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The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. Nicknames for Eau Claire and Traverse City are a reminder that cherries are an important crop in Michigan. Adrian – The Maple City [3] Alma – Scotland, USA [4] Ann Arbor. A 2 or A-squared [5] [6] [7] Tree Town [8] [9] Atlanta – Elk Capital ...
Central Michigan, also called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As its name implies, it is the middle area of the Lower ...
Central Michigan Normal School (1905) CMU opened in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute. Prof. Charles F. R. Bellows, a University of Michigan graduate, became the founding principal of the school in June 1892. For the first year, 31 students attended classes in the Carpenter Building in downtown Mount Pleasant ...
Central Michigan is a member of the Mid-American Conference The Chippewas nickname was put forth by assistant football coach Lawrence "Doc" Sweeney in 1942 to replace the then-current Bearcats. He argued that Bearcats not only had nothing to do with the school and the area but was also a nearly extinct beast that none of the students had ever ...
Central Michigan has the largest on-campus stadium in the Mid-American Conference, [7] seating 32,885 fans and has been playing home football games dating back to 1896. The Sporting News has named Kelly/Shorts Stadium "the finest football facility in the Mid-American Conference" and "the best game day atmosphere in the MAC".
The name was changed to the "Cayugas" by a student vote in 1937. The origin of the nickname "Bombers" is unclear, but the first known reference was in a December 17, 1938 issue of the Rochester Times-Union article on the basketball team. Some faculty have expressed reservations of the current nickname's martial connotations.
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (Latin for "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you") [4] 1835 Native Grain: Manoomin Zizania palustris and Zizania aquatica: 2023 [5] [6] Reptile: Painted turtle Chrysemys picta: 1995 [1] Seal: Great Seal of the State of Michigan: 1835 Soil: Kalkaska soil series: December 1990 [1] Song ...
The 2025 Central Michigan Chippewas football team will represent Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chippewas will be led by Matt Drinkall in his first year as the head coach. The Chippewas play their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, located in Mount Pleasant ...