U.S. government shutdown ends, state of Trump’s wall in question The longest U.S. government shutdown in history ended January 25, for a duration of 35 days. Shutdowns like these occur when the government fails to pass legislation approving a budget for the next fiscal year. Disagreement over President Trump’s idea for a border wall between the United States and Mexico was the primary cause...

This year’s sturgeon season on Black Lake (Cheboygan County, Michigan) ended at 9:18 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 – after only 78 minutes of fishing. The fishing season, which included spearing or hook-and-line fishing, was scheduled to run from Feb. 2-6, or until the harvest quota had been reached. This year’s allocation of sturgeon for Black Lake anglers was seven fish, although Department of Natural...

Jaboukie Young-White is a fresh new comic who is making waves in the comedy world. He has been featured on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon twice, the first time coming out to his parents and the world as gay. He brings a refreshing perspective to comedy, bringing up, of course, his life experiences, but also drawing on racial issues from growing up in a Jamaican household in America as well as living...

Debates and arguments permeate our society. We can find them on our social media, on TV talk shows, on the radio, even during meals and holidays. People disagree a lot, and they’re not afraid to show it; Now, this is not necessarily a bad thing. People, of course, are allowed to have diverse and differing beliefs and ideals. But our society has a strange way of handling it. One of these ways...

With Angie Carter Even though she’s only been here at Tech for two years, Angie Carter has already made her mark, not just in the Social Sciences department, but also on campus. Carter teaches classes for the new Sustainability Sciences Major that was made official this year. Between her Food Systems and Sustainability course to her Environmental Justice course, Carter is busy teaching and...

It’s no secret that Michigan Tech is well known for our engineering department, but so often other amazing departments are overlooked. Kari Henquinet calls the Social Sciences Department home alongside the Pavlis Honors College. Henquinet’s academic training is in cultural anthropology, but has had experience in other fields as well. “I have a background working in international development...