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Michigan Tech Lode
August 25, 2011
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Lakes Juicing for a Great Research Center brings new views to healthy lifestyle campus CHRISTINA IRWIN Guest Writer The term Juicing might induce concerning notions of bulky athletes who indulge in the use of steroids. However, extracting the micro nutrient dense liquid from fruits and vegetables is also known as Juicing. Micro nutrients are not made in the human body and must be obtained through a diet rich in plant material. Some of these nutrients include minerals like; calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, selenium or iodine. And vitamins A,D,E and K. Fruits and vegetables contain micro nutrients that the human body needs every day. A slice of pizza is great every now and then. But a lifestyle that included a healthy dose of stress a diet of coffee, Raman and emergency vending machine runs and the body starts to run low on these nutrients. A body that is lacking in these nutrients can become weak and susceptible to the negative effects of stress. The students on the MTU campus are no stranger to a stressful lifestyle. And eating a healthy diet is sometimes a bit of a grey area for most students, particularly around the weeks leading up to finals. Would juicing be an easy option to combat this
issue? The general consensus of an informal survey conducted on campus was that juicing seemed difficult, expensive or a wasteful process. Most students indicated that eating healthy, when the semester is in full swing is a challenge. Laura Nakkula is the assistant manager of By Nature, a local health food store. Laura said that she juices. She said “Juicing gives you energy and is very detoxifying and makes you feel really good.” She uses vegetables from her garden. And she recommends juicing the parts of the plant that are typically disposed of, such as the tops from beets. This is a good way to cut costs. Preparing the produce for juicing is actually easier than for a fruit salad. It is not necessary to peel or core the fruit and vegetables. Just wash and cut the pieces into chunks that will easily slide into the juicer. The by-product that is separated out form the juice is a fine pulp. Laura said “she uses the waste as compost for the garden.” Your mother probably always told you to eat you veggies. Now that you’re out on your own, your finding your life consumed with a heavy academic work load, a growing social life and possibly a
job to pay the bills. You might be ERIKA PEABODY wondering how you can squeeze Editor-In-Chief a healthy diet into your lifestyle. Now you know. Juicers can be found reasonably priced, on Ebay Down on the Portage, men or when thinking about that next yell back and forth over the Christmas list. sound of heavy machinery as the sun beats down on their Juice Recipe Carrot Cocktail hard-working bodies. Behind 6-12 carrots them, the newest addition to 2-3 tomatoes the Michigan Technological 1-5 stalks of celery University campus is taking shape. This new building is Juice together in the given called the Great Lakes Research order. Center (GLRC). Many have already heard about the GLRC, but are unaware of what it is actually going to do. Also, in our current economic situation, many are wondering if this is the best time to be building a building this expensive.
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Construction The University has taken special precautions to avoid extra costs. The GLRC has been in the planning stages for years now, and has been budgeted for. Also, the State of Michigan is covering 75% of the costs. The other 25% is required from Michigan Tech. Mike Abbott, Director of the Great Lakes Research Center, says that to cover this 25% or $6.25 million they are actively
Recycling programs in the community ERIKA PEABODY Editor-In-Chief Kara Peltier, now a fourthyear, recalls when she was a first-year living in the dorms and the difficulties she had with the dorm-recycling program. “It was really frustrating because I was coming from an area where we recycle everything. When I got to Tech I would take my blue bin down to the front desk full, and they would tell me they could not accept most of it.” She says she was upset because she was trying to do a good thing for the environment, but felt like she was unable to. This is a common sentiment among both new and returning students up here. Many are coming from downstate where most recycling programs are made readily accessible to community members through curbside pick-up. Although curbside pick-up is not available in Houghton, it is important for students to realize that there are many things they can still do to help the environment. Recycling programs are available oncampus and in the dorms, but you can also take your recycling to the Waste Management Center on Enterprise Drive off of Sharon Avenue. The hours for Waste
Management and a list of items that they accept are both available online. Two of the big things they do not accept are pizza boxes and glass. Many are under the impression that it costs money to bring your recycling there. However, it is completely free and you do not even have to separate the recycling. In fact, they prefer if everything is mixed together. James Mills, an Ann Arbor native, lives in a house where they make a conscious effort to recycle everything they can. He says they have separate bins in the kitchen for trash, recycling and returnables so it is easy for everyone who lives there. He does admit that some people remember more than others, but they still end up with large bins for recycling. This also saves them money on Houghton trash bags. “Funnily enough, the people in the house that recycle the most are not actually that worried about the environment. I mean it is a nice plus, but it is a lot easier to recycle than to waste money cramming recycling into expensive trash bags every week.” Mills was also surprised that more people do not have recycling programs in their house. “I think that if more people knew about the recycling programs up here, a lot more
would make the effort. I think they just need to make the programs more well-known. I mean, we are helping the environment and saving money, what reason is there not to do it?” There are also other ways that students can help out the environment. If you are living
in the dorms it is easy to forget to turn the lights off when you leave since you are not paying the electric bill. However, small things like turning lights and electronics off and making an effort to conserve water can make good habits for later in life as well as help out the environment greatly.
seeking donations. Also, there are naming opportunities for the building, which would bring in a lot of money. Projects of this size are also known to come in over budget and over time. With the recent state funding cuts, this is something Michigan Tech cannot afford, and something Mike Abbott says they are working with the State to avoid. Every time the GLRC has gone over budget thus far, they have worked together to eliminate things to bring it back within range. The GLRC is currently on time and on budget, and set to be completed May 2012. Currently, they are focusing on finishing the outside of the building so they can have it closed in and heated by the winter. The building will be heated by putting a heat exchanger in Tech’s No. 4 boiler instead of geothermic energy. Both options would have cost the same, but the heat exchanger actually saves energy and raises the boiler’s efficiency from 85% to 95% says Abbott. The entire building is going to be energy efficient. Some have been worried that having continued on page 2
Search for missing person on Portage Waterway HOUGHTON – Sheriff Brian McLean announces the search continues along the Porage Waterway and shoreline for the missing 55 yr. old woman Valerie Sue Palmer. Assisting the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office, Houghton City Police, US Coast Guard, and Superior Search & Rescue is a large group of ground search specialists from the Civilian Air Patrol, who traveled to this area from downstate. Two aircraft have also been dedicated to the search from the Civil Air Patrol and will be flying over the area on a regular basis. Residents are being advised the CAP ground search teams wearing camo uniforms will be searching areas on both sides of the Portage Lake and canal areas and to not be concerned.
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If you have any information you would like to share with the search teams, please call the Sheriff’s Office at 906-422-0055 or the Houghton City Police at 906-482-2121.
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