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Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer

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Administration confirms raise in minimum wage for university employees

Administration confirms raise in minimum wage for university employees

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
April 14, 2022
USG Resolution supports increased minimum wage for university employees

USG Resolution supports increased minimum wage for university employees

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
April 7, 2022
Husky thoughts: What would you want on a stranded island?

Husky thoughts: What would you want on a stranded island?

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
April 7, 2022
Fall break resolution passed by GSG

Fall break resolution passed by GSG

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 31, 2022
Photo from original news article

Nine proposals introduced in University Senate

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 31, 2022
Enterprise Day was held March 2 in the Rozsa Center on MTUs campus.

Enterprise Day showcased career experiences for students

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 17, 2022

COVID-19 Town Hall addresses mental health and well-being

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 3, 2022
Students met with dining representatives in a town hall earlier this week.

Dining administration addresses DHH closure

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 24, 2022
A 5,000 year excavation site was uncovered by members of the Michigan Tech Social Sciences department.

New campus safety level sparks discourse at Senate meeting

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 17, 2022
Blue Key: Winter Carnival changes and plans

Blue Key: Winter Carnival changes and plans

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 9, 2022

Chief Financial Officer presents university finances and reiterates master plan

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 3, 2022

Future plans discussed at Sustainability Council public forums

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 3, 2022
Beta Sigma Theta brothers take time after classes to polish up their sculpture.

Beta Sigma Theta fraternity chips away at month-long sculpture

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 3, 2022
The ROTC sculpture is well underway.

ROTC racing to finish month-long sculpture by Winter Carnival

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
January 27, 2022
Delta Sigma Phis sculpture is located to the west of Wadsworth Hall, where scaffolding and towering snow blocks dominate the landscape.

Snowy towers dominate campus and surrounding cities

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
January 20, 2022

Senate meeting creates Ad-Hoc committees

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
January 20, 2022

Proposal 2-22 makes comeback to University Senate

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
January 13, 2022
Student organizations began month-long winter carnival sculptures

Student organizations began month-long winter carnival sculptures

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
January 13, 2022
covidtestingphoto

[Photo] COVID testing for students and employees

January 13, 2022
Houghton City Council

Houghton City Council

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
December 2, 2021
Michigan Tech will be offering two COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the upcoming months.

COVID boosters offered at Rozsa Center vaccine clinic

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
December 2, 2021
Recycling bin outside the USG office in the MUB.

[Photo] Recycling this newspaper after you read it

December 2, 2021

Houghton City Council

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
November 18, 2021

President’s Council on Health and Well-being addresses student alcohol use, Winter Carnival

Rachel Dick and Tucker Nielsen
November 18, 2021
The Wadsworth Dining Hall is the largest of the three dining halls on campus and serves students every day of the week.

Students voice concerns for Wadsworth Hall dining

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
November 11, 2021

Vaccine mandates for MTU employees

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
November 4, 2021

Houghton City Council updates

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
November 4, 2021
From left to right: First Nations (Anishinaabe), African nations (Mauritius and Ghana), European nations (Germany, The Netherlands, Republic of Georgia), and Asiatic nations (Israel, Laos, and Pakistan)

Celebrate MTU’s vibrant cultures with this weekend’s Parade of Nations

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
September 16, 2021
Walking and/or enjoying nature is a healthy and fun hobby that can be enjoyed by those of all ages.

Are hobbies worth it anymore?

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
September 16, 2021
We are so proud of how far our university has come in terms of supporting and encouraging diversity and inclusion. We cannot allow this pride to lessen our ambition to continue improving.

Michigan Tech community makes strides in diversity, but there’s still room for improvement

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
September 9, 2021
This is from a previous K-Day, showing the types of activity to expect at K-Day.

K-Day’s triumphant return this Friday!

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
September 9, 2021
Join WMTU for a live-stream of Frankenmuth band Greta Van Fleets newest album.

WMTU to host Greta Van Fleet listening party

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
April 15, 2021
The sign that strikes fear in every beginner guitarist...

Stairway to Heaven is the perfect song to play in guitar stores

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
April 15, 2021
A staple of Houghton for 17 years, Bookworm Books and Coffee stood between East Montezuma Avenue and Sheldon Avenue.

Bookworm Books and Coffee closes this week

Tucker Nielsen, Writer
April 8, 2021
In the dusk, Douglass House rises above downtown Houghton.

Houghton: the perfect walking town

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
April 1, 2021
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, along with the Humanities Department and Womens Leadership Council, are hosting a series of events in celebration of Womens History Month.

12th annual Feminists Reading Feminists hosted by CDI

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
April 1, 2021
Protestors take a stand to show their love for the environment

KYCA Line 3 protest at Houghton’s Veterans Park

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 25, 2021
My loving house panther of nine years: “Ozzy”

Why my cat Ozzy is my best friend

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 25, 2021
Photo of the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center, courtesy of their website

Covid vaccines coming to the Keweenaw

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 18, 2021
Learning brick tricks from a professional artist

Learning brick tricks from a professional artist

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
March 18, 2021
From left to right: my backyard, MTU campus, and Grand Rapids. All three have represented home for me.

Where is home?

March 4, 2021
One of the dozens of photos I’ve taken of a sunset in Houghton/Hancock.

Keweenaw sunsets: a treasure I cherish

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 25, 2021
The Zoom link and password are available on these posters across campus.

Dive into the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons with MUB Board

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 25, 2021
This chart haunts me to this day.

Warum lerne ich deutsch, or why I learn German

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 18, 2021
M. Bartley Seigel teaches creative writing, literature and editing at Michigan Technological University.

Yooper poetry: an exclusive interview with U.P. Poet Laureate M. Bartley Seigel

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 18, 2021
With the sudden popularity of remote work, people see communities like Houghton and Hancock as potential new homes.

Moving to da U.P.: a sudden change in where people are heading for work

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 18, 2021
The sculptures were expertly carved, such as Delta Zeta and Delta Phi Epsilon’s Phineas and Ferb one.

Recounting the strangeness of 2021’s Winter Carnival

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 11, 2021
You know what it is.

A retrospective look at Winter Carnival

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 4, 2021
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) is located in the Hamar House, east of Fisher Hall.

Overcoming prejudice through the Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
February 4, 2021
The Denali art exhibit is currently being hosted in the A-Space Gallery, located in the garden level of the Rozsa Center.

Denali art exhibit: a brief review

Tucker Nielsen, Lode Writer
January 28, 2021
Dorm life resumes

Dorm life resumes

Tucker Nielsen, Writer
January 21, 2021
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