Football player Austin White wanted by police for alleged drug offenses, two players also arrested

Two Central Michigan University football players were jailed Tuesday, while sophomore running back Austin White remains wanted by police. Sophomore tight end Joe Sawicki and freshman receiver Danel Harris were arrested by CMU police inside a residence hall on campus, Police Chief Bill Yeagley confirmed to Central Michigan Life. Yeagley said both men were arrested “without incident.” Yeagley said the arrests stem from an investigation into stolen property that began last week. “When we went to the room to locate the property, we discovered drugs,” Yeagley said. “Once we discover those things, we have to conduct a further investigation.”

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CMU police begin adding new decals to vehicle fleet

The Central Michigan University Police Department is in the process of giving its patrol cars a new look. Three department vehicles have already added a new side decal and the other five are expected to be transformed over the next few weeks, according to CMU Police Captain Fred Harris. “It has been a number of years since we added new graphics to the cars,” Harris said. “We just thought it was time to give our cars a fresh, new look.” Sgt. David Coffman proposed the idea of updating the car graphics and a group of officers came together to choose the decal that would be used by the department. The new look includes “POLICE” in large, bold font with a horizontal red strip above reading “Central Michigan University.”

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Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel opens doors with soft opening next week, opens to public on May 21

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is looking to make a big splash in the mid-Michigan area. The Tribe announced that it'll open the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel, 5665 E. Pickard in Mount Pleasant, on Monday, April 23. To start, the Tribe will open the water park with a series of soft openings, to business constituents, VIPs, members while they train the staff, said Frank Cloutier, spokeman for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. The hotel and water park is set to open to the public on May 21. Interested guests, however, can start making reservations now at the new hotel and water park. Cloutier said that the hotel and water park combined is 110,000 square feet and there are 243 guest rooms in the hotel. He said that its close to 6,000 square feet larger than Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City.

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Meet The 14-Year-Old Girl Building A Car For Her Sweet Sixteen

Plenty of boys begin lusting after cars at an early age, ready either to dive into a project car or a brand new performance car (depending upon levels of means and motivation). But you don't often hear about those Mona Lisa Vito gals so into cars they can do everything from rebuilding V8 engines to distinguishing the minute year-to-year differences in headlamp bezels. This is the story of one such girl from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She's the girl who played with Fieros. Michhiker, a poster on Pennock's Fiero Forum from Mount Pleasant, Mich., began chronicling his daughter Kathryn's hands-on car restoring experience ever since she asked him, at the age of 12, if she could use her babysitting money to buy a Pontiac Fiero and spend the next four years getting it ready for her 16th birthday.

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Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel prepares to open

Construction on the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel in Mt. Pleasant has been under way for more than a year. On April 23, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe plans to host a soft opening with different waves of people come at different times. “This is an attractive attribute that we haven’t had a chance to market yet. We have always catered to the entertainment aspects and hospitality,” Tribal spokesman Frank Cloutier said. The Tribe now has the opportunity to bring a family-oriented property to the community. “We are going to have members, associates and then of course VIPs during our Golden Eagles Week,” Cloutier said. “All chamber members will be invited as well as legislators and people that we do business with. The soft opening starts on April 23 with the membership.

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Zombies invade campus for Survive Mount Pleasant fundraiser run benefitting Special Olympics Michigan

The undead roamed the campus of Central Michigan University Friday as part of the Survive Mount Pleasant Zombie Run. The event raised money for Special Olympics as runners had to make their way through campus from check point to check point while being chased by zombies. Prizes where awarded to the zombie with the most ‘bites’ or tags, and to the top three runners. “I can run as fast as I want; this is ‘28 Days Later’ rage virus zombies,” said Kyle Hallman, a Traverse City sophomore. Runners were given clues as to where the checkpoints were, but not all clues where accurate. After making it to two of the three checkpoints, runners could head to the final checkpoint, ending the run. Zombies were not given any information about checkpoints.

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CMU raises undergraduate tuition 1.96 percent, $7 per credit hour

Central Michigan University raised undergraduate tuition by 1.96 percent. The tuition increased $7 per credit hour to $365 per credit hour for the 2012-13 school year from $358. CMU remains the fourth most expensive of Michigan's 15 public universities. No other universities have set tuition rates for the fall. Traditionally, the board sets tuition rates in the summer. Last summer, CMU had the lowest percentage point tuition increase among the state's public universities at 3.47 percent. Out-of-state tuition is raised to $789 per credit hour; About 4 percent of students are from outside Michigan. The board also raised graduate tuition, CMU's Global Campus courses and room and board rates by 2 percent.

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