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February 17, 2018
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Volume 126
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Kettering Joins Michigan Transfer Agreement By Rebecca Roughton Staff Writer Kettering University agreed to sign on to be apart of the Michigan Transfer Agreement, with the goal of helping students who need to transfer to and from the school have many of their general requirements transfer as well. According to macrao.org, the website for the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Offers, the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a program “designed to facilitate the transfer of general education requirements from one institution to another.” These cases predominantly apply to students who have decided to take their first handful of classes at a different institution than they intend to graduate from. The program helps them go seamlessly from a community college’s two-year
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transfer degree program to a university’s four-year degree program. Students must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credits of coursework across six defined areas with a minimum grade of a 2.0 GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) in each course. This includes one course in English Composition, a second course in either English Composition or Communications, two courses in social sciences (from two disciplines), two courses in the humanities and fine arts (not including studio and performing arts), two courses in natural sciences (including one with laboratory experience), and one course in mathematics. Dual enrollment credits are applicable to MTA. In addition, passing AP test scores may be used as credit towards the MTA requirements.
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Little Caesars Opens Alongside Jimmy Johns
Photo Courtesy of MACRAO.org
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Campus Center Unveils Newly Updated Elevators
By Adam Lecznar Copy Editor
By Robert Lyman Distribution Editor
The University Avenue Corridor stretching between Kettering University and Downtown Flint recently saw a new addition to its revitalization initiative. A new business, Little Caesars, hosted a soft opening on the week of February 8, 2018, where it saw large success despite intentionally low advertising. The opening of the business coincides with the University Avenue Corridor Coalition’s continued efforts to bring small businesses and new community spaces to the area. “I’m fired up to have Little Caesars on campus,” exclaimed Jack Stock, Kettering University Director of External Relations. “We want small businesses in this corridor.” In Stock’s eyes, this new addition is the latest in all of the small increments by which the University Avenue Corridor has been improved. The initiative started five years ago, when the University Avenue Corridor Coalition was formed by the neighbourhood organizations of Carriage Town, Glendale Hills, and Mott Park, alongside key organizations like Kettering University and Hurley Medical Center. “We were kind of frustrated with the deterioration of the community around us,” Stock expressed as he described the work of the Coalition, which aims to remove blight, connect neighbors, and revitalize business. “We’ve been doing this work ever since.”
If you’ve gone inside the Campus Center within the last year or so, then you’ve probably noticed that the elevators were out of service more often than not. The problems were many, multifaceted, and mostly stemmed from the building’s age. The details of those problems are boring, and frankly, I didn’t want to seek out a detailed description of them any more than anyone would care to read about them.
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On Tuesday, January 30, Kettering University President Dr. Rob McMahan held a jovial ceremony where he officially returned all four of the elevators along the back wall to service. WKUF played an assortment of elevator music from their surprisingly large library of tunes suitable for the occasion, bite-sized hors d’oeuvres were served, and glasses of sparkling white grape juice were passed around.
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Thompson Hall Emptied, Residents Sleep in International Room By Adam Lecznar Copy Editor On the evening of February 5, 2018, staff in Thompson Hall noticed a strange smell permeating throughout the building. The scent, which smelled like natural gas, was detectable in multiple areas of the residence hall. There was no danger to residents, as Thompson Hall did not receive natural gas, but in order to determine the source of the smell, Campus Safety was contacted and Director of Residence Life Sybil Jacob contacted Dean of Students Betsy Homsher. In order to ensure the wellness of students, it was
The ceremony itself was short and upbeat. Dr. McMahan thanked the maintenance staff for their diligent work in repairing the elevators so quickly, and we all toasted their success before a ribbon was cut amid confetti for each elevator. Continued on Page 2