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global campus: Technology addiction jessica Kennedy Lode Writer According to a new study conducted by the University of Maryland, researchers found that many college students are showing similar signs and symptoms as drug and alcohol addiction in relation to student’s uses of cell phones, the Internet, and social media sites.

Researchers found that nearly four in every five students who were challenged with omitting technology from their daily lives for a full 24 hours had significant mental and physical anxiety, as well as signs of agitation, confusion and seclusion.

Approximately 1,000 students attending universities from 12 campuses in 10 countries were interviewed for the study. The study concluded that

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these students were unwillingly able to abstain or limit their use of electronics for one full day.

Students who were interviewed for the Maryland study were asked to blog about their experiences from detaching themselves from the digital world, and the students compiled over 100,000 words in their responses about their frustrations from not being able to use technology. The responses discussed the aggravation and isolation they felt when they weren’t able to connect with other people. Students who had the most trouble were those who were most closely connected to Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites.

After the study, students admitted having some type of addiction to modern technology, such as laptops, social networking, television, mobile

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phones, and the like.

Some students attending Michigan Technological University were interviewed and asked how they would react to giving up technology for 24 hours. One student responded, “I think it’s easy to say I could give it up, but as soon as I actually had to, I wouldn’t be able to make it through the day without connecting to the outside world at least once.”

Another student said, “I don’t think it’s an addiction, it’s just a change in how the world connects with each other. I could probably give it up for a day, but not for a long time.” Another student said, “Technology is the only way I stay connected with my friends and fam-

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ily while I’m in school. I need to text, Facebook, and Twitter.

If I didn’t have these things, I couldn’t stay connected.”

It’s hard to say whether the effects of increased technology use is hurting students’ education and overall well being. Although the American Psychiatric Association does

not recognize the use of technology by students to be an addiction or disorder, it’s still in question whether or not it causes enough of a hindrance to daily life to be considered a problem for students and the future of our education.

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Local History: Good Will Farm Sawyer Newman Lode Writer Due to the mining operations of Houghton and Keweenaw, the numbers of deaths in the mines increased drastically around the turn of the twentieth century. Around this time, the number of families had significantly increased since the initial settling of the area. The deaths of miners working underground resulted in fatherless children and widowed mothers were unable to support their families. Reportedly, some families were not able to support their children even with a working father.

Reverend F. A. Holtzhausen founded the “Boys’ Industrial School” in 1899 to accommodate the growing numbers of homeless children. Despite the gender-specific name, the original mission statement of the organization shows that both boys and girls were welcome. In 1901, the association was granted a charter by the State Securities and Commissions Board. The charter would eventually create the “Good Will Farm”. The purpose of the charter is written as, “To provide a temporary home for underprivileged boys and girls in which they could

live happily and normally and develop character that would prepare them for useful, loyal citizenship.”

The Good Will Farm helped fill the social service void created by the small amounts of state funding the Upper Peninsula received. To this day, the Good Will Farm relies on volunteers and personal donations, many of which have historically come from the Goodell family.

Early information on the Good Will Farm was destroyed when a fire devastated the children’s home in October 1917. Though all 38 of the children, mostly infants, living in the house at the time were saved, $15,000 in damages was done. Immediately after the fire, children were housed in nearby farmhouses and the Houghton detention center, and some were even returned to their families. Interestingly enough, a majority of the children staying at the Good Will Farm were not actually orphans or homeless, but rather children of “unfortunate parents” who were in temporary need of housing for them. Looking after the best interests of the children of the Good Will Farm was the main concern of the community in this case. Even one of Michi-

gan Tech’s Fraternities, Sigma Rho, helped by recovering furniture from the burning farmhouse. It was estimated that the students saved around $1,000 worth of the Good Will Farm’s furniture.

It was not until May 2, 1921 that the Good Will Farm purchased a new home from the Goodell Family, which is where the organization is still located today. This house and its two acres of surrounding property are within the boundaries of the Tech campus on MacInnes Drive behind Wadsworth Hall.

The Good Will Farm continued to operate as an orphanage until 1970 when the need for a residential facility for adolescents became greater than the need for a facility for impoverished mining children. During this time, the Board of Trustees changed the function of the

Good Will Farm to a “treatment facility for emotionally neglected adolescents.” Now, the Houghton-based agency offers programs and housing for 11-17 year olds and encourages youth to reach their full potential.

Since 1899, the Good Will Farm has been home to over 4,000 children. Though changing slightly in function over the years, it has always kept

the welfare of children as its first priority. Another feature of the association that has not changed over the decades is their reliance on volunteering.

One way volunteers can help is by becoming part of the popular Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Since it is located so close to campus, the Good Will Farm is an ideal place for students looking to become involved with the community.

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Unusual weather causes worry Katelyn Waara Lode Writer Heikki Lunta, the famous “Snow God” of the Copper Country, seemed to be sleeping until recently. Anyone who has been in the Houghton community for more than a few years (or semesters) will tell you that temperatures in December, January and February are consistently below freezing. In the weeks leading up to the start of the new semester, however, temperatures were unusually warm.

Limited amounts of snow fell and temperatures were in the upper 30’s and close to 40 F some days. This is not characteristic of a January in the Upper Peninsula.

When students came back from winter break, some swore they saw grass on the Walker lawn. This sight caused them to wonder, “How will we have enough snow on campus to build snow statues if I can see grass?” Lack of snow causes a lack of ice buildup, meaning the broomball season could be in jeopardy too. What are the factors that cause such changes in weather patterns?

Dr. Simon Carn, a volcanologist in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences here on campus, is not only interested in the physical aspects of volcanos, but also atmospheric affects they have on the earth’s weather and seasons. Dr. Carn teaches GE2640, Atmospheric Observations and Meteorology, where he and his students study cloud formation, precipitation types and wind and weather patterns, including the role that Lake Superior plays on our region’s weather.

Late November through January is usually when we get the most lake effect snow from Lake Superior. Because much of the big lake is still

open water, the cold air is able to reach the water’s surface, causing the thick, blowing snow we see in a typical Copper Country blizzard. According to Carn, large amounts of both cold and warm air normally sit over North America.

This year, the pool of cold air is further north, less widespread, and fluctuating over the continent causing more warm air to be present in and around our area. These air masses are called the North Atlantic Oscillation and, because of their vast coverage and fluctuation, the Upper Peninsula will most

ball at Michigan Tech?

In 1940, Winter Carnival was postponed until February due to a lack of snow. The change became permanent and we now hold the fourday event in February every year. Snow is always expected in the Copper Country and many who aren’t big fans of the fluffy white stuff will say there is enough on campus and that we don’t need anymore. Whether you like it or not, and most suggest that you try to get used to it, it’s going to keep coming. Kaitlin Learmont, a second-year student,

have become resourceful about their snow supply for statues. If not enough snow falls directly on their statue site, students will bring truckloads of snow from other locations to build statues with. If limited amounts of snow fall across the region, however, this trick will cease to be affective. Statues and snow supply aren’t the only things students worry about while preparing for Carnival, though.

Moving snow is one thing, but moving ice? It would be impossible to bring in sheets of ice to play broomball on.

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likely experience more periods of above-average temperatures this season like those in the beginning of January. As far as theories of global warming go, Carn says we could eventually see shorter winters, but this change will be gradual and appear over a matter of decades.

If the warm weather had persisted for more than a few days, (and thank Heikki Lunta it didn’t!) how would it have affected the traditions that are Winter Carnival and broom-

welcomes the snow. “It’s called Winter Carnival for a reason,” she said. “A year without enough snow would be disappointing to everyone who loves Carnival.” Because snow is central to every activity that happens on campus from the moment students return from break to the all-nighter and final judging stages of that weekend in February, it is crucial that snow is on the ground and that there is lots of it.

Over the years, students

How would the 20 year old tradition fare if the conditions outside were to take a dramatic turn towards weather that we’re more accustomed to seeing in April?

“Broomball has never had an entire season cancelled due to warm weather,” says Brian Hackett, Broomball Chair of the 2012 season. “However, broomball cancels games if weather deteriorates the ice to a point where playing broomball will damage the ice and

prevent additional games from being played.” Many students returning from break, curiously sneaking peeks at the rinks, were skeptical that the season would start on time because of the condition they were in.

“A cancelled season is simply not an option for any year because of broomball’s popularity among players and fans alike,” said Hackett. Broomball’s popularity is consistently high; this year, the Michigan Tech winter sport boasts 24 different Conferences, each with 10 teams. If it were to be cancelled, the number of disappointed players and fans, for that matter, would be in the hundreds.

Winter Carnival and broomball are looked forward to not only by students, but by community members as well. Taking a walk to look at the statues which are works of art is an annual outing for families in the area. Most of the time, warm weather is welcomed, but not when the success of a beloved celebration is on the line. Imagine President Mroz having to announce that Winter Carnival will not be held because of uncooperative weather. Cancelled because it’s too cold? No big deal. No one wants to suffer from hypothermia and/or frostbite.

Winter Carnival cancelled because it’s too warm? If this ever becomes a reality, the only reasonable conclusion is that Heikki Lunta has something against Michigan Tech.

For more information about Winter Carnival activities, dates and times, visit (www. mtu.edu/carnival/). To check up on broomball teams, stats, and to see future game schedules, visit (www.broomball. mtu.edu/). Interested in meteorology? Dr. Simon Carn can be reached by email at (scarn@mtu.edu). You can also view his website at (www. volcarno.com).

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Student Orgs: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers krysten Cooper News Editor The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) is a student organization dedicated to promoting the Hispanic and Latino culture on campus, providing Hispanic and Latino students with professional and personal opportunities, as well as leadership experiences you can’t get from a classroom.

If you have not heard of this particular organization before, you may be more familiar with their largest on-campus event, Gala Latina. Each year, SHPE organizes and puts on Michigan Tech’s only live Latin dance. The gala is a formal event where a 12 member Latin band performs live for the night. In addition, several dance instructors come to Michigan Tech a few days early and give dance lessons so students will be well prepared for the event. The night of the gala, the instructors also do a small performance of their dancing skills. Throughout the night, dances such as Salsa, Merengue and Bachata are to be found. Also, the instructors lead Rueda de Casino, a more structured dance that everyone can participate in.

SHPE’s second largest event is the National Conference.

Each member of SHPE is sent to the conference at least one time throughout his or her college career. The conference is composed of people of the Hispanic and Latino culture

with successful careers as well as college students. This event gives the members of SHPE a chance not only to network and get jobs, but also to gain confidence in their abilities.

SHPE’s president Uziel Mendez said, “I met people there that were doing big things.”

Mendez said that meeting professionals who came from a similar background and culture as himself helped him believe that he could do anything if he tried hard enough. “I had always heard that before, but after I saw the success of others at the conference, I finally believed it.”

In addition to these major events, SHPE participates in smaller activities such as volunteering on Make a Difference Day, participating in Parade of Nations, and attending K-day and the Involvement Fair. Although some organizations view these events as simple mandatory matters to help increase their membership, SHPE views them as valuable leadership and communication experience.

This, however, is not all SHPE does. This semester, SHPE is working with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion to put on a Cesar Chavez Banquet. This event will be held on Monday, March 26.

SHPE is also developing a plan to implement pre-college outreach for Hispanic and Latino students in elementary and middle schools. If everything works out, they hope to join with Hispanic and Latino students from other colleges

in Michigan and travel around the Lower Peninsula. They plan to have activities that teach younger children more about math and science, as well as bring the message that they have many opportunities before them.

If you are interested in joining SHPE, don’t worry about being Hispanic or an engineer.

All the organization asks is that you want to learn more about and help spread the Hispanic and Latino culture.

Furthermore, Mendez said that all Michigan Tech students should consider joining at least one student organization. Each year, the Undergraduate Student Government is given money to distribute to student organizations, so in a sense you’re paying to be in student organizations anyhow.

He also said, “When you’re in grade school and even college classes, there’s always a parent or teacher looking over your shoulder, but student organizations give you a chance to do something for yourself.”

Mendez said that for him personally, SHPE has made a tremendous difference in his life by helping him find new goals and opportunities. “I could have discovered all of those without SHPE, but they helped me find it faster.”

For more information, please visit SHPE’s websites (https:// www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/society-of-hispanic-professional-engineers) and (http://www.diversitycenter. mtu.edu/shpe/).

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Scholarship Opportunity Be bold.

Be proud.

The Sigma Rho fraternity is currently offering a $500 scholarship to an exceptional undergraduate student. For the last two semesters, Sigma Rho has held the highest GPA of all fraternities on campus, and we are looking to promote academic excellence throughout the Michigan Tech community.

Applications will be available in the Wadsworth Dinning Hall between 4-6pm on the following dates: 1/24,1/25,1/30 and 1/31. An electronic copy of the application can also be found at: (http://bit.ly/ xkuwon).

These applications can be submitted to our mailbox in MUB 106, or by email to (BeBoldBeProudScholarship@gmail.com).

Any questions can be submitted to this same email address, or you can contact Max Pace at (734) 658-4117.

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ShelterBox helps provide hope after natural disasters Amber Voght News Writer Imagine that a disaster has struck your community, and you are left with nothing.

Your house has been flooded or torn to pieces by a tornado.

You have no food, no blanket and no roof over your head.

Grocery stores and supply stores are unavailable. What do you do?

Natural and man-made disasters cause chaos and disruption all over the world.

ShelterBox, founded in 2001, provides portable refuge to victims of such disasters.

Houghton native Andrew Benda, a fourth-year cultural and communication major at Michigan Tech, says that ShelterBox supplies disaster victims with a tent and life-saving supplies, including blankets, water-storage and filtration equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit and a children’s activity pack.

Benda became involved with

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the organization last spring after attending a Rotary International conference. “In May, I had the opportunity to go to New Orleans and network and workshop with thousands

of other people and hundreds of organizations from around the globe,” said Benda. “While I was there, I learned about ShelterBox.” Benda had previously heard of ShelterBox

and the work they do, but he didn’t really know the details.

“I loved what I saw from the organization,” said Benda, “and after I returned from New Orleans, I knew I wanted to be involved. That’s when I decided to become a ShelterBox representative.” As a representative, Benda talks twice a month to organizations such as Rotary about ShelterBox’s mission.

ShelterBox has already helped over 100,000 families in over 75 countries, but their assistance isn’t possible without the help of others.

Left: ShelterBoxes being delivered in Bangledesh Photo courtesy of Rotary International

On campus, as well as in the community, Benda says that everyone has the opportunity to do good. “The cost is pretty low –- anywhere from $50 to $500 helps make such a large difference. You can donate, volunteer or organize events to help fundraise. There’s always something you can be doing to help.”

Benda is a member of Michigan Tech’s Rotaract Club, an affiliate of Rotary International, which is dedicated to public service. He hopes to use this club as a means to raise funds for ShelterBox and he plans to organize an event during Winter Carnival.

To learn more about ShelterBox, visit their Web site at (http://www.ShelterBox. org). Benda can be reached by email at (asbenda@mtu.edu) or by phone at 906-281-1142

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Metal Gear Solid HD review nick blecha Pulse Editor

Final Grade:

B-

It seems pretty safe to say, at this point, that video game publishers have no problem essentially selling the same game multiple times, in the form of remakes and ports to modern systems.

On some level one would almost expect the Metal Gear series to be immune to this trend. After all, series director Hideo Kojima is somewhat infamous among fans for mocking fans for wanting more sequels in his games.

Yet, the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, featuring ports of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid

3: Snake Eater, and Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, is a thing.

The HD Collection is just that, a collection of those three games on a single disc, for PS3 and Xbox 360. The games are ports, not enhanced remakes: they look and play pretty much the same way they did on the PS2 and the PSP. However, the graphics are updated to take advantage of the PS3’s HD and widescreen capabilities. Thus, while the games have PS2 and PSP textures, they are very nice-looking and sharp PS2 and PSP tex-

tures. The widescreen support is also a very nice touch for the PS2 games; since they originally had no widescreen support, and the games would go into a “letterbox” widescreen every cutscene, trying to play the games on a widescreen TV often meant having a big black border around the action.

In addition, many of the features from the special editions from Sons of Liberty and Snake Eater are present in the HD collection.

Sons of Liberty has the Boss Survival, VR Missions, and Snake Tales from its special edition, and Snake Eater has the Theater mode as well as the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake games for the MSX2. However, the Secret Theater and Snake vs. Monkey modes are missing. Peace Walker doesn’t include any new content, per se, but the PS3 version of the collection allows transfer of save data between the PS3 and PSP versions of the game. Finally, all three games (not counting the MSX2 games) have Achievement/Trophy support.

Now, since these games are mostly straight ports, they’re not likely going to change the mind of anyone who’s already made theirs up. People who hated the games the first time around should probably skip this, and fans who are willing to pay again for essentially the same games should find everything just as they remembered. On the other hand, for those who missed the games the first time around but still want to try it out, this is the perfect package (and, since it’s available on two platforms, it now has a wider possible audience).

Ultimately, the HD Collec-

Metal Gear series timeline (Bold entries are included in the HD Collection) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, 2004) Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP, 2006) Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP, 2010) Metal Gear (MSX2, 1987) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX2, 1990) Metal Gear Solid (PS1, 1998) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2, 2001)

tion really doesn’t try to do very much. This is not meant as an indictment: the product knows what its narrow focus is (HD ports of PS2 and PSP games) and does it well. Still, the missing features from Snake Eater hurt a bit. Furthermore, people who own the original games and are content with playing them as-is have no real reason to get this collection.

Ultimately, the collection is nice, but it might have been interesting to see a bit more.

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Satirical comedian Bo Burnham comes to Tech for Winter Carnival Abigail Dillon Lode Writer

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This year’s Winter Carnival is approaching fast, and with it comes cynical comedian Bo Burnham. The Student Entertainment Board has invited Burnham to fire off his humorous songs and wit at Michigan Tech on February 11 9:00 PM at the Rosza.

Burnham got his start with a single video he uploaded to YouTube. “My Whole Family (Thinks I’m Gay)” became a rapid success, as did his following videos, especially among college students.

According to his website, he began performing at colleges,

clubs and theaters, and soon caught the eyes and ears of Comedy Central. In 2008, when Burnham was only 18 years old, he became the youngest comedian in the network’s history to record a Comedy Central special. In 2011 MTV officially gave the green light to film a pilot for a show written

by Burnham. The show is called, “Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous” and is about a boy who hires a camera crew to film him in order to gain notoriety.

His comedic style is satirical and, according to a Boston Globe interview his music’s lyrics initially shocked his parents. Nevertheless, his talent has impressed them both and, since his debut on the Internet,

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Burnham’s style has become well loved by both his mother’s friends and his sister’s college friends. More information, videos, and his personal (and amusing) blog can be found on his website www.boburnham. com.

Tickets are $25 for the public, $20 for Michigan Tech students.

Please note that this performance may contain explicit content not suitable for children.

Stage Review and Queens tickets on sale now mandy barbulcouch Lode Writer

Winter Carnival is fast approaching, and with that comes some of our favorite traditional shows. In two weeks we will be crowning the new Winter Carnival Queen 2012. Our new queen

will reign over many of the Winter Carnival activities, and get the opportunity to ride the Zamboni during the first intermission of a hockey game. But before a queen can be crowned, she needs your support; by coming out to the Winter Carnival Queen Coronation on Feburary 4th at 7 pm in the Rozsa. Tickets are now available, and cost $10 dollars.

The following week there

is the always outrageous and funny Stage Revue competition. Teams applied back in November and the final 8 were chosen after they each auditioned and were scored by a group of judges. Each team had to create a funny skit that incorporated our Winter Carnival theme. Now the final 8 will be performing Thursday February 9th at 7 pm in the Rozsa. This year

there will only be one show in the evening and tickets are going fast. These two shows are very key to who could win Winter Carnival, considering the winning team receives a hefty amount of Winter Carnival points and that can be a big game changer.

If you purchase both the Queens Coronation tickets and the Stage Revue competition tickets at the

same time, you will save 5 dollars. You will get two shows for $15 dollars. Hurry now and purchase your ticket to some of the greatest shows during Winter Carnival 2012.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.rozsa.tickets. mtu.edu or can be purchased at the SDC box office during operating hours. Hope to see you there!

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The GOP and voter apathy

Elijah Haines Lode Writer As the pace of classes picks up and the warm glow of the holiday break is blasted away by sub-zero temperatures on campus, the drama of the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election is in full swing. Like an episode of “Survivor” with suits, Republican contestants spar weekly on the television. Grievances are aired, scandals are uncovered, and people are voted off.

If you’ve been too bored or disgusted to watch, the candidates have dropped one by one, each as unmemorable as the next. There was a guy who sold pizza, the staple gay-bashing cowboy, and some lady who’s given us pages of ridiculous

quotes to laugh at when we should be doing homework.

Obama’s ultimate opponent will undoubtedly be one of the current front-runners, Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich. Although still in the running, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum really just don’t have a chance. Ron Paul is like the crazy old man that lived in your neighborhood whose house you’d circumvent for blocks because you were afraid he’d come out on the porch and begin an in coherent tirade about freedom, liberty, and the legalization of heroine. Rick Santorum, apart from reminding one strongly of Amanda Byne’s self-righteous character in “Easy A”, has been out of the running every since the unfortunate Urban Dictionary entry of his name was written. Otherwise, his love

for sweater vests is certainly alienating many Americans.

So now it’s Newt and Mitt, which just sounds like a bad 70s detective drama. They certainly haven’t had an easy go of it. Romney has had to defend his religion, the use of illegal labor, and his flipflopping on issues. Gingrich meanwhile has tried to steer debates toward criticism of Obama, but tends to get side-tracked blaming the mainstream, liberal media for bringing up drama in his past. Like all good hipsters, Gingrich prefers indie media sources, unknown singer-songwriters, and vegan sandwiches.

What has Obama been doing while his rivals are bickering? Raising millions for his campaign and basking in a sinking unemployment rate for the most part.

Indisputably, the Republican contenders are in for a tough fight. As some sectors of the economy improve and they get bogged down in personal attacks, it seems less and less likely that the Obamas will be packing up their U-Haul any time soon.

As usual, I’ve noticed an absence of political debate among students. For some reason, my Introduction to Biotechnology class never offers me the chance to voice my concerns over Obama’s weakening stance on torture. Although in a conservation class, a hint of a debate was sparked as environmentalism was being discussed. It involved a brief disagreement between a kid with thick-framed glasses and a flannel shirt and a girl in ROTC. He blamed most problems on corpora-

tions, apparently all of them.

Then, we looked at pictures of dinosaurs and conversation was shelved for the day.

It’s not like I want intense debate at every turn, but voting is sort of an important obligation. I think it’s important our universities foster the debate. Or maybe we should all just write-in Colbert in November. I still haven’t figured out which is funnier: Colbert’s satire or Michele Bachman’s values.

In any event, I planned to stay in tune with the upcoming debates, more for entertainment rather than being able to make an informed decision. Where else can you watch some guy who’s been married three times and has allegedly had multiple affairs be a promoter of family values?

Down with SOPA Gianna Gomez-Mayo Lode Writer Let’s log on to the internet. Most homepages feature Google, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bing.

What happens when those page get censored? You are unable to search your search engines, your tweets are removed, and the worst…Wikipedia removes your ability to search in English. Last Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 sites such as Wikipedia, Google, Craigslist, Reddit, along with 100,000+ oth-

ers blocked their websites with information about the Act that was making its way through congress. SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, was introduced by Texan Republican Lamar Smith.

SOPA, along with its Senatebound relative, the Protect IP Act (PIPA), is meant to prevent stolen copyrighted material from becoming available on the Internet, most notably from foreign sites. Although a noble goal, the broad language dictated within this act caused citizens across the country to oppose it; especially those who understand the how search engines and similar

sites may be affected if these Acts were to pass.

As the use of technology has evolved so has the concept of globalization that goes along with it. Through globalization countries are able to share just about everything. Due to the connections between countries forged by globalization, it is also much easier to post and download illegal copies of copyrighted material from various countries across the globe. This creates the perception that anyone could begin singing “Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me”, becoming a modern era, cyberpirate. Piracy has become a

huge issue, especially within Hollywood. People often find movies, music, or other copyrighted material from foreign or domestic sites and choose to download it illegally. This creates a huge financial loss for those associated with the downloaded material by denying profit to anyone associated with the production of the material. SOPA creates a solution to this problem of piracy by giving the government tools to block websites that may make copyrighted material available for download. But many now question this act, dubbing it broad, unnecessary, and huge propagator of

censorship.

Through the creation of SOPA the government intends to stop piracy, but fails to see the long-term effects on our society. SOPA would make content makers, such as Warner Bros., Dreamworks, 20th Century Fox, etc. have a huge amount of power over what Americans can or cannot see. SOPA would essentially create a list, similar to those in 50’s used to condemn possible communist sympathizers, making certain videos or sites un-viewable due to possible copyright infringement. SOPA also makes your continued on next page

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A review of 2011 Luke Gublo Opinion Editor

As we move into the year 2012, it’s appropriate to reflect on some of the changes that have happened over the course of the past year. 2011 was a tumultuous year, with many important events abounding. Let’s take a look at some of the five most important events over the past year.

5. The Assassination of Osama bin Laden. The long-time leader of the terror group Al Qaeda and the mastermind of the 9/11 Attacks, bin Laden had been a long elusive figure for the United States government in the execution of the War on Terror. On May 1, the Obama Administration gave the go-ahead for the execution of a ground-raid by Navy SEAL Team Six on bin-Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The operation was successful, resulting in his death on May 2, 2011.

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SOPA Continued from page 10 online files at risk, by possibly removing smaller sites that you may use to upload your pictures and videos online. Apart from the risks to your digital files, many question whether SOPA is even necessary at all. All of us have logged into YouTube one day to watch a video then the next it’s gone due to copyright infringement issues. Isn’t allowing a website to police itself for copyrighted material as YouTube does enough, providing that the website does a good job of preventing illegal material from surfacing?

Since the viralization of

anti-SOPA protests, many have begun to see the unnecessary conflicts that could arise if this act were to pass.

Since the blackout, there have been 10,000,000 signatures on petitions to protest the acts, 3,000,000 emails sent to various Senators and Representatives as well as lobbyists who support the bill, 98 Congress Members who publicly oppose SOPA, and 19 Senators who publicly oppose PIPA. Votes on both SOPA and PIPA have been postponed indefinitely, until there is wider agreement on a solution to the problem of online piracy.

4. The Death of Kim Jong-il. The long-time leader of the North Korea, Kim Jong-il, passed away on December 17, Photo courtesy of amw.com 2011. North Korea has been a thorn in the side of American foreign policy makers, with one of the largest militaries in the world, as well as a developing nuclear power. The death has left a vacuum in leadership of the small country, leaving doubt as to what the future of the country will be. In the interim, his youngest son, Kim Jongun, who is in his 20’s, has succeeded him.

3. The 2011 Wisconsin Protests. Upwards of 100,000 protestors took to the streets of Madison, Wisc., to protest restrictions on the ability of public labor unions to collectively bargain in negotiations. During these protests, 14 Democratic Wisconsin State Senators crossed the border into the Illinois to delay the passage of the bill. The protests marked a resurgence for labor unions in the United States, which recently have lost significance in American politics 2. The Arab Spring. 2011 saw large changes in the Middle East, with the fall of governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. In particular, the fall of the Hosni Mubarak regime in Egypt and the death of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya have led to uncertainty in the region. Additional developments in the region of the course of the year included unrest in Syria, continued speculation on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

1. 2011 Tohuku Earthquake/Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. On March 11, an earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter Photo courtesy of Joe Rowley scale, struck the Pacific Rim with devastating consequences for Japan. The earthquake caused mass destruction across the country, and also caused a tsunami which laid waste to the shore of the island country. The devastation that the event caused was compounded by the fact that many of Japan’s nuclear power plants, most notably Fukushima, were adversely affected by the tsunami caused by the earthquake. Level 7 meltdowns occurred at three of Fukushima’s reactors, which led to an mass evacuation for a 20 mile radius around the plant. The entire disaster resulted in 15,844 confirmed deaths, with many more missing. The World Bank estimates that the disaster caused $235 billion dollars of damage, making it the most expensive natural disaster ever recorded.

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This weekend the skiing Huskies head back to Minnesota for the second weekend in a row. This week it will also be the Central Super Tour competition.

The Huskies had a strong finish in Minneapolis last weekend. Several of the skiers had very competitive finishes.

Topping the men’s team was Jesse Smith. Smith finished in 20th place in the men’s 10k classic race. His time was 23:42. Just behind Smith was Mikko Harju finishing 26th with a time of 23:57. Sondre Sandvik finished 32nd with a time of 24:19. In total, the men’s team had seven racers in the top 50 for the classic race.

For the Women’s team, Malin Erickson finished on top with a 24th place finish in a time of 19:11 for the 5k classic. Lynn Duijndam and Sarah Daniels had a back to back finish. They placed 29th and 30th with times of 19:20 and 19:21. The women’s team also had a total of seven racers in the top 50 at the Minneapolis race.

For the race in St. Paul, MN this weekend, the Huskies will be looking at the possibility of good snow conditions this week. It will warm up slightly mid week but then temperatures will fall back to the mid 20’s for the weekend. This should allow the racers to have a good snowpack for the race.

The Huskies have had several strong finishes this

month since getting back from Christmas Break. With 14 top 50 finishers last weekend and Alice Falander’s top finish at the Hilltop Invite, there is some depth to the teams this season. Any racer has the possibility of finishing strong making the Huskies a team to pay attention to going later in the season.

After this weekend’s race, the Huskies will come back home to the CCSA Championships. That will the start of the end of season competitions where strong finishes will be key.

Support your Huskies this weekend as they take on another weekends racing at the Central Super Tour in St. Paul, MN on Saturday and Sunday.

Overall wins by the hockey Huskies this season.

They continue their victory search this weekend when they take on MinnesotaDuluth in more WCHA action.

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Weeks until men’s tennis makes their 2012 debut.

They kick off the season with a home match against UWGreenbay February 3.

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Husky skiiers who placed in the top-50 at the Mayor’s Challenge Super Tour in Minnesota on Saturday. The Huskies will remain in Minnesota as they prep for the freestlye race this weekend.

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Women’s basketball splits at Fillion joins as home newest

Huskies attack on Ferris State, starting with a 3-pointer that sparked a flurry of lay ups and Sports Editor three-pointers from the rest of the Huskies, bringing the game Women’s basketball had to a 65-68 score. their 37 game winning streak The clock would run out besnapped this past Thursday, fore the Huskies were able to as Ferris State remains the gain the advantage, handing only team in the GLIAC beat them their third GLIAC loss of the former no. 19 Huskies in the season. a close 65-68 decision. SaturWith time to regroup before day night fared better for the their next challenge, the HusHuskies as they rebounded on kies prepared for Saturday’s Grand Valley State in a deafengame against the only other ing 69-48 final. team who found a way past the The Huskies only tastes of Huskies this season.

Grand Valley State came to Houghton carrying a 6-4 GLIAC record.

Hungry for a win after the close loss on Thursday, the Huskies came out strong and took over the lead 12 minutes into the game; with only 6:40 remaining in the first period, the lead became permanent. Still leading at halftime with a 33-23 advantage, the Huskies ended the game with a 6948 win, giving them a 7-3 conference record—second in the GLIAC behind Ferris State.

Senior Lynn Giesler and Hoyt both ended the game with 18 points apiece contributing to the win.

The Huskies now take a week off but will continue GLIAC play Friday Junior Sam Hoyt breaks through Ferris State defense last Thursday. The Huskies went on to drop the game when they travel to in a 65-68 final. The loss was the Husky’s first home loss since January 2, 2010, ending their 37 game win Northwood. streak at home Photo by Ben Wittbrodt

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defeat in the GLIAC came on December 18 and 19 when the Huskies dropped a 56-71 final at Ferris State and then went on to a 40-66 loss at Grand Valley State the next day.

The series was revisited this past week, starting with Ferris State last Thursday.

Play started even, with both teams looking for some opportunity to pull ahead. The Huskies took their chance late in the first half when a 3-pointer from sophomore Michelle Gaedke sealed in an eight-point lead for the Huskies over their

visitors. That eight-point lead was their largest advantage of the game.

Ferris State attempted to close the gap before the end of the first half, but the Huskies managed to thwart each attempt, leaving the first half with a 33-28 advantage.

Ferris State came into the second half focused on taking back the lead and achieved an advantage with power shooting at 58 percent, raising them to a 14-point advantage over the struggling Huskies.

Junior Sam Hoyt lead the

Hockey Husky Jordan Erickson Sports Editor

Many hockey fans have noticed the addition of a no. 5 to the lineup as Justin Fillion became the newest player to don a Husky’s jersey.

The Prince George, British Columbia native comes to the Huskies after spending the past three seasons in the BCHL. Fillion spent the first two and a half seasons playing for his hometown team, the Prince George Spruce Kings then transferred to the Victoria Grizzleys for the last third of the 2010-11 season.

Fillion totaled 30 goals and 93 assists for 123 points in 178 games. The sports and fitness management major has appeared in three games for the Huskies so far, first appearing at the Great Lakes Invitational over winter break. The defender has one goal under his belt so far.

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Haidar Joins Men’s basketball 1,000 point club hits the road Jordan Erickson Sports Editor

Jacob Shuler Lode Writer After two home games, the Huskies will hit the road this week for two games. One will be against the Northwood Timberwolves and the second against the Hillsdale Chargers.

In their recent games this week, the Huskies were able to pull off a win against the Ferris State Bulldogs but lost to the Grand Valley Lakers.

The game against the Bulldogs proved to be a very close game. The Bulldogs pulled off a lead of 11 points during the first half. Playing catch up, the Huskies were able to whittle down the lead and eventually pull of a 67-54 win.

In another close game, the Lakers were able to edge off a win. The Lakers led the game by as much as 19 points with five minutes left in the game.

The Huskies were able to gain some ground on them but were unsuccessful in the end with the end score being 64-50.

This week, the Huskies first game will be against the Timberwolves on Thursday.

The Timberwolves have had a very successful season this year holding the number three spot in the North Division of the GLIAC just behind the Huskies. This season, the Timberwolves have had two players average over 15 points per

game. One, Bobby Lewis, is a 6-3 senior from Saginaw, MI. He also led scoring last season with an average just shy of 15 pints per game. Also a high scorer for the team, Andrew VanDierenDonck, a 6-6 junior from Wyandotte, MI has played in all 28 games last season. He had a season high scoring game against Ashland totaling 27 points.

On Saturday, the Huskies will play against the Chargers.

The Chargers currently lead the South Division of the GLIAC with a record of 9-1. Leading the Chargers scoring this season is Brad Guinane. Guinane has averaged 14 points per game. He also leads the team with 107 rebounds this season.

The Chargers and the Timberwolves will provide the Huskies with two tough games this week. Both will force the Huskies to keep ahead in the rebound department which is an area where they have struggled in their losses. Keeping the other teams rebounds to a minimum will allow the Huskies to control the ball and keep the game at their pace.

This will allow them to win both games and advance in the North Division Standings of the GLIAC. This week’s games will be at 8:00p.m. on Thursday against the Timberwolves and at 3:00p.m. against the Chargers on Saturday.

Junior Ali Haidar became the 25th basketball Husky to score 1,000 points January 14 when he added 32 points to the Husky’s 77-71 loss to Saginaw Valley State. The double-digit points were enough to lift Haidar to 1,002 career points.

The Windsor, Ontario native became the second Husky this season to reach the 1,000 point mark, senior Mike Hojacki currently boasts 1,169 points, placing him at 15th in school records.

“Scoring 1,000 points is quite

an honor for Ali to reach so early in his career,” said head coach Kevin Luke. “This was a also team effort not only for Ali, but to have two players on the same team with 1,000 points.”

Before Hojacki and Haidar, the last Husky to reach 1,000 career points was Tim Strom, who ended his career in 2008 with 1,116.

Since reaching 1,000 points, Haidar has added another 28 points to his stats. The 6’7, 240 lb forward is currently averaging 18.4 points per game.

Haidar and the rest of the Huskies continue their season this Thursday when they travel to Northwood.

QUICK LOOK HOCKEY Jan. 13-14 vs UAA 6-2,6-4 W Jan. 21 vs NMU 2-5 L Jan 27-28 at UMD 8:07 ET Feb 3-4 at MSU 8:37, 8:07 ET 11-11-1 overall, 8-7-1 WCHA • Takes on no. • Will not return home until January 13 when they take on Alaska- • 8-5-1 overall • Freshman David Johnstone scored both of the Husky’s goals this past weekend against NMU •

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jan. 19 vs Ferris State65-68 L Jan 21 vs Grand Valley St. 1 p.m.

Jan 26 at Northwood 6 p.m.

Jan 28 at Hillsdale 1 p.m.

•Lost first home game since January 2010 this past week • Ranked 2nd in the GLIAC with a 7-3 conference record • Next home game Feb. 2 • 12-4 overall•

NORDIC SKIING Jan 28-29 at Central Super Tour Feb 11-12 CCSA Championship Feb 17-18 NCAA Cent. Reg. Champ.

• First home meet Feb. 11-12 • Currently in Minnesota for the second weekend of their tournament • Huskies Challenge is one of two home races, but was cancelled •

MEN’S BASKETBALL Jan 19 vs Ferris State 67-54 W Jan 21 vs Grand Valley St. 50-64 L Jan 26 at Northwood 6 p.m.

Jan 28 at Hillsdale 3 p.m.

•Went 1-1 in home play last week • Two players with over 1,000 points in their careers •7-3 in GLIAC play and 9-8 overall• Visit gliac.org for full standings

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Athlete of the week David Johnstone

were assisted by fellow firstyear, Blake Pietila. Both goals scored on the power play brought Johnstone up to six goals this season, adding to 10 assists to put him at 16 points this season, placing him at fourth on the team in conference points.

Before coming to the Huskies, Johnstone spent the 2009-10 and 2010-11 season Photo courtesy of Michigan Tech playing for the Indiana Ice of the USHL where he racked David Jonstone’s efforts up 78 points in 105 games against the Northern Michi- over two seasons. gan Wildcat’s were the only Johstone joined brother goals that kept the Huskies in Jacob Johnstone, another the game. Johnstone notched forward for the hockey Hustwo goals Saturday night less kies, on the team this season. than two minutes apart, and Johnstone and the rest of the came close to a third min- hockey Huskies are back in utes later, and those would play this weekend as they be the only points for the travel to Minnesota-Duluth Huskies in the game. Both of for more WCHA action. the freshman forward’s goals

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