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School reviews campus parking policies DANNY MESSINGER News Editor

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ichigan Tech is currently reviewing campus parking policies and hopes to remind students of current procedures before winter puts a further crunch on parking.

“The President of the University has formed a Parking Task Force,” said Dan Bennett, director of Public Safety and Police Services.

“Public Safety and Police Services does provide a brochure containing parking rules and regulations [in our office].”

The Parking Task Force is being chaired by Ellen Horsch, vice president of Administration. The panel consists of 11 members and includes University staff and both undergraduate and graduate students.

According to the charge put forth by President Glenn D. Mroz, the panel is to “review and evalu-

ate the current University parking registration and enforcement system” and to “make appropriate changes to best suit the needs of the institution.” Some of the tasks being addressed include the functionality and effectiveness of existing parking gates, current parking ticket violations and associated fines, the possibility of creating an appeals process for contested parking citations that will be efficient and effective and establishing collection procedures for persons delinquent in paying their parking citations.

The Parking Task Force will be looking at nine issues in total and is expected to complete their recommendations by Jan. 1, 2010.

“Right now, we are meeting weekly, with sub committees also meeting weekly, until January when the Task Force is instructed to present their findings to President Mroz,” said Bennett.

According to Horsch, the Task Force has only met twice since its

creation and, consequently, has no findings to report at this time.

The meetings are currently not open to the public. Any student with a concern is instructed to contact Bennett directly either by email or by stopping into the Public Safety and Police Services office. Bennett can be reached by email at dpbennet@mtu.edu In an effort to make the current parking policies more readily accessible to students, Public Safety and Police Services is currently working with Marketing Services to change their Web site. “One of the planned changes is to have a parking section with updated information,” said Bennett.

Information regarding the University’s current parking policies can be obtained online at publicsafety.mtu.edu or in the Public Safety and Police Services office. The panel’s final recommendations and any subsequent changes will be published in the Lode following the final meeting.

Copper Country Mall locally owned DANNY MESSINGER News Editor The Copper Country Mall will be seeing a change in ownership in the coming months.

Moyle Real Estate & Development entered into a contract to buy the Copper Country Mall.

Currently, the mall is owned by a development group based out of Ohio. The new owners plan on reviving the mall by being more accommodating for tenants.

Renters will now have the option for reconstruction within their rented space and will have much more flexible contracts. Spaces within the mall range from relatively small to over 20,000 square feet.

The mall is currently less than 35 percent occupied, which leaves lots of room for expansion and improvement in the coming years.

Mall patrons will notice the first changes in spring 2010 with reno- One last chance: The Copper Country Mall is soon to see a change in vations scheduled to be complete ownership which will hopefully revive the empty spaces. With only 35 perwithin two years. cent occupation the Mall has plenty of potential for new arrivals.

Carmelita’s expands to the Pearl Street Mall DANNY MESSINGER News Editor

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oughton residents and Michigan Tech students will soon have a spicy new dining option.

Carmelita’s, a local Mexican restaurant originally based in

Calumet, will open a second location in the Pearl Street Mall.

The expected completion date is Dec 1.

The new restaurant will differ starkly from the Calumet location in that it will primarily be a take-out location with seating available for only 15 patrons inside. Due to the different set-

up, the menu will also be slightly more limited than in Calumet.

The restaurant plans to focus on their Mexican fare while leaving some dishes that are available at the Calumet location (such as seafood, steaks and alcoholic drinks) off the menu.

Operating hours have not yet been announced.

Late Drop Notice:From the Registrar’s Office The last day to drop full term fall semester classes is Friday, October 23, 2009 by 5:00 p.m. All drops must be done in person in the Registrar’s Office. Drops cannot be done via the web.

Also, please note: The last day to drop track B classes (those classes that begin on October 19, 2009) with a refund is Thursday, October 22, 2009.

The last day to drop track B classes with no grade is Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

The last day to drop track B classes with a “W” grade is Friday, November 13, 2009.

According to the University policy on late drops: “After the eighth week of the semester, a student may request a late drop from the Office of

Student Affairs, which will consider those requests that involve circumstances beyond the student’s control.”

Extenuating circumstances considered are prolonged illness, serious accidents and death in the immediate family or of a close friend, or similar situations beyond the student’s control.

All requests must be made in writing. Instructions for late drops are available in the Compass Office (Wadsworth Hall, G28) or the Office of Student Affairs (Administration Building 170). No late drops will be granted to avoid poor grades.

Again, only extenuating circumstances will be considered for granting a late drop.

The Registrar’s office is located in the Administration building room 101

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Entertainment Close to Home Calumet Theatre offering entertainment for all tastes during the fall semester LUKE GUBLO Pulse Editor

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hile students at Michigan Tech often complain about the lack of entertainment options on and off campus, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the area has a historic and well known venue for arts and entertainment. I speak, of course, of the Calumet Theatre, located a mere 15 minute drive away from campus.

The Calumet Theatre opened in 1900 during the golden age of copper mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula. During its early years, many famous performers graced the stage the theater, including John Philip Sousa, Douglas Fairbanks, and Sarah Bernhardt.

During the mid-20th Century, the theatre declined with the local economy. Since 1983, the theatre has been administered by the Calumet Theatre Company, who has since restored the exterior of the theatre.

The lineup at the Calumet The-

atre this fall is diverse and should attract attention. On Friday Oct. 16 and Saturday Oct. 17, the Missoula Children’s Theatre will be presenting Robinson Crusoe.

The show will a performance adapted from Daniel Dafoe’s classic novel by more than 50 local children. The Oct. 16 show will begin at 7 p.m; the Oct. 17 show will begin at 1 pm.

On Friday Nov. 6, the Calumet Theatre will again host the Pink Floyd tribute band, The Machine – The Pink Floyd Experience.

The theatre originally hosted The Machine during Sept. 2007. The Machine is known for their faithful adaptations of Pink Floyd’s music, spanning from the early years of Pink Floyd through their successful album “The Wall.”

Dec. 12 features a night with actor, playwright, singer, and Michigan native Jeff Daniels. Known chiefly for his roles in Gettysburg and Dumb and Dumber, Daniels is also an accomplished writer of the screen and theatre, including his ode to deer hunting in Michigan, “Escanaba in da Moonlight.”

This event, however, will feature the vocal talents of Daniels, who is also a skilled musician.

Other events at the Calumet Theatre during the fall months include the Omega House Benefit Concert on Saturday Oct. 24 and the Friends of Fashion for Theatre on Sunday Nov. 8.

In addition to these events, Michigan Tech’s musical fraternity Mu Beta Psi hosts Club Indigo, which provides dinner as well as a classic movie at the theatre. During November and December, they will show “Closely Watched Trains” and “Millions” respectively.

“We aim to get people more interested in not only arts such as film, theatre, and music,” explained Mu Beta Psi member Simon Mused, “but also to get more people interested in the arts provided by the Calumet Theatre.”

The fall hours for the Calumet Theatre’s box office are Wednesday through Friday from 12-5 p.m. and 2 ½ hours before each performance.

Open for business: Calumets historical theater, in downtown Calumet offers a wide variety of shows that will please an array of audiences. The historic theater’s box office is open WednesdayFriday from 12-5pm and 2 1/2 hours before each performance.

Keweenaw symphony orchestra Friday NICHOLAS BLECHA Lode Writer

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he Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra will have their first performance of the season on Saturday, Oct. 17. The KSO, directed by Dr. Joel Neves, contains many Michigan Tech students in its membership.

The theme of the concert is the

200th anniversary of composer Felix Mendelssohn, whose music to Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be performed at the concert.

Mendelssohn was born in 1809, and became known as a musical prodigy early in life. He wrote his first symphonies at the age of 12, and wrote the Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in 1826, when he was only 17 years

old (the rest of the music was not written until 1843, 17 years later).

Mendelssohn also composed a number of symphonies, concertos, and choral works. An except from one of these choral works, a celebration of the invention of the printing press, would later be adapted as the tune for the popular Christmas hymn “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”

The concert is Dr. Neves’ first

with the KSO. Dr. Neves has received B.A. and Master’s degrees in orchestral conducting from Brigham Young University, and a doctorate from Arizona State University. He has previously conducted the Orchestra of Southern Utah and the Cedar High Orchestra. In addition to his duties as conductor of the KSO, He is an Assistant Professor of Music at Michigan Tech,

and teaches music theory and history.

The KSO concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17. Tickets cost $15 to the general public and $7 for people age 18 or younger, and can be ordered online through Michigan Tech’s ticket service at www.tickets.mtu.edu. Tickets are free to Michigan Tech students with a Tech ID through the Experience Tech program.

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elentlessly advertised on the Sci-Fi channel, “Trick-or-Treat” promised its viewers Halloween thrills and perturbed moments saturated with gore. “Fangoria”, a magazine dedicated to the production and promotion of intense horror movies, even mentioned “Trickor-Treat”. Being a movie buff, I was enticed by the ads.

I always begin to judge a movie by the way the introduction is composed. For instance, I can never seem to forget the intro of the1999 version of “House on Haunted Hill” with close-ups of bizarre hospital instruments and trails of blood. After the opening credits, the black and white viewing of the hospital massacre with its film scratches and bona fide ambiance, the movie had fully consumed me. Just like a good book or intriguing news story, the introduction is what draws in the reader or viewer, proving to

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them why they should continue on. In this case, “Trick-or-Treat” opens with meticulously-designed credits that kind of make the viewers question the contents of the storyline. It then proceeds to a typical teen-slasher death scene to begin the hellish Halloween night.

This film thoroughly confused me in some parts. There are several different stories going on at once and the film jumps around from each, back and forth. Usually, I am okay with this type of storyline. After awhile, I start to see how the stories interweave.

But not in “Trick-or-Treat.” By the end of the movie, I still have unanswered questions. Some stories do not align. People kill people for reasons I do not know.

Why kill someone when there is a pumpkin-headed demon running around doing it for you? Some people were kept alive, again, for reasons that apparently were not important enough to make clear to the audience.

Coming from a family of art-

ists, special effects can greatly enhance or discredit a movie.

“Trick-or-Treat” did not display horrible effects, but under the mask of the pumpkin-headed creature, I was expecting something a little more imaginative, gruesome and warped. The contents revealed from under the gunny sack were sub-par. Without giving away the rest of the film’s fascinating surprises, it is safe to say they could have done better.

Despite the twisted storylines ending in sprawled out tributaries and the less-than-impressive special effects, I give kudos to the five-minute vomit scene. I do not think my toes ever bowed so much from repulsion. I can tell you I will never again take candy from a stranger. It is little bits of the movie like this that make it worth checking out, just to kind of see what “Trick-or-Treat” is all about.

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String-theory romance

the chemical, spiritual, and universal side of love ANNA STASEK Opinion Writer

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ove is flakey, silly and pointless. We fall in love to make babies, right? To populate Earth to its brim until an apocalyptic scene generates from our promiscuity. Love is redundant and cliché. Love, contradictorily, is like the purest heroine injected into humanity’s veins. What is love?

I have gotten over my hatred of love recently and have come to terms that love is a string theory in itself that binds the world. Most of us have had a crush on someone and through science this can be explained in simple terms of pheromones, nerve impulses and physical stimulation,which communicate jointly resulting toward the instinct of procreation. These are all chemical reactions, right?

We are then simply chemical reactions. The love we feel is powered by chemical reactions.

The world entirely is a chemical reaction moving through space.

This gives more power to the term ‘chemical reactions,’ don’t you think?

Chemical reactions mysteriously, yet blatantly, reveal spirituality in its rawest form of existence. Ernst Haeckel, eminent biologist, naturalist and philosopher, stated: “The oldest source of sexual love is found in the chemical attraction which the male and female sexual cells exercise upon each other. This sexual affinity is found even in the lowest stage of plants as in the protophytes, where both cells swim toward each other to unite.”

This may seem to be an argument oversimplifying and demeaning human love. However, looking through this with

a clear perspective, what Haeckel means is that love takes on an equal form in every living thing.

Expanding upon this, the same molecular motivation for an obviously less sentient creature than a human (for example a protophyte) could be considered love. Taken further, the motivation behind an atom’s “personality” and traits could be considered love as well. The amount something can love does not necessarily coincide with its consciousness. After all, since everybody is made up of atoms, doesn’t it make sense that their individual motivations combine to create a singular motivationemotion?

The importance behind intimate human relationships is that they open a window in our minds to view the world unclouded by love. It is second nature to fall in

love with another human. I have realized this initial experience of emotional love gives us the tools to exp a n d

universal love and don’t look past their intimate experiences and learn from them. We are born with this knowledge and connection, but the difficulty is to realize scientifically and spiritually we are no different from the simplest forms of life. Through our love, we bind the world. We inject love into life, while simultaneously deriving love from it.

Art By: Rebecca our Boeve love upon every human, animal, plant, bacterium, fungi, atom, and quark in all existence. Many people do not feel

Hungry for change Ask Sassy LENA WILSON Opinion Writer

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ree pizza and pop in Fisher 135 tonight! It doesn’t matter what the content of the meeting is, there is free, highly-processed food available for consumption. Even the Honors Institute advertises to its members that free pizza and pop will be available at the meetings in high dosages. Talk about brain food. Let’s pump up the levels of high fructose corn syrup and bleached flour.

Processed foods are created to have long shelf life, advertising appeal and cost efficiency, but not nutritional value. Ingredients like high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), bleached flour, and partially or fully hydrogenated oils have been considered as evil for a long time but they are still being consumed at alarming rates and viewed as food. Just one example, the refined fats and oils are stripped of essential fatty acids necessary for optimal mood and memory as well as other bodily functions. Of course I would settle to say these ingredients degrade your body and make you feel and look like crap, but the average person wants some sort of scientifically proved fact. These are the last things stressed students should be eating.

Besides the fact that HFCS obviously leads to a plethora of health problems including the promotion of obesity and diabetes, it has often been found to contain Mercury. Instead of considering not using HFCS at all or greatly lessening the use of fructose, it is sought out that only mercury free HFCS be used. Great, let’s complicate things further.

Not only does the food industry care more about money than it does the well being and quality of life of consumers, the same goes for school systems. We are in a vicious cycle of paying for cheaply made, unhealthy products and not considering paying even one

dollar more for better produce and grains. So, when all these pizza eating, pop guzzling college students finally score the job they’ve been wanting and start making big bucks, what are they going to spend their money on?

Well it most probably will not be high quality, pure food. In fact about three quarters of health care dollars are being spent on “preventable chronic disease”.

And when this generation starts having kids they’re going to feed their children what they eat.

Many people discuss the need for a change in health care, but few even think about food reform in the United States.

Prevention is key. If we prevent all the illnesses we can through our diet, we will feel a lot better physically, emotionally and mentally. Then we can spend health care dollars more effectively.

But the atmosphere of the college eating scene is graband-go. The foods that are sold in this genre of food are hardly acceptable to my standards, which are considered high. That being said, it is in my opinion that the food standards need to be raised and that can start in the college community. Instead of Health 101 and free pizza and pop we need real, useful health knowledge. There is no need to read a bunch of health articles but we do need the repetition of basic, common-sense ideas.

Here is all you need to know: eat foods that are not highly processed (i.e. not from a box or cooked all to hell). Eat a balance of the natural food groups: greens, fruits, nuts, seeds, mushrooms, grains, etc. and drink a lot of water, for God’s sake. It’s as simple as that. It is important to get the idea out of your head that a good meal is a highly complex cooked meal or an expensive meal. Expensive meals can still be nutritionally worthless.

So, I have a question for staff, student organization leaders and everyone who ingests (I hope that includes everyone): when w ill we stop caring more about

money and advertising and start caring more about health and well-being? When will we start to feed our bodies effectively so we can think effectively?

Will we ever see signs boasting free refreshments that actually provide body and mind empowering foods?

Well, I guess water and celery isn’t as cool or awesome as pop and pizza.

A school system should promote health, not promote the bad eating habits adopted by so many Americans often called S.A.D. (Standard American Diet not Seasonal Affective Disorder) by many health-nuts. It IS sad that so many people, specifically a majority of college students, are eating so poorly and that “preventable chronic diseases” are becoming so common and at younger and younger ages.

Look, they’re even making a movie about it : http://www. imdb.com/title/tt1105381/ and hey, there is a wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Western_pattern_diet. It is scary that the Wikipedia page for “Healthy Diet” states: ”A healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve health. It is important for the prevention of many chronic diseases, such as: obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer”. So, the crappy American diet has defined what a good diet should be.

The solution is awareness, enlightening yourself and taking small steps away from what has been ingrained as your current eating habits. The solution is to not promote eating poorly whenever possible. Perhaps it shouldn’t be the norm to have pizza and pop unless we drastically change how they are produced. Perhaps we should learn to feed ourselves and others.

As always, I complain about health and food a lot, but that only because I care so much about your health.

For further reading and research: http://blog .targethealth. com/?p=7842 “Big Food vs. Big Insurance” Google “High fructose corn syrup mercury” to find articles from many news sources.

Author: Michael Pollan

Dear Sassy,

My parents visit me too much. I love them a lot, but coming up to Houghton every other week to drop off a care package or groceries is crossing the line. How do I politely tell them to back off?

Sincerely,

Crowded daughter Dear Crowded,

First of all, how dare your parents come visit you in the first place. Their 18 years of feeding, clothing, and caring for you does not entitle them to ensure that their $20,000 a year investment in your education is well-spent. As far as them giving you care packages and groceries; that is adding insult to injury. Tell them you will buy your own Ramen and Triscuits.

The best way to broach the subject is to sit them down, put out some tissues, and tell them to get out of your life. Suggest moving out of the country. You are an adult and don’t need their emotional support, just their financial support.

Dear Sassy, I am having serious trouble with my housemates. They party three days a week at least, and I can never get to sleep. The whole house smells like cigarettes and alcohol. They are my friends and I don’t want to make them mad, but how do I stop the insanity?

Sincerely, Frustrated housemate Dear Frustrated, You are in luck. Good thing you didn’t figure out your friends were alcoholics before you entered into a legally binding contract with them; the middle of the semester is the perfect time to talk to your housemates about their partying lifestyle. I’m sure they will completely change their habits and you will have many nights of blissful, uninterrupted sleep.

Of course, there is the slim possibility that you will completely alienate your housemates when you condemn their drinking and smoking. Then not only will you have to live with rowdy alcoholics, but rowdy alcoholics that hate you.

Dear Sassy, I am nervous about the up-coming Houghton winter. I’m not much for outdoor winter activities (I’m from Florida!) What are some fun, indoor activities I can do until spring comes?

Sincerely,

Florida

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I do have several suggestions for how to spend your time. While all of your friends are out playing or watching broomball, stare at the ceiling. You’ll be amazed at the shapes you can make out among the unidentifiable stains on the plaster.

Or, when everyone is having a great time at the All-Nighter, knit some socks. Then curl up in a rocking chair with a cat on your lap and switch on the Lawrence Welk Show. If you are feeling particularly festive you could watch a Discovery special about the Arctic. This will help you feel connected to the winter culture that you so blatantly scorn.

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Hat trick: Sophomore center Brett Olson puts in a goal as Northern’s goaltender Brian Stewart helplessly looks on. Olson tallied three goals and two assists on the evening, which temporarily put him atop the national scorer’s list.

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Women’s team earns top ranking in Division II preseason basketball poll

No. Huskies look to regroup before start of WCHA schedule DAVER KARNOSKY Lode Writer The hockey Huskies did some really good things over the weekend, the most obvious of which was the 5-3 win over rival Northern Michigan. The Huskies kept the Wildcats at bay most of the night, and forced them to take numerous bad penalties.

On Sunday, the Huskies played the first few minutes with a similar intensity, then seemed to lose whatever remained of the momentum they’d carried into the game, falling to the Lake Superior State Lakers, 3-1.

“We did some very good things

this weekend,” said head coach Jamie Russell. “Friday night we played a very intense, very passionate hockey game for 60 minutes. You have to follow it up with a great effort.”

The Huskies will have a week off before heading out to Colorado College to face the Tigers to open the WCHA portion of their schedule.

“We are just going to have to work hard this week,” said captain Malcolm Gwilliam. “(We have) to clean up in a few areas and be prepared for the drop of the puck against (Colorado College).”

STEPHEN ANDERSON Sports Editor

Last week, Division II Bulletin listed Michigan Tech at No. 1 in its preseason women’s basketball poll. The Huskies return all five starters to a team that reached the Elite Eight and earned a 27-7 overall record a year ago.

While it is certainly an honor for the Huskies, athletic director Suzanne Sanregret kept it in perspective by saying, “Preseason polls are just that. It takes a little luck to go all the way, and you have to stay healthy. It gives our team the confidence and belief they can win, but you still have to play the games.” continued at mtulode.com

Big spike: Senior OH/L Kaari Nevanen spikes the ball in a home match earlier this year. Nevanen is fourth on the team in kills, third on the team in assists and tied for first on the team in service aces.

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Volleyball Huskies take Football Huskies look to three-game win streak recover from Homecoming into GLIAC-GLVC Crossover letdown in Indianapolis LAUREN WIZA Lode Writer

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of 7 Saturday volleyball matches that have not gone 5 sets.

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points for Brett Olson on Friday night against Northern Michigan.

He was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week.

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football starters injured at some point during last Saturday’s game against Findlay.

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Braving the elements: Quarterback Brent Heim tries to weave through two Findlay defenders in Saturday’s 14-5 loss.

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Michigan Tech volleyball celebrated two wins on the road this weekend against Northwood University and Wayne State University. The Huskies downed the Timberwolves of Northwood 3-1, after making a comeback from a loss in the first set. Led by the hitting and blocking of Alicia Schneider who had 12 kills with 47 percent accuracy and four block assists, the Huskies saw a much more consistent offense.

“Connecting with Maddie was a big key this weekend,” said Schneider. Madeline Haben contributed on both Friday and Saturday in her role as setter. She had 54 assists against Wayne State. Haben was not the team’s only asset as they defeated Wayne State 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.

“At one point during the Wayne State game, coach mixed players up, and that’s a good strategy.

The girls that came off the bench

did a great job,” said Schneider.

“We didn’t have too many missed serves, [and] digging-wise, it felt like we were in the right places.”

Michigan Tech will need to remember and continue this progress as they head south again this coming weekend to Lansing, Mich., for the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover Tournament. Teams from both conferences gather to test their volleyball prowess.

It will be a good opportunity for Michigan Tech to see how they line up with other teams in the Region.

The Huskies will open play Friday, Oct. 16, at 1:30 p.m., with a match against Lewis University before playing Rockhurst University later in the day at 6:30 p.m. The Huskies will have just one match on Saturday, Oct. 17, against the University of Southern Indiana, starting at 3 p.m. For more information on Michigan Tech volleyball including previews of each team in the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover, visit mtulode.com/sports.

seasons since the women’s tennis team has earned 7 season wins. They will try for their 7th this year on Saturday against LSSU.

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seconds ahead of second place in last weekend’s 7.5K CC race for Tech standout Brian Stetter.

Schedules/Results Football (1-5, 1-5 GLIAC) Findlay 14-5 MTU Saturday @ Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

Volleyball (9-10, 7-4 GLIAC) MTU 3-1 Northwood MTU 3-2 Wayne State @ GLIAC/GLVC Crossover: Friday vs. Lewis, 1:30 p.m.

Friday vs. Rockhurst, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday vs. S. Indiana, 3 p.m.

W. Tennis (6-2, 6-2 GLIAC) MTU 7-2 Findlay MTU 5-4 Wayne State Saturday @ LSSU, 2 p.m.

Cross Country Men, 1 of 2, Wildcat Open Women, 2 of 4, Wildcat Open No race this week Visit www.gliac.org for full standings

Editor’s Shootout

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LUKE GUBLO Pulse Editor 3-0 Last Week, 10-5 Overall

JEREMIAH BAUMANN Online Editor 1-2 Last Week, 7-8 Overall

STEPHEN ANDERSON Sports Editor 2-1 Last Week, 7-8 Overall

RICHARD GOODELL Business Manager 2-1 Last Week, 7-8 Overall

The Yankees-Angels looks to be a very competitive series, especially pitching wise. The Yankees, however, offer too much offense to be denied a World Series berth. New Orleans faces a stiff test this upcoming week, however, they have the best offense in football, a much improved defense, and they are at home in Louisiana. Sam Bradford is back for Oklahoma, just in time for the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl. Though competitive, Texas clearly has the advantage in this matchup.

Yankees 4-2 Saints 31-21 Longhorns 37-24

Last week I had to pick the Twins as the upset and missed. This week I’m going with the power teams. The Yankees are on a very hot streak. New York is matched with New Orleans but I have to give it to the Giants pulling it out for the win. Texas is undefeated and playing at home, so I this will be a great game but they’ll pull out the win.

Yankees 4-2

Oh how I hate the Yankees. That is far from the reason I am picking the Angel’s, however. The Angels knocked New York out of the playoffs in 2002 and 2005. While the teams are somewhat different, the result will be similar.

Seven Angel batters have hit over .300 off Yankee pitchers, compared to just three Yankee batters off Angel pitchers.

I think the Brees will get back on the touchdown express, lighting up a tough Giants defense. Bradford’s return will be the key in Oklahoma’s victory.

Angels 4-3

The Yankees swept the Twins, but the task is taller with a formidable Angels team. Los Angeles is playing some of it’s best baseball all year, so they are no pushover this October. Two undefeated teams meet in the Bayou, but only the boys from the Big Easy leave that way. With Eli on the mend, and Brees on fire, the Giants’ can’t answer. In the Red River Rivalry, the Longhorns reign supreme.

Yankees 4-2

Giants 28-24 Longhorns 31-24

Saints 36-27 Sooners 24-23

Saints 34-28 Longhorns 28-24

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Michigan Tech adds women’s soccer as fourteenth varsity sport

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STEPHEN ANDERSON Sports Editor Last week, Michigan Tech announced the addition of women’s soccer to its varsity athletic program. The addition, which is the first since Nordic skiing was added in 1989-90, will balance the number of men’s and women’s teams at seven apiece. The team will begin intercollegiate competition next fall as a member of the GLIAC. Long-time Michigan Tech donor Pat Nelson is funding all of the start-up costs, including equipment, locker room renovations and first-year coaching salaries.

“This is a great step for the University and the athletic department,” said Tech athletic director Suzanne Sanregret in last week’s Michigan Tech article. “It has been one of my goals since becoming athletic director to add women’s soccer. It’s an up-and-coming sport and a natural fit in the GLIAC.” This year there are only eight women’s soccer programs in the GLIAC, but with the addition of Michigan Tech and the two upcoming GLIAC expansion schools – Lake Erie and Ohio Dominican – 11 of the 14 GLIAC schools will field a women’s soccer team next year.

Next year’s schedule is yet to be determined, but there will be around 15 GLIAC games with about half of them taking place at home on Sherman Field, which was set up for soccer during last year’s synthetic turf installation.

Conflicts with football will be rare given that soccer games are generally played on Friday and Sunday, with practices taking place on both turf and grass, depending on the field surface of the upcoming

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president. “The women’s club soccer team often has trouble getting their name out to gain participation – now that the varsity team has been announced publically, I feel as though a lot of women will be anxious to be a part of this brand new program... I hope the club team will stay around because it is a great way for whoever wishes to be involved in soccer at Michigan Tech.”

“I hope they do very well, and I’m very sad I can’t be a part of it since I’m graduating,” said Michelle Murphy, who has been a member of the women’s soccer club for - Kelsy Ryskamp five years. “I’m very inWomen’s Soccer Club President terested in who the coach will be and what ideas they have to bring to the table to build up a very strong hosting at their campus site. team that can compete right away The reaction across campus in our conference.” has been positive as well, particuMichigan Tech will officially larly among the current women’s post the head coaching job in late soccer club team, which faces an October or early November, with uncertain future in light of the ad- plans to bring in the coach and dition as a varsity sport. start implementing the program “With all of the press the addi- starting Jan. 1, 2010. tion of the women’s varsity soccer Stay tuned to the Michigan team received, it would be im- Tech Lode, both in print and onpossible to say that new interests line at mtulode.com for continuhave not been sparked,” said Kelsy ing coverage of this new varsity Ryskamp, women’s soccer club addition.

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Tennis Huskies enter season finale looking for sixth straight win DAVER KARNOSKY Lode Writer After a huge weekend which included a pair of wins over GLIAC opponents Findlay and Wayne State, the women’s tennis Huskies sit currently in second place in the GLIAC Standings heading into the final weekend of play before the GLIAC Tournament.

At this point in the season, with one match remaining against the Lake Superior State Lakers on the road, the Huskies (6-2 overall, 6-2 GLIAC) can finish no worse than

a tie for third.

Third will be the highest finish for the squad since joining the GLIAC in 1980. The Huskies will also have the advantage in third, as they have beaten both Ferris State and Wayne State, the two teams who could tie them.

This weekend, the Huskies face a hungry Lakers’ (5-5 overall, 3-5 GLIAC) who are currently riding a two-match winning streak of their own, including a win over Findlay.

Head coach Tom Linhart is still looking for that special player to fill the top singles slot, but for now

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MARC SANKO Lode Writer Junior Brian Stetter continued his great season, cruising into first place with a time of 23:54, nearly a full minute ahead of the second place runner...

The Tech women would have an equally-successful day, led by junior Christina Mishica, who finished in second with a time of 19:28...

Please view a full recap of the U.P. Championships at mtulode.com Both teams will compete in the GLIAC Championships at Saginaw Valley State University on Oct. 24. The Lode will feature a full preview next week.

those duties belong to sophomore Adrienne DiVito (2-4 overall).

Sophomore Ingrid Pflieger (3-2 overall) fills in well as the number two singles play. Junior Anais Molina-Rodriguez (2-6 overall) is still struggling in the number three singles slot.

Senior Carolyn Pumford (4-4 overall), sophomore Erin Wiethoff (5-3 overall), and junior Katie Watchorn (3-4 overall) fill out the rest of Linhart’s lineup at four, five and six, respectively.

The Huskies would love nothing more than to head into the GLIAC Tournament riding a six-

match winning streak.

Around the GLIAC, Wayne State has completed their schedule with a 6-3 record. Ferris State (4-3 GLIAC) has both Ashland and Tiffin to finish their season.

Grand Valley State (4-2 GLIAC), the only team that can finish higher than the Huskies, needs wins over Saginaw Valley State and Ashland to secure at least a tie for second with the Huskies in the final standings.

Netters Take Pair of Matches to Move up The GLIAC Ladder The Huskies earned a win Friday over the Findlay Oilers to the

Alumni/Students compete at Homecoming Alumni Broomball Invitational

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The Michigan Tech cross country teams are preparing for their annual fundraiser, fittingly called the “Muck Run.” This casual event is advertised as a “5K trail race through mud, muck and mire. Maybe even snow.”

The race will take place on the Tech Trails on Halloween morning, around 10 a.m. Preregistration is due by Oct. 23, but race day registration is available, for a higher fee.

The top three male and female runners will receive awards, as will the muddiest runner and those with the best costume.

Door prizes and t-shirts will be given out while supplies last.

All proceeds go to the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Contact Joe Haggenmiller with any questions (jjhaggen@mtu.edu, 906-487-2986.

For more info, including registration form, visit http://tinyurl.com/ygnka4u

tune of 7-2 set up a huge match on Saturday as they faced the Wayne State Warriors. Not only were the Huskies up to the challenge, they came through with flying colors, winning 5-4 and vaulting to second in the GLIAC Standings.

Junior Nathalia Rondelli and sophomores Ploy Suthijindawong and Victoria Zhilkina all earned two points against both the Oilers and the Warriors. Also, the numbers one and two doubles teams earned victories in both matches.

For a full recap of the matches, please check our web site: www. mtulode.com.

(Above): D-Gel Dynasty shows off the Alumni Cup, which they won on Saturday night by working through the 16-team Alumni Homecoming Invitational Tournament. D-Gel Dynasty also won the Broomball Championship a couple years ago.

(Right): A goaltender tries to corral the puck in last Saturday’s broomball tournament. The John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, with its new suites (seen in the background), was host to the tournament.

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Event reminders Tech Theatre Company “The Bald Soprano” Where: McArdle Theater When: Oct 15 7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m.

The Date Doctor Where: Memorial Union Building Ballroom When: Oct 16, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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t’s nice to see you guys again! I hope everyone enjoyed the homecoming this year. Football, hockey and broomball games were all pretty decent. What’s more, we have our homecoming King and Queen eventually. Congratulations Joe!!

Well played.

Homecoming parade is kind of a big deal for Tech. I still remember those beautiful decorated vehicles form last year. But the difference between this year and last year is I was in the parade! I went with my best friend Alex Cotton and his residence hall-- FYE. They dressed theirs hall uniform and stood on the painted truck.

Everyone was excited about that.

One fraternity house even found an old tank from World War

Two. The loud engine noise put everyone on fire.

During the last year Thanksgiving break, I watched Detroit and New York parades on television with my roommate’s family. Those awesome pep bands and huge balloon just blew my mind. Last Friday, when I was in the parade itself, I realized it is a special way for you guys to celebrate big events. Back in China, we do have parade, however it is usually in the Chinese New Year and only happens in couple major cities. This October 1st, China celebrated communist rule with her largest-ever military parade in Tiananmen Square. This can be the biggest parade in our history. Even nuclear weapon was shown in this parade. Besides that, parade is illegal only after get the permission from government, which is extremely hard.

More than 10 government asso-

ciations will be involved in procedure. I don’t know too much about the American law, but obviously, Americans have more freedom than we have.

When I told my friend Josh that Facebook, YoutTube and Twitter are blocked in China, he said it was the saddest thing he had never heard. Well, I understand he’s feeling, but also, I accept my country’s policy. As a communism country, we have different ideology from western country. Ideas from capitalism countries are not all can be imported. Because of this, I had a very bad headache when I studied for you institution exam last week. I hope I did well though…

Karl Marx and Adam Smith, two of the greatest people in the history, separated the world into two parts.

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this article. We don’t talk personal political opinions at all. All the public medias like TV, magazine and newspapers are under the control of government. What I think is Chinese government try Thomas Edison founded the to make her citizens believe that Edison Electric Light Co. the society is good and the future is better. I don’t think I have the ability to grade my country’s “I Love Lucy” premiered on TV. policy (otherwise I won’t come to an engineering school~), but that how it works, and it works well.

Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Anyway, after watching the Clerk were named winners of the 60th anniversary parade, I have Nobel Peace Prize. to say, I’m proud of my motherland!

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Ferris It takes zero. They are all y n U of M It takes two. One to too drunk from the night before to care a wm change the bulb and one more to brag whether or not the lights are on. o H how they did it every bit as well as any Ivy Central It takes League School.

GVSU It takes ten, one to change the bulb and the other nine to sit around and watch , it is the big entertainment of the evening.

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It takes five.

Four to strap on snow shoes and hike 10 miles to the nearest store to get the new bulb and one to screw it in.

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It takes twenty.

One to change the bulb and the other nineteen to find a new way to engineer it so it never has to be changed again.

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MSU It takes two thousand. One to change the bulb, and the other one thousand nine hundred ninety nine to riot and set it on fire.

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