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    Broadcast plus iPod equals new craze: Podcasts  Apr 29, 2007
    "My concern is students not taking notes will have a lasting effect on their true mastery of the material,'' Michigan Technological University humanities professor William Kennedy told The Detroit News. UCSB grad students and KCSB 91.9 FM hosts Ja'Nean Palacios and Bob Ngo podcast their weekly pop culture and entertainment show "Pop Life" -- they call it "a smarter, more critical version of 'Entertainment Tonight' '' -- while the Campus Crusade for Life puts its message in a "to-go" format in a... (Santa Barbara News-Press)

    OHS names Class of 2007 honor graduates  Apr 25, 2007
    He plans to attend Michigan Technological University to study mechanical engineering. LaLonde has received the Michigan Merit award, Elks Club scholarship, Michigan Tech Presidential Scholarship and the TIP Merit award. (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Chinese woman cited for rescuing US campus students  Apr 24, 2007
    She obtained a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from Michigan Technological University and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Windsor. She is now working on her PH.D at the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and concurrently serves as an assistant professor. (People's Daily Online, China)

    Council ponders proposed water tower remedy  Apr 4, 2007
    The Council took no formal action on Schlehuber's proposal, pending a review by consulting engineers and an analysis of the tower steel content by Michigan Technological University. Holding the floor for an extended analysis of the tower and its constituent parts, Schlehuber said the tensile strength of the failed tem section of the tower was only a fraction of the strength specified in original engineering specifications. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)

    • N.D. flies away with snow angel record  Mar 29, 2007
    But about a year ago, Michigan Technological University mustered up 3,784 people to do the same, and took away what Snyder thinks should be North Dakota's. The North Dakota Senate celebrated the achievement, with senators waving their arms in an arc as they endorsed a resolution praising the state's record. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Great Escape Ends Just Six Feet From Freedom  Mar 29, 2007
    North Dakota's snow figure turnout bested the earlier record of 3,784, set at Michigan Technological University on Feb. 10, 2006. North Dakota set the first record in the category in 2002, with 1,791. (Fox News -- Views)

    North Dakota snow angel record confirmed  Mar 29, 2007
    North Dakota's turnout beat the earlier record of 3,784, set at Michigan Technological University last year. North Dakota set the first record in 2002, with 1,791. (USA Today -- News)

    Money matters  Mar 23, 2007
    " Eastern Michigan University, Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior State University, Michigan Technological University, Oakland University, Saginaw Valley State University and Western Michigan University join Central Michigan as TEAM members. The plan would cost the state $1.8 billion, with nearly $300,000 of that going to MSU. Caught in the middle Mike Boulus, executive director for the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, represents all of the... (The State News, MI)

    Chlopek takes part in engineers' challenge  Mar 15, 2007
    Jason Chlopek, originally from Chetek and a student at Michigan Technological University, will be representing Michigan Tech in the Society of Automotive Engineers' Clean Snowmobile Challenge. Chlopek is the son of Mike Chlopek and Cindy Schulz of Chetek, and a graduate of Chetek High School. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    Wolves, moose in decline on Mich. island  Mar 8, 2007
    "All we found were the skull and a radio collar," Rolf Peterson, a wildlife research professor at Michigan Technological University, said Wednesday. Because of its isolation, the Isle Royale National Park is an ideal setting for wildlife study - and researchers are noting a troubling development: the island's wolf and moose populations are declining. (Bakersfield Californian -- Nation)

    • Angel record to stand  Feb 22, 2007
    Students at Michigan Technological University eclipsed that mark about a year ago with 3,784 snow angels. "We kind of smashed that record," Snyder said Wednesday. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Doctors Urged To Measure Carbon Footprint Of Their Conference Activities  Feb 18, 2007
    (December 10, 1998) -- Michigan Technological University researchers are studying ecosystem responses to global climate change in old growth forests in an attempt to find a part of the solution to the greenhouse effect. . (Science Daily)

    • VIDEO: Bismarck reclaims snow angel record in big way  Feb 18, 2007
    Paul Judge, the Michigan Technological University student who organized that event, was very impressed with Bismarck s turnout Saturday. It doesn t sound like they broke it it sounds like a smashing, Judge said in a phone interview. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Debtors Search for Discipline via Blogs  Feb 18, 2007
    Tricia said her credit problems began in her freshman year at Michigan Technological University, when she opened a Visa account in return for the campus signup premium, a large candy bar. Since then, she said, she has rarely made more than minimum payments. (Shoals TimesDaily)

    8,900 N. Dakotans make snow angels  Feb 18, 2007
    Marilyn Snyder, curator of education for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, said 8,910 people registered for Saturday's attempt to break the record of 3,784 set by students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. MOST READ STORIES. (AZCentral -- News)

    Snow Angel Mission Creates Quite A Flap  Feb 18, 2007
    " More than 8,900 people flapped their arms and legs on the state Capitol grounds Saturday to try to reclaim the record, which was snatched away about a year ago in Michigan. The Guinness Book of Records must confirm the number. The snow angel category was created in 2002 when 1,791 people made angels on the North Dakota Capitol grounds. Marilyn Snyder, curator of education for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, said 8,910 people registered for Saturday's attempt to break the record... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)

    • Storm stalls N.Y. snow angel record attempt  Feb 15, 2007
    North Dakotans will get their turn Saturday in Bismarck to try to beat the mark of 3,784 snow angels set by students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton about a year ago. The Michigan mark topped the record of 1,791 snow angels set in Bismarck in 2002. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Snow angel record at risk  Feb 12, 2007
    Students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton topped that mark about a year ago with 3,784 snow angels. Cooper said organizers in Syracuse hope 4,000 people will turn out. (USA Today -- News)

    Neighbors in the News  Feb 11, 2007
    Fogle is a 1998 graduate of Sycamore High School and received a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences in 2003 from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. and a doctorate in physical therapy in 2005 from St. Augustine University in St. Augustine, Fla. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    • Snow angel comeback  Jan 28, 2007
    Things like glory, greatness and the pursuit of harassing Michigan Technological University about its very short-lived footnote in the annals of Guinness angeldom ... "Michigan Technological University and the city of Houghton is definitely not scared," said a chuckling Travis Pearce recently, MTU's associate director of housing and residential life. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    WCHA notebook  Jan 20, 2007
    " Even after a dozen consecutive wins, the second-place Huskies are closer in the standings to the teams a few spots below them than they are to the first-place Golden Gophers, who enter the weekend with a seven-point advantage. Motzko certainly isn't talking about making a run at his old team in the race for the title, but he isn't exactly conceding it just yet either. "Right now, it's Minnesota's deal, but we'll hang around and see what happens," he said. The Huskies' second-to-last WCHA... (ESPN -- College Sports)


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