The Technician Issue 1 Summer 2011

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July 25, 2011 Volume 107 Issue 1

New Director of Residence Life

Club ContactA list of club meeting times and contact info

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Turtle TheoryStartling new insights

into our universe15

KSG BudgetNumbers and graphsfollowed by analysis

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Flint ScandalCity of Flint employeestest positive for drugs

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By Jessica BruceTechnician Staff

As all the freshmen know, Kettering University has a new face in charge of Thompson Hall. Katie Bosio took over late last term as the Director or Residence Life and is very happy to be here. She was born in Michigan, but lived in the Denver, Co. area, getting her Bache-lor of Arts degrees in Liberal Arts and History from Mesa State College in Grand Junc-tion, Co. She then earned a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in College Student Personnel Services from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Il. She served as Assistant Director of Housing and Resident Life at Mesa State College prior to her arrival at Kettering.

She came to Kettering because she was interested in small institution work and the job sounded in-triguing. She hopes to keep Thompson Hall looking up-to-date and operating at its best as well as offer-ing good leadership opportunities through working at Thompson Hall as Resident Advisors, at the front desk, kitchen, etc.

Katie sees the Kettering students as dedicated and motivated by the constraint of an eleven-week school term.

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Photo courtesy of Thompson Hall

Smoking Ban at UM–Flint

Cynthia DiSarnoTechnician Staff

As a part of the University of Michigan, the um-Flint campus has gone smoke free as of July 1st. Stu-dents are no longer allowed to smoke on the 76-acre campus minus in the comforts of their car (with the windows rolled up), city sidewalks,parking decks, and public throughways. New signs for the smoke free campus have been posted on the university grounds and all of the smoking shacks, ashtrays, and designated smoking area signs have been removed. The University of Michigan proposed the ban in 2009 to follow their employee M-Healthy program to promote healthy lifestyles.

Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan–Flint and the Flint Journal.

University Hosts Concert

The Music in the Parks 2011 series continues with Gospel Celebration featuring The Flint Area Gospel Musicians & Directors Fellowship, The Flint Jubilee Chorale, and The Flint Jubilee Gospel Singers.

Kettering University will host Music in the Park at Mott Park on Tuesday, July 26, 7 p.m. The event is free. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and bug spray. Performance: Gospel Celebration featuring The Flint Area Gospel Musicians & Directors Fel-lowship, The Flint Jubilee Chorale, and The Flint Jubilee Gospel Singers.

Kettering will host two FIRST robot teams at the park to promote the next Kettering Kickoff, Satur-day, Sept. 17 in the Recreation Center.

This article was originally run in "Life at Ketter-ing," a blog with resources for students, run by the Uni-versity. To view the blog, visit bulldogs.kettering.edu/lifeatkettering/

By Adlai Milbitz and Isaac MeadowsTechnician Staff

Kettering admissions is “feeling very positive about growth,” says Karen Full, Kettering’s Director of Admissions. According to Ms. Full, enrollment has increased about 10% over the low levels of 2010. Details of student enrollment numbers were not made available to The Technician.

Efforts to improve recruitment have included new programs, advertising, and hiring in the admissions department. Potential students are invited to activi-ties like “Dog Days of Summer,” a series of Friday programs designed to showcase campus life as well as academics. The “Dog Days” program is currently being promoted via billboards and student calling programs.

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Uptick in Kettering Enrollment

Photo courtesy of Kettering Communications

The TechnicianPage 2

NewsFlint Employees on Drugs?

Numbers Don’t Add

Up, But City Policies

Are In the SpotlightBy Isaac MeadowsTechnician Staff

City Administrator Greg Eason set off a brief fire-storm in Flint politics with comments in a March 23 meeting of the Flint City Council. In a statement re-garding one city employee who tested positive for il-legal drug use, he said if the city followed a protocol requiring the dismissal of the employee, “we would probably get rid of half the staff population here,” reported the Flint Journal and the Michigan Times.

His comments provoked immediate responses that ranged from concern for public safety to out-rage at what Brian Burdy, president of the Flint Po-lice Officers Association, called in an open letter, “an absolutely absurd comment.”

According to City of Flint Communications Di-rector Dawn Jones, drug tests conducted on City of Flint employees have come back positive about 10 percent of the time; between 50 and 75 employees (out of 1600) have been tested for drug use.

The immediate context for Eason's remark was on the proper way to handle a positive drug test by a city employee. Although the city’s policy has been repeatedly described as “no-tolerance” and enforced as such through union contracts that include regu-lar and incidental drug screening, the employee in question was allowed to stay on the job after he im-mediately enrolled in an outpatient treatment pro-gram. Said Eason, “We never found drugs on him. When an employee admits on their own they do have a problem and is willing to go to a drug pro-gram, I don’t see any reason why you should punish them.” City Councilman Joshua Freeman disagreed, expressing frustration that the employee continued to work for the city and even moved from part-time to full-time status with continued access to a city vehicle. In comments called "sarcastic and ex-treme" but "on target" by the Flint Journal Editorial Board, Freeman asked for a list of all city employees who have tested positive for controlled substances. "These people are driving city-owned vehicles," he said. "I guess the message is if you see a city vehicle coming at you, get off to the side of the road."

The Technician contacted Mr. Eason's office, but as of press time, there has been no response.

July 25, 2011

CorrectionsIn the orientation edition of The Technician, the

second-page graph of undergraduate students by major was incorrect. A typographical error led to the number of A-section Chemical Engineer-ing students to be misidentified as 3. The correct number is 39.

The Technician regrets this error.

Uptick in Kettering

EnrollmentContinued from the front page

Pre-college programs now range from the tradi-tional Lite and Aim camps to new programs focus-ing on sustainable energy and computer engineer-ing. The admissions department has begun rehiring staff, including a new international admissions re-cruiter. Additional emphasis is being placed on out-of-state recruitment.

Ms. Full also called the efforts of Kettering stu-dents over recent terms “extremely helpful” and asked Kettering students to continue participat-ing in efforts such as the “Old School” campaign, which sends students back to their respective high schools to advertise Kettering. Students interested in this opportunity should contact Trisha Stommel at the email address [email protected]. Stu-dents were also asked to participate in the new “Dog Days” program by interacting with visiting students and their families at the Friday programs.

Editor's Note: Matthew Gessler contributed re-porting.

First Annual Buckham Alley Fest in FlintBy Cynthia DiSarnoTechnician Staff

Most people don't expect to have a good time in an alley in Flint, but on Saturday, July 16 from 6pm to midnight, Buckham Alley was filled with artists, bands, and plenty of fun! This was the first annual Buckham Alley Fest (baf) and it was well-organized and quite enjoyable. There was food available for purchase from downtown restaurants like Soyla's and Wise Guys Pizza along with support from the area restaurants, including Bd's Mongolian Barbe-cue. The Creative Alliance and Flint Handmade held crafting tables where participants could make crafts that included poi, mask-making, beading, and more—all free of charge. Flint Handmade also brought together over 50 vendors who sold their handmade goods that included jewelry, bath prod-ucts, purses, stuffed animals, toys, clothing, and paper crafts to form the Shopping District of their “Craft City” area. Genessee Regional Young Pro-

fessionals held a spelling bee with a grand prize of $1,000 cash. BAF also had a total of 10 bands per-form on the Sectorlink and the Torch Bar and Grill stages, including Kettering student Nathan Butler (me) and his band, Rev. Right Time and the First Cousins of Funk/ Whiskey Rebellion. The band is made up of five members who reside in the Flint area and include a singer, two guitarists, a bass guitarist, and a drummer. baf had music, dance, artisans, handmade crafts, street performers, art, fun and food. baf held a successful event with an attendance around 2,000, and it all stemmed from an idea that Chris Everson, a resident of Flint, had while spend-ing time with friends at the Torch last December.

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EssaysBreathtaking Collections Come Alive at FIA

By Elizabeth McLeanGuest Contributor

The city of Flint, often coined “Vehicle City,” has always had a well-established relationship and his-tory with the automotive industry and manufactur-ing. Given this, envisioning Flint as a cultural hub for the arts may seem like a stretch, but the Flint Institute of Arts (fia) is definitely bringing some first-rate artwork, music, and cultural events into the city. While the fia has a permanent collection always available at the museum, such as a sculpture garden, artwork ranging from the Renaissance to modern day works, and artifacts, they bring in ad-ditional collections from time to time open to the general public. One of the most recent of these col-lections at the fia, entitled "Edmund Lewandowski: Precisionism and Beyond," ties the city's automotive and industrial roots in with breathtaking artwork that truly reflects the city's innovative spirit.

While some of Lewandowski’s work is owned by the fia, many of his original pieces belong to other organizations across the nation. The exhibit brings all of Lewandowski’s artwork into a single location to really give an incredible view of the scope of his work. Many great artists go through phases during their career, and Lewandowski was no exception. As the title of the collection implies, Precisionism was one of Lewandowski’s fortes and the style of the vast majority of his work. The style was defined by Lewandowski, along with other artists, as being “en-gaged in painting the American scene, in an Ameri-can style that [is] an American historical record,” and judging from the exhibit, he definitely accom-plished this mission in a very unique way.

Many of the commonly known “American” paint-

ings that were made during the era Lewandowski worked — the 20th century — included barnscapes and other scenic views depicting American progress. Lewandowski showed an entirely different side of American progress by taking industrial plants and components and turning them into incredible piec-

es of artwork. Things as raw as beams of steel were turned into a magnificent spectrum of reds, captur-ing the eye's attention across a canvas. A brewery suddenly went from a collection of metal buildings to a piece of artwork expressing so much more than the buildings themselves—indeed, the moment in which they existed.

While industrial Precisionist works encompassed a majority of his collection, Lewandowski also cap-tured many marine scenes from the Great Lakes

region as well as the shores of South Carolina. The last painting of his lifetime was one of these marine scenes and was titled “Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse,” depicting a single lighthouse towering over a back-ground of trees. Aside from Precisionist works, Lewandowski also dabbled in other areas, such as abstract art. Much of the work he did of Flint was in this abstract style, and one of his works permanently on display in the fia is a huge mosaic laid into the wall with various hues of blues, blacks, and splashes of red.

Lewandowski’s collection is definitely an impres-sive one, and the collaborative efforts of the fia with other museums to bring his collection to Flint are truly incredible. The collection is slotted to be on display until August 7, 2011 and is well worth seeing. Also on display until August 7 is a collection titled "Something Waits Beneath It—Early Work of An-drew Wyeth, 1939–1969," and, in the opinion of this author, is an equally impressive collection. Some of the upcoming exhibitions include "Quilting Tradi-tions: The Art of the Amish" and "Art of Collecting."

The fia is an incredible place and definitely worth the time of anyone, from art critics to regular passers-by. Every Saturday, the fia offers “Target Saturdays” in which admission is free, so the fia is bound to be an excellent choice for those bored on the weekends. The fia also offers other attractions, such as the col-lege town film series, an art school, and educational programs. To see all that the fia has to offer, hours, and other information, visit www.flintarts.org.

The painting Great Lakes Shipbuilding by Edmund Lewandowski (left) is one of many pieces on exhibi-tion at the Flint Institute of Arts through August 7.

Andew WyethOptimism Beneath

All the GloomBy Justin MonahanGuest Contributor

Feeling overwhelmed from all of the countless for-mulas and calculations from your class work? Need a break from it all? The Flint Institute of Arts exhi-bition “Something Waits Beneath It: Early Work by Andrew Wyeth, 1939–1969” could be the solution you are looking for. An exhibition to take your mind off of math and science and focus on art and the hid-den meaning from Wyeth’s watercolor works.

At a first glimpse of Andrew Wyeth’s exhibit, one would think he suffered from a dark, gloomy life with a negative outlook. His collection is mostly of barren landscapes in the fall or winter months when the trees have lost their leaves and the ground is bare and covered in snow. I moved from one painting to the next, wondering why he liked the gloom of the winter. Pictures of run-down houses covered in snow, with a lonely tree all by itself in the yard. Then

I read the letters he wrote and illustrated to try and see where he was coming from. I was trying to re-late and figure out why all the gloom through his art work and letters.

At least that’s what I thought until I saw his own description of his collection: “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the land-scape…the loneliness of it…Something waits be-neath it the whole story doesn't show." This brought the collection full circle for me. I had to go re-en-gage myself in each of his works to see what he was trying to portray. I re-worked myself throughout the whole exhibit again. I collected a new sense of hope and optimism from his paintings beneath the barren land, run-down houses, and lonely trees. It shows what seems the worst side of a place, but I was able to make it a new piece of art by picturing what it may have looked like during other seasons of the year when it is not as barren. Wyeth not only shows the beauty of winter and barrenness, but he also forces you to be an active viewer and use your imagination to find structure and depth in it.

The Wyeth exhibit was very enjoyable to try and interpret his hidden meaning in each piece of art-work. I am not one to be “deep,” I am always told,

yet his artwork definitely made me think, which is why I preferred his work to the other excellent exhibits on display at the fia. Wyeth’s works do not attract your eye through bright colors and ex-otic places, yet even the dreadfulness of winter can give you a feel-ing of well-being and a hopeful, optimistic view.

Admission is free on Saturdays.The Flint Institute of Arts is located at 1120 East

Kearsley Street.

The painting Blue Door by Andrew Wyeth (above) is one of many pieces on exhibition at

the Flint Institute of Arts through August 7.

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KSG BudgetJuly 25, 2011

Scheduled Requested Granted "Battle" "Battle" Line-Item Total Funds Total in

Account Number Account Description Date Amount Amount Request Amount Change Funds Spent Account

990500 General

Copier Expense $750.00 $750.00 $750.00 $750.00

Gasoline Reimbursement $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00

Sign Room Supplies $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

$950.00 $950.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $950.00 $0.00 $950.00

990510 Operations Council

Food Count 10 Food $300.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

Carnival of Clubs Shirts $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

$600.00 $550.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $250.00 $0.00 $250.00

990520 Finance Council

Food Count 8 Food $240.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Budgeting Meeting Food $50.00 $40.00 $40.00 $40.00

Supplies $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00

$305.00 $255.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $255.00 $0.00 $255.00

990530 Student Senate

Food Count 16 Food $480.00 $480.00 $480.00 $480.00

Student of the Year $120.00 $120.00 $120.00 $120.00

Corporate Day $800.00 $800.00 $800.00 $800.00

Senator of the Term $150.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00

Senior 3 Picnic $800.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

Midterm Madness $150.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Campus Safety Info Session $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Coffee and Donut Hours $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

Committee Budgets $1,000.00 $800.00 $800.00 $800.00

Student Forum w/ KU President $800.00 $600.00 $600.00 $600.00

Leadership Development $3,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

KSG End of Term Dinner $1,000.00 $450.00 $450.00 $450.00

KSG Philanthropic Donations $500.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

$9,600.00 $4,125.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,125.00 $0.00 $4,125.00

990540 Flowers and Gifts

Operating Expenses $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

$300.00 $300.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $300.00 $0.00 $300.00

990860 Academic Council

Food Count 8 Food $300.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Student Forum $750.00 $750.00 $750.00 $750.00

$1,050.00 $950.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $950.00 $0.00 $950.00

$12,805.00 $7,130.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,830.00 $0.00 $6,830.00



990190 Administration

Food Count 30 Food $350.00 $350.00 $350.00 $350.00

$350.00 $350.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $350.00 $0.00 $350.00

Aerosciences Club

Food Count 12 Food Weekly $340.00 $300.00 $300.00 300

17 Flight Experience $390.00 $0.00 $0.00 0

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Revised 3/15/2011KSG Administration

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KSG Activities Council

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Thunder Over Michigan $315.00 $315.00 $315.00 315

Bottle Rocket Blastoff Event $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 250

Wind Tunnel Projects $420.00 $210.00 $210.00 210

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$1,715.00 $1,075.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,075.00 $0.00 $1,075.00

Airsoft Club

Food Count 12 Term Opener $566.00 $516.00 $516.00 $516.00

Standard Weekend Games $1,464.00 $876.00 $876.00 $876.00

$2,030.00 $1,392.00 0 0 0 $1,392.00 0 $1,392.00

990880 Allies

Food Count 18 Food $600.00 $360.00 $360.00 $360.00

Coffee and Conversations $650.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

$1,250.00 $660.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $660.00 $0.00 $660.00

990770 Anime Club

Food Count 47 Food Weekly Sat $940.00 $940.00 $940.00 $940.00

Anime Fest 7th Wk-end $375.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

Cosplay Ball 5th sat $135.00 $135.00 $135.00 $135.00

$1,450.00 $1,375.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,375.00 $0.00 $1,375.00

990270 Aquaneers

Food Count 25 Food wed- 7 mtgs $600.00 $350.00 $350.00 $350.00

30 Open Water Classroom Session $2,200.00 $1,540.00 $1,540.00 $1,540.00

Advanced Classroom Session $680.00 $680.00 $680.00 $680.00

Dive Trip $1,940.00 $1,720.00 $1,720.00 $1,720.00

Tank Refills $1,200.00 $600.00 $600.00 $600.00

$6,620.00 $4,890.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,890.00 $0.00 $4,890.00

990810 Asian American Association

Food Count 15 Food $0.00

Sushi Night $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990480 Basketball Club


Tournament (Gus Hacker) $0.00

3x3 Tournament (Red Hacker) $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990340 Black Unity Congress (BUC)

Food Count 20 Food $875.00 $250.00 $0.00

25 Cultural Outing $300.00 $300.00 $0.00

Team Building Event $150.00 $150.00 $0.00

$1,325.00 $700.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990660 Bulldog Mud Boggers

Food Count 35 Food Weekly $880.00 $700.00 $700.00 $700.00

Mound Trips Bi-weekly $750.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

ORV Stickers $320.00 $240.00 $240.00 $240.00

Demolition Derby Tickets Aug 15-21 $450.00 $225.00 $225.00 $225.00

Truck Show $290.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

$2,690.00 $1,915.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,915.00 $0.00 $1,915.00

Chess Club

Food Count 10 Food $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Tournament Entry Fees $400.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

Team Memberships $170.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

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Player Lodging $140.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

KU Speed Chess Tournament $275.00 $275.00 $275.00 $275.00

$1,185.00 $775.00 $775.00 $775.00

990680 Cliffhangers

Food Count 65 Food $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Climbing $2,520.00 $1,750.00 $1,750.00 $1,750.00

$2,720.00 $1,950.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,950.00 $0.00 $1,950.00

990230 Cycling Club

15 Food $0.00

Charity Rides $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990460 Dance Club

Food Count 25 Food $500.00 $450.00 $450.00 $450.00

25 instructor fee $880.00 $880.00 $880.00 $880.00

collegiate Dance $100.00 $0.00 $0.00

$1,380.00 $1,330.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,330.00 $0.00 $1,330.00

990960 Fencing Club

Food Count 5 Food $200.00 $140.00 $140.00 $140.00

10 Fencing Club Fees $600.00 $420.00 $420.00 $420.00

$0.00

$800.00 $560.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $560.00 $0.00 $560.00

990220 Firebirds

Food Count 70 Food $2,450.00 $1,400.00 $1,400.00 $1,400.00

Top Gear Night $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

K^arting Trips $3,800.00 $1,700.00 $1,700.00 $1,700.00

Autocross $3,750.00 $1,875.00 $1,875.00 $1,875.00

Autoshow $550.00 $550.00 $550.00 $550.00

Dyno Day $1,200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$11,900.00 $5,675.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,675.00 $0.00 $5,675.00

990570 Gaming Society

Food Count 41 Food $820.00 $800.00 $800.00 $800.00

Magic Tournament 6th Friday $625.00 $520.00 $520.00 $520.00

$1,445.00 $1,320.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,320.00 $0.00 $1,320.00

990920 GEO

Food Count 25 Food $945.00 $630.00 $630.00 $630.00

Cultivating the Community $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 $125.00

2 Speakers $800.00 $400.00 $400.00 $400.00

Battle of the Bins $725.00 $725.00 $725.00 $725.00

$2,595.00 $1,880.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,880.00 $0.00 $1,880.00

Grill Club

Food Count 40 Food $1,475.00 $617.50 $617.50 $617.50

Steak Night $343.75 $172.00 $172.00 $172.00

Grilling Abroad $385.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$2,203.75 $789.50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $789.50 $0.00 $789.50

Total: $41,658.75 $26,636.50Scheduled Requested Granted "Battle" "Battle" Line-Item Total Funds Total in


990330 Hockey Club $8,883.00 $8,000.00

Food Count 40 Sport $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

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990410 International Club

Food Count 30 Welcome Back BBQ $250.00 $215.00 $215.00 215.00

Japanese Origami $230.00 $195.00 $195.00 195.00

Great Expectations $270.00 $270.00 $270.00 270.00

Jamaican $150.00 $115.00 $115.00 115.00

Midterm Madness $180.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00

African Culture $250.00 $115.00 $115.00 115.00

Hispanic Fiesta $200.00 $165.00 $165.00 165.00

Diversity Week Event $750.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00

$0.00 0.00

$2,280.00 $1,075.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,075.00 $0.00 $1,075.00

KAR GM Speaker Series $600.00 $600.00 $600.00 $600.00

Outlook Conference $800.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$1,400.00 $600.00 $600.00 $600.00

990200 Karate Club

Food Count 16 Food

Instructor Fee $2,000.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00

$2,000.00 $1,800.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,800.00 $0.00 $1,800.00

Kettnetic Thunder

Food Count 25 Kick off meeting $75.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00

Tournament entry fees $400.00 $400.00 $400.00 $400.00

Tournament Snacks $400.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Tournament Lodging $800.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Tournament Travel Fund $200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

End of term Dinner $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

Advertising and Documentation $150.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Campus Ultimate Tournament $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

High School Team Tournament $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

$3,325.00 $1,950.00 $1,950.00 $1,950.00

990280 Lacrosse Club


$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990800 Laser Tag Club

Food Count 30 Lock-in reservation $1,250.00 $1,050.00 $1,050.00 $1,050.00

30+ Lock-In Food $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

$1,500.00 $1,300.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,300.00 $0.00 $1,300.00

Mobile Robotics Club

25 Weekly meetings $750.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

$750.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

Open Source Club

Food Count current-14 Food $375.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

expected- 15 Outing- Detroit Maker Fare $180.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Hack-a-thon $200.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

Software Distribution $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

$855.00 $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $500.00 $0.00 $500.00

990240 Outdoors Club

Food Count 80 Food $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

Wet Suit Rental $600.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Rafting $9,007.50 $4,800.00 $4,800.00 $4,800.00

$9,907.50 $5,100.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,100.00 $0.00 $5,100.00

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

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TOTAL:

The TechnicianPage 6 July 25, 2011Paintball Club

Food Count 5 Food

Open Play

Coached Practice

TOTAL: $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990590 Physics Club

Food Count 15 Food $600.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

Soapbox Derby $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

Physics Project $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

ice cream social $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

$1,000.00 $700.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $700.00 $0.00 $700.00

Pre-Med Club

Food Count 15 weekly meeting presentations 500 400

990890 realSERVICE

Food Count 15 Food for Meetings $500.00 $360.00 $360.00 $360.00

20-25 Christmas in July 2nd week $300.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

Poker Tournament 7th week $240.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

$1,040.00 $810.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $810.00 $0.00 $810.00

990370 Trap & Skeet

Food Count 53 Food $800.00 $700.00 $700.00 $700.00

2 Sanctioned Events $3,000.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00

9 Trap & Skeet outings $10,800.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00

Safety Training Course

NRA Training $1,680.00 $1,680.00 $1,680.00 $1,680.00

Competitions $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$18,280.00 $8,880.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8,880.00 $0.00 $8,880.00

Up Til Dawn

Food Count 20 Food Weekly- mon $500.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Awareness Week 4th week $500.00 $275.00 $275.00 $275.00

Letter Writing Finale $1,000.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

$2,000.00 $975.00 $975.00 $975.00

Welding Club

Food Count 25 Food $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

Weekend Project Sessions $730.00 $680.00 $680.00 $680.00

Training Session $575.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$1,805.00 $1,180.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $500.00 $0.00 $500.00

$46,642.50 $33,770.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $44,434.50 $0.00 $44,434.50




No Budget $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990060 WKUF Insurance $750.00 $750.00 $750.00 $750.00

Food Count 25 Food for Meetings $600.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00

Open Mic Night $300.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00

Music and CD Subscriptions $500.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

Communications Council

TOTAL:

Webstream $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

Promotions $300.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

Supplies $25.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$2,575.00 $1,550.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,550.00 $0.00 $1,550.00

990080 Technician

Food Count 14 Meeting Food $450.00 $350.00 $350.00 $350.00

Layout Meetings $120.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00

Tabloid $2,460.00 $2,460.00 $2,460.00 $2,460.00

Magazine $600.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

Promotions $200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Events $690.00 $270.00 $270.00 $270.00

$4,520.00 $3,655.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $3,655.00 $0.00 $3,655.00

990070 Tech Staff

0 No Budget $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990100 Reflector

Food Count 0 Yearbook $0.00

Food $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990110 Photo Staff

0 Supplies $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$7,095.00 $5,205.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,205.00 $0.00 $5,205.00




0 Food $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

990180 Events

Welcome Back Day $1,000.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00

Diversity Week $0.00 $0.00

Wings Night $3,000.00 $2,800.00 $2,800.00 $2,800.00

Late Night Breakfast $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00

$7,000.00 $6,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,000.00 $0.00 $6,000.00

$7,000.00 $6,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,000.00 $0.00 $6,000.00

$108,201.25 $78,741.50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $62,469.50 $0.00 $62,469.50

# of Students 850

Activity Fee $126.00 Gross Operating Funds $107,100.00

Capital Fee $6.30 Capital Funds $5,355.00

1.5% Connie John Fund $1,606.50

Food Amount $20.00 Net Operating Funds $100,138.50

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

TOTAL:

Grand TOTAL:

KSG Snap Shot

TOTAL:

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TOTAL:

Campus Activities Council

TOTAL:

KSG Food Amount $25.00

Rollover from last term $0.00

19% of Net Operating Funds Athletics Fund $19,026.32

Funds Available $81,112.19

Requested Distributed

Current Funds $108,201.25 $78,741.50

KSG Budget Balance $(27,089.07) $2,370.69 Difference Covered By Austerity Plan


Top 10 Clubs by Total Cost

Dollars and Sense

An EditorialSince The Technician first began publishing the

ksg budget in Summer 2010, the practice has grown to a quarterly ritual of data entry, analysis, and graph-making. We at The Technician feel that transparency is essential to good government, particularly in uni-versity affairs. However, a transparent government is only as accountable as its constituency forces it to

be. You, the student reader, paid $126 this quarter for the privilege of having a student government, clubs, and activities as part of your college experi-ence. Therefore, we at The Technician entreat you: Examine these graphs. Read the budget line items. Attend Student Government events like Wings Night and Late Night Breakfast. Visit a ksg meet-ing and understand how decisions are made. ksg meetings occur every day of the week for the several councils at lunch in the ksg office on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center.

Attending college places the student in a com-munity of their peers, and paying the student activ-ity fee gives students the right and responsibility to

engage in student life. Participation in the student body’s self-governance can be a meaningful and re-warding experience; the marginal cost is nothing but your time and mental energy.

Do you have questions, comments, or ideas relat-ed to student government or the budget? Write to [email protected].

For more information on the ksg budget and addi-tional graphs, visit The Technician online at bulldogs.kettering.edu/technician.

Top 10 Clubs by Food per Member


CollageJuly 25, 2011

Students play cornhole near the Bell Tower (top left), while two members of Alpha Phi play volleyball near the pavilion (top right).

Delta Chi's lan party (below) produced a psychedelic display of colors in Bj's Lounge

The Technician Page 9July 25, 2011July 25, 2011

Freshmen enjoy a film outside of Thompson Hall during Movie on the Beach.

Students congregate in the lobby of Thompson Hall to play video games.


Campus LifeFreshmen Speak Up

After a week of class, The Technician stopped by Thompson Hall to talk to freshmen. Sixteen stu-dents gave us some insight on what brought them here and what they most enjoy about the school. Each student was asked these three questions:

1. How did you hear about Kettering?2. What aspects of the school made you want to

come here?3. Since coming here, what about the school do

you like the most?Here are a sampling of the student's responses to

the questions. They answers are printed below in the order shown above.

Alan Xia1. My parents2. Co-op, scholarship, and the small campus3. The culture here; every-

one is incredibly friendly. You will routinely see the same people, and the professors are friendly.

Chad Barnes1. Online2. Co-op3. The student involvement in sports and other activities

Cody Adams1. My high school counselor2. Co-op3. Classes

Colin Mahar1. Online2. Co-op3. The student involvement in sports and other activities.

MallikaWadhawan1. I got some stuff in the mail2. The co-op program3. The small class sizes

MariaGoodpaster1. My brother went here2. Co-op program3. Being in the awesome Unit 24

Nathan Moss1. The school e-mailed me2. Co-op3. The smaller campus, because it's easier to get around

Ryan Hauger1. I heard about it from my uncle in conversation2. Definitely the co-op program3. How small it is—you get to meet lots of people

Will Savoie1. My brother goes here and I heard how great it was2. The scholarships & co-op3. The class sizes and being able to do whatever I want

Things of Interest:Students had a diverse set of experiences that ini-

tially made them aware of Kettering. Family and the Internet, however, stood out as most oft-cited sourc-es of information.

Out of the sixteen respondents, all but three said that co-op was the reason they came to Kettering.

The school's size was seen as an advantage, as is the student body's relative politeness.

Editor's Note: The students above were those from the survey that allowed their photograph to be used in The Technician. Their answers as provided above are faithful representations of the spirit of their responses, but have been altered to fit in the space allotted or to enhance clarity of thought. No additional emphasis was provided.

New Director of Residence Life

July 25, 2011

Continued from the front page

She has observed that each of the sections do things differently, though the concepts and end re-sults are the same.

One of the ideas she is working on is a program that would allow students to view housing infor-mation and choose their room assignment. Katie stated, “The program is similar to Blackboard in how it displays the class information… it would be like Blackboard for housing information.” She also wants to see more academic programs available in the Residence Hall as well as activity programs to “get residents out of their rooms.” She plans to look at the Residence Hall policies with the rha of both sections to see what is working and what might need to be added to the policies.

Bosio is also working on making the Residence Hall more appealing to upperclassmen and would love to see Thompson Hall filled with residents. Many upperclassmen asked for housing at the last minute during the Residence Hall Directors; Katie hopes to make Thompson Hall a place where they want to live and to encourage the upperclassmen to plan ahead. She believes that living on campus is easier for students since she also lived on campus during her undergraduate years. “You don’t have to clean your own bathrooms and it’s close to classes.”

Some facts about Katie: she collects monkeys, her favorite color is purple, and she loves to cook. “You’ll often find interesting smells coming out of my apartment.” She also has a lot of extended family living in the area.

She encourages students to connect electronically through Facebook (Kettering University Residence Life), Twitter (@KetteringResLif ), and Aol In-stant Messenger (KetteringResLif (Monday–Friday, 8 am – 5 pm). She may also be contacted via e-mail at [email protected].

Submissions PolicyThe Technician encourages any interested stu-

dents to attend staff meetings, held each Tuesday and Friday over the lunch hour in The Technician office, located on the 3rd floor of the Campus Cen-ter by Campus Life. Student submissions are en-couraged and will be published if their material is in the public interest.

Submissions or letters to the editor from fac-ulty or administrative entities will be published if space is available. The Technician reserves the right to edit any and all submissions for brevity.

Anonymous submissions are rarely published and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. In-dividuals wishing to publish anonymously should consult the editor-in-chief.

The deadline for the upcoming issue of The Technician is 5th Tuesday at noon. Expected distri-bution is 6th Tuesday. Send submissions to [email protected].


Council/Chair Name Email PHONE

KSG Advisor Stewart, Debbie [email protected] (810) 762-9679

Senate/President Huong Chim [email protected]/Vice President Michael Steinert [email protected]/Administrator Meredith Brassell [email protected]/Senior Rep Blake Wischer [email protected]/Senior Rep Tyler Finnegan [email protected]

Senate/Junior Rep Justin Cetnar [email protected]/Junior Rep Don Ebben [email protected]/Sophomore Rep Bryannan Santo [email protected]/Freshman Rep Isabella Zapinski [email protected]/Freshman Rep Raymond Hyder [email protected]/Multicultural Rep Trimechia Moore [email protected]/Multicultural Rep Mathis Allen [email protected]

OC/Director Scott Builta [email protected]/Assistant Director Amanda Askew [email protected] OC/Administrator Richard Pease [email protected]

OC/Activities Zachary Johnson [email protected]

OC/Entertainment Tylor Schlink [email protected]

OC/Entertainment Allison Hilditch [email protected]

OC/ Advertisment Scott Hoffman [email protected]/ Advertisment Nate Bigelow [email protected]/Standards Chair Elizabeth McLean [email protected]/Diversity Week Joshua Wildermuth [email protected]

OC Athletics Jennifer Taraski [email protected]/Philanthropy Ariel Childress [email protected]

OC/Web Master/Tech Staff Kimberly Marquette [email protected]

FC/Treasurer Heather Allen [email protected]/ Assistant Treasurer Caitlan Williams [email protected]/Secretary Adam Schneider [email protected]/Capital & Communications Jennifer Rellinger [email protected]/Administrative Assets Pete Thorwall [email protected]/Activities Asset Manager Trent Johnson (A-G) [email protected]/Activities Asset Manager Scott Builta (H-Z) [email protected]

A-Section Contact List Summer 2011

Thursdays Lunch

Wednesdays Lunch

Tuesdays Lunch

AC/Director Mike Antonacci [email protected]/Asst. Director Matt Jokerst [email protected]/Feedback Coordinator Mohit Dave [email protected]/Public Relations Coordinator Adlai Milbitz [email protected]/ Project Team TJ Clark [email protected]/ Project Team John Oliver [email protected]/ Project Team Breana Hyden [email protected]

CLUBS Contact Email Location Meeting Day & Time

Aerosciences Club Jacob Crabill [email protected] AB 1817/1819 Mondays at 12:20PM

Airsoft Club Justin Cetnar [email protected]

Allies Wallee Keating [email protected] Good Beans Café Fridays at 6PM

Anime Elizabeth Talsma [email protected] AB 1817 Saturdays 6PM-12AM

Aquaneers Caleb Harrison [email protected] Rec Center Even Wednesdays 12:30PM

BUC Imari Swanson [email protected] BUC Lounge Odd Tuesdays 12:20PM

Campus Crusade for Christ Kenneth Skeldon [email protected]

Chess Club Zach Johnson [email protected] 5-200 CC Tuesdays & Thursdays 9PM

Cliffhangers

Dance Racquel Lovlace [email protected] BJ's Lounge Thursdays 9PM

Fencing Club Mike Schreiber [email protected] Flint YMCA Mondays at 7:15 PM

Firebirds Alex Ripstein [email protected] AB 1817 Odd Wednesdays at 12:20PM

Gaming Society Max Batimer [email protected] Commuter's Lounge Wednesdays 6PM-12AM

GEO Tiffany Snow [email protected] SCEC Thursdays at 12:20PM

Grill Club Andrew Brinks [email protected] Pavillion Wednesdays 11PM

Improv Club Mike Antonachi [email protected] The Pool Mon & Weds 10PM

International Club Locksly Wallace [email protected] Heritage Room Even Tuesdays 12:20PM

Laser Tag Don Ebben [email protected] TBA TBA

Muddboggers Micheal Wroblicky [email protected] Pool Tuesdays at 12:20PM

NSBE Keishawna Baker [email protected] Room A Mondays at 6:00PM

Open Source Club Noah Gagnon [email protected] Cribathon Wednesdays at 6:30PM

Outdoors Phil Nimmo [email protected] AB 1817 7/19, 8/2, 8/16 12:20PM

Physics Club Jacob Crabill [email protected] AB 2716 Every Tuesday at 12:20PM

realService Justin Arnold [email protected] SCEC Tuesday at 12:20PM

SHPE Michael Martinez [email protected] SHPE Room Fridays at 12:20PM

SWE Melissa Partlo [email protected] WRC Odd Wednesdays at 12:20PM

Technician Robert Hays haye5377@kettering 3-141 CC Tues and Fri at 12.20PM

Trap & Skeet Joe Flaig [email protected] Gen. Sports. Club Sunday at Noon

Ultimate Frisbee Club Zach Johnson [email protected] Athletic Feilds Mon, Wed, Thurs 6:30-8:00PM

Welding Club Zach Green [email protected] TBD TBD

WKUF Wallee Keating [email protected] BJ's Tuesdays at 8PM

Mondays Lunch

Robert HayesThe Technician

KSG & Clubs Contact List


Greek Life

Delta Chi LAN PartyBy Michelle FigueroaTechnician Staff

If you like video games, great people, and great food, the Delta Chi lan Party was where you needed to be on Friday, July 15 at Bj’s Lounge. People were playing Halo, Call of Duty, rocking out with Rock Band and plenty more. If games are not your thing, it was also a great chance to get to know some new people and just enjoy the great music and delicious grilled food.

Staff photos taken by Joseph Stevenson

July 25, 2011

ClarificationsDelta Chi did not respond in time for the orientation edition's "It's All Greek to Me" section. The content was not incorrect, but the chapter requested an updated piece be printed.

Delta ChiPresident: Josh Oberhaus [email protected] (419) 966-0897Recruitment: Don Ebben [email protected] (248) 767-7442Summary:

The Kettering-A Chapter of the Delta Chi Fra-ternity is focused on providing an experience very different from the common stereotype portrayed of a social fraternity. One of the many unique as-pects about Delta Chi is that there are no man-datory events. This also allows members plenty of flexibility for when school gets challenging—which aligns itself with the importance we place in academics. Our house, and events are dry— we feel that keeping alcohol off of the premises results in a more comfortable environment.

Be sure to stop by our house and join in at our events to see what we’re all about.

Panhellenic Council

Welcome BackWelcome back!The women of Kettering University's Panhellenic

Council would like to welcome everyone to Sum-mer 2011!

Both Alpha Sigma Alpha and Alpha Phi are host-ing many exciting events throughout the term.

4th Saturday (August 6) is Alpha Phi's Phi-atha-lon—see a sister in the Great Court 4th week dur-ing lunch for information and to sign up! Alpha Phi is also having their initiation, an alumnæ event and Parent's Day all 9th weekend.

Alpha Sigma Alpha's Parent's / Alumnæ barbecue is 7th Sunday and their annual Spaghetti Dinner at the ASA house is planned for later in the term.

Have a great term!

Above, Kettering's Greek community stand with their brethren and sistren for a formal photo, before moving into a fun pose (below).

Photos courtesy of Kettering Communications

Only Online!The Technician gets a lot of great content in,

but we can only publish so much on paper! To appease the trees, we are publishing exclusive content online. You can get it all at bulldogs.kettering.edu/technician.

If you want to view current or previous edi-tions of The Technician or The μTechnician in color and online, visit issuu.com/thetechnician.


Automotive & TechnologyPower With Responsibility

New 3.5L EcoBoost

V6 Outperforms

Traditional Truck V8

EnginesBy Robert HayesEditor-in-chief

When Ford announced last year that their new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine would arrive as the premium engine in the 2011 Ford F-150, many critics were skeptical of the high-tech engine’s appeal to tra-ditional pickup truck buyers. The truck market has long been the last remaining bastion of big pushrod V8 engines, and the new twin-turbocharged, direct-injected EcoBoost V6 marks a radical departure from the truck norm. In the first six months of this year, over half of F-150s have been equipped with V6 engines, with the EcoBoost engine representing over 40% of total F-150 sales, shattering perceptions of the V8’s unyielding dominance in the truck market.

The EcoBoost V6 promises V8 performance with V6 fuel economy, and it delivers through the com-bination of twin turbochargers delivering 13 psi of boost, a gasoline direct-injection system that pres-surizes fuel to 2,150 psi, twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-Vct), as well as a high-strength

lightweight all-aluminum block construction. Mat-ed to Ford’s 6R80 6-speed automatic transmission, these technologies deliver fuel economy of up to 18

MPG in the city and 21 MPG on the highway, best-ing all standard V8 engines in the half-ton market while delivering enough torque to tow a best-in-class 11,300 pound payload and enough power to pull the 5,600 pound EcoBoost F-150 4x4 from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 6.1 seconds—on par with the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro RS.

This remarkable engine joins a family of all-new powertrains in the 2011 F-150, including Ford’s 3.7L V6 and 5.0L V8, both of which join the F-150 after

debuting to critical acclaim in the 2011 Mustang. Addition-ally, an all-new 6.2L V8 is avail-able on upscale F-150 trims and the F-150 svt Raptor off-road pickup.

With power and fuel econ-omy that competing V8s can’t match, the F-150’s new Eco-Boost V6 is inspiring truck buyers to challenge the myth that eight cylinders are the sole judge of a truck’s performance. Competitors are taking notice as well, with the announcement that Chrysler’s new 3.6L Penta-star V6 will be available in the Ram 1500 next year. General Motors is also rumored to be developing a 3.0L twin-turbo-charged V6 based on the Cadil-

lac srx’s direct-injected lf1 V6. The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost starts at $28,185.

It is assembled in Dearborn, Michigan and Kansas City, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Company

3DS Excels at Display, Fails at Battery LifeBy Devin AryanTechnician Staff

So the 3DS was released March 27 for a whopping $250, but is the new Nintendo handheld worth it? Having bought the system on day one, and having traded in a beautiful DSi XL for $100 off, it’s time to examine Nintendo’s newest handheld to see if it lives up to the hype.

Perhaps the largest point of contention is the skepticism toward the 3D claims that Nintendo has made. Since the majority of consumers view ad-vertisements on regular 2D televisions, attempts to show through a 2D medium that the 3DS’s upper screen works just as they have claimed are nigh im-possible for the gaming company. The 3D technol-ogy does work, though not as many seem to have thought it would. For example, 3D display does not imply holograms; they don’t display messages from Leia, Obi-Wan, or Darth Sidious. Instead, it uses

what is known as a parallax barrier to create a 3D illusion by sending different images to each eye. The depth of the 3D effect can be intensified via a slider switch, but this decreases the viewing angle.

Now it is time to focus on all the aspects that con-sidered most important for handheld systems. For starters, the new joystick that was added to keep up with Sony’s PSP has one critical feature that distin-guishes it from most other joysticks. Usually the thumb-sized circle on the top of the stick is con-cave, but the joystick found on the 3DS (technically called a “circle pad”) is convex. This does not sound like too large of a change; however, the new design actually allows the thumb to slip, slowly sliding away from the center until it has slipped completely off and possibly hurt the performance of the player within the game.

In a continuation of Nintendo’s tradition of back-wards compatibility on successive generations of its handheld systems, the 3DS is capable of playing DS titles and DSiWare. Some crowds still have their misgivings about a lack of backwards compatibility with GBA titles, but it should be mentioned that this feature was dropped with the release of the DSi (released three years ago). DS titles and DSiWare run flawlessly on the 3DS; few systems can truly such claims of backwards compatibility. For instance, the PS Vita—Sony’s current competitor against the 3DS—will only be backwards compatible for select digital PSP titles.

A very interesting feature, though important to only a few, are the three cameras located on the sys-

tem: one above the top screen and two outside. The two outside are able to take 3D pictures, which is al-ways fun, and they also allow for 3D AR technology to be used.

The final point—one of the most critical for handheld game systems—is the battery life, stand-ing between 3-5 hours at the highest of 5 different brightness settings. This is roughly the same as the DSi, but still inferior to the original DS, DS Lite, and DSi XL by varying degrees. Due to multiple factors, such as the level of wireless activity and the 3D intensity, the battery life fluctuates. At the low-est backlight setting with wireless communications on and 3D off, the battery will last anywhere from 5 to 8 hours, depending on how often sleep mode is used. Having been spoiled by the DSi XL, this great decrease in battery life was a bit depressing, but the time is not horrible.

All in all, this reviewer feels that the system is very enjoyable. Unfortunately, most of the “release titles” were pushed back to later dates, so having bought a 3DS on the first day without these anticipated titles left a somewhat bitter taste. Despite that, the system is already thoroughly enjoyable, and now that all the formerly-delayed games are being released, it will certainly get much better.

Photo of Nintendo 3DS courtesy of Nintendo.

July 25, 2011


EntertainmentMeme of the Month

Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan

By Dominic JandrainEntertainment Columnist

Nyan Cat, also known as Pop-Tart Cat, has been quite popular online since sometime in April of this year. For those of you unfamiliar with Nyan Cat, it is a pixelated cat wearing a Pop-Tart and travelling through space via rainbow propulsion with a con-stant song looping in the background; the lyrics of the song consist solely of the word “nyan.” For those of you wondering where the word “nyan” came from, “nya” is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the noise a cat makes ( “meow” in Japanese), and since the word is repeated continuously in the song, the good people of teh internetz interpreted it as “nyan” rather than “nya.”

It’s definitely worth checking out the video if you haven’t seen it, so go look it up on YouTube or something (like right now). There are also several websites dedicated to this awesome cat; the most prominent of these is nyan.cat. Although this site usually features a cat wearing what appears to be buttered bread or toast instead of a Pop-Tart, it does have a nice timer to keep track of how long you have nyaned (as the verb is known), as well as a few nice Easter eggs.

Personally, my favorite website featuring Nyan Cat is slobro.org, which has several gifs of Nyan Cat flying about the screen. Unfortunately, it does not have a timer to keep track of how long you have been nyaning, which is disappointing.

Over the past two weeks, I have been keeping track of how long I have been nyaning. I didn’t spend all of my time on one video or web site, I spread it out quite a bit. Most of my time was spent on nyan.cat, because I found the timer to be quite helpful. I also nyaned to several remixes including the smooth jazz version, dubstep version, orchestrate, and various dance remixes. I also logged some time with a few games and phone apps, so I had something to do while listening to a cat wearing a pop-tart repeat the same word endlessly. The chart shows my accom-plishments in depth.

It isn’t terribly difficult to figure out why Nyan Cat is so popular. Think about it: a catchy tune, a cute cat, a Pop-Tart (the favorite breakfast food of everyone between the ages of 4 and 9), rainbows, and travelling through space at ridiculous speeds. Since its creation, it has been combined with tons of other memes, covered and remixed many times, and the original video has reached over 25 million views

on YouTube. At one point, YouTube even changed the progress bar on the video to look like Nyan Cat flying across the bottom of the player instead of the regular red loader bar, which was super awesome. It has since been removed, but it was great while it lasted. Even though it debuted in April, Nyan Cat is still going strong and according to Google Trends, even gaining popularity. It looks like the rainbow-propelled Pop-Tart cat is going to be here for quite a while yet, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the nyans.

Columnist's Note: Here at The Technician, we try our best to make our articles available to every-one, regardless of their native language. Currently, this article is offered in English and Nyan. If you or someone you know needs a copy of this article that has been translated into Nyan, send me an e-mail at [email protected] and I will e-mail you a copy as soon as possible.

July 25, 2011

Comic byMarie Klosowski


Exciting New Discoveries at KetteringTurtle Theory of

MatterBy John OliverTechnician Staff

The thesis department at Kettering has always been at the forefront of cutting-edge research. We at The Technician are delighted to bring our readers a summary of the latest cutting-edge research coming out of the Kettering labs.

Most people know that the Earth is a large square plate supported by a turtle. What most people don’t know is what’s supporting the initial turtle. This may seem like a trivial question because of the impossibil-ity of reaching the initial turtle, much less anything beyond. It is true that with modern capabilities, it is impossible to see the great turtle, but scientists can still measure the effects of our turtle-based world and subsequently discover many things about both the initial turtle and its support. Using this data, I have compiled a new theory of matter that explains many of the unanswered questions that were left by quantum theory.

Based on seismic readings, it can be determined that the great initial turtle is standing on top of four other smaller turtles. The question then arises: what are these turtles standing on? Well, isn’t it obvious if one turtle was standing on another, then wouldn’t that turtle be standing on another turtle, and an-other, and another? What this leads to is an increas-ing number of turtles with a decreased size. Due to the laws of conservation of mass, the total mass of all turtles under a select turtle must equal the mass

of the turtle above it, so each level of turtles is equal to any other turtle in mass. This includes the world.

This part is fairly easy to accept, but what causes a lot of trouble is when people think about the small-est level of turtles. Obviously, turtles can’t keep get-ting smaller until they cease to exist; they must reach a stopping point. It has been discovered that they do not reach a stopping point so much as they reach a closeness point. Since the turtles keep the same mass from level to level, but become smaller they will lose height, while gaining width. This means that turtles will get closer and closer to each other, but what happens when they touch? Well, turtles, like all ani-mals, have certain desires for reproduction. When they can finally touch, the turtles begin to mate. They will bond to certain turtles, repel others, and create offspring. Since the level is already touching, the turtles need not get any smaller, although they are already quite small (roughly 0.5 nm).

What happens at this level is quite fascinating and very complex. There is still much to be discov-ered about what goes on in the mating rituals of the turtles, but what we have recently discovered is quite fascinating: when the turtles bond, they create compounds. These compounds are the fundamental particles that make up our world, but how do they get to our world? Well, the newly-created turtles are born into a very crowded world. There is no room for them, so they must travel to different levels. All levels have the same mass; therefore, an equal amount of “turtle” must travel to each level. This has led to the theory of the expanding universe. Since all levels are growing, the universe must be growing. Once a turtle travels to a new level, it becomes part of the turtle that it is on. It is weird to think that you

and I and this piece of paper are all just billions of mini turtles, but it’s true.

This still leaves the question: what is it all standing on? Well, it doesn’t make sense that there would be no room for the new turtles if there was not something on the other side. While it cannot be confirmed, it is believed that there is an identical tower of turtles in the opposite direction. This identical tower must follow the same law of conser vation of mass, and therefore must have a large central world on the other side. While not much is known about this alternate world, we do know they must have the same mass as our Earth. Could this be an alternate dimension where dinosaurs wore top hats? We don’t know. What we do know is that any-thing could be possible.

Photo from Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (1958).

July 25, 2011

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