two women: their body shape.

Marilyn Monroe is portrayed as full-figured and curvy while the unknown girl is model-thin. Wording placed on the picture of the two women states that full-figured Marilyn Monroe is more attractive than the very skinny unknown girl.

From this single picture, a Facebook war erupted.

The comments I saw about this picture both surprised and shocked me. Many people advocated both women as being beautiful and said that nobody should be judged as being more attractive based simply on body size and shape. I could not agree more.

As human beings, we are all distinct and different from one another, and this should be celebrated. My natural body size may differ from your natural body size, but just because I dont look identical to you doesnt make me unattractive.

Other comments I saw disgusted me. Some people were calling Marilyn Monroe fat and gross. In my opinion, she was not even close to being fat. She had a relatively flat stomach and an hour-glass shape.

I just cannot understand todays society.

Why should a woman have to be 5 feet 10 inches tall and weigh 100 pounds to be considered beautiful? I am 4 feet 11 inches tall and weigh 120 pounds.

I am considered too short and not thin enough to be beautiful by

societys standards. How is this fair?I know that there are many

other women, as well as men, that agree with me. Even plus-sized models are starting to grace the pages of many fashion magazines, including Seventeen magazine.

Although Seventeen is aimed for girls who are younger than I am, I still enjoy this magazine because it chooses models who are short, tall, thin, chubby and models who are somewhere in between. Many people commend Seventeen because its trying to appeal to all readers, not just tall, skinny ones.

Magazines such as Seventeen are taking a step in the right direction; however, if anything is to change, the fashion industry itself needs to open its narrow boundaries to include women of all sizes.

Next time you go into a clothing store, pay attention to the sizes that you see the most. I guarantee that youll see more extra small shirts and pants than anything else and that youll have a harder time finding medium or large sizes.

This is because most of society is not extra small, and we shouldnt have to feel that we need to be.

In fact, Im ready for a change. Whos with me?

Once again, new safety measures might be introduced to students living on campus. A rise in theft and concerned parents of students looking to live on campus has brought Residential Life back to reviewing the possible benefits of providing students with locked safes in their rooms.

This idea was tested a few years ago and not too many students felt the need to take advantage of the safes due to having lock boxes of their own.

After quite a few conversations around campus, I would appreciate having a safe in my room. I live in University Village West in the single efficiencies and enjoy going home during the weekends to see my family and friends.

The only problem is that I dont feel safe leaving all my belongings that have any type of monetary or sentimental value lying loose in my room, so I have to bring them all home with me. This can tend to be a hassle.

A lot of students dont feel the same because we have roommates who can keep an eye on their stuff, but a good percentage of us do because we either live alone or dont know our roommates well enough to leave our stuff with them.

This is why I feel the safes are a great idea.

With a built-in safe in your room, you can feel free to leave your valuable possessions locked up during the weekend where no one can get to them. It is true that students tend to have their own lock box, but they tend to be too small to hold possessions such as laptops.

I personally could not afford one large enough to hold my laptop on my budget. Plus, most of these lock boxes can be picked up by anybody and taken regardless of what might be in them.

A built-in safe would take a

longer time for the average thief on campus to break into since they wont be able to carry it away.

The next problem is that these safes would obviously take up more room than a lock box. Some students may actually find this to be an inconvenience. When Residential Life put safes in rooms a few years ago, each unit received only one no matter how many occupants.

I think repeating this may only cause problems. Sure, some people are friends with all their roommates and would have no issues, but I know I wouldnt feel comfortable sharing a safe with someone I didnt get along with or hardly knew.

This idea of a built-in safe brings up the issue of cost that students are worried about. Students have enough fees as it is, especially since housing and tuition already went up this year. They dont want to see anything that causes the fees to go up again.

I can relate to this, which is why I suggested that having or not having a safe should be up to each student. I say this because Im sure the University wouldnt be able to provide every housing unit with a safe completely free, just like not every student would want to pay for one, especially if it wasnt going to get used.

I think that the University should offer students this opportunity next year at a minimal cost. That way, students have the

option if they want it and arent forced into it.

Another suggestion from a campus police officer was instead of having safes in all the units as an extra cost to students, why not just have some located behind the mail office in the dorms? Supplying safes in areas like this would allow students the option to have a safe over the weekend when they went home.

This would actually be a great idea also because students wouldnt be forced into purchasing a safe they werent going to use and the University would only have to go off of the supply vs. demand scenario.

In all seriousness, a lot of thefts happen due to carelessness of the victims in these crimes. Almost every day, I see people just leave expensive items such as textbooks, computers and iPods unattended while their owners leave the building.

There is also the ongoing hazard of students leaving their own doors unlocked while they are bringing things in and out of their cars, but also leaving the main door to the whole living facility open.

This allows for anyone to come and go freely not only to their rooms but to the rooms of anyone living in that building.

Students need to be aware of the safety hazards they are inflicting upon themselves and others.

Due to these types of matters, I believe having a safe would be very beneficial.

Just because you are doing your part to make sure that you take the proper precautions doesnt mean everyone else is.

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Last Thursday marked the third annual National Day on Writing, a nationwide event hosted by universities throughout the U.S.

The event brought an open mic night to the rotunda, as well as a guest speaker Ashley Wiseman.

Wiseman was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder and uses a service dog, named Maui. Her blog, Tuesdays with Maui, is composed of her stories and experiences living with a disability and her travels with Maui.

Wiseman also visited several classes to talk about living with a disability and how service dogs can help. Her lecture, Using a Blog to Increase Public Awareness, was scheduled to help writers develop in a growing digital era.

Another part of the National Day on Writing celebration was an open mic night held in the Rotunda. Students could sign up and read their short stories, recite their poetry, sing songs, tell jokes and play videos they made.

The event had 15 participants preregistered and more than 25 who participated as the event went on throughout the night.Creative writers throughout campus were urged to participate in the event.

We hope to celebrate, acknowledge, and promote creative student writing throughout campus, said Julie Lynch, professor of psychology.

Lynch, along with Kylie Goggins, professor of economics, are members of the faculty and staff University writing committee, and each helped to run the event.

Lynch and Goggins said that they hoped students will continue to show off their creative writing skills and take advantage of this outlet for their creative side.

Prizes were raffled off and judges were present to rate entries and award $75 to winners of the various creative categories.

Winners of the poetry contest were Preston Hagerman, youth services sophomore, with his poem, The City, and Marlin Jenkins, creative writing junior, with his poem, Words, which also recently won a prize in the Cardinal Ink poetry and fiction slam.

Jon Elms, history senior and Vanguard videographer, won the video contest with his entry on Relay for Life.

Lauren Boulton, creative writing senior,

took home a prize in the short stories category with her story titled, How Many Eyes You Have.

Will Wood, psychology senior, wrapped up the night with his prize-winning song

called The Conversation.The final part of National Day on Writing

will be an online writing gallery. Prizes will be awarded to the best judged entries based on fresh subject matter, clear ideals of the work,

and the audience engagement by the work.Other student organizations were a

valuable part of making the event happen including Cardinal Ink, Cardinal Sins, Student Life and Cardinal Radio.

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Students looking to fall down the rabbit hole as Alice got the chance to experience a event quite peculiar last week.

Most people know the story of Alice in Wonderland, or at least have seen either the 1951 or recent 2010 version of the movie.

But if you havent, the tale holds that a young girl stumbles upon a magical world where she makes friends with unlikely creatures such as the rabbit, the mad hatter and the famous Cheshire Cat.

Student Eleesa Harrison recreated the wonderland spectacle with a twist of steampunk and Victorian costumes.

Steampunk can be recognized as a sub-genre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steampower of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.

I chose steampunk because it is so iconic of the time period, Harrison said.

I paid attention to the costume works of Colleen

Atwood who designed the costumes for the Tim Burtons version of Alice in Wonderland as well as costumes from Sweeney Todd and [others] like it, but felt that the idea just was not pushed enough, she said. I wanted to take the syle which was dark and push it to a steampunk essence.

I wanted to work in a style that I havent in order to push myself which is the point of a senior project. I could have just squeezed by, Harrison said. But there is not challenge there.

The characters make up the story and Alice in Wonderland is no different.

Lauren Refice, pre-med senior said, I think the idea for this production is creative, original and interesting. This is something you just dont see every day.

In Alice in Wonderland, certain attributes of the characters are very visible.

Alice, the main protagonist, is seen as well educated and curious, which ultimately leads her to falling down the rabbit hole.

Another character, the Cheshire Cat is threatened by no one and maintains a cool-grin mentality.

Harrison said, I wanted to choose a sampling of the characters, but did not want to conflict with

the actual flow of the plot. Harrison said she chose some characters over

others because the characters could exchange dialogue between each other about other characters that were not there.

The improv performance took place at separate places around the University, and eventually the characters congregated in a single spot for a tea party. However, the locations werent picked at random.

Harrison said, I chose locations such as the educational building to represent the white rabbit as her character is very smart, but a neurotic one that is devoted to her education, Harrison said. Also, I wanted them to be in separate locations so that students could interact with them and hopefully follow them to the conclusion.

Thomas Gardynick, electrical engineering freshman said, I think the event is hilarious and unexpected. I didnt know what it was, and honestly I think it is pretty entertaining.

The improv performance, as all perfromances do, started as a simple thought.

Trunk-or-Treat Beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, Athletics will host its annual trunk-or-treat event in the ONeill Arena of the Ryder Center. Children 12 and under must come with an adult. Free.

National Day on Writing Online GalleryThe Writing Committee will accept submissions to the National Day on Writing Online Gallery until Monday, Oct. 31. Students may submit work online at galleryofwrit-ing.org/galleries/216418 for a chance to win $75.

Museum Exhibit and Lec-ture At 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, Celia Bertoia, Daugther of Harry Bertoia, will lecture about her fathers legacy and artwork in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Muse-um. Harry Bertoias abstract drawings will be on display until Saturday, Jan. 6.

University Art Gallery At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, the University Art Gal-lery will host another artist reception for photographer, Larry Robinson. Robinsons photography exhibit will be on display from Monday, Oct. 31 until Tuesday, Nov. 22.

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The white hare, played by Anita Forgie, is served tea by number three, played by Mykaela Hopps, while the the Cheshire Cat, played by Jordan Stafford, looks in a mirror.

Outdoor play perks curiosity, interest

If you are having a case of the fall semester blues, then an improv show may have a cure for you.

Last Thursday marked Work n Progress first show of the semester and it was the first time the group ever performed in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.

Despite the National Day on Writing events and the televised football game, all of which were happening at the same time last Thursday, this turned out to be the best-selling show for the group since it began performing improv.

The group is led by Ray Deeren, creative writing and history senior. He has been a part of the group for two years and thinks that the improve group could be exactly what some students need in order to get over their blues.

Our shows take ideas directly from the audience, such as things that students worry about, like exams for example, and shed a playful and hilarious light on them, Deeren said. Work n Progress brings humor to a likely dull semester. People like that sort of thing.

The games Work n Progress performed were similar to those performed on the television show, Whose Line is it Anyway?

Audience members wrote categories for games on slips of paper. A few were selected by Work n Progress members, and then the audience voted on their favorite, by cheering, at the end of the night. Two season tickets were awarded to the writer of the best category. The group chose to do this, because they want to include the audience as much as possible.

Although Work n Progress has existed for ten years, it originally began as a theater-specific group, and has since become an improv group. Today, Work n Progress is a completely independent RSO.

In the past, up to 30 performers were selected to be in the main act. Today, only a few members are selected. This is supposed to keep members competitive.

If we are all kept in a constant state of auditioning for the next show, we are forced to always learn more, grow and ... progress, Deeren said.

The first show of the year included Deeren, Tillie Dorgan, Steven Krueger and Ben Porter.

But Work n Progress is not all about the actors and actresses that you see moving about on stage. It is a group effort with everybody having a part.

The actors arent all that make up what goes on with the shows, Deeren said. We also use members to work as house managers, ushers, ticket-takers, sound and light operators and every tech position in the back of house.

Anybody is welcome to join Work n Progress. Meetings are 10 p.m. Thursdays in the dance studio, Curtiss 181.

Were all college students and we all get weighted down soon after the semester starts, Deeren said. Work N Progress for many, myself included, is like an end of the week pressure valve and a great way to spend an evening with good-humored friends.

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The Cardinals started the year off hot, and with the post-season approaching, they arent showing any signs of slowing down.

The team is currently sitting on top of the GLIAC with an overall record of 11-2-3, winning six of its last eight matches and bursting into the national rankings for the first time in school history.

Being recognized nationally is great for our supporters, the alumni, the athletic and University administration who have worked hard to help improve our program and support us the last couple years, said head coach Cale Wasserman. As a team however, the only ranking that we care about is the final ranking at the end of the season.

The Cardinals currently rank 22nd in the nation after two shutout wins at home over Tiffin and Findlay this weekend.

SVSU defeated Tiffin 2-0 on Thursday behind goals from freshman forward Tyler Channell and sophomore midfielder Conor Reaume.

Channell and Reaume both scored again in Saturdays 5-0 win over Findlay, with sophomore forward Zach Walega also scoring and midfielder

Lachlan Savage adding two more goals to his team-leading total of seven.

The Cardinals havent allowed a goal since Oct. 14, a 5-1 win at Lake Erie, and have allowed more than one goal only once this, with junior goalie Jason Wise posting six shutouts this season.

Despite their recent national ranking, the Cardinals are focused on their remaining two games of the season.

Our focus has not and will not change, Wassermann said. Every game counts for us.

SVSU travels to Northwood, which currently sits at second place in the GLIAC behind the Cardinals, on Thursday and faces Malone at home in a non-conference matchup on Saturday.

With a win over Northwood, the Cardinals would secure the top spot in the GLIAC tournament, an accomplishment which would mean home field advantage for SVSU in the conference tournament.

Coach Wasserman said that his team is prepared for whatever comes its way in the remainder of the season.

We have a great group of guys who are all working for each other, and we look forward to our upcoming challenges, he said.

Big games and big names were the story for SVSU football Thursday.

The big game was a 26-7 victory over Ashland that was broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network and locally on Fox Sports Detroit and Fox Sports Ohio.

The big name was Todd Herremans, starting offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Herremans, who was drafted from SVSU in 2005, returned to his former school to be recognized at a dedication ceremony for the renovated athletic department weight room in the Ryder Center.

Herremans and his family recently made a gift to fund the Herremans Family Weight Room, which received new weights, racks, a new floor and newly painted walls and will be available for use by all SVSU student-athletes.

Several student-athletes spoke at the ceremony about how the additions will help the SVSU athletics program.

This is going to help us become a better team, this is going to help our program in the future and this is going to help us get better recruits, said Zach Cecich, a junior tight

end for the football team.Cecich said that before the

renovations, it was difficult for the team to work out in the weight room.

Last year wed come down in here and there would be regular students here, he said. The weights were getting worn down, and it was hard to lift in.

Despite Herremans connection to the football program, senior volleyball player Annie Buxton said that the new weight room will benefit athletes from all sports.

Olympic platform workouts are perfect for volleyball players because it really helps increase our vertical jumps and our speed and agility, Buxton said. We feel safer and have the ability to incorporate those platform lifts on a regular basis.

Herremans was a four-year starter on the SVSU offensive line and helped lead the Cardinals to a 39-9 record and three NCAA post-season appearances in his time at the school.

After being drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft, Herremans has started 79 out of 82 games, appearing in the NFL playoffs in four of his first six seasons.

Despite Herremans professional success, he says that he still keeps tabs on his

former team.Ive been following, he

said. I know you dont think I do, but I do.

Herremans said that he was initially disappointed by his former teams performance after his graduation.

The whole time I was here, we were nationally ranked and always competing for a title, he said. When I graduated, I thought that was going to continue, and it didnt; it kind of died down for a couple of years.

It was SVSUs recent success that motivated Herremans and his family to make the donation.

Coach Collins approached me with the idea of giving back to the school, and for the first time in my NFL career, I thought it was a great idea, Herremans said. Im excited about the way things have turned around here, and if this is the least I can do, Im more than happy to.

Head football coach Jim Collins said that the Herremans familys gift is one that will benefit SVSU student-athletes now and in the future.

Todd Herremans is an example of what it takes to be the best, Collins said. His inspiration is going to live on to many generations of Cardinals and Cardinal coaches to come.

FootballSaturday @ Wayne State, Noon , Detroit

Mens SoccerThursday @ Northwood, 4 p.m., MidlandSaturday vs. Malone, 3 p.m., University Center

Womens SoccerFriday vs. Ohio Dominican,2 p.m., University Center

VolleyballWednesday vs. Grand Valley,7 p.m., University CenterFriday @ Tiffin,7 p.m., Tiffin, OHSunday @ Ohio Dominican,2 p.m., Columbus, OH

HockeyFriday vs. Northwood8 p.m., Saginaw Bay Ice ArenaSaturday @ Northwood3:15 p.m., Midland

TennisSVSU ended its season with a seventh-place finish at the GLIAC tournament this weekend. The Lady Cardinals fell to Northwood 5-0 and Ferris State 5-1 before defeating Ohio Dominican 5-4 in the seventh-place game.

Football The athletic department announced on Thursday that the football team will open up the 2012 season with a game against Division 2 football powerhouse Valdosta State. The Cardinals will host the Blazers in a game tenatively schduled for Sept. 1, 2012.

Valdosta State won the NCAA Division 2 National Championships in 2004 and 2007, and is currently ranked No. 10 in the latest AFCA Top 25 Poll.

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Todd Herremans, starting offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles, returned to SVSU on Thursday for the dedication of the Herremans Family Weight Room.

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With two games left in the regular season, SVSU sits alone on top of the GLIAC.

Competing against other schools and battling the effects of recent weather, the SVSU men and womens cross country teams didnt disappoint in Ashland.

On Saturday, SVSUs men and womens cross country teams competed at the GLIAC Championship in Ashland, Ohio. Despite moist conditions, the mens team finished seventh overall and the women took third.

Senior Lauren Hill, who finished 21st, said that the conditions still made for great running.

It definitely could have been drier, Hill said. It was extremely muddy, but luckily we had great weather while were running.

For the mens 8K run, GVSU stole the show, placing five runners in the top six and winning the meet with a total of 17 points. Ashland took second place with 71 points, and was followed by Wayne State, Ferris State, Hillsdale and Tiffin.

The top runner for the Cardinal men was junior Tyler Noble, who finished 22nd overall with a time of 26:36. Junior transfers Eric Spitz and Joseph Burelle followed in 26th and 39th place with times of 26:39 and 27:06 respectively.

Sophomore Chad Scott and freshman Jake Lauka finished off the scoring for the Cardinals in 55th and 61st place.

While rival GVSU took seven out of the top ten spots and won the meet, the women of SVSU enjoyed a successful day in their 6K event. The team finished behind GVSU and Ferris State in third place, an improvement from 2010, when the Lady Cardinals finished sixth.

Senior Alycia Wright led the women, finishing in 17th place with a time of 23:26. She was followed by freshman Emily Short at 19th (23:19), Hill at 21st (23:32) and senior Jean Hollerbach at 22nd (23:34). Senior Megan Pittoors rounded out the scoring for the Lady Cardinals with a 29th place finish.

Hill attributed the teams success to the strategy of running in packs and keeping together for as long as possible.

We try to stay in a group and run together for as long as we can, Hill said. We had one through five finish within sixteen seconds of each other.

Hill also believes that the pack-running strategy will pay off in the long run.

We had a good race and I think well be successful at regionals, she said.

The next stop for the Cardinals will be Friday, Nov. 4, at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional meet.

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Senior volleyball player Annie Buxton is no stranger to cold weather. Growing up in Aurora, Ontario, Buxton grew accustomed to harsh winters.

So when her first trip to SVSU was marked by snow and high winds, she felt right at home.

I came down for a visit, in January of 2007, when school was closed, Buxton said. There was nobody here, it was freezing and I walked around campus and loved it.

Buxton stuck around and head coach Will Stanton and the Cardinals are glad she has.

During her time on the womens volleyball team, Buxton has been a force to be reckoned with at the net. In 2008, her first season, Buxton had 187 kills; the following year, she had a team high of 325 kills, only to beat her own record the next year with 382 kills. This season, Buxton continues to play a crucial role on the team.

Like many college athletes, Buxton did not immediately take to the court. Instead, she red shirted her freshmen year so that she could have a year to develop her skills.

At that time, we played around with putting her in some different positions and one of those was an outside hitter, Stanton said. Within five minutes, we knew what her future was going to be.

That future would not have been possible without Buxtons hard work and dedication to developing herself as a player, paired with her coachs flexibility.

She has class during a large part of two of our practices, Stanton said. The other days, she comes in early to make up for that time, and it was her idea to do that.

Her positive attitude and hard work ethic also helps to provide the volleyball team with a drive to fight through practices and games.

Shes a great leader by example, and she does so many things for the team, Stanton said. She just pushes through; she gets tired, and shes doing so many different things for us that she has to work hard all practice long and all game long.

Buxton knows what is needed to be successful on the court and in the classroom. She also realizes that to be successful, a lot of time and effort must be put into the task at hand.

If you put your best effort in, youll be successful, Buxton said.

This effort can be seen though the past successes that SVSUs womens volleyball team has had. In 2009, the Lady Cardinals were the GLIAC tournament champions, and a year before that, the team made it to the NCAA Sweet 16.

After missing the GLIAC tournament by one game last season, the Cardinals have been working on rebuilding so that they are able to meet the teams goals.

One of our major goals is to make it back into the GLIAC tournament, Stanton said. On top of that, if we can get a couple of the right wins, wed really like to get back into the NCAA tournament.

In addition to the team goals, Buxton has set many personal goals both on and off the court.

My top one is to get All-American recognition, and obviously with that it would go down into the GLIAC team, Buxton said. So thats definitely my big goal.

Also of importance is Buxtons pursuit in earning her bachelors degree in secondary physical education. Through her personal experience on the team, and the experiences provided to her by the college of education, Buxtons time at SVSU will only help to prepare her for her future classroom.

I know, as a teacher, you have to see the importance of organization, Buxton said. Coaching, in general, especially during our summer camps, taught me a lot of important skills.

Cardinals own 21 yard line; but a defensive stand forced the Eagles to kick a field goal, which was blocked by sophomore lineman Christian Babini.

According to Collins, the failed trick play and the defensive stand that followed acted as a catalyst for the team.

I think it not working and then the defense coming up with the big stop at that point really set the tone for the whole game, Collins said. I knew at that point that we were going to have a great chance of winning that football game.

The cold and windy weather played a role in the action early, and after another blocked field goal by the Cardinals, the score was tied at zero after the first quarter.

After an Ashland muffed punt was picked up by freshman defensive back Vai Peko at the Eagles 10 yard line, sophomore quarterback Jonathon Jennings hit junior tight end Zach Cecich on the run for the games first touchdown.

With 11 seconds left in the first half, sophomore lineman Ryan Busch blocked the teams third field goal of the night, and SVSU held onto a 7-0 lead at halftime.

All of those blocks are just a great individual effort, Collins said. Its not scheme; its guys just putting their feet in the ground and driving and getting their hands up at the last second.

Despite working against the weather and Ashlands highly touted run defense, ranked third in the GLIAC, the Cardinals were able to rush for 137 yards on 21 carries in the first half.

Ashlands defense is the best defense weve played all year, Collins said. Theyve got really good size up front; for us to grind out those tough-earned yards all day long is good.

Sophomore running back Tim Hogue, who started in the backfield for the Cardinals, rushed for 98 yards on 13 carries, while junior running back Ronnie

Lark added 63 yards.Ashlands offense began to click at the

beginning of the second half, but a diving one-handed interception by Caserta who called the pick backyard stuff led to another Jennings touchdown, a bullet to sophomore wide receiver Mark Thrash.

Jennings finished with 140 yards on 13 for 22 passing, throwing for two touchdowns and running for one more. After passing for only 37 yards at halftime, Jennings said that setting up the run early on was a key to opening up the passing game.

Ashland started crowding the box, and they started getting comfortable, Jennings said. They were stopping the run pretty well, bringing everybody up, and it opened up the deep ball to Janis; and then they were sucked in on the touchdown to Thrash.

The Cardinals put the finishing touch on the game when junior defensive end Nate Snyder sacked Ashland quarterback Cole Hudson, forcing a fumble which senior defensive back Darius Middlebrooks returned 63 yards for a touchdown.

We were preparing hard for (Ashland) all week, and we felt good about our game plan, said junior safety Jeff Heath. We executed and got some turnovers, which was huge.

If we can win the turnover battle, most of the time were going to win the game.

With the victory over Ashland, ranked 21st in the country, SVSU has now beaten two nationally ranked GLIAC opponents this year (the Cardinals knocked off Michigan Tech ranked at 23 in the country at the time out of the polls in week five) and hope to knock off a third when they travel to face Wayne State, ranked twelfth in the nation by D2Football.com, on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Were still in the hunt for a conference championship and a playoff appearance, Collins said. Its going to be resting against how we perform against Wayne State.

Kickoff for the game is at noon.

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Annie Buxton, a senior outside hitter on the womens volleyball team, leads SVSU with 282 kills this season. Buxton is second on the SVSU career list for kills with 1,124.

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The student section celebrates in front of a national television audience. The win was televised on CBS Sports Network and broadcast simultaneously on Fox Sports Detroit and in Ohio.

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Freshman defensive back Vai Peko recovers a muffed punt in the second quarter of Thursday nights game. The turnover was one of five that the Cardinals forced in the teams 27-6 victory over nationally ranked Ashland.

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Sophomore quarterback Jonathon Jennings scrambles upfield in Thursday nights win over Ashland. Jennings was responsible for SVSUs three offensive touchdowns, all of which came off turnovers forced by the defense.

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jump backtheadvantage of. Freshmen are also encouraged to check out the Ryder Center, learn about available internships or perhaps get involved in a club or organization.

Rachel Florence-Spaetzel, director of orientation programs, said that freshmen are definitely taking a lot of out of this program.

For the most part, its been new information to them, and they are pretty excited about the resources that are there she said.

Alec Neino, criminal justice freshman, said that Soar + was beneficial.

It basically made me feel more comfortable with the whole process of registering for classes, Neino said.

Aimar and Florence-Spaetzel both agree that the ultimate goal of Soar + is to fully prepare freshmen so they can succeed.

One problem with the program is creating smaller Soar + groups so that students can get more one-on-one attention with an advisor. With only eight advisers and close to 2,000 freshmen, it is not a possible this year.

However, freshmen are encouraged to stop into the academic advisement center for further assistance.

Our doors are always open for students. Thats for sure, Aimar said.

of SVSU and the Tri-City area from the voices of those who have contributed so much to our community, he said.

Catherine Curtis, the reference librarian who is assisting Jarvis and his students with this project, shares his enthusiasm with the process.

Its really exciting to see so much work being done on this project. In many ways, oral history is very important to public history, Curtis said. Its the building-blocks of history.

This project has really made history of the Tri-city area come to life for me, Bethune said. Being a Saginaw native and currently living in Midland,

it is very interesting to hear the interviewees talking about the use of napalm during the Vietnam War, President Nixons visit to China, and environmental concerns about pollution.

Jarvis said that the project was really spearheaded by overall student interest in learning what career opportunities await those seeking a degree in history.

This is the first year that public history is being offered as an interdisciplinary minor, which includes political science, RPW, sociology, geography and archive management.

I would define public history as its own discipline of history, Jarvis said.

It tries to bring the public into a discursive dialogue with history. Public history perceives, interprets, and explains history in a way that inspires the public to work with the past. Thats what were offering students, he said.

time to explain their racial similarities to the Aryans, which was the top race during that time.

The Prime Minister of Japan [Katsura] knew that the United States was not allowed to make any agreements without a bill being passed, however, President Roosevelt had written previously to Taft explaining that the Senate was no good, Bradley added. Taft proceeded to tell the prime minister that they didnt need an agreement and that the United States could be counted on, no

matter what, without one.According to Bradley, this agreement was the spark that led to

Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Thirty-seven years before Pearl Harbor was attacked, Roosevelt

made an unconstitutional agreement with Japan [Japanese-Monroe Doctrine] that allowed them to expand into Korea. However, when Japan got too aggressive, the United States got mad, Bradley explained.

When the U.S. got frustrated, they tried to stop Japan from expanding. They didnt bomb us and take over Hawaii like they could have. They bombed us to stop our military from interfering with their expansion.

I took the Imperial Cruise that Roosevelt and Taft took, and

I was shocked