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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder speaks after attending a Flint Water Interagency Coordination Committee meeting in Flint, Michigan in Feb. 2016. Courtesy of AP

SHVETA DHAMANKAR “a wakeup call for America,” Durbin added, “elevated and unsafe” levels of lead in the sides of the city. “It’s a problem in Chicago as well.” The city’s drinking water. There is not a clear-cut roadmap as how News Writer data collected since 2012 tells a far scarier Chicago chemically treats its water in to go about the water testing program. story about lead poisoning. Whatever such a way that as it is transported across Parts of this program are as wide-ranging Last fall Michigan Governor Rick Synder happened in Flint was a catastrophe just the pipes, a hard coating is formed on and as complex as the water network received a briefing that told him there was waiting to be “discovered.” A 2012 study the inner side of the pipe. This coating is spanning Chicago. The recent policy no problem in Flint and that the outside by the U.S. Environmental Protection impenetrable to the very material that changes mark a shift in the government’s experts were not correct. On Sept. 28, Agency found “several” Chicago homes made these pipes: lead. However, since previous insistence that residents faced 2015, he had a conference call with the with elevated lead levels where water 2008, the city has been modernizing its nearly no possibility of lead poisoning. Michigan Department of Environmental mains had been replaced or a water meter water system by replacing pipes and Unfortunately, for many among the Quality and Department of Health and installed. He added that the EPA had water mains that date back to the 1800s. inner circles, this was no news. Two years Human services. As it turned out, the admitted that its current testing protocols The lawsuit states that during such a before the Flint crisis came to surface, EPA outside experts were far from being “not were “likely to miss” elevated lead levels process, the anti-corrosive coating that research in Chicago did find high levels correct” about the issue in Flint. The in drinking water. forms on the inner side of the pipe can of lead and traces of other toxic metals in conference call confirmed everyone’s In a 2013 study, researchers at the EPA fail if the pipes are disturbed during homes where street mains were replaced worst fears, especially Synder’s. Flint’s found that alarming levels of lead can heavy construction work, such as, say or new water meters were installed; water continues to be deemed unsafe for spurt out of household faucets for years overhauling the entire network that that is wherever the lead-driven water human consumption, with high enough even if the service lines were disrupted branches a city of 2.7 million people. distribution network was disturbed. levels of lead recorded in some homes for a considerably long time. As is the case The city’s administration has taken These testings were independent and also to cause potentially permanent brain in Chicago, this can happen even if federal an initiative to start testing tap water in went to show that even federally approved damage in children. Following the water standards are followed. For instance, the homes of children poisoned by the protocols can miss, rather easily, glaringly crisis, Snyder, who was once touted for federal protocol requires 50 houses to be potentially brain-damaging metal. A top high levels of lead concentration. Besides his presidential qualities, was featured tested every three years. But this is a petty official at the Chicago Department of Public conducting extensive tests, the program on Forbes’ list of the world’s most number compared to a city of 2.7 million Health revealed the new program Monday also aims at revamping its current testing disappointing leaders last month. where any home built before 1986 could April 11, 2016 during a presentation standards. For innocuous residents, the Building up on the Flint water crisis, have lead pipes. Following the scare in to lawyers, physicians, researchers and main problem with lead poisoning is that Illinois’ senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Flint, a class-action lawsuit has been filed advocates. The presentation was aimed it cannot be detected by taste or smell. (D-Ill.) called for “mandatory lead testing against the city of Chicago. This lawsuit to address the lingering problems that Water from the pristine springs or from of pipes and water in cities across the claims that the city knowingly started have majorly affected African-American lead-contaminated pipes, it all tastes the country.” Calling the water crisis in Flint, construction projects that have created neighborhoods on the south and west same. Michigan T ech Lode NEWS Thursday, april 14 3 Tech pioneer returns home SAMANTHA STEIN

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Dr. Bill Raduchel took time to return to his hometown of Houghton, Michigan to speak at Michigan Tech, a school he once attended. His presentations included “Why you need to become a technological authority to thrive in today’s business world” on Tuesday April, 5 and “The journey from michigan rech student to Harvard professor, CEO, Angel Investor and philanthropist: a leadership reflection, musings, successes and failures” on Wednesday April, 6. Both talks reflected on his stories and experiences. Since leaving Houghton, Raduchel has gone on to get his bachelors in economics from Michigan State University and a masters and PhD from Harvard. He also worked as Dean of Admissions Dr. Bill Raduchel Courtesy of Michigan Tech and Financial Aid at Harvard. Raduchel has had a long and successful career to Michigan Tech to study chemistry, and held executive positions with he used the computers on campus major companies including Xerox, Sun and taught himself programming and Microsystems, AOL Time Warner and computer science. Raduchel switched to McGraw-Hill. He eventually went on to economics from chemistry. He says the become CEO of Ruckus. Throughout reasons for the switch were his “great his career, Raduchel has accumulated 23 professor, Ken Alexander” and the fact patents in his name, the most important that “chemistry and economics are of which he says were from his time similar in the way that they are both about with AOL. Some of his patents involving equilibrium.” Raduchel then transferred digital media interactions were sold to to MSU where he graduated early. He Microsoft and eventually to Facebook. then went on to receive a masters and PhD from Harvard. His PhD thesis was “Success in in computing and economics, including media data and distribution. life doesn’t Raduchel spoke on how “success in life doesn’t come in solving forwards. It comes in solving backwards.” His come in solving explanation included making sure to pick a meaningful objective, leading by forwards. vision, planning and taking steps to get to an end goal. When asked what his It comes advice was to current students seeking out jobs, he said “If I were 20-21, I would in solving focus on what I want and what I can get out of college. Focus on skills that the backwards” companies want.” Internships and out of class experience with organizations - Bill Raduchel also contribute to skills that employers find valuable. Raduchel also said that Raduchel’s interest in technology came having empathy for people is important. about during the push for science and By knowing what people want, you can technology development after Russia better suit their needs. launched Sputnik. He was bumped up The School of Business and a grade in high school and took science Economics, the Pavlis Honors College, classes at Michigan Tech alongside his the Department of Computer Science classmates. He also attended the Joe Bird and Student Affairs and Advancement Summer Science Institute at Northern sponsored Dr. Raduchel’s visit to Michigan University. When he came Michigan Tech. 4 Thursday, april 14 NEWS Michigan T ech Lode Supreme Court tackles World Report DANIEL STOCKARD criminal justice reform News Writer

Hundreds of migrants injured in Macedonia About 300 refugees sought medical assistance after clashes between migrants and Macedonian security forces reached an ugly climax. About 11,000 people are camped at the border crossing between Greece and Macedonia, which lies along the route to northern Europe. Macedonia has restricted traffic along that border for months, and tensions have been rising. This came to a head on Monday when 2,000 migrants clashed with security forces, who used tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to subdue the crowd. Hundreds of refugees, including children under the age of five, were treated for respiratory problems.

Yemen reaches shaky ceasefire The civil war in Syria has attracted the bulk of international attention for the past few years, but Yemen has seen war break loose as well. On Sunday evening, The Supreme Court on Feb. 17, 2016. Courtesy of AP the United Nations brokered a ceasefire EVAN MAYER as unconstitutionally vague. Welch’s case looks promising for between the Yemeni Army and Houthi Since the Johnson ruling, appeals him due to several factors. One is that rebels, hopefully setting the stage for News Writer courts across the country have been the Justice Department had originally peace talks scheduled for April 18 in split over whether the Johnson decision opposed any type of review by the Kuwait. However, it’s unclear whether In baseball, three strikes means that should retroactively apply to all past Supreme Court. Now they have reversed or not the ceasefire will hold up, as you are out; in the judicial system three cases where the statue is applied. Tis has that decision. Tis bodes well, because ongoing clashes have been reported strikes for crimes involving gun use set up Gregory Welch to bring forth his the precedents set by the Supreme Court in the country. The Saudi-backed, means their next penitentiary stay was case to answer this question and could suggests they will retroactively apply the mostly Sunni, government forces are going to be a little lengthier due to the see thousands of prison inmates released Johnson precedent. Another promising loyal to president Abd Rabbu Mansour Armed Career Criminal Act. Now, across the country. factor for Welch is that the Supreme Hadi, and the Iran-backed Houthis however, a couple of cases have gone Court recently retroactively applied are fighters for former president Ali through the Supreme Court that may “[Welch] banning the mandatory sentence of life Abdullah Saleh. The conflict has killed greatly reduce the maximum time these without parole for juveniles. more than 6,200 people in one of the individuals see behind bars. should’t have Brent Marcusen, a fourth year world’s poorest countries. Te Armed Career Criminal Act mechanical engineering major, is against of 1984 is a federal law that provides to spend more the Court’s decision in Johnson and More fallout from the Panama papers sentence enhancements for felons who hopes they rule against Welch. “Tese European leaders are shifting their commit crimes with firearms. If the felon time behind guys did not just screw up once or attention to tax evasion after news has been convicted more than twice of twice, they broke the law multiple times agencies broke revelations about a violent felony or a serious drug crime, bars, while other with different charges. It seems pretty billionaires dodging taxes using the Act provides a minimum sentence ridiculous that they should get shorter the Panamanian law firm Mossack of fifteen years, instead of the ten-year people... are sentencing when they have proven Fonseca. The story swept through maximum the Gun Control Act proposes. they can and will break the law again,” the world like wildfire, and claimed Last June, a major precedent was set seeing shorter Marcusen said. its first victim when the Icelandic when Samuel Johnson brought his case in Jane Linell, a third year biology prime minister stepped down from front of the court. Johnson had previously sentences.” student, is hoping the Court follows the his job last week. Also implicated in pleaded guilty to being a felon in precedent. “Although Welch screwed up, the scandal is British Prime Minister possession of a firearm. At his sentencing, - Jane Linell he shouldn’t have to spend more time David Cameron, who had invested in a mandatory sentence was imposed based behind bars, while other people that an offshore investment fund run by his on his prior convictions for robbery, Welch was found guilty of being a commit the same crime as him are seeing late father. He released summaries of attempted robbery, and possession of a felon in possession of a firearm in 2005, shorter sentences,” Linell said. his tax returns in an attempt to clear “sawed off” shotgun. In Johnson’s case, which would have netted him a prison Te questions with sentencing his name. France, Germany and the the late Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that sentence of 10 years maximum. His prisoners is currently a hot topic in the U.K. have all announced taskforces to the Armed Career Criminal Act “fails sentencing judge however found out legal field. Welch’s case is just another investigate and recommend measures to give ordinary people fair notice of that he had three prior violent felony step to creating clear definitions for to prevent tax evasion and money the conduct it punishes [and] . . . invites convictions, therefore making him judges when they hand out sentences so laundering. arbitrary enforcement.” As a result, the subject to sentencing requirements that all men are given justice. court struck down the statute in the Act under the Armed Career Criminal Act. Michigan T ech Lode NEWS Thursday, april 14 5 Build a better Tech

The 2015-2016 USG E-board. Courtesy of USG

JON JAEHNIG This viewpoint inspires changes outlined organizations on campus. While it might all questions the student body might in the platform, including attempting to surprise some to learn that meeting have about University Policy, Structure, work more closely with the student body, with student organizations requires an and future plans,” it does not describe News Writer so that the student body will, in turn, initiative, it is important to remember any changes to the methods in which have more meaningful communications that there are over 240 student students can contact USG. That having The recently elected Executive with USG. Plans outlined in the section organizations on campus, making been said, contacting USG is not difficult Board of the Undergraduate Student include the adopting of an annual meeting them all a considerable effort. as it is. USG has an office with regular Government, the organization that report describing USG’s operations If USG only met student organizations hours on the first floor of the Memorial allocates funding from the “Experience and expenses in an attempt to increase at their meetings, representatives from Union Building, as well as a functioning Tech” fund to student organizations, accountability. A report of recent over seven student organizations would link on its website ( usg.mtu.edu/usg ), ran on a platform called “Build a Better requests for funds and funds allocated to need to be present at each meeting and open meetings (Wednesday 7:00 p. Tech”. The five page document lays out student organizations is already available for all of them to meet with USG in m. to 9:00 p.m. in MUB Ballroom B or in the board’s plans for running USG in at the USG office. one academic year. The platform also the Alumni Lounge). the upcoming year, with the intention of A major premise of the platform includes “working with students from The final paragraph of the platform influencing the way that business is run involves increasing student outreach. all backgrounds… through dialogue and states that it aims to serve as something by future boards. Besides an inactive link to a Facebook planned initiatives,” although planned of an official charter for USG boards to The title “Building a Functional Student page named after the platform, the only initiatives other than the Meet Your work off of. As it is unclear whether USG Government” heads the first section of description of a plan to increase outreach Student Org Initiative are not named or has the power to write rules to govern the platform, and characterizes President involves “revamping” what is called the laid out in the platform. itself in the future, it seems that this Casey’s view of USG’s recent function as “Meet your Student Org Initiative.” The While the platform also says that USG platform is hoping to change future USG a primarily budgetary organization with initiative involves members of USG wants to “collect ideas and concerns of function in a primarily “role model”-like little interaction with the student body. meeting with all registered student the student body” and “answer any and capacity.

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PETER NOUHAN committed to introducing legislation in a statement. to stop kids sharing bathrooms who The Red Slate, a conservative News Editor are “biologically different.” Apparently leaning newspaper, has defended these Casperson was appalled to discover that rransgender bathroom laws. Red Slate Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina the proposed State Board of Education writer Brandon Morse wrote that men signed a bill a few weeks ago, preventing guidelines suggested that schools may be “trying to look like women in local governments from setting their own allow transgender students to use the order to gain access to the privacy of anti-discrimination rules and ordinances bathroom of their choice and refer to women and girls.” Morse goes on to to protect LGBT rights. This came after students by the pronouns they request. say that corporations, celebrities and the Charlotte City Council approved Casperson believes that transgender activists “claim they’re fighting for a broad anti-discrimination measure students should be barred from using equality, but I don’t see an equality in that allowed transgender people to use bathrooms that don’t match their birth men assaulting women while they’re the restroom aligned with their gender certificate. “Maybe, there’s something most vulnerable.” identity. The controversial law has been there that’s just not normal,” Casperson Despite these arguments John Austin, precipitated by over 90 big-name business said. “Maybe there’s something there Michigan Board of Education President, leaders, including Facebook founder and that’s just not right, where we’re mixing says that the proposed guidelines to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, calling for a full these kids together.” support transgender students would be repeal. North Carolina has already lost Other Michigan state legislatures, “damaging for young students” who are hundreds of jobs with PayPal, Deutsche including House Speaker Kevin Cotter, already at risk for suicide, depression Bank and other companies scrapping Senator Tom Casperson Courtesy of AP have supported Casperson’s initiative. and bullying. Furthermore, Austin says their plans for business expansions in “[Parents] have very real concerns about that the guidelines were prompted in the state. pro-LGBT rights groups, Escanaba allowing their children to officially part to make sure that Michigan schools Despite all of the negative attention Republican Sen. Tom Casperson of change their name or their gender comply with federal civil rights law. that North Carolina is receiving from Michigan has said that he is firmly without parental approval,” Cotter said SpaceX success AARON KOSTRZEWA

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SpaceX is the small side venture of Tesla Automotive’s CEO Elon Musk. Perhaps small is an understatement; with nearly 5000 employees, the company is one of the most successful privately held space exploration companies. With the goal of making space transportation more affordable and to explore the possibility of colonization Mars, Musk has some high ambitions. Since its inception in 2002, the company has experienced a great deal of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket during launch. success. Musk’s vision isn’t all fantasy. Some Courtesy of Flickr.com. Labeled for reuse. of the highlights include: launching the first liquid-propellant rocket into orbit, being the insufficient hydraulic fluid were each causes first private company to recover a spacecraft of failures. With their success recently, and in December of last year they landed a Musk says, “I believe $500 per pound or rocket vertically after a space voyage. As of less is very achievable,” when commenting recently, SpaceX’s notable accomplishment about the supply rocket traveling to space. is landing a rocket vertically on a platform Because SpaceX is a privately funded in the ocean. company, they had to be successful to However, the venturous company hasn’t ensure the company’s livelihood. Within the had success without its share of failures. first ten years of business, the company had In June of 2015, SpaceX launched a rocket expended $1 billion. Musk contributed $100 toward the International Space Station million of his own wealth and he solicited in order to send supplies. However, a few another $100 million from private investors. minutes into the flight, the craft experienced NASA took eye of the company’s success a pressure loss of helium in its tanks and the and awarded $500 million through various rocket exploded. SpaceX considered the contracts. Other money came from private mission a total failure. Before their recent contracts. In 2012 alone, SpaceX had over successful landing, three prior attempts 40 launches which will lead to $4 billion were made to land a resupplying rocket on in contract revenue. Last year, Google and a water platform. All three attempts were Fidelity bought 8.33% of the company for $1 extremely close to being successful, however billion, valuing the company at $12 billion. a faulty valve, frozen support leg and Michigan T ech Lode PULSE Thursday, april 14 7 Poem: Family Baggage What’s ANNA HOHNSTADT I put it out with my vomit Hot my vomit and blood and pointless The word, boldly spoken, cracked as it 2nd Place Contest Winner silences. fell: The silence was broken, but it broke and I could see everything you as well. Box Office Family Baggage I from our pasts and presents, and Melissa McCarthy stars in this futures, Family Baggage II weekend’s big winner, Universal Studio’s I forgot to tell you: and, comfortless though it was, it comedy “Te Boss.” With a nearly $24 every scar that marks my arms calmed me— crunching through the field, I sit million premiere weekend, this comes is another bar of the abalone cage learning in the end moving—not moving— as no surprise in a box office with very that keeps my soul that none of it ever mattered. I am walking and not walking few movies for audiences looking for a from flying away. through the field, I am good laugh. Tis stands in spite of the Interlude: A Love Story walking and not walking. generally negative reviews garnered by last night I dreamt— the film. not that it would interest you. Silent and stern, it heavily stood, the ground is made of ink. Also chugging on in spite of negative Or slouched, rather, between us, I face-make and shoes in reviews, “Batman v. Superman: Dawn and everything is the same. And gazed both ways, behind and the inky ground, my of Justice” came very close to keeping if I could convert all our unspoken before— shoes in the inky ground, I the number one spot in its second week, conversations— Menacing, a monster, furious. am absorbing the blackness through but the nearly 55% drop off was just too it is important that you know much. Still, the $23 million weekend is before I go. And I, I trembled, but you stood firm, it is waiting I am staring and enough to surpass “Man of Steel,” though Shaking, my weak-willed gaze faltered; it waits for me to say I the legs are looking awfully short on this I dreamt I died But you held its eye—stern though it stare back into abyss-eyes it blockbuster. and floated off on a red lake was— waits for me, and I Finally, “Zootopia” finds itself at (beneath the stars only) And you swore that you could not be am staring at my father’s skull. number three as its $14 million weekend to the island where all hearts break altered. puts it only a stone’s throw away from a and everything hurts. I crunch through bones sunk $300 million domestic gross. Tis film is As if anyone can constant remain! into the ink of our transgressions. demonstrating some serious longevity as rising up from the water As if you or I could resist Mother Time. and I soak in through the feet its Japanese premiere looms, and it seems my soul was an ashy flake As if with a word you could wash away staring not staring likely that the coveted $900 million mark off the fire my ancestors lit: All the filth and the pain and the scars as my past and future stare back may even be reached worldwide. I put it out myself. and the slime. Billboard Hot 100 “Work,” the hit single by Rihanna, featuring Drake, continues its reign as the head of the Hot Hundred. Tis long reign has become the second longest of any song by Rihanna, surpassed by “We Found Love,” which enjoyed ten weeks Three minutechallenge easier said than done. computer.thesis Winning presentations can be on top. AMY JOY PATTERSON “By condensing re- found online at http://threeminutethesis. Coming behind and holding steady org/3mt-showcase. at number two is “7 Years” by Lukas Pulse Editor search to a 3 minute Michigan Tech’s Three Minute Thesis Graham. Te piece continues to make competition welcomes all to join as its way around the United States, hat if you only had three minutes period, graduate stu- audience members and will be held in the having caught on massively. Tis song to Wtalk about the most important thing Noblet Forestry Building. To thicken the has been compared by critics to the you had ever done? Would you start at dents can truly broad- plot, the winner of the 3MT competition Beetles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four,” seeming the beginning, or would you skip to the en the horizons of will receive a whopping $500 cash prize. somewhere between an homage and a end? Would you pack in detail, or would Additionally, the fan favorite will also response to the piece. you be deliberately vague? the audience without receive a cash prize, adding an interactive Finally, Meghan Trainor’s “No” brings Fortunately, most of us will never twist. Refreshments will also be available. a returning artist to the table. A catchy actually face this dilemma, but for 10 overwhelming them This competition benefits both dance-pop R&B tune, this song takes masters and 10 PhD candidates, this graduate students and community some definite musical inspiration is the reality. On Thursday, April 14, with intricate detail. ” members. By condensing research to a from doo-wop as well. From a lyrical from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m., these 20 three minute period, graduate students standpoint, it is a message toward the bright individuals will present their The first 3MT competition was held can truly broaden the horizons of the men who approach women and won’t research using only a static PowerPoint in Australia in 2008 and featured 160 audience without overwhelming them take a hint of rejection. slide and three minutes time as part of students. Its overwhelming success was with intricate detail. It is education and a competition known as the Graduate soon recognized by other universities entertainment at its finest. Student Government Three Minute in the area and by 2009, it had spread No matter who you are, mark your HOW do you think we did? Thesis. No props. No media. Just pure, to other Australian and New Zealand calendar for April 14 and consider joining WHAT did we miss? hard science. Developed by the University universities. Since 2011, the popularity of the Graduate Student Government for of Queensland, this competition fosters the 3MT competition has exponentially a celebration of research. Who knows? ANYTHING you think we need to cover? presentation skills and forces the most grown, now reaching 170 universities, Three minutes may just change your life. Know that you could do it better? erudite members of our society to one of which being our own. For examples frame their work in layman’s terms — a of 3MT presentations, one needs only a E-mail: [email protected] 8 Thursday, april 14 PULSE Michigan T ech Lode Consumer products day MTU Spring Fling

AMANDA MCCUISTION with water quality and DOW teams ANIKET CHAPHALKAR and sumptuous food booths. At MTU, making new packaging products, and various student organizations plan this Lode Writer other themes of the like. Team names Lode Writer event usually on the Friday of week 13 of themselves were also extremely creative, It’s time for some Spring Fling! We are the spring semester which include many reate the next big consumer though some were arguably less serious talking about one of the most awaited entertaining activities to help students product!”“C the table tents advertised. This than others, with notable names such events that is happening at Michigan unwind and get their mind off of studies Shark Tank style event was the place as Team AmWinners, Team Sharknado, Technological University to zest up for some time. to go for students to pitch some fresh and Team Archer. As entertaining as the and refresh the grueling final month. Keeping in with the tradition, this new product ideas to many different products and names presented by these The final month of the spring semester year the Memorial Union Board (MUB) companies. Options included DOW, teams happened to be, however, none of is often comprised of long hours spent brings to you the Spring Fling which will Amway, 3M, and a few others, all of the aforementioned groups managed to in the library, all-night group studies, be held on April 15 from noon to 4 pm. which were given a two-hour time span make their way into the top cut of the project presentations and submissions. The booth signups were scheduled from to attempt to talk students into working final round. The student organization at MTU March 14 and continued till April 8. The with their own resources for the soon- Lots of innovative and interesting empathizes with you and has planned a venue for the event is SDC Ice Arena to-be-starting event. The event itself ideas were thrown around during the well-deserved break for you before you and the theme for this year is “Classic spanned for not just one day, but two. finals, with products like the intelligent dive into an arduous final week. Cartoons.” There will be mouthwatering Day one was dedicated mostly to setup eSpring sensor from the AmWinners The Spring Fling is held across the US food booths, inflatables, balloon-artists and planning and day two included a lot or a more eco-friendly toilet paper in many universities in a variety of ways. and a whole lot of fun to ensure that you more of the physical product-creation from The Optimizers — which, and The most popular one is probably the get transported into the magical world work. Kicking off in the Van Pelt and we’re not making this up, was cleverly one held at the University of Arizona of your favorite childhood cartoons. Opie Library on campus on Friday at dubbed “Askleen,” presumably a play which was started in 1974. Since then So, keep your calendar free on April 15 1 pm and then eventually migrating to on the brand name of Kleenex among it has become an iconic event for the to get rejuvenated so that you are ready Fisher Hall nearly all day Saturday, this other more notable things. Other groups university and the Tucson community to get into the serious business of final event attracted a multitude of students presented the ideas of more generalized which provides myriad rides, games exams. from a wide variety of majors. It’s no Command Strips, applicable for use with wonder that so many students showed more than just plain hangers, and things up; with $7,000 in total worth of prize like Smart Medicine Devices that would money, split proportionally between the overcome the everyday hassles of the top three finishers, participants were way we currently handle our medicine. easily motivated to climb their way to the Needless to say, these teams were facing top. Notably, the advertisements for this some serious competition from one event were somewhat wrong, as it turned another and until the very end it was out that the original prize money listed unclear who would emerge as the victors was but a fraction of what the winners of this challenge. would really receive! After a few hours of presentation and By the time Saturday rolled around, deliberation, the judges seemed to have eight teams were left to compete in the finally decided on which groups from finals. Teams gathered in Fisher 135, which companies would earn their place ready to present in front of the many in the winners’ circle of this weekend- judges in the front of the lecture hall long event. In the end, three teams were and the many recording cameras in called to the stage to claim their prizes, the back of the lecture hall. They were as the event’s description had promised. given a few minutes of prep time, but In third place was a team called IEEE, no more than ten to pitch their ideas via who worked with 3M. In second came Powerpoint presentations or physical the Optimizers, backed by the company demonstrations. Presentation order was Kimberly Clark. In first, however, was completely randomized, likely to ensure the team Non-Linear, who through their minimal amounts of bias, and the next cooperation with DOW managed to rise team to present was literally determined all the way to the top and claim their by spinning a wheel that was set up $3,300 prize. onstage in the room. All things considered, this Consumer “In first, however, was Products Day was more than just a showcase event for the more creative the team Non-Linear, minds on campus. It was a reward, in a way, for all the hard work and innovation who...managed to... that they clearly put into the jobs they do, and a way to get the big companies claim their $3,300 to notice and appreciate their skills for what they are. prize.” Well, winning money is always cool, Of the eight teams, there were two too. groups to represent each company — that’s two for DOW, 3M, Kimberly Clark, and Amway, respectively. All of their innovations were related in some central way to the general domain of each company, with Amway teams working Michigan T ech Lode PULSE Thursday, april 14 9 Holi comes to Michigan Tech SAURABH PHATAK it turned out the other way around. Holika, in spite of her immune powers, Lode Writer succumbed to the fire, whereas Prahlada Holi is the festival of colors. It’s one managed to come out of it safely with of the first Hindu festivals celebrated the divine blessings and powers of Lord during the spring. It falls on the day of the Vishnu. full moon in the Hindu calendar month From then on a tradition was started of Falghun which usually is sometime where people lit a bonfire on the night around March. of Holi. It’s a symbolic representation The name Holi is a derivation from to burn off the evil, of the victory of Holika. As per the legend, there was a Prahlada over Hiranyakashipu and king named Hiranyakashipu who was Holika, of the good over bad. The next unpopular for his tyrannical rule. He had day when the fire cooled down, people earned a blessing that made him virtually applied the ashes on their foreheads. indestructible. His arrogance grew with Soon, it set out into another tradition time and he demanded that people where they started playing with those worship him instead of the actual god. ashes and the surrounding mud, applying Hiranyakashipu’s son Prahlada, however, it on one another’s faces. With changing disagreed with his father and continued times, colors were used and it became a to worship Lord Vishnu, a Hindu god. festival of colors. This infuriated Hiranyakashipu and Holi is widely celebrated in India, he tried inflicting physical and mental Nepal and few other countries. India has pain on his own son. But Prahlada was 29 states and seven union territories and unaffected by all these tortures. So every state or region in India has different King Hiranyakashipu decided to end ways and traditions of celebrating Holi. Dancers engage in Holi festivities. Photo courtesy of Venkata Chundru. Prahlada’s life once and for all with the The festival begins on the full moon day of assistance of his sister Holika. Holika the Falgun month of the Hindu calendar. part of this festival. Several delicacies are about new beginnings, giving up the bad also had a boon in that she would be People set the bonfire in the evenings prepared and served and families have and taking up the good. unaffected by fire. So, she decided to trick and burn off their old futile goods. lunch together on this occasion. A sweet The Indian Students Association at Prahlada by asking him to sit with her on They also pray around the Holi fire for delicacy called puranpoli is the specialty Michigan Tech celebrated the Holi Night a pyre. She assured him that he would peace and spiritual ascension. They offer of this festival. It’s a flat pita-like Indian on Saturday, April 9. Around 250 people be safe. The innocent Prahlada, who was sweets and specially prepared food as a bread or chapatti filled with a sweet including students, faculty members and a devotee of Lord Vishnu, believed that mark of respect to the Lord. The second preparation made out of chickpea. Holi other invitees were present for the event. his life would remain unharmed in any day is celebrated playing with colors. It’s is the time when people come together, The event started at around 7 p.m. Food consequences as God was capable of a time to get together with your family, enjoy playing with colors, have lunch was served first and the seven course protecting him. He sat into the pyre with friends and the people around to splash with families and spend time with each menu included some amazing Indian his evil aunt Holika. As the pyre was lit, colors on one another. It’s one of the other. It brings out a sense of belonging cuisine. Dal Makhani and Malai Kofta Hiranyakashipu thought that Prahlada most fun filled festivals celebrated by with one another. It’s about forgetting were among the popular delicacies. Also would soon burn into ashes. However, the Indians. Food is also an important old feuds and starting afresh. It’s all on the platter was chicken kolhapuri, a spicy Indian chicken curry. Followed by the main course was a mouthwatering dessert bread, halwa. After savoring the awesome Indian food, the audience was entertained with fashion shows, music and dance. The event kicked off with a fashion show. Students dressed in different costumes represented the various regions of India and walked the ramp in pairs. It was a great hit. The band then performed some songs based on Indian classical and pop music. The music was followed by dance. The dance troupe entertained the crowds by performing on some popular Bollywood numbers. The people witnessed some more entertainment with audience interaction. There were some awards that were given out in some typical Bollywood styled categories. The introductions were great and the comperes made sure that the audience were thoroughly enjoying the show. 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Editor In Chief Lode Writer Debate: OPENING? STATEMENT

Since the United States was first conceived, gun control has been a topic of great controversy. The right to bear arms has always been in the constitution, but debates about what exactly this entails never fail to rile up the nation. With mass shootings becoming common occurrences in the United States, the issue of gun control needs to be addressed.

The Second Amendment states that people have the right to keep and bear arms. What the Second Amendment fails to do is specify what the constraints are for the You’re acting like as soon as someone gets a gun we all should be afraid. The vast majority eligibility to bear arms. Based on past events, we know that not everyone should of people don’t buy guns with intent to murder their enemies, they buy them for self own a gun. Yes, gun owners are required to obtain a firearm license as per state defense. The background checks and firearm license requirement keeps the psychos from requirement and need to go through background checks and safety training but getting their hands on them. Of course, this isn’t perfect as is evident by the mass shootings clearly, this is not enough. People who shouldn’t be owning guns are still able to get that have occurred in recent years, but neither is anything. Any system from Medicaid to their hands on assault rifles which, frankly, is a horrendous thought. The gun control speed limits will be abused. A few nutjobs shouldn’t ruin the system for everyone else. The laws in the United States are so lax that federal law doesn’t even require people to gun control argument uses the same logic of elementary school where if one student can’t ROUND 1 own a firearm license. This means that, if gun ownership was not regulated by the pipe down on the bus then no one is allowed to talk. That may seem like a cold comparison state, anyone could get their hands on an assault rifle! This is obviously where the but that doesn’t make it less true. problem lies and this is why we need stricter gun control laws.

Homicide rates have actually been decreasing in the United states overall. According to worldbank.org, Intentional homicide rates were seven per 100,000 Let’s not pretend like the only country that allows civilians to own guns is the United people in the United States in 2001, as opposed to four in 2013. The main reason States. Other countries such as Iceland, Germany, Austria, Canada, France, Norway, for the increase in demand for gun control laws has been due to mass shootings. A ROUND 2 Sweden, Iraq, Finland, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus to name a few, all allow lone gunman terrorizes the country with a random attack on innocent people and gun ownership, yet there is one thing all these countries have in common. They all have the reaction is to restrict everyone’s rights. America is supposed to be the home of relatively low mass shootings. According of GunPolicy.org and the Small Arms Survey the brave, yet it’s citizens are willing to give up their own liberties for security? When 2007, the United States has 112.6 guns per 100 residents. Coming in at second place is did the nation become so fearful? I’m not saying that I wouldn’t be terrified in a Cyprus with 69.7 guns per 100 residents. Clearly, there is a huge gap and this further situation where I was near some gun wielding maniac, but I don’t think we should be strengthens the claim that it is too easy to acquire firearms in the United States and stricter so worried about such a thing that we deny everyone liberty in an effort to prevent gun control laws are a necessity. it. Traffic accidents are more deadly, but we don’t see people calling for stricter enforcement of speed limits.

There has been a lot of talk about stricter gun control laws but what exactly would this entail? Those who have legitimate documents and a solid track record need not worry because those are the very people who should be able to own guns. All the countries you mentioned have another thing in common: none of them are as The purpose of making the gun acquisition process more stringent is to be able to large and diverse as the United States. America is a melting pot of ideas, ethnicities, and closely monitor who should and should not be able to own guns. Just because you’re values. This sort of society is bound to have it’s issues. Friction will occur between different a marksman, does not mean you should be able to own a gun. It all comes down to people and things can’t always be settled peacefully. People feel safer with a gun in their the purpose of owning a gun. Sure, they’re fun to play with, but if one’s primary possession, and if allowing people to have guns is the tradeoff that must be made for such a purpose is to cause harm then one should not be able to get a hold of one. Some diverse society to exist, I think it’s worth it. It seems unlikely that stricter regulations won’t of you might be wondering, well how are we supposed to know one’s intentions? make it harder for the average joe to obtain a firearm. Any new regulations are likely to be

ROUND 3 A mental health assessment should be able to determine whether the individual complex, riddled with red tape and bureaucracy. Criminals always find ways around the is a potential candidate. This is just one of the many tests that should be required system, so making it harder for regular folk to work within the system is a bad idea, and will before someone is handed a gun. Why go through all the hassles? For the safety of ultimately harm the very people it’s trying to protect. all Americans. Michigan T ech Lode OPINION Thursday, april 14 13 Exploiting students, MTU’s speciality Un Shan Amarnani

pangs until classes end, they’re stuck buying to save money. JAMES WOOD from on campus food options. The Library, But at a university where we are already the MUB commons, the Aftermath, etc.; all forced to pay for books we hardly use and Lode Writer of these accept dining dollars which is nice; “engineering paper” to satisfy our course LODE Imagine a herd of cattle grazing in a unfortunately, dining dollars don’t grow on requirements, is it really justifiable to drain ing fenced-off field. Snow covers much of the trees and it doesn’t take long to drain them. the last bit of money students have saved ZONE ground despite spring arriving a month Once that happens, things start looking up via convenience food? Of course. If the ago. The cows are briskly chomping away at quite a bit more expensive. Things can be food wasn’t selling then the prices would weeds and what edible flora remains on the even worse for off campus students. Sure, go down, so really the blame is on college ground. A group of ranchers briefly leave they can always pack a lunch, but it’s only students. If a business sees an opportunity their mansion to milk the cows, for that is a matter of time before laziness leaves one to take advantage of a demographic that their purpose in life, to be milked. Just as it sandwich-less and on the road to hunger. can’t be bothered with packing a lunch or is the rancher’s purpose to milk the cows Once the hunger does kick in, those $2.30 planning their meals consistently, then it’s dry for profit. A similar relationship exists generic muffins start looking awfully tasty. the business’s right to exploit the situation. between the students of Michigan Tech and Or if the hunger is in full force, the 8 dollar So the university excels at the strategic the university itself. The overpriced books, special of the day at the MUB commons. placement of food courts near campus the special class materials (like engineering Either way, the eatee is left feeling ashamed hotspots to take even more money from It started off as a typical Saturday morning. I quickly rode my bike to paper), color printing, blue exam books; for spending what could’ve been a week’s students, but that doesn’t make them Fisher 101. There was an event that Michigan Tech seems determined to milk worth of homemade sandwiches on a single terrible. Hell, it’s a free lesson in economics day. It was an afternoon social and it’s students dry before they graduate. convenience meal. and a taste of the free market. Any college movie. The event began at 2 p.m. and Michigan Tech’s habit of nickeling and In all honesty though, a lot of the foods student worth their salt knows the university ended a little after 6 p.m. The movie diming its students fully materializes aren’t that overpriced. For instance, a price of anything from a textbook to a bottle was good and the company even with the on- campus Dining Centers. The 16 oz red bull costs $3.69 at the MUB as of water is way higher than it should be. better. Many stories were told and only free dining halls are located in the opposed to $3.43 at walmart, the “low price But if they didn’t, then thanks to Michigan everyone had a great time. Afterwards, AJ (my friend) and I dorms. DHH, being the conveniently close guarantee” folks. Jim’s Food Mart also has Tech’s prudent business practices, they’ll went to Holi Night 2016 which was one to where students take their classes, high prices for singular pastries like the learn soon enough. I’ve personally learned held in the MUB commons. That inconveniently closes after 1:30. Unless MUB’s muffin from earlier. Perhaps the on a lot from MTU’s exploitative tactics and I too, was a great event. There was students are willing to either dash to get campus foods just appear more expensive think it has made me a bit more prepared to great Indian food and entertaining food between classes or deal with hunger because customers are unable to buy in bulk deal with capitalism in the real world. performances by talented dancers and singers. Overall, it was a great experience for a measly $6. After 9:30 p.m. the event was over. AJ and I decided to pick up snacks and drinks Religious freedom to discriminate at Jim’s and hang out at his place in Daniel Heights. pharmacy worker Jane is not going to or wedding ceremonies. Imagine an We hung out for a few hours at his MICHAEL RADER shirk her job responsibilities because interracial couple coming to a church friend’s apartment which was right of her beliefs; she, personally, might to get married and being greeted with across from AJ’s apartment. We had a good conversation about American Lode Writer not take birth control, but she knows it the same kind of blind intolerance that universities among other things, but is objectively wrong to force that belief gay couples see today. We would be at around 2 a.m. everyone, except for on someone in a business setting, so revolted, disgusted and angry at this me and AJ, fell asleep. Last week, Mississippi Governor Phil she fills your prescription. Likewise, brazen display of racism. But now, all We decided to take the party back Bryant signed a bill that gives businesses even if your religion has a problem with people have to do is hide it behind their to AJ’s apartment. It was about 2:30 an important “religious freedom,” the homosexuality, your business practices “sincerely held religious beliefs,” and it a.m. and not even 10 minutes passed when some random Indian guy barges right to deny service to gay people based should be blessedly free of your stone- becomes an issue not of discrimination in the door demanding to see AJ’s on their firmly held beliefs. Of course, age morality. but religious liberty. roommate. This guy obviously had this is hidden in language about people Since most of this legislation comes A friend warned me last week: too much to drink. He was furious at sticking to their spiritual convictions, from Christian-based sources, it must without these laws in place, gays will AJ’s roommate for the most ridiculous not letting the government force them be noted: the Christian Bible doesn’t sue churches and force them to hold reason. He started harassing everyone to run their business a certain way, forbid serving gays dinner or baking ceremonies, even if the church is against trying to look for a fight, but no one or not prohibiting the free exercise of them a pizza, it only forbids same- gay marriage. Maybe she was kidding. wanted to provoke him. He refused to leave and kept asking for AJ’s religion, but we know what it is really sex intercourse. Thus, as long as these Maybe she actually imagined a scenario roommate. People tried to calm him about; people want to be allowed to deny gay customers stick well within the where a gay couple is turned away from down, but it looked like he wanted a service to homosexuals (and presumably public decency laws of our country, it is a church, their life and love denounced fight. as far as transsexuals, bisexuals, and doubtful that anyone’s religious beliefs in God’s name, told of the eternal hellfire Finally, AJ’s roommate got back furries) because their bigoted worldview are going to be sincerely challenged. Of that awaits them, and then turns around at around 4 a.m. and the situation – excuse me, their religion – tells them course, if the mere sight of a gay person and says, “Hey, these people hate us, let’s started to get violent. Thankfully, AJ’s other roommate had enough and it’s wrong not to be straight. is upsetting to a business owner, maybe legally force them to hold our wedding called the cops. The cops showed up First of all, we should discuss how their religion is not to blame. Can we ceremony.” almost immediately and placed the ridiculous it is for people to deny call it what it is? They are bigots who To the goal: these religious freedom intruder in handcuffs and took blood business service based on religious belief. are grumpy about the ground gays are laws are just another discrimination samples. Apparently, this was not the No matter how important her religion is, gaining in the nation (like the ability to tactic. They have no basis in preserving first time someone called the cops on your Muslim cashier at Whole Foods will marry). freedom, ensuring domestic tranquility, him and he was given a final warning. still sell you that honey baked ham, and The same type of service-refusal or protecting religious liberty; they are When feeling threatened, do not hesitate to call 911. You may despise the Catholic at the pharmacy will still rhetoric was being tossed around in about giving a license to mistreat others. cops because of that one unwarranted fill your prescription for birth control. the South in the days of Jim Crow. I propose a happy medium; all the speeding ticket you got a few years Why? Because individual religious With rampant segregation and racism, businesses that will refuse service to gay ago, but the truth of the matter is practice should have no say in how one blacks were only allowed at certain customers should put a big sign on their when in situations like these, you have conducts their business. Even though her establishments, and could certainly door… and watch in silence as nobody to be thankful and grateful for their church has a problem with it, Catholic be denied service for cakes, pizzas opens it. service. 14 Thursday, april 14 OPINION Michigan T ech Lode Alternatives to stressing out The standards of teachers

SAMANTHA STEIN on the material and the ability to learn PHILLIP BOURGEOIS do great things. How are teachers expected faster. Also, by studying together students to inspire students to go out and become an Lode Writer can share their methods for remembering Lode Writer astronaut if the only experience the robotics the material, as well as get questions teacher has is group work in college? Full, busy schedules and academic answered. If the study sessions are held There are two professions in the world The standards for teaching are a joke. pressure are two of the biggest stressors during class times, the instructor can that should be done from the heart, and To teach on the college level, generally a for students. While some stress is be present and help students with their that one’s life should be dedicated towards: degree higher than the one being taught is good and can help motivate someone, studying. teaching and healing. These are two of required along with industry experience. sometimes stress causes students to have On the other hand, cancelling classes the most important professions in today’s Yes, education received in college is more difficulties learning, interacting socially, would allow for students to take the time world, and arguably all of history. Besides valuable than that of high school education, cause restlessness and increase blood that they would normally be in class what each one does, teachers are known but there are students who do not pursue pressure. to study. Of course, there is a chance for having a low salary and doctors a very higher education. Teachers should have With finals coming up, most people are of students misusing their time and high salary. The average secondary teacher at least five years of industry experience feeling the weight of stress. In the final choosing to not study. However, for those salary is $46,574, while the average general before being able to teach the respective weeks of the semester, a lot of professors who want to study, the extra time could practitioner salary is $140,571. Why is course. Yes, this will damange the teaching assign projects, papers and tons of pay off. By having free time, students will this like this? As much as teachers should employment, but is it more important to homework, which only adds to the stress. also feel less busy which can help lower get paid more, their salary is about where get teachers quickly for schools or to hire Due to the high level of assignments, their stress levels. By not having classes, their level of experience is. If teachers want quality teachers? This is not saying that students start to fall behind in studying it would allow the instructors to have to earn a higher salary, of which they are fresh teachers are not quality, but students for finals. Ultimately this can cause open time for office hours. Office hours entitled to, the standards need to be raised deserve someone who can answer their students to not do as well on their exams. are important since the professor knows for teaching. questions with non-textbook answers. There are alternatives that could benefit the material on the test best. Going to In most cases, the longer an employee Teachers deserve to get paid higher, they the students such as limiting how much of their office hours can help students learn works for a company, the more the are the lynchpin in creating the future, a workload instructors can assign within the material in a one-on-one situation. employee gets paid. This is true with both but students also deserve the right to have two weeks of finals, giving days off the Students don’t always take advantage doctors and teachers, where the difference qualified people teaching them. week before finals for studying and having of office hours due to busy schedules. is the field of work. To become a high school One positive thing about teachers’ pay mandatory class hours to study for exams. However, with extra available time to teacher, a teaching certificate and a certain is it weeds out the true passionate people Many instructors teach new material go into instructors’ offices, students can amount of classroom assistant hours are from the non-passionate. The same as late in the semester as they can. They take full advantage of the knowledge their required; then the teacher gets their own could be said about doctors, but they also assign homework and projects to instructors have to offer. classroom. These are the qualifications for a have standards to become doctors. After go along with the new material. If the As of right now, students feel stressed to secondary math teaching job found online: graduation, when applying for teaching university put a policy in place that complete new projects and assignments Ability to live and work in a cross-cultural, jobs, the pay is known. There is no secret said instructors cannot assign any new in addition to studying for finals. Finding rural Alaskan environment. Valid Alaska that it is not a high paying field, but yet material, homework or projects the week new ways to structure classwork and Type A Teaching certificate required. there are students that are still in school to before finals so students can focus on study times in a way that benefits the Math Endorsement required in at least one become teachers. Even the first point being studying for finals then the week before students could eliminate negative stress. field. Additional Endorsements preferred. said, should teachers have an option to not finals would be focused on reviewing Eliminating negative stress reduces Teaching assignment may include a broad get industry experience and still teach? The materials. Also, playing into this would issues with learning, interacting and range of secondary courses. answer is no. Teachers need to be held to be mandatory study groups during class. health issues. Finals should not be a The requirement besides being licensed higher standards, because parents can tell Study groups have numerous benefits time of unnecessary stress but rather a to teach is the ability to live in a rural their kids to go to college all day long, but including breaking the monotony of time to demonstrate the things we have environment. Teachers are teaching the if the student has not experienced a good studying alone, getting new perspectives accomplished over the semester. generations to come and inspiring them to teacher, there is not much motivation. Morals and ethics of selling the cabinet positions just for voters gives no guarantee would’ve been no basis for the Federal show. But the point is, that while this is a ALEXANDER CRAWFORD of the cabinet hopeful even being capable Statute against it. While certainly not fictional show, it shows elements of truth of the position. So the morals of giving every position during an election are sold in it. Like selling cabinet positions, and the Lode Writer away the position are shot, but what about by most, if not all candidates, a majority specialized positions within Congress, etc. Donald Trump, the outspoken the Ethics? of positions are. They have always been a Like Francis was lied to, so has been other forerunner in the GOP Party race for Ethics, as defined by the fictional way to curry favor, gain voters and raise people who have been promised cabinet presidential nomination has been accused character Dr. Henry McCord on the money. And since the process of selling positions. Obviously lying is unethical and of many things, but the most recent, and television show “Madam Secretary”, is how the position is illegal, the process is also immoral, but they’re already selling cabinet probably most hurting to his race is former you treat people you’ve never met, and you not legally binding, so the candidate can positions, and they’re just politicians in presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson might never meet. Such as the majority still choose whomever they choose, as general, so lying really isn’t that much coming forward, laying claim that Mr. of the 330 million American citizens that demonstrated in the Netflix show “House more. Trump bribed him to throw support to Mr. Mr. Trump wants to have be headed by a of Cards”. The main character, Francis J. What Donald Trump is going Trump, in return for a cabinet position. possibly incompetent head-of-state. Or the Underwood, was the Majority Whip in the through is well deserved. While it is not This is in direct violation of federal laws, seven billion people in the world who have US Congress, and helped create a portion unprecedented, selling cabinet positions is which would cause Trump to go to prison, no choice but to look to the United States of the newly elected president’s campaign. both immoral and unethical. Add that to his if convicted. But besides the legality of the as a leader; the same country that would be He was promised to become the Secretary campaign manager’s assault charges, plus matter, what are the morals and ethics of headed by incompetence. That, to me, is of State once the new president was elected. all the racist and misogynist statements, selling a cabinet position just to corral more the definition of unethicality. Once the election was complete, and the and hopefully we will see the end of Donald votes? This style of voter pandering does To put a voice to the other side, this President-Elect is chosen by the people Trump’s campaign for the presidency. But not create a very stable government, and is not a new practice. Selling cabinet (Francis’s choice, of course), the PE reneges knowing all the past controversy, this will creates an even less stable administration. positions has always been done, to ensure on his deal with Francis, causing him to only strengthen his voter base, not damage. The giving away of vital head-of-state a voter base. If it was unprecedented, there cut all alliances, and go for broke. Great Only time will tell however. Michigan T ech Lode SPORTS Thursday, april 14 15 By # the numbers Events won by the Tech track team last weekend at the CSB-SJU 13 Outdoor Invitational.

Michigan Tech senior hockey player Alex Petan Huskies Photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics hockey end-of-season 16ranking in the All-Americans USCHO poll. Petan earns AHCA/ First Team 1937—Ed Maki CCM All-America 1951—Joe deBastiani Match won 1953—Bob Monahan by the Tech 1959—John Kosiancic Tennis team last 1960—Paul Coppo, George Cuculick, weekend out of 1 Second Team Henry Akervall, John Kosiancic 18 played against 1962—Henry Akervall, Lou Angotti, Ferris and Grand Elov Seger, Jerry Sullivan Valley State. recognition 1963—Garry Bauman, George Hill 1964—Garry Bauman UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS lumbia native led the WCHA in goals 1965—Tony Esposito (16), points (29), goals-per-game (0.59), 1966—Tony Esposito, Bruce Riutta Top Press Release points-per-game (1.07) and power- 1967—Rick Best, Tony Esposito, Gary prize in play points (13) during league play and Milroy, Bruce Riutta single dollar ichigan Tech senior co-captain Alex earned WCHA Player of the Year honors 1969—Al Karlander bills given out Petan has been named to the AHCA/ and Hobey Baker Memorial Award top- 1971—Rob Murray, Morris Trewin 500at the second CCM Hockey Men’s Division I All- 10 finalist recognition. 1974—Jim Nahrgang, Mike Zuke annual Helter America West Second Team, which was The 5-foot-9 winger notched at least 1975—Bob D’Alvise Smelter event last released today as part of the events sur- one point in 19-of-27 WCHA outings, 1976—George Lyle, Mike Zuke weekend. rounding the 2016 NCAA Frozen Four. had eight multi-point games and pieced 1981—Tim Watters Petan had an outstanding senior cam- together a 12-game scoring streak from 1993—Jamie Ram paign with the Huskies, leading the team Nov. 13 though Jan. 30. 1994—Jamie Ram in scoring while helping Tech capture Petan joins a long list of Tech All- 2015—Tanner Kero its first MacNaughton Cup champion- Americans going back to 1937. ship in 40 years. The Delta, British Co- Second Team 15,000 1950—Jim Ruhl 1952—Joe deBastiani Second team East Second team West 1956—Jack McManus Cost in euros of a 1990—Kip Noble pair of tickets to the Thatcher Demko, JR, Boston College Cam Johnson, SO, University of North 2005—Colin Murphy Leicester Foxes last home (San Diego, CA), Goalie Dakota (Troy, MI), Goalie game of the season. Gavin Bayreuther, JR, St. Lawrence Will Butcher, JR, University of Denver Third Team University (Canaan, NH), Defense (Sun Prairie, WI), Defense 1950—Jack Noblet Rob O’Gara, SR, Yale University (Ne- Troy Stecher, JR, University of North 2004—Chris Conner sconset, NY), Defense Dakota (Richmond, BC), Defense Days Ryan Fitzgerald, JR, Boston College Drake Caggiula, SR, University of Honorable Mention until Tax Day. (North Reading, MA), Forward North Dakota (Whitby, ON), Forward 1953—Joe deBastiani, Bob McManus, Seriously guys, Mark Jankowski, SR, Providence Col- J.T. Compher, JR, University of Michi- George McGinn, Harry Taylor 4 don’t forget to do lege (Dundas, ON), Forward gan (Notebrook, IL), Forward 1956—Wally Crockatt, Harvey Glover, that. Danny O’Regan, SR, Boston Univer- Alex Petan, SR, Michigan Technologi- Lorne Holden, Bob McManus sity (Needham, MA), Forward cal University (Delta, BC), Forward 1963—Gary Begg 16 Thursday, april 14 SPORTS Michigan T ech Lode Track Sidelines team The £15,000 Ticket It’s football season, and I don’t mean that American pigskin-throwing garbage. I’m talking about football, the kind you wins big play with your feet. And the Leicester Foxes are really UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS showing us how it’s done. Now, to be honest, I don’t know very Press Release Get Ready for the 2nd Annual much about football. My general reaction to all things British is amused bafflement, Te Michigan Tech track and field team Keweenaw Color Run! but Leicester’s story is something we can wrapped up competition in the CSB-SJU all relate to. Outdoor Invitational Sunday on the cam- For those who don’t know, the Leicester pus of Saint John’s University. September 18, 2016 Foxes were at the bottom of the league Numerous Huskies earned victories or last year, facing the prospect of being accomplished high marks in the various relegated out of the division. Now, they’re events, highlighted by relay wins in both at the top of the league by seven points, the men’s and women’s 4x400 as well as which, as I gather, is quite a lot with only the women’s 4x100. five games left in the season. Other key performers at the invite in- Registration opens Everybody loves an underdog. cluded: Especially when said underdog is reacting Jevon Maddox had a strong showing to its unexpected success so well. The on the men’s side, winning the 200- and Friday April 15, 2016 narrative around the team has been one 400-meter dashes while placing third in of laughter, not letting the pressure of the 100. a winning a title get in their heads. It’s Isaac Pringle took second in the lovely to watch. 400-meter race to give Tech a sweep of keweenawcolor.run /KeweenawColorRun Of course, that loveliness makes the top-two spots in that event. everyone want to watch them, which Mike Tuski captured the win in the leads to the problem. While everyone can 800-meter run, and the duo of Jacob Jarvis enjoy the Foxes story, not everyone can and Christian Albers had a one-two finish watch the games. in the 110-meter hurdles to complete the Tennis team gets swept On May 7, the Foxes play their last home solid day for Michigan Tech’s men’s run- Ferris State 9, Michigan Tech 0 UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS match of the season against Everton, a ners. GLIAC-leading Ferris State handed match that will determine whether they Kyle Petermann won discus and Mike Tech a 9-0 defeat earlier today in Big Rap- Press Release get the Premier League title. This game Fisher won high jump, while Zach Klas- ids, Michigan. will be played in the King Power Stadium, sen and Keith Lemley were No. 2 and No. Te Michigan Tech men’s tennis team Built Yumuang had the best perfor- which seats 32,312 people. 3 in the pole vault, respectively. Michael dropped a pair of GLIAC matchups this mance by all Huskies and came close to The game sold out in 90 minutes. Frahm set a career-best in the shot put by weekend against two of the league’s top clinching a point for Tech, but his solid Many members of the club, who pay as posting a 50-3 1/4. squads. Te Huskies fell to Grand Valley effort eventually came up just short in a much as £100 for the ability to buy priority On the women’s side, Jamie Dompier State 8-1 Saturday and suffered a 9-0 de- 7-5, 6-7, 6-10 battle at No. 3 singles. tickets, were unable to get seats for this continued her dominance in the sprints, feat today at the hands of Ferris State. “It was a tough weekend against two game. Now, many of those that were lucky winning both the 100- and 200-meter Grand Valley State 8, Michigan Tech 1 pretty darn good teams,” said head coach enough are selling those tickets online at events. Robin Duhnsen claimed the lone victo- Kevin Kalinec. “We’ll take what we can massively inflated prices, up to £15,000 Lauren Tetzloff won the 400-meter ry for the Huskies this weekend by earn- from these matches, continue to progress for a pair. That’s a little over $17,000. by nearly two seconds and Ashley Veale ing a 7-5, 3-6, 11-9 win at No. 2 singles. this week and focus on preparing for the Now there’s a price we might not be cruised to a victory in the 400-meter hur- Tech battled but fell just short in nu- home stretch of the season.” able to relate to. dles by finishing five seconds ahead of her merous matches on the day, including at Michigan Tech (4-9 overall; 1-5 GLI- On the other hand, it might be worth it. nearest competitor. both the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles posi- AC) plays host to Lake Superior State I mean, that’s some high-stakes incredible Liz Bloch also placed well in the run- tions where they fell 8-6 and 8-5, respec- next weekend (April 16) at Gates Tennis football. Anyone with a spare $8,524 plus ning events, taking home a second-place tively. Center in Houghton. airfare and hotels want to go halfsies with finish in the 1500-meter run. me? I’ll pick up the fish and chips. “We had some nice results in today’s It could be a lot of fun! We’ll be done meet and you have to be happy with how with classes by then, so it won’t get in our athletes performed,” said head coach the way of anything. I hear the weather is Joe Haggenmiller. “It was a bit chilly and a really nice in London this time of year. little breezy so the times might not be off Actually, no, I haven’t. Everything I’ve the charts, but it was a solid effort for us. ever heard about the weather in London I’m especially happy with out relay teams has been miserable. But, we probably for winning three races. Winning the re- wouldn’t be spening much time outdoors lays is a cool thing to see because it’s truly anyway, so I think it would be fine. a team effort and shows how strong we Anyone who’s interested can email me are in those events.” at [email protected]. Even if you’re not Michigan Tech will be back in action down for the trip, hit me up and we can next weekend on April 15 at the St. Nor- Tennis player Robin Duhnsen during his win against Grand Valley State last Saturday. Photo courtesy of University Athletics chat about football. It’d be great. bert Twilight in De Pere, Wisconsin. Michigan T ech Lode SPORTS Thursday, april 14 17

Helterramp that sentSmelter racers soaring before they 2016 DAVY MCLEOD landed in the snow outside the chalet. All of the forms were shaped by volun- Lode Writer teers from the Ski and Snowboard Club Speed demons from all over the Ke- during the previous week. Groomers weenaw converged and competed on pushed snow into place and then the rid- Saturday, Apr. 9 for a shot at a $500 cash ers made it into what they envisioned. prize. Just under a hundred showed up at “There’s slopestyle, there’s slalom, and Mt Ripley in the morning to enter the sec- then there’s this,” said Mitch Kirby. Kir- ond annual Helter Smelter event, which by is the Social Chair of Tech’s Ski and was organized by the Michigan Tech Ski Snowboard Club, and had a hand in a lot and Snowboard Club and Rhythm Bike & of the planning and preparation of Helter Board Co. in Houghton. Smelter. “This is our approach to a less It’s a ski-cross style race that forces the serious kind of competition.” riders to carve along banked turns and The participants were split into sepa- fly through open air as fast as they can rate divisions: 18 and under, women, to the finish line in an attempt to secure open ski and open snowboard. Everyone the best time. got two runs, and their best time was kept. With the course deemed ready, and the riders itching to go, they started “There’s slope- streaming down one at a time, one after the other. A skier getting air during the Helter Smelter. style, there’s It became clear that the first jump had Photo by Davy McLeod to be done carefully, with less speed than weird. Going over the rollers and then Following that, the open ski division slalom and then expected; going too quickly meant land- hitting that berm.” went, and finally all of the snowboarders. ing in the flat section between them, The women’s division was next, com- While one division was racing among there’s this. This which happened to some of the ambi- posed of skiers and snowboarders. Even themselves, other riders were free to tious riders. some cross-county skiers took a try and roam the rest of Ripley. People had come “Went better than my practice run,” one of them placed second in the divi- just to watch too, congregating at the is our approach said one youth rider named Bennett sion. It’s extremely tricky to take cross- chalet with their kids and pets in tow. to a less serious Newman after he made it down. “It’s country skis down obstacles like that. Continued on page 19 kind of competi- tion.” -Mitch Kirby

After registration and final touches to the course, the lift lurched to a start and skiers and snowboarders flocked to the loading area. Waves of sound washed across the hill from the loudspeakers in front of the chalet, playing music and emitting announcements to all. There would be practice runs and a course in- spection first—then the races would be- gin. The course started about halfway up the center of the mountain, where a tent and makeshift starting gate were set up. There were two turns right away that led into a pair of jumps. Next was a sharp turn and several rollers (sort of similar to speedbumps except they’re in snow and can actually add to one’s speed if ap- proached correctly). That took you to a gap in the track that switched pitches, so that the rider must maneuver midair to land properly. Then once a rider got through the final A skier getting air during the Helter Smelter. few turns, the finish line was the end of a Photo by Davy McLeod 18 Thursday, april 14 SPORTS Michigan T ech Lode

Skiers on the hill during the Helter Smelter. Photos by Davy McLeod

Sporting events schedule: April 15-24

Friday, April 15 Saturday April 16 Friday, April 22 Saturday, April 23 Sunday, April 24

Track and Field @ St. Norbert Twilight @ Al Owens Invitational @ Al Owens Invitational

vs. Lake Superior State vs. Wayne State vs. Northwood Tennis Gates Tennis Center Gates Tennis Center Gates Tennis Center 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m.

Spring Game Sherman Football Field 1 p.m.

vs. Midstate Sisters of Keweenaw Roller Girls Roller Skate Houghton County Derby Arena 5 p.m Michigan T ech Lode SPORTS Thursday, april 14 19

Skiing Bachelor’s Degree Continued from page 17 was given the money for winning open ski One dog named Hank followed his and a hand-crafted pendant for the top Kenneth Arndt Yuning Sun owner so loyally, loping beneath the lift time overall. Te cash prize was delivered Jingwei Bao Arissara Suthijingdawong towards the top of the slope and then in singles, handed to Stetsko and the fast- Justine Barker chasing him down over and over. Despite est snowboarder. Tyler Szabo the mid-twenties temperature, the sun “It’s heavy,” Stetsko said, laughing. “I’ve Zachary Bedell Allysa Taavola stayed up and out, uninterrupted by the never described money as heavy, but it is.” Jarrod Bennett Emiliya Tenizbaeva couple of clouds lazily drifting in the sea Te only fee for the event was a day Dallas Bond Erika Tenizbaeva of blue above. pass ($10), and since Ripley donated their John Bosio Just after 4 p.m., all the competitors electricity, the approximately $1000 raised Kendall Ward listened eagerly as Hayden Henderson— from ticket sales could be put towards two Andrea Bowen Chenxi Wu from Rhythm—announced the winners causes: half to the Houghton Michigan Steven Buda Sirawit Yumuang and had the prizes handed out. Te prizes Skate Park, and half to Strap in For Life, Haley Carlson were donated from various sponsors, and an organization that involves patients af- Adam Zawisza hardly anyone left without something fected by cancer in winter sports. Eric Carter Shuai Zhou new. First through third in the youth got Henderson thanked all those that Xiaoxiao Chen bags of apparel, and so did the women’s. helped, and the crowd let out a cheer Kirsten Dulbandzhyan Rhythm fronted $1000, half of which to when assorted merchandise was thrown Kristina Eskola be given to the fastest skier and the other to them. Mt Ripley was a mix of bright to the fastest snowboarder. Logan Stetsko white and deep green, and the 2016 Helter Jeremy Fernstrum turned out to be the fastest skier and had Smelter seemed to be the exclamation Shang Gao the best overall time across divisions. He point on the end of a great ski season. Jack Gassner Connor Herbart Nathan Hood William Hyland Katelyn Jelso Ya Luo Yudan Lurong Master’s Degree Stacey Mattila Shivam Bharti Brandon Martinez Jing Feng Justin Nicholas Zachary Fredrickson Kyle Oberle Jena Hale Diana Olechiw Siddharth Jadhav Adam Olson Sibo Li Alexander Ott Javier Oliveros-Torres Nora Pennala Jari Sague Kaila Pietila Anthony Stromer Gage Pruyne Brady Tervo Amanda Rantala Kristen Therrian Alex Rehbein Yingxin Wu Adam Romanko Naixin Xu Anthony Root Wenye Xu Justin Slater Wenyu Xu Jordan Smith Lu Yang James Sturos Chang Zhang Chongsheng Sun

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Spring Fling Friday, April 15 12 - 4 p.m. MTU (SDC ice arena, if weather is bad) Spring is here! Well, not really, but Winter is gone! So this Sprinter (Spring + Winter), start looking forward to Spring Fling! We’ll have inflatables, a balloon artist and swag galore! Come visit all of our booths and be transported back into the world of your favorite classic cartoons! Don Keranen Memorial Jazz Concert Friday, April 15 7:30 - 10 p.m. Rozsa center Expect a great evening of jazz, connecting not only the many generations of jazz, but also the musical legacy of the late Don Keranen to the performance of students in Michigan Tech’s jazz studies program. As one of the Copper Country’s most talented musicians Don was a tremendous innovator at Michigan Tech. Stomp Out MS in STYLE Saturday, April 16 11 a.m. MTU Campus; Lot 14 near the Broomball Rinks CMU Physical Therapy Student Organization is hosting its first anual 5K Run/Walk through Michigan Tech’s Campus. This event will raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society- Michigan Chapter. Best Costume will win a prize! Registration: 9:00-10:45am, Pre-Race Yoga: 9:45-10:30am, Run/Walk: 11:00am KSO: Shakespeare at the Symphony Saturday, April 16 7:30 - 10 p.m. Calumet Theatre The KSO performs orchestral music inspired by The Bard of Avon’s plays, including The Tempest (Sibelius), Hamlet (Liszt), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn) and Romeo and Juliet (Berlioz and Prokofiev). “Give me some music; music, moody food of us that trade in love.”

Phantom of the Opera Charity Ball Saturday, April 16 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Rozsa Center Join us for an elegant gala and a night of mystery at the Rozsa.You’ll enjoy live music, entertainment, a DJ, a photo booth, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

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