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A Backwards Society

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Up in the air Nato preps

for Russian aggression Sumit Pant News Writer U.S.-Russia relations tense as the U.S. plans to increase military funding to dissuade Russian aggression in Eastern and Central Europe. Russia has reinforced its military and has been forcing itself on the world stage to an extent unseen since the Cold War. This move has stimulated the United States to substantially increase their military presence in Central and Eastern Europe in order to dissuade Russia from disturbing the peace in the region.

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sealed a victory in the Republican Iowa Caucuses.

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Amanda Charboneau News Writer Debates may be the candidates’ first public step in the political process, but the Iowa caucus is the first real hurdle for a presidential candidate.

Last Monday the presidential candidates all met in Iowa for the first vote that would affect their presidential bid. Some won, some lost and some dropped out.

The “Winners” of the event were technically Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton.

Ted will receive 8 votes from Iowa, and Hillary will receive 23. However Iowa is not a winner take all system, so although both candidates received more votes than any other in their respective parties they could have won a lot more. Specifically Iowa has 22 votes to give for Republicans and 44 for Democrats. Hillary received a total of two votes more than Bernie Sanders (21) while Ted Cruz won only one more vote than either Donald Trump (7) or Marco Rubio(7).

So how does the Iowa caucus decide who gets how many votes? Well both parties have a different method. The Republican Iowa caucus is somewhat

simple: each candidate makes a final speech and then the voters cast their ballots in secret. The Democratic Party is a bit more involved. A candidate needs to accumulate at least 15 percent support in the first round. If they don’t make it then those that they have gathered have to go and find a different candidate to support in the second round after factions have a chance to debate their candidates’ positions.

“You can actually disucss real life issues... the black and white of the ads disappears.”

- Dr. Adam Wellstead

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The White house is requesting $3.4 billion to bolster Eastern Europe.

In the past few years, Russia has been reinvesting in constructing its bases in the Arctic region. A huge spike in the military budget, including a jump of nearly $11 billion from 2014-15, has forced the neighboring countries in the region to be quite concerned about future Russian aggression. Though Russian military activity in the Ukraine region has become almost unobtrusive, NATO sent a sign of caution to President Vladimir Putin that the West is still suspicious of his motives in the region.

The White House has furthered its plans to avoid any mischievous behavior by the Cold War rival by putting forward a request for a budget increase of $3.4 billion in the European region, increasing it by almost four times than the current budget of $789 million. The administration believes that this will ensure that the alliance can be fully armored against any combat-like situations at all times. Analysts at Pentagon have predicted that it would definitely bring the Russians on the back foot as the U.S. plans to deploy military forces into Hungary, Romania and other Baltic Countries. The official at Pentagons also mentioned that they wanted a “heel to toe” rotation on troop

presence in Eastern Europe. The NATORussia Founding act signed in 1997 forbids both sides not to station a large number of troops along their respective borders.

The tension between the two countries rose after the Russian Federation declared that their priority in the Middle East was survival of Assad’s regime. Syria is one of the largest consumers of Russian-made military equipment and is host to Russia’s only naval base in the Middle East. Anas Al-Rifai, graduate student in the Electrical Engineering department at Michigan Tech and a citizen of Syria, said, “I believe that inviting Russians to the already chaotic situation would make the situation worse than ever and might result in a proxy war like situations like the Afghan-Soviet war and would definitely crush the hopes of Syrian nationals who wish peace to be restored in the region.”

Russian role in the Syrian war escalated in September 2015 when they conducted airstrikes in the rebel-held territories to avow their support to the Syrian Government of President Bashar al-Assad. This turned into a chaotic situation when a Russian Air Force Su 24 was shot down by Turkish F-16 planes for repeatedly violating Turkish airspace. Vitaly Churkin, the Russian envoy to United Nations, further has stressed that the Russian campaign is “fully legitimate” since it was only started on the invitation of the Syrian government.

The NATO Secretary General made a controversial statement on Friday, Feb. 5, at the EU defense ministers meeting in Amsterdam. “The intense Russia air strikes, mainly targeting opposition groups in Syria, are undermining the efforts to find a political solution to the conflict… also caused increased tensions and violations of the Turkish airspace”, Stoltenberg said.

Stoltenberg further accused the Russian AirSpace Force of swelling up the tensions in Syria.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov responded saying, “We would like to remind Mr. Stoltenberg that it’s not the Russian AirSpace Forces operations which are the source of the crisis in Syria, but the reckless actions of NATO that plunged the whole Middle Eastern region into chaos”. He further emphasized that “if anybody in Syria is ‘tense’ today because of the actions of the Russian Air-Space Forces in Syria, it’s the terrorists.

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An uphill battle

Gay Rights supporters cheer outside the Supreme Court after India’s top court agreed to reexamine the criminalization of homosexual acts on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Shveta Dhamankar News Writer Headlines in Europe and the U.S. are rather misleading. They could lead anyone to believe that the situation is improving for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people, that there will be one day when we will all be equal. Dig deeper into reality, however, and a completely different story emerges. There are some countries that cannot be any worse for LGBT rights and there a few that are showing dim signs of overthrowing the retrograde rules that are currently in place.

One country that is slowly inching its way forward is conservative India. This year the Indian Supreme Court will hear in open court a curative petition of gay activists challenging its verdict legalizing homosexuality in the country. At the eye of the storm is Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, one of the vestiges of colonial rule in India, which recommends criminal prosecution and possible life imprisonment for whoever voluntarily has “carnal intercourse against the law

of nature.” On Dec. 7, 2013 the Supreme Court crushed the hopes of India’s gayrights movement by declaring the current law against homosexuality to be nothing but constitutional, thus recriminalizing homosexuality and reinforcing the hand of

There are more than 75 countries where homosexuality is still a criminal offense.

religious conservatives in India.

This issue is now being acknowledged as a matter of constitutional importance.

No date has been given for when this will happen, but the issue will be heard by a five-judge panel headed by India’s chief justice. The petitioners are gay activists and NGOs working in tandem with the LGBT community. Characteristically, judges

decide a curative petition after discussing it among themselves through a procedure called “hearing by circulation.” The fact that the top court has departed from established practice of not hearing oral submissions on curative petitions speaks volumes of the kind of work the activist and NGOs are doing. It signals changing social realities in a developing, extremely conservative India.

The same section 377 that is corroding the foundation of the LGBT community in India is ever-present in the developing regions of the world, albeit in versatile forms. There are more than 75 countries where homosexuality is still a criminal offense, 42 of which are previous British colonies. In Africa, many countries are passing stricter anti-gay laws, violence against the LGBT community is on the rise in Russia and the Middle East and there seems to be no end in the foreseeable future. In Russia, President Putin has passed a slew of anti-gay laws. They include legislation that penalizes people, groups and organizations that, ‘propagandize of nontraditional sexual relations.’ Putin also has the power to arrest and detain foreign citizens believed to be gay, or “pro-gay.”

Places such as Iran could not possibly get any worse when it comes to treatment of the LGBT community. Homosexuality in Iran is punishable by death because the country’s human rights officials are of the firm opinion that homosexuality is “an illness that should be cured.”

Closer to home, we have a President who supports gay marriage. “This ruling is a victory for America,” Obama said after same-sex marriages were legalized across all of the U.S. in 2015. “This decision affirms what millions of Americans already believe in their hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more free.”

Although this seems all fine and dandy, the struggle for gay rights is far from over.

Given the state of countries far East, there is still a long way to go. There is a growing international apprehension, especially for Russian laws and how Putin is going about dealing with ‘propaganda.’

These developments the world over are indicative of a better, freer world to come.

Putin’s Russia, however, is the most stubborn of the lot. The struggle is far from over. “It’s not just the law that I am concerned about.

How do you change the minds of millions of people? How long will it take before we, as a community, are accepted as normal?” voiced a bisexual girl from Mumbai, India.

Needless to say, she refused to be named.

Who gets to decide what is constitutional and what is not? At the end of the day, it all boils down to treating each with utmost respect and humanity.

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World Report Daniel Stockard News Writer

Shoddy Engineering Leads to Tragedy in Taiwan The start of the Lunar New Year was off to a tragic start on Saturday, as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Taiwan, which lies off the coast of China. The strongest waves were felt in southwestern Taiwan, namely the city of Tainan. The death toll in the city is expected to surpass 100, and 110 remain missing in a single highrise called the Golden Dragon. Rescue forces discovered after the collapse that tin cans had been used as a construction element within the walls of the building, which could have contributed to the collapse. This has led some to question the Taiwanese safety standards and enforcement of them, considering that the country lies in the tectonically active Pacific Ring of Fire. The interior ministry said it was investigating the collapse.

Tunisia Erects Border Wall The northern African country of Tunisia has completed the first stage of a 200km barrier on its border with Libya. Libya has seen much instability following the overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, with two rival governments competing for recognition and the Islamic State growing in influence. The barrier is comprised of sand banks and water trenches, and is designed to stop illegal vehicle traffic across the desert.

It comes as a response to a gunman killing 38 people on a Tunisian beach last summer. The next step is to add electronic surveillance equipment with the assistance of Germany and the United States.

Haitian Succession in Question Following up on the world update from two weeks ago, Haiti’s President Michel Martelly stepped down, in compliance with a constitutional mandate. However, it is unclear who will succeed him. The presidential election was due to take place in January, but was postponed due to concerns over violence and election fraud. An interim agreement has been reached where the parliament will elect an interim president for four months, with the presidential election taking place on April 24. The race is mainly between Jovenel Moise, a banana exporter behind whom Martelly has thrown his support, and Jude Celestin.

All throughout the country, authorities were calling for calm as citizens took to the streets to riot.

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Winter WonderHack

Association of Computing Machinery members planning Winter WonderHack.

Jacob Striebel News Writer This coming weekend, Feb. 1214, Michigan Tech’s Association for Computing Machinery will be hosting Winter WonderHack, the fourth hackathon held at MTU in the past five years. Winter Wonderhack is an event sanctioned by Major League Hacking— an organizer and arbiter of collegiate hackathons—that seeks to take an new step forward from the previous set of MTU hackathons known as TechHacks.

A hackathon is a gathering where programmers work for a short, but continuous, stretch of time in order to develop innovative and original projects. At the end of the event, these projects are judged against one another in order to award prizes. The hackathon is a relatively recent phenomenon that emerged around the start of this century.

They are considered great opportunities for students to both engage with technology and gain experience in their chosen career paths.

Winter WonderHack has been in the works since early last Fall, and its organizers are confident that their diligent work will make the event a success. Jerry Marek, an undergraduate computer science student and an organizer of the event, expressed his excitement for WonderHack, “I love the [hackathon] atmosphere. Everyone wants to create something—to put their

skills to the test.... It’s energizing and inspiring.”

WonderHack is open to current college students and also to those who have graduated in the past year. Online registration is now closed, but walk-ins will be admitted as long as space remains.

Check-in will start on Friday at 7 p.m. with opening ceremonies taking place at 10 p.m. in the Wadsworth Dining Hall and hacking beginning at midnight in the Opie Library.

“Everyone wants to create something - to put their skills to the test.”

- Jerry Marek

Although Winter WonderHack will resemble the traditional hackathon in many respects, its planners have taken special care to also differentiate it. While a hacker enjoys his coding and soldering, he will invariably need to take a break during this event’s more than thirty hour continuous duration. To accommodate this, Winter WonderHack will not only be providing places to rest but also a

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number of side attractions intended to shuffle the event’s pace. These will include a Super Smash Bros. tournament hosted by Smash Club, at least a few rounds of Karaoke, and a potential appearance by MTU’s DDR Club. And of course there will be food available throughout the event.

Students attending will not only have access to hacking, games and food, but also career opportunities. Winter WonderHack has secured a number of corporate sponsors—including Ford and Target—who will have representatives on hand to speak with, and potentially interview, students. All participants are encouraged to bring a resume to the event and to consider Winter WonderHack a chance both to compete and to further their career prospects.

Hackathons have wide-ranging associated connotations, but their central theme is probably the fact that they are contests. Those attending Winter WonderHack will be there to have a good time, but also to pursue the contest’s four top prizes, which will be judged on the categories of most innovative, most technically impressive, hackiest, and the Target category (chosen by Target). The event’s planning committee is not disclosing the prizes associated with each category before the event, so everyone can be prepared for surprises.

Winter WonderHack will run from Friday night until Sunday morning with closing ceremonies at 10 a.m. in the Wadsworth Dining Hall. Most of the event will take place in the Opie Library.

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GOP Debate Aaron Kostrzewa News Writer

Political events are normally well organized and professional, but the Republican Debate in New Hampshire Saturday night was not. Something went wrong with ABC’s backstage prompters as the candidates entered the stage. It started with Ben Carson not hearing his name. He waited just at the stage entrance, knowing he was supposed to be on next, but watched as the other candidates were called next. Shortly after, Donald Trump had the same problem and waited next to Carson. Once they were on stage, everyone realized that John Kasich had not been announced. Despite the awkward start, the candidates were able to progress through their usual routines of the debate.

After all, this is their eighth debate out of twelve scheduled. Also, Trump decided to show up after he had skipped out on the last debate in Iowa to have a rally for his campaign and to raise money for veterans.

His absence was due to the fact that Megan Kelly was a moderator of the debate, with whom Trump has had an ongoing feud with.

The candidates sought to sway the New Hampshirites as they prepare to go to the polls for the primaries this week.

Surprisingly, Trump and Ted Cruz didn’t have any feuds during the debate. Over the course of the past few months they have had their fair share of jabs at each other.

And Cruz withheld his pride of beating out Trump in the Iowa caucuses. Instead of their usual attacks, it was Marco Rubio who was picked on, leading to a rough night for him. Rubio’s typical dynamic responses were absent during the debate. Perhaps the source of the jabs at Rubio came from his unexpected third place finish in Iowa, and it was Chris Christie who was taking the most swings. Christie cornered Rubio when he said, “Marco, the thing is this. When you’re president of the United States, when you’re a governor of a state, the memorized 30-second speech where you talk about how great America is at the end of it doesn’t solve one problem for one person.” Throughout the night Rubio tended to take his attacks and redirect them about President Obama.

After the fourth time he did this, he received boos from the audience.

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Eng. Without Borders

Members of Engineers Without Borders with kids from Guatemala.

Evan Mayer News Writer What originally started as a small request by an official of a Central American country has evolved into a great opportunity for Michigan Technological University students. Engineers Without Borders gives members an opportunity to both travel and more importantly to use the skills they learn in the classroom to solve real world engineering problems.

In 2000, Dr. Bernard Amadei of the University of Colorado- Boulder was asked by the country of Belize to come and assess the community’s water supply. Amadei saw that the community had resources and

desire to sustain a water supply system, but they lacked the specific engineering skill to design such a system. Amadei decided to allow eight of his students to help develop the system and they then went down to Belize and implemented it.

Amadei saw the experience as having potential to expand to other universities so he created Engineers Without Borders, an organization that harnesses the power of professional and student engineers to complete low tech, high-impact projects in developing countries worldwide so communities can have a sustainable higher quality of life. Michigan Tech was quick to establish its own chapter of the organization.

Currently, the chapter is comprised of twenty members working in two teams on

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two separate projects in different countries.

One team is just starting to design a water distribution and storage system for a community just outside of Panama City.

Meanwhile the other team continues to work with a community in Guatemala.

The relationship with the Guatemalan community has been going on for a number of years as the organization has dug wells and completed other projects in the past. Currently the community is in need of more drinking water, so a subset of the team and an advisor flew down to the community at the beginning of January on an assessment trip. On the trip, the team did some surveying to see if another well or a spring box might be the answer to the problem. The team is now in the design phase of the project and has the goal of

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“It is a great engineering experience. It takes a real world problem that you get to see the final results of and as a result you give people fresh drinking water and a better quality of life,” said Sara Beine, who is the organization’s president.

The Panama team is currently looking into an assessment trip in order to gain the baseline data needed to start designing their project. They are hoping to also implement their plan next spring.

Beyond just implementing projects, the organization also has the responsibility of making sure past projects continue to meet the needs of the communities they service.

This requires that a long-term relationship be forged between the community and organization.

Although the organization is mostly engineering based, all majors are welcome, “ with all the reports we have to write, the need for translators to communicate with our communities, and working out deals with communities, people who possess these skills are very helpful. We are really looking to grow and have the potential to involve a lot more people from different majors,” Beine said.

To join the group either email Sara at smbeine@mtu.edu or attend the next full group meeting which is Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.

The organization’s dues are $10 a semester, but if it is a member’s first semester the fee is waived. The commitment is not too much either, considering the experience obtained from the organization, as it is only about two hours a week for the average member.

The ultimate goal of Michigan Tech’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders is to continue to grow so more students can benefit from real-world problem solving, with the added bonus of helping those in need.

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Women in Combat Hearing Loop Sylvana Finkbeiner News Writer

Four American F-15 Eagle pilots from the 3rd Wing walk to their jets at Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson.

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Samantha Stein News Writer The military has changed its policies to include women in front-line combat. The Ground Exclusion Policy of the United States Army dates back to 1948 when women were excluded from assignment to units below brigade level or engaged in direct combat on the ground. Even after the Pentagon lifted restriction on military positions, women remained ineligible to serve in approximately one fifth of the armed forces. After a unanimous recommendation in 2013, women became eligible to serve in front-line combat.

Various branches were given until January.

2016 to implement changes and submit any requests. On Dec. 3 2015, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that women could officially partake in front-line combat. However, the Marine Corps tried to get an exception to the policy change, saying that genderintegrated units were slower, less lethal and more prone to injury.

“... you should be able to do everything that males do.”

- Sydney Chaney

One of the biggest concerns presented by the Marine Corps was that they felt that women would not be able to physically meet the standards for combat. In regards to this, ROTC participant Sydney Chaney said it’s not really a matter of gender, saying, “I personally believe that if you are fighting in a combat position you should

be able to do everything that males do. You should have to meet the same standards in that situation.” Given the proper training, women could just as easily take on combat positions without holding back any of the other soldiers.

The female ROTC population is smaller than the male ROTC population at approximately 25 percent female. However, out of all active duty members of the military, only 15 percent of them are female.

With the new policy change, women may begin to take on more roles in the military.

In May 2015, Adm. Michelle Howard of the Navy said women make up 17 percent of the Navy and they plan on working to increase that to 25 percent of the Navy.

Over time, they plan to make sure each ship has at least 25 percent women on it.

Similarly, the Air Force is trying to increase the amount of women from 20 percent to 30 percent.

In the past week, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Marine Gen. Robert Neller testified that women should now also be required to register for the Selective Service at age 18 just like men must.

Leaders of the other military branches did not immediately endorse the idea but rather said it should be further investigated given the recent changes. However, in a 1981 Supreme Court case it was determined to be unconstitutional to draft women due to the fact that they could not serve combat roles. A federal judge in California argued that times have changed and that an all male draft is now unconstitutional.

Military Instructor Lt. Col. Adam Farmer stated “Women have always played a vital role in the success of our military. Combat units have had women among their ranks for years now in many different capacities.

All the recent changes have done is allowed women to compete equally with their male counterparts for schooling, training and promotion opportunities.” These changes will only continue to influence the men and women serving in the military. As long as they are ready to meet the standards, women will continue to be a key role in military positions.

Over the past summer break, the IT and Institutional Equity and Inclusion departments coordinated the installation of a the Hearing Loop in room 135 of Fisher Hall. With this introduced technology, the hearing impaired have a stronger amplification of main presentations and can eliminate unnecessary noise.

Modern technology offers a few options for amplifying sound. Rather than offering individual receivers and headsets to those who need it or utilize bluetooth (which could become inconvenient and costly to maintain), MTU decided to follow suit with the Calumet Theatre and Portage Hospital, which also have the Hearing Loop.

The mechanics are simplistic. The Hearing Loop, which is an induction loop made from a copper wire, “transmit the audio from a PA system directly to telecoil-equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants. The telecoil functions as an antenna, relaying sounds directly into the ear without background noise just like Wi-Fi connects people to the Web,” as described by the Hearing Loss Association of America.

The aid’s impact is beyond just MTU classes. Community members also frequently use the room for news presentations, guest speakers, etc. Hearing Review Products recorded data as of 2010 stating that all 38 in ear models and 29 of 30 behind ear models have the telecoil built, making hearing loop an obvious choice to provide solutions to many hearing impaired.

“The goal at Michigan Tech is that as new construction is designed, we would have this system or a system similar incorporated

into new [buildings] because we know, just as research nationwide shows, the population is aging, not [paying as much attention to] hearing protection. There are going to be more and more people who require this service,” says Jill Hodges, the Executive Director of Institutional Equity and Inclusions.

“There are going to be more and more people who require this service.”

- Jill Hodges

This idea was presented by two students who had hearing impairments, hoping future students would not have to experience similar difficulties in larger lecture halls.

With the money General Motors granted in 2014 to MTU for diversity, MTU found a vendor in Holland, MI that demonstrated great success.

Hodges would like to promote two ideas to continue success: feedback and availability.

She would like to know how students are responding to the loop. She says, if the need is there, the department can draw solutions. And hopefully as word circulates, more students will eventually recognize the loop, being able to take advantage of the technology.

To learn more about the loop and it’s advantage, visit http://www.hearinglink.org/ what-is-a-hearing-loop.

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for whom in the Democratic caucus.

What does Iowa say about the rest of the primary? According to professor Adam Wellstead of the Department of Social Sciences, caucuses are a more social and intimate process allowing for voters to cast well educated ballots. In a regular primary a ballot is filled out and voters can be in and out in a matter of minutes, where as a caucus involves a full evening of debating candidates’ policies, their strengths, their weaknesses and what they represent as a whole. “You’re just not swayed by the stuff you read on the Internet... we have all these social media messages and TV commercials,

but there’s no substance… [In a caucus] you can actually discuss real life issues.

When you actually discuss, the black and white of the ads disappears.” The results of Iowa however do not necessarily represent the rest of the primary as a result. Only a few states implement the caucus system. New Hampshire, whose primary is this Tuesday, does not have a caucus. New Hampshire can be a way to gauge how the Republican vote may go.

“As someone who actively studies this I still think that the Republicans are wide open. We’re going to have to see a few more primaries before we can see more of this. With the Republicans losing two general elections it’s a bit of a burden to overcome.”

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Spring Career Fair What’s Hot Sumit Bongir Lode Writer

Spring Career Fair 2016 is scheduled for Tuesday, and everyone has their own pool of questions. We decided to unload some of our own onto Stephen Patchin, Director of Career Services! “We are excited to host another Career Fair filled with opportunities for internships, coops, and full time employment. Career Fair is a great opportunity to explore career options and begin building your professional network.”

To get a perspective of how the Spring Career Fair is different from the Fall one, here is what Patchin has to say, “The Fall Career Fair has been traditionally the larger event. Last Fall’s Career Fair hosted 371 recruiting organizations, an all-time record. There are 225 recruiting organizations registered to attend the Spring 2016 Career Fair so far. That is the third largest Spring Career Fair in our schools history!” So does this mean that it is better to graduate in December, due to more opportunities being available during the Fall Career Fair? Patchin responds, “Companies are engaged in year round hiring to find top talent. They are always looking. That being said, companies have structured their hiring cycles to respond to the fact that universities graduate a larger portion of their students in the Spring. There are many that do a good deal of their hiring in the Spring. But if a company finds a talented graduate that fits their company culture, many will find a way to bring them on board.

Again, hiring goes on year round, so no matter when you graduate, there will be abundant employment opportunities.”

So is there a way to know companies that are hiring for specific majors and job types? Patchin responds, “Anyone can explore who is coming by downloading

“There are 225 recruiting organizations registered to attend the Spring 2016 Career Fair so far. That is the third largest Spring Career Fair in our schools history!”

-Stephen Patchin

our app “Michigan Tech Career Fair Plus” and sorting companies by their major, co-op/internship, full time, and much more. You can also go on our website.

Currently there are over 180 companies that have stated on their registration forms that they are looking for co-ops and internships. Over 190 have registered that they are looking for full time employees.”

Regarding the difficulties faced by international students in finding organizations that are willing to hire them, Patchin replies, “The degree of hiring of international students is largely controlled by the national immigration laws. Companies willing to sponsor students can be identified by sorting them on the Michigan Tech Career Fair Plus app or using our website. Career Services and IPS continue to work with students and companies to help match student talent to these opportunities, while still monitoring immigration law changes.

We are cautiously optimistic that as the demand for talent in the American economy continues to increase, changes will be made to retain the international talent being produced by our American higher education institutions.”

There have been instances during the

Fall Career Fair where students could attend only partially, for which Patchin has an answer, “Our faculty have been very accommodating for our students to find time to attend the Career Fair. Most recently the senate passed a policy that large projects, tests, and exams cannot be conducted on the day of Career Fair, which was approved by the university leadership and is in place. This is an accommodation that will be beneficial to all students. Company recruiters travel hundreds or thousands of miles through inclement weather to recruit our students.

They understand the academic rigor and breadth of their education which includes time management. This is what makes our students and graduates special, setting them apart from their peers at other institutions. As a campus community we will continue to search for ways to improve the situation, being mindful that a student’s ability to manage their time to attend company info sessions, the Career Fair, and the interviews that follow are a quality that recruiters place a high value on.”

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Box Office Blockbusters “Kung Fu Panda 3” launched strong, with a 48 million dollar opening week propelling it to first place. Alongside positive reviews, this seems to be a great next step for the beloved franchise.

Well behind this success, but still doing well in its own right is “The Revenant” which has taken in nearly 17 million dollars and the second place.

Finally, the Force is certainly strong with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as it took in a respectable 14 million in its seventh week.

Billboard’s Hot 100 list With a smashing debut and wide reaching appeal to the masses, Zayn’s “Pillowtalk” rose to the top spot of the chart in its opening week.

Justin Bieber would refuse to be dethroned completely, however, with “Love Yourself ” holding strong to number two in its 12th week on the chart.

Also by Justin Bieber, “Sorry” dropped another place to third as its 15th week rolled around and the competition continues to grow only stronger.

The New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller list The fourth part of the series by award winning author James Patterson, “NYPD Red 4” took to the shelves to the adulation of many long time fans of the series. For those who haven’t tried the series out before, it is a fantastic set of novels portraying a set of police who protect the rich in New York City.

Danielle Steele’s “Blue” is not a part of any larger series, but that doesn’t keep it from being well worth picking up.

The book is a page turner that keeps the reader wanting to read just one more chapter.

Rounding out the top three comes a novel by Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout, “My Name is Lucy Barton” comes as a fascinatingly intimate story of a hospital visit between mother and daughter. Brilliant storytelling and masterful characterization are hallmarks of this novel.

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February film hype Amanda McCuistion Lode Writer

This very weekend has been highly anticipated for quite a while. After all, we all know that something big is going to be happening.

No, it’s not Valentine’s Day. It’s something even better. Two days prior, on Feb. 12, we finally get the Deadpool movie we’ve been waiting for.

Intended to be the eighth installment in the X-Men film series, this movie has been in development for longer than ten years. For those who are unfamiliar with Deadpool, the premise is described in a much less exciting light than the movie has already been rightfully hyped-up to be. “In an effort to cure his cancer, former special forces operative Wade Wilson was subjected to an experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, disfigured skin, an unstable mind, and a ‘dark, twisted’ sense of humor”, the film’s synopsis explains. While this synopsis isn’t wrong, it’s a very dry attempt at best to explain all of the fantastic and wacky fourth-wall-breaking antics that this movie has to offer in addition to all of the standard plot that is to be expected from such a hot

property. It certainly doesn’t follow the standard superhero-movie formula, but in a movie like this it’s arguable that following the typical rules is the last thing the writers should want to do.

Even the trailers alone are receiving lots of praise for not just showing off the action in the film, but more importantly, all the fantastic meta humor. It doesn’t stop there, though: in general, the marketing campaigns that Fox has launched for this movie have been consistently silly but effective - one particularly hilarious example being the campaign to pass Deadpool off as some sort of Valentine’s Day movie.

So, with that in mind, maybe Valentine’s Day and Deadpool might go hand in hand this President’s Day weekend after all. Even though we all know they probably won’t.

But it’s a nice thought.

Either way, it’s clear to see that this film is going to be a huge hit - it already has plenty of good reviews and tons of positive reactions from viewers of any of its trailers.

With a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and a more general rating of 7.3, and with predictions that the film will open to about $55 million or higher in the U.S and in Canada over just this weekend, it certainly seems like the overwhelming amount of fan hype is more than justified.

“Career Fair” Continued from page 7

reduced Career Fair hours at the request of the employers. When it operated from noon to 6 pm, the employers felt that most students left before 5 pm, leaving no reason for them to remain.

They also were experiencing fatigue from the long session. At the Fall 2015 Career Fair we saw a significant increased student attendance. We will be making adjustments to the hours for the Fall 2016 Career Fair to accommodate for this.”

Patchin elaborates on the role of his department in making the most of the fair, “Career Services is spreading out our program throughout the year, moving away from the last minute rush to update your resume and practice your interview skills.

In Fall 2016 we are adding more single credit courses which the students can take to help in their job/co-op/internship search, while helping them develop career skills they will use throughout their lifetime. We are also adding 7 week courses with similar intent. We are also looking at creating ‘Career Boot Camp’, a day long series to help students develop/ update their resume, develop/practice their interview skills, and develop job search strategies among many other tools

Michigan Tech Lode they can use throughout their lifetime.

We will continue to work with companies to conduct Industry Days, which allows students to engage with recruiters in an informal setting, increasing the handson activities provided by companies to help students explore the wide variety of careers available in these different industries.”

Patchin concludes by offering his advice for the students, “Our advice is to take advantage of the programming we offer to develop your career skills, build your professional network through interactions with company recruiters, and above all keep your resume updated, your LinkedIn profile updated, and your information current on HuskyJOBS. Be prepared at all times and try not to wait to the last minutes before Career Fair to get all this completed, it leads to unnecessary and unwanted anxiety. If you struggle to fit these needs into your schedule, take our one credit classes either 7 weeks or a semester long. My last piece of advice is do your homework on the companies you want to visit at the Career Fair. When you know some background about a company and share that with them during your engagement, you are showing that you respect their corporation enough that you did your homework on them. That simple sign of respect will open doors in ways that will benefit you greatly both personally and professionally.”

CCCAC Parade of Confections Press Release Looking for a special treat for Valentine’s Day? The Parade of Confections, a live auction of gourmet desserts, is an important annual fundraiser for the Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 12, from 6-9 p.m. at the Finnish American Heritage Center Hall at 435 Quincy Street in Hancock.

Tickets are $10 each and available at the Arts Center or at the door.

The live auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. sharp. This year’s auctioneer is Brad Baltensperger with music by Mike Irish. The evening will also include a silent auction of jewelry & art, individual desserts for sale, libations, and hors d’oeuvres. People may bid on desserts individually or in groups.

The event is supported in part by Minnesota Public Radio.

The Copper Country Community Arts Center is a non profit arts organization dedicated to fostering an environment where the arts and people grow together.

The CCCAC is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock. Call 482-2333 for more information.

The sculptors of this project are pictured here, triumphant around their masterpiece. From left to right: Siddharth Kshirsagar, Swapnil Bamane, Ajit Pawar, Mihir Agshikar and Sushrut Joshi.

Photo courtesy of Aniket Parandkar

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J Mase III, pictured above, is a slam poet and representative of the LGBTQIA community. His experience as a member of this community himself lends an interesting perspective to his work.

Photo courtesy of MUB Board

Slam poet: J Mase Mikhayla Tokarski Lode Writer During the weekend following this year’s Winter Carnival is a free performance from J Mase III. J Mase is passionate about the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) youth and adults.

His main work involves social justice and spreading awareness about equal rights for the LGBTQIA community.

By creating poems that encapsulate his experiences as an individual facing discrimination for his identity, he is able to create poetry that spreads the reality of his situation and the other members of the LGBTQIA community. Apart from his poetry he is a blogger for the Huffington Post and an educator who has worked with many community members in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to make a difference for human rights.

If you are interested in poetry, then this performance by J Mase III is something you do not want to miss. He will be performing on Friday at 7pm in the MUB Ballroom, the event is free to both students and non-students. The show is

expected to last until about 9pm, but if you have time earlier in the day he is also hosting a poetry workshop that is titled, “Even My Poems Are Revolutionary.”

Here he aims to enable students to gain confidence in their performances and in their ability to expose their creativity.

Participants will be able to create their own solo and group poems, an activity which is meant to give the attendees the tools to make a difference in social justice if they choose to. This workshop will take place from 2:30pm to 4:30pm in the MUB Alumni Lounge.

As a man who has traveled all over the United States and the United Kingdom to share his story, there could not be a better opportunity for students to dive deeper into their understanding of the social justice realm and the LGBTQIA society. There is no need to get tickets, as the MUB Board event is free. Even if you’ve never written poetry before this would be a great opportunity to give it a try with a professional there to guide you, and if writing poetry isn’t your thing you can still come listen to the wonderful performance J Mase III is sure to give.

If you have extra time in your schedule make sure to stop by and partake in this wonderful slam poetry event. You won’t regret your spent time.

Deadpool’s return to the big screen in his own movie has been long awaited by fans, but will it live up to the hype? More on page 8.

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Debate:

Should universities reduce tuition for engineering majors?

Pro: Phillip Bourgeois Lode Writer

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Con: Samantha Stein Lode Writer

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ROUND 1

Education is an important factor in today’s world. Many consider education an investment. One thing that is advertised by all colleges is the job market that their students will be entering at the end of their studies. In today’s job market, engineers and doctors are more highly sought after than liberal arts majors such as English and history. According to a New York Times article, the governor of Florida thinks it is important that there be an incentive to produce majors that are needed, the biggest incentive being cheaper cost of higher education. Due to demand, should colleges and universities reduce tuition fees for engineering majors?

Having reduced tuition for majors in higher demand is a great idea.

Engineers are needed not because we want to give everyone a job and make a nice happy work force, they are needed because we need to engineer things!

We need new ways to obtain clean water, new ways to explore space and new medicines to cure cancer. We as engineers need all the power we can get, and if we can convince people to join us, then we can accomplish that. Giving cheaper degrees will not only increase the number of engineers, but also give lower income people access to college. We do need writers, but their articles thrive off of what is is being created in test tubes and out of steel.

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When looking at various job postings for writers compared to engineers there was one main difference, experience in their field. For the writers, companies did not want to see a doctorate, they wanted to see that you have been writing for a long time. Writing is more of a skill than a degree. Yes, there are rules of writing, but they can be learned by practice. Since engineers design many things like bridges, for example, they cannot learn by trial, they have to go to school.

Making tution lower for engineers rather than scholarships would encourage students to pursue advanced education to engineer more things than just new types of bendy-straws.

The price of college tuition is a huge factor in higher education. If engineers would like a lower tuition, it would be more beneficial to open up more scholarships to them. Scholarships would allow for engineers to receive more funding aid without creating a discriminatory environment between liberal arts majors and engineering majors. Scholarships would also be easier for colleges to work with rather than having different tuition costs for each major. By having a base tuition for all students, regardless of major, financial aid offices are able to more easily provide less confusing costs for students and parents to deal with.

Fiscally, it is easier to have one single tuition price and offer more scholarships to engineering students in order to encourage them.

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When prospective students look at colleges, tuition and scholarships are both textbook ways to start the search. However, just because there are scholarships does not mean everyone will get them. Also, by creating more scholarships for engineers rather than arts majors that in itself can be seen as just low level discrimination. It would not be discrimination if Michigan Tech were to offer lower prices to engineering students because Michigan Tech is more known more for their engineering programs than their English degrees. If the student has a problem with the higher tuition for going to school with a small program, then that is their choice.

By allowing engineers to pay less, it would creating discrimination in the education field. Yes, engineers are needed and valuable in the work force. And there is no argument to the fact that they fuel other professions. However, to give them a break in tuition is unfair to those who do not like or want to pursue the engineering fields.

Additionally, engineers could not function without the writers and artists. Without a writer writing a story on those things being created in the test tubes and out of steel, the general public would fail to understand or even discover these things. Engineers should not be favored over other majors.

Many writers do more than just write. They learn how to communicate with different audiences and study the culture that they will be writing for. These are skills that historically have been valued and taught in “high culture”. Aristocrats and royals have taught the arts over engineering. While engineers do need education, they could just as easily find different means of education such as apprenticeships. Both engineers and writers are major components in society. Treating them differently is giving preference over one. Both degrees are important and therefore should be priced the same at universities despite the size of the program.

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Is English a threat to diversity?

Aditya Joshi Lode Writer

really think a Turkish computer scientist who has found a cure for AIDS should pass through this barrier of English in order to enter an American university?

In the developing nations the best education is considered to be that whose medium of instruction is English. But they forget to understand that research suggests that mastery over another language is only possible if you master your mother tongue.

Also, most Nobel laureates conducted their researches in their mother tongue.

We wouldn’t have entered this information age if Einstein had to pass through the English barrier.

Developing countries of Asia, Latin America and Africa forget about the fragile wall between modernization and Westernization. The German, French, Japanese and Turks are aware of the value of their respective languages, their native languages, and have been successful following this agenda. In Turkey, for example, a product is not considered ‘locally made’ unless it is labeled in Turkish.

The East should be inspired by these nations and make reforms in itself. Certainly, there is a need for an international language, as a tool for an effective globalization today and in the future, but it shouldn’t be forced to become the universal language. English has evolved from being a mutually benefitting practice to massive international business that it is today. We would never know what they know. Let us celebrate the diversity.

A backwards society Aaron Kostrzewa Lode Writer We live in a society where the new generation puts emphasis on failures and poor decisions. Teens commend each other for doing what they know they should not and getting away with it. Don’t believe me?

How often do we hear our friends bragging about how they failed an exam, blew $50 on a night out, or messed around with a guy or girl. We hear these messages every day in the entertainment and our social life and it’s hurting the upcoming generation. What happened to the days when we commended those who aced an exam without someone making a comment like, “Well, you’re so smart, you don’t even have to study”? Why do we downplay the success of wealthy individuals and think that they didn’t earn their money and just got a lucky break? It may sound cliché, but we need to bring back chivalry and build others up.

I’ve noticed a trend of people talking badly about others’ successes. Accordingly, I’ve started to not make other people aware of my own triumphs, because my friends and family make comments that assume that I didn’t have to work hard for an achievement.

We need to compliment each other upon our successes, not be envious. For example, making the Dean’s lists requires hard work, so compliment your friends who do so.

Making them feel like they didn’t earn the title isn’t helping anyone. While hard work is encouraged, those who have worked hard and have experienced a degree of financial success often experience criticism. They are blamed for their greed and corruption. But aren’t we in college to get good jobs and then make nice salaries? I feel that we tend to favor whatever stage of life we are in. What I mean is that while we are in college, many struggle financially and wish for alternatives to alleviate their financial burdens.

However, if those same individuals “make it” in their careers, how likely are they to

concern themselves wholly with struggling college students? They are most likely to be concerned with their own affairs they have at their point in their life. Thus, I feel it’s safe to encourage you to not only focus on where you are at in life, and put yourself in other’s shoes.

I believe this victim mentality stems from a society that encourages the individual to blame others for his or her shortcomings.

Here’s why: if we fail an exam, we tend to blame the teacher for making it too hard, instead of saying we should have studied more; if we are fired from our job, we might blame our boss instead of looking in the mirror. We turn to others to fix our problems because we don’t feel it is our responsibility.

So I wonder if just maybe, the society that we live in might get better one individual at a time if we worked harder, complained less, and built each other up. Perhaps we might be more apt to openly share our successes, incorporating a degree of humility, with our friends by our sides to celebrate with us.

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The English language has certainly been an advantage for a few developing countries, which is helping them propel towards the ‘developed’ status. But as a result we lose a language every fourteen days. In spite of English being misunderstood as a standard of modernization for the second and third world countries there have been serious impacts of English language domination.

English is taking over many native languages of second and third world countries. Today there are over 6,000 languages which are used to communicate in the world. Some scholars suggest among 6,000 only 600 will remain by 2100. English has won over Bemba in Zambia, Filipino in Philippines, Dravidian and Hindi-Urdu in India, Hausa in Nigeria and many more like these.

Native languages are not just mediums of communications but also the flow of knowledge between generations. I remember my grandparents telling me about planting a specific tree or a its medicinal and symbolic uses. It was only possible because I could comprehend Marathi. In my childhood I remember coming back home from play with bruises all over. Just noticing me at the doorstep my grandmother would rush with some turmeric paste to apply on my bruises. She

didn’t know English. She would have never known that turmeric could help clot blood if it was not for her grandparents who spoke the same language. Local knowledge and cultures are passed from grandparents to children. What would it be like if I was born in some English speaking nation like New Zealand with my grandparents settled in India? I could have never known about turmeric even if I met my Indian grandparents after a decade because then I would fail to comprehend their language along with its emotions.

Language isn’t just about conversing or words coming out of our mouths.

Our language represents different stages of our life with different terminologies represented with different emotions. It is very hard to translate emotions from one language to another as the audience wouldn’t interpret it the same way. Can a native speaker of Urdu, which is a romantic language, really convey his emotions with the same terminologies in English? The words ‘love’ and ‘culture’ can have very different emotional meanings to different people across the world with their unique visual thoughts appearing in front of them.

Some may argue that English should be forced upon others, since the World’s finest Universities are based in UK and USA like Cambridge and Harvard. But in order to get into these institutions there are barriers that non-English speakers have to go through called the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Do you

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We’ve all been there, it’s crunch time. When you wake up at nine in the morning and realize that you have an assignment due at twelve. Sometimes procrastination led to this moment, in others it was as simple as forgetting a due date. Either way, it often leads to a series of decisions.

Do you skip a couple classes to give yourself time? Sometimes that means you miss work in those classes, making sure you have this problem again.

Worse, even in classes where attendance isn’t strictly speaking mandatory, there are still correlations between arriving in class and better grades. Professors often give more lenient grading and treatment toward students who consistently attend classes, and it’s much easier to earn a reputation as a skipper than it is to wipe one away.

Do you wake up early in order to get it done? This one requires a little more forethought, but still holds true for many students. Sometimes, it can work out great. You get a few hours of sleep before tackling the problem with a fresh mindset. Other times, you may remember why you decided against taking eight A.M. classes. This isn’t even a matter of laziness, there’s a grog caused by an early wake up wherein the prefrontal cortex, responsible for logic and long-term memory, isn’t working at its fullest. Especially with more difficult assignments, this can make the difference between letter grades.

Finally, there’s the always tempting proposition of letting it go and accepting the failure in the face. Sometimes, this can be the best option, generally when the other options are too punishing and the assignment itself is minor enough.

For assignments which count for a significant portion of the grade, this option becomes largely unthinkable.

Still, there are occasions when it just truly isn’t worth the trouble.

In the end, we all have moments when there’s an assignment that needs to be done, and not near enough time to do it. The best solution, harsh though it may be, is generally to talk to the instructor and tell them the truth. Even if they won’t let you off without a hitch, often deducting points or something of the sort, they were students too at one point. So long as it doesn’t happen frequently, many instructors will understand.

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The identities of everyone involved will be kept confidential.

A pen name and an anonymous email may be used to communicate with us. However, a personal email or your Michigan Tech email may also be used. Rest assured, everything will be kept confidential. Write to us with the following format: Subject line: Anything related to the subject matter Dear Husky,

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The flaw of the buy one give one model Amy Joy Patterson Lode Writer

We all have different rationales when we buy shoes. Some people just want comfortable, durable, practical footwear and rule out anything that cannot be worn with a pair of jeans. Others search for stylish shoes that will dazzle friends and acquaintances.

Another group buys shoes for functionality and athletic usage; and an additional troop buys shoes from particular retailers, such as Toms, because they know that their purchase will result in a pair of shoes being donated to the impoverished.

In 2006, Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms, took a trip to Argentina. During his trip, he encountered a woman who ran a shoe drive, saw how ineffectual the shoe drive was, and decided that it was his obligation to find a way to get more shoes for the children of Argentina. Soon thereafter, Mycoskie established Toms and implemented the Buy One Give One model. Every time a pair of Toms shoes were purchased, another pair of Toms shoes were sent to a person in need of shoes.

That idea sounds nice, right? As citizens of the first world, it is natural that we would view the “Buy One Give One” model in a favorable light. We have been taught since

early childhood that charity is a virtue and donation is a treasure. What could be bad about giving shoes to the poor?

The idea that Toms is a morally good, generous company does not come from facts about their contributions to third world countries. Rather, it comes from a strategic marketing campaign that appeals to the masses in affluent nations. It is easy to sell a product that is advertised as a humanitarian appropriation. People like to help other people. It is as simple as that. Unfortunately, the idea that shoe donations to the third world actually help people is not grounded in reality.

To assess this claim, it is important to view the countries receiving shoe donations as cohesive systems as opposed to individual people. When a pair of shoes is donated, the shoes belong to an individual, but the effect of that donation is pervasive throughout the entire community. It takes business away from local shoemakers and shoe stores, which only serves to hurt already fragile economies.

Another important facet to this problem is that the people receiving the shoes do not necessarily want or need shoes. Sure, a person without shoes would enjoy having them, but they would also enjoy having all the other things they need, like food and clean water. If we are going to donate something to the poor, we may as well donate the things they would like to have most.

Toms shoes Photo courtesy of Sarah Laval from flickr.com

So, if you were planning on picking up a pair of Toms over a pair of identical knockoffs solely because of their donation policy, you may as well save yourself the money and get the knockoffs. If for some reason you still feel guilty about that despite knowing the facts, donate the money you saved to Heifer International, a charity that provides livestock to the impoverished. Even if you donate just four dollars, you will be providing the same cash value as a pair of new shoes.

Out-of-State tuition. Worth it?

Alexander Crawford Lode Writer Let’s not lie. Most of the student population here at Michigan Technological University was born and raised in this great state of Michigan. If that’s true for you, disregard what is being said. It doesn’t apply to you. But if you weren’t raised in this Snow Kingdom of a state, listen up. Everyone knows that out-of-state tuition is way more expensive than in-state. But how much?

And does this mark up make it worth it to attend Michigan Tech?

Before I get into numbers and confusing statistics, let’s talk about why out-ofstate tuition exists in the first place. As I’m sure everyone knows, different state governments give money and tax credits to universities within their borders for accepting in-state students. The money given for out-of-state students varies with the state in which the university lies. It can be as much as half the in-state amount, or as little as no money at all for every out-ofstate student. This explains why out-of-state can be so much more expensive.

Out-of-state tuition for one year here at

Michigan Tech is $29,950. Compare that to in-state tuition, at $13,986. That puts outof-state tuition at 2.14 times the amount charged for in-state. Now I don’t know what you think, but that’s an insane markup. To put this in perspective, let’s look at a college that is comparable to Michigan Tech.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, aka. Virginia Tech, is a college that can be seen as a cousin to Michigan Tech. It, like Michigan Tech, has many highly respected engineering programs, along with other STEM and humanities programs. Virginia Tech’s in-state tuition is $12,485, and their out-of-state tuition is $29,129. There is not too much difference between our great college and theirs. So maybe this massive markup is commonplace throughout the collegiate world.

But this doesn’t answer the most important question. Is it worth it? Is Michigan Tech worth paying about $30,000 a year? For this, you have to factor in a bunch of a different variables. One, what is the actual value of the education? Second, are the unique Michigan Tech experiences worth the extra money, like room and board, the Activity Fee, etc. And finally, is it worth all the distance? As my ex-girlfriend

and I found out, long distance is hard. And I know I still cherish every moment I can spend with my mom. So, let’s get right down to it!

Education at Michigan Tech is a treasure: this is evidenced by several special facts.

One, Michigan Tech has a 96 percent employment rate within 6 months out of college. Second, we are ranked 13th in the entire nation for return on investment.

Finally, we are number 10 in the nation for average starting salary. So the education given here at Michigan Tech is obviously worth it. To that, there is no doubt.

What about the special experiences here at Michigan Tech? Are some of you like me, and still recovering from Winter Carnival?

Are we all still enjoying the snow sculptures?

How many of you reading participate in their hall challenges, if you still live in a residence hall? What about Greek Life? And you know what really gets me? The free hot cocoa outside of Fisher every week. That just cheers me right up after a stressful day.

So while I can’t speak for every student here on campus, I do believe that they would agree that the experiences here are definitely unique, memorable, and all around worth it.

Lastly, we are on long distance. I live

seven to ten hours from Michigan Tech, depending on who’s driving. My leaving for break takes the whole day. I know that I speak for a large portion of our student population here, because we mostly all have our permanent address 400+ miles away. This distance takes a toll on me, so I know it has to take a toll on people who live so much farther away. With that said, I’ve come to have a love/hate relationship with the distance. This way my mom can’t nag me to do my homework on weekends.

But I also can’t hug her when I’m having a particularly difficult day. I can finally be away from the small-town “everyone knows everyone”, but now I don’t know anyone. So using my experiences as the deciding force on this, I place distance on a case-by-case basis.

So what exactly is my personal verdict on whether the out-of-state tuition for Michigan Tech is worth it? With two “worth-its”, and one neutral, I personally would see it as worth it to come here outof-state. I would be willing to pay 2.14 times the normal price just to be able to get the quality education and amazing experiences here at Michigan Tech. Because Michigan Tech, even with its faults, is amazing.

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Penalty minutes earned by the Lake Superior State Lakers during Saturday’s game.

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Lake Superior State players ejected from Saturday’s hockey game due to misconduct.

Non-penalty goals scored by the Lake Superior State Lakers during the Winter Carnival hockey series.

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Times the Huskies have brought home the MacInnes Cup after winning the Winter Carnival series.

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Points scored Thursday by freshman Kyle Monroe in yet another career-high scoring game.

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Games lost at home by the Husky women’s basketball team this season.

Tausaf Torzo Lode Writer

On Feb. 5 Michigan Tech came face to face with Lake Superior State for the Winter Carnival series at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, where the Huskies shut out the Lakers 3-0 in front of 3,648 people.

After a scoreless first period, Max Vallis scored two consecutive goals for Michigan Tech through 40 minutes to the second period.

The scoring play started when Sturos chipped a puck past the Lake State defense and into the zone. Vallis skated around a Lakers defender, won a battle for the puck and threaded a wrister from a tight angle. Matt Roy scored the final goal taking the Huskies to a three goal lead at 6:39 into the third period.

Max Vallis scored 2 goals followed by Matt Roy who scored the

closing goal for Michigan Tech.

Jamie Phillips, who is having a wonderful season so far, saved 31 goals, which played a vital role in the victory of this game. This victory made 49 career victories for Jamie Phillips and he now takes his position at second place in the Michigan Tech record books of all time and marks his legacy.

After the match head coach Mel Pearson said, “It was a tough game tonight but a lot of that is due to Lake State.

They did a good job of neutralizing our speed, but having said that, we did a good job of grinding it out and finding a way to get goals. Jamie Phillips was excellent in goal and Max Vallis was great.”

On Feb. 6, the Huskies met Lake Superior State for their last match of the winter carnival series. The Huskies ruled in a 3-1 victory over the Lakers. This win gives the Huskies their 45th Winter Carnival series Championship in 67 series.

Head coach Mel Pearson said, “I’m

really proud of our players who have led the Huskies to a 7-2-1 on Winter Carnival weekend since coming back to Tech in 2011-12. We got the points we needed.

Max Vallis had a terrific weekend and deserved the MVP award. It seems like every week we have someone else stepping up for us and it’s very important for us to win a trophy like the MacInnes Cup.”

“Max Vallis had a terrific weekend and deserved the MVP award. It seems like every week we have someone else stepping up for us.”

- Mel Pearson

The game was very competitive in the first period until CJ Eick started the scoring with a wonderful shorthanded goal late in the first period.

The Huskies turned up in full flow when Max Vallis and Jake Lucchini connected for a pair of goals in the first six minutes of the second frame. A good shift led to Vallis’ third goal of the weekend at 1:53 on a spin-around shot from the left circle.

The third period was not good for the Huskies with no goals scored.

Lake State scored their only goal in the third period on a penalty shot, but was still too far away from the victory.

Jamie Phillips made 22 saves, and three goals from Eick and Lucchini led the Huskies towards the victory. Max Vallis was named the Winter Carnival MVP after scoring three goals in the Winter Carnival Series.

The Huskies will set their way off for Bemidji State to play with Bemidji State on Feb 19-20.

Husky forward Jake Jackson during Friday’s game against Lake Superior State Photo by Tausaf Torzo

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Men’s basketball with a double dose of close Utkarsh Mishra Lode Writer

The Michigan Tech’s Men’s Basketball team played two home matches last week, against Ferris State University on Feb. 4 and against Grand Valley State University on Feb 6. The Huskies were defeated by Ferris State but came back against Grand Valley State with a close win.

The match against Ferris State was a really close contest in which the final scores were decided by overtime in which Bulldogs took a small lead of two points and ended the match at 80-78.

Ferris State led by as many as ten points in the opening half and owned a 40-33 lead at halftime before MTU battled back in the second half.

The two teams went back and forth down the stretch before FSU narrowly missed a potential game-winning shot in the closing second of regulation.

The Bulldogs bolted out to the early lead in overtime and led by as many as

five points in the extra session. Again, though, MTU fought back and cut the margin down a single point.

FSU registered a late stop and hit one of two free throws with 2.9 seconds to play to make it a two-point contest before another potential game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer fell short, this time shot by the Huskies.

Overall, FSU finished with 13 assists, six steals and three blocks in comparison to Michigan Tech’s 14 assists, 13 steals and four swats.

The Huskies dropped to 8-12 overall and 7-9 in the GLIAC with the loss in a game that featured nine lead changes and was tied seven times. The match ended as (40-33, 32-39) and (8-6) in overtime on the scoreboard.

Another close encounter was witnessed by Huskies fans when Tech defeated Grand Valley State University by 90-86. The Huskies jumped out to an early 7-0 lead when Grand Valley missed their first four shots.

Grand Valley’s first points would come three minutes into the first half followed

Husky guard Miles Sigh with the ball during Thursday’s game against Ferris State

by a triple to pull within two, 7-5, before Tech would rattle off eight straight points to go up 15-5.

A triple by GVSU cut the Husky lead to 12 with just under eight minutes left in the half, 30-18, but that was as close as it would get for the Lakers in the first half, the lead stood at 17 points at the break, 45-28.

In the second half, the Huskies extended their lead into the twenties for a brief period. A triple with 16 left got the margin to 23 points, the highest lead of the game for Michigan Tech, but the Lakers started to chip away at the lead thanks to a much improved offensive effort in the second half.

At 15 minutes, the lead didn’t shrink much, to 21 points after a pair of Tech free throws, but with 10 minutes left, the margin stood at just 16. With 10 seconds left in the second half, the Huskies made their final field goal of the game on a jump shot by Tanner Uren to get the lead to 17 points.

Michigan Tech will play its next match against Hillsdale on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Photo by Utkarsh Mishra

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Sportsmanship and Carnival hockey Everyone knows hockey is a physical game, and some bumps and bruises are to be expected. When a game gets competitive, people get passionate and tempers can flare. Players get hit, and players get mad. That’s normal.

Saturday night’s game was not normal. When your team receives 65 minutes of penalties in a 60 minute game, there’s a problem. When you have three players ejected for contact to the head, checking from behind and abuse of officials, there’s a problem. If your team is the Lake Superior State Lakers, you had a problem Saturday night.

Head coach Damon Whitten didn’t just lose the game, he lost control of his team.

Tech racked up 26 penalty minutes themselves, inclduing a 10 minute misconduct penalty, but all of the other eight penalties were minor. The amount of restraint shown is impressive in the face of the provocation presented.

While three Laker players were ejected from the game with major penalties, two Husky players left the rink with injuries, including weekend MVP Max Vallis.

Vallis is OK despite losing several teeth, according to reports from the team. Eight minutes into the the third period, Laker J. T. Henke came across the ice and checked Vallis from behind into the boards. Vallis got up right away, and was out for the remainder of the game. Vallis scored two goals in Friday’s game and a third in the beginning of the second period on Saturday.

There has been discussion of a WHCA suspension for Henke, but preliminary reports indicate the Huskies will not be pursuing that route.

Tensions were definitely high between Whitten and Husky head coach Mel Pearson, who refused to shake hands after the game. The two have history, coaching at Tech together from 2010-12.

It’s disappointing to see such a failure of sportsmanship at this level of play. While the Huskies walk away victorious with the McInnes Cup, let’s make sure we walk away with a better appreciation of the conduct expected in a college hockey game.

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Ice climbing in the Keweenaw Davy McLeod Lode Writer Long beams of light shot up into the darkness, and all was quiet save for the rhythmic ‘chunk’ sound of steel piercing snow and ice.

The sound was coming from somewhere up above. One could follow the rope with their eyes a ways until it disappeared in the dark void overhead as well.

Vincent McLain was standing at the bottom, with the rope attached to his climbing harness. He was belaying Alex Gill. The two Tech students were just two climbers among a dedicated crowd in the Keweenaw.

When it’s warm, they usually head for Cliff Drive to climb along the rocky bluffs. Once it cools off though, they watch for waterfalls that have slowed to a stop, and climb up those instead.

One of the main ice climbing destinations around Michigan Tech is Hungarian Falls, located a short drive north just past Dollar Bay. Not only are there two ice formations from the waterfall—main falls and side falls—there is also a natural column of ice that forms beneath the snowmobile bridge on the way up to the waterfall.

It was the side falls that Gill and McLain were going after on this outing though, which meant a bit of a hike back into the forest along the valley the falls flow into. Snowshoe tracks had packed down the thick snow on the first leg of the trek, taking the two climbers to the main falls. Sightseers must mostly

A spindrift spills down onto Alex Gill

Alex Gill begins climbing Hungarian Falls

turn back at this point however, because across the partially frozen river the snow was still untouched.

Gill crossed cautiously, tapping the surface of the ice with the butt of his ice tool. On the other side, he turned back to guide McLain to safety too. Then they pushed through the snow to the top of the side falls, peering over the edge to see how much was frozen. The

Photo by Davy McLeod

unnerving noise of rushing water resonated under the thin ice they stood on, but farther down it looked solid.

They anchored to two trees on the side of the drop-off and then strapped crampons onto the bottom of their boots. Crampons are accessories to mountaineering boots that extend claw-like spikes off the toe and metal teeth straight down for clinging to ice. Gill was going to rappel down while McLain lowered him from the top.

Halfway down or so Gill’s voice echoed up.

“It’s good ice,” he called out.

“Not too brittle?” McLain asked—when the temperature drops into single digits, the ice shrinks and becomes brittle, making it chip more and hold less weight. In warmer weather the ice gets sticky. This makes the ice tool harder to retrieve; a good thing for support, but detrimental for energy since pulling the tool out is tougher.

“Nope,” Gill answered.

McLain replied: “Not too sticky?”

“Nope. Just good ice.” This was relieving news, since the side falls hadn’t fully frozen yet this season.

Once Gill got settled at the base, the pair reversed roles, and McLain repelled down to the other. They staked out a spot some distance away from the falls to stay out from under falling ice. Off to their left, an unfrozen section of the river served as a constant reminder of the current coming through the valley inches below their feet.

Gill tied in, and McLain threaded the rope through his belaying device.

“On belay?” Gill double checked.

“Belay is on,” McLain confirmed.

“Climbing,” Gill said grabbing his ice tools.

“Climb on,” McLain encouraged him.

Photo by Davy McLeod

McLain started running the rope through the belaying device to get rid of any dangerous slack that gathered from Gill’s advance. Once Gill got to the steep icy wall, he drove his tools into it and kicked his crampons deep.

After reaching one of the first ledges, the rope brushed off some snow, and a little spindrift rained down and past Gill. He leaned in and turned his head to brace for it, then laughed and continued on. Every dozen feet, a piece of ice came loose and tumbled down towards McLain.

“Ice!” Gill announces every time. McLain watches for the rolling ice chunk. Gill soon reached the top, and lowered back to the ground.

McLain made the next ascent. After the same ritual of double checking gear, he made his way up to the ice. He surely swung one tool at a time, then created a triangle between his toes and tool. In this way, he saves precious energy in his arms. A cycle of swing, step-step, then another swing kept him steadily moving upwards.

The sun went down, and snowflakes fell from nowhere. The rope—caked with ice at this point—hardened and became a chore to yank through the belaying device. Their steaming breath rose up through the headlamp lights.

They had their fill, and eventually climbed out and around to stuff their packs with the rope and harnesses.

“I love being out here,” McLain professed happily right before leaving the top of the falls. “It’s good to get some wilderness therapy.”

And with that, the two trekked along the path they came in on; a pair of lights bobbing like boats in an ocean of blackness.

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Winter games fun for all Michael Rader Lode Writer

Walking through campus over winter carnival, students saw snow sculptures, broomball and, for the lucky few, all-nighter chili bowls. A stroll downtown showed beautiful ice sculptures in on Sharon Ave, and across the water Mont Ripley, lit with fireworks. But on Friday morning, far away from the Portage, uphill and across a windswept plateau, scores of spectators flocked to the softball fields to watch a few brave MTU men and women compete in the annual winter games.

Teams of four to eight participants faced off in the tug of war. To the victors went the glory, but the losers got a face and a coat full of snow! The winners were Raptor/Shangri-La in the Class A competition, the Four Wheelers in Class B, and St. Al’s

in Class C. Henry Brewer, a Class B competitor for Delta Upsilon Fraternity, said the competition was “mostly for pride,” though he added that his team’s “insatiable bloodlust” would lead them to victory.

Unfortunately for the Delta Upsilon brothers, their bloodlust only won them third place after a defeat to Four Wheelers and a victory against Alpha Sigma Tau. Of note in the Class A category was annual powerhouse Phi Kappa Tau, whose second place ranking helped push them to their title of Winter Carnival Champions. Air Force ROTC took third.

For those who did not relish the thought of stuffing their classmates’ faces full of snow, the human dogsled races provided a challenge in teamwork and coordination. Teams of six humans and one musher – there were no actual dogs in the races – pulled four riders over a 50m course. They

then had to stop and switch places with the riders, who pulled the sled for another 50m to the finish line.

In an unsurprising twist, Raptor/Shangri-La, Four Wheelers, and St. Al’s won

Henry Brewer added that his team’s “insatiable bloodlust” would lead them to victory. this event as well for Classes A, B, and C, respectively. Though Raptor/Shangri-La and St. Al’s had to overcome tough compe-

tition, Four Wheelers had an easy time of the race; they were the only team in their category to make an appearance. In the Class A events, Air Force ROTC took second place, with Phi Kappa Tau coming in a close third.

Last, but certainly not least, were the Snow Volleyball games, which took place the previous weekend. Mobility and vertical leaps were severely hampered in the puffy snow, though digging, going to ground to make a hit, was significantly less painful in the snow than on wooden floors.

In the Class A competitions, Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity made a stir, taking first place and edging out the second and third place finishers, the Army and Air Force ROTC teams. In Class B, Triangle Fraternity once again narrowly beat Delta Upsilon for the win.

Cru took first place in Class C, their second first place title this Winter Carnival.

Delta Upsilon and Four Wheelers face off in the tug-o-war

Sporting events schedule: Jan 28 - Feb 1 Thursday, Feb. 11

Friday, Feb. 12

Photo by Michael Rader

Saturday, Feb. 13

Men’s Basketball

@ Hillsdale 8:00 p.m.

@ Saginaw Valley State 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

@ Hillsdale 6:00 p.m.

@ Saginaw Valley State 1:00 p.m.

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Women’s basketball strong at home Utkarsh Mishra Lode Writer

Michigan Tech’s Women’s Basketball team played two home matches last week, against Ferris State University on Feb. 4 and against Grand Valley State University on Feb. 6. The Huskies continued their good form by defeating both the teams and registered their ninth consecutive home game victory without facing any loss.

The match against Ferris State proved to be too much for the guest team as the Huskies defeated them with a big difference in score of 74-53.

The Huskies jumped out to a 21-12 first quarter lead and posted a big third quarter en route to the win. FSU outscored MTU 16-11 in the final frame, but it was not enough in the setback.

Four Michigan Tech players reach double figure scoring. Lindsay Winter paced MTU with a game-high 22 points while Kylie Moxley chipped in 18 points, Elisa Jurmu tallied 12 points and Morgan Anderson scored 10 points.

The Bulldogs were limited to 38.5 percent shooting overall and hit two-of-four [50 percent] threes along with 11-of-16 [69 percent] free throws.

MTU shot 42 percent from the floor and was 7-of-18 [39 percent] from threepoint range to go with 15-of-18 [83.3 percent] at the stripe.

Michigan Tech finished with 14 assists, 12 steals and 11 blocks compared to FSU’s 14 assists, four steals and two blocks. The Huskies trailed in the game which ended as (21-12, 13-13, 26-12 and 11-16) on the scoreboard.

Grand Valley State gave tough competition to the in form Huskies, but fell

Husky guard Morgan Anderson making a shot during Saturday’s game against Grand Valley State

short by two points at the end of match and faced a defeat of 57-55. The Lakers scored the first two buckets of the game to take an early 5-0 lead, then pushed it to 11-6 off of a layup with five minutes left in the first quarter. The Huskies ended the first quarter with a slight edge, 15-14.

The second quarter, however, saw the Lakers miss twelve shots and be outscored by the Huskies, 15-10. Grand Valley actually scored the first five points of the quarter but were able to pull only two more shots over the final eight minutes of the first half to give up the lead at the break to the Huskies, 29-25.

To begin the third quarter, both teams sank their first basket coming out of the break. The Lakers got a triple to cut the lead to 29-28, before it was answered by a Tech layup on the other end. The teams then traded baskets for a bit, as

the Huskies twice extended their lead to six points, first at the 7:20 minute mark, and then again less than a minute later at 6:39.

By the time a pair of Kylie Moxley free throws got the Huskies back on top by four (51-47) to end the third quarter, the teams had both managed 22 points in the third quarter, and the game was still within reach entering the final frame.

The fourth quarter was drastically different than the quarter preceding it, as the two teams combined to score just 14 points. A Kerry Gardner layup gave the Huskies a 55-49 lead with just under three minutes left in the quarter.

After a Michigan Tech timeout, Danielle Blake made a layup with just one second left in the game, giving the Huskies the victory in the low scoring affair.

Michigan Tech will play its next match against Hillsdale on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Photo by Utkarsh Mishra

Upcoming

Events February 11 - February 17 Stuff-a-Husky

Thursday, Feb. 11 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. MUB Commons

MUB Board will provide the animals and the stuffing. You just need to bring a smile and provide a loving home for your new stuffed animal.

February First Friday at the Hamar House

Friday, Feb. 12 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Hamar House Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Faculty, staff, graduate students and retirees are invited to join the Center for Diversity and Inclusion for the February First Friday University Social on February 12, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Hamar House. Complementary beverages will be served along with some great appetizers.

J Mase III Poetry Performance

Friday, Feb. 12 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. MUB Ballroom

J Mase III is a black/trans/queer poet based in NYC. A blogger for the Huffington Post he is author of “If I Should Die Under the Knife, Tell My Kidney I was the Fiercest Poet Around” as well as “And Then I Got Fired: One Transqueer’s Reflections on Grief, Unemployment and Inapproporiate Jokes About Death.”

Come Dance with NOSOTROS

Saturday, Feb. 13 8:00 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. MUB

Enjoy dancing with your friends at the MUB Ballroom. It is absolutely FREE and FUN! So, bring all your friends along. All are welcome!

GSG Cross Country Ski Day

Sunday, Feb. 14 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Michigan Tech Trails

Looking for a fun winter sport? Make sure to try out cross country skiing with the Nordic Ski Club at the Michigan Tech Trails! This event will go from 1-5 p.m. and rides will leave from the MUB. Snowshoes will be available as well!

Spring 2016 Career Fair

Tuesday, Feb. 16 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Student Development Complex (SDC), Varisty Gym

Dress professionally and bring your resume, personal introduction, handshake, and smile to meet with representatives from hundreds of companies about internships, co-ops, and full-time positions.

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