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U.S. Senate
46%
Even though Democrats did not gain a majority win of votes, the incumbent party will maintain control of the Senate with 49 Demo-
cratic members in office. Accounting for the remaining 5 percent, two are Independent senators-elect and, at press time, three states
were still counting ballots, including Alaska, which had an estimated 160 written-in candidates, comprising about 41 percent of votes.
U.S. House of Representatives
Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner will replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House with this midterm election turn-
over. The Republican party only needed 218 seats to gain the majority but has emerged from the race with, at the time of print, with
239 seats while Democrats won 185 seats. Votes for 11 remaing seats will be decided as votes continue to be counted.
Louisiana remains a majorly red state
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor
43% 57%
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SGA partners with Recent cuts tackled in advance
Ruston for recycling Amber Guyotte
STAFF REPORTER
Zach Beaird
STAFF REPORTER
The SGA collected paper do-
nations on campus Oct. 28-29 for
Operation Paper Recycling, a
community recycling project
held Oct. 30 at the Historic Fire
Station on 200 E. Mississippi
Ave.
The on-campus paper collec-
tion was part of the SGA’s effort
to help the community in rein-
stating a recycling program in
Lincoln Parish.
Rachel Ledbetter, a sopho-
more pre-law major, said the
SGA’s goal is to see recycling re-
turn to campus as
well as the com-
munity.
“There used to
be Trailblazer recy-
cling bins on cam-
pus and in the
community, but
now they’re gone,”
Ledbetter said.
“What we want is
to get recycling back in the com-
munity and see Lincoln Parish
recycling again.”
Morgan Broussard, a sopho-
more marketing major, wrote and
passed a resolution for the SGA
stating that Tech is in support of
recycling efforts in the commu-
nity.
“We’re not starting a recycling
movement, but we are support-
ing members of the community
who have plans for it,” Broussard
said. “We attend city and police
jury meetings and are getting in-
volved in programs such as Re-
cycle, Lincoln Parish and Keep
Ruston Beautiful.”
She said Tech getting involved
in these programs in the commu-
nity is helpful because of the
large number of students on
campus.
“Tech’s student body is a huge
part of this community,” Brous-
sard said. “They want our sup-
port because of the amount of
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55%
Louisiana U.S. Senate
Louisiana Sec-
retary of State
Jay Dardenne
defeated new-
comer Caro- 38%
line Fayard for
lieutenant gov-
ernor with
719,243 votes
to her 540,633.
help we can provide in this ef-
fort.”
Though there was not an
exact number for the amount of
paper given at the event, Ledbet-
ter said the SGA brought a car,
the bed of a truck and a large
trash barrel full of paper to give
for recycling.
Broussard said she was sur-
prised by the amount of paper
contributed around campus be-
cause the SGA was not informed
about the event until four days
before.
“We didn’t have much time to
collect paper for this event, but
the turn-out was impressive,”
Broussard said, “In only two days
we received contri-
butions from de-
partments and
organizations in-
cluding: Bogard
Hall, the BCM, the
printing labs, the
athletic depart-
ment, the Tech
Talk and the
Prescott Memorial
Library.”
She also said the SGA re-
ceived many e-mails from faculty
and staff unable to contribute
due to the late announcement
voicing support for the SGA’s ef-
forts and their plans to help in fu-
ture events.
In addition to Operation
Paper Recycling, Ledbetter said
the community is also planning a
paper, cardboard and plastic
drive in December.
“Since we know about the
next drive so far in advance we
plan to spend much more time
promoting and collecting for the
event that way Tech will have a
much larger contribution next
time,” Ledbetter said. “We’re also
planning an ‘eco-week’ during
spring that will, hopefully, gain
much support around campus in
these recycling efforts.”
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Questions
raised
from SGA
budget
approval
49% Kelly Belton
NEWS EDITOR
The Student Government Associ-
ation approved an $18,000 budget for
winter quarter 2010-11 Tuesday night
after a debate over an item regarding
Tech’s mascot, Tech XX.
As SGA treasurer Casey Roper
presented the budget for next quarter,
42% questions arose over what item
“wagon project” is and why $850 had
been allocated for it.
SGA campus director of activities
Bryan Babcock explained the project
will involve either buying or building
an SGA-sponsored wagon for bulldog
Tech XX to ride in at any appear-
ances he makes.
Supporter of the project and grad-
uate senator Tyler Sipes rebutted
those opposed by saying the dog’s
health problems were a legitimate
Louisiana U.S. House Seats reason for the item to be on the
budget.
“The reason this project is impor-
After a bitter Distr ict 1 “Steve” Scalise tant is because Tech XIX had back
79% problems. He had all these surgeries,”
5% race, David he said. “We want Tech XX to last a
Vitter kept his Distr ict 2 65% Cedric Richmond lot longer. So, if he can have some-
Senate seat thing he can ride around in instead of
from “Charlie” Distr ict 3 64% “Jef f ” Landr y walking all the time, his health will be
sustained for a longer period of time.”
Melancon and
As the issue still faced criticism
the 10 other Distr ict 4 62% John Fleming
57% candidates
from members as many wondered
why the wagon was so expensive,
vying for the Distr ict 5 79% Rodney Alexander Roper suggested they strike the item
position. from the budget and consider it at a
later date. He said if members want
Distr ict 6 66% William “Bill” Cassidy to bring the item back up and the cost
is more than $300, it will need to be
“
approved by the senate.
However, the motion to strike the
item failed and the budget was voted
on and approved as is.
Vice president Bridget Watts said
just because $850 is allocated to the
item, that does not mean it will nec-
working through this
time of uncertainty that
limits future research
essarily be all used. She said any re-
maining money would go back into
the budget.
possibilities.
While other Louisiana “Our faculty are E-mail comments to keb029@latech.edu.
colleges and universities working very hard and
are making major budget picking up extra loads to
adjustments, a notice- “I don’t think students have felt help us get through
able interruption of these difficult times,”
Tech’s university services
has been avoided thanks
the impact of the cut. We’ve Guice said. “We all rec-
ognize this and are
AT&T users
done that by working together
to preparedness and ef-
forts of its faculty and
and maintaining our strong
grateful that they are
helping to keep the insti- now have 3G
staff. tution on a positive tra-
Gov. Bobby Jindal an-
nounced a higher educa- commitment and priorities.” jectory, but carrying
higher teaching loads
in Ruston
tion budget cut Oct. 22 and other responsibili-
resulting from a deficit of J im Ki ng ties limits our faculty's
$106.7 million in the ability to manage their
state’s budget from last vice president for student affairs research programs and
year. Higher education’s pursue new grants for
portion of the cut con- the future. The research
sists of $34.7 million to plays an important role
help account for last in advancing our aca-
year’s lack of estimated income. demic programs by providing students
Tech President Dan Reneau said Tech’s with learning experiences in cutting-edge
budget reduction totaled $642,809, but the areas.”
university was prepared for a cut. Jim King, vice president for student af- Amber Guyotte
“When we put our budget together this fairs, said keeping university services
year, we held certain monies back and did- going is a priority to help students.
n’t allow them to be spent in anticipation “We’re going to attempt to keep our STAFF REPORTER
they would be needed,” Reneau said. “We services strong so that we can assist stu- After a year of no luck with
were able to use that money to meet this dents in accomplishing their academic equipment testing, cell phone serv-
particular cut without disrupting anyone’s goals,” King said. “We try to work across ice improved Friday night for AT&T
operation they began at the beginning of divisional or departmental lines to keep customers with 3G capability.
the year. A lot of nights and days of work our classroom experience and our univer- The bulk of the Ruston popula-
were spent to try to minimize the effect on sity experience strong. We had to consol- tion area now has 3G service po-
the classrooms at this stage.” idate and collaborate in an effort to keep tential. The company has been
He said the present budget reduction these service areas strong and functioning. trying to provide coverage in Rus-
does not change the university’s current I don’t think students have felt the impact ton for a year, but the equipment
status, but it could be affected in the fu- of the cut. We’ve done that by working to- kept malfunctioning.
ture. gether and maintaining our strong com- According to an AT&T service
“It doesn’t affect the day-to-day opera- mitment and priorities.” representative, the company is
tion at this point as we are operating, but Guice said the university will continue working toward expanding the cov-
it does limit the future potential of the uni- in its endeavor to support the people erage to all of Ruston, but the
versity,” Reneau said. “The state is telling within the institution. groups of equipment have to be
us that on July 1, 2011, our budget will be “We do know that our people—our fac- slowly upgraded and tested. Then,
reduced substantially more than it has ulty, staff and students—are our strength coverage should reach all of Rus-
been in the past because all the federal and we will use every means possible to ton. Other nearby population areas
stimulus money disappears at that time. protect them,” he said. “Some very diffi- should gradually gain coverage over
The federal stimulus money has been used cult decisions will undoubtedly be re- the course of about a year.
for two years in Louisiana to prop up quired. We know where Tech needs to be In order to upgrade the service
Louisiana’s budget, and Tech’s share of in the future, and it is imperative that we towers to 3G, pieces of the Edge
that is $13 million.” continue to move the institution forward network, the standard third genera-
Reneau also said students should not regardless of the obstacles we face. We tion of mobile telecommunication
worry about a difference in the quality of owe that to our stakeholders who invest service, were removed and gradu-
their education because the current situa- their time and resources into the univer- ally replaced with more 3G equip-
tion was planned for in advance. sity.” ment. The equipment had to pass
Les Guice, vice president for research
and development, said the university is E-mail comments to ang017@latech.edu. > see 3G page 6
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Briefs
Campus
State representative Aquila presents
to speak for FMA Shakespearen play
Jim Fannin will speak about his
work in finance at the Financial Man-
agement Association meeting at 6
p.m. today in Wyly Tower of Learn-
ing Auditorium.
Fannin currently serves as the
Democratic Chairman of the Ap-
propriations Committee of the
Louisiana House of Representatives
and is a Tech alumnus.
Fannin will speak about state
funding, state budgets and other
points of interest.
All faculty and students are en-
couraged to attend, and admission is
free.
Pizza and soda will be provided,
courtesy of Little Caesars Pizza.
For more information contact
Stephen Walker, CEO of FMA and a
graduate student in business admin-
istration, at 318-245-0639 or
fma@latech.edu.
Interest meetings for AED hosts volleyball
OSL will begin Nov. 8 to help Project HEAL
Orientation student leader inter-
est meetings will be held at 4 p.m.
Nov. 8, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.
The Nov. 8 meeting will be in
Davison Hall, Room 113, while the
Nov. 11 and Dec. 9 meetings will be
in Davison Hall, Room 213.
Any Tech student interested in
becoming an orientation student
leader must attend one of the meet-
ings to obtain information pertaining
to the selection process and pick up
an application form.
Applications are due by 4 p.m.
Dec. 16 at the Admissions Office in
Hale Hall.
For more information contact
Travis Napper, director of orientation
and special programs, at 318-257-
3036 or tnapper@latech.edu.
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City Theatre Company’s interpreta-
tion of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” from 7:30-9:45 p.m.
Nov. 11 in Stone Theatre.
The comedy illustrates the injus-
tices of the Athenian court, the po-
litical strife within Oberon’s fairy
kingdom and the theme of love.
Admission is $5 for senior citi-
zens and students with their Tech ID,
$6 for children and $10 for general
admission. Tickets can be purchased
at the Box Office in Howard Audito-
rium, Center for the Performing Arts
between the hours of 1:30-4:45 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
For more information contact
LTCA liaisons Haley or Ellen
Frautschi at 318-257-2930 or at
hdf002@latech.edu or egf003@lat-
ech.edu, respectively.
Alpha Epsilon Delta will host a
sand volleyball tournament at 5 p.m.
Friday at Trinity United Methodist
Church.
Teams consist of four people,
and the entry fee is $20 per team.
Each team is guaranteed to play
at least two games, and the winners
will receive prizes from various busi-
nesses in the Ruston area.
All the proceeds will help fund
AED’s Project HEAL, a project de-
signed to help needy families around
Ruston.
Project HEAL will also provide
food baskets and toys to families this
holiday season.
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Alyson Goeders, AED secretary, at
318-257-2668 or afg012@latech.edu.
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Students restore sanity at D.C. rally
It is estimated that more than 200,000 people gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Saturday for the
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear produced by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Kelly Belton
NEWS EDITOR
Three students considered
themselves lucky to be among
the estimated 200,000 present
at the National Mall in Wash-
ington, D.C., Saturday for Jon
Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or
Fear. The rally, which was held
at the National Mall in Wash-
ington, D.C., featured various
music performances, “Reason-
ableness Medals” and ended
on a serious note with a speech
from Jon Stewart.
Joseph Young, Logan
Nabors and Brendan Daniels
left at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and
made the 20-hour drive to the
Capitol by switching drivers
every 400 miles or so.
Young, a senior political sci-
ence major, said he, Nabors, a
secondary education graduate
student, and Daniels, a junior
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sion to go to the rally as soon
as it was announced in mid-
September.
“My friends and I watch Jon
Stewart and Colbert's shows,
and they had been hinting at it
for a few weeks,” he said. “So,
when the announcement was
made, my friends and I made
the arrangements and waited
impatiently.”
Once at the rally, Nabors
said they were all shocked by
the number of people on the
mall.
“The biggest issue we had
was there were way more peo-
ple than expected,” he said.
“We arrived on Friday and got
to see the mall mostly empty Joseph Young, a senior political science major, stands in
front of the rally stage as it was being set up Friday.
and observe the setup for the
rally. When we arrived Satur-
day, we could barely see the said they attended the rally to we hear nothing,” Stewart said.
last big screen set up on the see comedians Jon Stewart While some critics have
mall, and for much of the event and Stephen Colbert, who did claimed the rally was nothing
we had trouble hearing be- not disappoint. Among the cos- more than a liberal publicity
cause the sound equipment tumes, witty crowd and all the stunt, Nabors said this was not
was just too far away. I know performances, Nabors said the the case.
when we saw the area empty rally seemed like a live per- “For those who called it po-
the day before none of us formance of their shows. litical, they couldn't be further
could have expected the crowd Young said the true mean- from the truth. Much like their
we saw the day of the rally.” ing of the rally, however, was il- television shows, the entire
Nabors said the crowd was lustrated in Stewart’s speech event was an indictment of the
diverse, but they all came to- and his call for less extremism terrible job the media is doing
gether peacefully. in the media. in this country,” he said.
“I saw people from virtually “This was not a rally to After returning to Ruston,
every walk of life and all parts ridicule people of faith or peo- Young said seeing people with
of the political spectrum – ple of activism or to look down different background and dif-
from people smoking mari- our noses at the heartland or ferent ideologies made him re-
juana to elderly folks riding ras- passionate argument or to sug- alize the importance of
cals,” he said. “Many of the gest that times are not difficult listening.
minority groups had signs ref- and that we have nothing to “We can make rash deci-
erencing the issues they have fear,” Stewart said. “They are sions if we are quick to not lis-
been facing recently from and we do. But we live now in ten,” he said. “Walk a mile in
media and politicians, and it hard times, not end times.” someone else’s shoes, hear
was quite refreshing to see so He went on to discuss the what they have to say, and
many different types of people metaphorical magnifying glass maybe we can really begin to
coming together and exclaim- the press can use to either learn.”
ing their desire for rational dis- bring issues into focus or blow
course.” out of proportion. E-mail comments to keb029@lat-
Both Nabors and Young “If we amplify everything, ech.edu.
DEBATE TEAM TRAVELS TO YALE
Above: Debate team members,
along with their faculty adviser, pic-
tured here, (from left all together,
David Hyde, Jake Guinn, Shane
Puckett, Sarah Sanderlin and Nick
Ducote) pose at Yale University dur-
ing a competition.
Right: The competiton was held on
Yale University’s campus in New
Haven, Conn., Oct. 22-23.
Submitted photos
Members of the Tech Debate Team began the 2010-11 debate season with the Yale Debate Tour-
nament held Oct. 22-23 at Yale University in New Haven, Conn.
The team demonstrated their mastery of logic and their rhetorical strengths by successfully de-
feating such schools as Brown University, Columbia University and Osgoode Hall.
Shane Puckett, the director of debate, said, “I’m very proud of the work and spirit of these debaters.
Their enthusiasm for the activity, thirst for knowledge, and camaraderie on the squad is what makes
this team a success.”
After competing in the top 10 percent of universities on the national circuit, the debate team is mov-
ing to the international style of debating called Worlds Style. The Yale tournament was the first Worlds
Style tournament for the Tech team.
“For me, being involved with debate has been an unparalleled opportunity to rationally and tact-
fully discuss a variety of current issues from different perspectives. The Yale tournament gave the
team a chance to not only take part in these discussions, but to do so in dialogue with some of the
top teams in the world,” said Sarah Sanderlin, a freshman biology major.
The Yale tournament is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the debate circuit. It brought
teams from North America and Europe. More than 45 universities attended, ranging from Harvard,
MIT, and Stanford to Oxford, McGill and Western Ontario.
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Gospel choir sets ‘Souls on Fire’ DART candlelight vigil

The Church of Champions Praise Team energizes the crowd with upbeat songs at the Annual Fall Musical held Fri-
day evening. The event was hosted by Louisiana Tech's Gospel Choir, “Souls on Fire.”
Naomi Allison
STAFF REPORTER
More than 50 students gath-
ered to worship, pray and sing
popular spiritual songs as Tech’s
“Souls on Fire” Gospel Choir
collaborated with other choirs
from Monroe, Grambling and
Shreveport to present its Annual
Fall Musical.
The event consisted of di-
verse musical guests such as the
Entourage Performing Arts
Music Group, Minister Seane
Kelley and Victory, Instruments
of HIS Praise, Ministry of
Dance and recording group Pas-
tor Dwayne Taylor & the Taylor
Crew and lasted 6:30-10 p.m.
Oct. 29 in the Student Center,
Second Floor.
Melanie Walker, director of
the “Souls on Fire” Gospel Choir,
said the event was a success be-
cause each of the choirs that
performed put a lot of energy
and enthusiasm into its perform-
ances.
“It’s inspiring because most
of the performers are college
students,” she said. “They could
be spending their time doing
other things, but they chose not
to do. Instead, they’re doing
something positive.”
Walker, who is also a member
of international music fraternity
for women, Sigma Alpha Iota,
said she invited the Church of
Champions, because their
unique sound and all female
members appealed to her.
“I wanted to have this group
participate because they have a
pure passion about their worship
and invest so much time into
what they do,” she said. “They
could have taken their gift
(singing) and used it elsewhere,
but they decided to use it here,
which is a blessing.”
Lateisha Edwards, president
of the “Souls on Fire” Gospel
Choir and a junior electrical en-
gineering major, said the event
exceeded her expectations.
“I felt the presence of the
Lord in the place, and could tell
that people were enjoying it just
from the way they were clapping,
jumping up and down and the
looks on their faces,” she said.
Edwards said her favorite part
of the night was watching
Shamara Johnson from the Min-
istry of Dance perform a spiri-
tual dance to Earnest Pugh’s
“Rain on Us,” an emotional bal-
lad that encouraged people to
lean on God’s shoulder for sup-
port in the midst of chaos.
“I loved watching her dance
because I can relate to the
lyrics,” she said. “It was amaz-
ing to watch her take those
words, capture the emotion of
the song and transform it into a
dance.”
Walker said her experience as
a choir member allowed her to
see directing from a different
perspective and make her choir
Photo by Dacia Idom
stronger.
“When I was a member of a
choir, I got to learn about differ-
ent music styles, people’s mo-
tives and their taste in music,”
she said. “However when I be-
came a director, I was able to
take everything I learned and
make it my own. From there, all
I had to do was find people who
had a strong drive and were will-
ing to learn.”
Walker said she hoped the
choir would continue to expand
and grow before “Save the Date,”
an event where the gospel choir
will celebrate its 40th anniver-
sary.
“I felt God has called me to
teach this diverse group of stu-
dents who love God and enjoy
singing,” she said. “I hope that
our music will continue to chal-
lenge people to bring about
changes in their lives.”
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ech.edu.
raises domestic abuse
awareness, prevention
Zach Beaird
STAFF REPORTER
The 11th annual DART
Candlelight Vigil was held Oct.
27 at the Ruston Civic Center
in light of remembrance and to
raise awareness for domestic
violence in the community.
The vigil memorialized the
28 residents who have lost
their lives to domestic violence
in the five-parish area DART
serves.
The event is held every Oc-
tober as a part of Domestic Vi-
olence Awareness month.
During the month leading up
to the event, silhouettes repre-
senting those who have lost
their lives to domestic violence
since 1993 are placed in front
of the Civic Center to raise
awareness.
Debra Faircloth, a DART
advocate, said the silhouettes
are meant to show the com-
munity the prevalence of do-
mestic violence in the
community.
“We added the 28th silhou-
ette, which represents our first
male victim, Vincent Dunn,
this year,” Faircloth said. “It
shows that domestic violence
is very real and is something
the community has to help pre-
vent.”
The vigil hosted speaker
Belinda Scott with music from
the Miracle Temple Church of
God in Christ Sanctuary Choir.
It also included a candle light-
ing by the DART staff in mem-
ory of the 28 victims.
Faircloth said the vigil is
used not only as a memorial
for the victims, but as a pre-
vention method for future do-
mestic violence as well.
“We want people to de-
velop a no-tolerance attitude
and speak out against domes-
tic violence,” Faircloth said.
She also said she was im-
pressed with the turnout for
the event, particularly with the
support and help of the Tech
community.
“Around 80 percent of
those in attendance were in
some way tied to Tech,” Fair-
cloth said. ”We had several
Greek organizations come, as
well as students and professors
involved in the DART.”
Callie Watts, a sophomore
industrial engineering major,
helped at the vigil along with
the rest of her sisters in Alpha
Chi Omega. Alpha Chi is in-
volved in the DART vigil every
year as a part of its philan-
thropy.
Watts, who helped in adver-
tising and providing refresh-
ments at the event, said she
was glad to be part of such a
moving experience.
“They share stories and
show pictures of the victims at
the event,” Watts said. “It’s a
very emotional thing to see
and be a part of.”
Watts said she feels this vigil
is effective in raising awareness
for domestic violence in the
community.
“Many people think domes-
tic violence doesn’t happen,”
Watts said. “But, people go
through it every day and we
don’t know about it. We have
to do our part and be support-
ive of these victims and try to
help them.”
E-mail comments to zcb001@lat-
ech.edu.

KLPI continues annual Christmas on Halloween tradition with treats, movies

Mary Timmons
STAFF REPORTER
KLPI kicked off its fifth annual
Christmas on Halloween Oct. 28 with
the musical comedy “Dr. Horrible’s
Sing-Along Blog.”
KLPI has made it a tradition to in-
vite students to join its staff outside
the radio station for a night of comical
Halloween classics, complete with
couches, candy and cupcakes.
Chris Heartlein, a graduate student,
originally came up with the idea of
Christmas on Halloween.
“We’ve been putting on Christmas
for Halloween for five years now,”
Heartlein said. “The first year I wanted
to mix Christmas and Halloween
movies, but over the years, it’s mainly
been just Halloween movies, but the
title still stuck.”
Heartlein, who has been working
for the radio station for six years, said
they change the movie list every year
but watching Shaun of the Dead is a
tradition.
The movie list for this year’s Christ-
mas on Halloween included “It's the
Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.”
"Hush" episode of “Buffy the Vampire
Slayer” and “Cannibal! The Musical.”
“We play ‘Shaun of the Dead’ every
year because it’s funny,” Heartlein said.
“People can come and go as they
please. If they want to stop by and
watch something they can, and if they
don’t they like something we play they
can always come by for the next
movie.”
People who attended Christmas on
Halloween were encouraged to wear
costumes to get in the Halloween
spirit.
Jonny Pye, a senior graphic design
major, said this was his second time to
attend Christmas on Halloween, and
this year he chose to be Clark Kent.
“Last year it was colder; this year
the weather is a lot nicer,” Pye said.
“It’s fun to participate in; we get to
dress up and watch a lot of cheesy
movies.”
While some students chose to relax
and unwind by watching movies, oth-
ers took it as the chance to just hang
out.
Keeley Carter, a junior speech
pathology major, said she has been
working at the radio station for three
years and has attended the Christmas
on Halloween every year.
“It nice to hang out with everyone
outside and watch movies together,”
Carter said. “I don’t like scary movies,
and we stick to comedies on this night.
It’s a really laid back place to come
and hang out to watch cheesy movies
before Halloween.”
While some students who attended
the event were veterans others, like
Nathan Bailey, were new to the Christ-
mas on Halloween tradition
“I came because I liked the movies,
and they were playing others I’ve
never heard of,” Bailey, a junior
graphic design major, said. “Plus, the
weather’s nice, it’s great movies, and
there are snacks and candy. Where
can you go wrong?”
Several students made themselves
comfortable on the couches and bun-
dled up with blankets and others
merely stopped by to watch for a few
minutes.
Martin Shepherd, a freshman pro-
fessional aviation major, stopped by
the radio station for a few minutes just Photo by Sean Zhou
to see what was going on.
“I thought it was pretty cool. I never Jake Terracina enjoys a movie in the Quad hosted by KLPI. The event
expected the radio station to have a featured several movies throughout the night with a Halloween theme,
projector against the wall and throw including the British zombie comedy “Shaun of the Dead.”
some couches out there,” Shepherd
said. “The atmosphere works well, at Tech, he hopes the Christmas on Heartlein said.
there are plenty of tables, and it’s good Halloween tradition will continue “It’s a long-standing tradition for
for people to just walk by and watch throughout the years. us.”
for a minute.” “I think once I leave Tech, it might
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Insight
FROM THE EDITOR
Terrorist plot put on back burner
Amy Olita
L
ast Friday, nearly a decade
since 9/11, Americans were
again shaken from their
false feelings of security as a ter-
rorist plot was uncovered and,
thankfully, stopped. However, oc-
curring just days before the pivotal
midterm elections, this potentially
life-threatening event took a back-
stage in the media until the votes
were counted.
This is not something to be
taken lightly, just to be checked off
as another American victory.
While the world has spent nine
years turning airport security into
a circus act, terrorist groups like
the al-Qaeda have not cut short
their efforts to exploit our security
efforts and harm innocent human
beings.
This time, the group exposed
the flaws in the worldwide ship-
ping system. Two packages en
route from Yemen, a small country
south of Saudi Arabia, to two sep-
arate synagogues in the Chicago
area were apprehended for con-
taining explosives believed to be
powerful enough to take down the
planes that were carrying the dan-
gerous mail.
RANDOM RANTS
Local artist’s angry words suggest ignorance
Danielle Cintron
W
hile attending the
Voodoo Music Experi-
ence in New Orleans
this weekend, one of the several
media central events I stood in
on was a press conference on the
British Petroleum Oil Spill.
Multiple artists performing in
the festival as well as artists and
actors not in attendance signed
up with the Gulf Restoration
Network to form the “No Coast,
No Music: Actresses and Musi-
cians Call for Action to Restore
the Gulf of Mexico.”
Their goal: Urging the Presi-
dent and his administration “to
follow through on positive first
steps toward Gulf recovery and
restoration, due in part to the
unique and important role New
Orleans and the Gulf coast have
had in creating the sounds of our
country.”
While all of this is well and
fine and we understand the ac-
tors and musicians are only lend-
ing their names to a cause they
feel is righteous, I could not help
but focus on the press confer-
ence’s first speaker, Dr. John. A
New Orleans native, Dr. John has
THE TRUTH AS I SEE IT
Gene ignites nature vs. nurture debate
Taylor Stephens
ou are a liberal. You have
Y no choice. It is in your
genes.
Don’t worry. This is only if you
have the DRD4 gene, which, ac-
cording to a new study, individu-
als with a genetic predisposition
toward seeking out new experi-
ences or a measure of openness
will tend to be more liberal.
The study was led by James
Fowler, a professor of medical ge-
netics and political science at the
University of California, San
Diego.
Fowler said the liberal gene
theory only holds true if the sub-
ject had a large number of friends
during adolescence, which is
completely independent of eth-
nicity, culture, sex or age, which
would also means the gene does
not function solely on nature, but
it also relies on nurture.
The study also reads that peo-
ple with the DRD4 genetic com-
position are also affiliated with
novelty-seeking, which means a
person would have a greater in-
terest in learning about others’
point of views.
Therefore, people with the
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One of the suspicious pack-
ages, according to a USAToday
online article, was discovered in
the United Kingdom late Thursday
night, local time, and the other
package was recovered in the
United Arab Emirates.
It is still unknown whether it
was intended for the bombs to be
detonated in the air or while in the
U.S. or if that would have even
been possible, but a Yemeni
woman has been arrested on sus-
picion of mailing the bombs, and
her mother has been detained.
The article said, “The plot was
discovered thanks to intelligence
from Saudi Arabia. Without that
tip, it’s unclear whether anyone
would have discovered the bombs
before they were airborne – or on
U.S. soil.”
I remember vividly being told
during third period in seventh
grade about the terrorist attacks
on the World Trade Center. While
it is terrifying that these bombs
came so close to the U.S. and pos-
sibly some sort of repeat of that
horrific event, I am comforted by
the teamwork of all these different
countries. Possibly, this is an ex-
ample of the beginnings of re-
paired U.S. relations with the rest
been a singer/songwriter, pianist
and guitarist for the majority of
his life and left the city of New
Orleans for a brief period before
returning.
An amazing performer and a
Grammy winner, the first words
out of Dr. John’s mouth as-
tounded me. Filled with anger
and frustration, he ranted about
BP being in the Gulf and causing
the unemployment of Louisiana
fishermen. Then he proceeded to
demand that deep-sea drilling
needed to come to a halt and
leave the Gulf so the fishermen
could continue working.
“Find something else,” he
said. “Stop drilling for oil. Our
fishermen need to make a living.”
The suggestion of removing
deep-sea drilling really took me
aback. Other artists and ac-
tresses spoke, running around in
circles, not really saying any-
thing, and were truly just there
for face time.
One artist said who declared
himself a pescetarian said the
word education so many times, I
swore he could no longer re-
member why he was standing
behind the make-shift podium,
but I was focused on Dr. John
gene who also have a larger num-
ber of friends could be expected
to have a wide variety of social
values, which could cause them
to have a more liberal outlook on
life.
The study also says parents
who tend to lean toward a more
liberal point of view have a higher
probability of producing children
with a liberal background as well,
not just by raising them to be lib-
eral but also genetically.
Nature vs. nurture has always
been a hot-button issue in poli-
tics. Now with the literal intro-
duction of politics, the nature vs.
nurture debate is on the rise
again.
Nature is a chemical composi-
tion of someone.
Naturers tend to follow the be-
lief that homosexuals are born
gay, liberals are born Democrats,
alcoholics are born wanting to
drink, etc.
Blood type and eye color are
two of the less-controversial
types of genetic compositions
that are always determined by na-
ture.
Nurture is the belief that it
takes a community to influence a
child.
of the world, something we should
definitely not take for granted.
With threats continuing since
the collapse of the World Trade
Center, security has increased ex-
ponentially. In return, I think peo-
ple have become complacent to
these threats. Especially after the
underwear bomber, I can see how
it may be hard to take some things
seriously.
But, this is an extremely serious
threat. These terrorists are people
who hate America and everything
for which we stand.
In response to the proposed
threat, the article said, “the U.S.
temporarily banned all incoming
cargo and mail from Yemen. A
UPS employee in Yemen said the
office has temporarily halted re-
ceiving any packages for delivery.”
While this is a step in the right
direction on the part of both coun-
tries, we can’t just ban shipping
from every country that’s suspi-
cious. Terrorists will probably rec-
ognize that fact and find another
base country, either leaving Yemen
in the dust or just adding to its ar-
senal.
An increase in the security
measures of cargo shipping is def-
initely needed. Even the top Re-
and his obvious ignorance to the
thousands of employed
Louisiana workers on an oil rigs.
It’s enough to want to im-
prove the conditions under which
an oil well must be.
Why is someone who claims
to be so educated on the subject
of the BP oil spill suggesting the
unemployment and possible
crash of the Louisiana economy?
A large majority of the state’s
resources are tied to oil. It’s true
oil companies need to be better
monitored, but never shut down
completely.
In May 2010, a federal judge
in New Orleans blocked a six-
month moratorium on deep-
water drilling projects that the
Obama administration imposed
upon the state.
In a New York Times article,
the judge, Martin L. C. Feldman
of United States District Court,
issued a preliminary injunction
against the enforcement “citing
potential economic harm to busi-
nesses and workers, Judge Feld-
man wrote that the Obama
administration had failed to jus-
tify the need for such ‘a blanket,
generic, indeed punitive, morato-
rium’ on deep-water oil and gas
People who follow the nurture
belief often side with how a child
is raised affects their adult deci-
sions rather than the genetic ma-
terial of a child.
The biggest beliefs nurturers
follow are that language and reli-
gion are based completely on
who and what a person surrounds
him or herself with.
Both are right, and both are
wrong.
For example, a person’s height
can be based on genetics, but
things like drinking coffee or
doing extra-strenuous workouts
in the adolescence stage can
stunt growth and are also con-
nected to weight.
Similarly, a person can be born
pale because of genes, but
spending extra time in the tan-
ning bed or out in the sun can
change the skin tone.
There is no denying that the
genetic composition of someone
determines many things about
them, including their personality.
However, there is a point when
it becomes the parents’ responsi-
bility to raise their child into a
model citizen.
Things like religion, favorite
foods and favorite activities are all
publican on the Senate Intelli-
gence Committee, Kit Bond, said
this is a wake up call for the U.S., a
wake up call that I feel has been
put on snooze while elections pan
out.
Maybe I am just over-thinking
this, but it seems a little odd that
something like this has happened
so closely to this turning point in
American politics.
Is this a planned event attempt-
ing to distract citizens from the
task at hand or possibly an attack
planned to fail and make certain
people come out on top? Conspir-
acy theories abound for a scenario
such as this one.
But, I say it is just one lucky co-
incidence, and it’s amazing what
can happen when countries work
together instead of playing the
blame game, making others a
scapegoat.
Maybe our individual members
of government should take a note
out of this book for the good of
the people.
A my Olita is a senior jo ur nal-
ism m ajor f rom Sh re vep or t who
ser ves as editor for T he Tec h Talk.
E-mail co mm ents to ako005@l at-
ec h.edu.
drilling.”
The injunction was supported
by the state, which argued that
the suspension would cause ir-
revocable harm to its economy.
Yet, still there are those who
wish to completely condemn the
oil companies.
Yes, BP made a huge mistake.
Yes, they need to be held ac-
countable, but no, we will not
take away the entire industry. It
would sink the barely inflated
lifeboat we’re floating in.
Where are the suggestions for
improving the conditions on both
sides?
I have to admit, a spokesman
for Gulf Restoration Network did
declare the need for co-exis-
tence, but not before the damage
of Dr. John’s angry words was
done. My suggestion, when ask-
ing for a public figure to speak on
a subject as controversial as this
one, make sure you know he is
properly informed.
Danielle Cintron is a senior jour-
nalism and English major from La
Place who ser ves as asso ciate and
online editor for The Tech Talk. E-
m ail com ments to dnc005@lat-
ech.edu.
things influenced by nurture, and
other things like physical or men-
tal disabilities are influenced by
nature.
Then when things like the
DRD4 gene are introduced into
the topic, nature and nurture are
pulling the topic on either sides
of the fence.
Is it possible there is a gene
that enables a person to have a
stronger leaning toward either lib-
eralism or conservatism? Sure. Is
it possible a person’s political
standards lie with the raising of a
child? Could be.
Is it possible it is a little of
both? Absolutely.
Just like religion, political affil-
iation lies generally with the rais-
ing of a child, but if science can
prove that a gene that was once
thought to only influence whether
a person was novelty-seeking or
not also influences the opinion on
someone running for office, if
there is no rebuttal research, I am
all for it.
Taylor Stephens is a senior jour-
nalism major from Bossier City who
ser ves as managing editor for The
Tech Talk. E-m ail com ments to
tds026@latech.edu.
In Our Opinion
Votes show frustration
n the first political party power shift of its magnitude
I in decades, Republicans earned domination Tuesday
in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Democrats
retain their hold, only by a thin margin, in the U.S. Senate.
As of The Tech Talk’s time of print, the GOP had ac-
quired 240 House seats to the Democrats’ 184, a trans-
ference of more than 60 seats. In the Senate, Republicans
hold 46 seats, Democrats hold 51, two of which were In-
dependents and three of which were undecided.
According to the Washington Post, Republican House
majority has not reached such heights in more than 60
years when the Republican Party came to control the
House by a 71-seat margin, though the margin reached
52 seats in favor of the GOP in 1994 during President
Bill Clinton’s term. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,
will step aside for Republican Speaker of the House de-
signee John Boehner, R-Ohio.
In the Senate, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., held his seat
over incumbent Sharron Angle, yet Sen. John McCain,
R-Ariz., defeated incumbent Rodney Glassman by a con-
siderable margin. Closer to home, Sen. David Vitter, R-
La., retained his seat, in a landslide victory over “Charlie”
Melancon.
Of the gubernatorial races, several heavily-populated
states, such as Florida, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania all
elected Republicans, though California’s red status is now
blue.
There were also changes in states, such as, Indiana,
Oklahoma, South Carolina and New Mexico, women
governors were elected for the first time. Also, three
African-American Republicans were elected to the
House for the first time in previously held Democratic
seats.
Could voters be sending a message to our govern-
ment? We think so.
Issues such as the economy and health care weigh
heavily on Americans’ minds; perhaps the majority of
voters are disenchanted with slow progress in the eco-
nomic realm and are befuddled by changes to our health
care system since the Health Care Bill’s passage last year.
President Obama, in his address to the nation Tues-
day at noon, admitted the midterm election results seem
to convey overall frustration among voters, who he said
do not yet “feel or see the progress” he and fellow De-
mocrats have made. When asked in the press conference
following his speech if he sees the election results as a re-
jection of his policies and not simply an overall frustra-
tion, Obama answered he believes Americans are
dissatisfied with the outcomes of policies, not the poli-
cies themselves.
The president expressed his willingness to work with
Republicans and consider any ideas he sees feasible on
improving the economy and health care, naming the
1099 provision in the health care bill as one example of
an aspect that should be “tweaked” as suggested by Re-
publicans.
President Clinton, after Republicans took control over
the House in 1994, said he would take heed to election
results. He humbly vowed to reverse policies he adopted
on welfare, saying he believed the American people had
spoken through the midterm elections. President
Obama’s humility was not quite as strong; however, we
are optimistic of his mission to work with Republicans
and are hopeful, too, of both parties’ willingness to work
together in a bipartisan fashion.
The Washington Post reported presumptive Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in a news
conference Tuesday, "We'll work with the administration
when they agree with the people and confront them
when they don't."
We question both parties’ abilities to compromise on
major issues, but still hold out hope of the possibility. One
thing is certain: As President Obama said in the opening
statement if his address to the nation Tuesday, the elec-
tion results and extreme party power shift should be a
“reminder that the power rests not on elected officials,
but on the American public.”
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Cosplay contest gives anime fans local outlet

Haley Kraemer
STAFF REPORTER
Anime Ichiban hosted its
third annual cosplay contest
Oct. 27 where students dressed
up as their favorite anime char-
acter and competed for the best
costume.
Cosplay is short for “cos-
tume play” and is an occasion
where participants wear cos-
tumes and accessories to repre-
sent their favorite character. The
event included the cosplay con-
test, a pizza dinner and viewing
of Halloween-themed anime.
David Hyde, president of
Anime Ichiban, said he likes to
host this event around Hal-
loween when everyone else is
also wearing costumes.
“The main point of the club
is to break the stigma of
anime,” Hyde said. “We like to
bring people together to help
them understand anime as a
culture.”
He said anime is viewed as
porn in Japan and much of the
U.S. because of the big-breasted
women and gore.
Hyde also said artists, teach-
ers and students enjoyed this
event, and they appreciated the
convenience of its location on
Dressed as a fictional medieval princess, Catwoman and Tsunade from “Naruto,” stu-
dents, from left, Amy Morrissey, Clara Fowler and Amber Davidson participated in Anime
Inhiban’s cosplay contest, an event usually only accessible at major conventions.
Tech’s campus.
William Watts, a senior
chemistry major, was a member
of the club when it first began
seven years ago, and he always
enjoys the cosplay contest this
time of year.
“I think this time a few less
people dressed up, but there is
no reason to stop because
everyone had fun,” he said. “I
have been to a convention in
Lafayette called MechaCon, but
this is a whole lot more conven-
Photo by Haley Kraemer
ient, and you get to see people
dressing up without going
places.”
Unlike Watts, others have not
had the opportunity or re-
sources needed to travel to the
conventions.
Spencer Young, a junior
graphic design major, said he
has always wanted to go to a
cosplay convention.
“I like the creativity of the
costume designs of their fa-
vorite character,” he said.
Young said piecing together
a costume is a time-consuming
process, but it is worth it be-
cause looking at all of the dif-
ferent costumes is the best part
of a cosplay or anime event.
“I want to see this event
grow,” he said. “I’d like to see
more people dress up.”
Young also said as a graphic
design major said he appreci-
ates anime as an art.
“You don’t see that every day
here,” he said. “It is not just a
cartoon. There is a lot more
work put into the episodes.”
Young said he enjoys attend-
ing the Anime Ichiban meetings
because of the fun atmosphere.
“You are not just stuck in
your room watching [anime] by
yourself, and the in-show com-
mentary is hilarious,” he said.
The club covers a wide vari-
ety of anime, Young said.
“We do not just try to show
the mainstream anime series,”
he said. “We like to introduce
people to different kinds of
anime.”
The students who partici-
pated in the cosplay contest
represented five different types
of anime characters such as a
tsunade, a steampunk character,
Catwoman, The Undertaker
and a fictional medieval
princess.
The winner of the cosplay
contest was Brittany Lane
Jones, a freshman psychology
major, who dressed as The Un-
dertaker from the popular
anime series “Kuroshitsuji.”
Hyde said only five people
dressed up for the contest this
year, but there should be more
opportunities for fun this year.
Last month, the club became
nationally certified as the
Lambda Delta chapter of Mu
Epsilon Kappa, which is a na-
tional fraternity of anime clubs
that started in Texas and has
grown to include 14 chapters.
The objective of this fraternity
is to create a network of anime
organizations with several col-
lege campuses.
He said “Since we earned
the Mu Epsilon Kappa certifica-
tion, we are going to plan more
social events later on in the
year.”
E-mail comments to hek002@lat-
ech.edu.

Halloween Bash aHope inspires outspoken social change

grants children
safe alternative
Mary Timmons
STAFF REPORTER
Local elementary school
students flocked to the Student
Center Oct. 26 for the third an-
nual Panhellenic Council Hal-
loween Bash, where they
enjoyed carnival-style games
and won prizes.
Katelyn Caldwell, a junior
chemical engineering major,
said last year more than 200
kids attended the event, which
other campus organizations
helped organize.
“It’s a way to bring all or-
ganizations together,” Caldwell
said. “We had 28 organizations
participate this year, each with
a different game or activity.”
With music provided by Pi
Kappa Alpha, mini witches,
cowboys and superheroes
bounced around the Student
Center playing one game after
another.
Brian Henry, a senior kinesi-
ology major, said this is his sec-
ond year to participate in the
bash as a representative of
Kappa Alpha Psi.
“I came last year and got to
see the kids’ faces light up,”
Henry said. “It’s a safe environ-
ment, and they still get the
candy they want.”
Attendees had the chance to
win candy by playing games
such as the bean bag toss, bal-
loon pop and grab a duck.
Ryan Michaud, a junior elec-
trical engineering major,
worked KLPI’s booth for the
bash.
“It’s nice that kids have
something to do in a safe envi-
ronment away from the streets
at night,” Michaud said. “It’s
something for them to partici-
pate in other than trick or treat-
ing.”
Along with games, children
also had the chance to tem-
porarily dye their hair and get
an airbrushed tattoo.
The Student Government
Association freshmen mixed it
up by letting the kids choose
from a variety of different col-
ors to spray in their hair.
John Foster Chestnut, a
freshmen finance major, said
volunteer work like the Hal-
loween bash is good for the or-
ganizations as well as the kids.
“Participating in events like
this is a good way to give back
to our community,” Chestnut
said.
Jason Fletcher, president of
Society of Automotive Engi-
neers, said the organization al-
ready had the materials for
airbrush tattoos, and they
though the bash would be a
great use for them.
“We are trying to promote
SAE and this is a good way to
help keep the kids out of trou-
ble and give back to our com-
munity,” Fletcher, a junior
mechanical engineering major,
said.
Holly Crowell, a senior
speech pathology
worked the Sigma Kappa hop-
scotch booth.
major,
“Panhellenic asked us to set
up a booth and we love getting
involved with the children our
community,” Crowell said. “It’s
our way to give back to our
community by allowing them to
bring their kids here for a safe
Halloween.”
E-mail comments to mnt005@lat-
ech.edu.
Sherelle Black
STAFF REPORTER
gaged and convinced me that they were
the people they were quoting,” she said.
Jade Casteel, aHope’s vice president,
said she enjoyed the documentary be-
What was learned in history class was
the political incorrectness of violence, but
through a documentary, students were
cause it allowed her to see the real strug-
gle of how our nation became the way it is
now.
able to see how violence brought about “In history, you learn about how there
social change. were non-violent protests and how the
In its first quarter as an official campus government responded back with vio-
organization, the Association of Happi- lence, but you never got to see how vio-
ness of People on the Earth held its first lent they actually were,” Casteel, a
campus-wide event last Thursday with the sophomore basic engineering major, said.
viewing of “People Speak,” a documen- “This documentary shows and tells you in
tary based on Howard Zinn’s novel, “A detail of the violence that our forefathers
People’s History of the United States.” had to endure.”
aHope president Joshua Wilson said In the end, Casteel said she took away
the documentary was chosen because it a lesson that she could apply to her own
promotes aHope’s mission of encourag- life to help out her own community.
ing global happiness by advocating free- “The film shows how they started off
dom, solidarity and democracy. in their community and eventually nation-
The film showed a different perspective alized their issues, and that inspired me to
of how the nation evolved over time by ex- continue working to make my community
pressing the viewpoints of women, and campus better,” she said.
African-Americans, immigrants and other Along with endorsing social change,
minorities. aHope members plan on showing support
“What makes this documentary unique to the universities in Louisiana suffering
is how it encapsulates social change from budget cuts.
through a different viewpoint that isn’t aHope plans on having a candlelight
Courtesy of www.thepeoplespeak.com
taught inside the classroom,” Wilson, a vigil for education at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the
sophomore industrial engineering major, Damon, Danny Glover, Benjamin Bratt, Lady of the Mist.
said. Morgan Freeman, Jasmine Guy and Kerry Wilson said he wanted to make sure to
“People Speak” contained dramatic Washington. support the other universities because
and musical performances of the letters, John Legend, Allison Moorer and Bob Tech will soon be facing the same prob-
diaries and speeches of common Ameri- Dylan also performed musical pieces of lems.
cans who spoke up for social change artists who were involved in social change. He said, “We need to remember that it
throughout the history of the U.S. Caroline Smalling, a freshman English isn’t the people who sit down and watch
Poetry readings of works by Alice major, said she was moved by the celebri- things happen, it’s those who actually get
Walker and Langston Hughes and frag- ties’ readings and performances. up and stand for what they believe in.”
ments of Sojourner Truth’s speeches were “The actors, especially Morgan Free-
brought back to life by actors Matt man, who has the voice of God, really en- E-mail comments to scb035@latech.edu.
Nursing professors present at national convention
Anna Claire Thomas vention will help keep the stu-
dents and professors at Tech
Pediatric Nursing Course.”
In winter quarter 2008-
the other presentations and
feel that our experiences at the
updated on research and tech- 2009, Tech nursing students convention will help the future
STAFF REPORTER nology around the country. presented 14 Shaken Baby and research of our nursing
Two Tech nursing profes- “I feel like our experience at Syndrome service learning ed- department.”
sors recently displayed two the AWHONN 2010 Conven- ucation projects to EMS and The poster presentations
poster presentations while at- tion will greatly help us keep fire-fighting personnel, day were also published in Pro-
tending the Association of our nursing students and our care center employees and ceedings of the AWHONN
Women’s Health, Obstetric program at Tech up to date on high school students enrolled Annual Convention, “Sharing
and Neonatal Nurses the most in parent- Science, Finding Solutions” as
(AWHONN) 2010 Convention advanced ing and life an addition to the Journal of
in Las Vegas. technol- choices Obstetric, Gynecologic and
Nancy Darland and Tanya ogy and classes. Neonatal Nursing.
Sims presented a joint poster research S i m s Darland said the convention
presentation Sept. 25-29 on that is said the gave them a chance to intro-
“Maternal/Newborn Commu- available,” convention duce different nursing groups
nity Outreach through Service she said. was a and organizations to some of
Learning” to a group of “We are g o o d the research Tech students and
AWHONN members to show looking to chance to educators have been conduct-
the maternal and newborn take what s h o w ing.
service learning project Tech we learned some of “It was an honor to be able
nursing students have com- at the con- the re- to present a poster presenta-
pleted for community service. vention DARLAND search and SIMS tion and show other
The presentation showed and apply commu- AWHONN members some of
that among the fall, spring and it to our daily teaching skills to nity education Tech has been our own skills set and what
summer quarters from 2003- better inform our students.” producing over the past few we’re doing here at Tech,” Dar-

twitter.com/thetechtalk 2010 Nursing 210 students

have had 225 service learning
projects in North Louisiana
and South Arkansas with more
than 18,000 community partic-
twitter.com/techtalksports ipants.
Darland said the experience
gained at the AWHONN con-
Sims also presented an in-
dividual poster presentation
with Donna Hood, an associ-
ate professor, on “Community
Connection through Simula-
tion: Implementation of Serv-
ice Learning to Prevent
Shaken Baby Syndrome in a
years.
“It was a great opportunity
to go to the convention and to
also to be able to present some
of our own research to the
members and guests of the
AWHONN,” Sims said. “We
also learned a great bit from
land said. “It was also great to
get a chance to inform them of
the great things we’re doing
around the Ruston commu-
nity.”
E-mail comments to act013@lat-
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6 • The Tech Talk • November 4, 2010

Octubafest fills Recital Hall with dulcet tones

Amber Guyotte
STAFF REPORTER
The sounds of low brass
musical instruments filled the
Recital Hall in Howard Audito-
rium, Center for the Performing
Arts Sunday night as The
Trom-uba-phone Experience
performed a concert for the
sixth annual Octubafest.
Octubafest is a nationwide
tradition for colleges to play
tuba-euphonium ensemble con-
certs during the last week of
October. Tech’s performance
group, recently named The
Trom-uba-phone Experience,
consists of Tech students along
with five students from other
schools, including Bossier
Parish Community College,
Centenary College and Ruston
High School. The musicians
performed pieces from the
Renaissance, Baroque, Roman-
tic and 20th century periods on
trombones, tubas and euphoni-
ums.
Joe Alexander, an associate
professor of music and head of
music theory/composition and
low brass, said he formed the
group 10 years ago, but it did
not perform concerts until six
years ago. He also said the
group helps students improve
their musical ability while hav-
ing fun.
“You have the most interest-
ing parts, and all of the parts
are necessary,” Alexander said.
“You’re playing melodic lines
that interval with the beat. Gen-
erally the pieces are four parts,
so there are four melodies
going on at one given time.
From a teaching perspective, I
think because the parts are a lit-
tle harder, more challenging
and more fun, it helps the indi-
vidual students develop into
better musicians.”
Alexander said the non-Tech
students got involved with the
group through his former stu-
dents and a connection with
Ruston High School.
He said the concert reflects
culture through the musical
time periods represented in the
performance.
“Culture is good for any-
body,” Alexander said. “It is fun
and entertaining, but it also
helps music students learn
music for the time periods,
which exposes the audience to
earlier music from different
time periods. The audience
gets a chance to hear a little bit
of everything. It’s educational
from a historical perspective
and entertaining. There’s also
the uniqueness of the sounds
put together.”
William Willoughby, associ-
ate dean for the College of Lib-
eral Arts, has been attending
Octubafest at Tech since its
debut six years ago.
“I try to support the music
department and Joe Alexan-
der,” Willoughby said. “It’s al-
ways a good time. I enjoyed it
because, in the past, the per-
formances have been mostly
original pieces. This year it
ranged from ‘Amazing Grace’ to
pieces from the 1960s specifi-
cally for tuba. It was a treat to
hear music that ranges from
popular to obscure.”
Kevin Keeler, a freshman
music education-instrumental
major, said he attended the
concert to support friends and
listen to good music.
“Some of it isn’t something I
personally enjoy listening to,
but it was well arranged,”
Keeler said. “Overall, I enjoyed
listening to it very much. I re-
ally enjoyed the soloists in ‘Yes-
terday’ (by John Lennon and
Paul McCartney). Their tones
and expressions in the way they
put forward the sounds were
very good.”
He also said the perform-
ance represents the purpose of
music in comparison to unspo-
ken words. “It’s something you
have to hear to fully enjoy,”
Keeler said. “It’s not something
you can put into words. That’s
what I enjoy about music. What
you can’t express in words can
be expressed by music.” Photo by Dacia Idom
E-mail comments to ang017@lat- Drake Domingue and Joe L. Alexander, the conductor, perform "Five Inventions for Two
ech.edu. Tubas” at Ocutubafest 2010 hosted by the School of Performing Arts for Halloween.

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certain testing to work
properly. Some of the
Edge equipment had to
remain on the towers to
provide cell phone cov-
erage while the 3G
equipment was being in-
stalled and tested.
Isma Shahien, a
sophomore business
major, said the 3G cov-
erage allows her iPhone
3G to live up to its
name.
“It’s about time
[AT&T] has some cover-
age here more than
Edge,” Shahien said.
“It’s easier to use, and
you can take the Inter-
net anywhere you go.
Now, I can listen to Pan-
dora Internet Radio and
use the different appli-
cations because the In-
ternet usage is not as
slow. If you’re in a rush
to go somewhere, you
don’t have to wait 10
minutes for a page to
load if you’re looking up
something or for a text
or e-mail to send.”
Aubrey Faulkner, a
junior secondary Eng-
lish education major,
said the upgrade has im-
proved the way she
communicates with
family and friends
through her Pantech
Link cell phone.
“I can send pictures
to my family back
home,” Faulkner said. “It
used to take about three
days to get there if it
sent at all. It lets me get
messages faster, and I
can call people easier. I
have friends who live in
the dorm, and I wouldn’t
be able to call them in
the past. I was surprised
when I found out Ruston
finally had 3G.”
E-mail comments to
ang017@latech.edu.
He Say, She Say Forum addresses taboo topics
Haley Kraemer bers answered why guys are obsessed
with long hair. They said females can do
“They are doing more to themselves
to take the time to look good,” she said.
brought home a white man, but they
would worry about the ridicule she may
STAFF REPORTER many different looks with long hair. It Some questions sparked debate be- endure from others because they do not
can be pushed to the side, fingers can tween men and women including the want to see her struggle for acceptance.
“Why are guys so obsessed with long slide through it, and it accentuates the question, “Why do women always say Candace Harris, a senior family and
hair on girls?” and other burning ques- face. they want a good, sweet man, but then child studies major, said she values the
tions regarding sexuality, relationships The question, “Why are women never they go to a bad man stereotype?” opinions of people like Hill who have
and status were answered and discussed on time?” was presented to the panel Maggio said being tough and macho been through the experience they are
last Thursday at the ninth annual He Say, and audience. does not make you a real man. speaking about. She also said they
She Say Forum sponsored by the Soci- Student panel member Lamont Win- “In my opinion, a gentleman is a real should have had a bigger panel in order
ety of Distinguished Black Women, Inc. dom, a senior business and administra- man who will go down to protect their to represent people who have had spe-
The anonymous, pre-submitted ques- tion major, said, “It is all about women’s girl,” she said. “They need to have a side cific experiences.
tions were broadly discussed, and Etoya hair, clothes and makeup. It all has to do to be a gentleman and a side to be a “For instance, they should have had a
Barner, a senior marketing major, presi- with their appearance when they leave a stud.” gay panel member to relate to the ques-
dent of the society, said she hopes the room.” A female audience member thought tion, ‘Why is it okay for women to like
forum cleared up a lot of the “he say, she Faculty panel member Beverly Mag- women wanted the bad men they see on women, but not for men to like men,’”
say” among males and females. gio, a dance instructor, responded television, and a male audience member Harris said.
After the panel of two faculty mem- women are late because they are nerv- noted you do not have to be a bad man She said there were no gays to add
bers commented, male audience mem- ous or eager to impress that special guy. all of the time. expertise to this answer, and she would
“Be emotional have liked to hear their response.
when you need to “This is why it is good to come back
be emotional, and each year because it is a different
be a man when you forum,” she said. “Each generation is
need to be a man,” going to have different views, and the
the male said. younger generations are more accepting
“Why is it so than the older generations.”
easy for a black guy Christopher Taylor, a senior computer
to get a white girl science major, said friends encouraged
and hard for a white him to attend the forum because they
guy to get a black thought it would be something he would
girl?” was another enjoy.
question that “They were correct because I like to
sparked much dis- have discussions,” he said. “I want to be
cussion. right. So, I listen to people to see
Student panel whether I am or not.”
member Jessica Also, he said he was impressed that
Hill, a senior psy- people acted mature, and the debate did
chology major, said not get heated.
she once dated a Taylor said, “Though, I think it would
white guy, and she be better if there was a pre-prepared list
admired his confi- of questions to have a variety of topics
dence. because many of the questions touched
She said her par- on the same issue.”
ents would be ac-
cepting if she E-mail comments to hek002@latech.edu.
Photo by Ben Corda
Panel members, from left, Mark Melder, an assistant pro-
fessor of sociology; Lamont Windom, a senior business
administration major; Beverly Maggio, a dance instruc-
tor; and Jessica Hill, a senior psychology major, an-
swered questions proposed by Etoya Barner, president
of Society of Distinguished Black Women during its ninth
annual He Say, She Say Forum. The two faculty members
and two students handled questions pertaining to all
facets of relationships between couples, including the
stereotype why women are never on time and if you
should confess to cheating after long periods of time.

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‘Fable III’ follows far behind prequel
Taylor Stephens
MANAGING EDITOR
As previous “Fables” before it,
“Fable III” introduces the main
character as the Hero of Albion,
but new to the games is the fact
that “Fable III” is a sequel to the
second, but in many ways, it fails
as a new-age video game.
In the first two “Fables,” play-
ers begin the game as children,
which acts as a prologue of sorts
to explain the game mechanics
before the player is thrown into
action. Do not expect this luxury
in “Fable III.” Players might think
they understand how to play
based on controls from “Fable
II,” but they could not be more
wrong. An entirely new
schematic of controls are intro-
duced, but they are archaic in
comparison to the huge strides
“Fable II” made to the franchise
from the first game.
Conversation was made into
a tribal button mashing, where
players simply interact with an-
other non-playable character,
which took away from the game
in terms of community relation-
ships. Whereas in “Fable” and
“Fable II,” the player could
choose which emotion or ges-
ture he or she wanted to per-
form, the player must now
simply become lucky based on
the buttons. Want to dance? Too
bad. Want to play patty-cake?
Benson discusses new
Comedy Central series
Robert Wilson
ASSOCIATE
MANAGING EDITOR
Comedian Doug Benson
gave an interview about his ca-
reer and new Comedy Central
series “The Benson Interrup-
tion,” which premieres at mid-
night Nov. 5.
From San Diego, Calif.,
Benson has performed stand-
up comedy for more than 20
years, garnering national
recognition and appearances
in movies and on television, in-
cluding a run on the fifth sea-
son of “Last Comic Standing,”
taking home a sixth-place win
for his observational humor.
Now, he is concentrating
on “The Benson Interruption,”
an improvisational comedy se-
ries centered on Benson dis-
rupting his friends and guest
comedians as they attempt to
finish a story.
“I’ve always interrupted
people,” he said. “I’ve always
had something to say about
everything. It all goes back to
just making jokes in the back
of the comedy club while
someone was on stage.”
Benson pointed out that the
show is not about “pot-smok-
ing, like my other endeavors,”
such as his documentary
“Super High Me” and his off-
Broadway show “The Mari-
juana-Logues.”
I asked Benson how, in the
face of Comedy Central’s his-
tory of hits, like “Chappelle’s
Show,” and misses, such as
“The Jeff Dunham Show,”
could his series avoid the pit-
falls that befell so many others.
“I have more puppets than
Jeff Dunham,” he said, joking.
Try again later. The game goes
backwards in terms of video-
game advancement, forcing the
player to participate in out-
dated, mundane rituals to re-
ceive any type of connection or
communication with other char-
acters in the game. One of the
options was the new ability to
hold another character's hand, if
moderately good, or drag un-co-
operating citizens, if mostly evil,
to a location the player desires.
In previous “Fables,” the abil-
ity to marry or be in a relation-
ship was straight forward, simple
and relatively inexpensive. While
the inexpensive part still tries
true for “Fable III,” going into a
relationship is anything but sim-
ple.
Once establishing who the
player wants to spend the rest of
his video-game life with, assum-
ing he or she is not planning on
killing or divorcing his or her
spouse later, a quest must be
taken to gain their friendship.
After the quest, the player must
now take his or her suitor on a
date. This date usually consists
of grabbing the other player's
hand, going to some dumpy area
such as an old park bench or the
middle of a broken bridge and
sharing a first kiss.
After the quest and the date
have been completed, the player
may now marry. Of course, that
is after the player buys a house
and a ring.
“Really, that’s the question that
haunts every person starting a
show: how to make the transi-
tion to TV? The audience
doesn’t know what to expect,
and it’s fun to watch live, but on
TV it’s easy to say it’s all
planned. That’s the danger. I
hope the home viewer enjoys
it and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll
still do the show live.”
The conversation swayed
between his love of creative
BENSON
freedom to his views on legal-
izing marijuana in California.
“Anywhere you can be in-
carcerated for smoking a plant
while watching a marathon of
‘Law and Order’ doesn’t sound
right,” he said. “I think it’s im-
portant to keep moving for-
ward. There are medical
reasons for marijuana; for peo-
ple with cancer, it helps with
the chemotherapy. I think it will
happen eventually, bit by bit or
joint by joint.”
When asked if he planned
on getting into movies, Benson
said he has not yet had the op-
portunity but will be happy to
pursue it.
Benson plans to release a
new album every summer after
Microsoft Game Studios
Fable III
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$ queen of Albion and rule over
Fortunately for returning
players, the battle system is sim-
ilar to “Fable II.” Unfortunately
for everyone, the weapons and
items system are far inferior to
“Fable II.”
While the idea of simply
wearing a gauntlet for different
magical abilities is exciting, the
fact that the only way to get and
exchange the gauntlets is to first
go to the Sanctuary, which acts
the players in-game menu, go to
the armory, go to the wall of
gauntlets and physically stand
next to the gauntlet the player
wants causes unwanted, inter-
being inspired by the work
ethic of comedian Louis C.K.,
who Benson said tours with
Richard III captivates audiences
new material almost immedi-
ately after releasing albums.
“I did stand-up for a long
time before I had my first
record,” he said. “I had mate-
rial left and even though I
could do it next year, I decided
to force myself to do more
stuff as long as people want to
hear it. I put myself on a yearly
deadline; record sometime
around April and release it
later in the year. As long as I
keep doing comedy, I can have
a dozen albums covering what
I did in that time.”
Benson was also asked
whether his series would be a
hobby or a career move to help
launch him into movies.
“It’s a life move,” he said.
“I’ve done a lot of stuff work-
ing for someone else, and I
don’t want to be in charge of
someone else either. I want to
be in charge of my own
shows.”
He called stand-up comedy
the last bastion of free speech,
where, despite anything that
happens, he can always say,
“I’m a comedian, I’m just jok-
ing.”
He said “The Benson Inter-
ruption” will be a grand exper-
iment, and if it doesn’t work,
he will continue doing other
projects.
“Look at my friend Zach
Galifianakis; people knew him
for years,” he said. “Then he
did ‘The Hangover’ and now
he’s the biggest thing.”
He then jokingly asked
someone to “tell [Galifianakis]
to return my calls.”
E-mail comments to
rww015@latech.edu.
VIDEO GAME REVIEW
rupted gameplay.
One thing developers at Li-
onhead cannot seem to grasp is
how to develop a functioning
mini-map for players that does
more than list quests and act as
a real estate brochure, though it
was an appealing addition to
allow the purchase of real estate
and vending areas from the mini-
map. A simple arrow stating,
"You are here," with more de-
tailed area maps would do won-
ders for this franchise in terms of
navigation and control.
“Fable III”‘s story starts off
strong with a lot of complicated
but still relevant information. As
the player can guess from the
opening sequence, he or she is
destined to become the king or
the world with either an iron fist
or a gentle touch.
Players of the second game
will also remember Theresa, the
blind seer who took care of the
Hero until he or she was ready
to face the problems plaguing
the land. While her appearance
is unchanged, her demeanor to-
ward good and evil has changed
drastically.
When the player becomes in-
nately evil in “Fable II,” Theresa,
remarks how the player should
not allow him or herself to be-
come corrupted so easily. How-
ever in “Fable III,” whether the
player finishes the game with a
shining halo or demon horns,
THEATER REVIEW
Naomi Allison
STAFF REPORTER
Though the School of Per-
forming Art’s presentation of
Shakespeare’s Richard III is diffi-
cult to follow, its elaborately de-
signed costumes, ghost-laden
nightmares, disturbing references
to incest, spit-flying and battle
scenes are enough to outweigh
its deficiencies and make it en-
tertaining to watch.
From the very beginning,
Richard, played by Tim Kersey,
gives a monologue which causes
the audience to develop an in-
tense infatuation with the story-
line and characters. In the
introduction, his reveals his ma-
nipulative, yet charismatic per-
sonality. He describes how his
deformed arm forced him into
isolation, reveals that his heart
craves ascension to his younger
brother’s throne and expresses
his evil sadistic intentions.
Although the show’s mono-
logues are lengthy and lack en-
ergy, and the action is rather
sluggish and the dark lighting
masks the actors’ faces the the-
ater did a superb job of condens-
ing more than 420 years of
history into two hours.
The small stage in Stone The-
atre was stark and clean, provid-
ing the perfect backdrop for lights
and actors to be displayed. All the
set features were skillfully de-
signed and served multiple pur-
poses. The bottom portion of the
stage below the balcony, for ex-
ample, doubled as the king’s
palace, the wedding chapel, Bay-
nard’s castle and the prison
where Clarence was held captive.
The room’s small size generated
November 4, 2010 • The Tech Talk • 7
which is only figurative since
these were also removed from
the game as a standing avatar
accomplishment, Theresa is
supportive of the player's ac-
tions.
Though there are a lot of
flaws with controls and plot
holes throughout the game, they
could all be forgiven if the game
was not as easy as it is.
Even doing every single
quest, unlocking most of the
achievements and still complet-
ing the game's main story, it took
me little more than 14 hours to
finish the game entirely. The
game also makes it extremely
easy to become rich, which has
never been an easy thing to do
in a “Fable” game. Once the
player earns the ability to own
real estate and businesses, the
money flows unabashedly.
However, the game is not en-
tirely without praise. One of the
greater accomplishments is the
ability to control the lives of the
world's population, more so than
running around shooting or
shanking people.
Rather than the game revolv-
ing around ending the greatest
evil to ever come to Albion,
though that is still a major plot-
line, the player must make a con-
scious effort on whether to save
the lives of millions or to let
them fall.
The greatest thing this game
had to offer the players was im-
better acoustics and allowed to
audience feel like Alice trapped in
Shakespeare’s wonderland.
The introduction where the
main characters stood beside the
windows and spoke with their
backs against the audience, con-
cealing their identities, the inter-
actions between Richard and his
partner-in-crime Buckingham,
played by Ryan Ferrebee, and
Queen Margaret’s disturbing
prophesies of the future, played
by Anna Franklin, were highlights
of the play.
Those moments were only
complimented by females revers-
ing Shakespeare’s script and em-
bracing male roles, the families
not displaying Brady-Bunch rela-
tionships, Richard’s dream where
all of his victims come to tor-
ment him and eerily chant, “De-
spair and die and the Battle of
Bosworth Field scene featuring
both armies sword-fighting.
Paula Rae Brown, who played
Oxford, said learning a man’s role
was challenging, because she had
to adapt to male tendencies.
“I’m like a crock pot. I had to
warm it up, so by rehearsal I was
prepared, simmering, and cook-
ing with gas,” Brown said.
The costumes, which were de-
signed by Sara Murdock, gave
Shakespeare’s attire a 19th cen-
tury New Orleans twist. They
were beautifully flamboyant, with
an abundance of trains, excessive
padding, ruffles, intricate floral
designs, brightly colored scarves,
pearls, emeralds, short laced
boots and golden accessories.
Murdock said the most diffi-
cult part about creating costumes
was illustrating the differences
between the two families.
"One of the greatest chal-
Courtesy of Lionhead Studios
portant aspects of the main
story. Well developed and cohe-
sive, the plotline offered great
twists and gave emotion where
“Fable” games did not succeed
before. The voice actors were
well-chosen, and as usual, the
comedic timing was perfect,
though I doubt during the era
the game takes place "balls" was
a regular term used in frustration
or anger as it was by the player’s
main companion.
The game constantly re-
minds the player that he or she
is in control of an entire world,
and had it not been for the long
list of flaws the game has, the
ability to control an entire world
could have been more exciting
than the game allowed.
Before Lionhead attempts
another “Fable” game, it would
be to their advantage to step
back and look at the franchise,
look at everything “Fable II”
broke out of “Fable” to make it
such an amazing game, look at
what they dumbed down for
what I can only assume as shock
value and then, try again.
“Fable III” could have been
so much more than a decent
game with great graphics, and if
the developers want to take an-
other, better shot with a sequel
to the third game, I would be
willing to keep playing.
E-mail comments to tds026@lat-
ech.edu.
lenges in designing the costumes
was giving the audience visual
cues to tie together certain
groups of people. We used spe-
cific colors to specify which char-
acters belonged to each family,”
she said. “The House of York
was dressed in white, blue, yellow
and green, while the House of
Lancaster was dressed in red, or-
ange and brown.”
The role of the Duke of
Gloucester can often be de-
scribed as difficult, but Kersey’s
actions during specific scenes in
the play were disturbing enough
to make one’s skin crawl. He
captivated the audience’s atten-
tion as he wandered aimlessly
around the stage for the entire
show with his arm pinned to his
chest. They then found them-
selves disgusted as Richard at-
tempted to seduce his niece,
caressed her belly and talked
about having children with her.
He performed with exuberance,
physicality and energy, and judg-
ing from the size of his bulging
blue eyes and shrieking voice,
clearly enjoyed every minute of
it. He boldly declared his one-
handed allegiance to evil.
Kersey said, “Tech’s rendition
of Richard III truly embodies the
destructive nature of greed and
misguided ambition.”
People who are unfamiliar
with Shakespeare or haven’t read
a brief summary of the play be-
forehand will find the show ex-
tremely boring and confusing, but
as a personal preference, Richard
III is a show that rewards diligent
viewing. It is rich, evocative and
deeply tragic.
E-mail comments to nsa008@lat-
ech.edu.
8 • The Tech Talk • November 4, 2010

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14. Additional
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32 Connect with
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45. Edict of the czar
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Taurus
Aug 23 - Sep 22 Dec 22 - Jan 19 35. Undeveloped seeds
Apr 20 - May 20 Down 37. Confront
Powerful issues arise in your life that make it difficult to There is irony in today's situation,Capricorn.The only real
Your creative juices are flowing freely, Taurus, but there 1. Hood worn by monks 39. Metal-bearing mineral
find peace,Virgo.Perhaps your first tendency is to confide remedy for situations like this is to accept them and joke
appears to be a roadblock. Something or someone ap- 2. At full speed 40. Supplements, with "out"
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about the events of the day. 54. Eagle's nest: var.
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Gemini Libra
Jan 20 - Feb 18
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At the end of the day, you're the one who has to look in You may be trying to get to the end of the road too quickly
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When it comes to romance,your body is apt to turn to jelly
Oct 23 - Nov 21
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Daily U

Cowboy Mouth fails to live up to hype

Kelly Belton
NEWS EDITOR
It wasn’t a full house Friday night as
Cowboy Mouth took the stage at 3 Docs,
but it was by no means empty as Rustoni-
ans jumped to the jams of the New Or-
leans-based band. Lead singer and
drummer Fred LeBlanc did what he could
to remind the audience members that they

NO
could have fun without being at Voodoo
Fest. “I don’t give a damn what they’re
doing in New Orleans,” he proclaimed.
LeBlanc’s assertive tone served him well
during the first few minutes of the per-

EXCUSE
formance. It was nice to hear a confidant
front man, but my enthusiasm dwindled as
his speech continued. In an effort to draw
people out of the corners and crevices of
the dimly-lit bar, LeBlanc encouraged bar-
goers to get on their feet and enjoy the
music. However, the encouragement
seemed to turn into a demand the more he
spoke.
Nevertheless, the music began. As I was
unfamiliar with the band, I didn’t know any
of their songs, and yet they all sounded fa-
miliar. Each seemed to be some rendition
of a Green Day song. Each had the generic
fast-paced sound of a typical punk rock
band.
Between songs, LeBlanc would rattle off

Please think before you act.

Photo by Sandra O'Claire
cheesy adages like “Just live your life” and
“Enjoy life.” While some might enjoy the the lyrics mention red spoons. While my iPod.

Call a cab or a friend before you make a decision

positive message, it seemed they only throwing stuff onstage is always fun, it did I wouldn’t call the evening a disaster, but

that will endanger you, as well as an innocent bystander.

added to overdone, stereotypical vibes of not make up for the lack of substance in Cowboy Mouth fell short of my expecta-
Cowboy Mouth’s songs. the band’s music, which felt hollow and un- tions. As the band has a large fan base and
Though I enjoyed their unique version original. an 18-year history, it would be cruel of me
of the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Between my personal dissatisfaction to pass judgment after just one perform-
Get What You Want,” Cowboy Mouth’s sig- with the music and the extremely loud vol- ance. I would see them again, just with
nature tune fell flat for this newcomer. I had ume of it, I left 45 minutes into the show. hopes of seeing a performance like so
hope for “Everybody Loves Jill” as sea- Had I consumed four or five beers, Cowboy many people promise they can deliver.
soned fans explained that audience mem- Mouth may have made my night. For sober
bers throw plastic red spoons onstage as listening pleasure, I would rather turn on E-mail comments to keb029@latech.edu.

More Talk
New orleans held the 2010 voodoo art and music experience in city park halloween weekend
Matt Bellamy, composer/lead vocalist/guitarist/pianist, performed “Supermassive
Black Hole” during Muse’s set Friday at the Voodoo Art and Music Experience.
Ozzy Osbourne sprayed his fans with
foam during Saturday’s performance.
Innerpartysystem, featuring vocalist Patrick Nissley (left), drummer Jared Piccone,
and programmer Kris Barman, injected the festival with their dark brand of electronica.
All photos by Robert Wilson
Mia Borders sang about life and love
on the main stage for her Voodoo debut.
November 4, 2010 • The Tech Talk • 9
Robert Wilson
ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR
American Trash, Buddy Holly and the Resistance
NEW ORLEANS - Thousands packed the grounds of New Orleans City Park
as the 12th annual Voodoo Art and Music Experience kicked-off Halloween
weekend.
Local bands warmed up costumed attendees as they gave way to more na-
tionally-recognized acts, such as rising electronic trio Innerpartysystem. Hailing
from Reading, Penn., the group played an hour-long set featuring “Die Tonight,
Live Forever,” the new single “American Trash” and the rage-against-culture hit,
“Don’t Stop.”
Vocalist and programmer Patrick Nissley, along with co-programmer Kris
Barman and drummer Jared Piccone, described the crowd as “ridiculous” while
Barman estimated the audience size to be around 5,000 people strong.
“It was overwhelming,” Piccone said, thoughtfully nodding as he sat on the
plush, red couches of the media tent. The band discussed a wide range of top-
ics, from local food to their political stances and getting used to band life fol-
lowing the departure of original member Jesse Cronan in March.
On the subject of their upcoming album slated for release in January, Niss-
ley said fans can expect some of the first album’s dark sound as well as some
changes including a song he described as “the most positive thing…it puts me
in the best mood ever.”
Stretching hundreds of yards between the six stages were food stands and
various booths selling almost everything. Giant mushrooms flickered with an as-
sortment of lights while people lay beneath them on shag rugs; a giant art piece
called “The Cone” towered tall, glowing blue, as festival-goers stood inside it.
The performance intros featured horrific images as a skull-faced man asked the
eager crowd “Are you ready!?”
Weezer opened strong with a mix of classics and recent material such as
“Undone (the Sweater Song)” and “Troublemaker,” before moving on to “Per-
fect Situation,” “Buddy Holly” and “Island in the Sun.” During a cover of
MGMT’s “Kids,” frontman Rivers Cuomo donned a blonde wig and sung the
chorus of Lady Gaga’s “Pokerface,” matching the beat perfectly.
The set’s high point came when Cuomo mounted a pair of portable toilets
and then ascended the sound platform while singing “Pork and Beans” to an
awestruck audience, pumping them up before Muse took the main stage.
For their first-ever show in New Orleans, the British alt-rock trio aimed high,
flying out of the gate with hits “Uprising,” “Supermassive Black Hole” and “The
Resistance” before transitioning to a cover of “Feeling Good” and the crowd-
pleasing “Starlight.” Despite being incredibly-talented musicians with a dazzling
stage show, Muse lost some momentum toward the middle of the set as they
slowed down for a couple of piano-centered songs, turning the heat back up
with “Time is Running Out” and the epic closer “Knights of Cydonia” as giant
eyeballs filled with confetti patrolled the cheering crowd.
Magnolia Blues, “Strange People” and the Prince of Darkness
On the second day, one of the city’s brightest stars, Mia Borders, stood
against the heat of the sun during her early afternoon set on the main stage.
Borders, a native of uptown New Orleans, has received great praise in the last
few years for her soulful voice, heartfelt lyrics and mellow blues-funk sound,
even receiving a nomination for “Best Emerging Artist” at this year’s Big Easy
Music Awards.
She said this was her first time at the Voodoo Experience with her band,
whom she met through her older brother, and performing on the main stage for
her debut was “pretty surreal.”
“I didn’t know I was playing until September,” she said. “It was kinda crazy,
but exciting.”
Borders’ set included songs from her latest album, “Magnolia Blue,” as well
as covers of Robert Johnson’s “Crossroads” and a surprisingly-fitting blues in-
terpretation of “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails.
Borders said in the future she wants to record a cover album with proceeds
benefitting the restoration of the gulf. She said she wanted to get people to-
gether for a fun project while also helping keep the oil spill in the public mind.
“It tends to happen with disasters; they eventually get out of the public eye,”
she said. “We’re still recovering from Katrina and we need to remind people they
need to continue to care; we can remind them with music.”
Kentucky’s Cage the Elephant took the main stage by storm at 5 p.m. with a
mean Midwest sound, frontman Matt Shultz turning into a human blur as he ran
across and off the stage. The atmosphere swelled with the ferocious echoes of
their hits “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” and “Back Against the Wall,” as well as
new songs from their upcoming album slated for release next year.
“You are a bunch of really cool, strange people,” Shultz told the throng of
thousands. “There’s a vibe of strange across the board, and I mean that in the
best of ways.”
Shultz thrilled the crowd by riding upward-reaching hands until he reached the
soundboard, where he climbed up and jumped right back off into the arms of
anticipating fans.
Actor-turned-rapper Drake followed the act, delivering a masterful perform-
ance as well as exuding charisma and presence in true star fashion. He traded
lines with the crowd on the smash-hit “Forever” and recorded the roaring audi-
ence on his phone to send to his friend Lil Wayne, who was curious if “New Or-
leans still had love for Weezy.”
At 9 p.m., a massive mob gathered in front of the Voodoo stage, eagerly wait-
ing for the godfather of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne.
“Hello everyone,” his unique voice called from somewhere backstage. “Happy
Halloween! Hahaha!”
Sporting a long, black trench coat, Ozzy and his band took the stage, warm-
ing up with “Bark at the Moon” and “I Don’t Know” before breaking out the clas-
sic ode to a legendary occultist, “Mr. Crowley.”
“I love you all!” he frequently announced throughout the set, showing his ap-
preciation for his fans through his words and a foam-spewing hose.
Guitarist Gus G. and drummer Tommy Clufetos performed spectacular solos
to prepare the crowd for the infamous “Suicide Solution” and the all-time fa-
vorite “Crazy Train.” After treating the audience to “Mama I’m Coming Home”
and saving for last the song that kicked off his entire career, Black Sabbath’s
“Paranoid,” Ozzy and crew took a bow to cacophonous cheers for more.
A Call to Action, Scooby-Doo and a “Final Gig”
Voodoo’s final day continued to showcase a mixture of artists, from the local
group Zydepunks to New York’s Interpol, as well as a press conference for the
Gulf Restoration Network. A group of area musicians, such as John Michael of
MynameisJohnMichael and Big Sam Williams of Big Sam’s Funky Nation, as
well as actresses Katie Sackhoff and Tricia Helfer (known for the critically
praised series “Battlestar Galactica”) spoke out about the lingering effects of
April’s oil spill. Helfer said she and Sackhoff are finishing a documentary about
their motorcycle ride from California to New Orleans in an effort to raise further
awareness about the cause.
As the sun began to sink, alternative-rock darlings MGMT took the stage.
Fully dressed as characters from “Scooby Doo,” their songs were welcomed by
an ecstatic audience. Finishing off the main stage were rockers My Morning
Jacket, who announced Voodoo would be their “final gig” before taking a break.
To make the most of their time, the Kentucky-based band gave a powerful, two-
hour show as the wonder of the Voodoo Experience was brought to a mystify-
ing and unforgettable end.
E-mail comments to rww015@latech.edu.
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10 • The Tech Talk • November 4, 2010
Sports Talk
SOCCER bulldogs prepare for battle of the bone
CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT
Nov. 4th - 12:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Nov. 5th - 12:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Nov. 7th - 1 p.m.
1 session $5
All 3 sessions $10
WAC students $5 (All sessions)
18 & under FREE
SPORTS
In her final
season as the
prominent
face of Tech
women’s soc-
cer, Kiva Gre-
sham has
made her
name known.
On the
brink of pos-
Kiva
sibly bringing Gresham
home the first
WAC soccer championship,
Gresham is more than just the
offense needed to give the
Techsters a trophy. She is the
leader that was needed to push
this team from unknown to na-
tionally recognized.
Gresham leads the Tech-
sters in points, and she has 12
goals and eight assists on the
season. Tech is one of five
teams in the country to have
two players who have at least
10 goals in the season.
Gresham was recently
named the Western Athletic
Conference Offensive Player of
the Week for Oct. 11-17, after
scoring three impressive goals
against San Jose State to give
the Techsters a 5-4 victory in
overtime.
Gresham has been one of
the most successful women’s
soccer players in recent years
at Tech.
Gresham earned first-team
all-Louisiana in 2009, and she
played in all 20 games of the
2009 season, starting 15 of
those.
She set a school record for
most assists in a season with
seven, while tying for second
for most assists in the WAC.
Consider yourself warned,
WAC opponents.
Quote
“
“ this weekend.
of the week
KIVA GRESHAM
SENIOR FORWARD
WOMEN’S SOCCER
ON THE STYLE OF PLAY
Volleyball looks to sweep WAC opponents Tech basketball opens with
Sarah Brown
CO-SPORTS EDITOR
After winning a 3-0 match in
the Thomas Assembly Center
Oct. 28, the Lady Techsters are
looking for another refreshing
home win Thursday and Satur-
day nights against Western
Athletic Conference con-
tenders San Jose State and
Fresno State.
The Techsters started this
season strong then hit a down-
ward slope with several con-
secutive losses at home and on
the road.
For the first time since Sept.
18, they’re looking to revive the
home crowd with wins.
Despite the Techsters’ tough
loss Saturday evening at Hous-
ton Baptist, assistant head
coach Christy Stegall said they
are ready for Thursday night’s
match against San Jose State.
“We played very well [and]
made some great steps forward
to get us prepared for the next
WAC game,” Stegall said. “I
think the next two games we
can for sure win; our overall
11/3/10 2:37 PM Page 1
After a 49-20 loss at Boise State, Tech hopes to rebound Saturday at home against the Fresno State Bulldogs.
Sarah Brown
CO-SPORTS EDITOR
After coming off of a 49-20
loss at Boise State, the Bull-
dogs are ready to take on
Western Athletic Conference
rival Fresno State in the “Battle
of the Bone.”
Pregame festivities will fea-
ture the first-ever Geaux with
Gulf Seafood Tailgate, promot-
ing the high quality of
Louisiana seafood. The func-
tion is free to the public.
Seafood can be found at the
Geaux with Gulf Seafood Vil-
lage in Tailgate Alley, located in
and around the Squire Creek
and Community Trust Bank
tailgate areas.
The event, sponsored by the
Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce, Community Trust
Techsters crave first WAC Championship
Avid Lady Techster soccer fans will be cheering this
weekend as Tech hosts the 2010 WAC tournament.
athletic ability is better than
theirs.”
Stegall said she is excited
about the upcoming competi-
tion the team will face in the
TAC.
“Head to head, we can take
them on, and I’m excited to get
them in our house to give them
a little payback for when we
were in theirs’,” Stegall said.
“Each girl is stepping up, and
each of us is falling into place.
Once we get these teams back
into our house, it’ll be a differ-
ent thing.”
And by different thing, she
means coming out on the win-
ning (W) side.
“I reassure them that we’re
fighting hard, doing good things
and if we continue to do those
things, we’ll continue to come
out on the W (winning) side
rather than the L (losing) side
the next time,” she said. “An
athlete wants to win. It’s pretty
self-explanatory when you tell
them to kick some tail; it really
motivates them.”
Although the Techsters
faced some injuries in the be-
ginning, they aren’t letting
Bank, Recreation and Tourism
and the Office of the Lt. Gov-
ernor and the Department of
Culture, begins at noon and
will continue while food lasts.
While Tech fans enjoy the
food, the Bulldogs will warm
up for the big game against the
Fresno State Bulldogs.
Senior quarterback Ross
Jenkins said he is ready to take-
on the Bulldogs in his second-
to-last home game in the Joe.
“We always enjoy playing
Fresno,” Jenkins said.
“It’s always a good game, and
we’re really excited to be back
home.”
Jenkins said the battle be-
tween Fresno State and Tech
has become a rivalry through-
out his years as quarterback.
“We have a different feeling
for every team in the WAC; it
Photo by Dacia Idom
those slow them down from im-
proving their record this sea-
son.
“More and more, we’re
working to get over these in-
juries and just fight for each and
every win,” Stegall said. “I think
that a lot of the girls have
stepped up and filled places. “
Freshman outside hitter
Clara Vido greatly contributed
to the Techsters’ home win
Thursday. She led the Techsters
with 11 kills and recorded 15
digs.
“Clara did great; she was in-
jured in the beginning of the
season, and she’s been coming
back stronger and stronger,”
Stegall said. “I’m excited to see
her come back full-blown.”
The Techsters will host the
next two games against fellow
WAC contenders.
They will face off against
San Jose State Thursday at 7
p.m. before playing Fresno
State Saturday at 7 p.m. Both
games will be played in the
TAC.
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might be the Bulldog thing,” he
said. “I enjoy playing them, and
there has been some sort of a
rivalry that’s developed be-
tween us. There is a little bit of
hostility there which makes it
that much more fun.”
He said the team is looking
to finish strong the final third of
the season.
“We feel like we’ve finally
got the ball rolling a little bit,”
Jenkins said. “If we bear down,
we can hopefully make a run.
That starts with Fresno this
week.”
Head coach Sonny Dykes
said Fresno’s key to winning
games is its defense, especially
rushing the passer.
“They have a really good
pass rush, defensive end and d-
tackle,” Dykes said. “They play
really hard; that’s the thing that
Angela Groce
CO-SPORTS EDITOR
The season of new begin-
nings, of maybe even a happy
ending could come for the
Lady Techsters’ soccer team
The rest of the Western
Athletic Conference has been
put on high alert as the Lady
Techsters pursue their first
WAC championship this week-
end. Tech hosts the 2010 WAC
soccer tournament, which is a
huge advantage for the first-
time Techsters.
The Lady Techsters have
posted one of their best sea-
sons since head coach Kevin
Sherry has been in the captain’s
helm. This will be the Tech-
sters' first-ever appearance in
the WAC Tournament as they
will continue the most success-
ful season in Tech soccer his-
tory.
With a record of 5-3 in con-
ference play, the Techsters will
be seeded fourth, as they face
No. 5 seed Boise State Thurs-
hopes for the upcoming season
Anna Claire Thomas
SPORTS REPORTER
Louisiana Tech’s men’s and
women’s basketball teams
started the season off with a
win each in a pair of exhibition
games Tuesday night at the
Thomas Assembly Center.
The Lady Techsters took
the court for the first time since
the NCAA Tournament last
season and defeated Arkansas-
Monticello 88-65 in the first
game of the doubleheader.
Senior forward Adrienne
Johnson led the way with 18
points and 13 rebounds, while
junior guard Angie Felton
added 15 points of her own to
propel the Lady Techsters to a
victory.
Techsters head coach
Teresa Weatherspoon said the
exhibition gave her team an
idea of where they stand.
“It was good to see them
compete and see the differ-
ences in intensity level change
from practice,” Weatherspoon
stands out defensively; they
don’t quit.”
He said Fresno’s pass rush
is probably the best he’s seen
since playing Texas A&M.
Despite Fresno’s phenome-
nal defense, Bulldog fans hope
Jenkins leads his Tech Dawgs
to a victory in the battle.
“I’m going to do my job to
distribute the ball, just like I
know those five guys in front of
me are going to do their job
like they do every day in prac-
tice,” Jenkins said. “I know
we’re playing against good
players, but we’ve got good
players on the [offensive line].”
The Bulldogs will host
Fresno State at 3 p.m. Saturday
in Joe Aillet Stadium.
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day at 3 p.m. in this week's
WAC Tournament. The games
are Thursday, Friday and Sun-
day at the Lady Techster Soc-
cer Field.
Tech is 15-5, a school record
for wins in a season, and they
contain a plethora of impact
players in junior forward Rachel
King and senior forward Kiva
Gresham. King broke her own
school record in goals with 13
during Tech's 2-0 win over New
Mexico State Friday.
The strength and tenacity of
these two leaders will be key to
success for the Lady Techsters.
Tech played Boise State on
Oct. 10 and resulted in a 1-0
win for the Lady Techsters. It
was the first-ever win over the
Broncos, as well as Tech's first-
ever conference road victory in
the WAC.
The possibility of bringing
home a WAC championship is
close on the horizon for these
tenacious Techsters, as they
play on their home turf.
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said.
On the men’s side, the Bull-
dogs stormed to an 84-45 win
over Champion Baptist College
behind a stellar performance
by sophomore forward Darius
Redding, who raked in 10
points and five rebounds in 18
minutes on the court.
Head coach Kerry Rupp
said the game was a great way
for the Bulldogs to build cohe-
siveness within the team.
“If we’re going to be a very
good team, we have to be great
at defending and rebounding,”
Rupp said. “Our focus was to
come out and play against our-
selves and make sure we exe-
cute our offense.”
The women’s team will host
another exhibition against
Oklahoma Panhandle State at
7 p.m. Friday in the TAC, while
the men’s team opens the
2010-11 regular season at
Texas on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. on
ESPNU.
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SARAH BROWN
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
basketball
season keeps
fans’ hopes alive
B
asketball season is fi-
nally underway at Tech.
For most Bulldog fans,
this is the best part of
the winter.
Cold nights packed inside the
warm Thomas Assembly Cen-
ter, fans cheering at the top of
their lungs and the look of vic-
tory upon the Lady Techsters’
and Bulldog basketball players’
faces are priceless. It’s a home
victory.
It’s Tech basketball.
With the football season
coming to a close in early De-
cember, head coaches Teresa
Weatherspoon and Kerry Rupp
are preparing their teams for
what will hopefully be the best
season in Tech’s basketball his-
tory.
Last year, the Lady Techsters
had a phenomenal season with
many close home games that
unfortunately resulted in losses.
This year, they plan to dominate
the court with their charisma
and stronger-than-ever basket-
ball team.
It’s great to have a Tech
alumna as the Techsters’ coach,
especially since she knows ex-
actly what it’s like to be in the
players’ shoes.
Weatherspoon is keeping a
close eye on her team, as she
prepares them for this upcoming
season. She’s using practice time
to show them they can become
one of the hardest teams to beat
in the WAC. .
Rupp hopes the same for his
team. With similar games that
resulted in a win or loss in the
final minutes, the Bulldogs will
toughen up to try to avoid the
final minute games.
Though the TAC is a highly
exciting place when a win is on
the line, it suddenly becomes a
quiet place when the ball misses
the goal for the buzzer-beater
win.
As the Bulldogs look to im-
prove their home record, fans
can look forward to singing and
dancing along to the “Hoop
Troop.” The new student sec-
tion, which has been named the
“T-Zone,” will overflow with en-
ergy, as they cheer Tech on to a
home victory.
Fans can especially get into
the games on nights of double-
headers. They’re fan favorites,
and it gives exposure to the
Techsters and the Bulldogs, as
the competition is on among
teams to play their absolute
best. With super fans in atten-
dance, the TAC is the hopping
place on double-header game
days.
At last week’s Basketball Bo-
nanza, Tech fans got a sneek
peek at the upcoming season.
Weatherspoon showed how her
team practices, and the Tech-
sters did a choreographed dance
for the crowd.
Weatherspoon came rolling
out to “Born to be Wild” on a
motorcycle, as the audience
roared in applause. She showed
the strength and improved men-
tality her team will use this year
to earn more wins.
The Techsters play Friday
evening against Oklahoma Pan-
handle State in the TAC after
coming off a major win against
Arkansas-Monticello in Tues-
day’s exhibition game.
After the men’s blowout win
against Champion Baptist Col-
lege in its home-opener Tuesday
night, the Bulldogs are looking
for a win at Texas at 8 p.m. Nov.
10 in Austin.
While Bulldog football sea-
son says its good-byes just over
a month away, the opening of
basketball season will hopefully
keep Tech fans on their feet as
they cheer the Bulldogs and
Techsters to victory.
The Basketball Bonanza
proved that Tech fans are surely
“Born to be Wild” when the
2010-11 season rolls around.
Guided by the “Hoop Troop”
and the ever so energetic fans,
this season of basketball is sure
to be one to remember.
You know where to be when
there’s a home game.
Sarah Brown is a junior jour-
nalism major from Madisonville. E-
mail com ments to
sdb035@latech.edu.