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Huskies in the Winter Olypmics EVAN MAYER Lode Writer The world is once again enthralled with the Olympics as they are underway for the winter games in Sochi, Russia. An area that is as synonymous with winter as Houghton would have to have produced its fair share of Olympic athletes over time, so here’s a look back at the Huskies and residents of the Houghton area who have been on the world stage over the years.

Hancock native Paul “Racket” Coppo was inducted into the Michigan Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985 after playing for the hockey team from 1956-1960. As a Husky, Coppo was an All-American honorable mention and First team All-American.

When the Huskies went to the 1960 National Championship, he also added all-tournament honors to his resume. In 1964, he donned the red, white and blue for the United States Hockey team when they competed in the Innsbruck, Austria Games. In 2004, Coppo was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

The most decorated Olympic hockey player from Tech was Jarkko Ruutu, who skated for Team Finland in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 games. In Turin in 2006, Ruutu’s native country was awarded the silver medal, while in Vancouver the bronze medal adorned Ruutu’s neck. Ruutu’s time

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in Houghton was brief as he only wore the black and gold of Michigan Tech for one year from 1995-96 before flying back across the Atlantic to play professional hockey in Finland.

Steven Jensen began his big time hockey career by helping the Huskies to two consecutive championship games winning the one in 1975 he was named to the AllTournament Teams in both years. In 1976, Jensen represented his country in the Olympic games and shined on the ice in Innsbruck as he tied for the most goals scored in the tournament with six of his shots finding the back of the net. Steven was not the only Jensen representing the red, white, and blue in Austria. His brother Paul Jensen, also a Michigan Tech alumni, partook in the winter games.

Hailing from Carstairs, Alberta, Tony Stiles first appeared in a Huskies uniform in the 1978 season. He had a 143 game career with team before he took his defensemen talents back north of the border. In the 1988 Calgary Winter Games, Stiles skated for the Canadian National Team as they fell just short of getting a medal with their fourth place finish.

Houghton native Charles Ferries’ Michigan Tech influence came from the instruction he originally received from the school’s ski coach Fred Lonsdorf, although Ferries ended up going to the University of

Houghton native Charles Ferries received instruction from Tech ski coach Fred Lonsdorf.

Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated

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Looking back at Winter Carnival 2014 Another successful All Nighter is in the books! Frigid windchills of 25 degrees below zero didn’t stop hundreds of Michigan Tech students from showing support for their organizations and Husky Pride last Wednesday, Feb. 5. Once again, the All Nighter was filled with music and dancing, deep-fried food and free chili, hoses shooting water and assembly lines passing snow and ice to fill the top forms. Students rushed to finish the details of their statues, but by the time ran out on Thursday morning, the results were spectacular. We didn’t expect anything less.

Photos by Pratik Joshi and Maxwell Curtis.

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Wednesday’s observed high temp in Houghton: 9 degrees Wednesday’s observed wind chill reading in Houghton: 25 degrees below zero Thanks to Admissions, we now know that the Michigan Tech grounds crews have removed over 19 million pounds of snow (or, if melted, enough to fill 42.3 Olympic-size swimming pools) to date!

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Month long winners: Women’s Groups: Alpha Sigma Tau’s Cinderella Residence Halls: Summit/WIE’s rendition of The Lion King Fraternities: Phi Kappa Tau’s Beauty and the Beast Student Orgs: Army ROTC’s Land Before Time One nighter winners: On-campus: Lutheran Collegians The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Off-campus: Lutheran Campus Ministries’ Horton Hears a Who University Housing: Bastille’s Bugs Bunny Interactive Statues: Audio Engineering Society’s Snow Speakers

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Congratulations to Air Force ROTC!

To see a complete list of results with more photos, please visit (www.mtu.edu/carnival).

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Career Fair quickly approaching Prepare yourself for the 2014 Spring Career Fair, taking place Tuesday, Feb. 18.

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With Winter Carnival behind us, it is time for students to start thinking about the Spring Career Fair. The annual event will be held Feb. 18 in the Student Development Complex.

At the time of this writing, 216 companies are already registered and on the lookout for potential employees. Career Services, located in Room 220 in the Administration building, offers many resources to help students prepare for the fair. Events such as a Resumé Blitz or a mock interview can help students polish up their career fair skills.

While it is common for Michigan Tech students to get internships and co-ops later in their college career, many first-year students also find employment at the Spring Career Fair. Director of Career Services Jim Turnquist recommends all first-year students make the trek up to the SDC to experience the fair.

“Go up with the idea that you should try for an internship or co-op,” Turnquist said.

“There are first-year students that get them.

I’m not going to say a high percentage, but there are more and more companies that are looking, especially in engineering and computer science areas. If anything, you make connections with companies. So the following year when you go back, you’re going to know someone, and they’re going to know you.”

Many students may find the sheer scale of the career fair overwhelming, but Turnquist believes simply attending is worth it.

“If anything, going up to the career fair is even interviewing with. Practice on them to practice so the next year, you know some of get the butterflies out and get prepared. Do what you’re getting into, and you won’t be one or two of those and then start hitting the gun-shy,” Turnquist said. companies of your choice.”

The newly opened Waino Wahtera Center However, Turnquist cautions students to for Student Success aims to aid all first-year utilize their time wisely. students achieve their goals and encourages “Another critical mistake that a lot of academic success for students of all stages of students make is finding a company they like their undergraduate and standing in line career. Director Susan for an hour,” Turnquist Liebau goes into detail said. “Don’t do that.

“If anything, going up to on the services the Walk around, talk to the career fair is practice Center provides. other companies, and “We have academic so the next year, you know watch that line. Look success coaches, who a chance to get in some of what you’re getting for are basically peer there. Don’t wait in students who operate into, and you won’t be gunline for an hour. That’s in a really similar way not a good use of your shy.” to learning center time.”

-Jim Turnquist Finally, Turnquist coaches, except what they do is focus on expresses the some of those other skills,” Liebau said. They importance of doing research ahead of won’t necessarily sit down and help you time on the companies you’re interested in with your calculus homework, but if you’re working for. struggling with time management or just “One of the biggest complaints we get need a good organization system, or you from companies is that students don’t do come in and you’re not really sure how to their homework,” Turnquist said. “Obviously study, or where to study, they can help. They you can’t research all 216 companies, but will work with you. You can schedule a one if you can find your top 10 to 20 that are of time appointment or a weekly appointment or interest to you, go on the web and find some you can just stop in and ask some questions.” information and print it off. Then when you Turnquist offers some tips to all students walk up to a company, and they see that you interested in attending the Spring Career Fair. have some pages about their company with “Even if you’ve been up there before, I some things underlined and some notes, you always tell students to look around a bit, and can talk to them about what they’re doing get oriented, see who’s here,” Turnquist said. and what your areas of interest are and you “Once you get that, try your infomercial on can ask about working for them, and they will a company that you really have no interest in take over from there.”

Goedeker’s scholarship Opportunity TESSA MAUER Lode Writer How do Missouri, Michigan Tech, major appliances and money all relate? Yes, all of those words/phrases begin with the letter “m”, but the second connection is probably more worthy of your attention: Goedeker’s - a company selling major appliances and furniture out of Missouri- is extending a scholarship offer to the students of Michigan Tech.

By simply writing an essay explaining why you are attending college and why your field of study is important to you, you can compete for one 500 dollar and two 100 dollar awards for textbooks.

As this is the first year the scholarship is being offered, Goedeker’s expects to receive a few hundred responses by the July 31 deadline.

Contestants enter from all across the contiguous 48 states, meaning that many different experiences and life styles are represented within these essays. So how do you make your story stand out from hundreds of other worthy applicants?

Goedeker’s social media manager, Gary Kapustin, advises “Be genuine. Be honest.

Don’t be shy or over think things. Picture yourself speaking with a good friend that you can be open with, that you know will listen and hear what you have to say.”

But why does a small business in Missouri care about helping a student from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?

Knowing that a strong education promotes positive innovation, the company wishes to encourage students to pursue career paths that will benefit their respective work environments, as well as the greater society.

Kapustin reports that, “As a company that values social responsibility, we want to

contribute to this type of growth for the future.” Much of the company’s motivation to support education through scholarship funding stems from its observations of how new ideas within its own industry can “influence and affect the entire public.”

While writing scholarship essays may not be at the top of anyone’s “to do” list, the Goedeker’s College Scholarship is probably worth those few moments of your spare time. Think about it this way: earning even 100 dollars to spend on textbooks frees up enough money to buy 20 coffees or 200 pancake breakfasts from Suomi Restaurant!

What better way to mitigate the burden of your college bill than to write about the topic you know best: yourself.

For complete details on the award, including submission requirements and eligibility rules, visit the Goedeker’s website at (www.goedekers.com/college-scholarship).

Maybe buy a lamp while you’re at it.

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Life-cycle of Michigan Tech computer LUCAS WILDER Lode Writer This fall, open labs from all over campus were relocated to the Van Pelt and Opie library. However, you may have noticed that none of the new library computers resemble the machines taken from the old labs. According to IT Help Desk Manager Matthew Watrous, it was really only the lab “seats” that were relocated.

“The computers that were taken from the open labs were migrated,” Watrous said.

“Those computers were then evaluated for age, capacity and capability.”

As Watrous explains, the machines removed from the old labs are now following a defined life cycle for a computer here at Michigan Tech.

“The primary open labs get the newest machines,” Watrous said. “The library now has the brand new, best machine that we have available. From there the machine goes and replaces machines in other labs, like in some of the graduate labs here on campus. The machines that come out of there are ultimately sent out to graduate offices, and by that time, the age of the machine is such that its so old it goes on to the actual recycling pallet.”

In addition to maintaining fresh software on the campus machines, the university is committed to staying up to date in terms of hardware.

“We’re trying to keep fresh hardware at least three years or newer,” Watrous said.

“That’s the industry standard, about three years. We can’t always meet that, but that’s what we strive for.”

While many students initially expressed fears that with the labs relocated, they would not have enough space, Watrous reports that they actually ended up with more computers in the library and all around than they had previously begun with. No computer goes to waste here at Michigan Tech.

“The old computers from the labs all serve some purpose or they have been recycled,” Watrous said.

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Saint Martin Island.

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The bugs are bad Mosquito-borne virus spreads through Carribean A tropical paradise. Spring break anyone?

Think again.

A mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya has been found to be affecting people as far east as the Caribbean islands. In December, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the local transmission of the virus in Saint Martin, an island between France and the Netherlands.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that seven countries are now calling in cases of the virus. According to the CDC report, “This is the first time that local transmission of chikungunya has been reported in the Americas.”

Normally found in travelers, the virus has not made it passed the Western Hemisphere until now. It has previously been found in Africa, Europe, Asia and areas of the Pacific.

Most common symptoms of the virus include joint pain and and fever, but headache, muscle pain, joint swelling and rash may also be associated with contraction of chikungunya. Chikungunya is similar to the viral disease dengue fever, which is also spread by infected mosquitoes.

There is no vaccine for chikungunya, but the virus is rarely fatal. For those Americans who may be traveling to Saint Martins to escape the northern cold spells, be aware of the mosquitoes, wear long clothing and insect repellant and use an air conditioner or fan instead of an open window.

The CDC has a travel advisory in place for those travelers going to Saint Martin and other infected areas. While the most common visitors to the island are American or French, for those of us thinking about heading someplace warm for spring break in a few weeks, maybe we should think of somewhere other than the Caribbean.

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E-week at Michigan Tech focuses on outreach AUTUMN CHANNEY Lode Writer Engineers week is something quite new to Michigan Tech’s campus.

Engineers week is a national program focused around outreach to adults and children. It is hosted sometime around February 22, since that is the date George Washington was born on. He is considered to be the first American Engineer by many.

This year E-week will be hosted Feb. 16-22.

Michigan Tech has only hosted an E-week since 2012. Dr. Jean-Celeste Kampe, department chair of Engineering Fundamentals, began E-week on campus.

Last year, the frigid winter weather cancelled most of the events that were planned. Weather aside, the last two years haven’t had the turnout organizers had hoped for, but they hope the changes that were made will increase interest in this year’s program.

This year Tau Beta Pi and their little brother Alpha Society have taken responsibility of E-week and will be planning the whole event themselves. Since this is a big undertaking, the organizations received help from the different Engineering Honor Societies and other organizations around campus to help plan and run the events for the week.

This year’s motto for Engineering week is “Make a Difference.” Under this motto a range of events have been planned. With the Career Fair approaching at an alarming rate, a new industry panel for what the company representatives are looking for in an applicant has been set up. E-week will

Sled race competition held last year by ASME during engineers week.

Photo by Kevin Madson

also feature engineering activities with Houghton Elementary students and their families. There will also be an E-week cake celebration followed by the cardboard sled race on Mont Ripley to end the festivities.

For E-week, Michigan Tech represents the national outreach goal. Kevin Madson of Tau Beta Pi said, “Here on campus E-week is more of a celebration of the engineering advancements that Michigan Tech has to show off.”

Being primarily an engineering school, we may not realize the importance of outreach on other college campuses.

Everyone knows that children should be more exposed to the STEM fields, but young adults need this outreach, too. Also, particularly for those young adults, E-week

is a reminder that engineering is fun and, although the coursework is hard now it will be worth it in the end.

Through the E-week program and the outreach it provides, let’s see how Michigan Tech’s engineers can make a difference this year.

A complete schedule of E-week events can be found at (www.fb.com/mtuEweek) or by scanning the QR code.

Michigan Tech archives recognized as National Heritage EVAN MAYER Lode Writer The J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library is continuing to add more credentials to its name. Earlier this school year it became a Patent and Trademark Resource Center and now it’s Archives collection is being recognized as a Keweenaw National Historical Park Heritage Site.

A heritage site designates the Archives as having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of the country and specifically the region in which it lies.

The Archives collection’s importance to the Copper Country heritage can be easily seen as it is a closed-stack library where students can look through records, observe

photographs of the area and Michigan Tech, research family histories and flip through a collection of old newspapers. The focus of the vast majority of the material is on the social, cultural, economic aspects of the Western Upper Peninsula and Michigan Tech.

Subjects that are covered within the 7,000 cubic feet of books the Archives contain includes University and campus life, towns and cities in the Keweenaw, and the companies, social organization, events and personalities of the Copper Country and the Upper Peninsula. There are also holdings of the collections from the Quincy Mining Company and the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. A summary of the collection would not be complete without mentioning it contains the area’s largest collection of local history books and magazines.

The Archives also include exhibits.

Among them are Tumult & Tragedy: Michigan’s 1913-1914 Tragedy and An Interior Ellis Island: Ethnic Diversity and the Peopling of Michigan’s Copper Country.

The designation as a heritage site will create more opportunities for Michigan Tech to collaborate with other heritage sites in the area, such as the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, the Houghton County Historical Museum and the Calumet Theatre. Hopefully the archives will be able to draw in more tourists who are looking to broaden their knowledge about the history of the area.

The Archives are located on the lower level of the Library and are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Archives work on a primarily walk-in basis, but if specialized type of research is in the researcher’s process, appointments can be scheduled with individual staff members for guidance.

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Michigan Tech’s Winter Driving Huskies in the Winter Olypmics School: to be or not to be?

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When asked why the Winter Driving School was closed this year, Osborne said, “It was interfering with our business which Lode Writer is operating a winter test facility for automotive companies and Started in 1999, Michigan Tech’s Winter Driving School, suppliers. The vehicles we had, which were donated, are getting which aimed to help the general public learn how to drive safely old and we were losing money.” on snowy and icy roadways, is no longer active.

Actually, despite the success of the Winter Driving School Located at Michigan Tech’s Keweenaw Research Center in the past years, few current students at Michigan Tech had (KRC) near the Houghton County Memorial Airport, the heard about it when a survey was conducted last week. To some school had been offering a day-long course in safe winter extent, the dilemma of the driving school might be attributed driving techniques taught by professional drivers on Saturdays. to a lack of advertising. Many students expressed their interest The course included an indoor class session that contained in attending the day-long driving course if they knew it before. a video and discussion of safe driving practices ranging from “It is a resource that has been lost,” said Nick Rosol, a tires and seat belts to panic avoidance, followed by field training Computer Engineering sophomore. “Winter driving is really where the drivers would get into cars at difficult. Losing control tops the the KRC and drive the track to get handslist, whether it’s swerving into a tree on experience in braking, turning and to avoid a deer, skidding into the “Many students as well as safely controlling skids. truck or desperately steering local residents could benefit garbage Over the past 15 years, instructors from straight while your vehicle follows its the KRC equipped its participants with a lot from learning handling bliss down into a ditch. The Winter the knowledge to drive confidently in the Driving School could be a great help the ice and snow.” winter while decorating their learnings for most of us to stay away from with joys. “Most people liked it after taking -Nick Rosol these potential dangers.” it,” said Mark Osborne, the program Similar opinions were shared by manager of the KRC. One former driving Danny Van Alstyne, a Mechanical instructor stated, “Some high school students’ parents made Engineering student in his fifth year at Michigan Tech. “I haven’t them take it and they didn’t seem to want to be there at first but heard about the Winter Driving School before. But if I knew, I at the end of the day they had a good time.” would definitely recommend people to go,” Van Alstyne said.

Most notable is the national attention the driving school had “The driving experience in the winter differs greatly from that received, drawing people from all over the country to come and in the summer. Many students as well as local residents could try the course. The acres of groomed terrain prime for teaching benefit a lot from learning handling the ice and snow. It’s sad made the KRC a perfect place to host the school. “We had that they closed it this year anyway.” Additionally, Van Alstyne families who came in and took the driving school on Saturday suggested turning the Winter Driving School into something and skied on Sunday,” Osborne said. like a PE course at Tech, which he believed would be more Even though the unchanged goal of the Winter Driving beneficial to the community.

School was to use the KRC’s winter test facilities to give back to In spite of the remarkable popularity that the Winter Driving the community and help others drive more safely in the winter, School received among students who took the survey, the many realistic issues are holding back its enthusiasm this year. reopening of it is full of uncertainties. “I can’t answer that at The KRC had long been faced with a question of to be or not this time but I don’t see it happening at this time.” said Osborne.

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Denver. Ferries appeared on the skiing world stage when he competed in the 1960 Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California and the 1964 Games in Austria. Throughout his career Ferries was relatively unknown despite landing on the Sports Illustrated cover for being one of the United States best skiers. He would eventually earn his place in the US Ski Hall of Fame.

A school in a cold climate is going to produce athletes ready for some cold conditions so keep a look out for the continued tradition of sending Huskies to test their luck on the sports world’s biggest stage.

Hancock native Paul Coppo played for Tech from 19561960 and went to the Olympics in 1964.

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“Rose and Rime” review ARIC RHODES Lode Writer There are several tales which seem appropriate in the winter, after all it is one full quarter of the year. One such winter-oriented tale is given in the play, “The Rose and the Rime.” The acting department presented this story with generally satisfactory acting. The story itself, unfortunately, is hampered by sheer lack of creativity and a plot which makes an unexpected turn without any warning.

The story is about a character by the name of Rose. She is a light of hope and happiness in a dreary and cold town.

Everyone in the town loves her, she has a tragic past due to fantasy parent death syndrome, nearly all of the hallmarks of a Disney-esque stereotypical protagonist.

While these traits risk an uninteresting character, when paired with the fact that

Rose faces almost no real challenges or danger which is not solved within mere moments, she drifts into even worse lack territory. Worsening the situation is how one dimensional the character is, having practically no depth. It is hard to feel attached to the character emotionally when the audience is given nearly no information about her.

Worst than the protagonist, however, is the main villain, the Rime Witch.

Absolutely no information is given on the witch’s motives or reasoning until the last moments of the play, well after her death. The witch is a boring villain, seemingly only wanting to harm Rose and the town because she has been assigned to villainhood.

While the wire work necessary to make the illusion of her height was impressive, it becomes unclear what exactly is going on when she is on stage. Worst of all, her defeat is a cliche hoisting by her own

petard which was underwhelming to say the least.

The story itself read like a rejected Disney idea which had been stopped in early development. It turns out that the Rime Witch killed Rose’s parents and stole the magical coin which kept the town of Radio Falls happy and warm, plunging it

“In all, “The Rose and the Rime” was an interesting play if nothing else.” into storms and winter cold. Many have tried to find the witch by following the storms, but none have returned. Rose, after learning this terrible secret, decides that the only logical thing to do is try to find the witch by following a storm in order to get the coin back.

After an admittedly clever set of scenes involving impressive work using sheets

of fabric to represent the elements of the setting, Rose finally gets to the Rime Witch’s lair. Instead of a long awaited showdown between the girl who lived and her parent’s killer, the Rime Witch begins singing a song and it becomes difficult to tell what is happening.

By the end of the scene, the witch is dead and Rose runs off as the cave is collapsing. Rose then returns the magical coin to Radio Falls, where spring returns and everyone begins having a party.

This is, by all rights, where the play could have ended and very little would have been missed. Instead, the audience is treated to seeing flashforwards of Rose’s life. She falls in love, gets married, has a child and then the twist happens. The twist comes completely out of nowhere and felt rather dark for the characters to be doing. By the end, it does answer a few questions, while asking far more.

On the technical side, everything was done very well. Acting was, in general, great. The main problems occurred when emotion was more than due and the actors simply couldn’t muster enough to be believable. This was unfortunate, as it made some of the emotional scenes feel stunted or forced.

The dance corps was absolutely fantastic, being unobtrusive when necessary and drawing the attention of the audience the next instant. The rope work was simply awe-inspiring. The set was very minimalist, and this flexibility allowed for an excellent range of settings without much time in transition. Lighting was almost always just enough, only rarely feeling like it was too much.

What stood out, however, was the music. It fit the scenes wonderfully, and gave emotion to many scenes that they could not have generated on their own.

Unfortunately, it sometimes looked as if the actors had problems timing themselves with the music.

In all, “The Rose and the Rime” was an interesting play if nothing else. It was, at times constrained by the medium, requiring the audience to fill in what was not given in the minimalist set. At other times, it felt as if the actors were constraining it, incapable of showing the amounts of raw emotion that a scene called for.

More likely, however, was that the story limited itself. The story was filled with boring, one dimensional characters that garnered very little emotional interest.

Worst, the story used several cliches and established tropes. The play’s final score: two and a half out of five stars.

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Children make great soldiers “Enders Game” Review JAMES WOOD Lode Writer When humans are young the possibilities of their minds are limitless, unfortunately in our mid 20s we start losing brain cells faster than we can rebuild them; our reaction time slows, our learning capabilities diminish and our hearts grow cold.

The movie Ender’s game demonstrates this, but it also entertains its audience with its great characters, spectacular special effects and epic ending.

The movie follows the story of Ender, a child in a futuristic earth where aliens have invaded in the past, but were fought off by a heroic pilot after they killed a lot of humans. In order to prepare for the next invasion, the government decided to train children in the hopes of recreating

this hero who could save the world again.

Ender is one of these heroes in training.

Ender’s genius level intellect and tactical mindset make him a likeable character, but he can also be vulnerable at times making him both relatable and admirable. The film relies on putting Ender in difficult

“the movie shines for its ability to engage audiences and the way its story builds up to the climax.” situations and seeing how he will deal with them. These situations are entertaining and strengthen the audience’s connection with Ender. By the end of the movie, viewers will be hard-pressed to not like Ender as a character.

The other actors play their roles well

and their interactions with Ender are necessary to building Ender’s character; therefore they fit into the movie nicely.

The special effects are impressive and colorful at times, yet they make the setting believable. In the end however, the movie shines for its ability to engage audiences and the way its story builds up to the climax. Assuming one hasn’t read the book this film was based on, the ending should stun and impress viewers. But either way, the spectacular graphics at the end are impressive enough to make it a great climax.

One of the best features of this film is its ability to appeal to children and adults alike, which can be once again accredited to Ender’s character being so good. This fact in addition to it dealing with universal themes from bullying to the morality of training child soldiers make “Ender’s Game” a timeless work of fiction.

And the prediction is...winter continues, along with fun winter events RENEE OATS Lode Writer Last week, at one of the largest Groundhog Day celebrations in Punxsutawney, Pa., groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, predicted that there will be six more weeks of winter as opposed to an early spring. So with more winter weather expected, what’s the best way to make the most of it? - Get out and enjoy it!

This is true for those who conquered the snow-filled Tech trails and participated in the 17th Annual Bigfoot Snowshoe event this past weekend. Not to mention, those who participated in Winter Carnival events including snow volleyball and sleigh rides.

Mont Ripley welcomes snow enthusiast for great winter fun with different events offered throughout the ski season. The Outdoor Adventure Program (OAP) office offers equipment rental services to ensure

active winter play for students, faculty, staff and community members.

Additionally, they have several events on their calendar in the coming weeks including winter camping at Mt. Bohemia, Allouez, MI, on Feb. 22nd and

“Winter enjoyment can be as simple as a quiet walk among the snow hills, a ride along a snowmmobile trail or perhaps being an inspired spectator of the Winter Olympics.” snowshoeing at Hungarian Falls on Feb. 28th. For the avid skiers or even novice ones, the Nordic Ski Club participates in several winter activities including free lessons for its members as well as clubs trips such as Book across the Bay in which skiers and snowshoers follows a route over Lake Superior’s frozen surface on

Feb. 15th and the 34th Annual Great Bear Chase, next month in Calumet.

Other local winter fun-filled events includes the Calumet Doghouse Race on March 1st in which organizations or groups are invited to build a doghouse and pull it to victory along the snowy Downtown Calumet roads or the 2nd Annual Taste of Baraga County Glide & Stride on Feb. 15th in nearby city of L’Anse allowing participants to ski or snowshoe over 3.5 miles with live music and food provided along the trail.

These are just a few highlighted events to inspire enjoyment of the remaining winter terrain but are no way exclusive.

Winter enjoyment can be as simple as a quiet walk among the snow hills, a ride along a snowmobile trail or perhaps being an inspired spectator of the Winter Olympics that officially begun last week in Sochi, Russia.

It just can be agreed that the snow will be around for a while longer so have some fun while it’s here.

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Off Campus Living SARAH HARTTUNG Lode Writer Going to college or university is expensive. As students, we are all-too familiar with the feel of dread as our bills turn out to be much more than we thought was even possible. Most of the costs are out of our control, such as tuition (provided one is a full-time student) and lab or course fees. However, many of us living on-campus during our first year begin considering moving off-campus to save money.

First-time house hunters can be overwhelmed with trying to decide what offers are better deals: is a two-bedroom apartment with utilities included for $400 per month better than a four-bedroom house without utilities for $800 per month?

Thankfully, there is an online tool to help students visualize and compare the costs of off-campus living. Splitwise takes prices from RentMetrics to show what is paid for different housing situations. It even can help when considering roommates and how to split the rent.

To utilize the tool, go to splitwise.com, create an account, plug in the zip code where you would like to live and explore the different options. Splitwise also helps people keep track of shared expenses and IOUs. It works for all zip codes in the United States, not just college towns.

Here is a breakdown for Michigan Tech (Houghton and Hancock included).

Visit split wise at: (http://colleges. splitwise.com/michigan-technologicaluniversity).

College is pricy, but there are always ways to help cut costs. Happy hunting!

Visit the colloegewise website.

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OPINION

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Krysten Cooper

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Although there are still 10 weeks left in this semester, this is my final UnLODEing zone column. In just a couple more weeks, I will officially be handing my Editor in Chief position over to Sasha Burnett.

I don’t think I could have found a better replacement and I am excited to see what she brings to you as I enter the post-college world.

Out of all the things I’ve done while here at Michigan Tech, my time with the Lode has been the most rewarding experience by far. I’ve learned a lot about myself, the world around me and have gained a lot of skills that I’m sure I’ll use daily upon entering the work force.

Additionally, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some amazing people whose dedication, drive and vision in their work has inspired me. I’ve made lasting friendships and connections that will span far greater time than my college career.

I’d like to thank everyone that made my time here with the Lode as successful as it have been - there have been some rocky patches that I wouldn’t have got through without your support. A big thank-you to Kara Sokol and Maryann Wilcox, our advisors, Les Cook for his belief and advice, Erin Smith for helping me take my position to a higher level, the Clarkston News Staff for supporting me as an intern, The Daily Bull for their feedback, The MUB Board for their collaboration and USG for continuing to give funding so that we can make the paper free for you.

It’s been a crazy couple of years, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. The crazy times have given me the tools I need to create the future.

Questions are submitted to peaches.cream.mtu@gmail.com, or submit them on our website (www.mtulode.com) under “Submit a News Tip.” A female student (Peaches) and a male student (Cream) respond to the best of their ability. These are not professional answers; they are simply the opinions and experiences of peers.

“When I go out to the club or to parties and people are dancing, I never know how to join in. I see girls grinding on guys, but I don’t know how to get it started with girls. I don’t want to be rude or creepy and just come up behind a girl, but I don’t see a whole lot of guys asking either. What should I do when I see a girl and want to dance with her?”

Peach’s Perspective

Cream’s Commentary

I can’t give a blanket answer that will tell you the best practice for dancing because all girls are different and even the same girl can be in different moods on different nights.

Instead, I can tell you about the two general approaches that I’ve been faced with: physical and verbal.

On the most aggressive end of being “asked” to dance, I’ve literally been manhandled. Recently a guy grabbed my hand, threw me into his chest and then rubbed his body all over mine before I could get away.

A few months ago someone literally grabbed my wrist and pulled me across the floor into a group of guys. Neither of them gave me a choice or an option to get away, so I felt completely disrespected. Still aggressive but not as offensive, many guys just start grinding on girls without asking.

When I was single I’d go out with friends and they’d get guys before me, so all I wanted in those lonely moments was for some guy to come up behind me.

Nowadays I prefer when guys make their intentions obvious before they touch me. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they have to verbally ask, but they have to come up slow enough that I have a chance to stop them if I don’t want to dance with them.

On the more polite end of club dancing, in my experience many guys do ask. To some girls this may seem like a guy is coming on too weak, but I’d rather be safe than sorry.

There is one thing you could do that I think is wimpy— having a friend approach a girl for you. Whenever a guy comes up to me and tells me his friend wants to dance I wonder why the friend couldn’t get up the nerve to ask me himself. I wouldn’t expect to have fun dancing with a guy who wasn’t confident enough to ask me to dance, so that will almost always get a rejection from me.

The bottom line for me is being respectful. Giving the girl a chance to tell you no ensures that you don’t force yourself on someone who doesn’t want to dance with you.

I know I focused on being rejected, but being open to rejection is key to not being that rude or creepy guy. When you’re not that guy, your chances for dancing the night away are better.

This is a difficult subject for me to give advice on because I very rarely go to clubs. In fact, I have made a point to avoid clubs under most circumstances with only a few exceptions so take all my advice with a grain of salt. Also, I would like to announce as a disclaimer before you judge my advice that you asked about dancing. Dancing is not sex, nor is it anything other than dancing, so this advice should not be applied to relationships other than meeting people to dance with. Oh, and I am a terrible dancer, so this is really not my forte.

Step 1: Be attractive. Okay, so you can only do so much for yourself, but when you think that you look sexy, you act with a little more confidence than you normally do. When you look in the mirror before going out and say something like, “I’d dance with me,” you are on the right track. If you realize that you need to comb your hair, brush your teeth, or trim up those nose hairs before you look your best, do it before you leave. I know that I use whatever insecurity that I can think of as an excuse to sit at the bar and drink instead of trying to dance with that girl that might be perfect for me.

Step 2: Lower your standards, raise your averages. If you are just looking for someone to dance with, you have to play the numbers. If you ask the hottest girl to dance when she is already surrounded by 8 dudes that are all “friend-zoned” and just waiting for their chance to pounce, be ready to face rejection.

Since you are only looking for someone to dance with, predatory instinct can be set loose. Look for bored looking women near the edge of the pack that might actually be able to hear you if try to talk to them. If you have a some mad dance skills, you just need a chance to show them off a little and then the rest of your night will be easy (as far as finding dance partners is concerned).

Step 3: Be ready to take rejection like a champ. It takes a little nerve to ask a girl to dance, and rejection can easily crush that nerve into an anti-social drinking binge instead of a night of fun-filled, foot-loose dancing. If you look carefully, you can see what most of the people dancing have in common: their lack of shame. Once you can take rejection lightly, you have nothing to be worried about when asking a girl to dance.

Hopefully this advice helps your clubbing experience. Have fun!

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Prescription drug culture in America

Creation vs. Evolution

actors and actresses are dying annually from drug overdoses. These images are portrayed throughout the media and fear and negativity quickly ensue. This past week, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found unresponsive on his bathroom floor and was officially declared dead at the scene.

He is among many famous persons who have fallen victim to the trend in negative prescription drug consumption; others have included Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Cory Monteith and Brittany Murphy. We clearly have an epidemic in Hollywood but this also far more common on an everyday level than we would like to thinks.

So is it the culture? The system? Or the individual? For one, I believe the culture plays a significant role in prescription drug abuse. This is a phrase defined by the actions of: taking someone else’s prescribed drugs, taking a larger amount than is prescribed, consuming the drug in a way that not prescribed (i.e. crushing and snuffing, or taking drugs for the sensation of being ‘high.’)

This final characteristic, of getting ‘high’ is definitely a major factor for those wanting to experience the alternate state of

The debate rages on

KATHERINE BAECKEROOT Lode Writer America is facing one of the most medically defining moments of our time.

With the advancements we have made in technology and science we have created medications to help with even the most extreme of ailments.

One of the more common problems that currently exist within society is in regard to mental health. Prescription drugs are now available for almost any type of sickness ranging from depression and anxiety to Attention Deficit Disorder.

What has become increasingly apparent is that a majority of the prescription drugs distributed around the globe are primarily consumed here in the United States. On a large scale the United States population is only five percent of the global population and yet we consume 50 percent of the entire world’s prescription drug consumption. Why are we consuming so many of these drugs and how becomes the question for many.

Prescription drugs have a negative connotation, particularly when famous

mind that is experienced by taking drugs.

This feeling can be addicting depending on the state of the drugs which fuels the desire to continue feeling its effects.

Another major issue concerning prescription drugs pertains to the inherently flawed medical system we have in place. Doctors are so busy that they have a significantly reduced allotted time they can spend with patients which ultimately results in quick distribution of prescription drugs. Typically the limit is seven minutes, enough for a quick overview of the person’s ailment and a prescription to send them out the door.

This leads to misdiagnoses, over diagnoses and abuse of the system.

Prescription drug consumption is not inherently bad. There are many people who need additional assistance to live their lives in a way that is ‘as normal’ as possible.

Unfortunately, there are numerous other factors that lead to the negative perceptions as well as to the to early deaths of others.

It is another sad tale of ‘a little goes a long way’ in a society that wants ‘more, more and more.’

A new dream GAGE HEERINGA Lode Writer In December, our close-knit campus tragically lost a new member to our community only weeks after having arrived to pursue a doctorate degree in Environmental Engineering.

On Jan. 28, the Iranian Community at Michigan Tech hosted a beautiful memorial ceremony to remember Sanaz Nezami’s life before she fell victim to domestic assault.

For me, these misfortunes in life are a reminder that although we’ve come far as a society, there is still much to be done. It is a reminder that creating change starts with myself.

Today, I think many people shape their dreams on what we learn from family, religion and school. Many beliefs are programmed into us at a young age, but not everything we are taught is good. This process called human domestication has led to many misinterpretations of life’s meaning.

I recently read a book called “The Four Agreements” written by Don Miguel Ruiz.

A neurosurgeon turned Shaman, Ruiz has spent over 15 years seeking ways to

heal the mental human mind rather than the physical human mind. His book is the written form of a millennium-old philosophy derived from the Toltecs, an ancient civilization that lived in what is today central Mexico. The goal of the Toltec philosophy is personal freedom, and this philosophy consists of four agreements as a means to achieve this.

1. Be impeccable with your word. This first agreement is foundation for honesty.

The influence of your word is incalculable; what you say can leave a lasting positive effect on their life and just as easily manipulate them. It is difficult to live by this rule and not break it every day, but it is important to speak with sincerity.

2. Don’t take anything personally. No matter the situation, it is important to remember that people are living within their own world and dealing with their own life. When you don’t take things personally, you protect yourself from needless pain.

This life rule reminds me of a quote by motivational speaker Tony Gaskins Jr., “Misery loves company, but you don’t have to be either.”

3. Don’t make assumptions. We all want to know the answers to many questions that can’t be answered and so we make

assumptions about something we don’t understand and believe what makes us feel good. It’s easier said than done, but we could save much unneeded drama if people took a second to think about a situation and accept that they can’t know every detail

“For me, these misfortunes in life are a reminder that although we’ve come far as a society, there is still much to be done. It is a reminder that creating change starts with myself.” about it.

4. Always do your best. No more, no less. If you overdo yourself, you’re fighting against yourself and in the long run, your best will not be enough. But if you don’t put forth enough effort in your life, you open yourself to guilt and other negative feelings.

These are not easy changes, but they are lifelong habits that you can improve. I believe that creating positive change starts with improving yourself, and the resulting chain effect improves the lives of others in unseen ways.

ADAM ROMANKO Opinion Editor On Tuesday, Feb. 4, a debate was held that asked one of the most fundamental questions to humanity’s existence, where did we come from? As Americans, we are no stranger to this topic. Gallup polls consistently bombard us with information about the latest number of Americans who accept evolution, creation or a combination of the two. But on Tuesday, the question was taken a step further- should we teach biblical creationism to young children and students?

Representing biblical creationism was Ken Ham. He is the founder of the Creation Museum in Kentucky and feels that only creationism is appropriate for children.

Ham feels that it is impossible for anyone to know how humanity arose because no one was able to witness the event. The Bible, therefore, is the authority on the topic and its creation story should be read literally. Throughout his presentation he affirmed that creationists who believe that the world is very young can still be brilliant scientists.

On the other side of the debate was Bill Nye, a science educator. Nye was quick to say that biblical creationism has logical fallacies and that we can use science to make predictions about the past. He posited that evolutionary theory was the only explanation that made predictions about the past that ended up becoming true. He was also quick to say that billions of people have accepted science and their religion, “...the exception is you, Mr. Ham.” The ultimate thing to take away from this debate is not whether we should accept creationism or evolution, but how we should go about preparing our children for the future. Nye is greatly concerned that students who do not become scientifically literate will not pursue degrees in science and engineering which could hold America back. Ham, on the other hand, is greatly worried that if students are taught evolutionary theory, they will become indoctrinated into a naturalistic worldview and will never think critically for themselves.

Regardless of where you fall on this debate, one thing is clear- America needs to instill awe and wonder into our youth, so that they will explore and pursue scientific degrees. We must work together across all boundaries to ensure that America still leads the world in scientific innovation and discovery.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Built Yumuang

ELLIE FURMANSKI Sports Editor Sophomore Built Yumuang of the Michigan Tech Men’s Tennis team put forward an impressive performance during the team’s season-opening matches last week.

The Huskies kicked off the 2014 spring tennis season with a non-conference match against St. Cloud State on Feb. 7 and their first GLIAC match on Feb. 9 against Lake Superior State. Yumuang, among others, helped the team to a 7-2 victory against St. Cloud Sate and a strong 8-1 victory against the Lakers, lending to their current 2-0 record.

Yumuang won both his doubles matches at No.3 doubles with partner Nick Kremkow over the weekend and went undefeated in singles. In fact, he gave up only three games all weekend at No.4 singles. Friday’s match was smooth sailing; he took St. Cloud State opponent Joao Souto by scores of 6-0, 6-0.

On Sunday, he defeated the Lakers’ Grant Link 6-3, 6-0.

The Bangkok, Thailand, native has been a strong asset for the Huskies. Last year as a freshman, Yumuang went 15-8 overall at No.3 singles and posted a 16-10 record at No.2 doubles with partner Javier Oliveros.

Yumuang and the rest of the Huskies will take the week off from competition before resuming GLIAC play against Lake Erie, Malone and Walsh on Feb. 21, 22 and 23.

Photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics

Bigfoot Snowshoe event encourages healthy living JOHN REYNOLDS Lode Writer

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by Women’s Basketball in their 78-70 win over Ferris State

Tech’s Outdoor Adventure and Wellness Program set up showshoe trails for the Bigfoot Snowshoe event as part of this year’s Winter Carnival. This was the 17th year for the event, which was held at the scenic Tech Trails this past Saturday.

The OAP student volunteers set up three trails this year of varying distances, but the 2-kilometer and 4-kilometer trails were the most trekked over the day as it was a little cold for a 6-kilometer trail. The 4k trail had a decent amount of elevation change after it broke off from its overlap with the 2k trail. The trails were already packed down due to the traffic that frequents the Tech Trails, but it was still a scenic trek.

“We tried to set this up to get people to get active early on the Saturday of Carnival,” said Whitney Boroski.

Some other activities people could participate in were cross-country skiing or trying out the OAP’s new snow bikes. Tech students can also use their experience Tech fee for a free snowshoe rental from OAP if they want to explore the trails.

The walk was sponsored by a large amount of local businesses, and the raffle that the OAP was able to set up had a lot of outdoor gear and Michigan Tech gear.

The Bigfoot Snowshoe event returned to the events lineup for this year’s Winter Carnival activities and was again a success.

Photo by Alex Mager

Signing up also got you a free t-shirt and snowshoe rentals for the day. Getting up and getting active really paid off for the snowshoers at this event.

There were 150 people who preregistered for the Bigfoot Snowshoe, and roughly 250 ended up attending. It was a very busy morning on the trails with many families in attendance.

“This event was set up for Tech students, but a lot of people in the community and visiting families end up attending,” said Boroski.

Snowshoers couldn’t have asked for a better day to go out and explore the trails.

Hopefully this event will inspire people to stay active during the winter months, something which can be a daunting task.

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Huskies seek to extend Sidelines winning streak against Alaska Away Scoreboard

Women’s Basketball split the weekend on the road with a 78-70 victory at Ferris State followed by a 72-64 loss at Grand Valley. The Huskies stand second in the GLIAC North division as well as second in the overall conference standings.

They have posted a 14-3 GLIAC record and are 16-5 overall on the season with five games left in the regular season.

This coming Thursday’s home matchup will feature a contest between the first and second place conference teams, the Huskies and the Warriors of Wayne State.

Men’s Basketball improved their win streak to three games after sweeping last week’s games on the road. They earned the win at Ferris State on Thursday 7872 and were able to edge Grand Valley on Saturday in a close 76-71 contest.

Like the women, the men’s team stands second in the GLIAC North division.

With their 12-5 GLIAC record, the Huskies are fourth overall in the conference.

IAN HATZILIAS Lode Writer The Huskies dominated the Winter Carnival series against Alabama Huntsville.

They extended their win streak to four games, a season high, and gained four WCHA ranking points. They’ve tallied up 24 goals in their last four games played.

With these impressive numbers, the Huskies hold all the momentum they could ask for leading up to another home series this coming weekend against the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks.

Tech now sits at number three in the

“Support your Michigan Tech Huskies at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, and cheer them on to a hopeful winning streak of six games. That hasn’t happened for this team in a while, and it would be huge for Mel Pearson and his team to reach that milestone.”

WCHA standings behind the dominant force of Ferris State and the offensive powerhouse Minnesota State.

The Huskies are red hot right now, and they’re doing a good job of building a goal differential heavy in the column reading goals for. The same goes for Alaska, and although they are ranked sixth in conference, they sit only four points behind the Huskies.

The Nanooks will arrive in Houghton coming off of a well-rested week away from competition, as well as two consecutive 6-1 wins against the same UAH Chargers that the Huskies just trampled over from the weekend prior.

While Tech seeks to continue climbing the ever so competitive totem pole that is the WCHA standings, Alaska hopes to see themselves out of the bottom half of it, pulling Tech down in the process.

Although the Huskies have an edge against the Nanooks coming from a series sweep back in November during Tech’s long trip to Alaska, collegiate hockey has proven to be completely unpredictable. It is impossible to give any prediction in what may or may not happen in this weekend’s upcoming series.

Michigan Tech might continue the

Important Spring Intramural Dates

Freshman Shane Hanna moves the puck forward past a defender during the Huskies Winter Carnival sweep against Alabama Huntsville.

Photo by Maxwell Curtis

onslaught of goal scoring like they saw against Alabama, or they may completely fall apart at the seams and invite the Nanooks to skate right through them.

Fans in Houghton and the surrounding Keweenaw Peninsula sincerely hope the latter does not happen, and the positive home-crowd reinforcement will help to see that this is so.

The snow may have startled the Chargers from Alabama, but Alaska is no stranger to the snow and will likely feel as if they are still in Fairbanks.

Winter Carnival has ended, so puck drop returns to its normal time at 7:07 p.m. on

both Friday and Saturday night. Support your Michigan Tech Huskies at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, and cheer them on to a hopeful winning streak of six games. That hasn’t happened for this team in a while, and it would be huge for Mel Pearson and his team to reach that milestone.

To any coach, staff member, trainer, player or fan, it would be momentous to see this potential unfold, marking a turning point in Michigan Tech’s hockey program.

The Huskies will be as aggressive as ever to continue the positive progress they’ve been making on the ice lately.

Spring intramurals are in full swing now, and there will be more starting up throughout the semester. The deadline to sign up for floor hockey and innertube water polo is this Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. Officials’ meetings/ clinics for both of these intramurals will be held February 12. The meeting for floor hockey will start at 6:30 p.m. on courts three and four of the SDC Multipurpose Room, and innertube water polo officials will meet at 9 p.m. at the SDC pool. For those looking for an individual sport, there will be a billiards tournament on February 15 starting at 10 a.m. The deadline for this one-day event is Feb. 14 at noon.

Armga and Stelzer Honored Leaders on the Michigan Tech Men’s Basketball team Austin Armga and Ben Stelzer were recently named to the 2013-2014 Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District IV First Team.

Both were selected for their high achieving academics and contributions on the court. As top student athletes in the nation, they have the chance to earn Capital One Academic All-American honors next month.

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Tech’s top broomball players take to the ice PARKER MCCOLL Lode Writer When Winter Carnival week rolls around, Michigan Tech’s already full broomball rinks become even busier. Broomball plays a large role in Carnival festivities, with three special broomball events taking place throughout the week.

“Players competed against each other in areas such as ball handling, shot accuracy and speed while goalies competed in blocking shots and goalie throws.”

One of these events was the Skills Competition followed by the All-Star Game, hosted by IRHC Broomball.

The Skills Competition and All-Star Game took place on Feb. 5, the day of the all-nighter. First, nominated players and goalies from IRHC Broomball teams got a chance to show off their talent in the Skills Competition.

Players competed against each other in areas such as ball handling, shot accuracy and speed while goalies competed in blocking shots and goalie throws. Participants were awarded points based on their performances, and the top 20 players and four goalies from the Skills Competition were divided evenly into two teams, with two full five-player lines and two goalies per team.

Broomball’s annual Skills Competition and All-Star Game was again a favorite among students out of all of the Winter Carnival traditions.

Photo by Maxwell Curtis

These skilled players had a short break before they headed back to the broomball rinks for the All-Star Game. By the time the ball dropped at 9 p.m., the rink was surrounded with cheering spectators. Many had friends playing in the game, but the majority were there just to take in one of the best broomball games of the season.

The game was an intense competition with

both sides equally skilled. The lead bounced back and forth between the two teams for the majority of the game.

The crowd sang rambunctious “Olé” and “Sieve” chants after every goal, and goodnatured taunting of players and referees was prevalent for penalties and close calls.

The goalies—Jon Mahan and John Kolacz on Gold and Sam Slade and Cameron

Varsity Events Schedule: February 11-17 Tuesday, 11

Wednesday, 12

Thursday, 13

Friday, 14

Home Game Saturday, 15

Men’s Basketball

**Vs. Wayne St. @ 7:30 p.m.

**Vs. Saginaw Valley @ 3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

*Vs. Wayne St. @ 5:30 p.m.

**Vs. Saginaw Valley @ 1 p.m.

Hockey

Nordic Skiing

Men’s Tennis

Morgan on Black—helped keep the game close. Both teams’ keepers repeatedly made incredible saves, but ultimately the Black team came out on top.

As the crowd cheered and the team gathered around the scoreboard, Carnival spirit was in the air, and spectators were excited to get on the ice for their next broomball matches.

**Vs. Alaska *Vs. Alaska Fairbanks @ 7:07 Fairbanks @ 7:07 p.m. p.m.

NCAA Central Regional Championships @ 10:30 a.m.

** Conference Match

Sunday, 16

NCAA Central Regoinal Championships @ 10 a.m.

Monday, 17

Michigan Tech Lode

SPORTS

15 Carnival snow sports at Ripley

Tuesday, February 11

JOHN REYNOLDS Lode Writer

The human dogsled race, tug-of-war and snow volleyball were all held the Friday of Winter Carnival weekend as a fun way to bring the student body together and celebrate in friendly competition.

Photo by Pratik Joshi

The crazy sports of Winter Carnival PARKER MCCOLL Lode Writer Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival is filled with sport-related events. While some are common events, like the tug of war or snowboarding, others are whacky competitions that help make Winter Carnival unique.

One such event is the human dogsled race, which took place on Friday of Carnival week. In this event, six team members pull a dog sled which is filled with four riders and a musher. The dog sled race is a longtime Winter Carnival tradition; pictures from the event go all the way back to 1969.

This year, Raptor captured the top place in the residence halls category, Army ROTC took first in student organizations and the Keweenaw Roller Girls took an uncontested first in community. Delta Zeta won the women’s group division, and Sigma Tau Gamma was the first across the line in fraternities.

Another zany event is ice bowling.

The concept is the same as conventional bowling except the ‘ball’ is a student curled up on top of a snow saucer. Team members hurl their ‘ball’ toward giant wood pins, attempting to knock them over or out of place in order to score points.

Twenty-four teams competed in the event with Powerhouse, 1001 College Ave., Theta Tau, Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon winning their respective categories.

Winter Carnival is also host to a snow volleyball competition. Similar to its dry land counterpart, snow volleyball has the added excitement of a slippery and snowy playing field. Gloves made hitting the ball far more difficult, but cold weather and wind put playing gloveless out of the question.

Summit, Army ROTC, Tae Kwon Do,

Delta Upsilon and Women’s Soccer bumped and set their ways to first place in their categories.

Finally, there was the Yooper Sprint, which is an entirely unique Winter Carnival event.

Competitors must put a cross country ski on one foot and strap a snowshoe to the other. Participants then glide, trip and hop as they race their way towards the finish line.

Raptor, Air Force ROTC, Theta Chi Epsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon hobbled their way to first place finishes in this entertaining race.

These crazy events draw the student body together in silly and fun competition and are part of what makes Winter Carnival special.

“These crazy events draw the student body together in silly and fun competition and are part of what makes Winter Carnival special.”

Michigan Tech’s Blue Key Honor Society hosted a skiing and snowboarding race at Mont Ripley during this year’s Winter Carnival. These events were important to many organizations as the points counted towards the overall Winter Carnival winner. A large number of people attended, including 42 who signed up for the snowboarding event.

The skiing trail this year was better than it has been in previous years as a result of it being set up much more carefully than in the past. The Alpine Ski Club helped set up the gates on Racers Ridge, a fast course on the west end of Ripley.

Teams skied and the best three times for the team were combined to get the final score. Ripley supplied a device that started a timer when the participant passed through the first gate and stopped when they passed the final gate.

“Ripley’s technology really helped make the event better this year,” said Alyssa Sipes, who ran the event.

Sigma Tau Gamma came out on top of the fraternities, and Theta Chi Epsilon topped the women’s group. Air Force ROTC took the top spot of the student organizations and La Maison won out from a thin residence hall field.

The snowboarding trail went down Danny Boy and into the Ripley Triangle before ending near the Ski Patrol building.

The course was specially marked off this year to help keep other snowboarders out of the way. “It was nice having less interference on the track this year,” said Nate Green, who was running and officiating the races.

The snowboarding event was a boardercross event, which means four participants raced against each other at the same time while weaving through gates.

The top two from each heat moved on in a single elimination bracket. There was some bumping during the race, but shoving was against the rules.

The Keweenaw Roller Girls won the community event, Summit/WIE won the res hall event and Air Force ROTC won the student org bracket. For the women’s bracket, Delta Zeta came out on top, and Triangle finished first among the fraternities.

The Winter Carnival snow sport events this year were extremely successful and were better than similar events held in previous years. Hopefully next year the courses can continue to improve and the races can grow into something bigger.

Upcoming

Events February 11 - 17 Business and Dining Etiquette Dinner-Kohler

Thursday, Feb. 13. 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. $10 MUB Ballroom

Tickets for this event are being sold online and in the career services office. The $10 spent on your ticket will be refunded at the door upon actual attendance of the event. This dinner will give you the chance to practice dining in a professional setting with as many as 10 representatives from Kohler who will be there to offer their advice and tips on the combination of business and dining.

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”-Film Board

Friday, Saturday, Feb. 14, 15.

5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. $3 Fisher 135

Join Film Board in their showing of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” sequel to “The Hunger Games.” Tickets are $3. Drinks and concessions are available to purchase at the door.

Engineering Programs Abroad-ISA, GlobaLinks

Wednesday, Feb. 12. 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. M&M U113

If you’re an engineer and have been thinking about studying abroad, this session is for you! Join International Programs and Services and GlobaLinks Learning Abroad to find out all the options available to engineers who study abroad. The best part? You can take the classes you need for your major.

MedLife in Africa-MedLife

Saturday, Nov. 9. 6 p.m. Fisher 129

MedLife Tanzania program director Terry Mulligan will be visiting campus to discuss the MedLife program in Africa. For more information please contact Brittany Erickson at bnericks@mtu.edu.

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ASK TECH Nicole Field “I like the one by Walker next to the 101 Dalmatians.”

Matt Garm “The Toy Story one by Wads. I think that it best represents the nostalgic films.”

What Winter Carnival statue did you like the best and why?

-Sasha Burnett

Hali Adams “The Toy Story one because it was the only one that I looked at.”

Dalton Stayton “The SpongeBob statue because I helped make that one.”