Tech Talk

135—Fisher Hall, Room 135, the largest lecture hall on campus
641—Dow, Room 641, a lecture hall
Admin—Administration Building, home to many student service offices
alumni—Tech graduates, male and female
Aftermath—The Aftermath Café, located in Fisher Hall
AOB—Academic Offices Building
audit—Taking a course without credit or grade
bluebook—Lined paper book with a blue cover used for taking some tests
Breakers—A break wall and park at the western end of the Keweenaw Waterway
that’s a common place for get-togethers
Bridge—The Mackinac Bridge or the Portage Lake Lift Bridge
broomball—A game like ice hockey, but played with a broom and ball while wearing tennis shoes
CAD/CAM—Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CC—Community Coordinator
Carnival or Carny—Winter Carnival
converted room—Regular residence hall room reconfigured to accommodate one extra person
Copper Country Anthem—The song, “The Blue Skirt Waltz,” played between the second and third periods of home hockey games Copper Country cruising—Touring the Keweenaw Peninsula with or without a map
CTO—Central Ticket Office
Daily Bull—The student news bulletin that presents stories in a satirical and humorous manner
DAT—Dental Aptitude Test, taken for admission to dental school
DHH—Douglass Houghton Hall, the smallest residence hall
DHHC—Douglass Houghton Hall Council
DHRC—Daniell Heights Residents Council
Dif EQ—Differential equations course
EDS—Electronic Display System video monitor message system
EERC (pronounced “erk” or “E-E-R-C”)—Electrical Energy Resources Center
Fish Bowl—Glass-enclosed area in the R. L. Smith Mechanical Engineering- Engineering Mechanics Building that houses computers used in CAD/CAM
Frisbockey—IRHC’s sport that combines frisbee and hockey
Gates—The tennis center located near the SDC
GLI—Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament cohosted by Michigan Tech at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit during winter break GMAT—Graduate Management Admission Test taken as a senior for business graduate programs
GPA—Grade Point Average
GRE—Graduate Record Examination taken as a senior for graduate school
GSG—Graduate Student Government
Hamar House—location of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion
HDMZ—Humanities Digital Media Zone
Heights—Daniell Heights Apartments
IFC—Inter-Fraternity Council
IRHC—Inter-Residence Hall Council
Jim’s—Local food market near campus
K-Day (Keweenaw Day)—Annual fall event where students, staff, and faculty take one-half day off and enjoy food and fun at McLain State Park on Lake Superior
kiosk—Glassed-in bulletin board on the campus mall between the Chemical Sciences Building and the Memorial Union Building (MUB)
KRC—Keweenaw Research Center, located near the Houghton County Memorial Airport
late drop—Dropping a course after the drop date because of extenuating circumstances
LC—Leaning Community in the residence halls
Lode—The weekly, student-produced campus newspaper
Lookout—Scenic roadside turnoff on the top of Quincy Hill in Hancock
LSAT—Law School Admission Test
MCAT—Medical College Admission Test
McNair—Residence hall on the east end of the campus
ME-EM (pronounced “meem”)—R. L. Smith Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics Building
MHA—McNair Hall Association
M&M—Minerals and Materials Engineering Building
MUB—The Memorial Union Building
MUB Board—The Memorial Union Student Programming Board
OAP—Outdoor Adventure Program
Ombuds—Short for ombudsman, a person at the University who can provide students, staff, and faculty members with informal mediation and conflict resolution services
OTL—Orientation Team Leader
Panhel—Panhellenic Council, governing body for sororities
PC—Program Coordinator for the residence hall learning communities
pasty (pronounced “PASS-tee”)—Originally a meal of meat and various vegetables wrapped in a pastry for the miners, now a local delicacy
RA—Resident Assistant
Ripley—Mont Ripley, Michigan Tech’s ski and snowboard area
rush—A recruitment event sponsored by a fraternity or sorority
Quad—Quad Core Fitness Center located in each residence hall (formerly Tri-Hall Weight Club)
SACS—Student Activities Comedy Series
SDC—Student Development Complex; athletic facility on campus
sieve—Name for an opposing hockey team’s goalie when we score
silver and gold—Michigan Tech’s official school colors
Tech Today—Daily online newsletter for faculty and staff
TOEFL (pronounced “toe-full”)—Test of English as a Foreign Language
troll—Person from below the Mackinac Bridge
U115—M&M Room U115, a large lecture hall
Union—Memorial Union Building USG—Undergraduate Student Government
Wads—Wadsworth Hall, the largest residence hall
Walker—The Walker Arts and Humanities Center
WHSA (pronounced “wah-sah”)—Wadsworth Hall Student Association
WKMJ 93.5 FM—Best music of the 1980s, 1990s, and today and the official voice of the Michigan Tech Huskies (broadcasts Tech hockey, football, basketball, and volleyball games)
WMTU 91.9 FM—Student-operated radio station featuring a variety of alternative music
yooper—Person from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
yooper scooper—Hand-operated snow scoop
YP—Youth Programs (formerly Summer Youth Programs—SYP)