The μTechnician February 16, 2011
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Volume 106
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Issue 6
Campus Announcements
Compiled by Christina Cutler Assistant Editor
Open Student Forum Location: BJ’s Lounge Time: Wednesday, February 23, 8:00 – 9:00pm OMG! Midterms th Location: Student Academic Resource Center (3-341AB) Come join The Technician on 7 Wednesday at BJ’s Lounge to discuss the state of affairs at Kettering Time: Wednesday, February 16, 12:15 – 1:20pm University with your fellow classmates, as well as any Not sure what to do about your midterms? Come and issues that you may feel are of concern. Food will be get all of your questions answered. Barb Huffman, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, will be there. Lunch provided. will be provided. Please plan to attend. Reminders Up ‘Til Dawn Blazin’ Wings Eating Contest Unit Buddy applications due by 7th Friday. Location: Great Court Co-op Student Essay Contest applications are available Time: Wednesday, February 16, 12:20 – 1:20pm on the Current Students web page. The $10 entry fee buys your lunch of blazin’ wings and helps fund St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Diversity Week begins 7th Monday. Midterm Madness in Thompson Hall Location: Thompson Hall Time: Wednesday, February 16, 7:00 – 9:00pm Food will be served and tutors will be available. Society of Women Engineers Expo The Society of Women Engineers will hold their exposition Saturday, February 19 and Sunday, February 20 throughout the school. Cosplay Ball Location: BJ’s Lounge Time: Sunday, February 20, 6:00 – 10:00pm Come enjoy fun, food and cosplay. You may come dressed up as your favorite anime character or just as yourself. Prize goes to the best cosplay. We will also being playing “Guess That Character” and “Guess That Theme Song.”
Up ‘Til Dawn Finale The final letter-writing party for Up ‘Til Dawn will take place on Friday, February 25. This event is an easy way to help children with cancer. Food will be provided and a concert featuring Ryan Scott, The Legal Immigrants, and Syndicate will follow the letterwriting party. For the letter-writing party, be sure to come with your contact list and addresses for the letters. Talk to any of the executive board members for more information, or see their table in the Great Court at lunch on Wednesday, February 16. You can e-mail Ben Karczewski at karc8707@kettering.edu, Trent Johnson at john1756@kettering.edu, or Racquel Lovelace at love7534@kettering.edu with any questions you may have.
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February 16, 2011
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There’s a Club for That? By Dominic Jandrain Technician Writer The Finance Council of KSG posted a revised version of the Statement of Operating Policies on the Kettering web site earlier this term. It contains, among other things, the qualifications and guidelines for clubs that are funded by KSG. The policies clearly state that a club must advertise all events and meetings to be eligible for funding. The reasoning behind this rule is that by not advertising club meetings, clubs are depriving students the chance to participate in something that they helped fund by paying the activity fee. Although most clubs do an adequate job of advertising, many students can think of at least one club that has violated this rule at one time or another. Clubs that do not advertise events risk losing funding relating to that particular event or, if there has been no advertising at all, lose funding altogether.
The Statement of Operating Policies defines advertising as “available to the entire Kettering University population at least one week in advance of the event or meeting”. While it does not specifically state the medium of advertisement, it can be assumed that flyers, banners, and the
Kettering University Events Calendar are adequate, as long as they are available to the entire student population. In addition to the traditional means, there are quite a few other ways of advertising that are used frequently around campus. Painting the bulldog, Facebook events, and setting up tables in the Great Court or the
Pool are a few of the more popular options. However, these methods do not give all students an equal opportunity to hear about the event. Not all students have Facebook accounts, so that can be ruled out. Painting the bulldog conveys only a very basic message for a limited time, as it may be painted over within hours. Setting up tables and talking with passing students may be an efficient way of getting new members, but as with painting the bulldog, this is only a temporary way of advertising. Just to be safe, each of the above methods should be used in conjunction with banners and flyers. Clubs that choose not to advertise may be penalized. If a club does not advertise one event or meeting, it is considered a minor offense, which is punished by a denial of a funds relating to the incident. If a club does not advertise at all, it is considered a serious offense, punishable by a seizure of all funds and recommendation for removal as a recognized club.
Antonio Riggs Leaves Kettering By Devin Aryan Technician Writer
Deborah Stewart, Director of Stu- Editor’s Note: Read the full version of dent Life, will be filling his position this article in the next edition of The until a new Director of Residence Technician, on the stands 9th Tuesday. Last Thursday was Mr. Antonio Life has been hired. Students residing Riggs’s final day as Director of Resi- in Thompson Hall should bring up dence Life at Kettering University. issues with their RA.
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