April 26, 2011 | Volume 106 | Edition 1B Local Affairs pg. 3 Budget Analysis pg. 5 Club Highlight pg. 6

Entertainment pg. 7

Eating Locally: Building Community Through Food

by Désirée White, Copy Editor

Flint Music Venue Re-Opening

by Brian Mills

In the past, the Flint music scene has given birth to great bands such as Chiodos and The Swellers. These bands got their start on the stage of the Flint Local 432; a venue opened in the 1990s and closed down in the mid 2000s. With Flint’s downtown district growing, its time the venue opened back up and put on great shows once again.

The C.S. Mott Foundation has awarded the venue $200,000 to get their doors back open. The grant will take care of everything from fixing old plumbing to installing heating and air conditioning in the 1930s building at 124 W. First Street. However, the grant will not cover the stage equipment. Lights, sound, and staging will have to be funded by other means.

The early shows at the Local gave teens a place to hang out on the weekends in a safe environment. The venue is open to all ages, so this is one of the few clubs in Flint that will offer alcohol-free events. This feature of the venue may spark new interest in the downtown area to teens, bringing business to the local food

joints in the area. Step by step, downtown Flint can become a vibrant place for teens and adults alike. The Flint Local is a large step in this direction. There will be music for everyone, from alternative rock to punk to post-hardcore.

The venue also plans on hosting a variety of events appealing to those not interested in the music scene. The owner, Joel Rash, hopes to bring theater, film, and dance to the genres of events. In addition to evening events, after school study programs are currently on the drawing board for the venue. The spread of events will definitely increase the draw to the downtown area.

Joel Rash began by setting up rock shows in the basement of Capitol Theater on second street. Rash was never limited to hosting rock shows. He has worked closely with the city to improve the way people see Flint. From the downtown facade improvement program to giving teens a place to have fun and be safe, Joel has done it all.

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Flint Mayor to Speak at Kettering

On Thursday, April 21, a forum was held at Mott Community College to discuss a new urban movement: community gardens. Three panelists discussed their roles in integrating the 170 existing community gardens into the city of Flint. The panelists were Erin Caudell of the Ruth Mott Foundation, Shantae Burke of the Genesee County Community Mental Health, and Dick Ramsdell, manager of the Flint Farm-ers’ Market. All three stressed the importance of locally grown food and the effects it could have on the health, economy, and growth of the city.

According to the County Health Ratings, Genesee County sits in last place (out of 82) for health behaviors, such as smoking, obesity, and sexually transmitted infections, in Michigan. It is in 77th place for health outcomes (mortality and morbidity). Ms. Burke commented that a “person with mental health issues has only a 50% chance of survival” living in Flint. Ms. Caudell pointed out that there are only two major chain grocery stores within the city lim-its, which makes it difficult for those without proper transportation to have decent food ac-cess. On the other hand, Flint has numerous fast food restaurants, convenience, and liquor stores, which are the places many of the city’s citizens will go for food.

One-third of the city is owned by the Land Bank or the city, making it available for develop-ment. Therefore, the community garden move-

ment is meant to “increase access to healthier and better food” and “grow together as a unit” by utilizing this land for the public good A particular organization that has cropped up to help with the movement is Edible Flint. The or-ganization holds urban gardening training and other workshops to educate citizens who want to grow their own food and even sell it at local venues. Burke spoke about her experience with an extremely poor neighborhood that, while it was able to sell only about 10 percent of its crops, distributed the remainder to its residents. Other ur-ban growers can sell their fresh produce at the market or to the many local res-taurants. Ideally, this would educate citi-zens to make health-ier eating choices, im-proving health, teach them how to prepare food for their families and help put some of the money for food back into the local economy.

Along with community gardens, Mr. Rams-dell mentioned that Flint is “very well placed” to “raise a variety of fruits and vegetables year-round” with the establishment of hoop houses. A hoop house resembles a green house in that it extends the growing season, but it is less expen-sive to maintain and establish. One hoop house has already been built on Court Street, allowing the urban farmers to grow greens during the colder months. Caudell says more would go

up, but there are nu-merous “challenges in policy and resourc-es.” Other projects that indicate Flint’s potential include an orchard planted by Burke’s group at Fifth Avenue and Mason Street., a produce “dollar store” due to open in August, and the Flint Farmer’s Market, which is ex-panding its selection of produce grown and cultivated within the city limits.

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Dayne Walling, the mayor of Flint, will be visiting Kettering University. He will be speaking on “Leadership and Ethics.” He is a former Rhodes Scholar, Truman scholar, local business owner, and is currently completing his Ph.D. He also taught a section of LS 489 here at Kettering. The session will be held on April 27 (4th Week Wednesday) at 12:20 in room 1-819 AB.

by Tom Gale, staff

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Technician Staff Editor-in-Chief:Matt Gessler

Copy Editor:Désirée White

Advisors:Betsy HomsherDavid Marshall

Submission PolicyThe Technician welcomes submissions from Kettering

University students, faculty, and staff as long as writers identify themselves and their affi liation with the University and provide contact information. No anonymous submissions will be accepted. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Technician staff or of Kettering University. We reserve the right to edit for length. Kettering University is a private institution; as such, it need not extend freedom of speech protection as described in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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AB Security Updateby Matt Gessler, Editor-in-Chief

As of April 6th, the Academic Building en-trance facing Chevrolet Avenue requires card access at all times. Many are probably wonder-ing why this entrance is locked while nearly all others remain open during business hours. Betsy Homsher, Interim Associate Provost and Dean of Students, provided the answers to these questions. When asked why just the Chevro-let entrance is locked at all times, Homsher responded, “The campus itself is very safe, so I do not like the idea of having all entrances locked at all times. Plus, as a university, we provide access to knowledge and ideas. A locked campus seems to undermine that con-cept. Our goal is to provide as much freedom

SurveyUpdate

Thanks and congratulations! First-year students and seniors were invited to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) during February and March. This sur-vey from Indiana University provides colleges and universities valuable information about academic expectations and support, as per-ceived by their students.

41.7% of the eligible Kettering students re-sponded, putting us well above the national av-erage. 39.1% of Kettering students participated in 2009, and 34.6% did so in 2007, when we first joined the study. Kettering uses the NSSE every other year, alternating with the Student Satis-faction Inventory, to collect student opinions with a national survey.

This year’s results will be available at the end of August and will be posted on Blackboard along with the previous results. The Planning & Assessment Council, which has four student members, will review the results and develop plans to increase student engagement and im-prove Kettering’s educational opportunities. Focus groups designed to get more details on identified issues will be held this term so that our continuous improvement efforts can be enhanced. Please contact the Office of Institu-tional Effectiveness if you have any questions. The council thanks all who participated in this valuable study.

by the Planning and Assessment Councilof movement as possible, while ensuring the safety of students, faculty, and staff. Practical considerations include providing access for people who don’t have their ID cards, the ten-dency to prop open locked doors, etc. As for the Chevrolet entrance, we locked the doors because employees expressed safety concerns about strangers entering from the Chevrolet entrance who had no reason to be on campus. That’s what prompted the change. We struggle constantly to balance the safety and security of our community and try to be as responsive as possible when anyone feels threatened.”

Chemical Engineering Curriculum Changeby Jennifer Scully, Academic Council

Last fall, the latest chemical engineering curriculum was approved and implemented. The curriculum was revised and the result is a more flexible class load that allows for more technical electives to be taken. The new curricu-lum now requires 8 hours of technical electives and 8 hours of free electives.

Below is a highlight of the changes made.Classes Removed:

MECH 422 – Energy Systems Laboratory (now a technical elective)

MECH 522 – Engineering Analysis

Classes Added:MATH 408 – Probability and Statistics or

MATH 310 – Biostatistics

Also, the department recently interviewed and hired 3 professors over A-Section. Joining Dr. Nartker is Dr. Wenzel, a visiting professor for the past few terms, and two other professors that will begin teaching this summer.

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Gas Prices Gone Amok?by Rebeccah MacKinnon, Staff

With gas prices in Flint nearing four dol-lars a gallon, students have been up in arms with complaints. “Gas should just not be this expensive!” they say, yearning for the days of their youth when ninety-nine cents a gallon was the norm.

But is gas really that expensive? Histori-cally, the United States has had some of the cheapest gas prices in the world. Even today, the US national gas prices are little more than half of the lowest gas prices in the European Union. The Netherlands tops the chart, av-

eraging $9.39 a gallon, while the US averages $3.83 a gallon.

Why the dramatic price difference? Mostly, it has to do with taxes. Gas in the European Union is subject to a Value Added Tax (VAT), a type of consumption tax not found in the United States , in addition to fuel taxes and country specific taxes.Thus, their gas prices are much higher.

So the next time you’re filling up your tank on the way home from Meijer, remember: it could always be worse.

Average National Gas Prices, in US Dollars per Gallon. Source: http://www.energy.eu/#Prices (EU) and http://fuelgaugereport.aaa.com/?redirectto=http://fuelgaugereport.opisnet.com/index.asp (for the US)

Flint Farmers’ Marketby Désirée White, Copy Editor

Although spring has not quite arrived, the Flint Farmers’ Market, located on the north side of Fifth Avenue just west of the Holiday Inn, is still bustling on a Saturday afternoon. The outdoor vendors probably will not be set-ting up until the weather gets warmer, but the inside still has plenty of interesting vendors with various products that are sold on Tues-days, Thursdays, and Saturdays until five in the evening.

Upon entering the market, there is a vendor selling fresh baked goods. Opposite that sits a turkey deli next to a beef vendor, a donut and cookie seller, and the way to the second level.

Walking through, the variety of goods for purchase are astounding. More than half of the north side of the building contains fresh pro-duce at very reasonable prices. For the cheese connoisseur, they have a vendor with cases of cheese from various countries. They are nu-merous bakery-style vendors that sell various

bread, bagels, cookies, and cakes. One can even buy fresh eggs and poultry. Within all the food, there is a florist, a jeweler, and a toy stall.

Finally, at the east side of the market sits D’Vine Wines, a specialty wine shop. The col-lection resembles that of Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods, although it is much smaller. The middle section is dedicated to various Michigan wines, such as those from St. Julian’s winery (includ-ing the non-alcoholic ones) and specialties from Traverse City. Along the walls, wines are sorted by both type and country, with one wall devoted to various specialty beers.

Every stall has a sign indicating the origin of each vendor. All originate from Flint or a nearby town. The market prides itself on featuring lo-cal businesses and produce. Although it is not a “growers-only” market, many of the vendors are local farmers. Along with the various sellers, the market also features various demos, events, and classes throughout the month.

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day, the venue plans to host its first event in June 2011.”We’re still on track to reopen this summer,” Rash states. Bands slated to play the venue include local acts, The Third Horizon and Kid Nothing. These bands, along with other local and national touring acts will, no doubt, “bring the house down.” Previous bands

Among the rampant optimism, there are still some concerns with the community gar-dens. In a city with such a high crime rate, someone asked about people destroying or vandalizing the gardens and hoop houses. Ramsdell vehemently asserted that the “garden becomes a neighborhood treasure” and Burke readily agreed. Another concern involved tak-ing the market away from the local farmers already selling their produce at venues such as the Flint Farmers’ Market. Based on the huge demand for food, Ramsdell replied that the lo-cal farmers are “not even coming close to the demand,” and a rural farmer in the audience spoke in support of these types of initiatives. Someone else questioned the quality of the soil in places, such as Chevy in the Hole, that were sites of industrial plants and often contain large amounts of lead. Caudell and Burke offered that crops can grown in raised beds or planters for the short-term, and special plants can be put in the soil to remove the contaminants long-term. Another solution could be to pick a different location, due to the vast amount of vacant land in the city.

This movement also allows for plenty of involvement from the university community. Caudell said there is “a lot of room for innova-tion,” and Edible Flint has specific programs to work with and receive input from the younger generation. Programs have started in the local schools, and a set of students already has a plot that they can work with. The idea of community gardens was created to help improve the health of the local populace, increase awareness about the origin of the food, and stimulate the local economy. Most of all, though, as Ramsdell put it, “It has to do with rebuilding community.”

Music Venue Reopens

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to inhabit the 432 stage include Yellowcard, Avenged Sevenfold, Underoath, and Atreyu. With the Machine Shop dominating the current rock scene, the Local will surely give them a run for their money.

With the hard work and planning from owner Joel Rash, the venue will be the place to be in June 2011.

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Spring Term 2011 Budget Summary

See http://www.kettering.edu/studentactivities/docs/spring2011budget.pdf for the full version of the budget.

Group Requested ReceivedPaintball Club $10,275 $2,980Aquaneers $6,309 $2,445Golf Club $5,720 $2,950Frisbee Club $4,410 $1,810Student Senate $5,570 $3,170Firebirds $6,376 $4,136Operations council $7,294 $5,114Outdoors Club $3,880 $1,755Cliffhangers $4,640 $2,854Black Unity Congress $3,350 $1,800Grill Club $2,475 $1,200International Club $2,200 $1,075Baseball Club $1,000 $0Physics Club $1,650 $660Technician $2,520 $1,570WKUF $2,505 $1,815Fencing Club $1,200 $600Model UN $840 $380Academic Council $1,050 $600Off-Road Club $2,490 $2,100Asian American Association $2,400 $2,020Dance Club $1,168 $876Muslim Student Association $750 $465Karate Club $2,025 $1,800Chemistry Club $470 $320Linux Club $450 $360Lacrosse Club $700 $650RGB Media Club $240 $192Hockey Club $9,000 $9,000General KSG Expenses $500 $500Pre-Med Club $460 $460Finance Council $400 $400Ping Pong $45 $45

Total $94,362 $56,102

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As B-Section settles back into school term, some students find themselves settling into a new style of chair. Rooms 3332 and 3334 in the Academic Building have received a makeover, the most noticeable feature of which being new Steelcase node chairs. These chairs feature a storage space, swivel desk arm, and a surpris-ingly comfortable plastic seat that can move around the room on casters.

These chairs were installed as a part of a larger effort to modernize and update the Academic Building. The Provost appointed four department heads, Professors Gawarecki (Math), Wilkinson (Liberal Studies), Borchers (Business), and Roughani (Physics), to head this project, which involved incorporating more technology into rooms and giving them a more modern look. Another goal of this renovation was to bring more of what Karen Wilkinson termed “active learning” into the classroom. “Incorporating group work into the curriculum makes the learning process more engaging,” Wilkinson said. “That’s what these chairs were designed to facilitate. They’re a step towards the technology-based classroom environment we’d like to have.”

The Physical Plant provided the faculty

New Chairs Cause a Buzz in B-Section

After more than six years as Director of Greek Life at Kettering, Robert Marias has moved on. Mr. Marias is now serving as As-sistant Director of Student Activities at Radford University, a public school in Virginia with more than 7500 undergraduates. Betsy Homsh-er, Dean of Students, will manage Department of Greek Life until a replacement is found.

When asked about his time at Kettering, Mr. Marias reflected on the expansion of the Greek system during his tenure, describing his efforts to instill “a sense of unity and cooperation”. His six years at Kettering, he commented, estab-

SAE Aero Design

by Rebeccah MacKinnon, staffcommittee with 3 different chair selections that met their needs of active learning and modern-ized appeal. After trying out the chairs with a variety of faculty members, it was decided that the node chair was the most comfortable and the most modern looking chairs. “It’s what’s new in chairs for college students,” said Andrew Borchers, who also confirmed that students were not a major part of the decision process. “We had the sample chairs in the Faculty Senate room, where the student representatives on the Senate tried them. However, we did not actively seek out students to give their input. If we were to expand the project, though, we’d definitely consult them to figure out what worked and what didn’t.”

“The great thing about furniture is that it can always be moved,” said Joe Asperger, the Physical Plant representative who worked with the faculty committee on the project. “The Provost gives the word, and we can move them anywhere and put the old desks back in.” This addresses a big issue that students have brought up: the classrooms the node chairs were placed in traditionally hold Math and Computer Sci-ence lectures, which do not coalesce well with the active learning environment. Additionally,

there have been complaints that the small table size does not give students enough room for the materials necessary for class.

According to Wilkinson, there has been talk with the Registrar’s office to give priority to professors who want to use those classrooms for their active learning purpose. However, there is also competition for those rooms for the technological resources that were brought in during the renovation. “It’s a balancing act between professors who want to use the rooms to make sure everyone has what they need to help students learn,” said Wilkinson.

by Dr. David Benson and Jacob Crabill

Robert Marius Moves to Radford University

In its second year of existence on campus, Kettering’s SAE Aero Design team (Team #11, “Terrific Tandem”) placed 10th out of 34 teams in their class at the 2011 Aero Design-West competition in Fort Worth, Texas. The purpose of the competition is to design & build an RC aircraft capable of lifting as much weight as pos-sible within a given design envelope, including a 225” total length + width + height limit, and a specific engine to power the aircraft. The over-all score for each team is separated into three parts: the Design Report, Technical Presentation and Flight Score. With the stiff competition seen in recent years, a team must have high scores in all three categories in order to win.

by Isaac Meadows, A-Section Technician staff

lished a sense of continuity in the enforcement of standards and held individual chapters ac-countable to their values. Mr. Marias credited the strength of the Greek system at Kettering to its 90-year history, which extends nearly to the school’s founding.

When asked about favorite memories from Kettering, Mr. Marias recalled the 2008 construction of a 31-foot high block tower by the Up ‘Til Dawn Committee. The event, which was held to raise money and awareness for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, used hundreds of Kapla blocks to construct a

slender tower in a corner of Kettering’s Great Court. Mr. Marias fondly recalled challenges associated with the project, which ranged from placing delicate blocks to becoming certified to use a hydraulic lift. The payoff, he said, was the publicity that the event generated for Kettering, including a video of the tower’s demolition that garnered more than 100,000 YouTube hits.

----Editor’s Note: The Technician wishes Robert

great success at Radford and all the best in his future career.

Kettering went for an unusual design this year – a tandem wing aircraft, where two simi-larly-sized wings are offset mostly horizontally along the aircraft, rather than vertically as in a biplane. This design provides much more sta-bility to the aircraft, which was clearly evident at the competition, where the Terrific Tandem flew absolutely spectacularly in all conditions, including up to 30mph winds. Many teams commented on both the unique appearance of the aircraft and its surprising stability in flight, with one long-time faculty advisor stating that the Terrific Tandem was, in fact, the best-flying tandem aircraft he had ever seen flown at an Aero Design competition.

For the first several rounds of flight, Kettering was actually within the top 5 teams in terms of flight score, and well within the top ten in terms of overall score. By the end of the first day of competition, the team met their goal of lifting at least 20 lbs of payload success-fully (20.73 lbs, actually), with an additional unscored flight (due to an over-limit takeoff) with over 23 lbs of payload. Due to a top-ten finish, Kettering now has bragging rights in the form of a guaranteed team number for the 2012 competition; so be sure to root for Team #10 – and their Terrific Tandem 2.0 – next year at the competition in California!

The Aero Design team pauses for a picture with the aircraft.

A close-up of the aircraft while on the ground (above), and a picture of it in flight (below).

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Delta Tau Delta Wins AwardsThe Epsilon Iota-B Chapter of Delta Tau

Delta at Kettering University has been honored with a Hugh Shields Award by the International Fraternity. The chapter was awarded this dis-tinction at the Northern Division Leadership Conference on February 6, 2011 in Chicago. This is the eighth time in chapter history that Epsilon Iota-B has received the award.

The Hugh Shields Award for Chapter Ex-cellence was officially established in 1965. It is named for the late Hugh Shields (Indiana University, 1926), the first executive vice presi-dent of the fraternity. The award is designed to recognize overall excellence in a chapter and is presented to the top 10 chapters in the fraternity.

In addition to receiving the Hugh Shields Award, Epsilon Iota-B also received a Court of Honor Award. This is the fifteenth time in the history of the chapter that the group has received this award. The Court of Honor Award was officially established in 1965. The annual award is presented to the top 20 chapters in the fraternity.

For the 2010 reporting year, all chapters submitted the Fraternity Awards/Accredita-tion Report. Chapters were asked to provide documents that measure compliance with the fraternity’s minimum operating standards and

by Brook Pritchett, Director of Communications, Delta Tau Delta

B-Section Delts pose with their flag. This year, they were awarded with both the Hugh Shields Awards and the Court of Honor Award by the International Fraternity. Photo courtesy of Delta Tau Delta.

Club HighLight

This group is made up of the few and proud ping pong elitists of Kettering University. They spend hours on the weekends watching Chi-nese championships on live streams or playing against one another in the recreation center. I interviewed Colby Poe, Junior I Computer Sci-ence major and one of the co-founders of the club, about the group, their ethics, and how they manage to make time for the sport.

According to Colby, the official members and anyone else interested meet every Monday at 8pm in the recreation center. “We also play almost everyday at 4:30 in the room across from the Business Department. [They] are not official meetings, but are still fun,” he says. When asked how they manage to make time for the sport with their school work, Colby commented that “Ethan Koester, the acting president, [and the others in the club] like to talk about classes,

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ship education, academics, alumni relations and community service.

good time. Don’t forget, they meet every Mon-day @ 8pm and irregularly at 4:30pm during the week.

Each edition, The Technician is highlighting a club or activity that you may not have heard of before. This is where you’ll find out about new clubs on campus, what old clubs are up to, and how you can become a part of what these clubs are doing. If you want your club highlighted, let us know by sending an email to btechnician@kettering.edu.

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Spring Horoscopesby Désirée White, Copy Editor

Taurus (Apr. 20 – May 20)As spring comes around, so will some old

friends. It is a good time to reconnect.Love Life: Nice ride.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)Even though you saw your shadow, you

need to come out of your hole and back into the land of the living. Someone is frustrated with your lack of participation.

Love Life: The winter’s freeze is still ruling your love life.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)You keep waffling about a particular deci-

sion. You decided on it a long time ago, but you need to admit that to yourself.

Love Life: Love is in the air…

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22)Hear the lion’s roar.Love Life: You should pounce on that.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 21)That sweet sensitivity is getting you no-

where fast. Suck it up or you’ll be playing dead.Love Life: It is over.

Libra (Sept. 22 – Oct. 23)The overwhelming sensation is not going

away.Love Life: Your love life is going to bloom

a little late.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)Life is suddenly going to explode. Although

you cannot fully prepare yourself, you should stay calm.

Love Life: That blossom is not as sweet as it looks.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)This is your sign.Love Life: You are going to get stung.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Please. Do you really think that is going to

work? Try again.Love Life: Plant the seeds of the relationship

now, and you will reap the rewards later.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)Feel spring permeate the different facets of

your life. Take advantage of the warm breeze.Love Life: Dive in.

Pisces (18 Feb. – Mar. 20)You lost your cool and calm composure.

Now you need to clean up the mess you made.Love Life: This one is still hibernating.

Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19)You are letting amazing chances get away

from you. Remember: Carpe diem.Love Life: Spring is the time for new op-

portunities, but they must be nurtured.

Word Cryptogramby Beccah MacKinnon, staff

Each letter has been substituted for a different letter throughout the entire puzzle. Figure out the quote by determining how the letters have been substituted.

Hint: S is the letter S.

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GOZ SRAIPZ. CGO PS AOJQEPQWGJED SEKU, POGLLANGRQ,

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comic courtesy of xkcd.com

puzzle courtesy of logic-puzzles.org

Logic Puzzle

Clues1. Lindsey got married after Kaelyn.2. Either the Duke graduate or the Princeton graduate is Sadie.3. The Princeton graduate doesn’t drive the Buick or Bentley.4. The person married in 1931 graduted from Cal Tech.5. Of Seth and the driver of the Mitsubishi, one got married in 1935

and the other got married in 1969.6. The driver of the Jeep is not Sadie.7. The Duke graduate drives the Mitsubishi.8. The Amherst graduate doesn’t drive the Buick.9. The driver of the Bentley is not Lindsey.10. Kaelyn got married before the driver of the Bentley.11. The person married in 1969 didn’t graduate from Amherst and

is not Seth.

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