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NEWS Michigan Tech Lode2 Tuesday, OcTOber 21

The fourth Saturday of October may not ring any bells when out of context. But, a dedicated advocate and involved community member may mark this day on

the calendar as Make a Difference Day. To millions across the nation, it is the time of the year to volunteer for the common good and create positive lasting impacts.

Created in 1990 by USA WEEKEND magazine to spark global humanity and environmental appreciation, Make a Difference Day is an annually occurring event for people to improve and maintain

their communities. Volunteers work on various projects, including everything from raking leaves to weatherproofing homes for veterans and everything in between.

The event reaches a broad spectrum of participants, spanning from projects organized locally in Houghton, Michigan, to

One of the more underrated qualities of the Michigan Technological University campus is how safe the campus is. Although safety may not rank up as high as academic prestige, research opportunities or job outlook when considering attending a university, it may be a big deciding factor in how much a student is able to achieve at a school. Determining how safe a school may be a hard thing to quantify, which is why the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is released by Michigan Tech every year by Oct 1 to show key statistics of a university.

A federal statute, called the Jeanne Cleary Act, requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to submit this report. The statute is named after Jeanne Cleary, who was a freshman at Lehigh University in 1986 when she was

raped and murdered in her dorm room. When her parents and the public discovered that there were over 30 violent, unreported offenses on that campus over the past few years, colleges across the country suffered from the backlash.

The report is comprised of statistics that deal with crime such as theft and aggravated assault, as well as fire statistics from the previous school year. Also the report has policy statements from the Dean of Student’s office that deal with sexual assault, alcohol, and other issues.

The report is also subject to change every year. For example, this was the first year that dating violence, domestic violence and stalking were included in required reported statistics.

Deputy Chief of Police Brian Cadwell, who is the resident expert on the Jeanne Cleary Act, said this is due to “the nature of education at Michigan Tech attracting very serious students with a high degree of personal responsibility.”

This year’s report had no major significant changes over the past few years as the reported incidents seem to remain in a certain range. One offense that did go up was drug offenses specifically dealing with marijuana, which Cadwell believes to be related with the national trend towards decriminalization and relaxation on its regulation.

Although Michigan Tech’s numbers are low, Cadwell did have a cautionary message. “The campus can make everyone feel safe, but it only takes one event to change that so the universities’ population can not get complacent.”

If the population contains to be on the track it has been on for the school’s history though, Michigan Tech will continue to be the safe campus is has always been.

The full report can be found online at the Public Safety and Police Services’ page on the Michigan Tech website at http://www.mtu.edu/publicsafety/reports/campus-security-act/.

The world at a

glanceRAND SILVERS

News Editor

The city of Hong Kong has been rocked by protests for the past four weeks, and last weekend, they began to turn violent.

Hong Kong was ruled by the United Kingdom for 150 years before being handed back to China in 1997. The negotiations over the transfer of power included promises that Hong Kong would enjoy a degree of local rule and democracy greater than mainland China. For the past 17 years, this has been largely respected under the “One Country, Two Systems” formula.

However, the Chinese National Assembly made a change earlier this year to Hong Kong’s Basic Law, which functions as its constitution. While “universal suffrage” is still listed as the ultimate goal of Hong Kong’s democratic development, candidates will now have to be approved by a smaller board that has historically represented Beijing’s interests.

As a result, thousands of protesters, many of whom are students, have taken to the streets. One of the three major sites of the movement has been a massive sit-in at Nathan Street in the Mong Kok neighborhood, one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping streets.

Early on Friday, more than 100 police officers armed with shields, batons and helmets cleared out the street. Later that evening however, thousands of protesters returned to the site and drove the police from several city blocks. The clashes, which continued into Sunday, are reported to have injured at least 15 police officers and 29 protesters. No deaths have been reported.

Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed Chief Executive, Leung Chun-ying, has so far resisted calls to step down. “To work out a solution, to put an end to this problem, we need time. We need time to talk to the people, particularly young students,” Chun-ying told Hong Kong’s ATV Television.

Talks between government officials and student leaders have been scheduled for Tuesday, but Chun-ying has stated that any reversal of the National Assembly’s decision has to come from Beijing, and is likely to be impossible.

Coverage of the protests has been heavily censored in mainland China, both on television and on social media. Beijing’s primary concern is that calls for democratic freedoms in Hong Kong will be echoed by other mainland cities, which could be devastating for the current system and civil order.

Make a Difference Day celebrates communitySYLVANA FINKBEINER

Lode Writer

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Safety report shows Tech remains safe campus

http://www.mtu.edu/publicsafety/reports/campus-security-act/

2011 - 2013 Crime Statistics -MTU Campus

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49Liquor Law Arrests

163 Liquor Law Violations Reffered for Disciplinary Action

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34 Drug Law Violations Reffered for Disciplinary Action

6Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking (Data only reflects 2013)

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Safehouse has been a Halloween tradition at Michigan Tech since 1988. This event brings both the Houghton and Hancock communities and Tech students together for an evening of fun while keeping everyone inside a protected area. The individual houses within DHH, McNair, and Wadsworth resident halls can sign up to decorate their hall for children to walk through on the last Saturday in October.

Children ranging from elementary to high school age can choose to go through either a fun or scary path where candy is handed out to go along with Halloween tradition. At the end of the day, winning houses for each category are announced and prizes are given out.

The houses can begin to decorate their hall at 10 A.M. Saturday morning, they are judged at 4 P.M. and tours run from 5-8 P.M.. Clean up is from 8:30-11 P.M. and the halls must return to their normal state of affairs by midnight.

The Inter Residence Hall Council [IRHC] is completely in charge of the event. They work with each hall council [WASA, DHHC, and MHA] to coordinate the event, but do most of the work themselves.

“The most difficult part has got to be the logistics,” said Andrew Baldwin, president of IRHC. “The sheer size of the event, 48 houses, and 100 volunteers, makes the event difficult to coordinate.” With only five houses in Wadsworth Hall not participating, this year’s Safehouse is record-breaking already.

“We are trying to make sure the community is aware of how big a deal this is,” said Scott Polmerville, programming chair of IRHC, regarding his role as one of only two people in charge of getting word out to the community.

Scott and his fellow programming chair, Branden Bennett, have been working on the table tents, posters, radio advertisements and contacting local schools to bring in people for Safehouse. With a record number of participating houses this year, the number of guests should increase as well.

“Setup is really fun. Last year some people couldn’t even find their doors through the decorations,” said Kayla Buczkowski, Vice President of IRHC.

Every year houses take this opportunity to go all out with decorations and friendly competition. Something new this year is that the halls are getting two extra hours to set up. Instead of starting setup at noon, setup now starts at 10 A.M..

During Safehouse, residents are not allowed to wander through the halls and are encouraged to participate in whatever

way they can. Many students go through the halls with the tour groups themselves to enjoy the work everyone put in.

This year there will be at least four different routes for both the scary and fun category. “The big thing for this year is that DHH is a big haunted house,” said Buczkowski. All halls in DHH are participating and are all under the scary category.

The houses must follow a set of rules and guidelines in order to keep participants safe and the hallways themselves intact. Every part of the tour must be wheelchair and stroller accessible and the decorations must allow for a six-foot clearance.

No dorm rooms are used, only the hallways, kitchenettes and even the bathrooms are optional. Participating houses also are required to have a supervising RA/PA, a main coordinator, who can be the supervisor, and supply at least two volunteers to help run the event.

Volunteers can participate either as a tour guide or a rover, both of whom must complete a two-hour training session. Rovers are put wherever they are needed, whether that be a tour guide, crossing guard, or are someone placed around the residence halls to tell a tour where to go next.

Last week, a technical problem at Accounting Services may have caused some confusion for students affected. The office was attempting to send reminder emails to those who had balances due, but the messages were not received by the intended recipients.

“The bug caused some emails to never be sent and other emails to be sent incorrectly,”

said Theresa Jacques, Registrar at Michigan Tech. “No data was compromised.”

No personal details were present in the emails because of the possibility of a situation such as this. The messages were later resent using an alternative process. So far, there have not been any problems reported regarding the second wave of emails sent out.

“We have fixed the problem. In addition, the scope of the problem was limited to the one program,” said Emmett Golde, Director of Enterprise Application Services.

Safehouse A Tech tradition

ANDREA SPENCER

Lode Writer

“With only five houses in

Wadsworth Hall not participating,

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record-breaking already.”

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Los Angeles, California in cooperation with media actors like Hayden Panettiere.

Thanks to heavily recognized support, communities and organizations rake in large donations of money as well as world-improving labor. Newman’s Own donates through awarding $10,000 to the charities of the ten chosen National Honorees and to the three City Award Honorees, which include projects that are organized by local government or mayor sponsored.

The All-Star Award, a $10,000 award sponsored by the Gannett Foundation, is given to previous national honorees who have continued and expanded their work. Last year’s winner was Shore Junior/Senior High of Palm Bay, Florida, who raised $25,400 through a dinner and 5k race to lessen the burden of local P.E. teacher’s medical bills.

Locally, Michigan Tech students will participate for the ninth year this October. “[Tech students] have done many clean-up projects in the past,” said Jessie Stapleton, Assistant Director of Student Activities. “Sometimes it’s a community situation

where we are cleaning up yards for the veterans or those who can’t, raking, or trail upkeep. Students in the past have also helped with the Habitat for Humanity homes…. It’s always a great way for students to feel more connected with the Houghton area.”

Stapleton highly advocates involvement, because there is much to help out with. Houghton prides itself on its many trails, small community feel, and well preserved environment. There are many opportunities to improve gardens, upkeep parks and recreational areas and assist Houghton residents with various jobs like moving or yard work.

Registration for the event closed on Wednesday, Oct. 22, but students who missed the deadline can still find ways to volunteer in the community, or come back next year. Students that have registered need to check in between 9 and 10 A.M. in the MUB Commons.

“It is Houghton, so make sure to dress in warm clothes best to help out with,” said Stapleton.

“It’s always a great way for students to feel more connected with the Houghton area.”

-Jessie Stapleton

Make a Difference Day Continued from page 2

JARROD HANSON

Lode Writer

Technical issues in Accounting Services

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A stereotypical flaw of teenagers and young adults is that they are not tuned into national and global issues. ONE, a nationwide advocacy group, now has a branch that has taken root on Michigan Tech’s campus that is helping to bring the school’s students to the front on the war to eradicate extreme poverty throughout the world.

The organization got its origins when Madeline Wohlfeil, now a third-year student, arrived on campus her freshman year and was hoping to find an organization on campus focused on fighting for a cause, such as global poverty. At that time, there was no such organization. This eventually led to Wohlfeil beginning Michigan Tech’s branch of ONE last semester.

The club’s goal is not to be a fundraising organization. Instead it wants to build awareness and educate people in order to gain support for specific bills that are currently being considered by Congress. The bills that are targeted by the organization most often deal with increasing the United States’ foreign aid spending.

The club is in touch with ONE’s base, which is located in Washington D.C.

Whenever there is a something new in either the House or Senate that pertains to the organizations’ goals, there will be an email sent out to the branches that are spread across the country.

The club’s current project involves helping a bill get passed that would help bring energy to more of Africa’s hospitals, schools and other vital institutions. The bill has currently been passed through the House, so the target now is to get people to co-sign a letter to send to Michigan Senator Carl Levin in hopes that he will cosponsor the bill and help it get passed.

The ONE branches that are located at Central Michigan University and Michigan State University are working on the same project so when it comes time to submit the letter all three schools plan on combining their signatures.

Although the club is relatively new it already has a strong core group of 13 members. Of course, it is always looking for more members. If the group sounds appealing, check it out on Involvement Link or find its Facebook page. There

are meetings every other Monday at 6 P.M. in the Library, typically in room 112, but that is subject to change. The next one is scheduled for Oct 27.

The club has been trying other ways to grow its member base and awareness of its cause, including having a booth at K-Day and selling caramel apples. Part of the club’s future plans is to bring guest speakers to the campus to help make the campus community more globally aware.

Even if a commitment to the club is not in the cards, students can still sign the letter to Senator Levin by attending a meeting or contacting any member of the club. Do not delay too long though, as the signatures are due November 2nd.

With the way the world has globalized during the past decades it helps to have an understanding of pressing issues that exist outside the United States. ONE is an organization that can help with not only awareness of these problems but also could be a key to solving these problems and make the world a better place.

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Student Org Spotlight

ONEEVAN MAYER

Lode Writer

“The club’s current project involves helping a bill get passed that would help bring energy to more of Africa’s hospitals, schools and other vital institutions.”

The next meeting is Monday, Oct 27 at 6 P.M. in room 112 of the Library.

Power outages are not just the minor inconveniences that everyday people may experience or immediately think of. Blackouts can be disastrous when they affect critical infrastructure such as communication networks.

Sometimes these power outages are easily fixed, but other times it is either too dangerous or impossible for someone to easily get the power running again. In the absence of a solution that does not require a human present at the scene, important systems can be down for extended periods of time.

Nina Mahmoudian, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering–engineering mechanics, and her team are working to address this lack of a solution. The project, called the Autonomous Power Distribution System, currently has working models and is now looking to go full-sized.

There are a variety of challenges that the group faces, but there is one of particular importance. “We have to develop reliable navigation algorithms to make sure that the robots are capable of reaching loads in any environment including urban and cluttered areas,” said Mahmoudian. To achieve this the robots will continuously scan for viable paths.

The team also has other plans for the project once it is up and running. “We knew that developing an adaptable system capable of powering a variety of loads will have many benefits and applications,” said Mahmoudian. “We are thinking to start testing our developed system to set up a power microgrid in some hard-to-reach area with less population and harsh environment such as arctic.”

Working on projects such as this one are great opportunities for students. Not only does it enhance one’s education, it also gives experience working on a real world project that cannot necessarily be gained in the classroom.

“This type of project provides ways to explore topics that otherwise is not introduced to students before leaving college,” said Mahmoudian. “Students will have a better understanding of real-world problems and limitations. They learn how to deal with limitations and practice finding feasible and applicable solutions.”

Currently, the team is looking to secure the further funding needed to bring the project to full-size and continue testing it in real word situations.

Robots to the rescue

JARROD HANSON

Lode Writer

Each year preventing participants from getting lost is an issue. However, with the huge number of houses participating, it should be less of problem. Radios will be given to the tour guides and color coded arrows will be covering the dorms to point the way.

Each route will be judged by either three or four judges before tours begin. “Our judges are actually hand-picked by students,” said Buczkowski. “We get a list of all the professors we want and try to contact them all. It’s a nice way for them to be involved

and it’s not a huge time commitment.”Halls will be judged based on compliance to the rules and

points will be given for originality, creativity, theme usage, enthusiasm and interactivity. In addition, to compensate for the usual majority of scary houses, a five point bonus will be awarded to houses who choose to compete in the fun category.

This year Safehouse is to be held Saturday October 25th. Other events such as pumpkin carving, costume dance party, and halloween party are also being held at the end of the week.

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Winter Campus Overnight Parking

Effective: November 1, 2014 – April 30, 2015 To allow for snow removal, parking is prohibited on campus between 2:00AM and 7:00AM, from November 1 through April 30, except as follows:

1. In designated parking areas for occupants of University Housing.

2. Employees working on an assigned shift and parking in assigned overnight parking spaces.

3. Anyone issued a special overnight parking permit by Public Safety & Police Services or Transportation Services.

This regulation is in effect regardless of the amount of snow on the ground.

VEHICLES VIOLATING THIS REGULATION WILL BE TICKETED AND MAY BE TOWED AT THE OWNER’S EXPENSE.

Any questions regarding the winter campus overnight parking regulation? – Contact Public Safety & Police Services at 487-2216 or Transportation Services at 487-1441.

In last week’s article entitled “Rail industry visits Michigan Tech, David Nelson was incorrectly identified as the Director of the Rail Transportation Program. That title rightly goes to Dr. Pasi Lautala. Mr Nelson is a Senior Research Engineer in the Program. The next Railroad Engineering and Activities Club meeting will be on November 4th, 7 PM in Fisher 101.

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Baby with the Bathwater, by Christopher Durang, is a fantastic play for those with a taste for satire. Like many of Durang’s other works, Baby with the Bathwater is something of a satirical piece, exaggerating and showing the tribulations of parenthood. With sympathetic characters, and many of them at that, the play creates a lasting impression in audience members. Even better, however, is the subtle tone shift which occurs in the second act, as the play begins to show a more dramatic side along with the satire.

The play tells the story of a new couple, as they raise their child. In the first act, the child is still a baby, and the parents show their inexperience and instability as they seem to fail in caring for “baby”. It is then that Nanny, the comedic heart of the first act appears, a send up and parody of such fantasy nannies as Mary Poppins. With her nonsensical antics, to her seemingly genuine care for the couple, Nanny steals the first act.

The second act shifts focus more toward the child himself, a boy named Daisy. From his early school to college, the play gives a glimpse at some of the psychological problems that the child developed, presumably from his treatment in the first act. With very

interesting therapy scenes, and a great sense of how not to use too much drama, the second act is certainly entertaining.

Needless to say, for a play to be successful it depends on those performing it, and this was no exception. The production was very well executed, with the actors maintaining straight faces through most of the jokes, though one in particular found the father failing to keep his straight face.

Further, emotions were well delivered and extremely believable throughout. Indeed, the greatest problem with the acting may have been a tendency to overact, demonstrating these types of subtleties too clearly. On the other hand, however, this type of overacting lends itself perfectly to the satirical nature of the play and seemed to almost enhance the roles.

Supporting the actors brilliantly was the crew behind the play, who also did a fantastic job. The set in and of itself was a simple affair, with a few walls indicating the setting of most all of the play. Much more intricate was the lighting, as various light sources painted

onto the walls served as the focal points for lights, along with the more standard stage lighting.

At times, these lights were even activated on a cue from the actors interacting with the light source. Especially with the angles necessary to assure that the actors did not get in the way of these lights, this demonstration was truly admirable. Sounds were crisp and clear, without any major problems throughout. Costumes seemed to be very well done, helping to really set the time frame for the play with the somewhat outdated trends.

In all, this production of Baby with the Bathwater is very true to a good story, and well worth seeing. The crew and actors alike have done a fantastic job, and deserve all due praise for their work in this memorable production.

Even better, as this is a two week show, it will be shown from the twenty-third through the twenty-fifth. The show even falls under Tech Express, meaning there is no charge for students. If you are a fan of theater, this is certainly a play worth seeing.

ARIC RHODES

Lode Writer

Baby with the Bathwater

Men compose about 50 percent of the world’s population, so to celebrate them, the Society for African American Men (SAAM) put on a week of events that covered various topics. Even though all events were centered on men, women were strongly encouraged to attend. Monday night hailed the beginning of a four-part series with “Act Like a Man: What Does Masculinity Mean to You?”

A small group gathered in the MUB Ballroom to engage in this conversation. A panel made up of University-affiliated students and staff governed the pace, giving their perspectives and allowing the audience to share thoughts.

Questions for all included “Where do ideas of masculinity come from?”, “What did a real man look like to you and who were your role models growing up?” and “Is masculinity learned or genetic?”

Because of the diverse group present, the contributions were equally varied. The ending inquiry asked how masculinity is presented at Michigan Tech compared to other places and universities. Factors involved in this included the 3:1 ratio, UP history and culture, high levels of student alcohol consumption and the STEM concentration associated with a technological school.

The final event on Friday evening pitted men and women against each other in the second annual Battle of the Sexes. SAAM members Julian Agbeke, Jesse Linebarger and Sean Branner hosted the contest in the DHH Ballroom. Quiz questions

covered David Buss’s psychological factors of attraction, social homogamy, the ideal mate theory and John Lee’s 6 Styles of Love.

The event had similar rules to other popular game shows, including lifelines and a 60-second time limit to submit answers. More men attended than women, and, as a result, the women’s team was mixed to make the numbers even. It was a heated battle, but in the end, women scored one point higher than the men, making it a 7-6 victory.

Two other events, Health and Fitness as a College Student and S.O.S. (Spend or Save) were held over the course Men’s Week. These courses were designed to be thought provoking and informational for attendees. If you missed this year’s Men’s Week, try to attend next year’s event; you just might learn something.

SARAH HARTTUNG

Lode Writer

Whether you’re a north woods native or you just arrived here for your first year of school, it doesn’t take much to recognize some key traits of a genuine Yooper. From sporting a Stormy Kromer to the love for a quality pasty after a day in the woods, Yoopers sure have their own style and characteristics.

One element of their unique style includes a wardrobe of flannel. What better material exists to keep us warm during the months of winter than a top notch flannel shirt. The plaid patterns and soft, toasty feel are hard to match in other shirts.

Hence why the Upper Peninsula is in the running for the Flannel City of America, hosted by the Duluth Trading Company. The UP may not be a city like the other contenders, but that doesn’t mean we can’t earn the title of being the Most Flannel City in America.

The UP made it to the semi finals last week, after beating Detroit in round one, 2,985 votes to 274, then advancing to the semifinals after destroying Portland 5,008 votes to 1,532.

Now it’s up to the people of the UP to cast their votes and push past Anchorage in the semi-finals of the Most Flannel City in America. Today the semi-finalists will be announced and voting for the championship will open. If the UP defeats Anchorage, we will be up against the winner of Duluth versus Denver for the championship.

Please visit http://www.duluthtrading.com/features/flannel-city-faceoff.aspx to vote for the UP so we can earn the title of the Most Flannel City in America.

JANE KIRBY

Pulse Editor

Flannel City Face Off semi-finalists

announced

SAAM Men’s Week

Logos courtesy of Duluth Trading Company

“In all, this production of Baby with the Bathwater is very true to a good story, and well worth seeing. The crew and actors alike have done a fantastic job, and deserve all due praise for their work in this memorable production.”

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Celebrating its 10th year this weekend, the 41-North Film Festival is bringing some big names and critically acclaimed independent films to Michigan Tech’s campus. At no charge, this film festival is an opportunity no one should miss, whether you attend for fun with friends or you come to see the next most-talked about film and want a chance to interact with producers and industry professionals.

Previously the Northern Lights Film Festival, the name change occurred to make it more unique to the area. As most are aware, US-41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami, Florida so naming the film festival for the highway that starts just an hour north of us and runs through campus seemed fitting.

Dr. Erin Smith, director of the Humanities Digital Media Zone, principal lecturer in digital media and cinema, and the advisor of Cin/Optic Communication and Media Enterprise, runs the 41-North Film Festival. She wants to give students the opportunity to view films outside of the normal viewing

experience. “A film festival has a different environment

than the local movie theater or your living room,” Smith explains. She encourages students to take advantage of the free festival to come see some critically acclaimed films with friends.

One of the featured films is entitled “Meet the Patels.” This is a “real-life romantic comedy” about Indian-American actor and director Ravi Patel and how his love life involves not only the woman of his dreams but also his parents. Some may recognize Patel from appearances in shows like “Scrubs,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and movies including “Transformers.”

Ravi Patel’s father, Vasant, is a Michigan Tech alumni. The Patels love Michigan Tech and promptly agreed not only to feature their film here, but have Ravi and his father participate in an interactive discussion with the audience after the film. This is bound to be an engaging, entertaining event.

Other showings include “Boyhood,” “Particle Fever,” “The Overnighters,” and “Born to Fly.” For a full list of films and the schedule, please visit http://hdmzweb.hu.mtu.edu/41north/.

41-North Film Festival expected to be a big hit this weekend

JANE KIRBY

Pulse Editor

The play “They Call me Q” was brought to campus by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion. The story is about Qurrat Ann Kadwani is an Indian American who was brought to live in the Bronx to live an American life. During her play she played a variety of 13 characters. These 13 characters had an influence on her life growing up in America and shaping her personality. While this was a comic play, there were many parts that showed the realness of stereotypes and cultural diversity in places. Q didn’t have an interest in the same things that her mother did, like cooking for her husband and taking care of them. She was a very independent person and this is the major basis of how she formed her personality.

During her life she had many different stages that could be interpreted very differently depending on who was looking at them. As a child in elementary school she was called names like red dot and curry goat. This began the basis of her not liking

herself for who she was. She wished to be someone else for many years growing up, like a Puerto Rican. They were the ones that were cool and no one bothered during her school years. Although she had to try very hard to fit in since her mother just said that a man wanted to marry a smart and strong woman, so she was pushed to be both. Q got into fights throughout her Elementary and Junior high years. Once she reached high school she realized that she could only fit in so much.

She had a better, older life and it was from gaining knowledge that she could only be Q. She finally went back to India and got to experience the life that she left. While she was there, Q realized that she didn’t miss being in India even though she felt as if she was at home. She enjoyed her independence. When in college her major was theater and her father told her she would never make it well in life because she wasn’t a lawyer. Then she realized that Q had to do things for herself.

So as she found herself through the 12 different people that affected her life deeply she began to live for herself.

AUTUMN CHANNEY

Lode Writer

A Late Night Snack with Chef Egg was informative, funny, and delicious. Chef Egg is from Baltimore and has been interested in cooking since he was six years old. He’s a professionally trained chef with his own television show Cooking with Egg. According to his website, chefegg.com, his mission is to “free everyone from a boxed, frozen and fast food prison by teaching you how to really get cooking.”

The set up in the Wads Annex indicated a small audience but the turnout was larger than expected. Chef Egg immediately engaged audience members when they entered the room creating a light personable atmosphere. Questions included, what people’s favorite things to cook were, if they liked cooking, and what kind of meals do they usually prepare. After each response he gave out quick and easy tips

for making cooking easier, healthier, and more enjoyable. He is a strong advocate for cooking efficiently; getting the healthiest food for the least amount of money.

Chef Egg encouraged healthier choices and gave great tips for cutting back on calories without sacrificing protein. It was great to hear from someone who admits eating a whole pizza by yourself is ok as long as you don’t do it too often. The snack made during the show was chicken tacos, substituting lettuce for cabbage, and sour cream for low-fat, unflavored, greek yogurt. The greek yogurt combined with chipotle peppers in adobo sauce actually tastes like sour cream with a spicy, smoky flavor. He also added a black bean salsa, another low calorie, high protein choice to help make tacos healthier.

The show was informative, without being too pushy. Chef Egg’s teaching style was able to keep the audience entertained and engaged while still getting the message across. Hopefully, he will be invited back.

They Call Me QA Late Night with Chef Egg review

ALEXANDRIA VAN DUZER

Lode Writer

The story of Q, from the play “They Call Me Q,” was brought to campus to show the seriousness of steriotypes and cultural diversity.

Photo by Manjusha Khaire

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OPINION Michigan Tech Lode10 Tuesday, OcTOber 21

There are a lot of problems in Washington; gridlock, super PACs and lobbyists, to name a few. The United States is supposed to be a representative government, but most people feel that their government does not represent them accurately. What if there was a way to solve this problem? Turns out there is and it’s as easy as putting more issues on the ballot.

In an ideal representative democracy, social and economic issues would not need to be put on a ballot as our elected officials would vote in a manner that reflects the views held by a majority of their constituents. But our democracy has de-evolved from the ideal of one man, one vote. Today money buys votes, with the midterms on the horizon race predictions are often based on which side has the biggest fundraising capacity and not which candidate is the most popular.

Political views that oppose big lobbyist groups are hard to win an election on, as that lobby will dump millions into your

opponents campaign, essentially buying the election.

Take guns for example, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is one of the most powerful lobbying groups that exist today in America. While they publicly support responsible gun ownership, they block any attempt to increase regulation on guns in this country. On a day-to-day basis an astounding 77 percent of Americans support greater gun regulation in some form. After a highly-publicized school shooting, that number often climbs to over 90 percent. The NRA pours millions into the pro-gun movements yearly and these contributions are increased substantially anytime guns receive bad press to prevent changes to current gun regulation.

The NRA is very public about this and sees this as a success. They are protecting second amendment rights, ignoring the fact that a super majority of Americans support greater gun regulation in some form. While the NRA does wield an amazing amount of power, it is extremely difficult to buy 300 million votes.

In contrast, it is much easier and cheaper to buy a majority in congress. There you only need to buy 268 votes of the possible

535. This not only makes the goal of preventing increasing gun regulation cheaper, it also bypasses any opposing public opinion.

Whether you agree with gun regulation or not, what the NRA is doing should be judged based on its actions and not the issues it supports.

Imagine if the NRA suddenly became pro-gun regulation. Overnight the political spectrum would change and candidates would immediately change their views on guns. Failure to do so would be political suicide. Even if the NRA did represent the views of the majority of Americans, they advance their cause in the wrong manner.

A large amount of money is being controlled by a small group of people. This money allows these few individuals to shape governmental policy in a way hundreds of millions of people cannot.

If the issue of gun regulation, and other similarly controversial issues, were put to a public vote, the power held by the NRA and other lobbyist groups would be rendered impudent. People’s views on any side of an issue should be heard and not negated by someone on the other side who threw more money at the issue.

The last century has proven extraordinary for women in the professional setting; within the last forty years in particular women have gained a higher and more prestigious status within the literary arts as well as within STEM studies. Unfortunately, an inhibiting mentality continues to exist for women, for those who pursue higher education as well as for those who do not.

The MRS degree is somewhat of a legendary topic here at Michigan Tech. Back in the ‘50s when women were first permitted to study at the university they were not all received with warm welcomes. After speaking with some alumni of my sorority chapter and hearing their stories, I really got a first-hand experience and was astonished by the history of this school, yet simultaneously pleased with the advancements in social justice we have made thus far. Although there has been progress, jokes about snow cows and women coming to Tech solely for their MRS

degree continue to persist.I personally am not one who has dreamed

of my wedding and future married life as my sole purpose in life, however for those who do, I cannot look down upon them either.

Biologically the female reproductive system reaches its full potential earlier in life and will decline by the age of 30. For many women, starting a family immediately after college is a legitimate concern for fear of health complications if this process is delayed. Use it or lose it has been the idea, and this is one reason (among many other societal pressures) for women to seek a lifetime partner early and leave her career on standstill while the husband becomes the primary bread-winner.

All of this may be now changing. We live in an exciting time in terms of technology and innovation. This past week two large corporations, Facebook and Apple, announced that they would begin to fund the freezing of women’s eggs so that they can be fertilized and developed at a later date.

This is a procedure that takes as many as two treatments, each costing approximately $10,000 as well as an additional $500 a year

for storing the eggs (a hefty price for valuable time in terms of delaying a pregnancy).

So what does this mean for women in Silicon Valley and potentially more women in the future? Well, we may not only have the ability to pursue leadership positions within our careers and further our growth and development within the professional setting but also earn more money initially so that having a family later on is possible (as well as finding the right life partner which often becomes a pressurized process).

Of course the ability to successfully fertilize these eggs at a later date cannot be possible 100 percent of the time, but this opportunity opens incredible doors for women to not only pursue their dreams and potential intellectually but also allow us to nurture a family and create lifelong bonds of additional happiness.

The feminist movement told us we could do it all, have a family and have a career; ideally this is wonderful, however realistically this is almost impossible because of stress and time. Facebook and Apple are helping to make this possible for women and I for one couldn’t be more excited for future businesses to follow suit.

It is crazy to think that we are already halfway done with the semester! I feel like I have only been on campus for a few days so far, yet seven weeks have already come and gone.

What I have realized about college is that time just flies by. It never seems as if you have enough time to get all of your homework done, enough time to study for your exam, enough time to sleep, enough time to meet other people on campus, and sometimes enough time to eat.

I think that college is preparing us for the rest of our lives. Teaching us that time doesn’t stop, that learning happens at a fast pace, and that regardless of time we can still survive ad move on.

Being halfway through the semester already means that we only have seven weeks left to go; only five weeks until we finally have a break! Although this time will be busy with homework and exams, it is going to fly by quiker than we can imagine.

I don’t know what your plans are for next semester, but for me, I have a lot of planning to do and I feel like time needs to slow down in order to make that happen.

I will be studying abroad next semester and for those of you who have been abroad, or are planning to go abroad, you know that it takes a lot of time to prepare for an entire semester away.

I am excited to complete another semester here at Michigan Tech, but I wouldn’t mind if time slowed down to give me a chance to breathe and prepare for next semester’s adventures.

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Why we should vote on gun control

KATHERINE BAECKEROOT

Lode Writer

Research provides women with method for professional success

OPINIONMichigan Tech Lode 11Tuesday, OcTOber 21

As an American, you have the right every few years to vote for different political candidates, helping to shape future legislation. In the next few weeks, you will have many different politicians to choose from, but the most important choice you can make is whether or not you choose to vote in the first place.

First, there are a lot of valid reasons for you to go out to the polls or vote by absentee ballot. It allows you to express your views, which is a right that we have in America. Because we live in a representative democracy, voting for candidates is one of the only ways that you can directly steer politics and if you are interested in our country’s future, voting should be important to you. There are many other ways that people can be politically active, but voting is by far one of the most direct ways.

The second reason to vote that most people explain is that everyone’s vote counts. If no one bothered to go out and vote, then certain candidates would win by default, and it wouldn’t necessarily

show the political views of America as a whole. If everyone votes, then we can get a clear picture of what Americans are expecting the government to do.

However, there are valid reasons that are given as to why someone should not vote. The first reason is a common reason- one vote does not significantly impact the election. Many people feel that their voice is not directly heard through voting and therefore feel that their time is better spent doing something else.

The second reason people do not go out to the polls, and probably the most identifiable reason for many people, is that candidates do not represent exactly what the voter stands for.

We live in a two party system, so instead of voting on issues directly, voters choose candidates that may or may not agree with them on everything. And if you find yourself disagreeing with both Democrats and Republicans (which many Americans are currently feeling) choosing one party can be incredibly hard.

In a few weeks, you will have the choice to participate in this year’s election. Think over your options and make the decision that you feel is best for our state and our country.

The Ebola virus, a deadly microorganism that causes ebola hemorrhagic fever in humans and animals, has been a hot topic in all the well-known national news sources lately. Since a Liberian man by the name of Thomas Eric Duncan traveled to the U.S. with the Ebola virus and died, making him the first documented casualty of Ebola in the U.S., there seems to be an ungrounded paranoia of the virus spreading faster than the virus itself throughout the country.

The Ebola virus is a Category A Priority Pathogen and is extremely threatening

to its hosts. Symptoms range from high fever, extreme exhaustion and diarrhea to internal bleeding and other gruesome misfortunes. It may be transmitted from person to person or animal to animal, but it is not airborne.

First of all, his death is a bit of an exception. Other American patients who have traveled from countries where Ebola is a known risk back to the U.S. have been tested and quarantined as needed to ensure everyone’s protection. In most documented cases, Americans who experience symptoms immediately receive the proper care as well as newest available antibiotics and antivirals to fight the rare virus.

The few Americans who’ve been treated in the U.S. for Ebola have also received

blood transfusions from survivors to increase their own chances of survival. In short: precedence has shown that Americans returning home from Ebola-prone countries are taken seriously when exhibiting symptoms and concerns of having the virus.

The Liberian man instead waited for six days for the drugs while quarantined after inadequate care at a first visit to the hospital in the U.S. He exhibited symptoms of Ebola on his first hospital visit, and his family told the hospital that they just came from Liberia and these symptoms were such.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated he didn’t receive the most common drug treatment because

of low stock, so instead received a newer experimental drug called Brincidofovir. In short: it’s worth questioning whether this man had to die, if he received the treatment he needed, or even received the attention he deserved.

While some media sources continue to milk the story, please remember to be skeptical of these hysterias and care to know whether or not this man received ethical medical treatment. For some reason it reminds me of the mad cow disease “epidemic” when I was in elementary school. If you’re seeking a related charity to support, check out Doctors Without Borders, an organization working to provide medical aid to those around the world who need it.

It’s Election Year, but should you vote?

ADAM ROMANKO

Opinion Editor

Ebola OutlierGAGE HEERINGA

Lode Writer

With the cost of college constantly in the news and on people’s minds, lets look back to see what college costed 20 years ago. From articles claiming “college costs rising” to others claiming it is a fact but “often exaggerated” it is helpful to get a view of the numbers.

In 1980 the average federal minimum wage was around $3 per hour, today its over double that at $7 and in Michigan it’s increasing with recent laws passed to help adjust it as inflation rises.

As for college costs, the average in 1988 was at around $3,000 per year, today the average is $6,500 a year not including room and board as well as textbooks. However the more places you look at the data becomes less clear, from 130 percent increase to one article claiming over 1000 percent increase! No doubt due both to different comparisons and different agendas.

The College Board keeps track of tuition, breaking it up into several different categories, from private to public from a

four-year college to not. According to them the price of college,

accounting for inflation has more than doubled, is going from just around $7,000 to almost $19,000 for a public four year when you take into account room and board. For just tuition it goes from around $2,000 to $9,000 over average for a public four year university.

So why is there this trend to more expensive degrees? Several reasons crop up in most discussions of the issue.

More people are attending college from 6 million in 1990 to over 8 million today. As for the costs and often repeated student debt?

The number of students going to for profit universities has exploded from around 200,000 students in 1990 to almost 2.5 million students in 2011. So as more students go to school, less spots become available and often students turn to for profit schools, the average cost in 2008 was $30,000 per year.

Looking at the percent default rate on loans paints the clearest picture, the Ivy Leagues according to one study have a default rate of just 2 percent, Baker College, a for profit in Michigan has over 17 percent.

Cost of college,now and then

DAVID MOREHOUSE

Lode Writer

“If everyone votes, then we can get a clear picture of what Americans are expecting the government to do.”

“As for college costs, the average in 1988

was at around $3,000 per year, today the

average is $6,500 a year not including room and board as well as

textbooks.”

SPORTS Michigan Tech Lode12

The final race for the Michigan Tech Rowing Club began this year at the annual Head of the Grand, set in Lansing, Mich., at the Grand River Park. The race was hosted by the Michigan State Crew Club on Oct. 12.

This year there were many teams participating in the regatta, including teams such as Grand Valley University, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Northern Michigan University and many other schools.

Although the Huskies had extreme competition this year at the Head of the Grand, they managed to end the season on a positive note. Rower Nick Saur stated, “Given the circumstances, we did extremely well.”

The weather on the morning of the race was mostly sunny with cold early morning

temperatures that eventually rose to a comfortable level in the early afternoon.

Some highlights from the race include a first place finish for the Huskies in the Men’s Collegiate 2x race. Michigan Tech racers Parry Ragland and Matthew Wong won the race with a net time of 12:34.6. The closest competitor was Notre Dame University, who finished with a time of 13:32.2.

In the Men’s Collegiate Novice 8+, Michigan Tech earned a fourth place finish against a plethora of different schools with a respectable time of 12:04.9. The Tech team consisted of Claira Hart as coxswain, Mario Calabria, Nick Zayan, Corey Fase, Emil Juul, Ethan Klein, Tim Billman, Micaiah Grossmann and Jerry Tozer.

During the Mixed 8+, the Huskies earned first place with a nail-biting finish against the Ann Arbor Huron Rowing Team. With a time of 13:14.6, Tech narrowly beat Ann Arbor, who received a time of 13:14.7. The victorious Husky team included Claira Hart,

Nathan Schapka, Jon Jerred, Nick Monette, Jake len, Stephanie Dow, Becca Zardus, Lauren Schmidt and Joann Ballor.

One of the final races of the afternoon was the Men’s Collegiate Varsity 8+, with Michigan Tech obtaining 11th place in a time of 11:29.51.

To cap off the season, head coach Terry Smythe said that her team had a “fantastic season” overall. “I’m really proud of the effort, and they’re a great group of students,” stated Smythe.

One student that impressed coach Smythe this year with his leadership was Matthew Wong. She commented, “Wong really stepped up as a leader. He did a really good job.”

The Huskies left the Head of the Grand with a few first place finishes and a great ending to a great season for the team. With a new lineup of young rowers and new skills developed throughout the season, they’re in for a great season next year.

Huskies Rowing team finishes season strong at Head of the Grand

MACKENZIE PLETCHER

Lode Writer

In general, it’s the goal scorers, basket makers and first place finishers that get the most recognition in the sports world. Often times, however, it’s the players on the defensive end that really carry a team and allow the offense to receive that recognition in the first place. So is the case with this week’s athlete of the week, junior goalkeeper for the Michigan Tech Soccer squad Jenna Phelps.

Phelps largely helped the Huskies to advance their GLIAC record to 7-0-1 after picking up two 1-0 wins this past weekend against Findlay and Tiffin. Holding both opponents scoreless extended Tech’s record to four shutouts so far this season.

In the match against Findlay on Oct. 17, Phelps came up big. The Oilers took a total of nine shots throughout the game, five of which were on net, and Phelps managed to save all five shots. The biggest save of the match took place in the last two minutes of the game. Tech was up 1-0 at the time, and Findlay was firing on all cylinders.

A shot from the right side of the box came soaring towards Tech’s upper 90 of the far left post, but Phelps was able to get a piece of the ball and punch it out. Had Findlay scored and tied the game, it would have most likely gone into overtime, and who knows what the end result would have been.

After the Findlay game, head coach of the Huskies Michelle Jacob commented, “Phelps stepped up for us and made a couple of saves that we needed her to save.”

In Sunday’s match against Tiffin, once again Phelps was tested in the final minutes of the game. The Huskies were up 1-0, and the Dragons felt the weight of the clock running low on time. In total, Tiffin had six shots in the game, five on net, and Phelps made all five saves.

The Green Bay, Wis., native has started in net for the Huskies in all eleven matches which they’ve played so far this season. A strong team effort is definitely needed to win soccer games, but having a solid keeper in the net has definitely helped the Huskies this season.

Phelps has largely helped the Huskies to achieve their current status as the only undefeated team left in the conference and

their number one position in the GLIAC standings.

Tech will look to continue their winning streak and undefeated record this coming weekend as they take on the No. 6 and No. 2 teams in the GLIAC, Ferris State and Grand Valley State. With Phelps in her home net on Sherman Field, extending that shutout total to six games is more than possible.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEKJenna Phelps

ELLIE FURMANSKI

Sports Editor

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Registration for racquetball doubles, both men’s and women’s divisions, will close on Oct. 22 at 3:00 p.m. In the next couple of weeks, look for 3-on-3 basketball as well as the basketball skills competition. Registration for the 3-on-3 tournament will end on Oct. 30 at 3:00 p.m., and the basketball skills competition registration will be open until Nov. 5 at 8:00 p.m. Don’t forget to sign up before the registration period expires for your favorite individual or team sports. For a comprehensive list of the sports available and the dates for all registration periods, visit www.imleagues.com and search for the Michigan Tech homepage.

Fall is still upon us, but ski season is right around the corner up here in the Keweenaw. If you’re looking to buy or sell gently used Nordic ski equipment and ski apparel, the Copper Country Ski Tigers Race Team will be hosting a Nordic ski swap open to the public. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Nara Nature Center Chalet. Participants can drop off items from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m., and the sale will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Unsold items and checks for sold items can be picked up at 4:00 p.m. A 15 percent commission will be charged on all sales, and all proceeds will benefit the Ski Tigers. For more information, visit www.skitigers.com.

Football: Tech advanced their undefeated record to six games this season with a 35-14 win on Sherman Field against Grand Valley State on Oct. 18.Soccer: Two 1-0 wins over Findlay and Tiffin at Sherman Field last weekend advanced the Huskies’ GLIAC record to 7-0-1.Women’s Tennis: Tech Tennis, now 3-7 in the GLIAC, picked up their third match victory of the season with a 7-2 win at Lake Superior State on Oct. 18.Volleyball: The Huskies went 1-2 in non-conference play at the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover tournament. They fell 3-1 to Missouri S&T and 3-0 to Lewis but picked up a 3-2 win against UW-Parkside in their final match of the tournament.

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Tech Soccer posted another undefeated weekend after picking up two 1-0 wins over Findlay and Tiffin at Sherman Field. The Huskies are still undefeated in the conference, although a 1-1 tie with Lake Erie two weeks ago sets their GLIAC record at 7-0-1. Despite the tie, the Huskies still stand in first place in the conference standings. Grand Valley State is currently in second, holding a close 8-1 GLIAC record.

Friday, Oct. 17, the Huskies battled to a 1-0 victory against the Oilers from the University of Findlay. Both teams put on a strong performance despite having to deal with tough conditions as it rained throughout the entire game.

Rain and wind can make it difficult to judge ball speeds and bounces and will

often distort visibility in general out on the pitch, but the conditions didn’t seem to inhibit play from either one of the teams.

Throughout the match, no one team dominated, but Tech certainly created

more scoring opportunities. Haley Crites and Lexi Herrewig each had one-on-one chances with Fndlay’s keeper in the first half, both of which were saved. The Huskies finished the game ahead of the Oilers with 14 shots to 9.

“We didn’t play the long ball, I was proud of our team for that. It’s easy to do in conditions like this. I thought we controlled the play and had a lot of opportunities,”

Soccer picks up two 1-0 winsELLIE FURMANSKI

Sports Editor

The Michigan Tech girls Soccer team continues their undeafed season in two 1-0 wins last weekend.

Photo by Maxwell Curtis

“We didn’t play the long ball, I was proud of our team for that.

It’s easy to do in conditions like this. I

thought we controlled the play and had a lot

of opportunities.”-Michelle Jacob

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It’s that time of the year again; the leaves are falling off the trees and the broomball boards are up. Soon enough the snow will be here, and in the blink of an eye the rinks will be filled with ice and stumbling people hitting around a frozen blue ball.

One might notice that the boards look a little bit different as they are seen from the

sidewalk, and that’s because they’re brand new boards for this season. A couple things have changed in IRHC Broomball for this year.

For starters, forfeited games will no longer be listed as a 1-0 result for the winning team. Instead, that winning score will be replaced with the winning team’s average goals scored per game in order to better reflect that team’s performance and to rank them more fairly for playoff contention.

Another change coming this year is

the number of players that are allowed to be on multiple teams. Last year there were four players that could carry over to another team, while this year that number will change to three. This is due partly to the fact that in last year’s playoffs, many of the students in the elimination bracket were on the same teams together, and it did not support the intent of the bracket challenge. This rule change will help to resolve that issue and will allow

Broomball gets new rinks and new project for upcoming seasonIAN HATZILIAS

Lode Writer

Continued on page 14

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Varsity Events Schedule: October 21 - 27 Home Game ** Conference Match

This past Saturday, Oct. 18, Tech Football pulled away with another win, their sixth consecutive victory of the season, against the Lakers of Grand Valley State. The Huskies scored 35 unanswered points in the first half and were able to hold the Lakers to 14 points in the second half, allowing Tech to walk away with a 35-14 victory.

Andrew Clark, Charlie Leffingwell and Tyler Scarlett scored touchdowns for the Huskies, and senior kicker Garrett Mead added five points after five successful field goal attempts. The game against Grand Valley was only the team’s second home game of the season.

With only four games left in the regular season, three of which will be played at home, the Huskies stand 6-0 and are tied for first place in the GLIAC football standings. The last time the Huskies went 6-0 was back in 2004. It’s been an exciting season, but there’s more in store.

Tech’s upcoming game this Saturday, Oct. 25, will be a matchup between the top two teams in the conference. The game will feature both of the GLIAC’s two remaining undefeated teams, pitting

Michigan Tech against the Bulldogs of Ferris State University.

Ferris State is also 6-0 in the GLIAC, 7-0 overall on the season, and is currently ranked No. 11 in the American Football Coaches Association Division II Poll. The Huskies made their debut in the poll for the first time in two years at No. 23 three weeks ago and have successively moved up in the rankings each week. The latest poll landed the Huskies ranked at No. 20.

Ferris State has been a scoring powerhouse, scoring over 40 points in five of their seven games this season. So far, they average 51.3 points per game. The closest that Tech has come to reaching the 40-point mark was this past weekend against Grand Valley, and the Huskies have averaged 28.5 points per game on the season. Ferris State also surpasses Tech in both average rushing yards per game (348.8 to 177.7) and total offensive yards per game (557.8 to 400.5).

The Huskies will need to keep their eyes out for Ferris State’s quarterback, No. 15 Jason Vander Laan. The junior averages

310.2 offensive yards per game, and he has eight touchdowns for 48 points. On the receiving end for the Bulldogs, sophomore wide receiver Shakur Sanders has six touchdowns on the season and averages 72.5 yards per game. Defensively, Ferris State’s KC Zenner has one sack and has made 29 solo tackles and 14 assists.

Topping the leaderboards for the Huskies, there’s Leffingwell, Brandon Cowie and Brett Gervais. Leffingwell leads the team in total offensive yards, averaging 138.5 per game, as well as scoring with eight touchdowns for 48 points. Cowie tops the receiving stats with 80 yards per game, and Gervais leads the defense with 28 tackles and 12 assists on the season.

Saturday’s game will be a dog-vs-dog match with the Huskies hosting the Bulldogs at Sherman Field. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. Come out to support the Huskies in what is bound to be their toughest match yet of the season. With the home field advantage though, a seventh consecutive victory is looking promising for this exceptional Husky Football team.

more students to make a run at the championship.

Furthermore, as a result of the increase in minimum wage, Broomball has had to compensate for that in the form of an increase in student registration payment. The fee is now raised to 25 dollars per person, so it is not necessarily a large increase from last year’s fee of 20 dollars. The budget has also been organized such that this fee is sufficient for the season and it will not be raised for the following year.

The non-competitive league made a splash for the first time last year and was a huge success. Students that are trying to learn the game or just play the sport for fun have the option to do so against people that share that same mindset. It is estimated that there will be one to two conferences in the non-competitive league, with an opt-in/opt-out option available, meaning that teams registering for the non-competitive league have the option to opt into the competitive league if they are unable to get in.

It is by no means mandatory, it just gives the opportunity for teams to not lose their spot if they can’t make it into the non-competitive league. This league will have all students be registered as off-campus teams, and as such, those that must opt into the larger competitive league will also be put in as an off-campus team.

Broomball Continued from page 13

Tuesday, 21 Wednesday, 22 Thursday, 23 Friday, 24 Saturday, 25 Sunday, 26 Monday, 27

Cross Country @ UP Championships -Marquette, Mich.

Football Vs. Ferris State @ 1:00 p.m. **

Hockey @ Ferris State, 7:07 p.m. **

@ Ferris State 7:07 p.m. **

Women’s Soccer Vs. Ferris State, @ 7:00 p.m. **

Vs. Grand Valley State @ 12:00 p.m. **

Women’s Tennis @ Midland, Mich. Vs. Tiffin **

@ Midland, Mich. Vs. Findlay **

GLIAC Tournament, TBA

GLIAC Tournament, TBA

GLIAC Tournament, TBA

Volleyball @ Ferris State, 12:00 p.m. **

@ Grand Valley State, 4:00 p.m. **

No. 1 teams in GLIAC football will go head-to-head

ELLIE FURMANSKI

Sports Editor

“The Huskies made their debut in the poll for the first time in two years at No. 23 three weeks ago and have successively moved up in the rankings each week.”

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The Michigan Tech Women’s Tennis team is on the outside looking in, just one place away from the eighth spot of the GLIAC tournament, which is set to begin on Oct 24. The team travels to Midland on Oct. 22 to play Tiffin followed by Findlay the next day, and these games will decide their fate. It may be out of their hands as Saginaw Valley State University, who is seated in eighth, currently leads Tech with a record of 4-8. Luckily, Tech is in a good position to sneak by them in the standings with a record of 3-7 and two games to go.

Tiffin is probably going to be the tougher matchup for the Huskies, as they will come into the game fifth in the conference with an impressive 7-4 record. The Dragons are currently riding a four game win streak and have three non-conference wins, bringing their overall record to 10-4. Tech is going

to have their hands full with this opponent, but following some recent success, they could pull off an upset.

Tech is currently riding a win streak as well, having won their last two matches against fellow GLIAC foes Hillsdale and Lake Superior State. Tech also recently sent their first doubles team in school history to nationals.

Kwang Suthijindawong and Sandra Cvetanovic, who shared the GLIAC player of the week title following their win at the Midwest Regional, suffered their first defeat at nationals but have still undoubtedly made Tech history.

Tech needs to pull off a victory against Tiffin, who already clinched a playoff berth, for the game against Findlay to still carry significance. The Findlay Oilers are currently 2-9 in the conference, thus already eliminating them from playoff contention, but they did manage to beat SVSU, who Tech is trying to overtake. Hopefully this game still matters by the time Tech gets to

it.Saginaw Valley State recently played

through a tough final game to finish off their season. Wayne State was Saginaw Valley State’s final opponent of the year. The Warriors, who are a perfect 11-0 on the season, won the match 8-1.

Tech lost 7-2 to Wayne State earlier this year, but winning two games against Wayne State is a mark over half of their opponents failed to reach this season.

Tech’s final two matchups will be the most important matches of the season as they will determine whether or not the Huskies make the GLIAC Tournament. Wednesday’s match against Tiffin is a must win for the team, and hopefully with their current trends, they will be toting around a four-game win streak heading into the first round of the playoffs.

Behind the impressive play of Suthijindawong and Cvetanovic, the team will look to rally to a GLIAC championship by the end of this week.

commented head coach of the Huskies Michelle Jacob.

Tech’s lone goal didn’t come until the 82nd minute of the game. Herrewig carried the ball up the left side of the field and made it past Findlay’s defensive line, forcing the Oilers’ goalkeeper to come out and challenge. After dribbling around the keeper, Herrewig had an open net which she was able to tap the ball into off of a composed, left-footed shot.

With less than two minutes remaining in the game, Findlay had an opportunity which almost tied up the game. The Oilers blasted a high shot on the right side of the field, which sailed straight towards Tech’s upper 90 on the left side, but the Huskies’ keeper Jenna Phelps was able to get a hand on the ball and punch it away.

“Phelps stepped up for us and made a couple of saves that we needed her to save. I think our defense was pretty solid overall,” said Jacob. Phelps made five saves to preserve the shutout, her third of the season.

Sunday, Oct. 19, the Huskies posted another late 1-0 win over Tiffin. Once again, the Huskies dominated in creating opportunities. Tech finished the game with a 32-6 advantage in shots.

The first half remained scoreless, but the Huskies came out in the second determined to put one of their shots away. Twenty of Tech’s shots came in the second half.

Finally in the 78th minute of the game, sophomore midfielder Jacqueline Mielke was able to get a shot off near the top of the 18, which deflected off the keeper and found the back of the net. Mielke is currently the team’s leading scorer with eight goals and three assists for 19 points.

A strong Husky defensive effort kept the Dragons at bay in the final minutes of the game, allowing Tech to preserve another shutout, their fourth of the season.

Next weekend, the Huskies will host Ferris State and Grand Valley State on Oct. 24 and 26, respectively. Ferris State is currently seventh in the conference with a record of 3-4-1. Kickoff is set for the match against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Sunday’s match against Grand Valley, scheduled to start at noon, is bound to be the game of the season as the top two teams in the conference go head-to-head.

Only four conference games remain. Support your Huskies in their final two home matches of the regular season this coming Friday and Sunday at Sherman Field.

Soccer picks up winsContinued from page 13

Women’s Tennis poised to make GLIAC TournamentJOHN REYNOLDS

Lode Writer

Tuesday, OcTOber 21

People in the Keweenaw took notice last weekend to a swarm of performance vehicles taking over the area. For those unfamiliar, this was because the annual Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR) was held this past weekend.

Rally America, based in Williston, Vt., is the sanctioning body that hosts major rally events across the country, including the LSPR. The LSPR is the last of the eight-event 2014 Rally America National Championship, which Rally America calls the “oldest, hardest and meanest rally” in the whole country. Drivers from all over the Midwest, West Coast and even Britain gathered in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula for the event, creating memories and celebrating victories together.

In simple terms, rallies are races from point A to point B in twisting and turning back-country roads. One by one, the cars will race against the clock, with intervals of about 30 seconds between each team’s start. Depending on the weather and road conditions, a delay called a dust window of up to two minutes will allow the road to settle and give all competitors an even playing field.

The track for this season-ending rally stretched all the way from L’anse to

Houghton, and there were about 40-60 competing teams.

A team consists of a driver, co-driver and pit crew. The driver operates the vehicle, and the co-driver provides the details of the terrain and road conditions, with the pit crew being the behind-the-scenes backbone of the team.

In order to get the fastest time, the driver cannot dedicate thought to the road ahead. It’s all about the present for him or her, and that’s why the co-driver is so important. All of the driver’s trust is in the hands of the person sitting next to him or her.

After a day of racing at the beginning of the weekend, the drive team will get as much sleep as possible whereas the pit team will be doing whatever needs to be done on the

car, often until the early hours of the next morning.

Rally racing is becoming a fast growing motorsport, and some wonder how to get involved. “Volunteering is the best way to get involved,” says co-driver Douglas Shepherd. “You get to meet people, and then you get accepted into the family.”

The sport truly is like a family, with competitors all being generous and respectful to one another. If Team A’s car is missing a part, they can go talk to other teams asking for help, and if Team B has the necessary part, they’ll give it to you. It’s a very graciously professional competition.

The event ran from last Thursday until the following Saturday night, beginning and ending at the Rock House in Houghton.

Lake Superior Performance Rally rolls into town

IAN HATZILIAS

Lode Writer

About 40-60 teams competed in the annual LSPR this past weekend. The track for this season ending rally streching all the way from L’anse to Houghton.

Photo by Maxwell Curtis

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Bold New Camelot - Pheonix Entertainment Tuesday, Oct. 21. 7:30 p.m. Rozsa Center

An award winning Broadway musical brought to you by Pheonix entertainment, is a twist on the story of Camelot, King Aurther, and many others. The cost is $22 for adults, and $11 for youth 17 and under. All students may see this play free under the Experience Tech Fee.

Aikido & Japanese Sword Seminar-Michigan Tech Community Programs Nov. 7-9. $27 SDC

If you’ve ever wondered how to fight with a sword now is your chance. The Aikido Nanzan Dojo will be holding lessons for any experience level. The cost is $27 per lecture, or $80 for the entire program. All supplies will be given to you for each lesson.

Treat Street Halloween Event-City of HoughtonShelden Avenue will be alive with the sights and sounds of Halloween, as the city of Houghton puts on this extravagant evening of ghastly fun. The road will be blocked off from 6:30 -8:00 p.m. as children of all ages make their rounds trick-or-treating and taking in the sight of the giant pumpkin in the middle of the road.

Friday, Oct. 24. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Shelden Ave.

Lucy-Film Board Friday, Oct. 24. 5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. Fisher 135

Lucy is a metal thriller that will make you begin to question your own potential. Join Lucy as she experiences the ride of a lifetime, and how she chooses to handle it. If you are into human physiology at will, then this is a must see for you. The cost of entrance is $3 per person, and showtimes are Friday at 5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 11:30 p.m.

Concealed Carry LicenseOct. 25th

Leading to your concealed carry pistol license. $150 per person, and $225 for a couple. Class starts on October 25th. Call Ron for more information at: 906-337-2799

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