HOUGHTON — Renderings of iconic Copper Country sights, from the National Park Service vessel Ranger III to the Keweenaw Waterway’s lower entry light, earned Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) first place in the 2024 Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival overall monthlong snow statue ...

HOUGHTON — Even surrounded by large patches of green and beset by off-and-on rain, Michigan Technological University students plowed ahead on their snow statues during Wednesday’s Winter Carnival all-nighter. Early in the night, trucks hauled snow around campus, replenishing the supply ...

HOUGHTON — Audience members at the Rozsa Center Saturday heard a one-woman band, learned about the chemistry behind Yooperlites, watched a Rube Goldberg device in action, and took advice from multiple people on what to do if they encounter a bear in the wild. They also applauded as one ...

HOUGHTON — Despite unusually warm weather, Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival is underway with only slight modifications. “Although it may not be plentiful snow amounts, we will still have a fun carnival this year,” said Joe Dlugos, president of Tech’s Blue Key ...

HOUGHTON — Even for the select few who make it onto the “Jeopardy!” stage, being picked is usually a once-in-a-lifetime experience. For Holly Hassel, it was twice in a life. Hassel, a Calumet resident and professor and director of composition at Michigan Technological University, ...

HOUGHTON — “How will you live the dream?” The statement on the back of the program for Michigan Technological University’s Martin Luther King Day celebration Monday exhorted people to think about how they would live up to King’s vision. The thread continued through Monday’s ...