CMU Museum of Cultural and Natural History curator Kirsten Nicholson holds an exotic bird kept in one of the facility's many storage rooms.

Notes from the throatcords, piano

Eric Hoy Tucker, right, prepares to sing "Harfenspieler Lieder, Opus 12" by Franz Schubert on Tuesday in front of about 125 people in the Staples Family Concert Hall. Zhihua Tang, played the piano.

Finally Champs: CMU volleyball wins first-ever MAC championship

Central Michigan freshman outside hitter Kelly Maxwell celebrates with teammates after winning the first Mid-American Conference championship Nov. 20 in Geneva, Ohio.

CMU middle blocker Kaitlyn Schultz prepares to serve the match point against No. 1 Northern Illinois.