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A day in the life of Blizzard T. Husky NICOLE IUTZI Lode Writer The Michigan Mining School changed its name to Michigan Technological University in 1964. With the name change came a new mascot identity, something students could call themselves (besides students) on campus. The Michigan Tech Huskies were born and Blizzard T. Husky became the official mascot after a naming competition in 1997.

Blizzard T. Husky is a role that few people get to fill.

Those few who do have the opportunity to fill Blizzard’s shoes remain anonymous throughout their time at Michigan Tech. Thomas Waltz, who sported the Blizzard mascot costume for his first through senior years at Tech even wrote a blog about his experience.

Nowadays, Blizzard makes appearances at the hockey games, football games, at orientation week, Winter

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Carnival—almost any event on campus. He carries the spirit of Tech in his paws.

When asked what the ‘T’ stands for in Blizzard T. Husky, Blizzard said, “’T’ stands for ‘The’ but secretly I like to think that it’s ‘Tiberious’.”

Since it was first stitched, Blizzard’s suit has changed just like anyone’s attire changes. His spirit, however, is and has always been one of support and enthusiasm for Tech and its loyal fans.

Blizzard is a special part of Michigan Tech, and has been seen on many posters throughout the years. “I tend to think people feel me as a special mascot because the campus is relatively small compared to other public universities. I feel that I am able to connect more with the students in the smaller setting of Michigan Tech,” said Blizzard.

Waltz said none of his friends would really notice that he would disappear for hockey games, or other events when he was Blizzard.

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Blizzard finds many ways to entertain fans before Tech events.

“I enjoy being a part of some of the day-to-day activities at Tech and even branching out and getting involved in the community,” said Blizzard.

He can be seen away from home too. In 2010 Blizzard

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ventured to Florida to see one of the final shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral. During his visit he explored the Kennedy Space center, and got a taste of the seashore.

When asked what his favorite

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experience was, Blizzard said, “It has to be the trip I took to Florida, to the Kennedy Space Center. It was a fantastic experience and a great testament to the power of Continued on page 3

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Small town business with big time dreams JILLIAN RITCHIE Guest Writer Matt Monte, a Michigan Tech graduate, owns his own consulting firm in Houghton.

Monte Consulting provides businesses all over the country with the right tools to market their business.

“Helping others develop their communications in order to sell their services and products...is essentially what we do,” Monte said.

What sets his firm apart is Monte being a master of the art of communication.

He is able to work with businesses to find the best marketing campaign and the best design, and he will even help shoot photos and videos. Monte’s goal is to be a full-service media source for his customers, and with many years of experience under his belt, it is clear that he knows what he is doing.

Communication has always been a big part of Monte’s life. He graduated from Michigan Tech with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.

Even though his major was in engineering, he says that much of his experience was involved with communicating. After college, Monte’s first job was with the Cuda Corporation selling industrial equipment.

He became a better interviewer and listener.

Monte says, “People tend to focus on the technology or math (in engineering…as if they were) like divisions or barriers…they don’t realize it’s practically the

same (as communication).”

He says the differences between engineering and communication are 20 percent while similarities are 80 percent.

Monte Consulting’s service is spread all across the country--from the Upper Peninsula, to New York and all the way out to Los Angeles.

Monte works hard to make sure his firm’s somewhat secluded location doesn’t damage the company’s

abilities rather than build in volume. Having a closeknit group provides a sense of ownership and pride in everything they do. They all succeed together.

Even though Monte went to school in the small town of Houghton, he is a worldly traveler. He studied and worked in Japan, Germany and Switzerland, which broadened his ability to communicate exceptionally.

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Monte Consulting’s service is spread all across the countryfrom the Upper Peninsula, to New York and all the way out to Los Angeles... By out-communicating their competition, Monte says, his business makes its remoteness irrelevant.

ability to serve its customers.

By out-communicating their competition, Monte says, his business makes its remoteness irrelevant.

A Finlandia University graduate and a Northern Michigan University graduate work for Monte as a part of his six-person consulting team. “Where our organization is unique,” said Monte, “is we will work from top to bottom. We will deal with the photography. We will deal with the writing. We will deal with the layout. We will deal with the concept.”

Monte says having a small team is not a disadvantage of the full-service media source. He says he would rather build his company’s

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back to the UP was the land, the water and the air. He has been without fresh air and beautiful landscapes as he has traveled over the years, so he has a deep appreciation for the nature the UP has to offer.

Like most yoopers, Monte believes that the area has a special charm to it that is difficult to describe. “It (has) got something good about it that doesn’t fall into any one word,” he says. Most people who have lived in the UP know exactly what he is talking about.

For more information about Monte Consulting, visit the company website at (www.MattMonte.com).

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Payscale.com ranks Tech higher than John Hopkins, Harvard JANE KIRBY Lode Writer As Vice President of Student Affairs Les Cook said in his Thanksgiving e-mail to students, he is grateful for quite a few accomplishments achieved here at Michigan Tech recently. One that stood out in particular is the recent ranking on Payscale.com.

Payscale.com conducts an annual college report that looks at 1248 colleges nationwide and compares them based on investments made to attend them, average starting salaries post-graduation and more.

This year, Michigan Tech is ranked 102 out of 1248 universities in the ROI, or Return on Investment category.

ROI is measured by taking the investment in college, or the actual cost of attending college, and comparing it to the return from attending college, or, according the Payscale.com, the “expected future income for being a college graduate.”

John Lehman, the Assistant Vice President, said that he is “not surprised at all at the return on investment in a Tech degree.” Tech graduates report average starting salaries of $56,000, Lehman said, which is ranked tenth highest among public institutions in the nation.

In addition, Tech earned the highest starting salary ranking in the state of Michigan.

In comparison to other institutions across the nation, according to Payscale. com, Tech beat schools like John Hopkins, Villanova, Dartmouth and even Harvard, with Tech falling just behind schools like Princeton and Carnegie Mellon when it comes to graduates’ average starting salaries. This can be explained by the comparison of tuition rates when looking at the price tag on higher end institutions, as Lehman pointed out. For example, tuition at Dartmouth is $43,782 a year where Tech is approximately $27,000 for out of state students.

Part of the ROI calculation is based on a 30-year net return investment, which is another key part in MTU’s high ranking on Payscale.

Earning a bachelor’s degree from Michigan Tech can be “expected to yield around $450,000 more than a high school diploma over 30 years,” which ultimately yields an ROI of 9.6-11.1 percent, Lehman said. As President Mroz said in a recent letter to prospective students, “I think you would agree that you would have a difficult time getting an 11 percent return every year going forward in the stock market without taking on a lot of risk.”

Michigan Tech did not earn a high ROI rank based solely on its engineering programs, however. Lehman says that there is “no doubt we’re high on the list because of [our] degree offerings, but our students outside of

engineering also have high placement rates.” From the employment placement reports on Michigan Tech’s Career Services’ website, it is clear that students earning a Bachelor of Arts and students earning a Bachelor of Science both have high placement rates. Lehman even says that, “this past year, students who earned a BA had a slightly higher job-placement percentage than students who earned a BS.” Tech grads having a student-reported placement rate of 95 percent, as well as a high average starting salary of $56,000, is very good news for current MTU students.

Industry interest in Tech students was evident during the Career Fair this past October. “Our students are in demand because employers recognize the value of a Michigan Tech education,” Lehman says.

Over 280 employers attended the Career Fair last fall, and 888 recruiters conducted more than 4,000 interviews, he adds. “That represents tremendous opportunity for students. There is no doubt to me that Michigan Tech is a worthy investment.”

For more information on the Payscale College Report, please visit: (http://www. payscale.com/collegeeducation-value) For more information on MTU’s employment placement rates and salary reports, please visit: (http:// w w w. c a r e e r. m t u . e d u / general/reports/).

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Blizzard Continued from front page curiosity. Just think. People went to the moon with slide rules, not TI-89s. It was such an amazing experience to go there and witness such a testament to the human spirit.”

Waltz also said one of the hardest things while being Blizzard was refraining from telling his friends about something interesting that he did in the suit. It did allow me to pick on people that didn’t know it was me, said Waltz.

Waltz also said that he would spray friends with a hose or give people he knew noogies and mess up professors’ hair without them knowing it was him.

“As the mascot of Michigan Tech, I try to keep support for our teams up no matter the situation. I also try to welcome

and interact with campus visitors, opposing teams’ supporters, or prospective students as they experience the atmosphere of Tech,” said Blizzard. He has many duties and goals to fulfill on campus.

One of his favorites is getting to meet Michigan Tech fans up close in the stands or students on campus. “I love just making the crowd happy, either by dancing with the pep band or by just by cheering the folks in the crowd up. Honestly, the things I do on the ice or on the field for the crowds are less significant… than the times I can interact ‘dog to person’ with a fan,” said Blizzard.

Looking into the life of Blizzard T. Husky proves he is the proudest Michigan Tech Husky of all.

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The future of the Adventure Mining Company ALYSSA FRISK Guest Writer The Adventure Mining Company, also known as the Adventure Mine, located in Greenland, Mich., is one of the only abandoned copper mines in the Upper Peninsula that can still be legally explored.

Although there is no selfguided exploration of the mine, a variety of guided tours are available. The owners, Matt and Vicky Portfleet, bought the mine in 2004 and created a tier of tours, the longest of which lasts about six hours. The six-hour tour was not possible until recently, when the Portfleets dewatered the second level of the mine.

“We’ve dewatered to about 25-or-so feet below the pump,” Matt said, “which is approaching the theoretical limit of how far we can suck or pull water up.” If a new pump can be moved lower in the mine, the Portfleets plan on dewatering more levels.

When asked about plans for expanding the mine, Matt said, “As MTU reinstates its mining engineering program, I would like to be more involved with that by providing a field-work facility with them.”

Matt also said that a diving crew plans to visit the mine in the spring of 2013 to explore and video-record the flooded levels. “I also think there’s a market to the general public with day-long or multiple day-long, hands-on educational programs,” Matt said. According to Matt, the second level includes such artifacts as “1850s-vintage, iron-capped, wooden-tram-

Matt, Vicky and Eleanor Portfleet, owners of the Adventure Mining Company.

car rails; light-gauge, 1870ish, iron rails; and latter-1900s, heavy-gauge iron rails.” Matt also said that the deeper levels would be interesting to explore because “there would

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was open for mining until 1920—it is still safe, which is one reason why the Portfleets bought the mine.

Matt characterized the structure of the mine as ”very competent

As MTU reinstates its mining engineering program, I would like to be more involved with that by providing a field-work facility with them.

be many more actual artifacts there and a more uniform mining method also.”

Although the Adventure Mine is old—it was incorporated in 1850 and

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and safe rock.” He also said that the staff frequently checks for overhead loose rock, just as miners did.

This safety factor is one of the main reasons why

touring a mine with a guide may be better than going solo. Tour guides are trained in first aid, mine rescue tactics and emergency-response protocol. Once lower levels are drained, more training will be needed, and more structure will be inspected for safety before exploring.

When asked what the worst part about owning a mine was, Matt said, “the worst part is dealing with the idiots that have no respect and will damage gates and steal stuff from our property. It happens way too often.” Matt went on to say that he feels mine exploring is OK, as long as explorers are not destructive

Photo courtesy of Matt Portfleet

or disrespectful and, most importantly, are safe.

Although mines like the Adventure Mine are gated and obviously not open for trespass, Matt said, “Most landowners, especially the timber companies, could care less about you entering a mine on their property. They just don’t want a lawsuit if you get hurt.” While this might not be completely true, especially with the recent mine cappings in the area, it does show that some mine owners realize the appeal of wanting to go mine exploring.

For more information about the Adventure Mine, visit (www.adventuremine.com)

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Co-ed living: advantage or disadvantage?

ERIKA VICHCALES Lode Writer Found yourself wishing you had lived off-campus?

Are noise levels in your hall or on your floor too much to handle or are you experiences some other form of residence hall woe? The most commonly discussed benefits and drawbacks of co-ed, all male or all female housing at Michigan Tech are all things to consider whether you’ve moved from another university or if you are thinking about changing dorms for next semester.

If incoming students would like to live in an all-female or all-male hall there are several benefits, as well as a few drawbacks. “It is a good way to meet girls, and our hall is really close,” said Hannah Kowaleski a student in the Women in Engineering learning community. Kowaleski and her hall-mate Anna Polk enjoy the variety of hall activities in their learning community that only girls would enjoy, such as nail and spa days. “You can do girl stuff without having to worry about what the guys will think,” said Polk.

“A lot of the ladies, and the gentlemen, find it to be less stressful [living in an all-male or all-female hall] because they are not trying to impress people, they don’t have to worry when they are going back and forth through the hall. It’s a big adjustment coming from your home environment to a huge building like this with so many people,” said Coordinator of Housing Operations Trish Bennet, PhD.

Though single-gender halls have their own advantages, many students enjoy living in a co-ed hall. “When girls live in the halls [with guys], it helps make the place not smell as bad,” said student Allen Harrison. The variety of students living in the same hall also brings new ideas and perspectives to the community. Students may feel more comfortable in a coed environment and are able to adapt better to their new college life. Some may find that noise levels go up and down (no matter the hall or dorm) causing some students to have trouble studying and staying focused.

Not only do students have the options of living in co-ed halls or singlegender halls, they also have the opportunity to be a part of residential learning communities. Women in Engineering, for example, is a learning community designed for female students who are pursuing a degree in an engineering field and would like to live with others students that have similar goals. There are several other learning communities such as Computer Science, First-Year Experience, Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Global Village, Leadership, Summit, and Visual and Performing Arts.

Each learning community has the goal of bringing together like-minded students and creating an environment for students to prosper and share ideas in.

“When students bond with their peers in their housing they become more engaged as a student on campus, and

when they are more engaged as a student on campus they are more likely to persist and continue on with their classes.

Students who aren’t engaged or involved with their house activities or campus activities are more likely to not

Data provided by Patricia Bennet, PhD.

continue on with their college education,” said Bennett.

Michigan Tech’s campus welcomes and invites students to live in their oncampus housing. The choice of hall—all male, all female, or co-ed—is the student’s.

Taking into consideration all of what you have experienced in the dorms and what you’ve come to understand about the different types of living arrangements, would you change your choice to live in the residence halls?

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What Tech had to say about a pond on campus

TAYLOR DOMAGALLA Opinion Editor

It’s that time of the semester again; Thanksgiving has passed and everyone is looking forward to Christmas break and, most importantly, the end of the semester.

With the finale only weeks away, many of us begin to lose a sense of motivation. We just want it all to be over. I wanted to take this opportunity to give everyone a little peptalk and share some of the ways to stay positive during this time of the semester.

Number one: Keep a good attitude about everything. Be optimistic, keep a smile on your face and know that things will work out in the end, even if the journey to get there was more difficult than you had planned.

Number two: Be sure to take some time for yourself.

I myself am juggling school and three jobs, which makes it very hard to look forward to any type of “me time.” Because of this, I meet the “me time” requirements in other ways. Whether it is treating myself to a new pair of jeans or an iced coffee or taking a walk with my camera to photograph the winter wonderland that is the Copper Country, I try my best to fit relaxation time into my week.

Whatever it is that you do for yourself, make time for it.

Number three: Think about the future. Work hard now and more time and resources will be available to you to play later.

I hope these tips are a source of encouragement through these last few weeks!

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On Oct. 19, the Student News Brief posed the question: “Should we put a pond on campus?” A short description followed this query, “In an attempt to re-purpose rainfall on campus, a Michigan Tech student engineering design group would like the campus community’s opinion regarding implementation of a pond on campus.”

On Oct. 30, The Michigan Tech Lode featured the article “Pond on Campus?” by Nicole Iutzi with a more in-depth description. Long story short, Associate professor Dr. Brian Barkdoll is the advisor for a large senior design team that is creating a low-impact development (LID) design for our campus to enter into a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency competition.

The most visible feature of this design project would be a LID pond. Craig Clarke, a senior Civil Engineering member of the team said, “This pond is very useful because it will catch a large volume of runoff.

The pond can store the water, filter it, and slowly return water to the Portage, which helps return the hydrology of Tech to its natural status.”

In addition to designing with natural hydrology in mind, the team and Dr. Barkdoll wanted to know what the Michigan Tech community would want. Seeking to involve the community in the design, the survey asked questions about having a LID pond on campus.

Iutzi’s article conveyed that the survey responses would be sent out in the future and that “All of this just planning,

there are no promises to build anything.”

The survey results were sent out via email by Dr. Barkdoll on Nov. 29 and posted in the most recent Student News Brief on Nov. 30. As it turns out, 74.2 percent of the people who took the survey would like to see an LID pond on campus.

Because of the positive results, the senior design team has designed the pond for Prince’s Point, the most hydrologically logical location, and is working on a design for a pond near Walker, because it was the most suggested location.

The following figure shows the distributions of who responded to the survey.

Only 3.3 percent of graduate students and 4.8 percent of undergraduate students responded to the survey. The number of faculty and staff who took the survey was greater than the total number of students.

Despite this positive response, since the

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gotten is that students do not want their tuition wasted on a pond. Clarke stated, “We knew this proposal would receive some skewed responses. Many people do not want money going to things such as the rock garden, but there are helpful environmental implications.”

There is something these angry emailers have to remember: “All of this is just planning…” This survey was done as part of the design process, to figure out if a pond was worth designing for our community. The survey results have no immediate bearing

If we want to have a voice about what happens on campus, we cannot allow opportunities to voice our opinion pass by.

results have been released many students on campus seem to be upset about the idea of having a pond on campus. The first of the opinion section topic suggestions for the week was an article about the new pond.

Also, Dr. Barkdoll said that he has gotten a lot of emails stating that if they had known about the survey they would have taken it. Another major theme in the responses he has

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on whether or not this design project will be funded and built on campus. Because this is just a design, no funding plans have been made. If Michigan Tech decides to incorporate the designs, it will be the university’s responsibility to decide where funds come from.

In reality, we’re lucky to have been asked about the pond in the first place. How often does the administration send

a survey to the community asking what we want? If I could vote against a expensive husky statue for Alumni Way, I most definitely would. However, as of now no one has asked me.

I don’t recall receiving a survey about the wind harp either.

The LID pond project took an initiative to involve users that it did not have to. Taking the community into account should be something this senior design project should be applauded for.

While the LID pond survey results probably will not have a direct effect on whether or not it’s built, students have a lesson to learn from this survey. If we want to have a voice about what happens on campus, we cannot allow opportunities to voice our opinion pass by. This survey was posted in an email that is sent out every academic week to every student; 7,031 students had an opportunity to make their wishes known. Only 273 people did. Admittedly, I’m not one of them. Between classes, clubs and jobs, taking a few minutes away from the reserve of time left over to eat and sleep can seem impossible.

Still, few things are easier to do than fill out a survey. If we want to exert an influence on what happens on campus, we cannot let these opportunities slip by.

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Peaches & Cream This feature is aimed at helping with the Michigan Tech community with sex-realted questions from both male and female student perspectives. Feel free to email us questions or comments at peaches.cream.mtu@gmail.com.

“I’d like to have period sex, but I’m nervous about my boyfriend being grossed out by the blood.

How can we reduce the mess? Is there anything else I should be worried about?”

Peach’s Perspective

Cream’s Commentary

During your period, there’s a lot more flow down there, both internally and externally. The circulation increase is likely part of your libido increase. As women, we’ve been seeing our menstrual blood since puberty—we’re used to it, so many women are open to period-sex.

Guys don’t have that familiarity and are often sheltered from the reality (think blue liquid in the pad commercials), so guessing how they react can be a shot in the dark. Some guys are disgusted by the idea of a period, so the idea of period-sex is revolting.

I can’t blame them entirely; I don’t like it either, but it’s as natural as any other genital secretion. Other guys think the extra lubrication makes it the best time to have sex.

Since you know your boyfriend, guessing his reaction is more like a shot in about 50 shades darker than romantically-dimmed light.

If he’s willing but hesitant, assuring him that there are ways to do this without making a huge mess might convince him. First, if you want to reduce the gore, don’t have sex on your heaviest days (and don’t use the word “gore,” you’ll scare him away!).

You can use menstrual products to your advantage. Using a product like Softcup (a cup that’s placed around the cervix to catch blood before it gets into the vagina) is supposedly really great for less messy period sex. I haven’t tried it—yet.

Period-sex can be a strange concept for some men. Many men are not comfortable talking about periods.

What is unknown is scary. Just getting a guy to be comfortable with bodily functions shouldn’t be difficult, but men can be stubborn. I have had sex with a woman while she was on her period, enough that I shouldn’t be fazed by the concept, but every time I see blood on my man parts, I experience a brief moment of panic.

Talking about periods is also taboo to some people. The portion of society concerned with propriety would prefer that women keep the matter to themselves, making your task even more difficult. I was “fortunate” enough to grow up with a handful of older sisters, so I was comfortable with the subject by high school. I would consider myself t h e

Another option is to remove your tampon shortly before intercourse so there’s less blood in the vagina to start; just make sure you’re wet enough to have comfortable sex.

Aside from that, you have to set the scene. The shower washes away blood as it comes out and makes cleaning up afterwards easy. If you’d prefer to stay in the bed, place a towel on the bed (the darker the better). Sit on it, and then lay down for missionary. Even if it’s not your favorite position, it’ll minimize the mess. When your flow is light, the position restriction can be lifted. To clean up, keep wet wipes near the bed or jump into the shower together after.

You may want to know that you can get pregnant and that you are just as, if not more, susceptible to STIs while having period sex.

If your man is comfortable with it, you don’t have to avoid period-sex. I hope these tips help to make that time of the month more enjoyable!

exception, however, because I know several men my age who clam up and get awkward at the mention of menstruation. Being comfortable with the fact that women have periods is crucial for a man to be comfortable with period-sex. An easy way to start this is simply letting him know what is going on with your body. You don’t need to go into great detail, but even just telling him when you are on your period is a start.

As far as I can tell, there isn’t an easy way to turn the conversation toward period-sex. Your best shot might be to just lay it on the line. Let him know how you feel and what you want. It is quite difficult for me to turn down sex with my girlfriend, and I am confident that most sexually active men feel the same way with their significant others.

Keeping this in mind, you may want to get him a little excited before you ask him about the situation. It may sway his answer. If he agrees, make sure he knows what to expect.

Guys-- you shouldn’t be afraid to say that you are uncomfortable with the idea. Backing out halfway through sex is a great way to make your partner feel terrible about herself, so if you are the least bit uncomfortable, voice your concern beforehand.

In the end, it will come down to communication.

Talking is the fastest way to get your man comfortable with periods. You might find out that he is completely okay with the idea and you have been missing out on great sex.

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Alex Petan

JORDAN ERICKSON Sports Editor Hockey Husky Alex Petan had his second three point night in the past four games Saturday night in the Huskies 4-4 tie against MinnesotaDuluth.

The fresman forward assisted Steven Seigo’s game tieing goal that sent the game into overtime.

Petan currently leads the Huskies in points with 13 (four goals, nine assits).

Two weekends ago in Bemidji, Petan assisted Blake Pietila’s gamewinning goal in the Huskies’ 2-1 win over the Beavers.

Petan and the rest of the Huskies are on the road for a three game stretch starting tonight as they head to Marquette to take on rival Northern Michigan.

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Away games the hockey Huskies play this week. Away play starts tonight as the Huskies head to Marquette to take on rival Northern Michigan.

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Huskies prepare for three on the road JORDAN ERICKSON Sports Editor After a hard fought weekend ending with only one point for the Huskies, Black and Gold is on the road for a three game stretch starting tonight. The Huskies first Tuesday Night The Huskies faceoff against Northern at an odd time in their schedule. After taking two weekends off in the past three weeks, they now play five games between two weekends.

The Wildcats have had their struggles this season, with only two wins so far this season, the Wildcats sit at 10th of 11 teams in the CCHA. After a tough weekend at Western Michigan, the Wildcats were sent back to Marquette empty handed with two losses.

Leading the Wildcats in goals this season has been sophomore Reed Seckel.

The forward has five goals

and six assists on the season.

Senior Matt Thurber leads the Wildcats in overall points with one goal and six assists.

The Badgers With a lackluster start to the season, the Badgers took three much needed points out of Denver this past weekend.

The Badgers skated to their second tie of the season with a 1-1 final on Friday. Saturday night the Badgers would get their first win since October 26 when they took a 3-1 win over the top team in the WCHA. Despite getting outshot 3625, Badger goaltender Landon Peterson stood tall in net allowing only one goal.

The Huskies Coming back to the ice after two weekends off in the past three weeks, the Huskies had a hard time getting things going Friday night against the University of MinnesotaBulldogs. Skating to a 3-7 loss Friday night after early goals and heavy penalties.

Saturday night the Huskies managed to salvage a point out of the weekend, taking a 1-1 overtime tie. Going into the third period down by two, the Huskies were able to battle back to tie up the game in the last minute of play.

Puck Drop Tuesday night the struggling rival teams face off in anyone’s game. The Huskies are on the road for the first of

three games in an oddly-timed weekday matchup, but the rivalry square off is as always, a good one to watch.

In a tough away environment this weekend against the Badgers, the Huskies will have no room for mistakes like they did this past weekend. A quick start and staying out of the penalty box will be the Huskies biggest assets on the road in a tough WCHA matchup.

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Combined skiiers who finished in the top 10 at the Michigan Tech Opener this past weekend. Five men and two women finished in the top 10 for the Huskies.

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Points scored for a game high by women’s basketball player Taylor Stippel in the win against Walsh this past weekend.

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The 1-1 tie gave the Huskies 1 point on the weekend.

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Home basketball games this weekend. Two mens and two womens games will be in the Wood Gym.

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Women’s Basketball Unbeaten in GLIAC JANELLE SCHECK Lode Writer It seems that being on the road does not affect the Michigan Tech Women’s Basketball team’s play. The Huskies won both of their away games this week, the first one 68-56 at Malone on Thursday and 80-64 at Walsh on Saturday.

In Ohio on Thursday, new freshmen Kylie Moxley and Mackenzie Perttu played aggressively on the court and lead the team to victory.

Moxley tallied a game-high 14 points for the Huskies.

Perttu also had a successful

game and scored 10 points to aid the Huskies with the eventual 68-56 win against Malone.

The team stayed in Ohio for their next game against Walsh on Saturday afternoon. Tech started of the game strong and continued to play well throughout, ending the first half in the lead with 42 points to Walsh’s 29 points.

Tech also outnumbered the Walsh Cavaliers in rebounds 49-39.

Throughout the game, players Taylor Stippel, Sam Hoyt and Moxley lead in points scored to assist the Huskies with win.

Stippel achieved 19 points

for the Huskies as well as five rebounds. Hoyt took second in points scored with 12 points while Moxley played yet another great game and finished with 11 points. In the end, Tech kept up their game and finished with another GLIAC win 80-64.

“As a team we grew and got better today,” said head coach Kim Cameron. “We committed ourselves to defense and took care of the basketball.”

The basketball team is so far unbeaten in GLIAC play.

Their record stands at 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The Huskies’ next game is home against Findlay on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Hoffman Named Academic All-American ELLIE FURMANSKI Lode Writer Michigan Tech senior, starting defender and captain of this year’s Women’s Soccer team Melanie Hoffman recently earned 2012 Capital One CoSIDA NCAA Div. II Women’s Soccer Academic All-American honors. The Pulaski, WI, native is an Exercise Science major and holds a perfect 4.00 GPA. “I am honored to have been selected for this award,” said Hoffman. “Our team

prides itself by our hard work both on the field and in the classroom, and these two things cannot happen without support from Tech’s great faculty, staff, administrators, coaches and other student-athletes.”

This year as captain, Hoffman helped lead the Huskies to an impressive overall record of 14-3-2.

Along with setting a school record for most recorded wins in a season, the Huskies also earned their first conference title in the history of the program as they tied for first place in

the GLIAC with an 11-11 conference record. The first place conference finish entitled the Huskies to make their first ever appearance in the GLIAC Tournament where they lost after a penalty kick shootout in the semifinal match.

Hoffman has been a member of the Women’s Soccer team since the program began in 2010. In three seasons, she made an appearance in 51 games, scored seven goals and had seven assists. Hoffman will represent the Huskies again this spring in track and field.

Senior Sam Hoyt jumps over Ferris State Defense.

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Men’s Basketball splits games this week JACOB SHULER Lode Writer After a long road trip, the Huskies return to Houghton after earning one win and loss.

Against the Malone Pioneers, the Huskies led the game starting in the first half. By half time they were ahead by 10 points.

Phil Romback had a very big game against the Pioneers.

He recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds.

“To come out and score a double-double on the road in league play is a good night’s work,” commented head coach Kevin Luke.

The Huskies met their match against the Walsh Cavaliers. In a very close game that went into overtime, the Huskies lost to the Cavaliers 84-75.

This week, the Huskies return home for games against the Findlay Oilers and the Hillsdale Chargers.

The Oilers have had a good start to their regular season winning their last four games.

This season, the Oilers have been averaging 80 points per game. The Huskies will have to come out with a strong offense from players like Romback, Ali Haidar and Alex Culy.

Greg Kahlig leads the team in scoring. Over the last season, Kahlig shot 82 percent from the free throw line.

The Chargers remain undefeated this season. With

five wins under their belt, and players like Tim Dezelski and Anthony Manno, the Chargers will give the Huskies quite a challenge.

Dezelski and Manno combined average 28 points per game. Dezelski also averages 10 rebounds per game. Keeping players like this contained will be one of the Huskies primary goals during Saturday’s game.

The Huskies have played competitively all season.

Even in their loss to the Cavaliers, the Huskies stayed in the game.

“It was a hard fought, tough, tough loss,” said coach Luke.

Teams like the Oilers and the Chargers face a well prepared Huskies team.

Players are stepping up to fill the void left by last season’s graduating seniors. In the loss to the Caveliers, four players scored double figure points.

The games played this week are between equally matched teams. The Huskies have the ability to score against any team.

The Chargers and Oilers have not experienced a loss in five games each. Winners of these games will come down to who keeps control of the game the longest, something the Huskies have gotten better at all season.

Come support your Huskies as they take on the Oilers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and the Chargers at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Both games will be held in the Wood Gym.

T.J. Brown dunks the ball over Lake Superior State.

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Nordic skiers compete in Michigan Tech Collegiate Opener ELLIE FURMANSKI Lode Writer Despite the warm weather and less than ideal snow conditions, the Michigan Tech Men’s and Women’s Nordic Ski teams kicked off this year’s ski season by hosting the Michigan Tech Collegiate Opener this past weekend.

Collectively, both teams posted five top-ten

performances on Saturday and five top-ten finishes on Sunday. Overall, however, the men’s and women’s teams from Northern swept the weekend.

Saturday, Dec. 1, the weather made for an interesting day of classic races. The women competed in a 5k classic race, and the men competed in a 10k classic race. Teams from Northern Michigan and Green Bay also competed.

Despite Saturday’s weather, skiiers raced hard.

Photo by Scott Thompson

Sarah Daniels finished first for the Huskies in the women’s race and took 9th place overall (19:51.7).

Teammates Lynn Duijndam and Marissa Yovetich followed closely behind placing 11th (20:48.5) and 17th (22:42.9), respectively.

The top finisher of the women’s race was Mary Kate Cirelli from NMU who finished in a time of 18:55.0.

Matt Dugan and Matt Wong finished first and second for the men’s team placing 6th (32:45.8) and 7th (32:56.1). Sondre Sandvik and Kyle Hanson also made top-ten finishes in the men’s race, placing 9th (33:12.8) and 10th (33:59.7). The top finisher was Martin Benerud from NMU who finished in a time of 29:32.6.

Sunday, Dec. 2, the team’s concluded the weekend with freestyle races. The women raced 10k, and the men competed in a 12k freestyle race. Once again, NMU swept the top place finishes.

Duijndam finished first for the Huskies in the women’s freestyle placing 5th (28:37.6). Three more women competed for the Huskies.

Yovetich, Rachel Mason, and Cassie Johnson finished 12th (30:26.7), 16th (32:04.4) and 19th (34:51.3). NMU’s Rosie Frankowski took first overall (27:33.3).

Once again, Dugan finished first for the Huskies in the men’s race after placing 6th in a time of 37:53.6.

Other top-ten performances came from Wong, Luke Gesior and Raphael Bechtiger who

Husky skiiers competed in their first home meet of the season.

Photo by Scott Thompson

placed 8th (38:04.4), 9th (38:09.0) and 10th (38:32.3).

Dugan finished just over two minutes behind the top finisher George Cartwright from NMU who finished in a time of 35:31.2.

Head coach of the Huskies Joe Haggenmiller was pleased with the results from this weekend. “It was an okay start for us. We have some work to do, but I’m confident that we can improve.” Overall, both teams accomplished

the main goal of the weekend which was to reacquaint their bodies to racing on skis.

The Huskies will look to continue improving throughout the week before competing in the Ironwood Wolverine Challenge JOQ (Junior Olympic Qualifier) this coming weekend, Dec. 8th and 9th. The men and women will compete in a 10k/5k freestyle race on Saturday and a 10k/5k classic race on Sunday.

Upcoming

Events December 4 - 11

Hampton Rock String Orchestra with the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Rozsa Center

Come dance with Nosotros!

Dec. 7 , 8 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. , Michigan Tech, MUB Ballroom A

The world famous Hampton Rock String Orchestra (HSQ) will rock the Rosza on Dec. 8 with classical interpretations of rock songs from Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Metallica and more. Following HSQ is the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra in their performance of Holst’s “The Planets”, movements Mars and Uranus.

Michigan Tech vs Northern Michigan Dec. 4, 7:35 p.m., Northern Michigan University

Join Nosotros for their last dance event in 2012! Free dance lessons start in the first hour of the event followed by open floor for the rest of the night. Whether you arrive with a partner or find one when you get there, the night is sure to sweep you off your feet.

Light snacks provided.

Filmboard Presents- Dredd 3D Dec. 7, 8 Showtimes: 6, 8:30, and 11 p.m.

The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis.

The only force of order lies with the urban cops called “Judges.” Dredd, being the ultimate Judge, combats a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of “Slo-Mo” experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed.

Ticket Price: $3 Runtime: 165 minutes

The Huskies are taking on Northern Michigan University’s hockey team.

Go Huskies!

ASK TECH Megan Baker “Dominating in Broomball!”

Josh Stuemges “Winter is a good excuse to cuddle under a bunch of blankets with someone.”

“With all of the snow, it has become obvious that winter is officially here. What do you look forward to the most about winter?”

Lilly Manns “Skiing, both downhill and cross country!”

Alex Brick Broomball. Period.

- Taylor Domagalla

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“Assassin’s Creed III” Review TRAVIS PELLOSMA Lode Writer

The camera slowly zooms out revealing a hood figured atop the peak of a building stalking out the perimeter of a vastly large city. He leaps from roof top to roof top and climbs up the sides of buildings while remaining invisible to the eyes of the common citizens below. His stealthy actions go unnoticed while he takes out his next target and ultimately comes closer to his goal. In the gaming world, fans are all too familiar and in love with the game known as “Assassin’s Creed”.

In the latest installment of “Assassin’s Creed”, the game loses the carefully styled marble buildings of Renaissance Italy to a setting across the Atlantic Ocean in the cramped corners and brick buildings of 18th century Boston.

The story itself is back dropped during the historical period of the American Revolution, and presents itself with the classic weapons from former games, but also brings in period weapons such as the

classic slow loading musket.

You get to play as a halfBritish and half Native American assassin known as Connor Kenway. You don’t get to play as the notorious hooded assassin until at least a third of the way through the game; rather, you get to play as other characters bringing a unique perspective of the events that unfold in the story.

The story is formulated similar to the previous games in the series. You follow the generic pattern of gathering information then stalking a high profile target that you will end up killing later. The cut scenes can become quite lengthy at times, telling a bulk of the story and cutting away from the game playing experience; however, both complement each other in painting a story that is just as riveting as prior games.

The game also presents a unique set of optional side quests and online game play that can keep you entertained for hours even after you have completed the game.

The game developers created an entire new game engine for this game that allowed it to shine above its

predecessors and take the series to whole new level. The engine allows the world to be as broad as the user wishes it could have been for the other games. It’s complemented with visuals that are absolutely breathtaking and almost make you believe you are living in the 18th century.

Before, you were ingrained with the generic plot of the game and restricted with how much free roaming you could do. This new engine allows the gamer to play in multiple new and unique settings such as sailing the high seas in battle to just enjoying hunting in the wild.

This game is certainly a gem for the Assassin’s Creed series; however, due to the expansiveness of the game, you will feel like the game is throwing too much at you at times. The new game engine, which gave this game such a grand setting, is also one of its fatal flaws.

The designers had such a wide range of options that they nearly threw all their ideas into it confusing the user with the sheer amount of possibilities.

The game integrates some of the new features in an

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awkward fashion such as some of the optional missions. Some of these optional missions can feel like a waste of time at points and don’t always flow well with the main plot of the game.

“Assassin’s Creed III” comes out for the PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii-U priced at $60. For any fan of the game, it’s certainly worth the time to purchase and play during your winter break.

“Dwarf Fortress” NICK BLECHA Pulse Editor It’s probably clear to anyone who has viewed the history of video games that the major force has been the drive for bigger and better graphics and visual effects.

Gamers and critics alike praise more detailed and often more photorealistic sprites and models in games, and although games with a “retro” look do exist, only games specifically aiming

for that “retro” feel can really pull it off. Not to mention, the degree to which a game can get away with this is limited– NES-level graphics seem to be the lower limit. But why does this really matter?

Video games are, after all, visual media to a significant degree, so improving the quality of the visuals must improve the quality of the medium in general, right?

Tarn Adams would disagree. Adams, commonly known as “The Toady One” on his website, is the sole

programmer for the cult game “Dwarf Fortress,” in which players take command of a small colony of dwarves and try to build it into a glorious mountain home. At first glance, “Dwarf Fortress” would seem to be a relic from the era of DOS gaming–everything is in ASCII graphics and text, only 16 colors, and the user interface is frankly terrible.

Yet just scratching the surface reveals an engine for easily the most ambitious simulation game ever–one

that spits out results that would be highly difficult if not impossible to show with 3D models or sprites.

A fight between a human and a goblin might just look like an H and a g next to each other on the map, yet the combat log shows a remarkably detailed breakdown of the outcome, with individual blows and damage to individual body parts.

The same character might represent all various crafts, furniture and such visually,

but many have detailed descriptions that make each item unique and may even depict the history of a fort.

Individual dwarves have procedurally-generated physical appearances, likes and dislikes, histories and relationships.

Even the game’s world is procedurally generated, and persists from game to game–it’s not uncommon to have survivors from a fallen or abandoned fort show up as immigrants.

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“Dwarf Fortress” All of this has resulted in possibly one of the most devoted fanbases on the Internet. The game is infamously difficult to learn–many have described it as having less of a learning curve than a learning cliff, though a fan-maintained wiki is a big help for newbies and veterans alike–but those players who managed to get hooked not only post stories of their exploits in the game, but donate enough money to support Adams.

The activities of the game’s players range from amazing (one player built a working water-powered computer in his fort) to horrifying (a discussion on the best way to farm mermaids for their valuable bones caused Adams–usually very tolerant of the players’ antics–to

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make mermaid bone nearworthless).

What truly makes “Dwarf Fortress” unique is the way the game and the player interact. In pretty much all games, the player completes tasks set by the game designers and along a storyline written by the games’ writers. The effect is akin to an interactive movie.

Playing “Dwarf Fortress”, on the other hand, is almost like a cross between reading a book and writing your own story, as the player imagines in detail the workings and history of the fort.

One of the more interesting ways this has manifested is the “succession game,” where players play the game for an in-game year then pass the save file on to the next person in line,

documenting the events going on the fort and often role-playing as one of the fort’s dwarves while doing so. The most famous of these, Boatmurdered, is often credited with launching the game to its cult status.

As it stands, “Dwarf Fortress” is a pretty impressive accomplishment, and a lazier person might be content to rest on the accomplishment.

Not Adams, however. In an interview with the New York Times, Adams stated that he expects to work on the game for another twenty years; his goal is for it to be nothing less than a fantasy world generator.

For now, though, his fans are content with doing insane things with dwarves in fortresses.

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Lightning Love and #Boifrendz Take the Orpheum ALEX SAARI Lode Writer On Dec. 8, musical act Lightning Love will play at the Orpheum Theatre in Hancock. #Boifrendz, another Michigan act, will be featured at the concert.

The indie-pop trio from Ypsilanti is made up of Leah Diehl (vocals and keyboard), Aaron Diehl (drums) and Ben Collins on guitar. The group was officially founded in 2007 when Aaron joined and shortly after, the “November Birthday” album was released.

Lightning Love is a former Midwest finalist in the national 2011 Battle of the Bands contest, sponsored by

Billboard Magazine. While they didn’t come out on top, the band gained a greater listener base. Following that, two more albums were released, respectively titled “Girls Who Look Like Me” and “Blonde”.

Singer Leah Diehl has been nominated for Best Songwriter at the Detroit Music Awards and Lightning Love has repeatedly been named the Best Indie and Best Pop Band by several Detroit publications. #Boifrendz, the other performing act, also plays indie rock.

Doors open at 8:00 p.m. with music starting at 8:30 p.m. A $5 cover charge is in place.

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