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Beta Sigma Theta fraternity chips away at month-long sculpture

Next week, Winter Carnival will be upon campus and the month-long sculptures will come to an end. Beta Sigma Theta prepares for this deadline as they chiseled at their frozen blocks. The fraternity’s sculpture matches in size with last year’s entry, when they recreated the outlook rocks and savanna of

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Husky thoughts: Winter Carnival excitement

Anticipation is building with the 100th Winter Carnival just around the corner. We’re preparing  our special edition celebrating this monumental occasion next week, but for now, we asked students: “What are you looking forward to for Winter Carnival?” Here is what they had to say:   “Looking at finished snow

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Houghton City Council

The Houghton City Council met on Jan. 26 to address a handful of agenda items and to hear its regular reports. Following the publication of Tech’s Campus Master Plan last week, the council addressed the 10,000 student aim for 2035. City Manager Eric Waara raised the city’s eventual need for

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Husky thoughts: favorite study places

With the first round of exams coming up, many MTU students are looking for the perfect place to prepare. To find out the best place to look over notes, go through practice tests, and catch up on class readings, we asked students: “Where is your favorite place to study?” Here

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Sports report

On Jan. 20 the Michigan Tech men’s basketball team lost to Grand Valley State by a score of 80-74. It was a back and forth game that consisted of seven ties and nine lead changes. Michigan Tech and Grand Valley each shot 50.9% but the Lakers were an impressive 10-16

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Upcoming USG nominations

The undergraduate student body received an email on Monday, Jan. 24 from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President, Zach Olson. The email covered how the board will support Registered Student Organizations (RSO)s in Spring 2022. Officers and the position of At Large Representative will be open for nomination between Feb.

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100 years ago: Bill R’ares up to talk about dances

The following article ran in the Feb. 2, 1922 issue of the M.C.M. Lode.    The dance and basketball game last Friday night was a great success from the dancer’s point of view. The music was the best that Mac-Nord ever gave us, and every one that was there hada

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Master Plan promises sweeping changes across campus

Community meetings were held Jan. 24 and 25 in the MUB to discuss upcoming modifications to Michigan Tech’s campus. SmithGroup, an engineering design and architecture firm represented by Douglas Kozma and Jon Hoffman, partnered with campus administrators to present the final draft of the Master Plan. Over 40 community members,

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This week at USG

This week, several visitors sat in at the USG General Body Meeting. These visitors attended this meeting in order to discuss the problems which many students are experiencing regarding the continued closure of the DHH dining hall. The DHH dining hall has been closed since the beginning of the Spring

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ROTC racing to finish month-long sculpture by Winter Carnival

Previous features covered sculptures by Greek Life organizations on campus. This week, the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps will get their spotlight! Founded in 1917, the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps has been involved with campus activities, stemming back to the first winter carnival. Like many years before, AROTC students

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Upcoming events (1/27-2/2)

All events are free unless otherwise noted     Thursday, Jan. 27 Innovation Week Presents: Generation Zoom and the State of Mind of Post-Pandemic Youth 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. — Virtual Event Biological Sciences Seminar: Dr. Oliver N. Shipley 3 – 4 p.m. — Virtual Event Physics Colloquium: Graduate Student

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