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Provost Simpson Gives Notice of Retirement By Matthew White Editor-in-chief

transparency, and better fiscal management. Dr. McMahan notes these changes as having a long-lasting, positive impact on the school in the years to come. In a letter from Dr. Robert McMahan, president Biology, an area for which Dr. Simpson (himself of Kettering University, posted July 24, 2013 on Keta trained biologist) is very fond, is also called out in tering's Facebook page, the news that Dr. Robert the letter, mentioning the Applied Biology program Simpson, Senior Vice President and Provost, was set that the provost had helped to create. Finally, Dr. to retire at the end of the 2013–2014 school year. Simpson was thanked for helping the university preDr. Simpson is in the unique position of having pare for the "critically important" Higher Learning been provost twice. He first served in the role for the Commission reaccreditation happening early next 2006–2007 school year, whereupon Dr. Michael year. Harris took the position. Dr. Harris left a vacancy in More details on the future of the provost's posi2010, which was taken up by Dr. Simpson yet again tion will be coming soon, says Dr. McMahan, and a at the conclusion of a search process. search committee is being formed to identify potenThe letter identifies the contributions Dr. Simptial candidates. son has made in the past three years, starting with Left: Dr. Simpson poses next to a cut-out of Charles his efforts to improve and strengthen the academic Darwin. Note the similarities between the two men. component of the university through new hires, Photo courtesy of Kettering Communications.

What’s Inside

True Kettering What does it all mean?

Deca Excels at Conference

From Kettering Communications Six members of the Kettering University deca team competed in the National Collegiate deca Conference in Anaheim, Calif., in April, taking home two awards overall at the event. deca is an international business organization that helps prepare high school and college students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. The conference, which was April 17-20, featured more than 1,700 students from around the country. Students who participated are Donald Klein (senior Business major), Allison Putnam (sophomore Business major), Ashlea Reiter (junior Business major), Jacob Sherwood (sophomore Mechanical Engineering major) and Michael Woznicki (senior Business major). Second Place winnersKlein won a second place award in the Project Management category and Putnam and Reiter took second place in the Advertising Campaign category. Karen Cayo, faculty member in the Department of Business and the faculty advisor to the deca team, received the Collegiate deca Advisor of the Year award. “Kettering students do well in Collegiate deca because the competitive events mirror their everyday academic and co-op experiences,” Cayo said. “The only difference is instead of competing against other Kettering students like they do in those settings, they are competing against students from schools throughout Michigan and across the nation.” Photo courtesy of Kettering Communications

Opinion

Deca Lounge gone, students upset

Student Voices 6

Thoughts about kds and co-op

Dr. Cleamon Moorer

KSG Budget It's your money, but how is it used?

Kettering Library Hosts Mac

By Erin Boyse Online Editor

By Matthew White Editor-in-chief

Dr. Cleamon Moorer believes he has come full circle, from attending Kettering as a student to now being a new professor in the Business Department. Moorer grew up in Detroit and attended Kettering, graduating with a bs in Management with a concentration in Information Systems in 1999. He was then hired on full-time at his co-op with Ameritech in Chicago. He continued in his education by receiving his mba and ms in Management from Benedictine Un i v e r s i t y, and later earning his PhD in Business Administration with a focus in Leadership and Information Systems from Argosy University. Moorer has previously taught at Saint Xavier University in Chicago and Dominican University. He declined a tenured position at Dominican because he wanted to put his time and energy into a place where he could make a bigger impact. After receiving a Distinguished Alumni award in 2011, Moorer returned to Kettering and started thinking about returning to teach. He noticed that some of the biggest changes on campus from the past decade include new infrastructure, more programs, and more environmentally friendly features.

Walking into a computer lab at Kettering and finding a machine running Microsoft Windows is so ordinary it is expected. Trying to find a computer that runs a distribution of Linux or even Solaris is not hard. Until recently, however, the only Mac OS systems were located in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department in a laboratory environment for mobile phone programming. Joining a suite of newly-updated computers in the Kettering Library is a Mac OS desktop purposed for content creation. Featured on the left side, where the café used to be, this media machine comes replete with professional-grade tools to develop audio-visual content. Tools from the Adobe Creative Suite on the computer include After Effects, Illustrator, Audition, Encore, Flash, Premiere, and Photoshop. Also of note are iMovie, GarageBand, and Camtasia Studio. Use of the computer is open to all students during library hours. Reference guides for some of the programs are also available.

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The Technician

News

July 29, 2013

Dr. Moorer Continued from the front page Dr. Moorer loves mentoring students and his goals while here are to teach students during the full gamut of their college careers as well as how to excel in business and engineering while improving the world. Besides teaching, he also runs the non-profit company Dr. C. Moorer and Associates, Inc., a global company focused on grant making and scholarships, civic engagement, and mentoring both students and teachers. Moorer benefitted greatly through being mentored while at Kettering, so he desires to give others that opportunity. Regarding global citizenship, the foundation is dedicated to eliminating poverty and genocide around the world, especially in relation to companies being able to prevent genocide and redevelop in war-torn areas. Moorer told Kettering Communications, “Our mission is to improve global citizenship, and that starts with education. We want to help both students and educators Discussing the True Kettering program itself, Dr. reach their full potential.” When he’s not focusing on teaching or running McMahan and Mr. Darcy talked about the internal nature of the campaign. Students would not, they his non-profit, Moorer enjoys spending time with said, see "True Kettering"-branded advertisements his wife and four sons, ages 3–12. Photo courtesy of Young Black Minds, Llc. on an airport terminal. They might, however, see other Kettering-related materials. Emphasizing who we are as a community is important internally, and this program is the construct with which we are continually reminded. New external marketing is also forthcoming. By Erin Boyse To celebrate the accomplishments of the True KetOnline Editor tering initiative thus far, Dr. McMahan commented on the physical manifestations of the program. One Ken Williams is one of the newest additions to the was Bj's lounge, opened over B-section. He noted Department of Business here at Kettering. He was the adoption rate over A-section was much lower raised in the Flint area and took his first two years of than anticipated, and so offered a 2-for-1 deal on college classes at the University of Michigan-Flint. smoothies purchased that night. The Applied Biol- He completed his bba with a concentration in Fiogy program was another example of a True Ket- nance at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor tering moment, touching upon the pillars of global before attending Wayne State University to receive leadership and optimized growth. Finally, Dr. Mc- his mba. He is currently working towards attaining Mahan highlighted the efforts of over 150 staff, stu- his doctorate in Organizational Leadership with his dents, and faculty members who have worked on dissertation on examining the relationship between community service projects on and near campus. college faculty leadership behaviors and student satisfaction. As part of a collaboration with Kettering CommuniWilliams comes to Kettering from Davenport cations, The Technician will be identifying key points University where he taught for 15 years. He stated of True Kettering over the course of this term and giv- that the main difference between students at Daving examples of what it means to be "True Kettering." enport and Kettering is that they had a majority of non-traditional students, with many of them going Photo courtesy of Kettering Communications back to school trying to determine a new career path while the majority of Kettering students are straight out of high school and very goal-oriented. His main goals for teaching here are to teach students to apply what they learn outside of the classStaff writers Devin Aryan room and to create well-educated individuals. He Colleen Chavis also wants to focus on teaching students about the Robert Hayes Faculty Advisor recent unethical behavior of companies in order to Rebeccah MacKinnon Christine Levecq Charles Mancino engage students in the accounting and financial proDominic Jandrain Special Thanks To cesses. He emphasizes that education and learning is Kevin Strauch Betsy Homsher meant to be an exciting way to find and follow your Marian Swagler passion. Photographers In his free time, Williams enjoys reading and Joseph Stevenson keeping up to date with current news in the fields of finance and management, and spending time with his wife and two sons.

Truly Kettering By Matthew White Editor-in-chief A kickoff picnic was held during A-section following the B-section picnic to introduce this section's students to the True Kettering marketing campaign. Described by Kip Darcy, Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Enrollment, as a re-hash of old principles, True Kettering is reminding us as a community of our mission, vision, values, and "pillars of success." Dr. McMahan joined Mr. Darcy in a back-andforth conversation about the core tenants of the program. Starting two years ago, the university undertook a process to work on strategic visioning. After working through committees, staff and students were presented with "coherent and structured" statements of purpose that were grounded in an unchanging set of principles. As Dr. McMahan explained to the sea of yellow "True Kettering" Tshirts surrounding him, everything we do is part of the mission, vision, and strategic goals. Particular attention was paid to the pillars of success listed below: • Global leadership in stem education • Optimized growth in enrollment and programs • Community vitality • Engaged stakeholders

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Technician Matthew White

Editor-in-chief

Kaitlin Solovey

Assistant Editor

Chloe Hauxwell

L ayout Editor

Erin Boyse

Online Editor

Tyler Van Eck

Copy Editor

Cheyanne Beck

Distribution Editor

Prof. Ken Williams

July 29, 2013

The Technician

Organization Updates Formula Focus

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Welcome (Back)!

By Mathis Allen Ksg Senior Representative

By Chaz Mancino Formula sae Team

again packed up the car and traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, where the last of the three competitions was held. After a seventh place overall finish, it was clear that the Kettering University Formula sae team had gone from an average team to one of the best single-cylinder teams. Rankings of first in both the presentation and fuel efficiency events, seventh in the design event, and eighth in the cost event helped contribute to one amazing end to an unforgettable season. Some of the biggest sponsors of the team in the 2013 season included Yamaha, Denso, Kennametal, and the gm Foundation, among others. Out of the three competitions that the team went to this past season, the one held at mis was by far the biggest with 107 internal combustion engine teams competing for supreme glory. The competition held in Lincoln included 55 internal combustion engine teams while Formula North had 23. Only 27 of the 55 internal combustion teams that made it to the endurance event at Lincoln managed to finish, Kettering University being one of them. Throughout the season, the Kettering University Formula sae team placed first in fuel efficiency in all three competitions that the team went to, on top of beating world-renowned and state school teams such as Global Formula Racing, the University of Michigan, Université Laval, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, and McGill University. Although some of the aforementioned teams had budgets exceeding $300,000, the Kettering University Formula sae team has shown the world how far engineering excellence can take a relatively small team and budget. Meetings for the Formula sae team are Monday nights at 8:00pm in the sae garage in the basement of the Mott Building. People who have even the slightest interest in assisting in this year’s team should come down, as there is a variety of work to do. Designing, testing, and building will all be going on as the 2014 season unfolds.

The 2012-2013 school year brought many great changes to Kettering University. One of those changes came in the form of a 2012 formula car with a white steel skeleton, the heart of a Yamaha wr450, and clad in body panels of blue and white. After months of testing and developing, Kettering University’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (fsae) team formulated a design for the car that they believed would be practically impeccable. After about a further year of designing and building, the car named gmi2013 was completed and would help prove to the world what a year’s worth of hard work can do. However, finishing the car was not an easy task, and neither was the road ahead. May 8, 2013, brought a competition at Michigan International Speedway (mis). After successfully passing the technical inspection, the car was then put through several events, including acceleration, skidpad, autocross, and endurance, while team members were tested about their knowledge of the car during design, cost, and presentation events. On May 11, 2013, it was determined that gmi2013 was a history-making car, placing 15th overall and ousting the records of the gmi days to take the place of the best overall finish in Kettering’s history. Some standouts included a first-place finish in fuel efficiency and powertrain development and a top ten finish in design. While the overall finish at mis was amazing, the car was not done with the season just yet. Between May 23 and 26, 2013, the team traveled to Barrie, Ontario, Canada to compete at Formula North. Standout finishes included first in fuel efficiency, second in the cost and presentation events, seventh in the acceleration and endurance events, and eighth in the design event. After an overall second place finish in static events and overall fifth in dynamic events, the team came in third place overall, besting schools such as Michigan State UniverPhoto, top, of the Formula sae team after their comsity, Ohio State University, and McGill University. petition at mis. Photo courtesy of Formula sae team. One last competition secured Kettering’s Formula sae team’s standing as a team to watch for in the future. Between June 19 and 22, 2013, the team

Hello everybody! Kettering Student Government hopes you had a either a great summer break or a great work term. For those of you don’t know about us, Kettering Student Government, or ksg for short, is the student-run organization that governs the student body. It is split into five main groups: Academic Council, Financial Council, Operations Council, Student Senate, and Activities Council. Each council has a different function, but they all have one thing in common: to do what you want them to do to the best of their abilities. For Student Senate, which is the focus of this article, we do a wide variety of things from being a liaison to the faculty for the students, to approving bylaws and clubs, to making events that will give you guys a fun time. Additionally, each class of students from freshmen to seniors has two representatives to listen to them and bring up any concerns that they might have. There are also two multicultural representatives that perform the exact same function. Therefore, since I am the Senior Representative, I mainly listen to seniors and what they want to see done on campus, but I can bring up concerns for anyone else to their proper representative. If you ever want to find us, you can come to our meetings which are always Thursdays 12:30pm–1:15pm in the ksg room; it is on the 3rd floor of the cc past the Student Life Office on the right. If you cannot make that meeting, don’t be afraid to contact us via e-mail. All of our e-mail addresses are posted on Kettering’s website. Also, this term there will be Student Senate applications and elections for next year. The applications will be handed out 5th week and elections will soon follow. I hope you all are willing to participate in ksg!

Alpha Sigma Alpha The sisters of Alpha Sigma Alpha have volunteered at the Smarter Girls—Math and Science Day Camp for Girls hosted at Kettering University from July 27 to July 28. The purpose of Smarter Girls is to inspire girls to pursue careers in math and science fields as well as teach how these skills apply to better living. Smarter Girls offers a day camp including many math and science workshops as well as team and personal leadership building exercises.

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By Devin Aryan Technician Staff

July 29, 2013

The Technician

Gaming The Eighth Generation is Upon Us

On November 18, 2012, the eighth generation of video game consoles was reached with Nintendo releasing the WiiU. Having received mixed reviews, many hard-core gamers felt let down with the hardware, leading some to even claim it to not be an eighth generation console. It should be noted, however, that the same was said about the Wii at launch as well. In the end, the console sold significantly less than expected over the holidays, and many critics are saying that Nintendo is in trouble and might want to step out of the hardware competition. Developers such as ea have said that they are making significantly less games for the WiiU than they are for the other two eighth generation consoles, and Ubisoft even stated that they would not make any more exclusive games for the console until sales improved.

The Xbox One was very controversial after its announcement. It originally would have required the gamer to connect to the internet at least once every 24 hours to play any games, and most games would require the player to be online. In addition, Microsoft had implemented many measures to ensure that a used game would not be capable of being played on the console. However, Microsoft received immediate and harsh criticism across the board after those policies were revealed, and has since withdrawn both of them. As for hardware, the console has an apu with eight x86-64 cores and 8 gb of ddr3 ram with a memory bandwidth of 68.3 GBps. 3 gb ram will be reserved for operating system and applications, leaving 5 gb for gaming. The memory subsystem also features an additional 32 mb of "embedded static" ram, or esram, with a memory bandwidth of 102 GBps. The system includes a 500 gb non-replaceable hard drive and a Blu-ray optical drive. The gpu is based on an amd gcn architecture with 12 With the WiiU being shunned by many, what else compute units with a total of 768 cores, providing do gamers have to look forward to from the eighth an estimated peak theoretical power of 1.23 tflops. generation? As many already know, Microsoft announced the Xbox One, due to release during Quarter 4 of 2013 (most likely November), and Sony announced the PlayStation 4, due for release in Quarter 4 as well. As the time of release for the last two eighth generation consoles draws near, which console should gamers be saving their money for? The WiiU, being the first to hit shelves, has so far sold 3.06 million units worldwide. While sales cannot yet be considered impressive, they are expected to pick up as more games are released for the console. Nintendo was considered the winner of the seventh generation with the Wii selling 99.84 million units worldwide, crushing the Xbox 360 and ps3, but it was hoped that the WiiU would not only push Nintendo into the High Definition realm, but also give them a console that has competitive hardware to Sony’s and Microsoft’s consoles. The WiiU’s cpu is a PowerPc 750-based tri-core processor clocked at The ps4 is the last of the three, and is the console 1.24 GHz. The gpu is an amd Radeon High Defithat has been doing the best in the press. Many difnition processor with an edram cache set on the ferent experts have said it is the console to beat for die, clocking 550 MHz, and consists of 5 compute this generation, and GameSpot called PlayStation units to produce a theoretical peak performance of 4 "the gamer's choice for next-generation", citing its 352 gflops. The 2 gb of ddr3 system memory conprice, which is $100 cheaper than the Xbox One sists of four 512 mb ddr3-1600 dram chips with a for a total of $399, and Sony's efforts to "acknowlmaximum bandwidth of 12.8 GBps, in which 1 gb is edge its consumers" and "respect its audience" as reserved for the operating system. The optical disc major factors. As for hardware, the ps4 will utilize drive will read proprietary high-density WiiU Optia semi-custom, single-chip apu that combines the cal Discs (25 gb per layer) at 5× cav, similar to Blugpu and cpu, as well as other components such as ray discs, for a maximum read speed of 22.5 MBps, a memory controller and video decoder. The cpu and also supports Wii Optical Discs. The console consists of eight x86-64 cores. The gpu consists has either 8 or 32 gb of internal memory, expandable of 18 compute units to produce a theoretical peak via usb hard disk drives or an SD card (Wii mode performance of 1.84 tflops. This processing power only). can be used for graphics, physics simulation, or a

combination of the two. The console also includes secondary custom chips that handle tasks associated with downloading, uploading, and social gameplay. It will contain 8 gb of gddr5 system memory with a maximum bandwidth of 176 GBps. The read-only optical drive will read Blu-ray discs at 6× cav for a maximum read speed of 27 MBps. To further enhance optical drive performance, the ps4 will feature a hardware on-the-fly zlib decompression module, allowing for greater real-term bandwidth, whilst at the same time, the console will continuously cache data onto its hard disk, even buffering unread data when a game isn't actively accessing the optical drive. The console will include a 500 gb hard drive for additional storage, which can be upgraded by the user. With Quarter 4 bringing both the Xbox One and the ps4, it is time to start saving. Which console to buy is up to the individual, but looking at hardware alone the WiiU is out of the race, and the Xbox One falls short of the ps4. Add on the fact that the ps4 is $100 cheaper than the Xbox One, and it is going to be a very difficult task for Microsoft to tie Sony, as

they have for the seventh generation, both the Xbox 360 and the ps3 selling 78 million units worldwide. No matter what happens, though, all three companies will have loyal fans on their toes, from either anticipation or dread.

Photos, clockwise from left: The WiiU unit; courtesy of Nintendo The Xbox One; courtesy of Microsoft The PlayStation 4; courtesy of Sony

July 29, 2013

By Robert Hayes Automotive Editor

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Automotive Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Last month, I had the opportunity to take a twoweek holiday to the south of France, though due to the oddities of international air travel, tickets to and from London Heathrow Airport were much cheaper compared to flights to Paris and other French airports. This created an opportunity not only to tour London and Paris on the way to southern France, but also to learn the intricacies of European public transportation on the approximately 450 mile journey from London to Avignon, the launching point of our exploration of southern France. We departed Detroit on June 22 for London, flying via Newark, New Jersey. Due to bad weather leaving Detroit, the connection was tight enough to require running through the terminal, arriving just as the gate agent began boarding Virgin Atlantic’s “Cosmic Girl,” a Boeing 747-41r capable of carrying 386 passengers to London. The six hour, twentyeight minute flight to London, arrived early and, after passing through uk border control, we found our way to the London Underground station serving Terminals 1, 2, and 3. Heathrow Airport lies on the Piccadilly line, one of the busiest London Underground routes that snakes its way from Hounslow in southwest London through to the northern reaches of the city. As we were due to take the Eurostar from St. Pancras International in two day’s time, we had reserved a hotel just outside the station. Since the Piccadilly Line connects Heathrow with the King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground station (yes, Harry Potter fans, that King’s Cross) in just under an hour, connections with long-distance trains to Northern England and international services to Paris and Brussels are seamless.

London’s St. Pancras International railway station, originally opened in 1868, has been the London home to Eurostar high-speed train service to since 2007, coincident with the opening of High Speed One, Britain's first dedicated high-speed route. Prior to that date, Eurostar services were found at Waterloo Station in central London. Inside, underneath the famous 1868 train shed designed by English engineer William Henry Barlow, a dramatic transformation has taken place. During the 1960s, St. Pancras had fallen into disuse and plans were created to demolish the station in favor of the neighboring King's Cross and nearby Euston stations, but successful opposition led by Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman saved the station, one of Britain’s finest examples of Victorian architecture. Since then, in preparation for Eurostar international passengers, the station was renovated at the cost of £800 mil-

lion, creating a thoroughly modern environment not only for Eurostar passengers, but for members of the public as well. For his efforts to save the station, Betjeman is now remembered with a statue on the station's upper concourse dedicated in 2007.

Eurostar operates service from St. Pancras International to Paris, Brussels, Lille, and seasonal destinations in southern France, including Marne-la-Vallée, home to Disneyland Paris. Due to the fact that the United Kingdom has not joined the Schengen Area, the common European border control area, all Eurostar international services from London must go through British and French passport control and customs at St. Pancras, as well as having baggage screened for dangerous and prohibited items. Eurostar trains consist of a single type of rolling stock, with each train consisting of two power cars and eighteen passenger carriages with a total seating capacity of 750 passengers. Eurostar locomotives are capable of a maximum speed of 186 miles per hour (300 kilometers per hour). The length of Eurostar trains is kept constant due to safety regulations in the Channel Tunnel, through which trains cross underneath the English Channel to France. The tunnel, opened in 1994, links Folkestone, Kent, with Calais and covers a distance of 31.4 miles at a maximum depth of 250 feet. To maintain spacing with these trains and ensure safety, Eurostar trains must slow to 100 miles per hour in the tunnel. My 7:01am Eurostar departure was a direct service to Paris, arriving at Gare du Nord (North Station) at 10:17am. This demonstrates that, after accounting for the time change, it is possible to connect the two capitals in just two hours and sixteen minutes over a distance of more than three hundred miles. We then connected with the Paris Métro, a labyrinthine maze of tunnels stretching across the city. Unlike the London Underground, Paris Métro passengers need but one flat-rate ticket for all travel within the majority of the network, which includes all of central Paris. After two days seeing the sights of Paris, it was time to take the tgv (French: Train à Grande Vitesse, literally High-Speed Train) from Paris-Gare de Lyon to Gare d’Avignon tgv, the high-speed rail station serving Avignon. Famous for being the medieval home of the Catholic papacy from 1309–1378, Avignon sits 430 miles southeast of Paris, and is served frequently by trains running along the lgv Méditerranée service from Paris to Marseilles. The trains employed on this route are tgv Duplex trains, which consist of ten two level passenger carriages for a total seating capacity of 508 passengers with a top speed of 199 miles per hour. After touring Avignon, the time came to continue our adventure by car. The car in question, a brandnew 2013 Alfa Romeo Giulietta was procured from

Sixt rent-a-car with just 1,030 kilometers on the odometer. Powered by a 2.0l jtdm turbodiesel engine producing 168 horsepower and 260 pound feet of torque transmitted through a 6-speed manual gearbox, the Alfa was an excellent companion on the twisty coast roads along the Mediterranean and through the Pyrenees mountains. Alfa Romeo's “dna” drive control system was a welcome addition to the Giulietta, with drivers able to change between Dynamic, Normal, and All-Weather modes for the system. On the mountain switchbacks, placing the system into dynamic produced noticeable results, with stiffer steering and suspension settings as well as increased output from the already punchy engine. All told, over one thousand kilometers of driving through cities and on mountain roads, the Giulietta returned an average fuel economy figure of 42 mpg, not bad when diesel prices averaged €1.40 per liter, or approximately $7 per gallon.

After a week with the Alfa, it was time to return home. This meant boarding another tgv train from Bordeaux to Paris. This route, the lgv Atlantique, uses the second-generation of tgv trainsets dating from 1989, capable of carrying 485 passengers at a maximum speed of 186 miles per hour. The journey from Bordeaux to Paris runs twenty-one times per day and takes three hours and fifteen minutes to cover the 382 miles between the storied cities. Trains from Bordeaux and other destinations in southeastern France arrive in Paris at Gare Montparnasse in the south of the city. Connections to Gare du Nord and Gare de l’Est are seamless via the No. 4 Métro line while connections to other mainline train stations are never more than a few connections away. Returning to the United Kingdom via Eurostar was simple, with French and British border control happening within Paris Gare du Nord, meaning that arrivals in London are seamless with no further checks once arriving on uk soil. The following day saw a return to Heathrow via the London Underground, and a return to the United States on Virgin Atlantic’s “Emmeline Heaney,” an Airbus a340-600 which effortlessly delivered us to Newark half an hour ahead of schedule. The following morning, after a less than pleasant evening sleeping on the floor of the check-in hall, our Delta Connection crj was ready to bring us back to Detroit. After two weeks and 8,000 miles in the air, 1,400 miles on trains, and almost 750 miles by car, the vacation came to an end as the taxi brought us to the one place none of our journeys could: home. Photos, from left: St. Pancras International railway station, a Eurostar train resting at St. Pancras; the Alfa Giulietta at the summit of Port d'Envalira near Encamp, Andorra. All photos are courtesy of Mr. Hayes.

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July 29, 2013

The Technician

Opinion Inconvenience Store

By David Richelson

I can't tell you how many times I've come crawling out of a classroom on the 4th floor ab, after the first of two hours of lecture, itching for some caffeine. My heavy lids and heavy bags under my eyes tell the whole story really. I whisper to my friend, "Hey man, know where I can get a jump start?" And for four years the answer was always the Business Lounge. As a fund raiser, the friendly, local deca team would leave out snacks for a suggested donation, and the proceeds go to subsidize travel costs for their competition. I could get a bag of Pop Tarts for my 8-10 class, some Cheez-Its for my 10–12, and a various flavors of ice cold pop for my 6–8 class. How convenient you might say. Well you won't say it any more! Now that kds has cracked down on being the only food supplier, deca is no longer allowed to provide snacks. I understand the value of following the rules. I understand having a consistent policy across campus. What I don't understand is how anyone who works with students can stifle the creative spirit and risk-

taking attitude that comes natural to us. I've learned at University that where there is a need and a supply, an entrepreneur can connect the two together, and make profit doing so. Students need snacks during breaks, Sam's Club offers said snacks, and deca was bringing the snacks to the students, and making a small profit. In doing so, they have proved that there is a market for their service. Why can't kds do that? It's because, it's no longer profitable if a staff member needs to be paid for 10 hours a day to tend to the snack stand to prevent theft. Deca took the risk that they would be stolen from, and still made profit. But now, no one is making profit, and no one is getting snacks. In this one case, couldn't they make one exception? It is inconceivable that anyone in the ab would have enough time to run down to the "C-Store" and back to get a can of pop. Which means that kds won't be making any extra profits, just less competition. Is this the entrepreneurial spirit we want to foster at Kettering?

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Editorial

What Will They Think of Next?

Think back to all the tv shows you have seen growing up where students, usually in middle school or high school, would be enraged by a spontaneously-introduced rule and then form a peaceful protest so that ultimately, at the end of the episode, the rule would be reversed. Usually, this new rule would be installed by the school administration without consulting the school’s general population. The main character’s rationale for the protest would usually be that they and their fellow student body should have a say in how their school works, and they were given no choice in the matter. Unfortunately, the basis of that scenario seems to be playing out at Kettering once more. During the last fall and winter terms, the issue was moving to only one commencement a year. Now, this past spring term, the administration announced that all food for on-campus events must be purchased through Kettering Dining Services (kds). Both of these new “rules” have real and potentially serious impacts on the Kettering student body, and were pushed through with almost no input from that student body. Last winter, it came to students’ attention that commencement ceremonies would only be held once a year in the spring, instead of in December and June as usual. This change was announced to students by B-section’s The Technician staff, not by the administration. It was eventually explained that the goal of this change would be to provide one grand commencement ceremony of greater pomp and circumstance than the two smaller commencements combined. However, this means that some

students, particularly any student graduating in a summer term, will have to wait almost nine months to walk across the stage at commencement. This is a rather large complication for students who will not only graduate during a summer term but also live relatively far away from Kettering, as they will be forced to make the long trek back for a 50-foot walk and a mere piece of paper. Furthermore, Kettering administration announced over Spring ’13 term that all purchases of food for on-campus events, provided by Sodexo, must be done through kds. This mandate has been postponed for now as administration and kds work to ensure that all clubs and events can be supported fully. The goal of this change, as stated by Tom Ayers, Vice President for Administration and Finance, is to support kds as a partner of the university rather than being treated like a third party next to Sodexo, whose own presence has not diminished. The end result is effectively an administration-enforced monopoly over Kettering’s food services with no consideration given to the opinions of the party most largely affected by the change: the students. This is nothing short of outrageous. Anyone who has ever had to purchase a freshman meal plan knows that food from Kettering Dining Services is expensive, averaging roughly $7 per meal. Last year the Sunrise room was completely renovated, and with the renovations does look much nicer; however the food quality and price have not undergone anywhere near as drastic a change, if at all. In the initial announcement, Ayers wrote, “We expect

high-quality, fully staffed, appropriately priced and safe food events from our campus dining services staff; yet we provide them little loyalty, support, or assurance of use to enable such results.” The expectation of this enforced monopoly is that it will allow Sodexo to wow us with their high-quality environment, food, and appropriate prices. However, if Sodexo already has these attributes, as the claim seems to stand, then why aren’t more students buying their food already? Kettering’s administration should not be forcing students to buy from kds; rather, they should be acknowledging why students don’t already buy from them. If kds was as good as Tom Ayers says it is, then this mandatory monopoly shouldn’t be needed. More to the point, the university administration shouldn’t have made this change without talking to students about why we don’t buy from Sodexo. These incidents are only the latest in the Kettering administration’s decisions to introduce new rules and measures without any input from the student body. This is a problem. Currently, some students will have to wait nine months to attend their commencement ceremony. Clubs will now be required to purchase food through Kettering Dining Services, which has the potential to be painfully expensive for clubs. Now, we must beg the question, what’s next? Kettering’s administration clearly has no qualms about making big changes without consulting us first, so what’s next? With that kind of attitude, the answer is anything… and that anything may not be good.

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Heard On The Streets

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The Technician sent reporters Kevin Strauch and Kaitlin Solovey out to talk to students about recent changes in the food policy on campus and also about the interesting things they did over their coop term.

Tom Dixon Junior, Chemical Engineering Where was your co-op at? Delphi Powertrain. What did you get to do at your co-op? "I reduced a process time by 50%" Opinion on food changes: Senior, Mechanical Engineering "I'm fine with it as long as ksg either gives more Opinion on food changes: money for the increase in food pricing or Sodexo "As president of Firebirds, I do not like the changes, makes good deals for the bulk food that clubs will and have confirmation from other students that they need. Though I don't approve of the food monopoly will stop coming if we are forced to use kds food." and its restrictions."

Jentry Malek

Tyler Balley Senior, Chemical Engineering Where was your co-op at? iac International Automotive Components What did you get to do at your co-op? "For one of my projects this term I got to work on a 2014 Dodge Viper. I did a lot of the instrument Junior, Computer Engineering panels/dashboard and interior trim for the special Where was your co-op at? Pi Innovo edition." What did you get to do at your co-op? "This last term I got to work on helping to develop some military technology that I am not at liberty to discuss the details of. It’s that secret." Opinion on food changes: " I am not really effected [sic], because I don’t belong to many clubs that need ksg money; however, I feel that it’s not a good change in policy because in the past students have voiced opinions against the food provided by Sodexo, and have not chosen to purchase Sodexo provided food for their club, mainly because of prices and quality. It may be legal for administration to withhold funds from clubs beSenior, Electrical Engineering cause the money is in their hands, but the question Where was your co-op at? is whether or not it is logical or not, and whether it Magna Mirrors is a benefit to the students as a whole. I would disWhat did you get to do at your co-op? agree that it is to the benefit, it is not a good idea fi"This past term I got to take a 3-day trip to Mexico nancially, nor does it help promote club morality or to set up a machine I designed and built." unity or just an overall positive attitude if students Opinion on food changes: are forced to choose a dining option that, from past " As far as kds goes, with the cost and inconveexperiences, they do not want to choose." nience it’s going to hurting clubs in the long run and some of them are probably going to be hurting for members. Clubs are one of the coolest things about Kettering and there are so many, it would really stink to have fewer clubs because of food."

Michael Reid Where was your co-op at? Corning Life Sciences What did you get to do at your co-op? "Over the past terms I've saved the company $180,000 due to some machine debugging that I was able to resolve which led to the company note having to buy another machine. I also rebuilt controls for another machine to save that from being replaced, and designed a conveyer system for an entire class line that was coming from England." Opinion on food changes: "First, I'm not pleased with the kds mandate about clubs having to purchase from them, or at least being recommended to purchase from them. Second, I find the prices offered by kds to be extremely unrealistic or high compared to Walmart or other resources in the area, and it's particularly unfair to have clubs forced or compelled to buy from them when we don't have the power to raise the budget to the level that we would need to pursue kds as a viable option."

Will Johnson

Jonathan Wigger

Alex Barath Senior, Mechanical Engineering Where was your co-op at? Ebo Group What did you get to do at your co-op? "They allowed me for my thesis project to design a mechanical enclosure and electrical hardware and then start programming an entire product over the course of a couple terms." Opinion on food changes: "I think it was a bad move for them because most people see it as them forcing a monopoly on the school. If their food was less expensive and I think people would be less hesitant to change but it’s not the best food, it’s not bad, but it’s not the best."

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In Pictures

July 29, 2013

Coming to campus is a big deal. There's lots to do and see and eat. From top left, clockwise: • Carnival of Clubs lets freshmen experience a little bit of everything Kettering has to offer. • Convocation is the celebration of bringing students into the university. • Fighting your way to the top is just another day at Kettering—the Unit Olympics prepare incoming students for the challenges of this school. • Food can make or break an event, and grilling out in the Pool is always a good way to raise attendance (here, Carnival of Clubs).

Photos are courtesy of Kettering Communication

July 29, 2013

Top, clockwise: • Kettering students know how to give back. Over orientation weekend, all these students participated in volunteer work. • Members of the Rock Climbing Club practice before trying a bigger challenge. • Dr. McMahan and Kip Darcy, Vice President of Market, Communications, and Enrollment, have fun discussing "True Kettering" at the July 25 picnic. • General Determination is painted in recognition of the Class of 2018.

Photos are courtesy of Kettering Communication

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KSG Budget Summer 2013 Budget Revised 2/13/2012 KSG Administration Account Number Administrative and Communications 390001

Account

Description

Scheduled Date

Funds Spent

Total in Account

$900.00

$300.00 $1,000.00

$300.00 $500.00

$1,300.00

$800.00

$200.00 $40.00 $15.00

$255.00

$325.00 $120.00 $500.00 $150.00 $600.00 $200.00 $500.00 $250.00 $200.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 $1,200.00

$325.00 $120.00 $0.00 $150.00 $600.00 $0.00 $200.00 $250.00 $100.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $600.00

$5,545.00

$3,345.00

$300.00

250 650

$250.00 $500.00

$900.00

$750.00

$300.00 $750.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $100.00

$300.00 $750.00 $150.00 $75.00 $250.00 $100.00

$2,050.00

$1,625.00

$400.00 $90.00 $1,845.00 $600.00 $240.00

$360.00 $90.00 $1,845.00 $600.00 $240.00

$360.00 $50.00 $1,845.00 $200.00 $79.00

$3,175.00

$3,135.00

$2,534.00

$0.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $4,000.00

$0.00 $0.00 $2,800.00 $3,000.00

$0.00 $0.00 $2,800.00 $2,500.00

TOTAL:

$10,000.00

$5,800.00

$5,300.00

$0.00

$5,300.00

$0.00

$5,300.00

TOTAL:

$24,875.00

$20,435.00

$15,809.00

$0.00

$15,809.00

$0.00

$15,809.00

Requested Amount

Grantable Amount

Granted Amount

Operations Council 12

Finance Council 8

390104

Flowers and Gifts

Food General Committee Funds

Food Budgeting Meeting Food Supplies

Food Student of the Year Constitution Day Senator of the Term Senior Celebration Campus Safety Info Session KSG Promotion Materials Student Forum with KSG President KSG Day KSG End of Term Dinner Leadership Development Committee Budgets

TOTAL:

Operating Expenses TOTAL: Academic Council 10

Food Two Student Forums

TOTAL: WKUF 21 -2.1775 -11.7921

Food Insurance Promotional Items Open Mic Night CD Subscriptions/Music Webstream

TOTAL: 390201 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Technician 18 -11.5080 -16.1651

390102

Events

Food Layout Meetings Tabloid Magazine Student Forum

TOTAL: Welcome Back Day Diversity Week Wings Night Late Night Breakfast

Account Administration 30

Description Food

TOTAL:

Scheduled Date

$400.00

Aerospace Club 8 -3.3000

Food Bottle rockets

$0.00 $50.00

$160.00 $50.00

$0.00 $45.00

hCRI

-6.9084

TOTAL:

$50.00

$210.00

$45.00

390228 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Airsoft Club 12 0.1125 -7.9702

$0.00 $630.00 $550.00 $1,180.00

$240.00 $630.00 $550.00 $1,420.00

$0.00 $571.00 $491.00 $1,062.00

$500.00 $300.00 $150.00 $100.00

$400.00 $300.00 $150.00 $100.00

$400.00 $135.00 $0.00 $50.00

$1,050.00

$950.00

$585.00

390217 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Total Funds

$1,300.00

Student Senate 13

390223 Food Count bCRI

Line-Item Change

$1,350.00

390103 Food Count

Clubs Account Number 390202 Food Count

"Battle" Amount

$750.00 $0.00 $150.00 $0.00

TOTAL:

390200 Food Count bCRI hCRI

"Battle" Request

$750.00 $0.00 $150.00 $400.00

TOTAL:

390107 Food Count

Granted Amount

$750.00 $50.00 $150.00 $400.00

TOTAL:

390102 Food Count

Grantable Amount

General Copier Expense Gasoline Reimbursement Sign Room Supplies Janitor Fees

390101 Food Count

Requested Amount

Allies 20 12.6797 7.2576

Food 3 Standard Outings Large Scenario Game/Term Opener TOTAL:

Food Coffee and Conversations Speaker Tie Dye TOTAL:

$750.00 $0.00 $150.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$900.00

$750.00 $0.00 $150.00 $0.00 $0.00

$300.00 $500.00 $0.00

$0.00

$800.00

$300.00 $500.00 $0.00

$200.00 $40.00 $15.00 $0.00

$0.00

$255.00

$0.00

$3,345.00

$0.00

$300.00

$0.00

$750.00

$0.00

$1,625.00

$0.00

$2,534.00

$0.00

"Battle" Amount

Line-Item Change

Total Funds

$0.00

$400.00

Funds Spent

$0.00

$45.00

$0.00

$0.00 $571.00 $491.00 $1,062.00

$0.00

$585.00

$400.00

$0.00 $45.00 $0.00

$45.00

$0.00

$0.00 $571.00 $491.00 $1,062.00

$400.00 $135.00 $0.00 $50.00 $0.00

Total in Account $400.00

$0.00 $45.00 $0.00

$2,534.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,800.00 $2,500.00

$400.00 $0.00

$1,625.00

$360.00 $50.00 $1,845.00 $200.00 $79.00

$0.00 $0.00 $2,800.00 $2,500.00

"Battle" Request

$750.00 $300.00 $750.00 $150.00 $75.00 $250.00 $100.00

$360.00 $50.00 $1,845.00 $200.00 $79.00 $0.00

$300.00

$250.00 $500.00

$300.00 $750.00 $150.00 $75.00 $250.00 $100.00 $0.00

$3,345.00

$300.00

$250.00 $500.00 $0.00

$255.00

$325.00 $120.00 $0.00 $150.00 $600.00 $0.00 $200.00 $250.00 $100.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $600.00

$300.00 $0.00

$800.00

$200.00 $40.00 $15.00

$325.00 $120.00 $0.00 $150.00 $600.00 $0.00 $200.00 $250.00 $100.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $600.00 $0.00

$900.00

$400.00 $135.00 $0.00 $50.00 $0.00

$585.00

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390212 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Anime Club 29 17.2959 13.2747

Food Anime Fest Cosplay Ball Presentations

TOTAL: 390301 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Aquaneers 21 -24.3930 -40.3727

Food Open Water Classroom Session Advanced Classroom Session Dive Trip Tank Refills

TOTAL:

$700.00 $300.00 $120.00 $0.00

$580.00 $300.00 $120.00 $0.00

$580.00 $200.00 $120.00 $0.00

$1,120.00

$1,000.00

$900.00

$427.50 $3,960.00 $680.00 $1,940.00 $1,200.00

$420.00 $3,960.00 $680.00 $1,940.00 $1,200.00

$420.00 $1,670.00 $0.00 $700.00 $600.00

$8,207.50

$8,200.00

$3,390.00

$580.00 $200.00 $120.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$900.00

$580.00 $200.00 $120.00 $0.00 $0.00

$420.00 $1,670.00 $0.00 $700.00 $600.00 $0.00

$0.00

$3,390.00

$900.00

$420.00 $1,670.00 $0.00 $700.00 $600.00 $0.00

$3,390.00

390232 Food Count

ASME 17

Food

$150.00

$340.00

$150.00

bCRI

5.4851

Competitions

$220.00

$200.00

hCRI

2.7426

Faculty Research Presentations

$200.00

$570.00

$760.00

$550.00

TOTAL:

$0.00

$550.00

$0.00

$550.00

390205 Food Count bCRI

Black Unity Congress (BUC) 20 -3.5000

Food BUC Fun Events

$0.00 $0.00

$400.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

hCRI

6.6380

TOTAL:

$0.00

$400.00

$0.00

390211 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Bulldog Mud Boggers 26 -9.4372 -7.6852

$1,700.00 $225.00 $625.00 $1,892.50 $330.00

$520.00 $225.00 $625.00 $1,892.50 $300.00

$520.00 $0.00 $200.00 $300.00 $300.00

$4,772.50

$3,562.50

$1,320.00

$400.00 $800.00

$320.00 $800.00

$320.00 $200.00

$700.00 $300.00

$200.00 $100.00

$2,200.00

$2,120.00

$820.00

Food Off Road Trips Monster Truck Show Weekend Sand Dunes trip ORV Stickers

TOTAL: 390231

ChME Club

Food Count bCRI

16 4.6038

Food Plant Tour

hCRI

2.3019

Speakers Study Night

*car pool

TOTAL: 390227

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$520.00 $0.00 $200.00 $300.00 $300.00 $0.00

$0.00

$1,320.00

$820.00

$0.00

$520.00 $0.00 $200.00 $300.00 $300.00 $0.00

$0.00

$1,320.00

$820.00

Chess Club

Food Count

Food

$200.00

$120.00

bCRI

-4.6710

Chess Tournament Fund

$200.00

$143.00

hCRI

1.5543

Kettering Speed Chess Tournament Chess During Lunch

$200.00 $95.00

$100.00 $50.00

$695.00

$615.00

$413.00

$300.00 $2,640.00 $525.00 $180.00

$640.00 $2,640.00 $525.00 $180.00

$300.00 $2,000.00 $350.00 $180.00

$3,645.00

$3,985.00

$2,830.00

$300.00 $880.00 $185.00

$320.00 $880.00 $185.00

$231.00 $880.00 $50.00

$1,365.00

$1,385.00

$1,161.00

TOTAL: 390303 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Cliffhangers 32 6.4848 -10.1565

Food Climbing New Member Training West Virgina trip

TOTAL: 390208 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Dance Club 16 1.8552 -1.6263

Food instructor fee Open Dance

TOTAL:

$0.00

$413.00

$0.00

$300.00 $2,000.00 $350.00 $180.00 $0.00

$0.00

$2,830.00

$300.00 $2,000.00 $350.00 $180.00 $0.00

$231.00 $880.00 $50.00 $0.00

$0.00

$1,161.00

$413.00

$2,830.00

$231.00 $880.00 $50.00 $0.00

$1,161.00

390208

E-Sports

Food Count bCRI

25 N/A

Food Campus-Wide LAN

$150.00 $60.00

$500.00 $60.00

$129.00 $60.00

hCRI

N/A

TOTAL:

$210.00

$560.00

$189.00

390306 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Fencing Club 11 0.7415 -1.9274

$280.00 $1,120.00 $200.00 $45.00

$220.00 $1,120.00 $200.00 $45.00

$70.00 $1,120.00 $200.00 $0.00

$1,645.00

$1,585.00

$1,390.00

$1,400.00 $150.00 $3,000.00 $3,500.00 $1,200.00

$960.00 $150.00 $3,000.00 $3,500.00 $1,200.00

$960.00 $150.00 $2,360.00 $2,100.00 $0.00

$9,250.00

$8,810.00

$5,570.00

$1,180.00 $740.00 $250.00

$920.00 $740.00 $250.00

$920.00 $549.00 $250.00

$2,170.00

$1,910.00

$1,719.00

$250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $800.00 $400.00 $250.00

$380.00 $500.00 $500.00 $800.00 $400.00 $250.00

$250.00 $200.00 $200.00 $700.00 $350.00 $0.00

$2,700.00

$2,830.00

$1,700.00

Food Steak Night Marinade 101 Fire Dept live Fire Safety Demo

$1,270.96 $389.10 $320.61 $547.86

$1,270.96 $337.00 $0.00 $300.63

TOTAL:

$2,528.53

$1,908.59

$0.00

$1,908.59

$0.00

$1,908.59

$43,758.53

$43,231.03

$25,952.59

$0.00

$25,952.59

$0.00

$25,952.59

Requested Amount

Grantable Amount

Granted Amount

Food Instruction and Facility Fee Tournament Fees Equipment Repairs

TOTAL: 390204 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Firebirds 48. -12.7380 -21.9357

Food Top Gear Night Karting Trips Autocross Dyno Day

TOTAL: 390209 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Gaming Society 46 30.0457 26.5969

Food Magic Tournament Tournament of Tournaments

TOTAL: 390219 Food Count bCRI hCRI

GEO 19 -2.0872 -2.4425

Food Living Greener Term Speaker Battle of the Bins Auto Show Sculpture Challenge TOTAL:

390222 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Grill Club 37 24.7544 23.8838

TOTAL:

Scheduled Date

Account Number

Account

Description

390207 Food Count bCRI

International Club 31 10.3957

Food Flint Symphony Orchestra Show

$450.00 $100.00

$620.00 $100.00

$395.00 $100.00

hCRI

17.9110

TOTAL:

$550.00

$720.00

$495.00

390203 Food Count bCRI

Martial Arts 10 0.0000

Food

$0.00

$200.00

$0.00

$129.00 $60.00 $0.00

$0.00

$189.00

$129.00 $60.00 $0.00

$70.00 $1,120.00 $200.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$1,390.00

$70.00 $1,120.00 $200.00 $0.00 $0.00

$960.00 $150.00 $2,360.00 $2,100.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$5,570.00

$0.00

$1,719.00

$0.00

$1,700.00

$0.00

"Battle" Amount

Line-Item Change

Total Funds

$0.00

$495.00

$0.00

$1,700.00

$1,270.96 $337.00 $0.00 $300.63

Funds Spent

$395.00 $100.00 $0.00

$1,719.00

$250.00 $200.00 $200.00 $700.00 $350.00 $0.00

$1,270.96 $337.00 $0.00 $300.63

"Battle" Request

$5,570.00

$920.00 $549.00 $250.00

$250.00 $200.00 $200.00 $700.00 $350.00 $0.00 $0.00

$1,390.00

$960.00 $150.00 $2,360.00 $2,100.00 $0.00

$920.00 $549.00 $250.00 $0.00

$189.00

Total in Account

$395.00 $100.00 $0.00

$495.00

$0.00

Food Count bCRI hCRI

37 24.7544 23.8838

Food Steak Night Marinade 101 Fire Dept live Fire Safety Demo

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TOTAL:

$1,270.96 $389.10 $320.61 $547.86

$1,270.96 $337.00 $0.00 $300.63

$2,528.53 $2,528.53 The Technician

$1,908.59

$0.00

$1,908.59

$0.00

$1,908.59

$0.00

$25,952.59

$0.00

$25,952.59

TOTAL:

Scheduled Date

$43,758.53

$43,231.03

$25,952.59

Requested Amount

Grantable Amount

Granted Amount

$1,270.96 $337.00 $0.00 $300.63

"Battle" Request

"Battle" Amount

Line-Item Change

Total Funds

$1,270.96 $337.00 $0.00 $300.63

Funds Spent

Total in Account

Account Number

Account

Description

390207 Food Count bCRI

International Club 31 10.3957

Food Flint Symphony Orchestra Show

$450.00 $100.00

$620.00 $100.00

$395.00 $100.00

hCRI

17.9110

TOTAL:

$550.00

$720.00

$495.00

390203 Food Count bCRI

Martial Arts 10 0.0000

Food Instructor Fee

$0.00 $0.00

$200.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

hCRI

-0.6000

TOTAL:

$0.00

$200.00

$0.00

390214

Laser Tag Club

Food Count bCRI hCRI

0 -11.7500 -12.7500

$0.00 $1,200.00 $250.00

$0.00 $1,200.00 $105.00

$1,450.00

$1,305.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$160.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$160.00

$0.00

Food

$250.00

$260.00

$250.00

Arduino Night

$400.00

$335.00

$650.00

$660.00

$585.00

$600.00 $14,150.00

$1,100.00 $14,150.00

$600.00 $6,960.00

$14,750.00

$15,250.00

$7,560.00

$315.00 $2,415.00

$280.00 $2,415.00

$280.00 $1,214.00

$2,730.00

$2,695.00

$1,494.00

$400.00 $300.00 $200.00 $100.00 $25.00

$240.00 $300.00 $200.00 $100.00 $25.00

$240.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 $0.00

$1,025.00

$865.00

$590.00

Food LazerQuest Lock-In Reservation Lock-In Food

TOTAL: 390229 Food Count

Mobile Robotics Club 8

bCRI

2.0312

Food Competitive Fighting Robots Presentation Build Session

hCRI

-0.8175

TOTAL:

390226 Food Count

Open Source Club 13

bCRI hCRI

2.2753 2.8413 TOTAL:

390300 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Outdoors Club 55 -7.8389 -8.7803

390213 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Paintball Club 14 N/A N/A

Food Rafting Trip

TOTAL:

Food Weekly Events

TOTAL: 390210 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Physics Club 12 -3.1761 -1.2308

Food Icecream Demonstrations Physics Project Presentations with Dr. McMahon Outreach

TOTAL:

$395.00 $100.00 $0.00

$0.00

hCRI

0.7995

TOTAL:

$275.00

$160.00

$144.00

390218 Food Count bCRI

realSERVICE 20 15.9470

Food Philanthropic Event

$400.00 $275.00

$250.00 $275.00

hCRI

4.1326

TOTAL:

$675.00

$525.00

390206 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Trap & Skeet 20 -62.4500 -80.2634

$320.00 $1,500.00 $6,500.00 $1,680.00

$400.00 $1,500.00 $6,500.00 $1,680.00

$320.00 $1,300.00 $5,200.00 $1,680.00

$10,000.00

$10,080.00

$8,500.00

$80.00 $370.00 $370.00

$300.00 $370.00 $200.00

$80.00 $270.00 $145.00

$820.00

$870.00

$495.00

$600.00 $425.00 $300.00

$200.00 $0.00 $300.00

$200.00 $0.00 $250.00

$1,325.00

$500.00

$450.00

Food Club Project Supplies

$225.00 $550.00

$180.00 $550.00

$180.00 $477.00

TOTAL:

$775.00

$730.00

$657.00

$0.00

$35,025.00

$35,015.00

$22,800.00

$0.00

Requested Amount

Grantable Amount

Granted Amount

$98,681.03

$64,561.59

390308 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Weight-Lifting/Fitness 10 2.2120 1.1060

Food Sample Supplements from GNC Nutritionist Guest Speaker

TOTAL: 390230 Food Count bCRI hCRI

Welding Club 9 5.4616 -5.6910

TOTAL:

Account Number

Account

Description

Scheduled Date

Grand TOTAL:

$103,658.53

$0.00

$1,305.00

$0.00

$585.00

$0.00

$7,560.00

$0.00

$1,494.00

$0.00

$590.00

$0.00

$144.00

$0.00

$525.00

0.05 25.0%

$0.00

$8,500.00

0.05 25.0%

KSG Balance Requested Grantable Term Budget Distributed Balance

$0.00

$495.00

$0.00

$450.00

$0.00

"Battle" Request $0.00

"Battle" Amount $0.00

$0.00 Line-Item Change $0.00

$657.00

$22,800.00 Total Funds $75,936.00

$256,570.68 $0.00 $0.00 1.0000 $9,868.10 $49,340.52 $98,681.03 $103,658.53 $98,681.03 $98,681.03 $64,561.59 $34,119.44 Difference Covered By Austerity Plan

$11,819.96 Meeting Food

$7,560.00

$1,494.00

$240.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 $0.00 $0.00

$590.00

$144.00

$0.00

$144.00

$250.00 $275.00 $0.00

$525.00

$320.00 $1,300.00 $5,200.00 $1,680.00 $0.00

$8,500.00

$80.00 $270.00 $145.00 $0.00

$495.00

$200.00 $0.00 $250.00 $0.00

$180.00 $477.00

$0.00

$585.00

$280.00 $1,214.00

$200.00 $0.00 $250.00 $0.00

$0.00

$600.00 $6,960.00

$80.00 $270.00 $145.00

$197,362.06 $9,868.10 $49,340.52 $256,570.68

KSG Granted Amount Gross Funds for Fiscal Year Rollover from Last Term Rollover Allocated to Current Term Percentage of Request Granted Capital Fund Contribution Athletics Fund Funds Allocated to Term

$0.00

$320.00 $1,300.00 $5,200.00 $1,680.00 $0.00

$1,305.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$250.00 $275.00

KSG Budget Summary KSG Request Amount Club Request Total Capital Fund Contribution Athletics Fund Total Request Amount for Fiscal Year

$0.00

$144.00

$0.00

$0.00 $1,200.00 $105.00

$240.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 $0.00

$144.00

TOTAL:

$0.00

$280.00 $1,214.00

$160.00

Food Tennis tournament Tennis Supplies

$0.00

$600.00 $6,960.00

$275.00

Tennis Club 15 N/A N/A

$0.00

$495.00

$0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Food

390309 Food Count bCRI hCRI

$0.00

$0.00 $1,200.00 $105.00

Pre-Med Club 8 2.0194

TOTAL:

$495.00

$0.00 $0.00

390221 Food Count bCRI

Food 1 Sanctioned Events 10 Trap & Skeet outings NRA Training

$0.00

$395.00 $100.00

$450.00

$180.00 $477.00

$0.00

$0.00 Funds Spent $0.00

$657.00

$22,800.00 Total in Account $75,936.00

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Finance

By Matthew White & Marian Swagler Technician Staff

Is This for Credit?

Credit may be one of the most mysterious of all forces in the world today. It is an essential part of a global and interconnected economy. Without credit, attending college, buying a car, and owning a home would be impossible for most people. Even simple tasks like going to the grocery store would become more difficult. As pervasive as credit has become, few Americans understand what it is and how it affects them. At its most basic, credit is simply the ability to borrow money. When you swipe a credit card at WalMart, the issuer of the card lends you the money to pay Wal-Mart. At the end of the billing cycle, you pay that amount back in full. In this situation, there is no cost to you to borrow money. Long-term debt, however, becomes more expensive. A 30-year home mortgage, for instance, might have a 4% apr (annual percentage rate). The bank issuing the mortgage will own the house while you pay back a little bit of the purchase price and interest each month. Once the mortgage is paid off, the house becomes yours. When a bank trusts you with money, they are taking a certain risk. Your ability to repay money loaned to you is determined, in part, by your credit score. This number comes from a formula, a trade secret, that incorporates information like credit lines extended to you, credit used, how old your credit is, and if you have failed to repay any credit. Lines of credit extended are typically credit cards, auto loans,

and mortgages. Each of these will have a date issued, the amount it is worth, how much is outstanding, and some indication of payment history. Having lots of available credit is important, as using credit actually hurts your credit score somewhat. In addition, the credit should be a few years old; otherwise, it is hard to see a pattern emerge in repayment history. Repayment history influences the score heavily. Not paying off debt in full each month will cause the credit score to drop quickly. For all the talk of trying to get more credit, you may find that it is harder to get than you expected. For instance, each time a potential lender makes a “hard inquiry” into your credit report, their request is saved and may be used to lower your score slightly. The only hard inquiries that are guaranteed not to hurt your credit score are all those done within a 45day period for mortgages, auto loans, and student loans. These are all treated as one inquiry to allow consumers to find the best rate. Soft inquiries occur whenever a business checks your creditworthiness or you request your own credit report. By law, you have a right to check your credit report for free every year. You have no doubt seen ads for services offering “free credit reports.” The only site officially authorized by the Federal Trade Commission, however, is AnnualCreditReport.com. Each of the three credit bureaus may have slightly different information, but they should be largely the same. Unfortunately, one part of your credit report you do not have the right to see is your credit score. You

must either pay for this or use some online tools to generate a good approximation. Credit scores range from 300 to 850, with 850 being pristine credit. In reality, any score of 750 or higher is considered as close to perfect as possible. Each bank and underwriter, however, will have their own levels to which they might offer better rates or decline lending money entirely. Credit scores vary from bureau to bureau as well (e.g. 765, 737, and 743 for one person). Only 2% of the population has a credit score less than 500. For all this talk about credit, it is important to discuss what does not build credit. A debit card, since the money is always available, is not a form of credit and does not help your history. Loans between friends and family members are also not considered on your credit report. The most important piece that many people erroneously assume is part of their credit history is their salary and current bank balance. Since both are funds available rather than funds borrowed, these are not counted in your credit history. It is very possible for a rather wealthy individual to have a credit score in the 500s because of poor repayment habits while a college student, burdened by student loans and practically penniless, has a credit score in the 700s. Graphics continue on the next page This is part two of a semester-long series The Technician is doing on financial topics called "Money Matters." If you have questions or topics for the next column, please e-mail us at atechnician@kettering.edu.

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To the left is a sample credit report showing attributes that bring good credit and those that hurt a credit score (total 737 from Experian). Above is a graph representing the composition of the score, with 31% being payment history and bankruptcy filings, 30% credit card debt, 15% length of credit history, 14% type and number of credit cards, and 10% credit applications and inquiries. This information may change from day-to-day, person-to-person, and certainly is not the same between different bureaus.

News

By Erin Boyse Online Editor

Deca Snacks No More

As part of their practice in entrepreneurship, deca had run a self-sufficient operation on campus selling snacks in the Business Lounge on the fourth Students filing into the Business department to floor of the Academic Building. The stand sold pop purchase their daily snacks were frustrated to learn and many snack foods in an easily-accessible locathat due to the recent kds changes, deca would no tion between classes or the short breaks between longer be able to provide the snack stand. The snack two-hour classes. It also provided an opportunity stand offered an affordable way to buy a quick lunch, for students who might not have otherwise considthe prices at other on-campus locations being much ered the Business program to investigate a minor in higher. Business. Due to the brief amount of time between the announcement and the start of term, A-section deca students were unable to come up with an alternative fund-raising method. The snack stand had previously covered all the costs for state and national competitions on top of the sustaining funds necessary to restock the shelves. The students have had to cover all their costs as they are a national organization, therefore not covered by ksg. This year, deca will be using grant money to allow them to continue to compete.

Some of the options Sodexo provided deca to raise money in place of the snack stand were students working in the Sunset convenience store or replacing the snack stand with a vending machine, but neither of those options were viable as they would be unlikely to provide enough money to use for competition. The students in deca are currently looking into other options that will cover their costs for competition and focus on recruiting new students. They would like, if possible, to come to an agreement with Sodexo that would allow them to continue with the snack stand, but currently see no way they would be allowed to bring it back.

Picture, at left, of the sign notifying students that snacks will no longer be sold in the Buiness Lounge. Photo courtesy of Robert Hayes Do you have an opinion? Voice it at atechnician@ketttering.edu.

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Arts & Entertainment

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The Anime Corner Kiki's Delivery Service By Mark Gellis Guest Contributor Somewhere along the line, I became an anime fan. And, because I did not have enough sense to say “No,” when someone asked me to write about the series and movies I enjoy, and which I think other people might enjoy, too, here I am, writing the first of what may be many articles about anime for The Technician.

I will start off with a simple, fun recommendation: Kiki’s Delivery Service. Kiki’s Delivery Service, originally released in 1989 and directed by anime legend Hayao Miyazaki, is set in a world that is very much like our own, except there are witches, women who can use magic. Each one has different abilities. In addition, it is traditional for a young witch, thirteen or so, to leave home for a year and spend it in a new city, working and making her way in the world and finding out what it is she wants to do with her life and her magical powers. Of course, she is not on

entirely on her own; a young witch will always take that most traditional of witch’s companions, a black cat. And so, young Kiki (voiced by Kirsten Dunst) says goodbye to her parents and flies off to a new city. With her is her cat, the often sarcastic Jiji (brilliantly voiced in the English dub by the late Phil Hartman). When she arrives, her biggest problem is not being a witch—there has not been in a witch in this city for many years, but people know what witches are and actually kind of pleased that a new one has come to town. In fact, the film hardly addresses magic at all. Kiki can fly. This is sort of taken for granted, not much is made of it, although her new friends in the city find it cool and exciting. What Kiki has to deal with is actually the everyday problems that everyone has—finding a place to live, getting a job, making friends, being jealous of girls who she thinks are prettier than she is, and so on. One of the many things that anime does well is gently paced, beautifully animated slice-of-life stories, and that’s what Kiki’s Delivery Service is. It is not so much a story about a girl who is just like us but who can fly; rather, it is about a girl who can fly but who is just like us. Where you can you find it? The Kettering library has a copy. This means you can watch it for free! What’s not to love? Left: a scene from Kiki's Delivery Service, © The Walt Disney Company and taken under fair use.

Puzzles & Games

Bunchy

Orchestrating a Murder By Rebeccah MacKinnon Technician Staff

After reviewing the witness statements, Bunchy was adamant that the police had interviewed the killer and had him arrested. Bunchy, the rabid squirrel, was enjoying a nice, Who was the murderer and how did Bunchy home cooked dinner when he was interrupted by know? the shrill ring of the phone, summoning him to a crime scene at the British Symphony Orchestra If you think that you know the answer to this ediconcert in downtown New York City. One of the tion's Bunchy puzzle, then e-mail us at atechnician@ concert workers was shot during the orchestra’s final kettering.edu. The answer to this puzzle will be pubnumber. The police interviewed several witnesses to lished in the second edition along with another mysthe crime. Their statements are detailed below. tery. Elias, a neighbor down the street from the concert: “I never even knew who was playing. I heard someone playing ‘God Save the Queen’ and then a gunshot. Lots of people screamed and then the police came. That’s all I know.” Haimish, a concertgoer: “It was such a beautiful song. They play ‘God Save the Queen’ so beautifully, the anthem of their country. It’s sad that it was marred by this tragedy.” Edgar, a cellist in the orchestra: “I didn’t see anything. I was too wrapped up in the music; this is my favorite piece. It’s such a shame, though. “

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By Colleen Chavis

Across 1. A murder of _____ 8. Their name means river horse 10. Hannibal tried to take some over the Alps 11. Lives in a home made of hexagons 12. “Inflatable” when threatened 13. A pod of _____ 16. Looks like a kangaroo 18. Tongue has backward-facing spines 19. Amphibious fairy tale staple Down 1. The Very Hungry _____ 2. Keeps clean by rolling around in snow (2 words) 3. Known for falling with style (2 words) 4. Mammal that lays eggs 5. Jumps over the lazy dog 6. Often sneezes to get salt out of its nose (2 words) 7. Flightless bird 9. Turns itself pink eating carotenoids 14. Does not have legs, eyelids, or external ears 15. A cygnet grows up to be a _____ 17. Paddington _____

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