The Student Scoop – April 13, 2022


Celebrate Earth Week at MTU!

Looking for ways to celebrate Earth Day this year? From April 16-23, Michigan Tech is hosting a week-long celebration offering many opportunities to get involved and learn about sustainability in your community! See the flyer below or check out the Sustainability Blog for more information.


Film Board Presents…

In Collaboration with GSG – Django Unchained

GSG & Film Board join forces to bring you Grad Movie Weekend! Catch the story of Django, a former slave turned freeman who just wants to get his wife back.

When? 
Friday, April 15th: 5:30, 8:30, and 11:30pm
Saturday, April 16th: 2:30 and 5:30pm
Where? Fisher 135

Free tickets for grad students and their families.

Django unchained is Rated R for language, nudity, and strong graphic violence 

In Collaboration with BSA – BlacKkKlansman

Blakkklansman showtimes:
Saturday Apr 16th: 8:30,11:30
Sunday Apr 17th: 2:30,5:30,8:30

BlacKkKlansman is rated R for language, violent material, racial epithets, and some sexual references 

Located on Michigan tech’s campus in Fisher 135. Tickets are 3$ and concessions are 1$. We hope to see you at the movie this weekend and have a great day.

5:30 Showtimes are to be shown with subtitles now!


Navigating Advisor/Advisee Relationships

Many advisor/advisee relationships are positive and productive; others can be challenging and difficult. Communication, power dynamics, different expectations, and more, can make these relationships difficult to navigate, and even negatively impact graduate students’ experiences at the professional and personal levels.

Please join us on April 14, 2022, from 9.00am to 10.00am for a webinar that addresses these difficulties. Dr. Debra Charlesworth and Anna McClatchy will discuss ways to navigate advisor/advisee relationships and resolve problems that may arise. There will be time for a Q&A session.

Register here!  https://mtu.libcal.com/calendar/gsg/advisoradvisee


Become a Donor with Michigan Tech Football

The MTU Football Team is joining with the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation and Be the Match, to help register people to go on the national registry as a blood stem or bone marrow donor.  All that is involved to be on the registry is providing some information, and swabbing the inside of your cheek.  Get In The Game and save a life!  (Chance of becoming a match and being selected during your lifetime on the registry is .006 percent).  They are looking for Donors between 18-40 years of age.
This event will be held Wednesday, April 20th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Lobby of Fisher Hall.  If you are interested, you can join the national registry online or by stopping by our booth on Wednesday, April 20th in Fisher hall and registering.  


WANTED: CAMPUS LEADERS

MTU’s chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary is opening up applications for residence hall students who are interested in joining!

A good candidate for NRHH is a resident who is active in their community, has given recognition to others, and has performed acts of service on small or large scales. Being a housing organization, NRHH does focus on the demonstration of these qualities in the residence halls but also recognizes contributions to the greater campus and Houghton/Hancock community as a whole.
We have two forms to be used, the first one is the application form itself, and the second form is for individuals to nominate potential members to NRHH. Anybody is able to submit a nomination (including you!), however, the applicant must be an MTU student living on campus to be eligible to apply.

The nomination form closes on Wednesday, April 13th at 5pm and the application form closes Wednesday, April 20th at 5pm. If you have any questions about NRHH or the application process, contact our Recruitment Chair Emily Vincent at epvincen@gmail.com
Nomination Form: https://forms.gle/hhmJax3skGrnTL9R8  Application Form: https://forms.gle/7m9v3K3o1zkyMZGE7


MUB Board Presents…

Spring Fling – Outer Space Edition

We will be hosting our annual Spring Fling this Friday, April 15th from noon-4pm. Join us for an afternoon of celebrating spring with our student organizations all across campus with free food, inflatables, and music!

A Drive-In Cinema

Power up your DeLoreans, recharge your flux capacitors, and drive on over to the Rozsa Lot 9 this Saturday, April 16th to join us in winding down after a successful semester. The show will start at 8pm streaming through FM 88.5 so sit back, relax, and come watch Back to the Future. Feel free to grab your favorite snacks, snag some friends, and pack up those fuzzy blankets. This event is FREE to students and $5 for community members.

ProCRAFTination

Are you a tired college student? Stop by the MUB Commons on April 21 from 6-8pm to unwind before exam week! There will be supplies for a variety of crafts including string art, origami, macrame, and bracelets. You just need to bring yourself and have fun. Don’t miss your last chance to relax before finals!



This week in Michigan Tech Recreation

Registration for the three Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Courses is now open! This is the course you must take to get your Michigan CPL. This is the premier course in the state of Michigan. The Michigan Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners (MCRGO) course covers what you need to carry a loaded weapon safely in open spaces. Rental equipment is available for an additional fee. Students will receive a copy of the course material on the day of class. No experience is necessary.

The HuskiesFit Group Exercise Class highlighted this week is HIGH Fitness! HIGH Fitness is a hardcore, fun fitness class set to pop music participants can sing along to. It incorporates high-intensity plyometrics and toning with easy-to-follow choreography. It’s like Jane Fonda meets HIIT Training. Come join the fun!


Does the end of the semester have you struggling to eat healthily and purchase groceries? Do you need access to food during this time?

Canterbury House is offering free food and toiletry items to members of the Michigan Tech Community. Use the Google Form to place an order and select a pick-up time and we will contact you when your order is ready.


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The Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being presents…

Brain Break

We’re in the final weeks of the semester, which means we are all in need of a brain break! Stop by the library on Wednesday, April 13th to get some self-help resources and activities and some self-care information!

Furiously Happy Book Club

Meet with Jade for a Wednesday Book Club! This week students will meet in room 243 in the library to discuss Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson! This book club is about encouraging students to understand the difference between surviving life and living life, so come out and enjoy some reading with us!

3WOW

Week 2 of the 3WOW challenge is officially complete! Thank you to all who participated! We will be focusing on nutrition for week 3. If you have not participated yet and still want to, just hop right in and post your pictures using the #MTU3WOW. The week 3 challenges are posted on the CSMHW social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and you can follow wherever works best for you! Click the link, https://www.mtu.edu/well-being/workshops-programs-events/events/ to learn more, or visit our social media!

Howl With the Huskies

Come join the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-Being to Howl With The Huskies on Saturday, April 23rd! We will meet at the Husky Statue at 11:50pm and scream at 11:59pm!


Earth Day Dinner

Join us on April 22nd, 4-7 pm for the 2nd annual Earth Day Dinner! 90% of the food served in the McNair Dining Hall will be plant-based and 100% of the food and paper waste generated at the dinner will be diverted from the landfill. Some menu items include Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas, Red Lentil Curry, and Portabella Mushroom Burgers. Wads will have more plant-based options and a waste diversion station. Students with a meal plan are encouraged to donate any remaining guest passes to be used by off-campus students, faculty, and staff.


Line 5 Presentation and Forum

Did you know that Enbridge Energy is operating the Line 5 Pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac illegally? Did you know that Line 5 only provides propane to roughly 12,000 homes and businesses in the UP and that other propane sources and providers already exist? Join us for a public forum with Line 5 activists Art Hirsch & Susan Holcombe (members of the Lansing Climate Reality Chapter) and Gary Street (an MTU alum) who will dive into the history of Line 5, the current status of Line 5, and how Line 5 affects the Upper Peninsula. Presenters will be tuning in virtually, patrons can attend in person (Fisher 138) or on Zoom (81094555102).