For orientation they apparently decided that the best metaphor to use would be that “college is a big trip” and as such everything is based off of the idea that you are visiting foreign lands. For example, your academic adviser is referred to as an “ambassador” because apparently that’s what ambassadors do. They made 73 [...]
What do you get when an engineer is bored and has a trumpet and a thing of propane lying around? A trumpet that spits fire while you play it, of course. One of our orientation sessions this morning was “Broadway at Tech” which was talking about all the various visual and oral arts you can [...]
The room I’m currently living in is normally a three person room but because Michigan Tech ludicrously overbooked (50 odd students are actually staying at hotels!) they stuck four people in it. This actually sound worse than it is, as I still get my own desk and part of a bunk bed and none of [...]