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October 22, 2009

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Rally takes over Houghton COLLIN VEELE Guest Writer

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he Lake Superior Rally, held throughout the Keweenaw, this past weekend was the last stop on the 2009 Rally America schedule. Driver, Travis Pastrana and his co-driver, Christian Edstrom, wrapped up their 2009 championship winning fifteen of seventeen stages. On the season they tallied 50% more overall points than their closest competition. Other noteworthy competitors include Michigan Tech students Heath Nunnemacher and co-driver Mike Rossey, who finished second in the Super Production class and fourth overall. For more info see Sports, 6A.

Students make a difference at Michigan Tech JESSICA BANDA Guest Writer

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ast October, 450 Michigan Tech students worked together to clean up College Avenue, cut wood for the elderly and improve Hancock Beach. In 2004, Michigan Tech students were nationally recognized by USA Weekend for their work to improve the Keweenaw.

This year, Michigan Tech students have a chance to give back to the community once more.

This Saturday, Oct. 24, is Make A Difference Day, an annual event in which over 3 million people come together to help millions of others around the world. This is the fifth year that Michigan Tech students will have an opportunity to participate in the event. Students contributing to Make A Difference Day will have the option of assisting the elderly with cleaning and woodcutting, picking up trash and brush in the community and participating in many other activities. The Student Activities Office describes the day as “a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors.”

Rebecca Techlin, a third-year mathematics major, said, “Make a Difference Day is a great idea. We need to try to make a difference in people’s lives every day.” And Briana Drake, a fourth-year environmental engineering major said, “It’s really rewarding to get off campus and see how appreciative other people are of what you can do to help them.” Drake, like Techlin, went on to say that making a difference once a year is just the beginning of what Michigan Tech students can do to help others. Anyone can participate in Make a Differ-

ence Day. To register visit www. sa.mtu.edu/community.

Luckily, there is no shortage of opportunities to make a difference. If Make A Difference Day doesn’t fit into your schedule, consider Service Saturday’s.

Service Saturday’s are 2-4 hour volunteer opportunities that take place once a month. The next Service Saturday will be held on Nov. 7, and students will walk dogs for the Humane Society and work on the Michigan Tech Trails.

If your schedule doesn’t permit a 2-4 hour commitment, consider 60 Minutes of Service, a brand new campaign for ultrabusy students. Every 60 Minutes of Service event takes place on a weeknight from 5 to 6 p.m. The next 60 Minutes of Service event will be on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Participants in this event will rake the lawns for local Keweenaw residents. Interested volunteers should e-mail communityservice@mtu.edu to sign up.

But volunteering is just one way to make a difference. Students can also help by getting involved in Semester Collections.

This semester, the Office of Student Activities is collecting used denim and donating it to The Blue to Green Initiative, which is sponsored by Cotton, Inc. The Initiative will use the denim to make sustainable insulation for Habitat for Humanity.

Interested students should bring their clean denim to The Office of Student Ac t i v i ties (112 MUB) by Dec. 11.

If you are interested in making a habit of helping others, you should consider joining a service organizations, such as Circle K. Michigan Tech’s Circle K was founded in 1989, and this semes-

It’s our job as human beings to give something to the world.

Evie Johnson

Digging In: Workers at Make a Difference Day 2008 help with landscaping around campus. This year’s Make a Difference Day promises similar activities as well as much more Lode file photo

ter the 25 members of Circle K have already completed well over 400 hours of service. Circle K President, Rebecca Techlin, said that this year Circle K has already completed a number of service projects including, “Boston Pond clean up, highway clean up, visiting with the elderly and cutting wood with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly.” Techlin said, “Anyone can volunteer with Circle K. We have no minimum requirement for service hours, or mandatory meetings.” Techlin suggests that prospective Circle K members join the club’s list serve, circlek-l@mtu.edu.

If you would like to make a difference in the lives of children, you should consider helping with the Copper Country Reading Council’s new Family Literacy Project. The Council is looking for friendly Michigan Tech students to help coordinate events and to read and play games with children in the Copper Country.

If you are interested in helping

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Students who want to make a dramatic impact in the lives and health of other Michigan Tech students should consider becoming an advocate for the Campus Victims’ Advocacy Response Team (CVART). CVART Coordinator, Elsa Roberts, says that the mission of the organization is, “to help ensure the safety and health of students on Michigan Tech’s campus by providing peer advocates.” Roberts went on to say that, “As an advocate, you will have the opportunity to respond to a variety of crises.

You will be providing empathetic support for people in crisis over issues such as pregnancy, coming out as LGBT, depression, sexual assault, death of family and/or friends, break-ups, stress and many more situations.” Students interested in becoming advocates should contact Roberts at eroberts@mtu.edu.

So how will you make a differ-

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As you venture out on your Make a Difference Day this year, remember that no matter how you decide to participate, you have the power to make a difference. Evelyn Johnson, lecturer and undergraduate advisor in the dept of Humanities says, “It’s our job as human beings to give something to the world.” Lukas Lund, a second-year mechanical engineering major, said, “An organization can’t make a positive difference in the world; it’s only a means for a person to do so.” Techlin summed it all up well when she said, “Large projects make a huge difference, but you can accomplish the same thing on your own. The little things really add up. Hold the door open for someone, offer to help carry a little old lady’s groceries for her, put a dime in the ‘take a penny tray’, or just smile at someone.

I’m a firm believer that little things matter.”

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Crystal Shawanda To Perform Canadian country music star to play at Rozsa Center on Saturday ROZSA CENTER Press Release

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OUGHTON, MI, October 9, 2009 - - Crystal Shawanda, a full-blooded Ojibwe, has taken the Country Music world by storm! On Saturday, October 24th at 7:30pm, the Rozsa Center is proud to present the 2009 Canadian Country Music Association’s “Female Artist of the Year” in what is sure to be one of the hottest concerts of this show season!

Born in Ontario, Canada, she grew up on a Native American reservation called Wikwemikong on Canada’s Manitoulin Island.

Crystal wrote her first song at age 9 and cites Loretta Lynn as her childhood hero. Her father was a truck driver whose route regularly led him from Michigan to Nashville. Accompanying him on many of the trips, she was 11 when she made her first visit to Nashville and watched singers and musicians through the window at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge.

She made an album on her own at age 12 and sold copies of it to pay for future trips to Nashville to pursue her music career. At 13, she made her first appearance at Tootsie’s and received encouragement from a drummer who had worked in Loretta Lynn’s band. Shawanda kept returning to Nashville, singing regularly at Tootsie’s, and finally moved to Nashville to concentrate on her music. Dawn of a New Day, released in 2008 on RCA, debuted at #2 on the Canadian Country Album chart and at #16 on Billboard’s Top Country Album chart.

Shawanda has been touring in

Canada and the United States with Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley as a special guest on the Paisley Party 2009 tour. She had previously toured with various artists across Canada and the northern United States in 2008.

As of January 2009, three singles have charted. “You Can Let Go”, “What Do I Have to Do”, and “My Roots Are Showing”. The first reached #5 in Canada and #21 in the U.S., while “What Do I Have to Do” also reached #5 in Canada, but wasn’t released in the United States. “My Roots Are Showing” peaked at #12 in Canada, as well as #57 on the U.S. charts. The title track and “Try” were then released as the fourth and fifth singles from the album in Canada only. In mid-2009, Shawanda was dropped from RCA Nashville and was moved to Sony Music Canada.

On September 13, 2009, the Canadian Country Music Association awarded Crystal Shawanda the prestigious “Female Artist of the Year” award.

Sponsored by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan Tech American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Multicultural Affairs, Michigan Tech Student Life, and the James and Margaret Black Endowment.

Ticket prices for the general public are $25 and $20; MTU student prices are $20 and $15 (MTU student ID required). To purchase tickets contact the Rozsa Box Office at 487.3200, The Central Ticket Office (SDC) at 487.2073, Tech Express (MUB) at 487.3308 or go online at tickets.

A little bit canadian: Crystal Shwanda posses for her tour’s promotion picture,she had spent time traveling mtu.edu. No refunds, exchanges, with Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley on the Paisley Party 2009. Shwanda is now headed our way for a peror late seating, please formance in the Rozsa Center on October 24th at 7:30pm.

Innovation of Zombieland LUKE GUBLO Pulse Editor

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hen one thinks of zombie films, there are several that come to mind. Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 film, “Planet Terror,” George Romero’s 1977 film, “Dawn of the Dead,” and 2005’s “Doom” are just a few examples of a genre that has seemingly had lasting power within the American psyche.

Take director Ruben Fleischer’s recently released film “Zombieland.” The film, starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin, is interesting in the way that it is not a complete spoof of the Zombie genre, while still not taking itself too seriously.

The film takes place in present day, when a pandemic related to mad cow disease sweeps the nation and turns human beings into zombies. The main characters in the film are the few survivors of this pandemic, and they remain

more or less nameless throughout the film, referred to as the name of the town from which they came, or to which they were headed.

In the film, Jesse Eisenberg plays a former University of Texas student who has managed to survive the widespread pandemic. His method for staying alive is adhering to an extensive list of rules, which are, more or less, derived from his neurotic tendencies. Early in the film, he sets off for Columbus, Ohio to look for his parents; thus, he is referred to as ‘Columbus.’

Woody Harrelson plays Eisenberg’s foil, Tallahassee, a brash, crude southerner who has taken a liking to slaying zombies. Tallahassee’s ultimate goal in this post-apocalyptic world is to find a Twinkie, which he sees as an ode to simpler times.

The movie also features Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin; two con-artist sisters, deemed Little Rock and Wichita, who eventually join forces with Columbus

and Tallahassee. In addition, one of the more memorable scenes of the movie is hilarious cameo by actor Bill Murray, who steals the show, despite his limited screen time.

Overall, the movie thrives on its unique storyline and filmmaking.

Though in many ways a conventional zombie film, the use of creative special effects and design in Zombieland, such as the incorporation of Columbus’s rules into the background of the scene to which each pertains in the plot, as well as the use of flashbacks to explain each character’s past, rather than one which is exclusively verbal. Furthermore, the screenplay is written such that it doesn’t completely separate itself from other zombie films, while still exuding comedy.

Overall, I found Zombieland to be an extremely enjoyable film experience. While undoubtedly many have already seen this film, I encourage those who have not yet seen the film to do so given the next opportunity.

pened in February). The KSO also performed Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody and Igor Stravinsky’s Suites No. 1 and 2 for Chamber Orchestra.

The event, which took place at the Rozsa Center, was gener-

Neves told the Lode. “Everyone responded with great energy… it was a thrilling first concert.” He further remarked that the KSO was “outstandingly talented and dedicated.”

The KSO has already begun rehearsing for its next performance. On December 5, it will team up with the Michigan Tech Concert Choir will present George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Other concerts scheduled for the year are “A Night at the Opera” on February 20, and “The Bernstein Beat,” featuring Jamie Bernstein, on April 17.

KSO First Performance

NICHOLAS BLECHA Lode Writer The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra had its first performance of the year on Saturday, October 17. The concert was a celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of Felix Me n d el s s o h n , and featured selections from his most famous work, the music from William S h a k e s p e a re ’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Mendelssohn, whose music had a significant conservative streak and who disdained many of his contemporaries from their radicalism in music (and thus earned himself their disdain), was until recently somewhat unpopular.

However, his reputation has rehabilitated itself somewhat as orchestras around the world celebrate his two hundredth anniversary (which actually hap-

Everyone responded “with great energy… it

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was a thrilling first concert.

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ally well attended. Following the performance, the audience was invited to the lobby for free cookies and lemonade, and had the chance to meet director Dr. Joel Neves.

The event was Dr. Neves’ first performance with the KSO. Neves, who before working with the KSO had conducted in Cedar City, Utah, was impressed with the result of the concert.

“I thought it was outstanding,”

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Michigan Tech Lode Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Culture Shock Ask Sassy Dear Sassy,

I love baking and constantly have a Ziploc bag of cookies in the fridge in my dorm’s kitchenette. But someone keeps stealing them! How do I find out who the mystery thief is?

Sincerely,

Angry Baker

Dear Angry, It’s time to bake an extra special batch of cookies. In this batch you will put a generous amount of any number of strong laxatives. Put some M&Ms in them to make them look particularly inviting. After you see that they’ve been stolen, keep a sharp lookout for the person making a trip to the bathroom every five minutes. If this trick doesn’t work, hide in your kitchenette with a baseball bat. Protect your cookies at all cost.

Dear Sassy, Because it’s my first year at college, I am terrified of gaining the “freshman fifteen”. Do you have any tips on how I can resist temptation and keep off the pounds?

Sincerely,

Staying Slim Dear Staying, You certainly should be worried about the “freshman fifteen.” If you even gain so much as five pounds, you will lose your friends, your grades will plummet, and your family will disown you. You will be so disgusted with yourself that you’ll throw away that 5 dollar mirror you got at Wal-Mart. If you are so opposed to gaining a little weight, just do simple things. Don’t eat pizza or drink soft drinks.

Instead of cheesecake, have an apple for dessert. Work out a few times a week and when winter comes around, play broomball. Otherwise, relax and buy some stretchy sweatpants.

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Follow the thoughts of one international student throughout the semester as he discovers the ins and outs of life in America JUN (MILES) NI Lode Writer It’s good to see you guys again!

I had a very big struggle when I tried to think a good idea for my new article. The last couple weeks, I was so busy at my exams and team projects that I didn’t have time to think about my new topic. Hope you guys are all doing well. Also, I really want to save the Halloween one till next week—now you know what the next article about. Thank goodness, my ipod gave me an idea this morning: Music.

My first view of American music started from my residence hall last year. By coincidence, I was put in to Visual Performing Arts Learning Community. However, I don’t play any music. After the first couple weeks I found out almost everyone in my hall was a musician. My roommate Jacob had played piano for eight years and guitar for five years. Brock and Andy, my hall mates, played electric instruments. Alex and Spencer played guitar, Aaron played keyboard and Uzi played the cello… all in all, there could have been a couple bands in my hall. They taught me how to play

guitar and piano and even wrote songs about me. We have lots of good memories to look back on.

I’m always jealous about Americans’ fantastic high school lives. My memory of high school is studying, studying, and studying. In China, we have more than seven times the population of America, but we have less than half the number of colleges. It means not everyone can get into college. For those top 10 colleges, only 1 percent of high school senior students can apply. Also, because of the score based on the grading system, we have to study a lot and try to get a higher score in exams than anyone else.

I spent so much time on studying that I didn’t have time to learn other skills such as instrumental and computer skills.

After I started my new life here I think I got more chances to touch music, which I didn’t do too much back in China. I still remember that night when my friends and I went to my first concert in Calumet. Josh was so mad at me because he had to wake me up every 10 minutes. “Miles, you can’t just sleep in a concert in the front row!” he yelled at me when the concert was over.

I feel so embarrassed that music

always makes me sleepy (maybe because I couldn’t understand it or I’m not interest in it). Soon after that, I got another opportunity to a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert last Christmas. This time, the band had a much bigger moveable stage and way more awesome laser lights and fireworks. That might be the biggest reason that I stayed awake from the beginning of the show to the end. It was too loud to fall asleep!

I went to a couple concerts at my hometown before. But they were just personal concerts instead of rock bands. When I told my friends I like pop, they thought I was an idiot. After that Christmas, I started collecting music from my friends. I begin to get used to American style songs after I tried almost all kinds of music. I do have some songs and bands that are my favorite. For example, AFI’s songs can help me stay awake and feel full of energy. If you walk by the Wads dish room, you can hear it from the front window. It’s also a dish room song.

I’m planning to learn guitar this year. Anyone interested to teach me?

DearSassy, Last week I took an exam and a kid cheated off of me. I saw him looking right at my paper several times. I wasn’t sure what to do. Should I tell the professor about it? Should I confront the cheater?

Unsure Test-Taker Dear

Unsure,

You are lucky. You have the perfect opportunity to completely ruin someone’s year. If it can be proved that he cheated, he will face incredibly harsh consequences. He will fail the class and face expulsion from the University.

Before you ruin his year, consider if he deserves it or not.

Has he been rude in class? Has he displayed the traits of an idiot? Has he ever slept through a lecture? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, go ahead. Tell the professor what you know, let the investigation begin, and sit back and enjoy the show.

Yesterday’s distraction

Comic by: Anna Stasek

Michigan Tech Lode Thursday, October 22 2009

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Off Campus Adventures Dorm life never seemed so great DANNY MESSINGER Lode Writer

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onfined in a small space with a randomly selected roommate, dorm-dwellers frequently find themselves daydreaming about their imagined idyllic life off campus. These daydreams, however, likely don’t include visions of giant spiders, leaky toilets or sharing your house with a mysterious stranger.

Finding somewhere to call home off campus is an adventure. Sifting through countless classifieds and online postings is enough to leave anyone discouraged. However, the adventure of off campus life is just starting once you’ve found a new place to call home.

The first night of living e ev in my new off campus Bo a house felt like a scene cc from Arachnobe e :R phobia.

As by I came Art through the front door, I thought I noticed something scurrying away and quickly turned on the light to investigate. A spider as big as a fist had begun crawling up the wall in an apparent attempt to ambush me from above. My housemate quickly grabbed a rolled-up newspaper and smashed the life out of its obscenely large body.

Little did we know, this single spider was a representative of the arachnid army that called our dank basement home. Killing the spider army’s scout served only to anger the troops. The rest of the year was spent squashing giant spiders on an almost daily basis. Before the end of the lease, we had made an adventure out of occasionally curbing the spider’s population. It seems as though

our house was not the only residence infested with these uninvited guests. Every one of my friends living off campus had similar stories to share.

Problems such as a spider infestation certainly fall within the gray area of the landlord responsibility spectrum. With the quick turnover of tenants, there often isn’t enough time for a landlord to completely eliminate pests from their properties. However, certain other problems are clearly the responsibility of the landlord. When the second-floor toilet threatens to fall through the ceiling of the first-floor kitchen due to a leaky pipe, any vigilant landlord would quickly rectify the situation. However, when my landlord last year received a concerned phone call after my housemate noticed the kitchen ceiling had begun to develop water stains, the landlord was sure that a quick tightening of the bolts that at-

tach the toilet to the floor would surely fix the leak.

Days later, the mysterious brown abstract art on our kitchen ceiling was still growing and our landlord was visibly puzzled. Another tightening of the bolts made no progress. Finally, three weeks after the problem began, our landlord reluctantly decided to remove the toilet and look for a leaky pipe where, not surprisingly, he found that (clean) water had been dripping into our kitchen all along.

My landlord’s repair methods were far from orthodox. Our washing machine would vibrate so much that not only could it be felt and heard on the second floor

of the house, but unless it was being babysat during the spin cycle, it would move itself far enough away from the wall to dislodge the drain hose and dump an entire cycle’s soapy water on the floor. My landlord’s fix? Screw some 2x4’s into the floor to keep it in place. When the neighboring house (which was owned by the same landlord) had no running water because their pipes burst, our landlord decided to run a garden hose from inside our laundry room, out our window, across our driveway and into our neighbor’s house until the problem was fixed – which ended up being almost a month.

Although the state of repair of my house last year was certainly aggravating, it was far from the most annoying aspect of living off campus. Since the house we were moving into was intended for four or more people and our group of friends consisted of only three members, we decided to take a calculated risk by living with a fourth (unknown) resident. Having heard plenty of housemate horror stories, we opted to place an ad online and choose the best option from the responses. Using this method, you might as well pick someone up off the street. At first, a new housemate can seem like a reasonable fit for a group with only a few quirks. However, as the year progresses, many hidden qualities that were omitted from pre-lease discussions usually start to rear their ugly heads. Unfortunately, housemates don’t come with a 30-day return policy so you might be left with a dud. Although living off campus provides the opportunity to have one’s own space, many of the same cohabitation issues that on campus students face will occasionally arise in an off campus residence. In retrospect, I would advise being picky with your housemate selection to avoid the countless headacheinducing moments caused by a hasty decision.

This year, I’m calling a small

apartment home. Gone are the days of fearing falling through the floor of the bathroom but still present is the mutant spider army. Now I’m left wondering why my upstairs neighbors see it necessary to practice playing their guitars and belting out offkey tunes at 3am. Even though the occasional stampeding upstairs sometimes keep me from sleeping when any normal student would want to be asleep, it’s

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a much better situation than last year.

Life in the dorms may not be ideal, but life off campus certainly isn’t either. The process of finding a new home is a daunting task and choosing whom to live with is one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Although life off campus is certainly an adventure, I could never see myself giving up having my own room to return to the dorms.

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the tradegy of forgetting food ELIJAH HAINES Opinion Editor

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t has been one month and twenty-five days since my last memorable meal. If I close my eyes, I can still recall it: a sizzling New York strip steak coated with marionberry sauce, a salad of fresh mozzarella mixed with tomato and basil from our garden, lightly drizzled in olive oil, and a bed of spaghetti topped with a savory pancetta and onion sauce. The smell of my mother’s French bread is perhaps most memorable. I recall relishing the sound of the crackling crust and the way the poppy seeds dropped off and danced on the plate as you bit into the fluffy, warm loaf. This food was simple, and homemade with fresh, flavorful ingredients. The time away from home makes me deeply appreciate this “real” food.

No insult is intended toward the dining provided on campus.

In fact, I am very grateful for the extreme effort at providing the fresh, varying menu they prepare each day. But the challenge of appealing to thousands of college students’ taste buds requires the food to have a certain flavor. The butter and salt that dominates American cuisine is amplified when large groups are served.

The extreme of this example are the fast food restaurants.

I admit, I am a food snob.

This does not mean I am a picky eater. I am willing to try almost anything once; I even sampled tongue in a deli. I detest people who have never tasted a food but are convinced that they hate it.

It astounds me when people run off a list of things they simply will not eat, especially when this list includes basic, delicious ingredients such as: tomatoes, onion, green pepper, and mushrooms.

Although vegetables are the least popular among picky eaters, I have heard testaments of ha-

tred towards members of all the food groups: steak, pork, eggs, fish, pasta, shrimp. When asked if these picky eaters have tried these things, the most common reply is, “Ew, never!” followed closely by, “Once. I hated it.”

Even one time can rarely warrant hatred of a food. Fish is an excellent example. A fish sandwich at McDonald’s is not a legitimate sample of fish.

If you think you hate fish, I encourage you to go to someone who knows how to cook. Try a maple-glazed salmon, grilled on a cedar plank or a fresh-caught halibut simmered in seafood chowder (best eaten while watching a Cape Cod sunset). Then perhaps you are an appropriate judge of fish. With the right preparation and the right cook behind the stove, any dreaded food can be turned into a favorite.

Sushi is another commonly detested food. If the only sushi you have seen is at a cheesy Chinese buffet or in a cafeteria, you have never eaten sushi. Sushi is not made with tuna from the can or imitation crab. Real sushi (like the kind I enjoyed at a restaurant in D.C.) is perhaps the most flavorful, delicious thing that will ever touch your taste buds.

It never ceases to frustrate me how some people will not eat anything besides peanut-butter and jelly. One friend of mine looked as if she wanted to vomit when I mentioned the lamb I had the previous night. I believe she has been brainwashed, or her taste-buds have. She was mouthwashed (if you will) and would only accept bland and dismal flavors that would not disturb her sheltered taste-buds. She will never know the exciting, complex flavor of curry or the intense rush of a raw oyster. I sincerely believe this is a tragedy.

The problem with eating delicious food is usually the miles between the prospective epicure and the cuisine. I implore you to

take a trip to New York City or D.C. and spend your money, not on shows or souvenirs, but on food. Eat at bakeries, cafes, restaurants, and bistros. Buy a loaf of crusty, Italian bread and you will forget the doughy Wonderbread you have consumed your whole life. Try a portabella and smoked salmon sandwich and you’ll never go back to a Hardee’s hamburger.

Some people have never eaten.

Yesterday, a fellow student called the penne on my plate spaghetti.

All pasta is not just spaghetti.

The cappuccinos people love from Marathon or sub-par coffee shops are a disgrace: they are merely a sugary, milky, coffee flavored power drink. A real cappuccino is one half dark espresso and one half light, espresso-infused milk foam.

College amplifies our society’s disturbing dislike of real food.

Cooking real food is restricted by shared kitchenettes and the transportation and cost involved in obtaining quality ingredients.

The Dining Hall is obligated to appeal to everyone’s palate and only cultural celebrations provide a reprieve from a tasteless existence.

Let me leave you with one of my favorite meal memories. The setting: a long table outside of a restaurant in St. Malo, France. It was about nine or ten at night on a warm July evening. Around me are friends and strangers, most of them in a happy, red-wineinduced daze. In front of me is a plate of incredible, maple-glazed duck nestled beside a large section of baguette. Every mouthful, every waft from the scent of the perfect dish filled my head with happiness. All I thought about was the taste and smell and texture of what I was eating. The way that dish captured all of my senses describes the ideal sample of real food.

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sophomore ahead of Michigan Tech’s Kristine Sexton in kills in the GLIAC.

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Photos by Ben Wittbrodt

Michigan Tech graduate student Heath Nunnemacher finishes fourth Out of the 21 drivers in last weekend’s Lake Superior Performance Rally, Michigan Tech’s Heath Nunnemacher finished fourth overall, and second in the Super Production class, along with his co-driver Mike Rossey.

Ken Block, a Subaru factory racer and defending champion,

was the only competitor to finish ahead of Nunnemacher in the Super Production class.

Nunnemacher has run multiple full Rally America seasons, but opted to take on a partial schedule this year to accommodate his MBA graduate studies at Michigan Tech.

Athlete spotlight: Kristine Sexton

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6’2” Sophomore OH Team-leading 280 kills Chemical Engineering

LAUREN WIZA Lode Writer If you’re heading out to the volleyball games this weekend, you may want to keep your eye on Kristine Sexton, who has led Michigan Tech volleyball in kills this season, averaging 3.15 per set. With the highest percentage for success in kills (23.4), the 6’2’’ outside hitter from Coldwater, Mich., has been a consistent asset for the

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Coldwater, Mich. native

The most memorable match was our Grand Valley match last year when they were going for their 27-win streak, school record, and we beat them.

team. As Sexton explains, she got a young start in her volleyball career. “I started playing volleyball in fourth grade. We had a local recreational team that played every week.”

Sexton’s early beginnings paved the way for an eventually more serious approach to the sport. “Once I started playing in high school, I played for a club team that played nationally,” said Sexton. continued at mtulode.com

Pastrana pads 2009 Rally America Championship with win in season finale Travis Pastrana, an extreme sports legend in both two- and four-wheel sports, dominated the Lake Superior Performance Rally, putting the icing on the cake to his 2009 Rally America Championship.

Pastrana and his co-driver

Christian Edstrom won all but two of the 17 stages at the LSPR. In fact, Pastrana got a 5.5-second score addition for exceeding the 80-mph speed average for the course.

For full results, visit http:// tinyurl.com/ykyoq5b

Rally America drops LSPR from 2010 schedule read story at mtulode.com

Volleyball finally returns home after month-long road trip LAUREN WIZA Lode Writer The Michigan Tech volleyball team had a positive weekend, finishing 2-1 at the GLIAC/GLVC tournament in Lansing, Mich., this past weekend.

A slow start against No. 13 Lewis University on the first day of the tournament spelled a tough overall match for the Huskies who lost in four. Low hitting percentages plagued the team, while Lewis capitalized on the opportunity with over 20 more kills, assists and digs than the Huskies.

Lewis improved to 19-3 with the victory.

Michigan Tech was not to be discouraged, putting up big numbers against Rockhurst University later in the night. Kristine Sexton (17), Kaari Nevanen (13), Kathleen Storm (12) and Alicia Schneider (11) all saw doubledigit kills, while Nevanen and Schneider claimed double-double status with 17 and 14 digs respectively. Veronica Armstrong and Rachel Glisch also contributed

15 digs each. Michigan Tech defeated Rockhurst 3-1.

“We saw the finish line, and we sprinted towards it,” said Storm.

“We didn’t let up in our game play.

We played consistent and hard.”

The University of Southern Indiana fell prey to the Huskies on Saturday when Sexton and Nevanen came up big again, producing 14 and 13 kills. Madeline Haben led in digs and assists with 10 and 40. Things were clicking for Michigan Tech as evidenced by a hitting percentage that did not dip below 35 percent. With the win, the Huskies improved to 1111 overall.

Michigan Tech will take on Lake Superior State University this Friday, Oct. 23, whom they handled easily the last time the two teams matched up on Sept. 11. The Lakers fell in three, the first two sets 25-15 and 25-9. A series of serving strings and an increased hitting percentage by Lake Superior State made things more interesting, but the Huskies were able to finish out on top 28-26. continued at mtulode.com

wins by head hockey coach Jamie Russell will move him into third place in school history for coaching wins.

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seed in GLIAC tournament is tied for the highest ever for the women’s tennis team in 29 years of GLIAC play.

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of the last 12 games in the MTU/SVSU football series have been won by the home team.

Tech hosts this weekend.

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of 17 stages were won

by Travis Pastrana in last weekend’s Lake Superior Performance Rally.

Schedules/Results Football (1-6, 1-6 GLIAC) Indianapolis 38-20 MTU Saturday vs. Saginaw Valley, 1 p.m.

Volleyball (11-11, 7-4 GLIAC) Lewis 3-1 MTU MTU 3-1 Rockhurst MTU 3-0 Southern Indiana Friday vs. LSSU, 7 p.m.

Saturday vs. Saginaw Valley, 4 p.m.

W. Tennis (7-2, 7-2 GLIAC) MTU 6-3 Lake Superior State Sat.-Sun. @ GLIAC tournament

Cross Country No race last week Sat. @ GLIAC Championships

Visit www.gliac.org for full standings

Editor’s Shootout

The Editor’s Shootout is a competition of knowledge, luck and wits between sports editor Stephen Anderson, business manager Richard Goodell, pulse editor Luke Gublo and online editor Jeremiah Baumann. Stephen won two years ago with former opinion editor Rob Devaun winning last year. This will be a weekly feature where each editor picks his winners of the three biggest games/series of the week and backs up his decisions with a short rant. THIS WEEK: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings, Michigan Wolverines vs. Penn State Nittany Lions, Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings

LUKE GUBLO Pulse Editor 2-0 Last Week, 12-5 Overall

RICHARD GOODELL Business Manager 2-0 Last Week, 9-8 Overall

JEREMIAH BAUMANN Online Editor 1-1 Last Week, 8-9 Overall

STEPHEN ANDERSON Sports Editor 1-1 Last Week, 8-9 Overall

The Vikings have been red hot since signing Brett Favre, but the Steelers are at their best when playing in Heinz Field. Penn State hasn’t won a game at Michigan Stadium since 1996, however they possess a top-20 offense/defense this year, and outside of losing to Iowa, has been dominant. The Red Wings will get back on track from their slow start and beat the upstart Colorado Avalanche on home ice.

Steelers 27-21 N. Lions 21-17 Red Wings 3-2

No contest as Minnesota’s offense steamrolls a fledgling Steelers team. Favre and company light it up again; let’s hope the defense shows up. One question, what the hell is wrong with Michigan? Penn State bashes the big house (too bad you can’t play every game against Delaware State, am I right?). The Wings ring up the Avalanche as they avenge last weekend’s loss. At some point, they have to right the ship.

Vikings 38-23

Minnesota is on fire and that is going to continue as they pull off another win. While Penn State is doing great and is pretty evenly matched with Michigan, Michigan gets the Big House advantage, which will pull them through for the win. The Red Wings have been playing half-and-half hockey so I think with the run the Avs have going for them, they’ll pull out the win.

Vikings 27-24

Perhaps I should let my head pick the games instead of my heart. Time to show why I finished first and second in this competition the last two years. I think Pittsburgh will shine at home as Mendenhall outgains Peterson. The Wolverines need to beat a real opponent again, and with the Iowa loss still fairly fresh in their Big 10 memory, Forcier and crew will upset the visiting Nittany Lions. Finally, the Wings will avenge last weekend’s OT loss.

Steelers 25-24

N. Lions 42-20 Red Wings 5-2

Wolverines 28-24 Avalanche 4-2

Wolverines 32-24 Red Wings 4-3

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Tennis Huskies prep for GLIAC Tournament DAVER KARNOSKY Lode Writer With only Northwood and Findlay needing to face each other on Wednesday, the GLIAC regular season is essentially over for the women’s tennis Huskies.

The Huskies (7-2, 7-2 GLIAC) sit in a tie for second place with the Grand Valley State Lakers, the highest finish in school history since joining the GLIAC. The game between the Timberwolves and Oilers will be irrelevant for tournament seeding as all the seeds are finalized. The Huskies will be seeded third, due to their loss in Allendale, Mich., on Sept. 25 against the Lakers.

They will face the No. 6 Ferris State Bulldogs (5-4, 5-4 GLIAC) on Saturday. If they knock off the Oilers, the Huskies will

move on to face the winner of the No. 2 Grand Valley State (72, 7-2 GLIAC) and No. 7 Lake Superior State (5-6, 3-6 GLIAC).

If they come out of that second match on Saturday with the win, they will likely face top-seeded Northwood.

The Huskies come in as the second hottest team of late with six straight GLIAC victories.

Included in those six wins are a 5-4 win on the road over the Bulldogs (Sept. 26) and that 6-3 victory over Lake Superior State last weekend.

Individually, two Huskies have had outstanding seasons.

Sophomore Victoria Zhilkina is tied for second among number one singles’ players with eight wins. Sophomore Ploy Suthijindawong is second in wins for GLIAC number two singles’

Michigan Tech Baseball Club takes on D3 Finlandia

Last Saturday, Michigan Tech’s Baseball Club challenged Division III Finlandia University to a double header at the Houghton County Fairgrounds. Tech lost both games (11-1, 11-7), but the team has seen significant growth. Check out the Lode’s feature on the Club at mtulode.com, from our Oct. 1 issue. For more info on the club, visit their website: http://tinyurl.com/yzhj5df Photo by Ben Wittbrodt

CC heading to GLIAC Championships MARC SANKO Lode Writer The Michigan Tech Cross Country teams will head into University Center, Mich. where Saginaw Valley State will host the 2009 GLIAC Championships. The Men’s side should be an interesting meet as individually there is a lot of talent and there is a lot of depth on the top teams in GLIAC. Currently as a team, Michigan Tech sits in 7th out of 11 GLIAC teams in combined score totals.

Obviously, the headline run-

ner for Michigan Tech this year has been Brian Stetter, and it looks like he will be in position to make a run for the individual title. Stetter has won the GLIAC runner of the week once already this year, but favorite to win it all should be Grand Valley State both in the team and individual titles as their star runner Tyler Emmorey has won the GLIAC runner of the week twice already this year and looks to continue his strong performances this weekend. continued at mtulode.com

Football set to host Saginaw Valley State STEPHEN ANDERSON Sports Editor Despite having a 1-6 record, the Huskies football team can still salvage a respectable record and gain momentum heading into next season by winning its final three games. Michigan Tech has not won at home this year, and they will have two opportunities to do so, the first of which comes this Saturday afternoon against Saginaw Valley State (6-2, 5-2 GLIAC).

The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals are a challenging opponent to game plan for.

Statistically, they do not stand out in any category, but they are average in every category.

They have no noticeable weaknesses.

Hopefully the Huskies have discovered and remedied their weaknesses so far, but with injuries still plaguing the Huskies, consistency has been hard to come by. After turning the ball over five times last weekend, the Huskies will need to be more disciplined against a Cardinal defense that has forced 19 turnovers this season, second in the GLIAC. continued at mtulode.com

players with eight wins.

The Huskies got two points each from Suthijindawong, Zhilkina, and juniors Nathalia Rondelli and Asel Otunchieva in finishing off the Lake Superior State Lakers, 6-3. With the win, the Huskies finish the regular season in a second-place tie with the Grand Valley State Lakers.

Wins at numbers one and two doubles put the Huskies in the driver’s seat heading into the singles’ portion of the match.

The Huskies earned straight set wins in the top three singles’ positions and Otunchieva won her match in a three-set supertiebreaker to get the Huskies their six points and the win.

For a complete recap of the match, check out the story on our web site, www.mtulode.com.

Broomball is just around the corner Students have surely noticed the broomball rinks being assembled in their new location in front of DHH and between Walker and the Counseling Services building.

Due to online server problems during last year’s registration, this year’s broomball committee has decided to stagger the registration times.

On-campus leagues (DHH, East Wads, McNair and West Wads) will be registering at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 and the remaining leagues (Off-Campus and Women’s) will be registering at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25. Captains will receive notification on Oct. 31 regarding league placement or waiting list status.

For more information, visit www.broomball.mtu.edu.

Stay tuned to the Lode for comprehensive broomball coverage next semester.

The Club Sport Highlight here at the Michigan Tech Lode continues to explore all the different Club Sports here at our great University. This week the focus shifts from some of the more established clubs on campus, to a new one.

Women’s Lacrosse is the spotlight of this week’s Club Sport Highlight.

The Women’s Husky Lacrosse Club started the movement last year, as a handful of

girls explored what it would take to start up the team. After a few practices the year came to an end leading us to this fall. This fall semester the girls were back at it again, and officially a club sport at Michigan Tech this year. Practice started again this semester and the numbers have been low but showing promise. The Club officers have said they know of many girls who just couldn’t commit for this semester.

The spring will be when the team should begin its first schedule of games. Tentatively

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Huskies look to take a bite out of Tigers DAVER KARNOSKY Lode Writer After a week off to work out a few of the problems that cropped up against the Lake Superior State Lakers, the hockey Huskies head out on the road to face the Colorado College Tigers to open their WCHA schedule.

“We didn’t put as much pressure on (Brian Mahoney-Wilson) as we needed to,” said Huskies’ head coach Jamie Russell. “We played with a lot of passion on Friday night, and we didn’t work as hard as we needed to (on Sunday).”

The Tigers (2-1-1, 1-0-1 WCHA) have already begun their season, taking three of four points from the Wisconsin Badgers with a win on Friday and a tie on Saturday. In the win, the Tigers came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2.

Freshman forward Rylan Schwarz (0-4=4) is off to a quick start to his college career. Junior Tyler Johnson (3-0=3) leads head coach Scott Owens’ squad in goals thus far.

Defenseman Nate Prosser (12=3), a senior, is looking to rebound from a rough junior season, is already off to a great start.

Club Sport Spotlight: Women’s LaCrosse MARC SANKO Lode Writer

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their first few matches could be held downstate in a tournament against multiple universities from Lower Michigan. It could be a huge step forward for the Women’s Lacrosse Club, but both Club President Jessica Holt and Match Coordinator Stephanie Watts-Garcia have mentioned that April is a long way away and things could change.

The Club’s goal is to continue making improvements on their numbers as a team.

Watts-Garcia mentioned that it would be a dream come true

Gabe Guentzel (02=2) appears to not be suffering from a sophomore slump early on.

Freshman Joe Howe (2-0-1, 1.62 goals against average, 94.9 saves percentage) is off to a great start replacing Richard Bachman, who jumped to the pros after only two seasons.

The Huskies head Brett Olson celebrates one of his three into the weekend goals against NMU two weekends ago.

Photo by Ben Wittbrodt with reasons to feel they can come away from Colorado with points. pucks more this season.

The Huskies’ power play is “(Brett) is going to be a domiclicking this season at a clip of nant player here in college hock21.4 percent, which is almost ey,” said Russell. “(Malcolm) got a twice the 12.2 percent last season. big goal (against Northern MichiThe Huskies were outshot last gan), and he had an absolutely season 1,089-953. This season, huge block (shot). That’s leaderthrough two games, the Huskies ship, that’s being a good captain.” hold a 63-50 advantage in shots.

Freshman Steven Seigo (0-3=3) Sophomore Brett Olson (3- is not only off to a quick start, but 2=5) and captain Malcolm Gwil- he is logging important minutes liam (1-1=2) lead the forwards on the man advantage. in scoring for the Huskies. Olson “(Steven’s) got a lot poise for a also has nine shots on net and freshman,” said Russell. “He looks Gwilliam has six as the Huskies’ very confident (handling the top performers are shooting the puck.”

Would you like your club team featured in this section? E-mail steander@mtu.edu to, “get a team together that gets along, and are dedicated enough to play throughout the season”. That could be a bit difficult to do with the weather outside turning for the worse so early in October, but the club presses on regardless of the weather.

Obviously as a new club, the Lacrosse team is always looking for more girls to come out and play. There are two practices left outdoors; Mon., Oct. 26 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. and Wed., Oct. 28 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m., with both of them being

located on Hubbel Field (next to the outdoor Tennis Courts, just to the North of the Lower Soccer Field). Any interested player who has no equipment need not worry. Club President Jessica Holst has said they are creating packages at a very reasonable price for new players which include a stick, goggles, a lanyard and water bottle.

For more information, look for table tents and fliers around campus or email Jessica Holst atjhholst@mtu.edu or Stephanie Watts-Garcia at slwattsg@ mtu.edu.

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The Michigan Tech Lode will now have themed activities on the Hodgepodge page. This week’s word search and quiz are prison themed.

Michigan Tech Lode Thursday October 22nd, 2009

Culture Shock Report

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Looking for Report #7? See Feature, 4A, for a music update from Jun (Miles) Ni.

Event reminders Crystal Shawanda Where: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts When: Oct 22, 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

Make a Difference Day Where: Keweenaw Peninsula Area When: Oct 24, 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Broomball Registration When: Oct 25, 9:00 p.m. for on campus, 10:00 p.m. for off campus Info: http://www.broomball. mtu.edu/ Sweetest Day- Speed Dating Where: Mont Ripley Ski Hill When: Oct 25, 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Student poll Do you believe in Ghosts?

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“Do You Know Your Prisons” Quiz Location of Prison

Name of Prison

Famous Prisoners/Inmates

Paris, France

Voltaire, Marquis de Sade, Man in the Iron Mask

San Francisco Bay, United States

Al Capone, Robert Stroud

London, England, United Kingdom

Henry VI, Edward V, Sir Thomas More

Ossining, New York, United States

Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano, Julius Rosenberg

Off the coast of French Guiana

Alfred Dreyfus, Clément Duval

1,200 miles west of Africa

Napoleon Bonaparte, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Willie Sutton, Al Capone

Southwest of Chicago, United States

Leopold and Loeb, Richard Speck

Tasmania, Australia

Martin Cash, George ‘Billy’ Hunt

Kansas, United States

George ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly, George ‘Bugs’ Moran

Near San Rafael, California, United States

Richard Allen Davis, Stanley Tookie Williams

Western New York State, United States

David Berkowitz, Mark David Chapman

New York City, United States

Guy Velella, Michael Kneitel

Offshore Marseille in southeastern France

Gaston Crémieux, Edmund Dantès (fictional)

Palmyra, Syria

Prison Massacre Victims

Near Americus, Georgia, United States

Union POW’s during US Civil War

Southeastern Cuba

Alleged Al Queda operatives

Off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa

Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma

Berlin, Germany

Rudolf Hess, Albert Speer

Outside Sacramento, California

Erik Menendez, Charles Manson

Answers in next week’s issue

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Yes 45%

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Do you like the new location of the broomball courts?

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On this day

1797 French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump. It was made from a hot air balloon 2,300 feet above Paris.

1907 Ringling Brothers circus bought Barnum & Bailey Circus.

1962 During the Cuban Millile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet Union missile bases on the island. Over the next six days, the crisis escalated to the brink of nuclear war.

Courtesy of www.reference.com