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Winter WonderHack in the Library

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WonderHack Conclusion

Winter WonderHack participants gather in the J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library Saturday, Feb. 13.

Jacob Striebel News Writer This past weekend, Feb. 12 - 14, Michigan Tech’s Association for Computing Machinery hosted their fourth hackathon in five years, Winter WonderHack. The event opened on Friday evening at 11 p.m. in Wadsworth Dining Hall and drew to a close in Fisher 135 shortly before noon on Sunday.

Unfortunately, Winter WonderHack faced challenges both in the form of budget limitations and inclement weather. Nevertheless, the event’s atmosphere was enthusiastic, and a number of the projects produced were judged to be both technically impressive and ingenuitive.

Going forward from previous MTU hackathons, one of Winter WonderHack’s central goals was to expand its appeal beyond only computer science. Nat Shapiro, one of the event’s organizers, stated, “A hackathon is a make-athon…. Winter WonderHack isn’t just programming…. [it’s] open to people from different places, different majors, and that makes it more interesting.” While a majority of Winter WonderHack’s participants were CS

students, other majors represented at the event included electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering and bioinformatics.

“A hackathon is a makeathon... [it’s] open to people from different places, different majors, and that makes it more interesting.”

- Nat Shapiro

Although Winter WonderHack succeeded in beginning to grow its participant base beyond computer science, the event was challenged in meeting its goals relating to number of

participants. As Winter WonderHack began, it became clear that impediments to travel had affected turnout. This was because budget limitations restricted the number of buses that could be sent out to transport students to MTU from other universities. In addition, Friday’s subzero temperatures and swirling snow didn’t help matters. In fact, the event’s Major League Hacking liaison and representatives from Meridian Health – an event sponsor – were delayed at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and didn’t arrive in Houghton until early Saturday morning. Still other event sponsors and students elected to – or simply couldn’t – make the trip at all.

Students from at least 70 schools across the Midwest had registered for Winter WonderHack prior to the event, but only a fraction of these were in attendance.

However, Winter WonderHack still had 270 participants, which is a more than a 100 percent increase over the average attendance found at previous TechHacks events.

Those hackers that did make the trip – both from across campus and out of state alike – arrived at a lively event. Some of Winter WonderHack’s most memorable moments came in the form of a Dance

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Dance Revolution competition and open karaoke mic during Saturday’s predawn hours. In addition to these, the event featured other fun and games as well as a number of technology talks by guest speakers, and it goes without saying, there were hours stacked on end set aside for project development.

Before the event’s closing ceremonies, the thirty-five teams that submitted entries to be judged displayed their creations on the floor of the Opie Library in a project exposition. The projects presented included a computer screen color adjustment application, which tweaks colors to allow the colorblind easier access; a wireless data transfer software and hardware system that uses visible light as the encoding medium; and a blackjack simulator where the amount bet by the player is the number of randomly selected files deleted from the computer if one loses.

A number of prizes were awarded both throughout the event and at its close. Among these prizes were multiple 3D printers and drones. The event’s organizers and participants alike predominantly found Winter WonderHack – all considered – to be a success.

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Anti-Sodomy Bill Passes Michigan Senate

desired for some time (the bill passed the strongly Republican senate with a vote of 37-1) and if the House decides that the bill needs to be edited, it could mean that the bill never becomes a law at all.

Alternatively the bill may be sent back to the Senate for editing, before being sent back to the house for re-approval,

“A person who commits the abominable and detestable crime against nature... is guilty of a felony...”

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Jon Jaehnig News Writer Last week the Michigan State Senate passed an animal rights bill, Senate Bill 219. The bill was included in a package that, if passed, would be known as “Logan’s Law,” named for a Siberian Husky intentionally burned with acid by its owners. The predominantly agreeable bill contained one controversial passage.

The bill intended to prevent physical and sexual abuse of animals includes phrasing that would make anal and oral sex between consenting human adults a felony. Many consider this to be unconstitutional. Furthermore, many believe the bill to be “anti-gay legislation” following the legalization of gay marriage last June.

Section 158, the last section of the Bill, states “A person who commits the

abominable and detestable crime against nature, either with mankind or with any animal, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than fifteen years,” and cites further implications for “Sexually Delinquent Persons” with previous charges. The fact that the bill has these further implications for “Sexual Delinquents” is the only context, and the closest thing to direct wording in the bill that shines any light at all on what an “abominable and detestable crime against nature” actually is.

While the wording of the bill could easily be changed to remove the controversial “Anti-Sodomy” terminology, lawmakers are convinced that the bill may go unchanged when it reaches the house due to the legal complications that would arise from making changes to such a popular bill.

The animal rights bill to which the antisodomy law was attached has been greatly

drastically delaying its passing.

This issue has attracted a great deal of attention, though many may not be aware that Michigan already has an anti-sodomy law. The law only applies to homosexuals, and so was deemed unconstitutional by the federal government, though it was never removed from the state books.

An anti-sodomy law that only applies to homosexuals is clearly discrimination, though the anti-sodomy line in the animal rights bill passed last week is not limited to homosexuals. Does this mean that it is no longer discriminatory, and will therefore be allowable by the constitution? Is there a non-religious reason to outlaw sodomy, or will the line remain unconstitutional on the grounds that it is probably religiously motivated?

If the bill is passed with the antisodomy line intact, how will it be enforced? Even if the ban would be constitutional, is this the time to pass it considering the low public opinion regarding Michigan Government in the wake of the Flint water crisis? These are questions for lawmakers to consider as the bill continues to move towards becoming a law. Although it doesn’t mean the debate is over, the Michigan House of Representatives (also primarily Republican) has promised LGBTQA group Michigan Equality that the bill will not be passed with the current antisodomy language.

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Longtime Justice Passes Away In an unexpected turn of events, longtime Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away at a private residence in Texas at the age of 79. He was appointed to the position in 1986 under then-president Ronald Reagan. Scalia was was known for his fiery conservative opinions and “originalist” jurisprudence: interpreting the constitution from what he perceived the original intent to be. Despite his often-inflammatory language, he was well-liked as a person, and famously had a long-lasting friendship with liberal justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg. Scalia’s passing leaves the Supreme Court with a 4-4 liberal-conservative split, and with Senate Republicans abdicating their constitutional responsibilities by threatening to block any Obama appointee, it means that any split ruling will affirm the ruling of a lower court. Upcoming rulings on unions would likely favor the liberals, while rulings on abortion and immigration would favor the conservatives.

World Powers Agree to Cease Hostilities in Syria Major world powers agreed on Friday to pause the combat in war-torn Syria to allow humanitarian aid to reach several towns under siege - one of the few diplomatic breakthroughs throughout the entire situation. Russia has yet to stop its airstrikes in support of President Bashar al-Assad, though they have agreed to do so at an unspecified time this week. Once the strikes stop, convoys will caravan into the towns and distribute much-needed food and medical supplies. However, two Doctors Without Borders hospitals were hit by suspected Russian airstrikes on Sunday, clouding whether or not the cessation of hostilities will occur.

North Korea Introduces Car Rationing In the past few years, several cities such as New Delhi, Beijing and Paris have all experimented with “car rationing”: a system where odd and even license plate numbers can only be driven on alternate days. In a surprising move, the North Korean capital of Pyongyang is now enacting such a law.

Traffic is hardly a problem in the city; there aren’t even any privately owned vehicles, and the country still uses police to direct traffic for the most part. The government is citing reducing congestion and carbon emissions as reasons, but many believe it’s actually because of a gasoline shortage in the country. It is possible that the North Korean government is anticipating China decreasing oil exports to the country because of its recent unsanctioned nuclear test.

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Docket: Montgomery

People line up outside of the Supreme Court as the justices began to discuss sentences for young persons Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.

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Evan Mayer News Writer

For many American teenagers, the future holds all sorts of possibilities. When a jury delivered a sentence to 17 year-old Henry Montgomery in 1963 though, the only thing he could look forward to was a stay in a federal penitentiary. However, the Supreme Court Case Montgomery vs.

Louisiana’s decision may give the now- 69 year-old a chance to experience freedom once again.

Montgomery, an African American, grew up in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana during the midst of the Civil Rights Era. This led to a very intense trial following his arrest for the murder of a white police officer. His trial was hampered with Ku Klux Klan threats to such a degree that the original conviction of the death penalty got tossed. The retrial’s outcome remained unfavorable for Montgomery as he received a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.

While Montgomery has been in prison, there have been three Supreme Court cases that have occurred that dealt with adolescent incarceration. The first case, Roper vs. Simmons, was in 2005. The Court decided in this case to ban the death penalty for crimes committed by children. Five years later, the case Graham vs. Florida was heard and the ruling from that case banned the imposition of life without parole for crimes committed by juveniles. Murder was an exception to this

rule, though.

The final case, Miller vs. Alabama, was in 2012. In this case, the court ruled that mandatory sentencing schemes requiring that “all children convicted of homicide receive lifetime incarcerations without the possibility of parole” violates the Eighth Amendment right to not being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. As a result, the precedent Miller set will affect individuals who are in the process of being sentenced or will be sentenced in the future.

“There are tons of differences between a child and adult physcially, mentally, emotionally...”

- Jocelyn Gaboury

Following the ruling in Miller, Montgomery applied for a reconsideration of his sentence, but Louisiana’s Supreme Court decided that he was not entitled to a new sentencing. He took his case to court on the issue that Miller should not just apply to future lawbreakers, but also retroactively to previous adolescent offenders.

As of Jan. 25, the highest Court in the land decided that Miller should apply

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Wearables Aaron Kostrzewa News Writer

Since 2013, when both the Samsung Smartwatch and Fitbit were released, dozens of other companies have jumped into developing wearable tech, as it’s called.

The tech giants saw a need to continue our interactions with our smartphones to a new dimension, allowing us to communicate through our smartwatches, monitor our health and receive notifications from our phones. While some may question the need to for us to spend more time on technology, itworld.com reports that, “They’re great for quick alerts, emails, and social media updates.” Too often we find ourselves reaching for our phones to check why our phone buzzed and then spend an extra ten minutes checking every app on our phones.

Perhaps the biggest draw of smartwatches is the ability to keep close tabs on your health.

With gyroscopic technology as advanced as it is, the wearables are able to track not just how much you move, but what specific movements you make. For example, the Apple Watch shows how much you’ve stood, moved and exercised all while giving you alerts through the day of how much progress you’ve made.

It’s not just the typical tech companies that are getting into the wearables industry.

Quality timepiece makers such as Tag Heuer now offer a smartwatch among their line of elite watches. Additionally, the French designer brand Hermes partnered with Apple to create a band specifically for the Apple watch, which, by the way, will be more expensive than the watch itself.

With all the different options available for smartwatches, it can be overwhelming to find one that will be best for you. Seeing what is most popular among buyers is always a good way to scan a saturated market. The Fitbit Blaze, Apple Watch Sport and the Samsung Gear Fit Smart Watch are among the best sellers on Amazon.com Whether you’re looking for an entry level smartwatch or a designer smartwatch, the market offers those and everything in between. Basic models worth considering begin at $150 while the popular Samsung and Apple models run in the $300s.

retroactively so Montgomery’s sentence will be up for review with the possibility of future parole on the table. Besides Montgomery, over 2,000 people sentenced as juveniles will be eligible to apply for parole. The majority of these individuals were found guilty of first-degree homicide.

Jocelyn Gaboury, a fourth year psychology major, understands the court’s ruling in all these cases due to the differences in mental functioning between an adolescent and an adult. “There are tons of differences between a child and adult physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, etc. A huge social difference is that children don’t have the mental capacity to be aware of other feelings, thoughts, opinions or views. They’re often egocentric and, in a light sense, believe that the world revolves around them,” Gaboury said.

“They also have low problem solving skills and often act on impulses and urges. This plays a large role in this specific ruling. If Sigmund Freud were here, he would say that children have not yet developed their superego, which acts as a person’s guilt or restraint whereas the id is the impulses and urges.”

However, another commonly held view is expressed by Jack Turner, a second year mechanical engineering student.

“Regardless of age, murder is still a serious offense. These people who could now be potentially released are not little boys who screwed up and stole a stereo system, they are individuals who have taken another’s life and a jury has previously determined Photo Credit: flixr.com they had intention to do so,” Turner said.

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Tensions high in Korea

A South Korean army soldier walks on Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016.

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Evan Mayer News Writer Just a month after conducting the nuclear tests on Jan. 6, North Korea on launched the satellite called Kwangmyosong-4. This combination of nuclear and ballistic missile technology has provided North Korea a powerful strategic military capability against its southern counterpart. The military action, which has been rendered

by North Korea as a peaceful purpose, has been internationally condemned because it is believed to be violating United National Security Council resolutions for using ballistic missile technology.

This news has stirred the international community and has been condemned by the

Western World. South Korea and the U.S. are in process to begin talks on deploying a missile defense system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), along with stationing U.S. military troops in South Korea following North Korea’s launch of the ballistic missile system.

China expressed their concerns over the U.S. bolstering South Korean defense stating that its sophisticated THAAD missile defense system could also be used to target China. Russia has backed up China’s concern stating that it could possibly trigger an arms race in Northeast Asia and might upset peace in the region. Wang You, a Chinese student at Michigan Tech from the northeast part of China bordering North Korea, said, “I am vexed with our neighbors.

Ever since the historic Korean War, China maintained its close ties and help DMRK

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reform itself. But instead of following the path of development, they have repeatedly disrupted the peace in the region. I can also recall the North Korea abducting a Chinese government official and demanding a ransom for his return. I am specifically concerned with the development of ballistic missile system as it might disrupt the peace in the region and would impact the economy of China.”

South Korea has further retaliated against this compromising action by suspending operations at a jointly run industrial park, Kaesong Industrial Complex. This action has been deemed as ‘a declaration of war’

by North Korea and lead to the expulsion of South Korean workers working at the KIC. The South has reacted to the situation by cutting off the electricity and water supplied to the region. The United States, Japan

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The Ministry of Unification at South Korea further accused North Korea of using the currency earned at the KIC for developing nuclear weapons. Historically, KIC has been operated as a collaborative economic development of North Korea with the help of South Korea. The park allows South Korean companies to employ cheap labor from North Korea and in return North Korea gets a fair share of foreign currency.

This zone has been used by more than 123 South Korean companies employing approximately 53,000 North Korea workers and 800 ROK South Korea staff. The staff’s salaries are directly paid to the North Korean Government who later distributes it among the DPRK staff workers.

The officials at Ministry of Unification at South Korea further elaborated, “Approximate $540 million was wages, among the $560 million in total expense, as of the end of last year. The procedure after giving a dollar to the ‘general office’ is not known to us.” According to a report published by a South Korean news agency ‘Chosun Ilbo,’ North Korean workers were only receiving as low as 10-20 percent of their wages. The news agency further speculated that these funds were controlled

by Room 39, a secretive North Korean party organization that seeks ways to maintain foreign currency slush funds for the country’s leaders and are infamous for their illicit activities like counterfeiting, money laundering, drugs smuggling and black market weapon sales. Despite volatile relations between the two countries, Kaesong had been shut down only once since its opening in 2002, for five months in 2013 when Pyongyang conducted its third nuclear test despite repeated warnings by South Korea.

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Supreme Court Stay Underwater data on Coal Regulation Shveta Dhamankar News Writer

Xcel Energy’s Sherco Power Plant in Becker, Minn.

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Samantha Stein News Writer

Recently, the Supreme Court has placed a stay on the regulations that Obama’s administration tried to place on coal emissions. A remarkable 29 states with conservative and Republican leanings, corporations and industry groups challenged this regulation. Patrick Morrisey, general attorney of West Virginia stated that they are “thrilled that the Supreme Court realized the rule’s immediate impact and froze its implementation, protecting workers and saving countless dollars as our fight against its legality continues.” Morrisey was also the leader of the 29 state legal challenge.

The Environmental Protection Agency

This regulation specifically aims to shut down and regulate the coal industry.

proposed the plan last summer in efforts to cut pollution by 30 percent by the year 2030. Legal action was expected since it would cause approximately 600 coalbased power plants to shut down. The EPA believed the plan was flexible enough that it allowed for different states to meet policy requirements while being costeffective and suitable for the economy.

This regulation specifically aims to shut down and regulate the coal industries because coal emissions are the largest contributor of greenhouse gases.

The Supreme Court granted the application of the stay for three broad reasons, citing specifics and cases to support their reasoning. There was a probability that the majority would vote that the plan was unlawful. The EPA’s assertion failed to meet Utility Air Regulatory Group’s clear statement rule.

Five of the nine Supreme Court justices also believed that the Power Plan also unlawfully coerced the states into meeting specific requirements. Had a stay not been implemented, the states would have suffered irreparable and substantial harm.

Equities and harm favored an issue of a stay. Although the regulation would help jumpstart the reduction in greenhouse gases and pollution, it would also shut down nearly 600 coal plants causing people to lose jobs and for the gross domestic product to be cut down by $50 billion a year.

This regulation would start the United States on the right path to meet the standards that the United Nations has set.

Critics, however, believe that there are ulterior motives for the push to regulate coal emissions. Some have gone on to say the “timing of the rule signals that Mr. Obama may be more interested in achieving a legacy-making global deal on climate change.” Others criticize the cuts to jobs that would be made if coal plants were shut down. The Chamber of Commerce warned that the rule would cause a $50 billion decrease in GDP annually.

The planet’s temperature has warmed above pre-industrial levels by approximately 1°C. Though this sounds low, it is actually significant enough that it is melting ice at the poles and creating the environmental problems we are seeing today. The temperature is only expected to continue to rise up to 8 percent from the temperatures we currently have by 2020 if coal emissions remain unregulated, although, scientists are attempting to limit warming to 2°C.

Microsoft is doing what Jules Verne thought of in the late 1800s. Microsoft is going 20,000 leagues under the sea, literally. Except in this case, there is no Nautilus here but a project code-named Natick that might involve two possibilities.

One of them is strands of steel tubes linked by fiber optics right atop the seabed and another, jelly bean shaped containers fitted with turbines that generate electricity by capturing ocean current.

The jelly bean containers, however, do not go see the depths of the ocean. They are simply suspended beneath the surface, like anchored jellyfish.

This radical idea was the brainchild of a bunch of engineers who were a part of New Experiences and Technologies. These engineers were told by the Microsoft project managers to solve the problem of power shortage and also speed up the process of power generation for cloud computing systems. Microsoft handles more than a hundred data centers the world over. Up until 2016, it has spent more than $15 million on global data centers that offers more than 200 online services. The numbers here just do not seem to stop. With the Internet of Things and wearable gadgets already making an impact on the global technology market, Microsoft wanted to eliminate the technology industry’s most expensive problem: air conditioning.

Every time someone uses a smartphone, that someone is using the fastest and most powerful device yet. It is a million computers rolled into one tiny device that fits squarely into one’s hands. Multiply that by the billions of people who use a smartphone daily. The amount of heat that is generated by racks upon racks of servers that store and manage the digital world is so huge that companies such as Facebook and Google move their data centers to colder countries. The second problem of on-land data centers is latency. Colder countries and cheaper land prices simply means that the data centers are thousands of miles away from civilization. Moreover, a majority of the population, or at least majority of the cities, is situated near oceans. If data centers are that close to the digitally active population, centralized computing will be a lot faster.

Although it all seems commendable right now, the logistics are far from ideal.

Data centers on land are accessible 24/7.

These can be fixed at a moment’s notice. If something were to go wrong at the bottom of the ocean in the middle of the night, the damage control will be close to nothing.

Microsoft wants its data centers to work without human interference for years on

end. “We see this as an opportunity to field long-lived, resilient data centers that operate ‘lights out’ – nobody on site – with very high reliability for the entire life of the deployment, possibly as long as 10 years,” says Microsoft. Microsoft researchers, however, were initially worried if the hardware will hold up.

“We see this as an opportunity to field longlived, resilient data centers that operate with nobody on site...”

- Microsoft Consequently, the company recently completed a 105-day trial of a steel capsule which was placed 30 feet underwater in the Pacific Ocean off the Central California Coast. The capsule was fitted with a multitude of sensors that recorded the heat generated, pressure, humidity and other factors that provided a glimpse into every possible problem that the data center could encounter. On top of that, the heat generated by the first prototype heated the surroundings that were within only a few inches of its walls and heat exchangers.

This trial proved to be more successful than expected as the capsule held its shape and specifications. Ergo, the engineers decided to go a step further and ran commercial data processing projects from Microsoft’s Azure. This, too, worked. The steel capsule fitted a single data processing computing rack. Whether it works still with large-scale projects, only time and engineers will tell. Sandra Cvetanovic, an electrical engineering major at Tech, was rather optimistic about the Project Natica as she went on to say that the project was “pretty expensive but may be worth it in the end.”

Given the exponential growth in centralized and cloud computing, industry analysts are of the opinion that most of the data centers required to support the growing need are yet to be built. One data center requires a minimum of two years to build. With subsea data centers, Microsoft is planning ahead and making sure it has power and space for the years to come. It has already thought about its next step.

Later this year, it will run a new trial that will three times as big as its first prototype.

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Celebrating the New Year What’s Hot Chinese Night at the Rozsa

Box Office Blockbusters “Deadpool” launched even better than anticipated, with a $132 million opening weekend rocketing past any of its contemporaries. This looks like it will be another win for Fox Studios.

Far behind this success, but enjoying the “Parent Bump” phenomenon comes “Kung Fu Panda 3”, at a nearly $20 million weekend.

Another premiere, Warner Brother’s Studio’s “How to Be Single” also took a good bite of the pie, with a weekend gross of almost $18 million.

Grammy Coverage This year’s Grammy Awards were hotly contested, but in the end there were winners and losers, just like always.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” brought home the coveted Record of the Year prize. This will also score the Best Pop Group/Duo performance.

Taylor Swift continues to refuse to be empty handed, as her “1989” takes Best Album for the year. This will join the award given to “Bad Blood” for best Music Video.

The Chinese New Year was celebrated by many, old and young, at the Chinese Students and Scholars Association sponsored Chinese Night.

From the traditional food to the performances, it was as if a little piece of China came to Houghton, even if it was just for the night.

Photo courtesy of Chinese Students and Scholars Association

Sumit Bongir Lode Writer The Chinese New Year is here.

Hang Wang, a civil and environmental engineering master’s student, explained how it works, saying, “In China, we use 12 animals to represent 12 years in succession - mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. We believe that people born in an animal year have corresponding unique features. For example, people born in the monkey year, tend to be smart and shrewd. There is actually a story behind this, the Jade Emperor wanted to help people record the year in a way that they could easily remember it. So he made an announcement in the animal world - ‘If you want to help people represent each year, come see me, I will give you the power to bless the people born in your year, and you will be remembered by the people forever. I only offer 12 positions, so let the race begin.’”

The Chinese Students and Scholars

Association had organized a Chinese Night on Saturday to celebrate the advent of the monkey year. The festivity, first celebrated at Tech eight years ago, saw a huge turnout of more than 300 people.

An assortment of 10 Chinese dishes was served in the MUB Commons, which included rice, dumplings and several variants of chicken. The food received an exhilarating response from the audience, who were ready to line up in long queues to get their second or even third serving! Daniel Henderson, a second year mathematics and physics student, thanked the hosts for the special meal, saying, “It was a great experience, and the food was delicious. It’s not something that you can get every day at any Chinese restaurant in the area.” Accompanying him was Andrew Bruning, a third year mechanical engineering student, who thanked the organizers for the delicious food while enjoying his third serving.

The evening concluded with a variety of performances at the Rozsa, depicting the rich Chinese cultural heritage. Yan Yan, President of the CSSA and director

of the performances, had many people to thank for the success of this event, “I would like to thank all the actors, singers, dancers, the staff of the Rozsa, volunteers, the people who helped CSSA and the audiences. Our advisors, Dr. Min Song and Dr. Beatrice Smith, were immensely supportive of the event.” He had orchestrated the event with an aim of celebrating it as a party instead of the conventional show. This was achieved by incorporating the Chinese students, teachers and children, along with students from other countries, into the performances. The piano performance by eight year old Eddie Zhou was melodious and received thunderous applause from the audience. There was also a welcome of the new year by four girls dressed in traditional Chinese attire, each carrying a musical instrument. The performances also included a sketch of northeastern China, while the background music had a flavor of central China, and the song “Aiyutongdebianyuan” was sung in the language of southern China.

The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Seller list “When Breath Becomes Air” is the story of Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi. It tells the story of this medical professional becoming a patient, and the revelations that he had as this change came. The questions that he asked himself, and the future that had been denied are written here.

Adam Grant’s “Originals: How NonConformists View the World” is an absolute paradigm that inspires a whole new way to think about the world outside your window. You won’t regret picking up this captivating read.

“Between the World and Me” is Author Ta-Nahishi Coates’ new book, and it is a bold exploration of the Racial History in America by a fantastic writer on the subject. Research is shown and yet the story told still feels viscerally personal.

This is a moving and beautiful book.

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Make a Difference Scholarship Program Amy Joy Patterson Lode Writer

There are few things so noble as becoming a health professional. Health professionals dedicate their entire lives to the betterment and happiness of others, often working long hours and making profound sacrifices for the sake of their work.

Michigan Tech may not seem like the ideal school for individuals who seek to join the community of wellness, but in reality, a wealth of options exist.

While some majors offered at Michigan Tech quite obviously fall into the category of health-related disciplines, such as biomedical engineering, exercise science, and medical laboratory science, other health-related majors may be less obvious. Electrical engineering, physics and math, among many other majors, can all have medical applications as well.

Luckily, the hard work of health professionals generally pays off in terms

of salary and job satisfaction, but there are simply never enough people working toward a goal of better health.

Four individuals will be selected to receive an $8,000 annual award to make their dreams of becoming a health professional come true.

As medicine and technology advances, the scope of health continually grows larger, leaving a gap in the workforce. That is why the Portage Health Foundation has teamed up with Michigan Tech to create the Make a Difference Scholarship.

An informational meeting regarding the Make a Difference Scholarship was held the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 10,

during which a panel of five students in health-related majors such as biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and psychology answered questions regarding medical applications of their degrees, opportunities offered through Michigan Tech and current projects.

Attendance at this meeting was not required to be eligible for the Make a Difference Scholarship.

The Make a Difference Scholarship is available to all incoming freshmen and transfer students enrolling in one the 17 health-related majors designated by the Portage Health Foundation.

To apply, one needs only to submit a 300 word essay or a 1-3 minute video.

The content of these submissions should focus on the impact the individual has had on the health community and the goals the applicant has for their health career.

Four individuals will be selected to receive an $8,000 annual award to make their dreams of becoming a health professional come true. The design of this scholarship program is loosely based

upon the Leading Scholar program, which is also available to incoming freshmen.

The application deadline for the Make a Difference scholarship is Tuesday, March 1, so it is in the best interest of incoming freshmen and transfer students to apply as soon as possible. By March 3, finalists for the award will be selected, followed by a finalist dinner on March 17.

Recipients of the award will be notified of their status by the end of March.

This scholarship is only available to students in the four counties of Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon.

The goal of the Portage Health Foundation is to invest in the local community.

By fostering health education in the Upper Peninsula, the Portage Health Foundation can provide enhanced health care at a closer proximity.

Any questions about this scholarship can be directed to Assistant Director of Admissions, Angela Bouman, at aehoffma@mtu.edu, or Jodi Lehman, Assistant Director of Research Development, at jglehman@mtu.edu.

While it is most likely to be known and used by students at its University Center, located at the SDC, UP Health System encompasses many locations around the entire UP. Moreover, the organization is very invested in the local communities. This led to the development of the Make a Difference Scholarship.

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This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the beloved Pokémon franchise. In celebration of this momentus occasion, there are many events, big and small, which are hitting the public over the course of the year. From new games to In-Game Events, no holds are being barred in this celebration.

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Amanda McCuistion Lode Writer Most of us still remember Pokémon, and after the nostalgia-charged ad for Pokémon Go that aired during the Super Bowl, it’s even harder to forget about it.

The trailer that was shown, however, isn’t the only way that the Pokémon company has been advertising themselves lately.

As early as the beginning of this year we were promised “big news” about new goings-on in the latest generation of games, and in addition to this we’ve had plenty of other information revealed.

A prime example is another new game, Pokken Tournament, which is a spinoff game inspired by fighers such as Tekken and is scheduled for release in the middle of March.

Between this, Pokémon Go and all the other news that the Pokémon Company has been pumping out lately, it’s an honest statement that there has never been this huge a wave of new content from this franchise ever before.

So why, you ask, is everything suddenly happening all at once? The answer to that is as simple as a single date.

The Pokémon community, still alive and well after nearly two decades, has been buzzing with activity as we draw closer and closer to the 27th of February, a day that has been dubbed “Pokémon Day” by many.

This is the day that Pokémon will officially celebrate their twentieth anniversary, and it is being hyped up to the extreme. It’s been six generations: with over 100 games, nearly one movie for every year and a whopping 721 - maybe

722 - Pokémon in total. The franchise has come a long way, having grown and evolved into something that no one would have expected it to become over the years: yes, after two entire decades, Pokémon is still going strong.

The aforementioned 20th anniversary hype legitimately seems like it doesn’t stop.

Every month of the year, special in-game event distributions are being offered: this month, for example, owners of Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire can drop by their local Gamestop and pick up a free Mew. That’s not all, though.

Places like the Pokémon Center website are being stocked with tons of new, exclusive merchandise - and places like the Nintendo eStore are being stocked with blasts from the past, like copies of Pokémon Red and Blue that you can play on your Nintendo 3DS. It’s clear that the Pokémon Company is pulling out all of the stops in an effort to keep things exciting for fans everywhere as we eagerly await the big day at the end of this month.

Notably, a certain local Pokémon League at Michigan Tech is reported to have planned an absolutely massive lineup of events on the day of the 27th: they’re kicking off the festivities at noon with a tournament featuring the original 151, and then they’ll be following that up with events that celebrate all the rest of the generations thus far. For more information there, feel free to contact the organizers at pokemonleague-request-l@ mtu.edu.

There are only a few weeks left to go.

To all the Pokémon fans that we know are still out there: how will you be celebrating Pokémon Day?

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Classrooms have existed for centuries and the method used to impart knowledge to curious learners has stayed the same throughout. Students come to class and listen to the teacher talk for an hour. Just recently, a new method of teaching was introduced. This method is called the flipped classroom. The mechanism of this model is simple: the student watches a short video on the material, then after watching the video, the student then takes a short quiz to see if he or she truly understands the material. If there is anything unclear about the material, the student asks the teacher the next class day. So the question is: Is the flipped classroom method better than the traditional method of teaching?

There is more than one way to learn material. Sometimes this would depend on the material but more often it really depends on the student’s learning style. There are four learning styles. These four learning styles are visual, auditory, reading/ writing, and kinesthetic. The traditional way of teaching involves two or three of the four learning styles. Although visual, auditory and depending on whether the student is taking notes, writing is involved, this is a passive way of learning things.

There is not much kinesthetic learning going on and as an engineering school, kinesthetic learning is how most of us learn. Kinesthetic learning, in its most basic sense, is learning by doing.This is where the flipped classroom method comes in.

This method forces the student to apply the knowledge that was learned which in would let the student know whether the material was really understood.

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The flipped classroom method has all the advantages of the traditional method plus added benefits. Learning a new concept is not always easy. This is true especially in the STEM fields where constant practice is a requirement. Peter Medawar, a British biologist, once said “The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.” I’m sure many, if not all, would agree with this statement. More often than not, learning by passively sitting in a classroom simply does not work. Learning by doing is the way to go. Instead of being forced to learn a new concept in one lecture, being eased into the subject is, in my opinion, the best way to learn. A brief introduction followed by a few simple exercises gets the juices flowing and is the most effective way of learning and this is what the flipped classroom is all about. In the event that a concept is unclear, the student can ask the professor to further expound the material.

As you all know, college is very expensive. There are constantly articles written in media that ask if college is even worth it. As I mentioned before I took a chemistry class where we learned the material online and then came to class to work on a packet, a very textbook flipped classroom. Struggling through that class if I had to do that here would make me beyond frustrated, and I wouldn’t even attempt the class. I am paying X amount of dollars to come here and learn, by people who are getting paid XX amount of dollars who have not only field experience, but masters or doctorate degrees in the material. I don’t expect to get an A in every class, but what I do expect is to be able to be taught by someone who actually knows the material. I spent every hour in my class asking the teacher questions about the chem labs, ultimately wasting her time on me and the other students who also need help.

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While I agree that the flipped classroom may work better for some subjects, I too had the experience of taking chemistry with the flipped classroom method. First off, I have to say that chemistry is not my strong suit. I know this because I have taken chemistry several times in the past and although I passed every time I have taken it, I could honestly say that I do not remember much of it. When I took chemistry here at Tech, it felt like I was taking it for the first time even though I have already taken it a couple of times before. The flipped classroom approach helped me get a feel for the material before the professor gave the lecture. This mentally prepared me and informed me of what was to come. Also, because I learned some of the material before class, the lectures were easy to follow because I actually knew what the professor was talking about.

As someone currently taking a math class this semester with a flipped classroom approach and a flipped classroom class for chemistry I can say that it was not beneficial at all for me, and I in fact learn by doing. My math class for me this semester is easy for me to grasp, so I typically don’t have a problem doing stuff online. In this class we are “taught” how to do the problem via an example, then must answer three questions correctly in a row to move on. It is great for making me learn by doing, however, it takes me a long time now to do all the questions! It all goes back to learning by an example, or even the occasional video on there… you cannot ask it questions that arise. I see how the numbers work in one case and then it’s magic if they work in another case. I have talked with other people in my class and it’s just become magic at all if we can make it through the questions!

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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Excuse me, I’m sick LODE ing Samantha Stein

Cold and flu season is upon us.

Students are walking around campus with uncontrollable coughs, sneezes and sniffling. Such illnesses make people tired, feverish and achy. For students, these are not conditions that make listening and taking notes in class very easy. Days where we feel our worst are the days we do not want to sit in class. Some students choose to go to class regardless of feeling their worst while others choose to take an unexcused absence for the day. Due to Michigan Tech’s attendance policy, getting an excused absence is difficult.

Michigan Tech’s attendance policy states that an excused absence will be permitted if you will be absent for an offcampus school or program sponsored event or for an extenuating circumstance.

An extenuating circumstance does include serious illness, but in my experience, colds and the flu are not considered serious

is mental health issues. Students with severe depression face days where they cannot get out of bed or function. These students have no choice but to go to class since they cannot get an excused absence. When someone is dealing with depression, though the symptoms are not visible, they struggle to focus in class, do homework, eat or even get out of bed.

Again, depression is a long-term illness and it would be impossible to allow for a depressed student to skip every day of class. However, given that some days are worse than others, an occasional excused absence should be permissible.

Students cannot function when they are feeling completely awful. For those who go to class regardless of their physical or mental state, they tend to not be able to focus on taking notes, in class quizzes or assignments. Poor performance can lead to less academic success. Also, students who go to class ill can make other students ill. Excused absences should be easier to get for students.

Demand your right to a happy life Aaron Kostrzewa Lode Writer The word “psychology” comes from ancient Greek roots. It can be broken down into two distinct parts. There is “psyche,” which is the mind, and then there is “logos,” meaning knowledge or study. All people have minds, and all minds can be studied, so the natural assumption would be that all people have a psychologist or social worker, but this is simply not the case. Often, this is due to lack of education as to the benefits of consulting with a counselor, or belief that one does not need a psychologist in the same way that one needs a physical health professional. Although this belief is largely incorrect and a cultural notion that in itself poses a problem, the greater issue with the mental health system today is a lack of availability and resources.

This phenomenon is especially obvious to students who have utilized Counseling Services on the Michigan Tech campus.

Students go to Counseling Services for a variety of reasons. The counselors on campus can be instrumental in solving problems as minor as academic stress and as a major as finding an effective treatment plan for bipolar disorder. They are generous, caring and wise people who are here solely to help Michigan Tech students find happiness and stability. Unfortunately,

they are perhaps a bit too good at their jobs, as their services, which are limited by the size of the staff and the hours of the day, are in such high demand that one often waits weeks to see their preferred counselor.

(I personally know of someone who has not been able to see their counselor in six weeks.)

If every student on campus were to seek care through Counseling Services, each counselor would be responsible for a total of 1,447 students.

There are five counselors working in Counseling Services. There are 7,238 students currently attending Michigan Tech. So, if every student on campus were to seek care through Counseling Services, each counselor would be responsible for a total of 1,447 students. Even if just 20 percent of students go to Counseling Services, each counselor would be

responsible for 289 students, and this excludes the number of Michigan Tech employees that would also need mental health care. Obviously, a great deficit in mental health professionals exists on this campus.

In order to mitigate this issue without spending more money, there is now a limit of seven visits to Counseling Services per student per semester. That means you can see your counselor once every two weeks, if you are lucky. If you have a pressing need, an exception may be made, but this is not generally accepted. People who had been seeing a counselor weekly in previous semesters have now had to readjust their routine and find a way to go without help for an additional week. Those who have needs that would generally be deemed insignificant will most likely not have access to care in a timely manner, even if their needs are greater than expected due to extenuating circumstances.

This situation is unacceptable. All students should be given all of the resources they need to be mentally healthy no matter what it takes. Not half of the resources. Not some of the resources. All of the resources. Anything less is a failure we should not tolerate. Your problems are real, your mental health matters, and your vulnerable position as a student is being exploited. So, if you get the chance, speak up about this. Maybe yours will be the voice that gets through.

Shan Amarnani

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illness under this policy.

Colds and flus tend to last up to a couple weeks. Excused absences should not be allowed for the entire length of the illness; however, for those days where students have fevers or cannot keep their eyes open due to extreme fatigue, an excused absence should be allowed. Professors do have the discretion to excuse absences for circumstances that are not listed under the attendance policy. Students, however, are required to notify the instructor prior to class time. If a student cannot notify their instructor, the student must notify the Dean of Students office and hope that they excuse the absence.

Even for students who have legitimate excuses, the Dean of Students office requires certain documents in order to excuse the absence. For example a doctor’s note is currently required for excused illnesses. Students who do not have insurance or cannot get to the doctor may not be able to get a doctor’s note, causing them to take an unexcused absence.

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Growing up, I was told that if you walk in front of someone in the grocery store, you should say, “Excuse me”. Was I the only one who was raised this way? Last weekend, I ventured through the snow to Walmart. As I was standing there, looking for a specific can of soup, four groups of people rudely walked right in front of me. Finally, this one guy stopped and said, “Sorry, excuse me,” before he walked between the shelf and me. Where have the pleasantries gone?

Standing in the dining halls here on campus, waiting to tap in, the number of rude people is amazing. People just hand the door sentry their card, barely recognizing their pure existence, and just walk by. No hello, or have a nice day nothing. How rude.

Has the technological twenty-first Century destroyed pleasantries? Have parents and grandparents decided not to teach their children manners anymore?

What happened? Why have people forgotten that being nice and kind is something we should all practice? Where have manners and common courtesy gone?

Anyone who has worked for any length of time in a public service industry has experienced this kind of blatant rudeness.

Someone schleps up to you, barks something out, and you’re supposed to smile and answer in a kind manner. But the customer doesn’t believe they should be kind or nice to you, or frankly even treat you as a person, an equal human being. Why is this?

Doesn’t the public realize that a public service job – where your entire purpose is to serve the public – is pretty bad? It sucks standing in a window all day taking orders and doing what people tell you. Most of the time, whoever is standing there doesn’t really want to be there – they have to. They haven’t made it through college yet, or couldn’t find a big luxurious job.

They are just trying to make their way in the world, or are just getting by until they get back on their feet again. They are not a lesser person than you simply because their collar is a different color.

The next time you come across a shelf stocker in Walmart, or order something at a drive-thru, or walk up freshly mopped stairs, or hand your card to a dining services person, take a minute to think about why they are there, and put yourself in their shoes. Wouldn’t you want a hello and a thank you?

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The rich, the famous, the exposed?

Phillip Bourgeois Lode Writer

Something that we all follow, whether we mean to or not is celeberties. We all “like” our favorite figures on Facebook and Twitter. On the end aisle cap of every single supermarket or store you see the tabloids screaming anything they can think of like “Michael Jackson Is Still Alive” or “Bruce Jenner is Becoming a Woman.” If you so happen to catch a celebrity in private doing something fishy, or anything for that matter, you can make a ton of money.

So, should these overpaid, fake, hardworking people have private lives? Or are they subject to the life of fame?

I don’t like to think of myself as someone who always tries to keep up with celebrities. Yes, if I see an interestingly titled article I will read it, but I will not go out on my own and search for news about them. When I thought about this article at first I figured yes, they should be able to have their own life, because really they are people just like you and me, but with a lot of nicer things. However, I buy things from them, so shouldn’t I be able to see what my money funds? I know it does not go straight to them but I am still supporting their career.

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My forever celebrity love is Michael Jackson. I own multiple editions of upwards of 80 percent of all his albums and CDs. I own one of his books, his merchandise, and in my dreams, his glove and hat. So with however much I have spent purchasing his merchandise, I do feel entitled to know what is going on with him; in this case if he was still living and breathing and such. I see it as working basically the same with funding companies. If I give X amount of money to a company, startup or existing, I expect to know how it is doing and generally what

my money is going to and how they will benefit me. I know if I were in the position big stars were in, I would like some privacy as well, but they chose to start that life and embrace the public. I do think that they should have off-limit times, such as tanning or sleeping in their rooms, but past that I think everything is fair game.

Celebrities certainly do not have the right to complain about too many people following them or taking their photos, because they are supported by the people, and let’s be honest, each and every one of them is replaceable.

You never feel more alive as when you’re a part of a 20,000-person beast. And that’s a fairly small concert. And you get to see living legends. My friend has been to see Motley Crue in concert, and he still believes that the lead guitarist, Mick Mars, pointed to him. I’ve personally seen Queen in concert, and that was a blast, even if only half the original band was there. So there might be something to be said for concerts beyond what you can get off Pandora.

Now as is true of beauty, the value of concerts is in the eye of the beholder.

To me personally, I only like a few Iron Maiden songs, and I don’t really care about seeing 67 year-old Ozzy Osbourne hobbling around on stage. But you can bet that stage show would be worth it, and the crowd filling the famous Palace of Auburn Hills… let’s just say that I might be reconsidering going.

But even if I get the money around in time, and find a ride willing to take me the 550 miles to Detroit, I’d have to miss at least two days of college, maybe even three. Because the concert is on a Tuesday. In the middle of the semester.

Which brings me to my final point. What

are you giving up for the concert?

For me, I’d be giving up the money for tickets, for gas, for food, for parking, et cetera. I’d also give up valuable time here at college. So beyond money, I’d be giving up grades. This is an extra cost that I can’t spend. Now most concerts aren’t during the season of spring, but rather during summer. This takes that cost much lower, and makes it much more bearable to stomach. So if Iron Maiden were to wait one more month before coming to Detroit Rock City, I could probably pay to go see them.

For me, Iron Maiden just isn’t worth it.

But Queen was, just as Def Leppard was.

In the end, you have to look at what you are actually getting for your money, and decide if that’s worth it to you. Maybe you don’t care about actually seeing the band. Maybe you hate being around a crowd. Maybe the tickets were only five bucks, and you had nothing else to do that Saturday anyway. Maybe your crush asked you to go there. Whatever your reason that the concert is or isn’t worth it, just make sure you won’t regret it later in life, like I might regret not going to Iron Maiden.

Are concerts worth going to?

Alexander Crawford Lode Writer How many of you have been to a concert? How about a party DJed by a famous jockey who always does some special technique? Who’s been to a rave led by a local dubstep star? No matter how they’ve seen one, most people have been to a concert of some sort. Not everyone’s enjoyed the concerts they’ve been to.

Some people still haven’t shut up about that concert they went to five years ago. If you’ve ever been the one to purchase the tickets for a concert, odds are that you’ve felt like that is a lot of money just for a concert. This is happening while someone else thought that they were getting quite a deal for the same concert. So how does a new concert-goer know if a concert is worth it? And how do experienced ones know which ones are good enough to pay the money for? How do I know if it’s worth it to pay the $89.50 for an Iron Maiden Concert? Is going to concerts worth it?

I’m listening to Pandora radio as I’m writing this. That means I’m listening to

music customized for me, for free. I can make it as loud or soft as I want it. I can skip a song if I don’t like it, or even if I’m just not into it at the time. I can change stations as easily as picking out a shirt to wear. I can hook more speakers up even, and blast away at my music. I can make it so that it seems like I’m at a concert.

So why should I actually go to a concert?

I have all this free convenience at my fingertips, so why pay to go see some band that used to be huge, so that I can listen to some songs that I like, with a lot of songs I’ve never heard before?

Now as is true of beauty, the value of concerts is in the eye of the beholder.

Now with convenience being said, I must admit, I love concerts. Like I said before, I don’t go to concerts for the music. I go for the crowd, and the band.

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an effective addition to the Huskies!”

Press Release HOUGHTON, Mich. — Michigan Tech soccer coach Michelle Jacob, on Feb. 16, announced the addition of nine studentathletes to the Huskies’ 2016 roster. The new student-athletes all signed National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Tech.

Of the nine new players, five are from Michigan, three are from Wisconsin and one is from Minnesota.

Michigan Tech is coming off a 9-6-2 record in 2015 with the six-year-old program’s fourth straight postseason appearance.

Below are the nine student-athletes who will join the Huskies’ soccer program next fall.

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Jamie Brisson M/F Midland, Mich./John Glenn Brisson was the Bay County Player of the Year in 2015 as a junior at John Glenn High School. The midfielder put up 17 goals and 12 assists during the campaign, and she also earned All-North East Conference and alldistrict accolades. She helped her team to three straight conference titles from 2013-15 and a Bay County Championship in 2015.

She plans on majoring in biomedical engineering.

Jacob on Brisson: “Equally comfortable in any central midfield or forward role, Jamie brings touch, passing range and an eye for the goal to our team. Deceptive speed and moves along with a great knack for combination play and seeing the killer pass make her

Claire Dagesse D/F Appleton, Wis./ Kimberly Dagesse helped Kimberly to Fox Valley Association titles in 2013 and 2014 and regional championships in 2013 and 2015. She owns 24 career goals entering her senior season this spring. A year ago, she posted 13 goals with a pair of hat tricks. A member of the National Honor Society, Dagesse plans to major in biological sciences.

Jacob on Dagesse: “Calm application of skill and vision is how I would describe Claire’s play. She is certainly tough, quick, fast and smart as a player, but brings calm and precise skill to bear in getting the job done. Center back to outside forward, Claire is versatile and functional in her play. She consistently makes a difference for her team.”

Anne Fife D De Pere, Wis./Notre Dame Academy Fife helped Notre Dame to a Division 3

state runner-up finish last year as a junior.

She earned All-Fox River Classic Conference First Team, all-area and all-state honors while scoring seven goals in 2015. A twotime team MVP, Fife has been named team captain for her upcoming senior campaign this spring. The younger sister of current Tech soccer player Katie Fife plans to major in biochemistry.

Jacob on Fife: “Anne brings the skill, strength and speed to play in multiple positions. She has excellent experience in the back line and midfield from her club and high school teams. She gets forward well with the ball and has great passing range and skill to enhance our team’s combination play.

Her recovery speed and 1-on-1 defensive skills will provide excellent support for her teammates in our GLIAC campaign.”

Lexie Flaminio M Midland, Mich./Dow Flaminio has helped H.H. Dow High School to a 58-12-7 record and three district titles in her prep career. She notched three goals and seven assists during the 2015 season, earning All-Saginaw Valley Conference Second Team and all-district first team honors. Flaminio is a three-sport athlete, gaining all-conference first team in golf and honorable mention in basketball. The National Honor Society member is planning to major in exercise science.

Jacob on Flaminio: “Alexie is persistent! A great defender, smooth passer of the ball and able to take on and beat people with the ball.

Transition is a real strength, as is support in possession. Both of these attributes are a good fit with our team’s style of play.”

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A win for Nordic skiing Michael Rader Lode Writer Taking third place at the Wirth Park Cross Country Challenge outside Minneapolis last weekend, the Huskies’ Nordic Skiers displayed a team that has maintained its earlyseason momentum, only growing stronger with time.

Three of the Huskies crossed the finish line in the top seven, making the day one of the best in the season.

On the men’s team, Thomas Kendrick finished in fourth place on Saturday. Gaspard Cuenot and Didrik Fjeld Elset took fourth and fifth place on Sunday, with senior Kyle Hanson close behind in seventh.

All four have made impressive appearances throughout the season. Cuenot finished sixth among college men at the U.S. Nationals in early January. The same weekend, Elset took third place in the sprints.

Hanson, rounding out the top-three, has routinely placed high though the season, racing eighth at the CCSA invitational three

weeks ago.

A celebratory head coach Joe Haggenmiller said, “It was awesome to see three guys in the top seven.” Having consistently achieved high placement and faster times, the men’s team is doing well, and looks to only grow stronger in the remainder of the season.

Though Saturday’s races were “bitter cold,” the Huskies fared well, “Kendrick having his best race as a college athlete,” said Haggenmiller.

Then, Mother Nature favored the team on Sunday. The weather was warm, and Minneapolis has had no snow since it’s last thaw, giving the trails a smooth, almost icy surface.

Coming into the warmer months, the team may see more of these pleasant, warm days.

Coach Haggenmiller called it “fair racing on a well-prepared track.” He also thanked the team’s wax crew, who prepare the skis for racing.

It is known in the competitive skiing world that a skilled wax crew can make a team just as easily as a poor one can doom them. To the Tech crew’s credit, Haggenmiller praises that they “nailed it.”

Good conditions aside, it is the clear skill of the team that promises to carry them through the rest of the season.

“Our guys skied pretty darn well with [Thomas] Kendrick having his best race as a college athlete.”

-Joe Haggenmiller

With the same four Huskies’ men taking high finishes at nearly every competition, the team has more depth than in previous years.

Their consistently high team rankings at meets shows a squad that not only has a few talented athletes, but several strong racers.

They look forward to what the rest of the season will bring.

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Lydia Hillesheim D De Pere, Wis./West Hillesheim is a senior and captain for De Pere West High School’s upcoming 2016 season. She was named All-Bay Conference First Team and team MVP in 2015. She helped the team to league titles in both 2013 and 2014 and earned all-conference honorable mention both years. Hillesheim plans to major in psychology.

Jacob on Hillesheim: “Equally at home out wide or centrally on defense, Lydia brings speed and a flair for attacking out of the back. Her quick, smart, tough 1-on-1 defending skills combined with the ability to transition quickly into the attack fits well with our style of play and the type of player we want at Tech.”

Erin Murphy D Hope, Mich./Midland Murphy plays at Midland High School, where she helped the Chemics to Saginaw Valley League and district titles last fall.

She’s a fourth-year varsity starter and team captain in 2015 and 2016. She gained honorable mention from both the conference and district last spring. A member of National Honor Society, Murphy plans on majoring in biomedical engineering.

Jacob on Murphy: “Great leadership in the back, good marshaling and organizing of a defensive unit. Erin has consistently shown us she has the speed to either support her teammates or get the ball and get the job done herself. Strong finding of the outlet pass and supporting the attack are also in her playing arsenal.”

Maisy Snyder D Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central Snyder played two years at Mars (Pa.) High School before moving to Ada and finishing her career at Forest Hills Central. She helped Mars to a state quarterfinal and undefeated conference season in 2012. At Forest Hills Central, she was a part of back-to-back OK Conference White Division championships in 2014 and 2015. Snyder played for Midwest United Football Club. She plans to major in engineering.

Jacob on Snyder: “Maisy brings mobility and skill along with her defensive experience.

She has the speed, mobility and strength to play out wide and the touch, tackling ability and skill to win balls centrally and play forward.

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A farewell to Broomball

Saturday’s contest between Freedom Gatots and Archimedes’ Principle of Watermelons marks the conclusion of yet another season of broomball at Michigan Tech.

Whether you played, or just watched, broomball has been utterly inescapable on and around campus thus far this semester.

And now, much like those Valentine’s day high your relationship went through this last week, it is coming to a close.

After well over a month of nightly competitions , the time has come to find room in between all your other junk for various duct taped brooms, pads and jerseys.

The Cocoa Shack will turn off its “Open” sign for the final time of 2016, and free hot beverage lovers will openly weep in the streets, their tears freezing to their faces.

Some will look back upon the season as one of conquest: these are the winners.

When they gather their grandchildren upon their lap in their twilit golden years, they will tell of the glories of their Junior year broomball team and the sundry opponents they vanquished upon the ice.

For others, while the taste of defeat may be bitter, it will be tempered by the sweet nectar of camaraderie and love of the game. When they gather around the tapioca pudding bar in the retirement home, it won’t matter whether they won or lost; they won’t be able to remember anyway. What will matter is that the stories the orderlies smile and listen to for the hundredth time will be full of a vital energy not elsewhere evidenced in their day-to-day lives.

“Back when we were young and free,” you’ll say as the pleasant young man at the counter struggles to seem engaged, “when the only thing that mattered was the score on the board at the end of two halves, and whether the Cocoa Shack water was warm afterwards.”

You won’t remember the sleepless nights cramming for that exam, the countless hours spent trying to get that program to work, the strain as you tried to understand calculus through the thick curtain of your professor’s accent.

Because that wasn’t what was important. What was important was the evenings you and your five to nine best friends got out on the ice and broomballed.

Here’s to another season of broomball.

Goodnight sweet prince.

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Soccer players Continued from page 16

Her vision and ability to anticipate will result in more team possession and increase our ability to utilize counter attacks as a team.”

Husky forward Kyle Stankowski goes in for the basket

Another rough weekend for Husky men’s basketball Utkarsh Mishra Lode Writer

Michigan Tech’s Men’s basketball team played two away matches last week against Hillsdale College on Feb. 11 and against Saginaw Valley State University on Feb. 13.

The Huskies made the games tough matches for their opponents, but were not able to pull off a victory.

The match against Hillsdale was a nail biting contest in which Huskies fell short by just five points, with the final score of 66-61.

The Chargers trailed by as many as 15 points late in the first half, and the team’s recent pattern of falling behind by double figures in the first half continued. The Huskies went into intermission holding a 37-24 lead.

Despite starting well, the Huskies lost the momentum in second half and gave away easy points to the host team. As late as the 10:49 mark of the second half, Michigan Tech held a 10-point lead.

But over those final 11 minutes, Hillsdale outscored Michigan Tech 24-9, making one big shot after another, ending the second half as 24-42 and the defeat to the match.

In the first half, Michigan Tech shot 54 percent from the field, and held at least a 10-point lead over the last five minutes of the half.

In the second half, the Chargers came out with a more focused and intense defensive effort, forcing three Husky turnovers on their first five possessions of the half.

The defeat faced by Michigan Tech against Saginaw Valley State was ninth straight win for the host team in the GLIAC North Division. The host team defeated the Huskies 80-72.

Michigan Tech will be home for its final three regular season games starting Thursday Feb. 18, when Northwood comes to the SDC gym for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.

The Cardinals opened the game’s scoring with a three-point shot 10 seconds into the first half.

The additional two layups brought the Cardinals an early lead of 9-3 at the 17:40 minute marker, hitting another three to extend the lead to eight points with 16:48 showing on the clock.

The Huskies cut the lead down to a bare two [15-13] after a free throw from Dillon Gordon with 14:05 left, but Sagi-

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naw made back-to-back jump shots to take the Cards back up to a seven point advantage of 22-15 by the 11:55 mark.

Tech added three straight triples, wrapped around two host team’s free throws, to bring the deficit back down to two points [26-24] with 9:30 to play in the opening half.

The Huskies grabbed their first lead of the game at 29-28 with 8:12 left in the half following a three-pointer from Luke Heller.

The Huskies held the advantage for the rest of the half and extended the lead to a period-high of six [35-29] at the 6:28 minute mark when Kyle Stankowski struck from beyond the arc.

Tech drove their lead back to six three more times before the half ended with Tech leading by 43-39.

After the lead changed hands a couple of times in the second half, consecutive tip-ins from Saginaw erased a 68-67 Tech lead and gave SVSU a 73-68 edge with 2:42 left on the clock.

The lead would quickly grow to double-digits when the host team made good on a three-point play of his own to push the score to 80-70.

Despite a pair of late free throws from Tech’s Jeff Gregory, Saginaw Valley got the ball back in-bounds and ran the clock out, sealing the 80-72 win.

Michigan Tech will be home for its final three regular season games starting Thursday, Feb. 18, when Northwood comes to the SDC Gym for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.

Katri Studtmann F Shakopee, Minn.

Studtmann was a four year letter winner at Shakopee High School. She helped the team to a South Suburban Conference title in 2012, and finished her career last fall with seven goals and 21 assists. Studtmann is a National Honor Society member and plans to major in wildlife ecology and management.

Jacob on Studtmann: “Katri’s a hardworking goal scorer with the ability to beat people 1-on-1 to finish or provide service from the wings. We look to her to add trickery and skill to our forward line. The Huskies will benefit from her eye for combination play as well as her ability to score goals.”

Katie Welsh GK Highland, Mich./Lakeland Welsh plays at Lakeland High School, where she has earned three letters and is a two-time scholar-athlete. She played for the CW3 Jaguars Soccer Club, and was captain for three seasons. A member of the National Honor Society, Welsh plans to major in biomedical engineering.

Jacob on Welsh: “A positive addition to our goalkeeping crew, we believe Katie’s physical ability, work ethic and vocal strength will augment our overall goalkeeping level at Michigan Tech.”

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A hit and miss weekend for Husky women’s basketball Utkarsh Mishra Lode Writer

Michigan Tech’s Women’s basketball team played two away matches last week against Hillsdale College on Feb. 11 and against Saginaw Valley State University on Feb. 13. The Huskies defeated Hillsdale by a good margin but fell short by just one point in extra time against Saginaw Valley State University.

The match against Hillsdale was a one sided contest in which Tech led throughout the game defeating the host team with a big difference in the final score of 68-41. Tech started well and never looked back, increasing the lead consistently.

The game was tied 6-6 at the 4:18 mark of the first quarter, but then Tech gained the momentum and ended the first quarter with a score of 17-8.

During the second quarter the host team tried to catch up, but Tech managed to hold them short ending the second quarter at 1413 and first half at 31-21.

The 10-point lead in the second half gave a lot of confidence to the Huskies when they outscored the host team completely in the

second half. Tech straight away jumped to an eight point lead in the third quarter confirming its victory by winning a nine point lead in the fourth quarter ending the match at 68-41.

Danielle Blake was the star player for the Huskies scoring 15 points and 7 rebounds.

The host team made 23 turnovers that were converted into points by Huskies finishing 48 percent compared to 31 percent from Hillsdale. The scoreboard broke down by period as [17-8, 14-13, 14-6 and 23-14].

The match against Saginaw Valley State was a really close encounter in which the final result was decided by overtime and Tech just lost by a difference of just one point in the final score of 74-73.

The Huskies took the lead down to two points twice in the first minutes of the second quarter at the 8:32 [19-17] and 7:42 [2119] minute marks. SVSU came back to run its lead to double-digits with 4:29 to play [3121] and pushed it to 17 [38-21] heading into halftime after a pair of free throws.

Saginaw Valley posted a 21-8 advantage in the second 10 minutes of action. Tech came back to cut the lead to nine, 42-33, with 6:40

left in the period.

In the final quarter, Tech was able to take the lead down to one (62-61) with 2:51 left in the game following four layups and five free throws from Danielle Blake. The Huskies took their first lead of the game with a layup from Mackenzie Perttu at the 2:08 minute mark, 63-62.

After free throws from Blake and a three-pointer from Lindsay Winter, Tech regained the lead at 73-72 with 11 seconds left.

Blake tied it up at 64-64 with another free throw at the 1:04 marker when hosts drove it in for a layup with seven seconds left in

the game, putting SV ahead 66-64. Blake responded once again for the visitors, however, and hit a buzzer-beating jumper to tie the game at 66-66 and force an overtime session.

The Cardinals hit a free throw to give them their first lead of overtime, 67-66 at the 4:42 minute mark. SVSU added another freebie to tie it back up at 68-68 with 3:16 left in extra time making back-to-back layups, putting hosts ahead by four at 72-68 with 1:53 left.

After free throws from Blake and a threepointer from Lindsay Winter, Tech regained the lead at 73-72 with 11 seconds left. The Lady Cardinals charged back down the court and their possession ended hitting a short jumper to give the home squad a 74-73 edge with just over two seconds left.

Blake got another good look for the visitors after they called a timeout and advanced the ball, but her game-winning attempt fell short and Saginaw Valley claimed the onepoint overtime victory, 74-73.

Michigan Tech will return home for its final three games of the regular season. The first of those is Thursday, Feb. 18 vs. Northwood at 5:30 p.m.

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Lake Superior State SDC Wood Gym 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Northwood SDC Wood Gym 5:30 p.m.

Lake Superior State SDC Wood Gym 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Hockey

@Bemidji State

@Bemidji State

Men’s Tennis

@St. Cloud State 8:00 p.m. Eastern

@Saint John’s 4:00 p.m. Eastern

Nordic Skiing

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Husky forward Danielle Blake and Cardinals forward Halee Nieman during Saturday’s game at SVSU

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Photo by Utkarsh Mishra

Upcoming

Events February 18 - February 24 Google Power Users Workshop at the Library Thursday

Thursday, Feb. 18 1:05 p.m. Library, 244

Google is a powerful search engine, but finding the most relevant information can be a challenge. Focusing on Google, Google Scholar, and Google Books, this librarianled workshop will explore more complex searching techniques and special features to turn you into a Google Power User.

Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music

Feb. 18 - 27 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. McArdle Theatre

Eve Wilfong, who lives over the “Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music Bar,” is paid a visit by her niece Catherine Empanger, a novice nun who’s been asked to leave her convent. What follows is not simply comic and well-observed, but romantic and affecting as well.

Superior Wind Symphony: Be Here Now

Saturday, Feb. 20 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Rozsa

The Superior Wind Symphony presents music relating to this region and the outdoors. Selections include: Hall: Geodesy (regional premier) Mackey: The Sheltering Sky Copland: Outdoor Overture Welcher: Zion Ellington: Sunswept Sunday

HuskyLEAD: Setting Up Your Settings for Success

Tuesday, Feb. 23 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. MUB Alumni Lounge

Learn more about Google calendars, forms, docs, filters, notifications, and other online resources to make you a more organized, effective and “put together” leader.

Presenter: Jeremiah Baumann, Manager of Digital Media, Housing & Residential Life

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