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Quidditch at Michigan Tech Johnathan Jaehnig Lode Writer

“The Biggest reason to play is also the biggest reason not to: it’s just a really geeky thing to do.”

It might sound like a page from the Lude, or the Daily Bull, but it’s true: Students gathered on Walker Lawn Saturday to mount Brooms and play the game from Queerditch Marsh, more commonly known as Quidditch. The fantasy game regularly featured in the works of J.K Rowling, involves wizards who fly on brooms with magical sportsballs that move on their own accord. The popularity of the Harry Potter series, and the otherwise magical game, among non-magical (“muggle”) audiences has led to adaptations of the game rules to allow for play in the real world, including the Michigan Tech campus.

The event was planned and sponsored by the Memorial Union Board, members of which also refereed the event using standard rules for Muggle-Quidditch, and did a fair deal of playing themselves.

While the initial plan was to have

teams play each other, then move on to the next teams, a light turnout meant that games were actually done in a more relaxed “free-play” style, with reduced team sizes.

Sign-up remained open throughout the event, with many of the players being drafted off of the side-walk, as opposed to signing up on the Eventbrite site that had been set up for registering in advance.

Without getting too deep into the rules of the game, each team has four positions: a goal “keeper”, “chasers” who try to score points by throwing a ball through one of three hoops at either end of the field for 10 points, “beaters” who try to prevent the other team from scoring, and “seekers”, who try to catch the Snitch, which ends the game and counts for 30 points. Even though brooms can’t fly on campus, a broom must be between the players legs at all times. In addition to being awkward, this means that most of the game is played with only one hand; a significant handicap.

When Quidditch is played out in books and movies the “Golden Snitch” is a small, winged, gold ball that flies

to evade capture. In Muggle Quidditch, the Snitch is a person with a tennis ball in a sock strung through a belt-loop, similar to a flag in flag-football, though Quidditch allows more contact. While a professional Quidditch team (yes, there is such a thing as “professional Quidditch”, even for people who can’t fly) consists of

In Muggle Quidditch, the Snitch is a person with a tennis ball in a sock strung through a belt loop, similar to a flag in flag football. seven players on the field at at time, the team size at the event ranged between three and five, with one to two referees, one of whom doubled as the Snitch.

MUB Board members hosting the event said that the likelihood of there being a similar event in the future would depend on that day’s attendance.

Unfortunately, attendance was lighter than expected despite huge support for

the event online. MUB Board promoted the event via posters around campus and through social media.

Possible reasons for low attendance ranged from chilly temperatures to high wind (which in addition to being uncomfortable at times also made play more difficult), to the sport simply not being for everyone. The biggest reason to play is also the biggest reason not to: it’s just a really geeky thing to do.

Several players commented that it was the “nerdiest thing they’d ever done”, and MUB Board officials said that it was probably “the nerdiest thing MUB has ever hosted.”

Despite the low attendance, MUB Board members seemed to have a good time hosting the event, regularly forming their own team “Mubindore” when necessary in order to keep games going. Officials said that they enjoyed sponsoring the event as it was very different from most other MUB Boardsponsored events, and was also comparatively much cheaper.

While there were no promises from MUB members, it may not be surprising to see this event return to campus at some point down the road.

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Inside Look: Fruit Flies, Color Patterns and Cancer

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Inside Dr. Werner’s Lab. Dr. Werner (Top Right) working with his graduate student Komal K. B. Raja (Left) and undergraduate student Peter Nouhan (Right).

Photo courtesy of Dr. Thomas Werner

Peter Nouhan News Editor This week’s Inside Look took us into the research lab of Dr. Thomas Werner, a molecular biologist in the Department of Biological Sciences of Michigan Tech.

Werner and his team are currently working on two different approaches to examine the relationship between genes that fruit flies and humans both share.

Interestingly, about 75 percent of known human disease genes have a recognizable match in the genetic code of fruit flies.

One of Werner’s approaches studies a specific subset of these disease genes that lead to color patterns in fruit flies, but also have the potential to lead to cancer development in humans. According to Werner, “... wherever the fruit flies have pigment patterns, the cancer gene pathways are turned on.” The second approach investigates the resistance of fruit flies to deadly mushroom toxins.

This resistance is mediated by genetic

pathways that also have a link to cancer research. Once the mechanisms behind these pathways are fully understood, it might be possible to test different compounds on the fruit flies to turn off the pigmentation or amplify toxin resistance. Successful compounds could be candidates for pharmaceutical drugs that fight cancer.

Dr. Werner’s interest in molecular biology began when he was an undergraduate at Friedrich-SchillerUniversity Jena, Germany. The field of molecular biology was just beginning to gain popularity in the early 1990s, and Werner hoped that he could combine the science with his long-time passion for studying butterflies. But he had to settle for the next best thing, fruit flies, for his Ph.D. at Umeå University, Sweden. Werner’s Ph.D. studies led him to discover a new family of genes encoding innate immunity in fruit flies. Interestingly, Werner claims, “... fruit fly innate immunity and human innate immunity are very similar at the molecular level.” Similar to the

pigmentation/cancer genes that fruit flies share with humans, these innate immunity genes are likely derived from a unicellular common ancestor that fruit flies and humans share, which lived about one billion years ago. With his Ph.D. from Umeå University, Werner moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he worked with Professor Sean Carroll, who Werner referred to as “the Darwin of the 21st century.” While in Madison, Werner helped co-author three Cell publications and was a first author on a Nature publication that earned him a position at Michigan Tech in 2010.

Werner currently employs two graduates students, Chelsea Mitchell and Komal K. B. Raja, as well as 17 undergraduate researchers.

Since starting his work at Michigan Tech, Werner has seen 58 undergraduate and three graduate students work in his lab.

More than half of them have gone on to graduate school, medical school or into industry. Ambitious undergraduates work alongside graduate students to learn more advanced laboratory

techniques and skills. It’s not uncommon to see more experienced undergraduates teaching newer members some of these postgraduate level techniques. Graduate student Komal K. B. Raja is very supportive of this approach. He said, “I want to become a professor… I want to raise a generation of young people who think critically. For that I have to practice teaching. I put in all of my effort to get students to think scientifically.” Raja has been working in Werner’s lab for more than three years and hopes to graduate with a Ph.D. next fall. He says that the biggest challenge of doing research is being patient and never giving up.

Scientific research certainly isn’t an easy endeavor. Werner said that funding is hard to come by, “NSF (National Science Foundation) has a funding rate of only 4%.” Furthermore, it takes approximately six months to write a grant proposal. “The only thing that people do these days is write proposals,” Werner said. Because he is spending so much Continued on page 5

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A History of Michigan Tech Part 2:1963 to Present

Evan Mayer Lode Writer

By 1963, the school originally called Michigan Mining School had undergone three name changes, two locations, and five presidents. It had grown from a school of 23 students to over 3,000. The increase of students was due in part to the school’s growing reputation, but also to the increasing number of undergraduate and graduate programs that students could pursue.

The school seemed to be growing in all areas except one. Mining, the reason the school was established in the first place, was losing its prominence, as only 44 students were pursuing a degree in the field in 1963.

The school had already been nicknamed Michigan Tech since the 1920s.

The name Michigan Technological University was born in President J. Robert Van Pelt’s final year.

This was directly due to many of the mines in the Copper Country either being shut down or in the process of ceasing operations. As a result, many students wished to change the name of the school to downplay mining.

In 1964, the school was first recognized as a university due to its wide range of colleges and majors. One of the changes that came with the new designation was

new constitutional status, which transferred responsibility for control of the University from the state legislature to a Board of Control. Coming up with a name was easy, as the school had already been nicknamed Michigan Tech since the 1920s. The name Michigan Technological University was born in President J. Robert Van Pelt’s final year.

Van Pelt’s successor was a man who had worked up the ranks of the Michigan Highway Department, Raymond L. Smith.

Leading the university from 1965 to 1979, Smith made several major changes to the main campus. He added four major buildings to campus, including the MEEM, ChemistryMetallurgy, EERC, and the Administration and Student Services building. He also developed a campus mall and relocated US41 to accommodate all the changes.

The campus growth was not limited to the academic buildings. Uphill from the main campus, the Student Development Complex, Gates Tennis Center and Forestry Building were all constructed during Smith’s tenure.

All the new buildings would see the addition of many new programs, including bioengineering, computer science, forest engineering and engineering science to name a few. The school was also organized into the College of Engineering, College of Sciences and Arts, School of Business and Engineering Administration, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, and School of Technology. Research dollars saw a dramatic increase, and 66 percent of the faculty had PhDs compared to only 27 percent when Smith first took office.

Above: Admin building during construction in February 1968.

Photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Archives

Right:Hubble Hall of Michigan Technological University. The red sandstone building was built in 1890 and demolished in 1968 because of structural damage.

Photo courtesy of www.social.mtu.edu

Following Smith was Dale F. Stein, who assumed the role of president in 1979. The graduate schools and areas concerning research received the greatest emphasis during his tenure at Michigan Tech. The University was named one of the state’s nationally recognized research universities, which meant special research funding

The average ACT score of admitted students has seen a dramatic rise during [current MTU President Glenn] Mroz’s time at the University. consideration.

The University struggled financially during this time as state assistance could not keep up with the gains in enrollment.

With state support, the school reached new fundraising heights, bringing in almost $2 million annually.

In 1991, Stein was replaced with Curtis J. Thompkins. During this year the University suffered a severe fiscal crunch, and many other financial difficulties plagued the institution for a few years. The University stayed resilient, however, as Thompkins

led the school to new academic stature.

Magazines and organizations around the country and world ranked Michigan Tech high in categories such as “Best Buys in College Education.” The College of Engineering also grew to have some of the highest enrollment in the country.

Buildings continued to be constructed despite financial difficulties, as the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts and the Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building became fixtures on campus. The Noblet Forestry Building also was expanded.

Current President Glenn Mroz replaced Thompkins in 2004. Since then Rekhi Hall, John and Ruanne Opie Library, Advanced Technology Building, and Hillside Apartments have all be completed. Major renovations also occurred in Wadsworth Hall and Fisher Hall.

The average ACT score of admitted students has seen a dramatic rise during Mroz’s time at the University. These students are also being admitted in larger numbers, as average enrollment has reached over 7,000 undergraduates and 1,300 graduates with an increasing number of women enrolling at the school. There has also been dramatic growth in the number of PhDs granted.

Michigan Technological University may no longer look like the Michigan Mining School of 1885 that only enrolled 23 students. Yet, one thing that has not changed is the quality of education the University offers that allows its graduates to help create the future.

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Thank A Giver week UNIVERSITY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Michigan Technological University The Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at Michigan Technological University has declared this week TAG (Thank A Giver) Week. Several events have already taken place around campus aimed at educating students, staff, faculty and visitors about philanthropy and what, on campus, has been provided by support from alumni and friends.

Jennifer Biekkola, Assistant Director of Student and Young Alumni engagement, said that to illustrate the point, oversized price tags will be placed on various donorfunded landmarks on campus.

“It’s an easy and very visible way to show the campus community the impact donors have had on them and the entire University.”

-Jennifer Biekkola “It’s an easy and very visible way to show the campus community the impact donors have had on them and the entire University.”

Tech Vice President for Student Affairs and Advancement Les Cook said that the week is one way of saying “thank you,” to those who’ve generously given.

“Michigan Tech is fortunate to have numerous generous Alumni and friends that support the University through giving on multiple levels,” Cook said. “TAG Week

is one small way to celebrate their generosity and bring awareness to the critical support they provide.”

Cook says the University would be a much different institution without philanthropic support.

“This week is a way to recognize and celebrate all of those who help make Michigan Tech the great institution it is today.”

Biekkola said there were some studentspecific events planned for TAG Week.

She said Tuesday (Oct. 6) was Donor Appreciation Day. “We had table set upon campus where students signed thank you notes to our donors. Students who signed received personalized TAG Week M&Ms.” On Wednesday students could “Get the Scoop on Philanthropy” while getting served free ice cream from campus VIPs. On “Dollars for Scholars Day,” Oct. 8 students can donate a dollar and write their name on a Husky Paw. Proceeds will go directly for student scholarships.

“As a bonus, anyone donating a dollar will have a chance to receive an invitation to

President Mroz’s box for a home hockey game,” Biekkola said.

“Throughout the entire week, we’re holding a contest where students can

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submit pictures of themselves with aged items to be entered into a prize drawing,” Biekkola said.

“TAG Week is one small way to celebrate [donors’] generosity and bring awareness to the critical support they provide.”

-Les Cook

According to Biekkola, an abundance of athletic events also highlight the importance of giving.

“Husky fans will see tags athletic events all week, including soccer, volleyball, the season- opening hockey games and of course at Saturday’s big Homecoming Football game,” Biekkola said.

Cook said TAG Week is an opportunity to celebrate Tech’s culture of philanthropy.

“We all know that Michigan Tech is frequently listed as one of the best institutions in the country for return on investment. Many of our alumni, friends, faculty and staff also recognize this and reinvest in the University by providing generous support. We celebrate their support and hope that this week also inspires others to consider giving.”

For more information TAG Week visit www.mtu.edu/tagweek.

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of his time writing grant proposals, he barely has time to write research papers or do hands-on research in the lab. On the bright side, he does have four pending proposals that he is fairly optimistic about. He expects to hear some positive news by the end of this year.

Outside of the research grind, Werner teaches salsa dancing classes every Monday night in the Canterbury House and also three times per semester in the MUB ballroom on weekends. He’s also an amateur astronomer. Werner goes out on clear nights with his four foot long telescope to catch high resolution glimpses of the moon, planetary bodies, distant galaxies, and even remnant nebulas of exploded stars. He often invites his students to join him on these excursions. In his spare time, he also collects and rears butterflies and moths and loves to watch Netflix.

His favorite TV show at the moment is “The Walking Dead”. Whenever he is feeling particularly frustrated with his research, Werner will take a moment to look at a piece of the Berlin Wall that sits on his bookshelf. “Whenever I feel like my job is bad, I think about how much worse it would be still being locked up behind the Berlin Wall,” he says. The piece reminds him of his struggles as a youth, growing up in Soviet-controlled East Germany.

Anyone interested in learning more about Werner’s research should visit this website: www.mtu.edu/biological/ dep ar tment/facult y -st aff/facult y/ werner/. He is always welcoming towards new and motivated students, who want to learn more about molecular biology and genetics.

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The many events during Parents Weekend and beyond AUTUMN FITZPATRICK Lode Writer

It is literally an eventful couple of weeks here to come on MTU campus and in the Keweenaw during the peak of the Autumn season. For many on Tech campus, these events are perfect for families. This may seem strange, as being here at Tech for many has become equivalent to leaving your family behind at home. Though this may seem so, if your cards are right and your parents and/or family is able to visit, the upcoming weeks are designed, almost naturally, to be rewarding for everyone involved.

If it is not your first year here at MTU, or you happen to be a local of the Keweenaw, you are probably familiar with parent

weekend. If not, you will have the chance to be familiarized whether you’re local and/or local family, a local student, or a student away from home this weekend October ninth through the eleventh.

During this weekend, MTU hosts a list of events too long to transcribe here, but you can find them on the MTU website (www. mtu.edu). This weekend also happens to be the homecoming weekend to the MTU homecoming week. Between these two festivities, there is an ability to attend one of many events including: family weekend movies, chairlift tours, mine and smelter tours, a number of sporting events, hiking tours, self guided tours, and the Honors String Festival.

If the Parent Weekend madness means travel for you during this weekend, there are also a number of events throughout the UP that you can check out. In order

of east to west, the following events will be taking place across the UP: You can see musician Tommy O. performing at the Ontonagon Theater. While you are there you can check out the color in the Porcupine Mountains. The 10th UPtober Festival will be taking place in Escanaba.

The Harvest festival can be found in Newberry/Tahquamenon Falls for those willing to travel. On the more local side, you might also check out the chairlift tour in Mt. Bohemia to slightly distance yourself from those occurring at Ripley during this busy weekend.

If your parents are anything like mine, they are going to try and play the system and come the weekend after Parent Weekend and MTU Homecoming, if only for the sake of finding a hotel room. Do not worry in your search of things to do while visiting with the weekend passed, as

the weekend of October seventeenth also presents a number of events to take part in. If you are staying in town you could see one of the showings of “Bengal Tiger at the Bagdad Zoo” at the Mcardle Theater in the Rozsa. The MTU pepband will also be having a Monty Python concert in the Rozsa Theater. If you are a big fan of country music, Trace Adkins will be playing at Island Resort and Casino.

Also outside of town is Oktoberfest in Negaunee.

So, for all students, locals, and family alike: enjoy your time with yourself, or enjoy it with your family; enjoy the peak of the season scenery here in town, or enjoy it throughout the UP. Fall is generally recognized as being one of the best seasons to be in the UP, so don’t let it go to waste. Whatever you do, take advantage of these two weeks!

The Fall Color Tour at Ripley DAVY MCLEOD Lode Writer It is literally an eventful couple of weeks here to come on MTU campus and in the Keweenaw during the peak of the Autumn season. For many on Tech campus, these events are perfect for families. This may seem strange, as being here at Tech for many has become equivalent to leaving your family behind at home. Though this may seem so, if your cards are right and your parents and/or family is able to visit, the upcoming weeks are designed, almost naturally, to be rewarding for everyone involved.

If it is not your first year here at MTU, or you happen to be a local of the Keweenaw, you are probably familiar with parent weekend. If not, you will have the chance to be familiarized whether you’re local and/or local family, a local student, or a student away from home this weekend October ninth through the eleventh.

During this weekend, MTU hosts a list of events too long to transcribe here, but you can find them on the MTU website (www. mtu.edu). This weekend also happens to be the homecoming weekend to the MTU homecoming week. Between these two festivities, there is an ability to attend one of many events including: family weekend

movies, chairlift tours, mine and smelter tours, a number of sporting events, hiking tours, self guided tours, and the Honors String Festival.

If the Parent Weekend madness means travel for you during this weekend, there are also a number of events throughout the UP that you can check out. In order of east to west, the following events will be taking place across the UP: You can see musician Tommy O. performing at the Ontonagon Theater. While you are there you can check out the color in the Porcupine Mountains. The 10th UPtober Festival will be taking place in Escanaba.

The Harvest festival can be found in Newberry/Tahquamenon Falls for those willing to travel. On the more local side, you might also check out the chairlift tour in Mt. Bohemia to slightly distance yourself from those occurring at Ripley during this busy weekend.

If your parents are anything like mine, they are going to try and play the system and come the weekend after Parent Weekend and MTU Homecoming, if only for the sake of finding a hotel room. Do not worry in your search of things to do while visiting with the weekend passed, as the weekend of October seventeenth also presents a number of events to take part in. If you are staying in town you could see one of the showings of “Bengal Tiger at

the Bagdad Zoo” at the Mcardle Theater in the Rozsa. The MTU pepband will also be having a Monty Python concert in the Rozsa Theater. If you are a big fan of country music, Trace Adkins will be playing at Island Resort and Casino.

Also outside of town is Oktoberfest in Negaunee.

So, for all students, locals, and family

alike: enjoy your time with yourself, or enjoy it with your family; enjoy the peak of the season scenery here in town, or enjoy it throughout the UP. Fall is generally recognized as being one of the best seasons to be in the UP, so don’t let it go to waste. Whatever you do, take advantage of these two weeks!

Students and locals enjoy the scenery at the Fall Color Tour on Mt Ripley.

Photo by David McLeod

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Minions: Tiny henchmen bring big laughs

DAVY MCLEOD Lode Writer The hit movie “Despicable Me,” featuring an ambitious super villain Gru, was something of a smash hit. One of the most universally loved creations of the film were Gru’s henchmen, the Minions. The movie made little mention as to where his minions came from, though. Like Willy Wonka’s oompa loompas, they served their master’s every wish, but where did they begin?

These little yellow henchmen may have finally stolen the show, it would seem. With nonstop antics and gibberish, “Minions” offers a chronicle on the origin of the guys that are behind the apologetic super villain in the original film.

The minions have been on Earth since the first life forms appeared, according to directors Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin.

Coffin directed the start of the series as well, and provides the adorable voices of the minions. Right from the start, they’ve been following whatever is at the top of the food chain, but upon meeting mankind,

minions started a search for the most evil bosses they could. When the population of minions gets isolated in an ice cave, the lack of leadership takes its toll on them. That’s when three of them—Kevin, Stewart, and Bob—set out to find a villain to serve.

Through a series of stumbles and falls, the three minions discover Scarlett Overkill (voiced by Sandra Bullock), a women that’s breaking barriers in crime and has become the biggest evil figure of the time. In order to prove themselves to Scarlett and her genius inventor husband Herb Overkill (Jon Hamm from “Mad

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Men” voices), they’ll have to pull off a heist unlike any other: steal the crown from Queen Elizabeth.

The journey of Kevin, Stewart, and Bob has a laugh out loud situation at every turn, with details and layers the likes of which can be appreciated best on the big screen.

Big screens are close at hand as well; Film Board will be showing “Minions” in Fisher Hall room 135 Oct. 9-11, Friday to Sunday.

Tickets are just $3 and refreshments are $1.

Go to http://filmboard.mtu.edu/ for more information.

Food insecurity on college campuses BROOKE POWELL Journalism Student Imagine that you haven’t eaten for two days and −as a result− when you walk to school and sit through classes all day you feel tired and foggy. You can’t concentrate on your work; all you can do is think about where your next meal is coming from. We don’t often think about how important food is to our everyday lives. It is a basic need, and without it, not only is it difficult to get through college, but it is also impossible to live.

Food insecurity is a growing epidemic on college campuses around the country.

According to The Washington Post’s report, “Hunger in America 2014,” 31 percent of students reported having to choose between paying for food or for their education. The report also found that one-in-ten of the 46.5 million clients in the Feeding America program are students. Food insecurity, however, has only recently became a known problem on Michigan Tech’s campus.

It began with students approaching Dean of Students, Bonnie Gorman, stating that they hadn’t been able to afford to buy food several days. After the problem was brought to the administration’s attention, a survey was issued to all Michigan Tech students to gauge the size of the problem and how it was affecting Michigan Tech students. Out of the 1,027 students who responded, 25 percent reported that in the last month, despite being hungry, they had not eaten because they could not afford it.

In an effort to respond to this problem Michigan Tech has implemented several start- up options for students who need it.

The first was the installation of a food pantry located inside the Hamar House which holds canned goods, nonperishable boxed items, and some miscellaneous household items such as paper towel and toilet paper.

The food pantry is organized after the food pantry from Gulf Coast University in Florida.

supplementary fund that consists of staff, faculty, and community donations. Gorman also stated, “The usage of the food pantry has so far been equivalent to the rate of our donations. We are using this semester as a test run to see what works and what we can improve upon.”

Above: Infographic as a result of the campus-wide survey.

Below: RAs donate food to the MTU food shelf.

However, because Hamar House isn’t always staffed, Public Safety also holds emergency meals in discrete packaging for students who need them 24/7.

According to Gorman, the entirety of the food pantry’s goods were raised from student- run donations over the summer, and so far they have not needed to use the

Photos courtesy of mtu.edu

Food insecurity is suspected to stem from two sources, with the first being a higher percentage of people are now attending university, and the second being the rising cost of college tuition. With some families still trying to recover from the 2008 recession, going to college is still considered a privilege.

Not everyone can afford it, but those that

can certainly will not be concerned about not being able to afford food. However, due to more people attending university and a lot of them being first-generation students, the number of people who cut their food budget to be able to afford their tuition is steadily increasing.

When asked what his initial impression was, the Head of Dining Services at MTU, Mike Patterson, replied “I was surprised, Tech isn’t a cheap school be any means [so students not being able to afford food was kind of a shock].” According to Patterson, the important thing to focus on next is making sure that students are educated on this matter, including basic lessons in budgeting and cooking.It may be “old school thinking,” Patterson continued, but getting a part-time job to help cover food costs is always an option. Patterson went on to talk about how students who work in dining services and have indicated a need for food get a free meal at the end of their shift.

There has also been consideration for a meal-swipe-donation program, however, this plan is on hold until the administration can work out the bugs.

Overall, food insecurity is a widespread problem across the nation. It will not resolve itself overnight. However, know that as far as Michigan Tech is concerned no one in our community needs to go hungry.

Not only are these new resources available to students − who only need to show their Michigan Tech I.D. to access them − but there are also many community resources as well, such as the weekly dinners hosted at Canterbury House from 6-7 p.m. every Wednesday and the weekly dinners hosted by select local churches.

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Armed guards on campus?

In the wake of the deadly shooting at Umpqua Community College, a devastating attack that ended the lives of 10 individuals, politicians on both sides of the divide are calling for changes in both the availability and usage of firearms by the American public.

While some advocate for the dissolution of the second amendment of the United States Constitution, others suggest a more integrated approach to gun control -- a de jure mandate of firearm training for all American citizens.

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Regardless of where the American public will ultimately stand on this tender issue, it would be untenable to deny that the safety measures employed by American schools are not substantial enough to prevent acts of terrorism.

Considering there have been forty-five school shootings so far in 2015, it is clear that this problem is endemic to our society. Rather than wait for Congress to sort out a solution that will ultimately provide temporary safety while still maintaining our essential liberties, we must take measures to protect ourselves.

By that merit, Michigan Technological University should hire armed guards to patrol our campus with the intent of preventing a school shooting from occurring.

Our campus is lauded for its low crime rates and comfortable atmosphere.

It may seem odd to those of us aware of this fact to impose such an extreme measure for what appears to be a nonexistent problem. However, the same was true of Umpqua Community College, where ten innocent people were shot and killed. No one expected it to happen there. No one expects it to happen here. In the interest of preserving our safety, we must take preventive measures. It’s time to hire security officers to protect our lives.

The increase to student cost would be inconsequential compared to the benefits of improved safety.

While concerns about changes to the atmosphere of the campus are valid, the chances of a student or their parents arguing against a change that advocates for our safety seem awfully low. Although the ideal solution would be a total elimination of guns in any form from campus, this is simply unrealistic. If the university hired three armed guards at an average of $30,000 per year, each student’s total cost of attendance would only increase by about seven dollars per semester. [This is assuming a total cost of $90,000 per year divided by an assumed number of 7,034 students.] We pay for health insurance even when we are not ill because we know we may someday need it. Is seven dollars per semester really too much to pay for “life” insurance?

Con: ANDREA SPENCER Opinion Editor

Armed guards certainly would create an atmosphere to deter an attempted act of violence, but is this the right approach? First of all, how would this be explained to prospective students and frequently more importantly, to their parents? Secondly, these guards are going to be paid and many students already feel that they are paying more than their fair share for tuition. It isn’t a dangerous assumption to say that the majority of the student body feels relatively safe on Tech’s campus. Trying to hire guards to protect people who already feel protected doesn’t seem like the most logical approach. Also, would the school have to provide room and board for the guards? There are so many aspects of this equation that in it’s attempt to solve a problem, it may be doing a better job at creating one.

Tech has a beautiful campus, one that sets it apart from the typical university located in a city or suburb. This is one reason many students choose to study here.

Placing guards on campus takes away from that character of Tech and leads one to believe that the situation is worse than it actually is. Even if the guards aren’t necessarily visible, would the thought of them really bring comfort to students, many of whom own guns themselves? It would be a great regret if placing armed guards on campus discouraged people from walking around with their children on a nice evening, or wandering outside to clear one’s brain after a study session.

Yes, we are supposed to trust these armed guards, see them as protectors of our lives, but their presence could harm our state of mind and quality of life. Such an atmospheric change on campus would inspire many strong opinions, not all of which would be in support of this idea.

Take a broader look at this situation. Some schools have already hired armed guards as a safety measure, but did it help? No. There is no solid evidence that armed guards decrease school violence, according to “Research on School Security” published by the National Association of School Psychologists. In fact, they state that “such strategies may undermine the learning environment while not necessarily safeguarding students”. Already there are university and city police, an officer that lives on campus, courses offered in self-defense, and security cameras in use on campus. If we were to add guards it might be overkill. This is an over reaction that really is not necessary.

Michigan Tech Lode

OPINION

Thursday, October 8

Do video games make you smarter?

Joseph Pietrzyk Lode Writer

Different video game genres have been proven to improve different brain functionalities. of micro-decisions the player must make.

Players must make multiple split-second decisions per minute, often for extended periods of time. Research shows that the sheer volume of decision making impacts the player’s brain. Initially, it was thought to be a negative impact; test subjects who played FPS games before taking a multiple choice test scored lower than those who did not play the game. Later research showed that the game actually wore out the brain’s ability to make decisions, but they also trained the brain for better decision making in the long run. When the test subjects who played the FPS were allowed a one-day break before taking the multiple choice test, they had a

higher average test score than those who did not play the game.

The biggest benefit from video games probably comes from multi-player games.

The majority of popular multi-player games feature two or more teams playing against each other. The term “e-sports” has been coined to describe these games, and this term is fairly accurate. With the exception of the physical activity associated with sports, virtually all other skills trained by sports are applied. The winning team in these games is the team which has the best communication and strategies, not unlike most sports. They teach players to learn to both communicate and cooperate with each other, which is a valuable skill in industry.

This is not to say that all video games make the brain function better. Different video game genres have been proven to improve different brain functionalities. There are also mindless games that offer no benefits other than a way to kill time. Despite the benefits of video games, they don’t provide a good alternative to actual learning or real-world experiences unless they were explicitly designed for learning. They’re more of a supplement to this than anything.

While video games can promote brain growth, they’re made to be fun; anything else provided is a bonus. You can find a great hobby in video games, and they can promote brain growth, but it’s unrealistic to expect them to be anything more than a hobby.

Sleep and academic success Shan Amarnani Lode Writer It’s a Sunday night. You’re chilling in your room probably watching some shows on Netflix. You know you have an exam first thing Monday morning. You’ve planned on studying for this exam all week but the plan never actually materialized. It’s now 8 p.m. and you say to yourself: I’m definitely going to start studying after this episode. Three episodes in and the thought of that exam still lingers on and you’re starting to feel a little anxious. The clock hits 11 p.m. and you have yet to begin. Motivation is at an alltime high. Three hours and a few cans of red bull later, you regret your decision of putting off studying until the very last moment and would do anything to get even just a few minutes of sleep. We’ve all been there.

Sleep is an essential part of the learning process and not getting enough sleep affects performance. Possibly two of the most important things to college students are sleep and grades. The question is, what is the correlation between the amount of sleep and the grades a student gets? Everyone sleeps, some more than others, but have you

ever wondered why we sleep? Even today scientists are not exactly sure why we sleep. A study done by Terrence J. Sejnowski suggests that we sleep to consolidate memories. It is actually counterintuitive to stay up all night to study for an exam. Sure, studying all night might work for some, but getting a good night’s sleep before a test is essential.

The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults get anywhere from seven hours to nine hours of sleep.

According to the University of Michigan Student Life website, “Many students give up sleep to get good grades, but research shows that students who sleep more get better grades.” The more “well-rested” you are the better you perform in school or at work.

An experiment done by the University of California and Stanford University involved two groups of rats. One group was deprived of sleep while the other group was wellrested. The rats were put through a maze.

Unsurprisingly, the rats that were deprived of sleep had a harder time remembering the path through the maze compared to the rats that got an adequate amount of sleep. The researchers found that sleepdeprivation affects neurogenesis or growth in the hippocampus -the part of the

brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation.

So is there a relation between the amount of sleep an individual gets and the grades he or she gets? The answer is yes. Researchers from Ghent and KU Leuven universities in Belgium surveyed 621 first-year students about their sleep habits during exam period. The results were then compared to how the students performed on exams.

According to co-author Dr. Stijn Baert, a researcher at Ghent University, “students who generally got a good night’s sleep performed better on exams.” The grades of student who slept seven hours each night during the exam period were nearly 10 percent higher than those of students who got less sleep. Students who extended their sleep duration from six to seven hours saw an average increase of 1.7 points (on a scale of 20) for each exam. Difference in the students’ study habits as well as their health and socioeconomic backgrounds were accounted for. Why does more sleep mean better academic performance? According to Baert, “new knowledge is integrated into our existing knowledge base while we sleep.”

This supports Sejnowski’s claim that the reason we sleep is to consolidate memories.

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Video games have been a controversial topic in the media since the dawn of the 21st century. Between being blamed for violent epidemics to being called detrimental to brain development, there aren’t many positive opinions of video games amongst the media and older generations. Despite this, most of these claims are unfounded.

In fact, many of these theories couldn’t be more backwards. The increase in hand-eye coordination has almost been universally praised and there are many instances of video games encouraging brain development. Legislations and research have proven video games to represent both a form of art and a hobby that can promote healthy brain growth.

However, it’d be difficult to call video games beneficial if, perhaps, they are in part responsible for the violent epidemics that the media is so focused on. It’s impossible to say whether they did or didn’t influence them, but the chief argument in this line of thinking is that video games desensitize people to violence. With all the killing in video games, the knee-jerk reaction would be to agree with this thought. This kneejerk reaction would also ignore the violent movies that have existed for much longer than video games. These movies usually feature live actors, providing a much more

realistic experience than the polygonal characters presented in video games. If movies like “Jarhead” aren’t responsible for desensitizing the populace, it’d be farfetched to blame video games for this.

Video games aren’t just senseless violence, either. They usually provide an incredibly mentally stimulating experience. One of the more violent genres, the first-personshooter (FPS), is famous for the amount

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What started out as an intimidating endeavor has turned into a new passion of mine. I started out at the Lode just a few weeks ago as the new News section editor.

I have never worked at a student newspaper before and I have very little experience editing or advising other writers on their work.

I also come from an educational background, biochemistry and molecular biology, that is not commonly associated with editorial work. However, I love to read and write and I have been searching for new ways to express my ideas in public.

A few years ago I attempted to do this through a debate-style blog that my friends and I set up to discuss controversial topics. Although it was really fun, we didn’t get the response that we hoped to achieve and we struggled to keep the blog up to date with new material.

What’s particularly exciting about the Lode is having the opportunity to interact with people from a wide range of backgrounds with an even more diverse range of ideas.

Some of my writers are pursuing journalism degrees, but there are also a few engineering majors, chemistry majors, a football player and an entrepreneur.

It has been a welcoming surprise to discover that most of my writers are just as excited as I am to express themselves through their writing.

Our goal as a section is to inspire our readers to: 1) learn more about current events on campus and abroad, 2) to be more engaged with the community, and 3) to discover new interests and passions that they might not have considered otherwise. If you are interested in helping us achieve these goals please contact me at pmnouhan@mtu.edu.

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Michigan Tech Lode

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Alex Petan

KENDALL BELOPAVLOVICH Sports Editor Alex Petan is a senior forward for the Michigan Tech hockey team. While the anticipated season is still one day away, he has already been placed in the spotlight. A co-captain for this coming season, Petan has been named to the College Hockey News preseason All-America Team. WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) coaches and media have picked Petan for this honor, which can be seen on the CHN website, http://goo.gl/ylZhhP, along with the other pre-season picks.

Representing player number 23 on the ice, Petan has made some impressive achievements during his hockey career. During his freshman season (2012-2013), Petan was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and received Michigan Tech’s Norbert Matovich Memorial Award for outstanding freshman and the Gary Crosby Memorial Award for leading scorer for the team. During an exhibition

against Brock (Oct. 6), Petan finished with a hat trick. A promising start to his collegiate hockey career, he scored multiple points in ten games.

In his sophomore season, Petan made good on his promise and was named to the WCHA All-Academic team, acknowledged as the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week twice, and shared the Gary Crosby Memorial Award with fellow teammate Blake Pietila.

While playing against Laurentiantomorrow night’s adversaries- he had another hat trick.

Last season, Petan was named to the All-WCHA Second Team, received WCHA All-Academic Team honors and made the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Dec.1). From Nov. 8-Nov. 29, Petan had an incredible seven-game point streak. During the season he also had a career high in assists and points, making 25 and 41, respectively.

Overall, Petan has played in a total of 117 games, scoring an astounding 102 points. The Huskies debut game is tomorrow at the MacInnes ice arena, with puck-drop at 7:07 p.m. against

Photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics

Laurentian. With the new features of the MacInnes Arena including upgraded sound system and expanded concession stand menu, the game is sure to be a crowd pleasure. Good luck to Alex Petan and all of our Huskies for the upcoming hockey season.

Soccer Huskies Shutout Malone 2-0 MICHIGAN TECH ATHLETICS Press Release Lexi Herrewig and Jacqueline Mielke both scored to carry the Michigan Tech women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win against Malone University in a GLIAC conference showdown today (Oct. 4) at Sherman Field.

Tech controlled the first half and outshot the Pioneers 15-1 before Herrewig put the Huskies on the board in the 43rd minute. AfterJenelle Riedl beat a defender at the right edge of the box, she crossed it to Herrewig who knocked the ball past the Malonegoalkeeper for a 1-0 Tech lead.

Mielke doubled the Michigan Tech advantage in the 77th minute when she took a cross from Herrewig and snuck a shot inside the far post.

The Black and Gold outshot Malone 24-4 in the contest. Tech goalkeeper Jenna Phelps finished with two saves to earn the shutout.

“The girls did a nice job of possessing the ball and we created a ton of shots and scoring opportunities,” said head coach Michelle Jacob. “It’s hard not to

Jacqueline Mielke heading the ball in a game against Ashland earlier this year.

Photo by Maxwell Curtis

be happy with the effort. It’s important for us to play both sides of the ball and I thought we did a nice job of that today. It was a great team effort, both offensively and defensively.”

The Huskies (6-3 overall; 3-2 GLIAC) begin a four-game road swing next weekend. Tech plays Tiffin Friday (Oct. 9) before closing out the weekend Sunday (Oct. 11) vs. Findlay.

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Sidelines Improvements to the MacInnes Student Ice Arena With the Tech hockey team so close to the season start-off against Laurentian, MTU Athletics has announced that there have been some improvements made to our arena. The Ruanne and John Opie suites have been given 48-inch Samsung flat screens, while the replaced 26-inch TV’s will be positioned near concession stands for hungry fans to catch the game and see video replays. In addition to this exciting feature, the concession stands have an updated, revamped menu. Including Vollwerth’s KBC brats, pizza and combo options, there are a variety of delicious new options to try out during the game tomorrow.

An updated soundsystem has been installed for all fans to hear during the game, and there will be the addition of LampLighters.

LampLighters will be held in the west end of the building, where of-age adults can purchase wine and beer with a valid I.D. during the game. As always, admission is free to Michigan Tech students and shuttle services will continue this year.

Volunteers Needed for 2016 U.S. Skiing Championships The contest between the Huskies Black and Gold teams led to a shootout, which Gold won.

DAVY MCLEOD Lode Writer Saturday Oct. 3 the 2015-16 Huskies hockey team split in two, and played each other as team Black and team Gold.

This was the annual intra-squad game to get a last minute look at the team’s development before their first matches against Laurentian Oct. 9-10. The game had two 25 minute halves which ended 1-1, leaving the contest up to a shootout that Mason Blacklock finished for Team Gold, 3-2.

Ten minutes in Reid Sturos scored for Team Black, putting the puck past the Gold goalie Matt Wintjes. The goal was the product of a quick play starting at the other end after a turnover. Walker Hyland sent the puck to Evan Anderson, then Anderson found Sturos in the slot

giving him the scoring opportunity.

Later in that half, Chris Leibinger scored a power play goal to knot the game again, 1-1. Matt Roy lifted the puck to Patrick Anderson, who then lost his defender and skated around the cage.

Leibinger was fed by Anderson, and beat Jamie Phillips shooting past and finding the back of the net.

In the second half, both teams went back and forth, but never made the horn blow. So, a shootout ensued that cycled through every player. The goalies during the shootout—Wintjes for Black and freshman Devin Kero for Gold—stopped plenty, but Blacklock snuck in with a hard wrist-shot to the top left corner.

Gold won 3-2, however the style of the competition among the players showed consistency in the team as a whole. The doors to the John MacInnes rink opened then, and fans of all age and size poured

Photo by Davy McLeod

into the rink with teams Black and Gold to have their autographs.

“Coming out of such a big season, we want to build off that,” said junior captain Cliff Watson between signing hockey schedules and fist bumping the little kids that skated up. “But we want to put it behind us too.” Watson said what’s best for the team this season is starting fresh.

Last year, Tech hockey had a very successful season. They were second in their conference, and went to the first round of the NCAA’s. Coach Mel Pearson led the team to a 29-10-2 record, which is topped only a few times in the Huskies’ history by none other than the legend their arena is named after: John MacInnes.

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Volunteer registration is open for the 2016 U.S. Skiing Championships hosted by Michigan Tech at its oncampus Nordic Training Center Jan. 3-9. The event will consist of four race days: classic distance races on Jan. 3, freestyle sprint races on Jan. 4, freestyle distance races on Jan. 7 and classic sprints on Jan. 9. The website, NordicChampionship.org, has full race details and volunteer registration.

Volunteers are needed for race registration and check-in, at the start and finish areas, on the course to help with crowd crossing and before and after the events to set up and teardown. With the help of a supportive community and network of volunteers, Michigan Tech has successfully hosted the U.S. Skiing Championships three times previously: 2007, 2008 and 2015.

Questions regarding volunteering can be directed to Emily Fiala (fiala@ pasty.com).

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Tech Falls to Hillsdale on Record-Breaking Day for Aird MICHIGAN TECH ATHLETICS Press Release

Stephanie Dietrich had a game-high 13 kills and hit .522 and teammate Jacqueline Aird had 13 digs, but the Michigan Tech volleyball team was knocked off by Hillsdale, 3-0, in a GLIAC conference volleyball match today (Oct. 3) at Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena.

Despite the loss, the main story of the match was Aird, who passed Kristin Klock to break the program’s all-time record for career digs. A senior captain, Aird currently has 1,582 digs in her Tech career. She also holds the single-season record after tallying 491 digs last season.

Tech powered its way to an 18-13 lead in the opening set, but an impressive rally by Hillsdale ended with the Chargers taking the first frame, 25-23.

A close second set tilted in favor of Hillsdale midway through when the Chargers went on a run on their way to a 25-19 victory, and a balanced attack in the third set gave the Huskies another edge on the scoreboard before Hillsdale bounced back to edge out Tech, 26-24.

Aubrey Ficek notched 11 kills in the match. Rachel Pohlod paced the Huskies both offensively and defensively, leading Tech in assists (32) and digs (14) in the contest.

Michigan Tech (12-4 overall; 4-3 GLIAC) is back in Houghton next weekend (Oct. 9-10) for two GLIAC matches. The Huskies take on Walsh Friday at 5 p.m. before closing the weekend against Malone on Saturday at 4 p.m.

The Michigan Tech Huskies playing in a game against Lake Superior State earlier this season.

Photo by Maxwell Curtis

Tech Runners Strong at BluGold Invite

MICHIGAN TECH ATHLETICS Press Release

The Michigan Tech cross country teams competed at the UW-Eau Claire BluGold Invitational today (Oct. 2) at the Whitetail Gold Course. The Tech men’s team finished seventh out of 19 teams, while the women placed fifth in the 17-team field.

“The women had a solid, exciting day. It’s so exciting to see what they’ve done with a year of training and hard work. The men’s team was very competitive in a deep field. I thought we had some very solid results today”

-Joe Haggenmiller, head MTU CrossCountry coach

Sophia Farquhar was the top finisher in the women’s 6,000-meter race for the Huskies, taking 12th with a time of 22:57. Andrea Lee(23:02) and Liz Bloch (23:07)

also placed in the top-20 on the day. Sonja Hedblom (75th, 24:15) and Robyn Holmes (105th, 24:57) rounded out the top five for Tech.

On the men’s side, Jason Saliga (25:41) and Daniel Kulas (25:46) paced all Huskies in the 8,000-meter race and finished 25th and 27th, respectively. Eric Parsell (45th, 26:10), Daniel Byrne (53rd, 26:21) and Matthew Pahl (68th, 26:32) all placed in the top-five among Tech runners.

Host UW-Eau Claire earned the team title for the men’s competition, while UW-La Crosse took home the victory in the women’s event.

“The women had a solid, exciting day,” said head coach Joe Haggenmiller. “It’s so exciting to see what they’ve done with a year of training and hard work. The men’s team was very competitive in a deep field. I thought we had some very solid results today.”

Michigan Tech will take part in the Division II Upper Midwest Challenge next weekend (Oct. 10) in Chicago.

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Michigan Tech Hockey

change,” Watson said. All the same, the team and coach are not letting their guards down in preparing for what’s to come. “We’ve got time to sharpen things up.” Watson went on to say.

If the Huskies prior season is any indicator, the team should be honed and poised for another amazing year

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Pearson. “We were able to see the players in a game situation. Obviously just as important for us is being with the community and kids. For our players to engage with the community and young people, it’s special.”

“I thought it was a great night. We were able to see the players in a game situation. Obviously just as important for us is being with the community and kids. For our players to engage with the community and young people, it’s special”

“Coming out of such a big season, we want to build off that, But we want to put it behind us too.”

-Cliff Watson, MTU Hockey Captain There were giddy kids lined up like lemmings eagerly waiting to see each Husky. Blizzard had a steady stream of children grabbing his signature and a high-five. Some of the fans skated around as well, and goalie Phillips played a friendly game of tag with the boys that egged him on long enough.

The team is coming from one of their best seasons, and with just three freshman joining there’s “not too much

-Mel Pearson, MTU Hockey Coach

After the game, spectators were invited onto the ice to join the players and Blizzard

Home Game ** Conference Match Friday, 9

Saturday, 10

Women’s Tennis

@ Tiffen, 2:00 p.m. **

@ Findlay, 10:00 a.m. **

Hockey

Vs. Laurentian, 7:07 p.m.

Vs. Laurentian, 7:07 p.m.

Soccer

@ Tiffen, 3:00 p.m. **

Volleyball

Cross Country

of hockey, starting tomorrow in the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Don’t forget to cheer on your Huskies at puckdrop, 7:07 p.m

Photo by Davy McLeod

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Sunday, 11

@ Findlay, 12:00 p.m. ** @ D2 Upper Midwest Challenge, Chicago, IL

Monday, 12

Tuesday, 13 @ Northwood, 7:00 p.m. **

Wednesday, 14 @ Lake Superior State, 1:00 p.m. **

Upcoming

Events October 8 - 14 Homecoming 2015 - Tech Apocalypse

Sunday, Oct. 4 - Saturday, Oct. 10 Campus

Homecoming festivities continue with Trails Relay tonight at the Tech Trails and Homecoming Court Dinner tonight at the GLRC. Friday has Cardboard Boat Races, Volleyball vs. Walsh and Hockey vs. Laurentian. Saturday finishes off the week with SWEat Homecoming Spirit Sprint, Homecoming Tailgate, Football vs. Northwood, Volleyball vs. Malone, Hockey vs. Laurentian and Midwest Dueling Pianos. Full schedule including times and locations is available at involvement.mtu.edu/organization. homecoming

Family Weekend

Friday, Oct. 9 - Sunday, Oct. 11 Houghton

Family Weekend is a Michigan Tech tradition held each fall in October. It’s a weekend for parents and families to come and visit their students, explore campus, and see the local sights. For more information, check out the article on page 6.

Local Hack Day

Saturday, Oct. 10 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Fisher and Rekhi Halls

Local Hack Day is a 12 hour mini-hackathon right here on campus that brings together the local hacker community to celebrate the culture of making awesome things.

Simultaneously other students around the world will be hosting their own Local Hack Days, resulting in the largest single day of student hacking ever. Throughout the day there will be awesome livestreams, chatrooms, and fun activities that you can use to meet students in your local community and across the globe. We’ll provide the venue, workshops, tool and computer access, and food (and maybe some surprise prizes); you bring the rest. Whether you’re a seasoned hackathon veteran or have never been to a hackathon before, Local Hack Day is the best way to kick off a year of making.

Fourth Keweenaw Honors String Festival

Saturday, Oct. 10 7:30 - 10 p.m. Rozsa

The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra hosts the 4th Keweenaw Honors String Festival, featuring violist Pamela McConnell of the Bergonzi String Quartet and guest conductor Daniel O’Bryant. Local string musicians and the Keweenaw Youth Symphony Orchestra join together with McConnell and the KSO in a “Violapalooza” celebration of the viola.

SIS Interest Dinner

Sunday, Oct. 11 6 - 8 p.m. 214 Rekhi

This is a dinner for women interested in the student organization SIS, Society of Intellectual Sisters. There will be a formal dinner, though fancy dress is not required.

There will also be a social hour to follow the dinner. For more information or questions, please e-mail Logan at ljmcmill@mtu.edu or Emerald at efgary@mtu.edu.

Yoga at the ROTC

Tuesday, Oct. 13 12 - 12:30 p.m. ROTC Gym

Employee Wellness and SWEAT bring you yoga at the ROTC gym. Tuesdays at noon. Join us for 30 minutes of intermediate-level yoga (DVD). Bring a mat. Open to all employees.

Fall Series Lunch-n-Learn: Following up with your Interviews

Wednesday, Oct. 14 12:10 - 12:50 p.m. 220 Admin Building

Strategies for staying in contact with your interviewers: call or email, how often, what to say. We’ll also talk about responding to offers: accepting, declining, asking for deadline extensions, etc.

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