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January 27, 2011

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Winter Carnival Queen Candidates

Find out who you want to vote for ERIKA PEABODY Guest Writer Name: Katelyn Sutton Major: Physics, with a concentration in secondary education, a math teaching minor, and an international minor in German.

Year in School: Second, with the credits of a Junior Representing: TISC, the halls of Tucker Inn and Strange Crew in West McNair Hall Why do you want to be Winter Carnival Queen? To be honest, when I started this process I didn’t really expect to be where I am now. I submitted my application for my residents (I am the female RA of an all male hall, and Tucker Inn is another all male hall with Hal Holmes as their RA), because they asked me to. Now I realize what an honor this opportunity is, and while I am still doing it for the group of 60 guys that call me “mom”, I am doing it because I want to experience Winter Carnival to the fullest, and being Carnival Queen is the ultimate experience. Also, I feel as though I am a great representation of Michigan Tech - I mean, I experience the most extreme Tech ratio around campus - one girl to 60 guys.

Name: Anne Dancy Major: Biomedical Engineering with a Pre-Med concentration and an International Spanish minor in Polymer Science Year in School: Third Representing: Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (and supported by the Society of Women Engineers) Why do you want to be Car-

nival Queen? I would be truly honored to represent Michigan Tech in the community and beyond as the 2011 Winter Carnival Queen! I am so proud of Michigan Tech, its students, and all of the opportunities it has given me. I think I would represent the student body very well because of the variety of activities I am involved with: Varsity Women’s Soccer Team, Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors Society), Admissions tour guide, Study Abroad participant, and hospital volunteer. Also because I am far from my family in Texas, this school is a welcoming ‘home away from home’ for me, and I would love to show my appreciation and devotion for Michigan Tech by sharing my joy with everyone! Go Huskies!

Name: Emily Baker Major: Environmental Engineering Year: Third Representing: Alpha Gamma Delta Women’s Fraternity Why do you want to be Winter Carnival Queen? I want to be Winter Carnival Queen 2011, because I feel that I am a great representation of Michigan Tech’s student body. From my involvement in various student organizations and working on campus, I feel that I have the motivation, leadership skills, and work ethic that is reflected in many Michigan Tech students. The Houghton-Hancock community has been my home not only as long as I have been a student, but also for some time as I was growing up, and I would love to give

2011 Winter Carnival Queen candidates (left to right): Emily Baker, Lydia Patch, Danielle Linna, Amanda Wheatley, Sarah Sterling, Brianne Schneider, Ann Dancy, Katelyn Sutton

Photo by Caitlin Pionke

back to the community that has given me so much over the years.

Name: Lydia Patch Major: Biological Sciences with a Minor in Spanish Year: Third Representing: DHH and Wells Fargo Why do you want to be Winter Carnival Queen? Michigan Tech is one of the grooviest schools anyone could go to. Our school has the best snow and

winter sporting opportunities in the Midwest, a wholehearted student body, brains and innovation beyond belief, a supportive and down-to-earth community surrounding it, and as a school, we kick butt at anything that we put our minds on accomplishing. If given the opportunity to represent this community by becoming Winter Carnival Queen, of course I would say yes in a heartbeat!

Name: Amanda Wheatley Major: Biological Science with a Minor in Psychology Year: Third Representing: Air Force ROTC and Swift Hardware.

Why do you want to be Winter Carnival Queen? I would like to be Winter Carnival Queen because I can bring a new perspective and a fresh sense of adventure to the position. Since I am continued on 3

Enterprise Spotlight: Integrated Microsystems REBEKAH PRICE Lode Writer The Integrated Microsystems Enterprise (IME) is centered on the idea of using programmable microcontrollers for different applications. Some of these different projects include electronic designs to work on motherboards and hardwiring simulation projects.

Nick Oberski, President, has worked on the Motion Sickness project, funded by the General Dynamics Land System, which worked “to find the best seating orientation in a tank that would reduce motion sickness.” Oberski also worked on a project funded

by V.I.O Camera Company. “Our goal was to design a camera that was capable of wireless high definition.” Throughout his tenure in the enterprise, Oberski has learned a lot of

technical and managerial skills.

“The most valuable things I have learned are the interpersonal relationships. Trying to work with different people such that we are successful is not easy.

Each interaction is different from person to person and I have learned to adapt to each person,” said Oberski.

Matt Liss, Vice President, has been a part of IME for six semesters. “I started out working on the Roadbed Assessment Transmitter (RAT), a small mesh networked device to read the internal temperature of a curing concrete roadbed.

Next, I worked on developing a wireless, high definition video camera for our sponsor, VIO Optics. I am currently working on a motion simulator project developing software Application Programming Interface (API) to control the simulator.” Liss enjoys the fact that he has met

several great people with similar interests on his enterprise projects.

This is Josh Spates’ second semester in the enterprise; he joined to “get more knowledge and experience on what I might be doing in my career when I graduate with my degree.”

Spates has learned some C programming, how to analyze a board laying, and how to design one’s own Integrated Circuit.

Jared Julien enjoys “working with smaller groups of people, we always have a good time. Our meetings tend to be less formal with lots of laughter floating around.” Julien has also “gained a very good understanding on how to work with colleagues to accomplish project goals in a timely manner.”

IME also bought an old snowmobile trailer and are currently refurbishing it. IME is looking into take their projects

Prestigious campus awards: In 2008 the Intergrated Microsystems Enterprise won first place in the Undergraduate eXpo. Since then they’ve been working hard to do it again.

Photo by Rebekah Price

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Laying out your labs Learning the best time to use your lab can save you time MICHAEL FRIESEN Lode Writer Nestled away in many of the buildings on campus reside an array of computer labs made and maintained to serve the needs of the students. To some, the labs are a foreign turf. To others, the labs are familiar ground. And to others still, the labs are a second home. This week the Lode decided to compare the campus labs against each other to try and find out which labs the coolest toys, which labs you can catch a decent nap in, and when is the worst time to try and use a particular lab. Hopefully making this information open to students now will help reduce lab congestion later on in the semester.

Though part of their function is to provide 24-hour access to computers and software that students might need, labs also serve another purpose. “Lots of people move away from computer labs,” said Eerin Smith, Director of the Humanities Digital Media Zone (HDMZ), “But labs still have benefits.”

According to Smith, computer labs serve more than just the utility and software, but also as a place to work together with peers taking the same courses, as a social space and gathering spot, a learning space and a place to collaborate on projects and assignments.

The HDMZ is the computer lab for the Humanities department, as well as the modern language majors. It has a variety of coursespecific programs available on the computers, including the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) and video and sound editing programs. It has both Macintosh and Windows

operating systems, and now takes up the entire center block of the first floor of Walker Arts and Humanities Center. Since it has only been open for a limited time since renovation the trends in its use have not yet been established, but so far it has been busiest on weekday mornings until 3 p.m. and is quietest late nights and Saturdays before 3 p.m.

The north end of the first floor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics building (MEEM) is home to a set of labs nicknamed the “Fishbowl”. So named for the glass partitions surrounding and dividing three of them. The five labs available to undergraduates are named after the Great Lakes and the labs have both Windows and Linux operating systems available. The labs are most often busy during the daytime hours of 9 a.m to 5 p.m, and classes will sometimes meet in the Michigan lab to do projects as part of class time.

In the east end of the basement of the Academic Office Building is the Business Lab. The business lab is open to everyone at all hours, though access into the building after 7 p.m. does require a Tech ID from a student in the business department. Said Nathan Manderfield, a regular to that lab, the Business lab has “a cozy feel,” and that compared to other labs, he can “recognize faces more regularly, so it has a homey feel.” In addition to doing work there, Manderfield also uses the lab as a lounge and a hangout, and says that the only thing that the lab is missing is a coffee machine. The lab is usually busiest in the mornings from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., but there is almost always a computer available.

The Psychology department

has a computer lab located on the north end of the third floor of the Chemical Sciences Building.

The Psychology computer lab is very small and only has a handful of computers, though it does have a coffee machine and a comfortable couch. The lab is usually busy in the morning and less busy at nights. Lab goers commented that the lab was very comfortable and has become somewhat of a hangout as it is somewhere to go between classes, and can be a social spot when it is full. The lab can be accessed by Pscyhology, Exercise Science, or Biology majors, and is the meeting place of the International Honor Society on occasion.

There is even a computer lab in the Sports Development Complex (SDC). Just up the stairs from the ticket counters and on the right is the computer lab for Exercise Science majors. The lab is very small, with about a halfdozen computers. It’s usually busiest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and students will usually have to wait if they want to use the lab in that time. The lab is only open to Exercise Science, Psychology, and Biology majors, though if let into the lab, a student of any department can log on.

The Math Lab is housed on the third floor of Fisher Hall on the north side. The lab is open to students in Calc I, II, and III as well as mathematics majors and some graduate students and uses Linux machines running the Ubuntu operating system. The lab has an online wiki with information about the labs availability, use, and even how to register a license to use Mathematica on a home computer. The math lab is usually continued on 3

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Winter Carnival Queen Candidates,

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From front not part of any one social community, I feel I can represent a broad spectrum of Tech’s diverse campus as well as the towns of Houghton and Hancock due to my involvement in a range of activities both on campus and in these communities. I am very excited to witness “the pages unfold” this winter carnival!

Name: Brianne Schneider Major: Clinical Lab Science Year: Third Representing: Phi Kappa Tau and my corporate sponsor is Kukkakauppa Why do you want to be Winter Carnival Queen? I want to be Winter Carnival Queen to positively represent the female population at Michigan Tech, acting as an ambassador not just for the University, but for the community of Houghton as well. I would love to play a bigger role in the great Michigan Tech tradition of Winter Carnival!

Name: Danielle Linna Major: A double Major in both

Accounting and Finance and Minors in Enterprise and German Year: Fourth Representing: Delta Zeta Sorority and my community sponsor is Celebrations Bridal and Formal Why do you want to be Carnival Queen? I want to be Winter Carnival Queen in order to show just what Michigan Tech can offer a student. I have grown so much in my four years of college not only academically but in my personality as well. As a first year student at MTU, I was a shy individual who was not yet confidaent in whom I was. But Michigan Tech offers the amazing opportunity to gain that self confidence and to grow into the person you strive to be. There are so many opportunities on and off campus that can build strong leaders and allow them to accomplish their dreams. In my process of evolving away from that shy individual, I choose to be involved with those diverse opportunities, each opening doors to allow me to develop

and grow into the person I am today. By being Winter Carnival Queen I could be a great representative of Michigan Tech because I exemplify the opportunities and possibilities that await students.

Name: Sarah Sterling Major: Wildlife Ecology & Management, with a second degree in Applied Ecology & Environmental Science Year: Third Representing: Delta Phi Epsilon and Maurice’s Why do you want to be Winter Carnival Queen? Winter Carnival is one of the greatest traditions Michigan Tech has to offer and it would be a rare and exquisite opportunity to be the face of Carnival 2011. I want to be Winter Carnival Queen because I am eager to represent all the females here at Michigan Tech and show the community how well rounded, enthusiastic, and motivated we are. Plus, I’ve always wanted to ride a Zamboni!

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busiest Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings, especially hours that students usually have breaks such as lunch and dinner, and is usually quietest Saturday morning.

Rekhi Hall houses the Computer Science labs. The doors to these labs are always open, but only Computer Science students can log onto the computers. Peak hours are Wednesday and Thursday around lunchtime, and the lab is

usually open for use during the weekends and Monday nights.

The lab is unique because it runs entirely Linux machines, has a scanner that can send documents directly to email, and has consultants until midnight –although they do not start work until 4 p.m.

The Chem-Sci labs, in the basement of the Chemical Sciences Building is usually busy Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is usually free Friday mornings,

though the lab progressively becomes busier as the semester goes on due to Senior Operations Lab. This lab has no consultants on duty, and so technical problems have to be addressed by calling tech support. However, the lab does have a couch, table, and microwave for students to keep themselves refreshed while they work.

Dillman has two sets of labs available to undergraduates.

The Civil and Environmental

enterprise, it has a very large lab and enough projects to give its members a lot of experience.

Spates said it best: “It’s a great feeling to see a project finished and improved because of what you put into it.”

The executive board consists

of Nick Oberski, President; Matt Liss, Vice President; Josh Spates, CFO; Jake Spates, Public Relations; Jared Julin, IT; and Drs. Paul Bergstrom and Christopher Middlebrook.

For more information on IME, email nmobersk@mtu.edu.

Engineering labs, which are in rooms 211, 203, and 213, are only open to those majors. These labs are almost always busy; the most frequent daytime hours to find a computer are 10 a.m to 3 p.m. To get an open computer in this lab, the best strategy is often to go when students are moving in and out for classes and to take one when someone leaves.

The Engineering Fundamentals labs, which are rooms 101, 208, and 209, are open to students in the Engineering departments and students in the Engineering Fundamentals courses. These labs are almost always full from 10 a.m to 2 p.m, but after 5 p.m they usually have a few computers open. A system is in the works that will allow students to monitor traffic and statistics on the labs remotely so students know when it is a good time to go into the labs. Room 101 is occupied by classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and is taken from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m.

Though it can be difficult for students to access the labs, whether because of traffic and capacity limits, schedule conflicts, or even difficulty

commuting in the case of offcampus students, there are ways to work around these issues.

The campus’s wireless Rovernet covers most of the indoor space on campus, allowing students to log onto the Internet wirelessly with their own mobile devices for email and other tools. Most of the programs that students need for courses, such as Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Mathematica, UGNX, etc., are available commercially, for download via Michigan Tech’s MSDN alliance, or available for individual licenses through course pages. As well, if a student needs to access files on the school computer server, a peer to peer service such as FileZilla or Secure Shell can log on to view, modify, and copy files over.

Below is a graph containing the peak-times and the off peaktimes of the labs mentioned in this article. Cut this out now and keep it for when the labs start to become congested later on in the semester. With any luck, you’ll at least know when not to get out of bed and go to your lab for homework.

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Jazz Cabaret brings together Houghton and Calumet jazz ZACHARY PAGE Lode Writer

The MTU Jazz Club Cabaret featured two nights of smooth, solid jazz. Last Friday and Saturday evening at the McArdle Theater, music was performed by four separate artists including the MTU jazz combos, Jaztec and Momentum, as well as the Calumet Jazz Experience (CJE) and the RealTime Jazz Band.

Genres ranged from modern day fusion and funk to classical jazz standards and big band. The occasion opened Friday night with a warm reception from the Calumet Jazz Experience featuring an original big band piece from the group.

The CJE, under the direction of Scott Veenstra, has been in operation for five years and has allowed young adults and

teenagers to share their experiences with different audiences across the community.

When asked about their experiences with the CJE, one member replied, “This is my first year with this group and it’s amazing. We get the chance to perform in front of so many different people. It’s exciting.”

Momentum, part of the MTU combo, displayed an enormous amount of energy and color through their work of combining rock and jazz into a single setting. As I listened to their robust performance, I found myself reminiscing on the ethereal sounds of early fusion rock artists such as Pink Floyd and Soft Machine.

“It was my favorite part of the evening,” says an attendee.

“The sounds of the guitar and keyboards flowed together so perfectly.”

Also part of the combo was

Jaztec, covering styles mainly focused on the mainstream, classical and jazz standards.

The music highlighted the cool and collected guitar riffs from Mark Maguire, the streaming sounds of the saxophone produced by Ben Sheff, and the upbeat rhythms of the bass and drums by Jack Matheson and Sam Bredeson respectively.

“I really enjoyed the easy going rhythms of Jaztec,” says attendant Steven Fischer. “If you’re really focused on the perfect night to get away from all the immense studying, this would be that night.”

The occasion ended Saturday night with a closing from the veteran jazz band RealTime.

Originating as a local arrangement of jazz artists, their music focuses on original and classic jazz with Mike Irish on guitar, Charles White on piano and keyboards, David

Upcoming Events January 27:

6:00, MUB Ballroom A: MUB Board Spring Card Tournament

January 28:

6:00, MUB Ballroom B3: Why Teach? The Importance of K-12 engineering education 7:30, Rozsa Center: Flamenco Vivo

January 29:

7:30, Rozsa Center: Flamenco Vivo

January 30:

3:00, McArdle Theater: VPA Music Faculty Recital

February 8:

8:00 pm - 1:00 am, MUB Commons: Big Band Bash Reese on bass, Kirsten White on trumpet and vocals, and Mark Lucier on drums.

“White sung beautifully while her vocals synchronized with the rest of the band’s performance,” says an attend-

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn returns life to popular series NICK BLECHA Pulse Editor In 2001 and 2003, a video game company called Camelot Software Planning released a pair of games on the Game Boy Advance that would come to be known as the Golden Sun series. The games, which collectively told the story of eight warriors trying to break the seals on their world’s energy source, Alchemy, became quite popular as RPGs on a console that had few games of that genre, and also for pushing the technological limits of the system. Yet, despite the ending leaving some important plot points unresolved, for seven years there were no further games in the series, forcing fans to come up with their own resolutions.

Now, though, the fans have been satisfied, as Camelot has released a third game in the series, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. The game is set thirty years after the second game in the series, and features as its protagonists the children of some of the heroes from the first game.

Dark Dawn plays in a largely similar way to its GBA predecessors. The Legend of Zeldaesque puzzles are still around, and the game introduces new forms of Psynergy–magic–to solve them. Some of the new kinds of Psynergy include the ability to throw a fireball to burn obstacles, and the ability to track the paths of animals by their scent. The battle system works in largely the same way as well. The player still inputs all the commands for his or her characters at the start of a turn, following which each character and enemy takes an action.

Four characters can be active at any time, with the option to substitute one character with a reserve per turn. The only real difference between the GBA games and Dark Dawn is what happens if a character’s target is downed before its turn; the GBA games had that character defend, while Dark Dawn re-

directs the attack to a random other target. It is a welcome change.

The Djinn system also returns basically unchanged.

During the player’s adventure, they can befriend Djinn: elemental spirits that boost the stats of the character it is set to. Once set, they can be used in battle for a special effect, but the character loses the stat boost afterwards. Then, they can either be set again to regain the stat boost, or used for a “summon,” a devastating attack that also leaves the Djinn completely useless for a few turns. Managing the party’s Djinn, including deciding which Djinn to give to which character and when to keep them set or on standby, has always been central to Golden Sun strategy and Dark Dawn maintains that tradition.

If you liked Golden Sun already, you’ll probably like Dark Dawn. It doesn’t change much about the original games, and also takes advantage of some features of its new system: the top screen is used as a minimap, and during battle shows all Djinn currently on standby.

On the other hand, the game also makes an effort to ensure new players aren’t lost with regards to the story; an encyclopedia gives information on important terms and characters, and can even be accessed during dialog scenes: whenever an encyclopedia term appears, the game will highlight it and the touching it with the stylus will bring up its entry. The game is not without issues: it feels kind of easy compared to its predecessors, the villains feel flat even for the series, and the plot raises more questions than it resolves–presumably in anticipation of an eventual Golden Sun 4. Still, it’s a solid game that RPG fans should definitely look into.

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This week at Film Board:

Jackass 3D Johnny Knoxville and company return for the third installment of their TV show spin-off, where dangerous stunts and explicit public displays rule.

Friday and Saturday Showtimes 6:00, 8:30, 11:00 p.m.

Tickets $3.00 (bring Tech ID for 3D glasses) Runtime 94 minutes Tickets available at the door.

Limited seating, arrive early.

Concessions available.

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ee. “These will surely be two nights to remember.”

For more information regarding this and upcoming events, visit the Rozsa Visual and Performing Arts website at http://vpa.mtu.edu.

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Women’s Basketball looks for pair of home victories DAVER KARNOSKY Sports Editor After being shocked at Ferris State, the No. 10-ranked women’s basketball Huskies rebounded in impressive fashion by picking apart the No. 19 Grand Valley State Lakers. The Huskies will look to build off that performance as they play another pair of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) opponents in the Northwood Timberwolves and the Hillsdale Chargers as they continue their pursuit of another GLIAC title and, potentially, an NCAA Regional title as well.

The regional is still a far-off goal, as the Huskies are focused on Thursday’s matchup with the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves have won six of their last seven to improve to 8-8 on the season. They are 4-6 in GLIAC play, and certainly not to be taken lightly.

“Northwood is a very good team,” said Huskies’ head coach Kim Cameron. “They are really coming alive. They had some injuries last year, but they are learning how to play together

this year.”

Senior forward Pam Wilson is one of the best players in the GLIAC, as she leads the conference in scoring, averaging 17.8 points per game. She is also one of the top rebounders, after 9.7

per game, second only to Daiva Gerbec of Ashland.

“Pam Wilson was up for preseason GLIAC Player of the Year for their team,” said Cameron.

“She led their team into the GLIAC Tournament last year and is doing the same thing this year.”

Junior center Savannah Stedman might be the GLIAC’s top number six player, as she has only started two of her team’s 16 games, but she averages 12.1 points and 6.9 rebounds. The Timberwolves also have the GLIAC’s top three-point shooting guard in sophomore Rachel Church.

Church averages 2.7 three-pointers and 9.5 points per game.

The Chargers will give the Huskies all they can handle as well. They come into this weekend’s action having won five Space search: Lisa Staehlin looks for an opening. of their last seven Photo by Ben Wittbrodt games and are 12-4

Hockey looks to finally break through against Badgers JORDAN ERICKSON Lode Writer The hockey Huskies continue their home stretch this weekend as they host the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers. This meeting will be the final two times the teams see each other in the regular season. The last time the two teams met was Oct. 29 and 30 and the Huskies were defeated in both games despite holding leads in both games.

Team Scope: The Badgers: Last weekend the Badgers swept the Mavericks of Minnesota State, winning by onegoal margins both games. Defenseman Jake Shultz was the Badgers’ top playmaker, getting assists on four out of the five goals the team scored. The Badgers’ last loss came from the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the first game of their series on Jan. 14 getting shut out for the second time in the season, 2-0.

In the last Husky-Badger battle, the Badgers defeated the

away team by three goals each night. The Huskies left the first period Friday ahead by two goals, but were shut out the rest of the night as the Badgers scored five straight goals in the second and third periods. In the second meeting, the Huskies had a 1-0 lead in the second period before the Badgers scored four straight.

The Huskies: The hockey Huskies have fallen onto hard times as of late, with bittersweet returns of two upperclassmen, co-captain Brett Olson, a junior, and assistant captain Bennett Royer, a senior, only to have top-scoring freshman forward Milos Gordic and sophomore defenseman Carl Nielsen absent from the lineup for both games against the Bulldogs last weekend. The Huskies have gone without a goal for almost 11 total periods, having last scored in a 4-4 tie against St. Lawrence on Jan. 14.

Who’s Hot: The Badgers: Shultz, a sophomore, leads the team in points with 14 goals

and 22 assists, including the four assists last weekend. Shultz is also tied for fourth in the nation in power play goals with eight. Senior goaltender Scott Gudmandson is number two overall in the country in goals against average at 1.76, is third in the nation in save percentage at .935, and is number one in overall shutouts with four.

The Huskies: Junior goaltender Josh Robinson reclaimed the starting position last Saturday as he stopped 30 out of 33 shots taken by the Bulldogs. Olson led all Huskies’ skaters with six of the team’s 28 shots on the weekend.

The Bottom Line: The Huskies are going to have a tough weekend ahead of them unless they are able to get more pucks at Gudmandson than they did against either Bulldogs’ goalie.

The Badgers are on a hot streak and have the momentum behind them putting the victory-challenged Huskies at a disadvantage.

overall this year. Their two recent losses came to Tiffin on Jan. 8 and No. 13 Grand Valley State on Jan. 18.

Junior guard Chelsea Harrison has been great all season for the Chargers, averaging 16.3 points and 4.0 assists per game.

In GLIAC action, those numbers are even better, as she averages 17.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Lea Jones has benefitted from Harrison’s good fortunes, as she averages 10.3 points and 1.9 steals per game.

“Hillsdale has another one of the top shooters in the league in Chelsea Harrison,” said Cameron. “They are a great team and are well-coached. Matchups will be a big thing for us in that game.”

Senior forward Laura Barczak has also been a tough matchup. She averages 14.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. In GLIAC play, both of her numbers improve, as she averages 15.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest.

Be sure to check out our web site, mtulode.com/sports, after each game for a detailed recap of the action.

New faces join hockey program JORDAN ERICKSON Lode Writer Two new names have been added the hockey Huskies roster since Dec. 1. Both are freshman forwards, Tyler Gubb and Alan L’Esperance.

Gubb is one of the 11 Canadians on the hockey team hailing from Stouffville, Ontario. An exercise science major, Gubb last played for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British Columbia Hockey League where he had 22 goals and 28 assists in the 2009-10 season.

Gubb has played in eight games for the Huskies so far, and has one assist but has been an effective player on the ice and has worked his way up to the second line.

As a young player Gubb grew up idolizing the Toronto Maple Leafs and decided on Michigan Tech for the quality of the hockey program and the strength of the WCHA. continued at mtulode.com

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players in double digits in scoring for the women’s basketball Huskies in an 84-64 victory at No. 18 Grand Valley State on Saturday.

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average number of assists (4.6) by senior guard Don Fowler of the men’s basketball Huskies. Fowler led the team in scoring on Saturday with 14 points.

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place finish by freshman Alice Flanders in the five-kilometer freestyle at the Mayor’s Challenge in Minneapolis, Minn., last weekend.

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place finish by freshman Mikko Harju in the 15-kilometer classic race at the Mayor’s Challenge.

He also finished 14th in the 10-kilometer race.

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percent efficiency of the hockey team’s power play (20.4). That’s good for a tie for 16th in the nation with Holy Cross.

Schedules/Results Visit gliac.org for full standings W. Basketball (14-2, 9-1 GLIAC) Jan. 20 at Ferris State, L, 63-60 Jan. 22 at No. 19 GVSU, W, 84-64 Thurs. vs. Northwood, 7:30 p.m.

Sat. vs. Hillsdale, 3 p.m.

M. Basketball (10-7, 5-5 GLIAC) Jan. 20 at Ferris State, L, 70-60 Jan. 22 at No. 18 GVSU, L, 77-63 Thurs. vs. Northwood, 5:30 p.m.

Sat. vs. Hillsdale, 1 p.m.

Nordic Skiing Jan. 30 at Central Super Tour Feb. 12-13 at CCSA Champ.

Feb. 18-19 at Central Reg. Champ.

Feb. 26 at Birkibeiner

Hockey (3-18-3, 1-14-1 WCHA) Jan. 21 vs. Minn. Duluth, L, 5-0 Jan. 22 vs. Minn. Duluth, L, 3-0 Fri. vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Sat. vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Visit wcha.com for full standings

Editor’s Shootout

The Editor’s Shootout is a competition of knowledge, luck and wits between sports editor Daver Karnosky, editor in chief Stephen Anderson, business manager Jacob Vehring and you, the reader, via online poll. Stephen Anderson won last year and has won two of the last three years (former opinion editor Rob Devaun with the other win). This will be a weekly feature where each editor picks his winners of the three biggest games/series of the week and backs up his decisions with a short rant.

THIS WEEK: The NHL All-Star Game, Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers, Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers

JACOB VEHRING Business Manager 2-1 Last Week, 31-17 Overall

STEPHEN ANDERSON Editor in Chief 1-2 Last Week, 27-21 Overall

DAVER KARNOSKY Sports Editor 2-1 Last Week, 19-29 Overall

YOU Readers 1-2 Last Week, 23-25 Overall

I guess the Pittsburgh is better than I thought. I look forward to the Packers beating them in the Super Bowl. But for this week, I think Team Lidstrom will pull out the win over Team Staal. Purdue will continue their strong season with a win over Minnesota. Ever since Jerry West called the Lakers “old” they have been on fire, that will continue this week with a win over the Celtics.

Lidstrom, 7-5

As cool as it is that Jordan Staal shares a birth date and year with me, I can’t pick against my favorite defenseman of all time in the All-Star game (even though there’s no legit defense in the game itself ). The Big Ten is incredibly deep this year, but I think the Boilermakers are ready to bounce back from their loss against Ohio State.

The Lakers/Celtics is one of the best basketball rivalries for a reason, but I expect Kobe to dominate at home in a narrow victory.

Lidstrom, 8-6

Wow, the NHL All-Star game is upon us already! I can’t wait to see how it works with the fantasy draft. I believe the Eric Staal will pick a winning squad, but the game will still be close, even without Malkin and Crosby there. The Boilermakers lost a tough one to the Buckeyes this week, and JaJuan Johnson and company will rebound by taking care of Tubby Smith’s Gophers. Paul Pierce has been playing very well for the Celtics this season, averaging 19.1 points per game. He will team up with Kevin Garnett to take care of business against Kobe’s Lakers.

Each week, we’ll let you the reader vote in our Editor’s Shootout online poll at www.mtulode.com/sports/2011/1/27/ editors-shootout-polls-7/. The majority of the vote for each match-up will be the chosen team, and your cumulative record will get put alongside our three wannabe experts. We’ll run this feature through the entire year and see who comes out on top.

Purdue, 74-68 Lakers, 107-103

Purdue, 60-54 Lakers, 103-99

Team Staal, 7-6 Purdue, 64-61 Celtics, 92-89 Last week’s picks: Packers Jets Red Wings

Michigan Tech Lode Thursday, January 27, 2011

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Men’s Basketball looks to right ship against Timberwolves and Chargers DAVER KARNOSKY Sports Editor After starting the season 9-1, the men’s basketball Huskies are mired in a funk that has produced just one win in their last seven games. A number of factors have led to the recent struggles, but the Huskies are confident that they can get back on track with a win on Thursday against fellow Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division members, the Northwood Timberwolves.

Things won’t be as easy on Saturday when the No. 11 Hillsdale Chargers come to town.

“We need to pull ourselves together and really think about the team first,” said Huskies’ head coach Kevin Luke. “I like the way practice went [Monday] and

they responded pretty well to two tough weeks.”

The Timberwolves (6-12 overall, 4-6 GLIAC) have had an up-and-down season to say the least. They’ve beaten Lake Superior State and Ashland, but lost to Tiffin. However, since Dec. 2, they are 5-7, and continue to play better with each game.

Junior forward Bobby Lewis has been the Timberwolves most consistent scoring threat. He averages 16.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He has led the Timberwolves in scoring nine times already this season.

A trio of sophomore guards continues to develop thanks to the lack of experienced upperclassmen at the position. Andrew VanDierenDonck averages 11.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. He has led his team in scoring five times, including on

Jan. 3, when he posted 27 against Palm Beach Atlantic.

“You really have to stay sharp

defensively for Northwood,” said Luke. “They have the ability to press a little bit. They are pretty tough.”

Cameron Joyce and Booker Stoudmire aren’t as talented offensively as their classmate, but they aren’t slouches themselves. Joyce averages 9.2 points and 4.9 assists per game while Stoudmire adds 8.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest.

The Chargers had been nothing short of dominant this season, but have hiccupped of late. After starting the season 13-0 overall and 7-0 in GLIAC play, the Chargers have lost to Passing genius: Alex Culy looks to Wayne State, beaten No. dish the ball to a teammate.

13 Grand Valley State, Photo by Ben Wittbrodt and lost to No. 6 Findlay.

“They run a very good motion offense,” said Luke about the Chargers. “They are collectively tough as a group.”

Junior guard Brent Eaton is a threat every time he steps on the court. Eaton averages 16.1 points per game, and is shooting 43.3 percent from beyond the arc. Classmate Tyler Gerber has also been dangerous, averaging 12.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.

Junior forward Brad Guinane has become a top performer in the GLIAC’s South Division, as he averages 13.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest. He has benefitted from the development of sophomore center Nick Washburn, who draws defensive attention by averaging 8.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. continued at mtulode.com

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Games of the week Everywhere I Go (3-0-1) vs. DHH Super Team (3-0) - DHH 2 Thursday, January 27, 6 p.m., Gold Rink DHH Super Team started the year flying under the radar, but they’re living up to their name now, as one of only two teams

in all of broomball to pitch a season shutout to date. They’ll face their stiffest competition in Everywhere I Go, though.

In any case, this game will go a long way toward determining the top team in DHH conference No. 2.

Dump and Chase (4-0) vs. ITK (4-0) - Off Campus 4 Friday, January 28, 8:15 p.m., Silver Rink ITK’s 13-4 goal differential looks weak in comparison with Dump and Chase’s 40-4 margin, but deeper analysis shows that

ITK has played a much more difficult schedule to date. To prove how even they are, ITK beat sledheads 6-1 and Dump

and Chase beat sledheads 7-1.

This should be a great battle for Off Campus conference No. 4 supremacy.

Mager Pain (4-0) vs. Sleepy Hollow (4-0) - East Wads 2 Sunday, January 30, 2:45 p.m., Black Rink Mager Pain enters this game averaging eight goals per game, yet Sleepy Hollow joins DHH Super Team as the only teams in

broomball to not have allowed a goal this season. Mager Pain is hoping that its tougher strength of schedule has better prepared

The Pirate Sheep and Incognito are ranked 11th and 12th respectively in this week’s power rankings (more details online),

so this should be one of the better regular season broomball match-ups all season. The Sheep have a 43-2 goal differential,

1. Redonkulous (East Wads 3): 5-0

They have outscored opponents 89-1 -- that’s right, 89 goals (next highest team has 58). That should shut up naysayers.

2. Ridikilus (Off Campus 2): 4-0

They did nothing to deserve being bumped down, but Redonkulous’ offense is crazy! They still deserve No. 2 with a 52-4 goal margin.

3. MooCrew (Off Campus 3): 5-0

Their 56 goals are third best in broomball, and their closest games were two nine-goal wins. Watch out for them in the playoffs.

4. Broombroomzelas (McNair 2): 4-0

Their 35-3 goal differential doesn’t blow your mind until you realize it was against the toughest strength of schedule of any team in the top 20.

5. Sick Flo (West Wads 1): 4-0

They have a huge game upcoming against the Dwarfs, but if they win that, they’ll prove that their 58-3 scoring margin is no fluke.

Visit mtulode.com/sports/broomball for a full list of the top 20 teams, including further explanation of each ranking.

Feel free to sound off on the rankings as well!

Visit mtulode.com/sports to catch up on all your Huskies sports and keep your eye out for athlete features throughout the semester

This week on www.mtulode.com:

Today (Jan. 27): Basketball recaps Friday: Hockey recap Saturday: Basketball and Hockey recaps Sunday: Editor’s blog Monday: Nordic Skiing recap Tuesday: Feature blog Wednesday: Hockey, Men’s Basketball, and Women’s Basketball previews, Broomball coverage

Every week on www.mtulode.com:

them to take over control of East Wads 2 -- after all, they’ve only allowed five goals. Sleepy Hollow begs to differ.

Incognito (4-0) vs. The Pirate Sheep (4-0) - Off Campus 6 Tuesday, February 1, 5:15 p.m., Silver Rink

Broomball Power Rankings

while Incognito has a 41-2 margin -- it doesn’t get much better on paper, and should live up to expectations on the ice.

Sick Flo (4-0) vs. The Dwarfs (4-0) - West Wads 1

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Tuesday, February 1, 8:15 p.m., Gold Rink Both teams have averaged double-digit goals per game while surrendering less than a goal a game. There’s a clear reason why

both these teams have cracked the top 10 in power rankings, but only one can be victorious in this meeting of broomball pow-

erhouses. Two great offenses, two great defenses, two great teams: one great game is slated for Tuesday night.

Other featured games for Jan. 27-Feb. 2: Das Lowen Schild vs. The League of Dapper Gentlemen, Jan. 28, 9 p.m., Gold Rink pigs might fly vs. Counterfeit Dynamite , Jan. 29, 9:45 p.m., Gold Rink MadSkillz vs. Team 2.2, Jan. 30, 1:15 p.m., Gold Rink Broombroomzelas vs. Useless Reptiles, Jan. 30, 9:45 p.m., Gold Rink Black Ice vs. La Maison Deux, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Gold Rink

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Last edition’s poll results: Who will win Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6, 2011?

Packers - 58%

Jets - 13%

Steelers - 21%

Bears - 8%