Michigan Tech Lode

01/08/2025

Busy 2025 ahead for MTU

James Langsford · With the start of the new semester and new year, The Lode sat down with Michigan Tech president Dr. Richard Koubek to discuss what is in store for 2025. When asked about what excited him the most with the new year, Koubek mentioned that Michigan Tech is looking to continue improve...

11/24/2024

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11/21/2024

Men’s Cross Country team heads to nationals

Bailie Falla · Huskies successful season leads to race in California The Michigan Tech men’s cross-country team is bound for the NCAA Division II National Championships in Sacramento on Saturday, Nov. 23 following a stellar season. The Huskies placed second at the GLIAC Championships and third at...

11/06/2024

Power issues plague Wadsworth Hall

James Langsford · Wondering what the generators behind Wadsworth Hall are powering? They power the east half of Wadsworth Hall, which has been depending on generators as its power source since Fall Break due to a failing transformer. During the break, electricians, in coordination with generator su...

11/05/2024

Tech sweeps first conference series

Caroline Brown · First conference series of the 2024-25 season The Michigan Tech Hockey team clinched a 6-3 win over Northern Michigan University on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. This victory followed a 3-0 shutout the previous night at the Berry Events Center to kick off thi...

10/31/2024

Election info for students

Lucas Frank, Sam Gidley · Learn more about the candidates on the ballot A significant fraction of the undergraduate population at Michigan Tech will have their first opportunity to vote in a presidential election this upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 5. If you are a United States citizen enrolled at Tech, yo...

10/25/2024

Learn about Tech’s new Essential Education curriculum

Colin Hoffman · Essential Education, Michigan Tech’s new general education program, will come into effect in Fall 2025. Current students will have a choice to update to the newer version of their degree or stay with the existing program. The revamp changes much of how gen-ed requirements are hand...

10/22/2024

Michigan Tech’s 9 million dollar problem

Ford Schoonover, Lucas Frank · Renovation bonds are coming to an end in 2025 What would you do with nine million dollars? The Michigan Tech Board of Trustees is asking themselves the same question. With such a large sum of money and a limited time to spend it, what will the school decide? Over the ...

10/16/2024

East Hall construction updates

Benjamin Marion, James Langsford · Michigan Tech is expanding its residential campus with a new residence hall as enrollment grows to record levels. In the Fall of 2024, Tech saw an enrollment increase of 1.5 percent, pushing the student population to its largest since 1982. This growth has made ad...

10/15/2024

Where should you go for the Fall foliage peak?

Robert Gossen · As the crisp autumn air settles into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the forests transform into vibrant landscapes of reds, oranges, and yellows, making the Keweenaw Peninsula an exceptional place to experience the beauty of the fall. Whether you’re into hiking or would just like to...

10/12/2024

HGD enterprises’ Game Jam starts today

Sam Gidley · The Husky Game Development Enterprise is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting a game jam open to everyone from Oct. 12 to Oct. 20, inviting participants to create games around a theme that will be announced at the start of the event. Participants will have nine days to develop a...

10/10/2024

MTU Faculty discusses Academic Freedom and Free Speech

Joshua Stevens · Last week in the Library East Reading Room, the Provost’s office hosted “Academic Freedom Decoded.” Faculty reviewed MTU’s policies on academic freedom and discussed the application of policies through the use of hypothetical situations. In small groups, they discussed situ...

10/08/2024

Ford Center opens new building

Alex Conrad · This past Tuesday, Oct.1, marked the ribbon cutting for a new addition to the Ford Center, which is used by the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. The addition adds capacity to the conference room, which is used for lectures during CFRES students’ Integrated Fiel...

10/04/2024

Fresh produce now in Husky Food Pantry

Marina Terenzi · Every Sunday, until the weather gets cold, Students for Sustainability gives out fresh produce at the Husky Food Access Network pantry in Fisher Hall. The produce comes from the garden outside of Wadsworth Hall. Produce is available every Sunday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., completely fr...

10/02/2024

New statues populate Quincy Dry House ruins

Lucas Frank, Alton Proctor · UP-born artist Kasey Koski recently unveiled several historic statues to “repopulate” ruins of the Quincy Mine Dry House. With just four days to come up with her proposal to meet the February deadline, Koski worked with Keweenaw National Historical Park and the Isle...

10/01/2024

Fall color tours at Mont Ripley starting this week

Robert Gossen, Ryan Szymanski · An opportunity to experience some “Ripley Magic” is upcoming with the Fall Colors Tour at Mont Ripley happening the first two weekends of October. Mont Ripley is preparing to hold its annual Fall Colors Tour. With one ticket, you will get one round-trip ride on t...

09/27/2024

Looking back at the parade of nations

Allen Pham · The Parade of Nations, an international celebration that marches through the Michigan Tech campus and the downtown Houghton area, took place last Saturday. Music accompanied the parade as students, families, and faculty watched over 50 countries celebrate in unison. The parade started ...

09/26/2024

MTU to adopt new Essential Education curriculum in 2025

Easton Laitila · Michigan Technological University has recently announced a shift in its core academic curriculum, moving from the current general education model to a new "Essential Education" approach starting in 2025. According to the administration, the Essential Education curriculum will focus...