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September 9, 2009

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Back in the game, schoolyard style Overall Winners

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Douglass Houghton Hall 1. Junkyard 2. Route 66 3. Ground Zero Wadsworth Hall 1. La Maison De Gaiete 2. FYE 3. Treehouse In the game: Last Saturday, students competed in a variety of games for a Schoolyard Olympics championship. Some of the events included: (above) sidewalk chalk, (left) relay race, (below left) musical chairs, and (below right) steal the bacon. Photos by Alex Cotton

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Career Center prepares students for Career Fair success ALEX TRIPP Staff Writer With the beginning of a new school year, Michigan Tech’s Career Center is running a series of events to help students find employment in their chosen careers.

While any MTU student can get career help at any time, September has been chosen as a focus month for career preparation. According to Career Center Director Jim Turnquist, the events planned for this fall will not only help students concentrate on career success, it will also relieve the congestion of individual appointments at the Center.

These upcoming events include presentations on how to build a strong résumé, mock interviews, and the 2009 Fall Career Fair.

During these events, students can develop a strong career plan and build skills that will help get them hired.

“The most important events are the ones about résumé

building,” says Turnquist. Once students have a solid résumé put together, he says, they realize just how much they have done and can do, which in turn increases self-confidence for interviews.

According to Turnquist, interviews are a leading reason students with strong résumés are rejected, and the mock interviews provided by the Career Center can help students improve their interview skills.

Among other things, he advises, “...when asked ‘What would you do in a certain situation?’ don’t tell them what you would do, instead say, ‘Let me tell you about something similar I had to deal with.” Employers want to know that you can do something, not that you know how, he says.

However, some students may find themselves unable to attend the career events this month.

With that in mind the Career Center will post records of the events (such as PowerPoint presentations) on their website.

These will be added as the events

occur and can be found by going to career.mtu.edu and clicking on the “Calendar” item on the left side of the page. Students can also visit the Center in person for help if they are unable to attend the events.

Another tool offered by the Career Center is MyPlan career assessment. It evaluates students’ interests, skills, personality, and values to suggest good career matches. This service is provided free to all MTU students. Also, the Career Center recommends following the Four-Year Action Plan on its website; both of these resources, along with many others, can be found under the “Parents” tab.

Even so, Turnquist recommends that students attend the fall’s events if at all possible. “Don’t wait to do your career search – start now. The more work you put into your career search, the better the pickings will be.” You don’t want to be stuck with the leftovers, he says.

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A personal testimony that good things do come in small packages KAYLA HERRERA Copy Editor

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eople were always telling me this somewhat overused phrase, “Great things come in small packages.” At that particular moment in time, caught between an insult and a thoughtless short joke, the saying did not appeal to me. I did not care about what the package contained, rather I just wanted to be tall like my friends with long legs and slender abdomens.

Of course, as I grew older, these thoughts altered.

Drastically. Instead of showering in the negatives of my verticallychallenged predicament, I began to defend it fervently.

Laughing at short people is funny. Teasing short people is bluntly hilarious. And it took a summer experience to cause me to encounter the realization that it is not about the jokes that tumble over me like a stampede of African animals, but it is the attitude that resides within. This summer, I finally realized that being short may be the best thing that could have ever affected me.

I am an avid fan of volleyball, yet not only am I a fan, but I played all throughout high school.

I was even a starter on my freshman team. The first question I have always been asked is, “Can you even… spike it?” YES! I can! I may not produce an incredibly eyeboggling kill, but I can swing my right hand at the ball and direct it downwards in

such a way that it goes over the net at a decent angle. Spiking the ball is an art, not a feat ultimately controlled by height. Remember that.

In my high school, sports ruled everything. It was like this unsettling plague like the zombie flu, infecting one person after another until finally spreading throughout the town. I figured I could continue my volleyball career from my previous school, but unfortunately the coach had a height requirement in order to be a part of the team (not publicly advertised, might I add). I did not meet

the requirement. Who is to decide whether or not a certain height can allow one to be better or worse at a sport? Sports mattered so much to the school that they were unwilling to take this risk.

This summer while working at Pat’s Foods grocery store, I could not believe how many people came through those sticky, sliding and openly commented on my height. And the comments were not cute or admirable, but things I would never say to someone I did not personally know. One man told me, ‘Can you even reach that register?” and followed his comment with bellowed laughter. Week after week, this man would comment on my height every time he came through my line and each week I grew more irritated. I was usually laid back about short jokes, but it was getting tiring. So one day, after another short comment, I said, “You know, there’s a lot more to me than just my height.”

He was stunned. And after that, the ice had been broken. The tension ceased. Short jokes just became short jokes rather than jagged daggers meant to contort in the hubs of my essence. With that experience, it occurred to me that it is all about how I approach the situation. I am in control. I say what is too far and then things go back to normal.

There is nothing wrong with being short. I know I am not the only short student on campus.

People may not take me seriously because of my height or may think I am younger than I appear, but it does not bother me. The height of a person does not determine the might of the heart.

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Let’s agree . . . . . . to disagree JACK AMMERMAN Lode Writer As you enter the new school year you have the opportunity to meet new people, form fresh friendships and encounter unfamiliar cultures.

This contact with others can happen on a daily basis in college. It is a chance to step outside your comfort zone. Michigan Tech offers such a diverse environment of students and faculty that it is impossible to stay hidden within your own “clique”. Inevitably this contact will cause strife between two people. Two different childhoods, cultures, viewpoints and opinions are recipes for conflict. But not if you remember to stay calm, peaceful and understand the difference between arguing and debating.

It has happened to everyone, angry words fly with differences of opinion on the best ice cream flavor, teaching ability, or as we mature, bigger issues such as abortion. These discussions can end in one of two ways: a handshake or with fists flying.

I am sure that we all want to avoid the latter and to do this you must learn not to argue. It is easy to tell when two people are arguing. Remember high school? It was obvious. Their tempers would flare, they would not listen to the other person, and they were not willing to budge an inch on the issue.

This behavior left neither party satisfied and often transferred from discussing a certain issue to bashing the other person directly, perhaps even physically; maturity at its finest. To avoid such a mess (not to mention disdain from onlookers), the art of debating is crucial in any confrontation.

When I say debating I am not talking about podiums, dress clothes, and rebuttals. Average debating skills are simply a mature and peaceful way to

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ast week, I wrote about the large amount of political power held by the tobacco industry and how they use it as a means to achieve their goals. This week’s message will have a similar theme, however, the topic will be about one of the greatest tools used by the tobacco industry to create and foster addiction to tobacco. The weapon of choice, of course, is menthol-flavored tobacco products, such as menthol cigarettes.

So what makes a menthol cigarette so bad? Is it the mere fact that there is a minty flavor attached to the act of smoking?

Well, that’s a part of the reason.

However, the much larger concern is what the minty flavor allows the smoker to do while smoking the cigarette. Due to the flavoring, it allows the smoker to drag (or puff ) a cigarette for a longer period of time, allowing m o r e

inhalation to reach the lungs.

Because the smoker is taking in a larger amount of tobacco while dragging, it strengthens the addiction to tobacco.

Naturally, it would appear that this particular cigarette additive is the proverbial cash cow for the tobacco industry. However, upon the inauguration of President Barack Obama, it appeared that there, perhaps, would be a new bill to place regulations on the tobacco industry while effectively banning flavored tobacco products. On June 22, 2009, this became reality, as President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act of 2009. On the surface, it looked to be a huge win in the fight against tobacco use.

However, upon looking closer, the gain is much more modest.

While the bill effectively banned all flavored tobacco products, it did exempt one particular flavored tobacco product. This product is menthol tobacco. Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, during a CNN appearance on June 12, 2009, expressed this concern about the then-pending bill before Congress.“One additive that has particularly been exempted is menthol, and that bothers me, because it serves as a gateway to kids,” said Wigand. “It also has been targeted primarily to

African-Americans. And we also know menthol changes the metabolism of nicotine. ”So, in essence, we have learned that the bill meant to curb the use of flavored tobacco products by the tobacco industry to create tobacco users out of youths and minorities excludes the single-largest flavored tobacco product marketed by the tobacco industry. Needless to say, there is something wrong with this picture.

Of course, this is not to say that the bill signed into law won’t be effective. Any piece of legislation that allows the FDA greater access to the tobacco companies should be considered a good thing. However, without banning the use of menthol, it’s simply impossible to take this particular bill seriously as something that will make a large dent in the tobacco industry’s use of flavored tobacco products.

The fact of the matter is it will take a long time to turn the tide on menthol cigarettes. There is a strong lobby for keeping menthol legal, something, which in turn, creates political pressure for those in Congress to exempt menthol. Nonetheless, the fight will continue to be waged, and perhaps there will be success in the future in eliminating menthol products.

Fast Facts: Menthol -Allows prolonged smoking therefore strengthening addiction -Of the flavored tobacco products, menthol was not banned in the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act of 2009 -Referred to as a gateway drug for kids

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discuss a difference of opinion with another person. It is easy as long as you keep in mind a few key points. Respect is number one. Respect the other person and their opinion. In their mind they are right and it was what they were brought up to believe. If it is obvious that you cannot sway their mind, then respect their decision and back off. Forcing your opinion will get you nowhere and often turn the conversation downhill.

Secondly, keep an open mind and listen. Everyone has an opinion and if they want it to be heard, give them the chance.

You would not want someone interrupting you so do not do it to them. Even if their opinion came out of nowhere, do not shut them out automatically.

Give them a chance and hear them out, then decide how you feel about it. Keep an open mind and actually consider their point of view. If they have taught you something, that is great! Take it with you and become a better person because of it. Finally, if you disagree, be polite about it.

We have all heard of the term “agree to disagree”. There is nothing wrong with ending a discussion with no achievement other than learning about what the other person believes. In fact, that is one of the main reasons to meet new people, right?

So during your time here at Michigan Tech, keep this in mind; when you talk to that international student, the girl with all the tattoos, or the good ole’ farm boy in flannel, debate instead of argue. Respect them instead of bashing them, listen to them instead of overriding them and agree to disagree. These actions show maturity and will gain you their respect. We all laugh and ridicule the corporate executive who loses his temper and spends the next few days all over headlines. As the leaders of the next generation, knowing the difference between debating and arguing can serve us well.

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Edgy comedian Rob Little hits the MUB ELIJAH HAINES Opinion Editor

The Student Activities Comedy Series (SACS) comedian last Saturday had the gift of sharp wit which kept the crowd involved and laughing throughout the entire performance. The comedy of Rob Little (“Don’t let the name fool you, it’s tiny”) touched on many topics such as the differences between men and women and the peculiarities of the Upper Peninsula. Although not quite family-friendly, Little’s comedy stayed within the realm of inoffensive material. There

were some crude gestures and motions that would have made the administrators frown, but only produced smiles with his audience that night.

Spontaneity was one of Little’s strong points that really helped him to hit it off with his audience.

He had a gift of using hecklers and crowd comments to fuel his comedy. One girl in the audience was used continually as the butt of jokes after Little caught her walking out of the room. He was further encouraged when she talked back and even went on the stage to confront him.

Little continued to poke fun at the crowd, one hall in particular.

Little ganged the crowd up against the hall by picking on the quirky traditions possessed by many halls on the Michigan Tech campus. Everyone was a good sport about it, but it was obvious the Tech students enjoyed picking on the hall.

Regardless of what was said inside the MUB ballroom, all left in good spirits.

The SACS comedians will appear once a month in the MUB ballroom at 10:00PM unless announced otherwise.

All performances are free of charge. Besides the laughs, students who attend can get a chance to win a notoriously

Big laughs: Comedian Rob Little interacts with the audience at a recent performance.

Eve 6 to play at Rozsa Tickets on sale now for Friday, Sept. 11 performance at the Rozsa Center Box Office ROZSA CENTER Press Release HOUGHTON, MI, August 31, 2009 - - On Friday, September 11 at 9:00pm, as part of the Michigan Tech K-Day entertainment line-up, the The Rozsa Center welcomes the iconic punk-pop band Eve 6. The band made their mark with their self-titled Platinum debut in 1998, and continue to excite audiences with every appearance. Their chart topping hits include: “Inside Out,” “Promise,” “Here’s To The Night,” and “Think Twice.”

Eve 6 scored three Top 40 singles (as well as eight modern rock hits) during the late ‘90s and early 2000s. The band’s two founders, guitarist Jon Siebels and bassist/vocalist Max Collins, signed a contract with RCA Records while still attending high school in La Crescenta, a neighborhood in northern Los Angeles. Originally called Eleventeen, the bandmates took three long years – during which time they added a new drummer, Tony Fagenson – to prep their debut album. The delay was intentional, as RCA Records had demanded the boys graduate from high school before releasing any material. While waiting to issue an album (which ultimately arrived in 1998), Eve 6 sharpened its act by playing local coffeehouses.

Join us on K-Day - Friday, September 11 at 9:00pm for Eve 6.

This is one show you don’t want to miss!

Sponsored by 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. mtu.edu. No refunds, exchanges, or late seating, please.

comfortable Love Sac chair. The more SACS comedians students see, the better chance of they have of making a Love Sac the showpiece of their dorm room.

Students who are looking for a fun late-night event should not miss the SACS comedians. If you missed Rob Little, don’t worry.

The next comedian to appear will be Adam Ace on October 2 (during Family Weekend).

Admission for Michigan Tech students will be free. Five more comedians will be visiting Michigan Tech throughout the school year to push boundaries and provide quality late-night entertainment.

The many faces of Rob Little

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Annual K-Day event this Friday KAYLA HERRERA Lode Writer When I look out onto the mighty Lake Superior on a clear day, I feel as if there is no end.

The waves continue infinitely into a body of swirling and sloshing. Seated on a log near shore, there is no worry, no doubt or meager instabilities encroaching on the vibrantlycolored aura of my infectious optimism. Seagulls cry out in superb jubilance of the glorious day. Or so I thought. Music penetrates the air like swift daggers and birds flock in fear of the penetrations of the bass.

Somewhere a girl screams and the slick scraping of a snowboard releases a wave of shudders throughout a crowd. Volleyballs fly, soccer balls tumble and a refereed fight breaks out

amongst a crowd of sweaty students. For one day, the serenity of McLain State Park is eagerly broken.

On Friday September 11, Michigan Tech will celebrate Keweenaw Day (otherwise known as K-Day), a time-honored University tradition meant to get students acclimated to life at Michigan Tech. K-Day runs from noon to 4pm, leaving plenty of time to scope out the area and what it has to offer.

The event serves this purpose by introducing new students to the many different student groups on campus, as well as by allowing students to enjoy the Lake Superior shoreline at McLain State Park.

If you plan on driving out to McLain, I recommend you get there soon or you will end up parking miles down the road in

front of the park. Walking isn’t necessarily a negative thing, but if the heat creeps up on Sept.

11, it may not be the most fun to hike in.

While there will be plenty of action involving student groups, there will be music as well. Last year, there was a lineup of a couple metal/rock bands. This year, a live DJ will provide part of the music, as well as local musician Gary Tunstall with his folk music. This is not any ordinary folk music., though.

Tunstall is known to include a lot of audience participation and sometimes sings about the U.P. I recommend you look up the song “Alice” on Youtube to check him out and kind of get a feel for how he plays and what you can expect.

If you are feeling hungry by the middle of the day (after all

of the excitement, I guarantee you will need some form of energy), then head over to the pavilion where the MUB is catering. Last year, the food consisted of burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies and veggies and dip and salad for vegetarians.

There is much to do at K-Day. Walk around and grab some information about the student organizations and some free stuff handed out by most. Or stop and play some volleyball. Take advantage of the beautiful location, gorgeous weather (hopefully), and a half-day off from classes. Dare to take a dip in the freezing waters of Lake Superior either right off the shore where K-Day is located or down the road a bit at the breakers near the lighthouse. Be sure to enjoy K-Day!

Country artist Chris Cagle performs

Play it loud: Chris Cagle gives his introduction speech at a free concert last Monday.

Cagle performed as part of Michigan Tech’s Welcome Week festivities.

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Women’s netters open Football Huskies look to avenge Hillsdale season with pair of loss in Ashland home matches DAVER KARNOSKY Lode Writer

STEPHEN ANDERSON Sports Editor

A new era of women’s Huskies’ tennis begins this weekend as they open their season with a pair of GLIAC matches against the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals and the Northwood Timberwolves at the Gates Tennis Center this weekend. This weekend marks the first time in four years that head coach Mike Axford cannot count wins from Silvia Oliveros or Samantha JangStewart to help earn wins.

On Saturday, the Huskies open the season against the Cardinals for the second straight season and look to build off of the pair of wins they earned against the Cardinals a year ago. The Cardinals are fresh off a 9-0 loss to Ferris State to start their season.

Freshman Yunjiano Shangguan is slotted in the top singles position for coach Mike Major’s club. Sophomore Debra Hammond, junior Cortney Heileman, senior Jessica Stone, and freshmen Lindy Coon and Lauren Smith round out the top six for the Cardinals.

The Northwood Timberwolves, the top squad in GLIAC women’s tennis for the last several seasons, opens its season facing the Lake Superior State Lakers before facing the Huskies on Sunday. Head coach Zane Colestock’s squad has to replace three of its top six singles players from a year ago, but none of those three played higher than number three all last season.

Junior Darina Berkova, senior

After losing a heartbreaker to Hillsdale (35-37), the Huskies will head to Ashland, Ohio to take on the Eagles, one of the three teams they lost to in last year’s 8-3 campaign. Michigan Tech will have to prepare quickly coming off a long weekend and heading into a long bus trip before Saturday’s 1 p.m. game.

“Hillsdale was a tough loss after such a close game,” said head coach Tom Kearly, who was satisfied with the 35 points of offense and zero turnovers. “We have to fine tune some things.

We just have to prepare like heck and play hard on Saturday.”

Even though it is only the second game of the season, it could have serious playoff implications for the two teams, who were picked second (Ashland) and third (Michigan Tech) in the GLIAC Preseason Poll. Of course, Coach Kearly is maintaining his team’s onegame-at-a-time philosophy: “The season will work itself out in the end. We just have to worry about this week now.”

Both Michigan Tech and Ashland have lost a game this year, with the difference being that Ashland’s was in a nonconference game against the fifteenth-ranked team in the country, Bloomsburg. The Eagles followed up that 7-10 loss with a dominating 44-23 win against GLIAC foe Ferris State.

After facing the eventual GLIAC Offensive Player of

Michael Axford

Ashley Neumann, and junior Raphaela Perisic return as regulars for the Timberwolves. Berkova and Neumann played in the numbers one and two spots, respectively. German-born freshman Svenja Stephan joins three juniors and senior Allison Smith in the battle for the three open slots.

On the academic side of the sport for the Huskies, Oliveros and Jang-Stewart joined current junior Asel Otunchieva and senior Danielle Stoll in helping the squad earn ITA All-Academic status last season. The Huskies were one of 40 teams across the country to earn the honor, since the squad held a cumulative grade point average that was above 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale).

The four Huskies were named ITA Scholar Athletes thanks to the fact that they carried a grade point average of at least 3.5 while earning a varsity letter.

The Huskies face the Cardinals at 11 a.m. on Saturday and the Timberwolves at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

the Week, Hillsdale QB Troy Weatherhead, the Huskies now prepare to take on another topnotch signal caller, last year’s GLIAC Player of the Year, Ashland Senior QB Billy Cundiff.

If the Huskies want to improve on their conference-worst 37 points allowed per game, they will have to hurry Cundiff, who has already been sacked eight times, most in the GLIAC. The Huskies did not sack Weatherhead last Saturday.

Huskies QB Steve Short has not been sacked yet this year either, but Ashland is tied for the GLIAC lead in sacks, with seven.

“They will bring some junk stuff on defense and heavy pressure so we have to have great film work and focus,” said Short.

Both the offensive and defensive lines will need to have quick feet, as Ashland has excellent team speed, according to Kearly: “They have several track kids with great speed and great skills.”

Ashland will provide a difficult challenge for the Huskies with its fast, well-rounded defense (10 players had three or more tackles in their game against Ferris State); an outstanding quarterback with “three great receivers” – Kearly; and a running back coming off a 111-yard, two-touchdown performance.

The Lode Sports Talk Radio Show will air on WMTU 91.9 from 10 a.m. to noon and will gear you up for the day’s action.

WKMJ 93.5 FM radio will then broadcast the 1 p.m. kickoff live on the air. Tune in to either station to gear up for the game.

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Club Sport Spotlight: Women’s Soccer Club MARC SANKO Lode Writer Welcome to a new feature in the Lode Sports section, where each week we will highlight a different club sport team in effort to expand the awareness of some of the great sports we have here at Michigan Tech on the club level. This week we highlight the Women’s Soccer Club of Michigan Tech.

The Huskies opened their fall campaign this past Saturday at Sherman Field as they hosted the University of Illinois – Chicago.

Playing with a handful of players who are new to the program this year it took Tech a while to get used to game play with each other. The play would pick up as the game went on and the Huskies would end up pulling out a 2-2 draw out of their match with

the Flames.

Recruiting for a club sport can often be a difficult thing, but Vice-President Ellen Pokorney remarked that this year the numbers are up and there are many new faces, something which is refreshing for them, “Usually it’s hard to recruit many people, but this year a lot of people came looking for us which was nice.”

When asked about what goals

the Huskies have set for this year Ellen said “A goal this team should set is to have at least a .500 season.

We haven’t had a lot of wins in the past, but I think this year we can do it. Everyone’s putting in a little more time and we’re working a little bit harder, so I think a winning season is definitely within reach. Of course getting to the league play-offs is always a goal as well.”

The season is still young for this year’s team, so anyone interested in playing is welcome to come out and join their practices. Practice for the club occurs Mondays 6-8 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. All practices occur on the Upper Soccer Fields. The Women will take the field again this Saturday at home (Sherman Field) against Northern Michigan at 10 a.m.

Editor’s Shootout

The Editors 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: Michigan Wolverines vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears, Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays

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Being a true-blue Wolverines fan, I have to go with Rich Rodriguez’s team at the Big House. I’ll take my lifelong favorite sports team in the Green Bay Packers to run all over the Bears, despite an impressive road debut from Cutler. Finally, Tampa Bay struggled against the Tigers, and Boston will continue to bury the nail in their coffin.

Michigan 30-27

In a game that has major BCS impact, the Fighting Irish will outlast the Wolverines in a shootout. Aaron Rodgers and a revamped Green Bay team will pick apart the Bears. With all hopes of a Wildcard berth hanging in the balance, the Rays will only be able to muster one win out of their series with the red-hot Red Sox.

Notre Dame 40-35

Michigan-Notre Dame should be a much more interesting game now that both teams have improved, however, the edge goes to Notre Dame’s offensive weapons. Sunday Night gives us an intriguing matchup between the Packers and Bears, now featuring Jay Cutler. Lambeau will be too much, and the Pack will win. The Boston Red Sox are in prime position for a Wild Card birth, but Tampa Bay has had their number all year. Tampa takes this series.

Notre Dame 31-20

With both teams sitting injuries the Irish and Michigan is a tossup. However, Coach Weis is prepared to play in the Big House for the win. Green Bay and Chicago are both 2-0 and these NFC North teams are both ready for battle, but Chicago will prevail. Tampa has lost the last 7 games and there isn’t any hope in sight. Boston all the way.

Notre Dame 21-14

Green Bay 40-20 Boston 3-0

Green Bay 28-23 Boston 2-1

Green Bay 23-14 Tampa Bay 2-1

Chicago 28-24 Boston 2-1

Michigan Tech Lode Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Sports

5A

“The Mac” gets a facelift

John MacInnes Student Ice Arena adds skyboxes and private suites as part of second phase of renovations

JEREMIAH BAUMANN Lode Writer With this year’s hockey season just around the corner, the John MacInnes Student Ice arena has a special surprise for you. Over the past few months, phase II of the arena renovation was initiated. Private suites and skyboxes were installed in the western side of the rink. The Presidential and Blue Line boxes were removed and everything was rebuilt from the ground up.

There are now a total of 10 private suites that will over look the ice this year. Two are “Executive Suites” which are able to hold 12 Husky Fans and eight “Premium Suites” which only hold 10. The suites all

come fully loaded with couch/ bistro style seating, a TV, and a wet bar. MUB catering is also available to this private section.

Each suite has also been given a theme, which ranges from Winter Carnival to current NHL players from Michigan Tech.

So what does something like this cost? These suites all range from $4,000-$5,000 per season on a 3-5 year lease. And all of the suites, except for three of the smaller ones, have been reserved for the next three years already.

Placed on each side of the suite section are the fully rebuilt MacInnes Presidential Skybox and the Huskies Skybox.

The Huskies Skybox is divided into two halves, the North and South. The North will remain

rented indefinitely by the Blue Line Club. However, the South half is available on a game-bygame basis for parties of 4049 people. At $400 per game, that’s only $10 a person for large parties. The MacInnes skybox is even bigger and can hold between 50-75 people at $500 a game.

These improvements to MacInnes will not only bring in more revenue, but allow for the fans to experience a more professional atmosphere and heighten the energy of hockey this year. With the improvements set to be done in the next few weeks, just in time for the hockey opener against Ryerson on Oct 3, be sure to head to MacInnes and check out this new improvement to our university.

to the team’s efforts with averages of 5.85 digs and 7.58 assists per set in their respective positions. Lake Superior State University has struggled early on this season, compiling an 0-8 record. Their closest game on Sept. 4 came against the Univ. of Minnesota-Crookston, where the Lakers went to five sets, and lost 15-13 in the final.

“Despite what they’ve been doing with their season so far, we sure aren’t going to overlook them,” said Gonzalez. “It’s an important match for us. We’ll keep the highest expectation of ourselves.”

Following their evening in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Tech will travel south to University Center, Mich., to take on Saginaw Valley State University.

The Cardinals appear to be a well-rounded team with five girls over 1.5 kills per set each.

Kait Harris dishes out 7.63 assists per set, while Laura Ward, Annie Buxton, and Megan Jones divvy up the digging duties, all contributing at least two per set. Saginaw should provide some good competition for the Huskies when the two teams meet for a 2 p.m. match-up on Saturday. The Cardinals hold a 5-3 overall record.

“I think we still need to go in

believing that we’ve got a talent and ability advantage over a lot of the teams that we’re facing – what we do on our side of the net will dictate the outcome,” said Gonzalez.

Husky fans are hoping that this belief becomes strongest when Michigan Tech takes on Upper Peninsula rival Northern Michigan University next Tuesday, Sept. 15. With a 4-4 record, the Wildcats are relying on returning talent to get the job done.

Seniors Mandie Meyer and Katt Garvick bring experience and power to Northern Michigan’s offensive. The duo has averaged over six kills per set so far this season aided by the help of setter Abby Lovell who has provided the support of 9.17 assists per set. Senior libero Cassie Osiecki averages 3.83 digs per set followed by Meyer’s 2.67 dig contribution.

Gonzalez’s optimistic attitude was not to be deterred. “We’ve found that teams win because we didn’t earn it. If we focus on us, I think we’ll do just fine.”

Michigan Tech volleyball is still growing as a team, but team chemistry is only getting better from here. For more information on Michigan Tech volleyball, visit athletics.mtu.edu.

(Above) Skybox: Construction in the ice arena continues as crews prepare for the opening game of the season. (Below) Construction Central: Another view of the arena upgrades. Photos by Jeremiah Baumann.

Volleyball opens GLIAC schedule LAUREN WIZA Lode Writer With their first two wins of the season against Palm Beach Atlantic University and Barry University this past weekend at the Sharks Classic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the Michigan Tech volleyball team snapped a four game losing streak, and is seeking to continue improving their 2-6 record. The Huskies gained some valuable lessons that will better prepare them for when they open GLIAC play against Lake Superior State University this Friday, Sept. 11.

“Our strength was that we learned how to deal with some of the issues from the prior weekend,” said head coach Orlando Gonzalez in reference to the team’s confidence, consistency, and ability to use this pair of skills. “We handled [the teams] a lot better, and we’ve started to establish ourselves as a solid passing team.”

The Lakers are led by the hitting talents of sophomore Jeanna Radzinski and senior Sara Hess who average 2.22 and 2.04 kills per set.

Fellow sophomores Brittany Newberry and Janelle Balkwill are also making contributions

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Rachel Plafchan Going to a museum for a day.

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he said Qian Fu Go shopping if she likes shopping... this makes her feel happy so I am happy too.

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Michael Miller Go to Mackinac Island and have dinner at the Grand Hotel. Then, sit on the beach and spend the evening together.

Second year

Megan Crowley Going for a romantic walk on a moonlit beach on a horse.

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Andrew Martin Dinner at the Olive Garden and a comedy or action movie.

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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 How were your holiday, Huskies? I’m so happy that I can stay and keep sharing my experience with you guys.

As we all know, China has the largest population in the world.

There are more than 1.4 billion people living in my country, which has less land than America.

Although it’s not that crowded, we still lost a lot of chances to get close to the Mother Nature. I had an awesome camping night last Saturday, which I have a lot to talk about.

I had a chance to camp on Agate Beach with FYE Hall last weekend. When we arrived there, the sun was setting and making it foggy on the Lake Superior. I haven’t seen such amazing scenery before. It’s just blow my mind when I stood in front of it. Besides the FYE Hall, the beach was kind empty. I sat on a log and watched those freshman kids playing football and frisbee. I just felt the time was coagulated. My heart was so peaceful, which made me forget all my worries temporarily.

This was not my first time to be on a beach. I went to couple famous beaches in south of China with my parents. Those beaches were so crowded that the only thing you can do is lay down on it. The water was extremely hot because they’re always overload travelers. I can never cool down myself like I did on Agate Beach.

Later that evening, we put a campfire on the beach. I did barbeque before, but never put a raw hotdog through a branch.

Temperature went down a little bit at evening and I felt so warm when I got close to fire. Another thing I ate is called s’mores. We have marshmallow in China too, but I don’t know there are so many different ways to eat it. My friend did an example for me. Pick up a long enough branch and make it through a marshmallow. Then, put the melting marshmallow between two cookies or biscuits. It tasted just like normal biscuit, but sweeter.

We spent rest of night around the campfire. One of the residents in FYE kept adding wood into the fire, which made us feel very hot. I hope those people slept on beach warm enough since all the wood was burnt. We also played guitar, sang songs, and told own stories to the whole group.

I think the best part for camping is that you can sleep outside instead your dorm. It was my second time to sleep in a tent. What’s more, I slept with 2 guys and 5 girls! We didn’t come back to tent until 1 o’clock in the next day morning. Everyone has their own sleeping bag. Although we had a very big tent, it was still kind of crowded to have 8 people in it. I even didn’t have space to turn my body around to find a comfortable position.

When I’m writing this article, I feel I’m having a movie about this camping in my brain. This is my first time to stay so close to the nature. We do have some wild nature parks in China, but I never have a chance to go there. In America, especially in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, it only takes 40 minutes to get the beach.

I feel so fortunate that I came to Michigan Tech to have my college life.