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September 12, 2011
By Allen Hillaker Assistant Editor
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Volume 107
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Vandals Strike Academic Building viduals that may be responsible. The total cost to the school of the damage was estimated at over $3500.
Early in the morning on July 31, several individuals, who are believe to be Kettering students, entered the Academic building and did a significant amount of damage to school property. They opened the standpipe valve in the ab’s rear stairwell. This valve is designed for use by fire fighting staff and quickly flooded the stairwell. They also, in what Jim Benford, the head of campus safety, believes was an attempt to get on the roof, destroyed a lock and door. Once they made it onto the roof, they ripped up closed-circuit video camera conduit and attempted (and failed) to destroy a cctv camera. In addition, Mr. Benford said that campus safety found a partially discharged fire extinguisher and a loudspeaker from the ab in the bushes outside. He said that their next step in their investigation is to interview a number of indi-
What’s Inside
Photo courtesy of Kettering Communications
Fire Alarms
Thompson Hall hit by wave of false alarms
Kettering Given Another Honor
By Pat Mroczek Chief Public Relations Officer, Kettering University
Auto Show
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Preview of the Frankfurt Auto Show
Opinions
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Students talk about what they think
Flint's Amazing Race
By Matthew White Assistant Editor
Kettering University has been named a College of Distinction (http://www.collegesofdistinction. com/home.html) and is now featured on a web site that helps high school students, their parents and their high school counselors learn more about universities that focus on student learning and success. Kettering joins a list that includes Bradley UniversiThe television show "The Amazing Race" pit ty, Loyola University of Chicago, Marquette University and the University of San Diego, among others. teams against each other in a global scavenger hunt of great proportions. Now, students from Flint's local colleges will have the opportunity to participate in a similar, but thankfully smaller, competition. The Flint Cultural Center is accepting registrations for "The Amazing Race: Flint Cultural Center" through September 26. Four days later, on September 30, up to 150 teams of two students will begin their search. The two participants who come in first will each be awarded an iPad 2, free tickets to Flint Cultural Center events, gift certificates to local restaurants, and other prizes. Second-place winners will also receive some prizes. For more information, and to register for the competition, go to flintculturalcenter.org/amazingrace.
Editor's note: For more information about the "College of Distinction" program , visit http:// www.collegesofdistinction.com/about-colleges-ofdistinction/what-is-a-college-of-distinction.html
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Technologically Impaired Duck
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Celebration of Excellence
By Matthew White Assistant Editor
On September 21, otherwise known as Reading Day, Kettering University will host its first-ever "Celebration of Excellence." The event will recognize the accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff. Employees who have joined Kettering within the last year, Service Award honorees, and the various faculty honors will be presented at the meeting, as well as top student achievements. The Celebration of Excellence will be held in the International Room, beginning at 11am. Lunch will be served, and it is asked that all those who plan to attend rsvp to the campus-wide invitation. For students who had responded before September 8, a technical error caused their submissions to be discarded. They are requested to re-register themselves. The address of the invitation is: https://okras.kettering.edu/kuapps/ f ?p=EXCELLENCE:HOME