tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27347027060502888892012-01-12T20:35:15.716-05:00The student voice of Kettering University.Isaac Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764329412550579126noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-20177613773858257652011-03-14T13:14:00.001-04:002011-03-14T13:14:41.461-04:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More the technician

The Technicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625044630297097825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-1032022285175985852010-03-23T11:52:00.002-04:002010-03-23T12:03:41.972-04:00

The Technician will be hosting its "Techno With The Technician" rave party tonight, 11th Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in BJ'Late Night Breakfast will be 11th Thursday night, 10: 30 p.m. in the Sunrise Room.Note: The third edition of The Technician incorrectly stated that previous Late Night Breakfasts had taken place on 11th Tuesday. This was in error; there was discussion of moving Late Night

Isaac Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764329412550579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-82349545542383337282010-03-01T15:12:00.005-05:002010-03-01T15:20:10.101-05:00

Have you received an email that looks like the following? "From: HoefsN@pbso.org Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:34:58 -0500 To: ithelpdesk@kettering.edu Subject: Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit which is 20GB as set by your administrator, you are currently running on 20.9GB, you may not be able to send or receive new mail until you re-validate

Isaac Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764329412550579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-46660985055244583352010-02-09T22:24:00.001-05:002010-02-09T22:26:02.394-05:00

In Student Senate this week:There will be another co-op thesis forum during lunch hour on the 6th week's Thursday in the Academic Building, room 1817. Since the definition of what counts as a co-op term is more open-ended than in recent years, there may be a bit of confusion as to what does and does not constitute a co-op term; this forum should help alleviate the confusion. The various

Tyler Van Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142697101862105087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-86593413941877505012010-02-09T22:18:00.001-05:002010-02-09T22:24:38.843-05:00

A rough formulation of Diversity Week (7th week) has been recently established. Here are the tentative details:The usual T-shirts will be handed out on Monday in the Great Court.As stated in a previous post, a Haiti fundraising effort will also take place during this week. A bar chart (presumably located in the GC) will display a certain goal that is desired to be met. The various Greek houses

Tyler Van Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142697101862105087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-12250868329576652392010-02-08T14:47:00.000-05:002010-02-08T14:49:08.823-05:00

An issue which caused network login problems for all computers on the Kettering University network was resolved midday on Monday the 8th, say Information Technology representatives.The issue, which resulted in extended load times when logging into the network, troubled students, faculty, and staff members alike. Additional details will be posted when they become available.

Isaac Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764329412550579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-18610624092805163672010-01-27T00:17:00.001-05:002010-01-27T00:19:36.232-05:00

Today, an important revision was made to the Finance Council Ops Policies concerning advertising in the Technician and the Reflector. According to the new amendment, unanimously passed, "advertising by the Reflector and the Technician in their assigned publication will be exempt from FCOP Chapter II, Section F. Advertising by the Reflector and Technician shall continue to be covered by Bylaw

Tyler Van Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142697101862105087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-4858845887353364822010-01-25T11:05:00.002-05:002010-01-25T11:19:15.163-05:00

The Technician has received information indicating that the "Humans vs. Zombies" game planned by students for this term has been officially banned from campus by the school administration. Students who engage in the game could face judicial charges through the University.Mike Antonacci, the game's planner, said in an email that he did not plan to pursue the activity any further, but added "I

Isaac Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764329412550579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-81086257113233828782010-01-22T00:34:00.002-05:002010-01-22T00:38:08.513-05:00

Here's a look at what's currently going on:As mentioned on Kettering's homepage, applications for the five available Student Senate positions were due Thursday. To recap, these positions are: Administrator, Senior Representative, Freshman Representative, and 2 Multicultural Representatives. The candidates are to be interviewed and (if all goes well for them) appointed to these positions by the

Tyler Van Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142697101862105087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-91536607377075149642010-01-20T22:45:00.002-05:002010-01-20T22:51:59.220-05:00

Here's a look at what's currently going on:Several positions in the Ops Council have recently become vacant, as their former occupants have resigned! Resignation details are as follows: Kyle Weirauch has resigned from the Student Activities position, Khadijah McGuffie from the Diversity Week position, and Katy Zayan from the Philanthropic chair.With the black advent of the magnitude 6.1

Tyler Van Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142697101862105087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-39588289041079573182010-01-19T22:34:00.001-05:002010-01-19T22:39:24.778-05:00

Welcome to the first of a theoretically-infinite-part series! For those of you who are unsure about the raison d'être of this kind of post, know this: the Technician is attempting to bring to public light that knowledge which has been retained in the various facets of the Kettering Student Government like so many bits of matter attempting to escape the clutches of a black hole. Onto business:

Tyler Van Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142697101862105087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-71678513020799822062010-01-13T11:03:00.001-05:002010-01-13T11:04:30.113-05:00

Kettering University's Student Civic Engagement Center in partnership with our Michigan Campus Compact - Campus Engagement Fellows will be hosting a day of fun and education for local Flint Middle School students to come to campus and experience what college has to offer them. In the spirit of living the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Kettering will be inviting 50 middle school age

Isaac Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764329412550579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-89894350633635462792009-09-14T13:11:00.005-04:002009-09-14T13:19:20.381-04:00

Humor columnist Even Brest calls it "Kettering's Biggest Fan"Dr. David Benson comments that the university is "breaking wind"To student Bill Wojcik, though, his thesis project is an opportunity for Kettering students of all disciplines to have access to hands-on experience with wind energy.This past Wednesday saw the installation of an urban wind turbine on the roof of Kettering University's

The Technicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625044630297097825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-9839560687420159182009-09-04T11:42:00.002-04:002009-09-04T12:11:07.015-04:00

It's Long Weekend! While The Technician salutes this break as a great time to catch up on sleep and schoolwork, we also know that it can be just a little bit boring if you're still at Kettering. Here are some suggestions for what to do:Go out with a group. It's safer and a lot more fun. Even if no one likes an activity, the whole group can laugh about it instead of just one person being

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Kettering University was honored today by a visit and talk by C.C. Chan. Dr. Chan is a distinguished innovator and leader in the field of electrical engineering and electric vehicle design. He holds nine patens and has authored or coauthored 11 books and more than 300 papers. Dr. Chan spoke on the topic “Philosophy of Engineering and Challenges of Engineering Education” One point made by

Isaac Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764329412550579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-26151021546165142262009-08-28T13:17:00.002-04:002009-08-28T13:25:04.864-04:00

As many of you may have noticed, the Academic Building fire alarms went off at about 11:10 this morning. Campus Safety Chief Rolland Benford was able to give me a few details about the incident. The fire alarm at the door nearest the library was intentionally pulled. There was no fire. Those responsible for the incident have been identified.

Allen Hillakernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-26029482768939412882009-08-24T22:38:00.004-04:002009-08-25T00:38:49.597-04:00

As a Junior at Kettering, I do a lot of joking about Flint, and how unsafe it is. I always thought of it a just a joke. My joking about Flint's safety ended tonight. I was on the receiving end of a mugging. I was walking home from late-night lab work, when I was approached by 3 guys. After attempting to probe me for information as to whether I was carrying a phone, the chased me down and pulled a

Allen Hillakernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-12678972544204940322009-08-20T21:44:00.003-04:002009-08-21T00:32:19.734-04:00

With Kettering's many corporate connections, special visitors to campus are nothing new. This week, however, the university has hosted not only a GM director, Kettering alum Denise Gray, but state governor Jennifer Granholm as well.Granholm visited Wednesday in recognition of a half-million dollar grant to the school from the Department of Energy to fund battery research. Calling Kettering's

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Kettering University has returned to its #1 ranking for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and continues to be ranked in the Top Twenty in the nation in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges Guide," which is published by "U.S. News & World Report."For the first time, Kettering’s Mechanical Engineering program is ranked #2 in the country. "We are extremely pleased to be recognized as

Allen Hillakernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-85243421103918381552009-08-19T00:30:00.005-04:002009-08-19T00:45:24.493-04:00

On August 28 and 29 (seventh weekend Friday and Saturday), Longway Planetarium is presenting a weekend of laser shows. Tickets are $5 for a show or $8 for a night. Showtimes:Friday, August 28: 8:00 PM: Laser Hendrix9:00 PM: Laser Pink Floyd: The WallSaturday, August 29: 8:00 PM: Laser Hendrix9:00 PM: Laser Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the MoonFor more information, visit the Longway Planetarium

Allen Hillakernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734702706050288889.post-12387746243825881022009-08-16T12:17:00.000-04:002009-08-16T12:20:14.226-04:00

Hello and Welcome to the Technician's official blog. Here, members of the staff will share their thoughts, as well as keep you up-to-date on official Kettering news and information.

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