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The Block and Bridle Cluband agricultural sciences de-

par tment held a horselessrodeofor studentslooking foralittle competitive fun down onthe farm.

Students dressed in jeans,cowboy boots and hats stoodin a packed arena Oct . 21 atthe Equine Center on SouthCampus as their fellow stu-dents and professors filled thestands and watched from theside at the entertaining activi-ties.

Events included an egg toss,sheep roping, goat tying, buddy

barrel pick up, calf scrambleanda greased pigcompetition.

Students were judged ineach individual competitionand given a certain amount ofpoints for each event.

Aaron Martin, who had oneof the top 5 point totals, re-ceived a gift certificate to Pat-tons Western Wear in Ruston.

Sara Deen, president of Block and Bridle, said therodeo is an annual event forstudents interested in gettingtheir hands dirty.

Weve done this the lastcouple of years as a way forstudents to loosen up aroundthe time for midterms, Deensaid. Students come out andhave fun out on the farm andlearn some of the basic skills

you would need working on afarm.

Deen, a senior animal sci-encemajor who participated in

the competitions herself, saidthe most popular contest is al-ways the calf scramble, whichrequires participants to chasedown severalcows and remove

thetagfrom their ears as fast asthey can.

Students seem to real lyenjoy the calf scramble morethan anything because i tsprobably the most physicalevent we have at the rodeo,

Deen said. We usually expecta little hesitation from the stu-dents when dealing with theanimals, but they jumped rightin the ring and held their own.

It was a funnightand definitelya success.

Mark Murphey, an associateprofessor of agricultural sci-ences, said the rodeo is grow-ing in popularity every yearwith more students becoming

interested.Students haveshown a realinterest in the rodeo over thepast few years, Murphey said.It is a great way for students

to come out and learn aboulife on a farm and competewith each other for prizes.Weve addeddifferent contestseach time, and the studentsseem to real ly enjoy them-selves; therefore, were looking

to continue it and attract morestudents each year.

E-mail comments to [email protected].

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Typing for 10 returns,all students eligible

The Center of Secure Cy-erspace is hosting a data col-

ection activity from 9 a.m. to 5

.m. through Nov. 5 in the Stu-ent Center, Main Floor and inolliver Hall.

For 10 minutes of a studentr faculty members time, he or

she can earn $10 after typing ashort assessment.

All Tech students, facultynd staff are welcome to par-icipate, but a valid Tech ID isequired.

In the past two data activi-ies, in October 2009 and April

2010, 1,500 people partici-ated, making it one of theost successful keystroke data

ollections of fered at Tech.For more information con-

act Kiran Balagani, researchssistant professor for com-uter science, at 318-257-5276

r [email protected].

Harper Hall to showresidents ar

t work

Harper Residence Hall isosting its first student art showrom 7 10:30 p.m. Tuesday inhe main lounge of the firstloor.

Prior to the show, studentsere allowed to submit oneiece of art for review, and the

inalists will be revealed in theshow.

The show will featuresketches, paintings, jewelry,sculptures and other pieces ofrt.

The art work featured in-ludes works from Tech stu-ents in other residential hallsnd those living off campus asell.

The show is free and every-ne is invited.

For more information con-act Russell Pirkle, art show co-rdinator, [email protected].

Class registration forwinter begins Nov. 1

Registration for Winteruarter 2011 will be Nov. 1-19.All students currently en-

olled are eligible to participaten early registration for winter;

owever, visiting and transferstudents as well as newly ad-

itted or readmitted studentsre excluded.

Students must set up an ap-ointment with advisers beforeegistering for classes.

The first purge date will be 5.m. Nov. 19 for students whoave not confirmed and paid

or courses.Registration times can be

ound on Techs websiteww.latech.edu/registrar/im-ortant-dates.shtml.

For more information con-act the Registrars Office ineeny Hall, Room 207, at 318-

257-2176 or [email protected].

Debate team seeksnew 2010 members

The Tech Debate team iscurrently seeking new mem-

bers.

Tryouts for the team areNov. 1-5.Practices are held from 4-6

p.m. Mondays and Wednes-days in Robinson Hall, Room211.

Students who love the spiritof expression through debate,travel and understanding of theworld through a multitude ofperspectives will enjoy this ac-tivity.

This years tournamentschedule includes the CanadianBP Championship Nov. 18-23,the McGill Tournament Jan. 20-24 and the U.S. ChampionshipMarch 31 through April 4.

For more information con-tact Shane Puckett, director ofdebate, at 318-257-2064 or

[email protected].

Operation Christmasdonations requested

Techs Operation ChristmasChild Collection Drive willgather donated items until Nov.12 for children around the world.

Donated items can includesmall toys and gifts; clothingitems such as hats, gloves andsocks; coloring and art items;personal hygiene items; schoolsupplies and candy. The StudentGovernment Association re-quests students do not donateused items, chocolate, perish-able items or war-related mate-

rials.The SGA office has packetsif people would like to pack a

box, or items can be placed inthe collection boxes aroundcampus.

For more information con-tact Tessa Bryant, OperationChristmas Child community re-lations specialist, at 318-257-4565 or [email protected].

Miss Tech Pageantdeadline approaches

Applications for the MissLouisiana Tech Pageant are due4 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Depart-ment of Residential Life.

The forms, which include the

program information sheet, re-sume, platform statement andMiss Louisiana Tech contract,are available at the Student Ac-tivities Desk in Tolliver Hall, theDepartment of Residential Lifeand at www.misslouisiana.org.

Contestants are required tosell at least one page of ads,which will be due noon Dec. 17in the Department of Residen-tial Life.

The pageant will be held 7p.m. Jan. 11, 2011, in HowardAuditorium, Center for the Per-forming Arts.

For more information con-tact Ashley Taylor, coordinatorof student development, at 318-257-4917 or [email protected].

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ampus Horseless rodeo providesfarm fun for participants

Photo by Sean Zhou

Mallory Watson, a senior animal science major, bathes adog at the Pre-Vet Club Dog Dip fundraiser Saturday. For

$7, a dog received a full bath, nail clippings and a flea so-lutions dip. The money raised will go toward the studentsvisit to the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine.

Photo by Ben Corda

Aaron Martin, a senior animal science major, wrestles to get a tag off a cows headduring the calf scramble at the Block and Bridle horseless rodeo Oct. 21.

Area dogs received royaltreatment Saturday from mem-

bers of the Pre-Vet Club.Dog owners treated their

furry friends to a bath, afterwhich they were towel-driedand had their nails clipped dur-ing the clubs annual Dog Dipoutside Reese Hall.

The event, also offered petowners the option to have theirdogs treated for fleas, lice andmites for only $7. This was allin a effort to spread pet healthawareness and raise money forthe organizations visit to theTexas A&M School of Veteri-nary Medicine.

Laura Tharp, president ofthe Pre-Vet Club and a junioranimal science major, said sheloved hosting the Dog Dip be-cause it gave vet students theopportunity to gain experienceworking with animals.

Our goal this year was toget the ball rolling, she said.By giving students an incen-tive for the trip and letting theminteract with dogs on a per-sonal level, it helps them totransition from the classroomto the real world. After all, dogsare like a bag of Skittles; younever know what youre goingget.

Tharp also said thefundraiser was beneficial be-cause the trip would allow stu-dents to explore facilities atTexas A&M University, talk toother veterinary students, re-ceive advice from the head of

admissions about veterinaryschool application forms andsave money for the next yearsclub.

It enables us to view vet-erinary school from a differenperspective and helps us deter-mine if this is the career pathwe want to take, she said.

Paula Books, an assistan

professor of nursing, said shedecided to bring her 147-pound Bull Mastiff becauseshe was impressed with las

years service and price.Normally, its kind of har

to get a dog this big washed,she said. If I would have goneto the veterinarian, this proce-dure would have more tha$50 dollars so to get it done fo$7 is amazing.

Brittany Walraven, a junioanimal science major anmember of the Pre-Vet Club,said she enjoyed participatingin the Dog Dip because it al-lowed her to create bonds withher clients, develop strongcommunication skills and in-teract with different types ofdogs such as Chihuahuas,Schnauzers, Bulldogs, ShihTzus, Dachshunds anLabrador retrievers.

Participating in an evenlike this only increases my lovefor animals and inspires me to

become a better veterinarian,she said.

Tharp also said despite thechilly weather, she was satisfiewith the results of the Dog Dip.

"The Dog Dip wash is oneof our biggest events of the

year for the Pre-Vet Club,Tharp said. I'm thrilled that somuch of the Ruston commu-nity participated and that to-gether we raised much-needefunds and spread awareness

about dogs."


Clip & dip helps raise communityawareness for animal health care

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Hermes said. Its notoften that people are sus-picious of someone takinga tire off of a car, but inthis case, when two tiresare taken off, its better to

be a little suspicious.The dorm walkers, pa-

trolmen who walk the res-idential areas, are on dutyuntil 4 a.m. every day. Her-mes said the walkers areresponsible for keeping aneye on the parking lots as

well as the residents.Apparently, this is hap-

pening not only on cam-pus but in apartmentcomplexes, he said.

Once the UniversityPolice arrived on thescene, they contacted theRuston Police Depart-ment.

Ruston police took fin-gerprints off of my car.The report they gave mesaid there were about 10or so, Queen said.

According to the re-port, there was anothersimilar theft in the areaaround the same time.

It was another ScionTC. On my trunk some-one had written in the dirt,Its cause its a Scion. Ithappened to me too, shesaid. Apparently, the othercar was missing its leftside tires Mine were on

walked off with a set.The other victim, Her-

mes said, was also a Techstudent with the samemake and model of vehi-cle.

There was a report ofa suspicious vehicle inCollegiate Station thesame night, he said. Anoff-duty Grambling officerreported a brown ex-tended-cab Chevy pick-upwith temporary tags.

As of now, Queen istaking care of replacing

her tires herself.I contacted my insur-ance adjuster and amworking on getting newtires, she said. I haventheard anything from cam-pus police or Ruston po-lice. I have not addressedthe legal issues of my car

being parked in a campuslot yet.

Queen said she wantsto pursue the legal issuesconcerning vehicular van-dalism while in a campusparking lot.

There arent any parkat your own risk signs inthe lot. Im paying them topark my car there and feelmy car should be safe. Its

ridiculous that this hap-pened in the first place.

The tire theft is cur-rently under investigation.

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In this day and age, it is no sur-prise to find a news organiza-tion with some sort of agenda.

The requirement to remain unbi-ased and objective is drilled intothe brain of every journalism stu-dent but has become an unrealisticgoal to achieve amongst competi-tion and political influence.

Whether media conglomeratessuch as CNN, ABC or Fox Newsopenly endorse candidates, it isobvious on which side of theproverbial political fence theystand. Even the relatively small cityof Shreveport isnt immune to thesubjective media circus.

The Shreveport Times pub-lished editorials Oct. 23 and 24

blatantly endorsing candidates

running for Louisianas open posi-tions for lieutenant governor andsenator.

The Oct. 23 article, Editorial:Jay Dardenne for lieutenant gov-ernor, gives a long lists Dard-ennes political history mixed inwith a few examples of things hehas done for Louisiana during his

years in various political offices. Itends by saying, Whether address-ing the breadth of the lieutenant

governors duties to the details ofmarketing, Dardenne is bestequipped to step into the office.

In the Oct. 24 article, bluntly ti-tled Editorial: Melancon for U.S.senator, the author reprimands

both parties for their lack of re-spect for one another, pointing outthat in order to accomplish theirgoals support from both sides isessential. It says that while thepoliticians continue to bicker, thepublic continues to feel a discon-nect between their needs and thedesires of Washington bureau-crats.

So, in an effort to call voters toaction, the editorial says, votersshould demand that their lawmak-ers have the willingness and tact tocross the aisle and work towardthe peoples best interest on issues

large and small, national andlocal. The Times Editorial Boardthen goes on to say that they dontsee eye to eye with CharlieMelancon on every issue but inhim sees the states best hope ofhelping restore some semblanceof civility and responsibility.

While The Times EditorialBoard is entitled to publish itsopinion on any topic, includingpolitics, I believe that as a credible

news organization, it is completelyunethical to openly endorse a po-litical candidate, no matter whatparty they represent.

Give the public the facts aboutboth candidates, and let them de-cide. By endorsing a candidateand giving all the reasons they arethe right one for the job, as is donein both articles, these journalistsare not fulfilling their civic duty toinform the public.

How can you be expected tobelieve a newspaper is unbiased inits coverage if it is taking sides? Idont trust it.

Just like the politicians on Capi-tol Hill are influenced by lobbyists,the news media has slowly lostcontrol to career politicians. Watchthe news and see what stories aremost prevalent in politics. The ma-

jority of the stories are not legiti-mate news but gossip about ruinedmarriages, scandals and poor de-cisions.

A top story in the news Mon-day was a recording, courtesy ofWPRO Radio, of Rhode Island gu-

bernatorial candidate FrankCaprio says Obama can take hisendorsement and shove it. How-ever, something I found interestingwas at the beginning of the inter-

view when Caprio says that he re-cently received an endorsementfrom The Providence Journal. Hesaid, That was one that I formallywent to the board there, and Iasked for their endorsement andthey looked at my qualificationsand my record.

Upon hearing this I went totheir website, www.projo.com, andwas appalled by the amount of ed-itorials written expressing supportfor various political candidates.Ten were posted on the first Opin-ion page alone.

In one small search, two news-papers on the opposite ends of thecountry are doing the same thing.I think it is safe to say these are notthe only ones to be guilty of these

biased endorsements.I dare say journalists have for-

gotten their roots, seemingly aban-doning the publics interest likethese politicians they so blatantlysupport. Both groups need to stopand focus on the citizens they aresupposed to be serving rather thanon their own agenda.

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Journalistic objectivity discarded

In Our Opinion

The past century of American history has shown the

frail foundation on which our civil liberties stand.During times of war, the freedom of speech isoften painted with a question mark, debates ensuing overwhat should and should not be said. The not-for-profitmedia organisation [sic] Wikileaks, founded in 2007 byJulian Assange, has increasingly stoked this undying fire,gaining large-scale attention when they released a videoof American soldiers in a helicopter firing on Iraqi civil-ians, two of which were photographers for the Reutersnews agency. In July, Wikileaks released approximately77,000 documents related to the war in Afghanistan; how-ever, it did not seem to contain any major revelations.

In an article Oct. 18, the Associated Press reportedWikileaks was gearing up to release a collection of about400,000 war documents. Files of such importance thatthe Pentagon was bracing itself even asking that themedia not publish any documents.

The opinion of The Tech Talk editorial staff is mixed,some arguing the site poses a threat to national securitywhile others call for military transparency. However, onecommon thread was the belief that the main point ofconcern rested on the content of the documents them-selves. The Pentagon spoke against Wikileaks because ofthe possibilities of exposing sensitive locations as well as

outing Iraqis and Afghanis who have aided U.S. armedforces. Marine Corps. Col. Dave Lapan was quoted by theAP saying that publishing any documents or informationgarnered from Wikileaks, credible news organizationswould automatically make the site credible, despite main-taining a perpetual use of anonymous sources.

Thus, Wikileaks poses the dilemma for journalists. Wefeel the media has a responsibility to inform the publicand provide the transparency ordinary citizens requestfrom the government; however, no one wants to pose arisk to national security and, in the words of more thanone editor, tip off terrorists.

Also, it is considered impossible to use any informationfrom the site without making it credible. In its defense, thesites mission statement paints the organization less asradical usurpers of security and more as crusaders in anage where true journalistic objectivity is falling by thewayside. The About Wikileaks page describes the orga-nizations use of cutting-edge cryptographic techniquesto secure information, as well as using in-depth and ex-tensive investigative methods to verify the validity of allstories to the best of their abilities.

The collection of documents, officially released Oct.

22, boasts over 391,000 reports which cover the war inIraq from 2004 to 2009. A look at the documents re-vealed a degree of measures taken to preserve integrity,such as one description of a U.S. convoys misfiring on acivilian vehicle after a misunderstanding of permission topass the convoy. Details such as the route number andmake of the civilian truck were replaced by blank lines.

As recently as Oct. 25, some big-name institutionshave defied the Pentagons request, such as an AP articlecritiquing President Barack Obamas stance on formerPresident George Bushs interrogation policies, revealingnumerous reports of continued detainee abuse underObamas administration.

Once the heat dies down, the legacy of this leak willonly begin to be seen. Wikileaks may not define our rolein how the truth is reported, but it does reveal the crackswhich can only be fixed by asking the big questions.

Wikileaks delivers more than secrets

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As my mother sat me downat the kitchen table last De-cember, a knot formed in

my stomach as the words cameout of her mouth. Abnormal papsmear and more tests told meall I needed to know, and I felt thetears well up as I faced the realityI knew had been coming for solong.

My maternal grandmother wasdiagnosed with uterine cancer at47 years old, a uncommonly lowage for that type of cancer. Shelost her battle to cancer at 54.While I never knew Nana, I havealways known that my mother wasat a high risk for this type of can-cer.

Several weeks into the newyear, I got the dreaded phone call.It was cancer. Nothing could haveprepared me for hearing that thesame cancer that had taken Nananow plagued my mother.

Mom had a full hysterectomyin February. Family and friendsprayed the cancer was containedand the surgery had been enough.But when the biopsy results camein, we learned that not one but twotypes of cancer were found. One

was much more pervasive and hadnearly penetrated the uterine wall.That meant chemotherapy.

To me, Mom was about to be-come a real cancer patient. Shestarted losing her hair within 10days of the first treatment. As therealities sank in, I quietly grieved,worried and cried but told fewabout what was happening in mylife. As a new reporter with 13hours on my plate, I didnt havetime to go home, which ate me upinside. However, I felt no need to

broadcast my situation.In hindsight, sharing the situa-

tion would have eased the stress.Bearing the burden took its toll onme. I was irritable, stressed andfearful for my own health.

Mom finished her chemo thissummer. Her hair is growing back;she has eyebrows and lashes onceagain. Tests have shown the can-cer is gone, and she has regainedher strength. Every day, I thankGod for the doctors and technol-ogy that have ultimately prolongedmy mothers life. I cannot imaginewhat I would have done if the out-come had been any different.

Cancer is a frightening illness.Too many people in my life haveexperienced the devastation of a

cancer diagnosis. My grandfatherpassed away in 2005 from lungcancer, and I was a junior in highschool when I learned my stepfa-ther had colon cancer. Both of mypaternal grandparents have had

bouts with skin cancer, and mygrandpa has just finished treat-ments for bladder cancer.

The sad part is, I know Im notalone. The American Cancer So-ciety predicts more than 1,500Americans will die every day fromcancer this year. Every cancer pa-tient has support behind them, andthose supporters are all affected

by this illness. The disease is wide-spread in number as well as intype. According to the ACS web-site, there are more than 100 typesof cancer. Breast cancer is themost common type found in fe-males, and this is why we havededicated October to its aware-ness.

In Ruston, University Ink of-fered a spin on the traditional fundraiser. This past Saturday, theygave free cancer awareness ribbontattoos in exchange for a donationto the National Breast CancerFoundation. Rather than limit cus-tomers to breast cancer awarenessribbons, University Ink opened it

up for designs and ribbons for alltypes of cancer.

I was pleased when I saw theestablishment full of people andmore waiting outside. An em-ployee told me they expected 30for 40 people to show up, but weremet with more than 100. Theyhave a waiting list, and I wont beable to get my teal ribbon for morethan a week. As I am at very highrisk for uterine cancer, my gyne-cological cancer ribbon will serveas a daily reminder of what Nanasuccumbed to, my mother foughtthrough and what I may one dayface. It will remind me to do all Ican to prevent cancers onset andhelp with research.

While my experiences withcancer have by no means beenfun, I am grateful for the progressthat has been made. Not only aremy parents cancer-free, but I havelearned to take care of my bodyand count my blessings. Every day,I have hope that there will one day

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SARCASM WITH AN AGENDA

Kelly BeltonCraving a cure, making my mark

Imagine you are in the finalstages of a chronic illness, thesame illness your mother died

with last year. You look out yourwindow and spot a truck, paintedin scenes from a cemetery andladen with a simulated coffin,parked in front of your house. It re-sembles a hearse, something stillfresh on your mind since yourmothers death.

Imagine you later notice animage of cross bones with a photoof your own face in place of theusual skull and a visual renderingof the Grim Reaper cradling theface of your deceased mother,

both posted on the Internet.Now imagine you are 7.Kathleen Edwards, of Trenton,

Mich., experienced these unthink-able circumstances earlier thismonth at the hands of her neigh-

bor, 32-year-old Jennifer Petkov.Other neighbors of Petkov toldmembers of the press Petkov hadfeuded with Edwardss family for

years, always over petty matterssuch as her children being unin-vited to a birthday party. Whenconfronted by the press, Petkov ad-mitted to the allegations and said

she taunted the child because itrubs [the childs grandmother Re-

becca Roses] ass raw.Basically, Petkov acted out of

hatred. But can her actions be clas-sified as hate crimes?

In the majority of the 50 states,a hate crime is classified as such ifit occurs because of hatred basedon a persons actual or perceivedrace, religion, gender, color, creed,age, sexual orientation, nationalorigin, disability or ancestry, ac-cording to www.partnersagain-sthate.org.

For instance, it is against thelaw to burn a cross due to its sym-

bolic association with the Ku KluxKlan. Setting fire to a church signis not simply arson; it is a hatecrime.

The hate crime laws do notcover Petkovs treatment of herneighbor since she apparentlyacted out of general hatred, nothatred of the child due to her ageor disease or other factors stipu-lated by the law. Furthermore,there is no law, hate crime law orany law, that says Petkov shouldnot be able to harass this child inthe ways she has. She was, how-ever, arrested for assault with adeadly weapon and reckless driv-

ing after allegedly attempting torun down another neighbor walk-ing across the street to visit Ed-wardss grandmother. Accordingto WJBK FOX 2 News in Detroit,Petkov has posted bond but haslost custody of two of her childrento their father due to her hateful

behavior.The U.S. criminal justice system

is meant to protect citizensthrough its laws, but perhaps thereare so many technicalities in thelaws that certain despicable be-haviors are overlooked. Maybehate crime laws were necessary,

but shouldnt they include harass-ment and cruelty to all human be-ings, no matter the reason?Emotional cruelty or harassmentof adults, no matter their race, re-ligious preference or sexual orien-tation is far more tolerable thancruelty to a dying child.

Forty-four states, includingLouisiana, but excluding Petkovsstate of Michigan, have enacted

bullying laws, but those laws are basically aimed at measuresschools should take to prevent bul-lying, according to www.cyberbul-lying.us. A new bill was draftedafter the 2006 death of 13-year-oldMegan Meier, of Missouri, who

hanged herself after being cyber-bullied by a friends mother posingas a teenage boy. The MeganMeier Cyberbullying PreventionAct, introduced in Congress byU.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif.,was never voted on and is nowdead. In a blog posted in May 2009on www.americanthinker.com,Timothy Birdnow said most politi-cians problems with the bill weredue to its compromise of freedomof speech rights provided by theFirst Amendment. Birdnow said he

believes malice without physicalviolence should be only a civilmatter. I agree when the emotionaltrauma is geared toward adults.

The issue of legality aside, Ed-wards is an innocent child who didnot deserve Petkovs malicioustaunts. Petkov issued a public apol-ogy to Kathleen Edwards and herfamily, yet her sincerity should bequestioned. Anyone mean enoughto taunt a chronically ill 7-year-oldmay not have the conscience nec-essary to truly repent.

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Students gathered as architecture professorsamon Caldwell and Stephanie Carwile pre-

sented the opening reception of that which re-ains, featuring more than 20 quilted textiles

nd oil canvas paintings including pieces rangingrom $400 to $1,800.

The exhibit, which opened Friday and will ben display through Nov. 23 in theEnterprise Cen-

er, illustrated the emotions Carwile felt after asawing accident last year and included fabricshat contained intricate designs by Caldwell.

Carwile, an assistant professor of architecture,said the title for theart exhibitionwas taken fromhe def in it ion of the word remnant, wh ichefers toa small part or portion of anobject thatemains after themain part no longer exists.

Since my painting tends to be about specificemories or events and Caldwells work dealsithpieces of fabric, I thought it wouldwork per-

ectly, she said.Carwile, chair of the committee of the inte-

ior design program, said she decided to collab-rate with Caldwell because of their friendshipnd different personalities.

Were both very different, she said. Im ai fe and a mom who can be a bit emotional or

touchy at time, while hes a single guy whos ait distant.

Carwile also said their teamwork was suc-essful because both interpreted their art workifferently.

My paintings tendto symbolize whats goingn behind the surface, whi le his work is more

straightforward andrefers to thesurface of a wall

hes building upon the fabric, she said. How-ever, it is because of those differences that wework so well together.

Caldwell, foundation level coordinator for theSchool of Architecture, said he enjoyed workingwith fabric in the show because the local craftsand techniques used in his work appealed to hisarchitectural side, while the colors appealed tohis interior design side.

In my work, I tend to focus on the back-ground first, he said. You see complex colorsfrom a distance because thefabrics blendwell to-

gether, but the intricate patterns and symmetrypop out as you get closer.

Camille Pearce, a sophomore interior designmajor, said she enjoyed watching the two profes-sors work together because of their diverse artis-tic backgrounds.

Although one focuses on painting and theother one focuses on quilt making, they dontclash, she said. Instead, they mingle togetherwell.

Pearce said her favorite piece was Carwilespainting Ive Messed Up, because she loved the

busy quality it exuded.Although theres a lot going on, the images

andcolorsintertwine together, shesaid. It wasinteresting because I knew the story behind thepainting. So, to see it through a painters eyesgave me an entirely new perspective.

Both professors will also speak at 7 p.m. Nov.3 at the Enterprise Center for the Art & Entre-

preneurship Speaker Series titled How to Makea Living in the Arts, where they will discuss thecurrent art exhibition as well as careers in archi-tecture and interior design.


Premiere of emotional art show a success

Four campus organizationswon free tutoring hours througha contest held this month withStudent2Student Tutor, a pri-ate tutoring company.

Winners of the contest,hich began earlier this month,ere announced Oct. 21 at thenterprise Center, located at

509 W. Alabama Ave.Sigma Kappa, Phi Mu and

Chi Alpha each won 10 hoursof free private tutoring by en-tering. Panhellenic Council won

0 hours of tutoring from arawing at the awards presen-ation.

Organizations entered theontest by liking S2S Tutors

Facebook page and have 50embers and friends comment

on their status.Jonah Ukpai, co-founder of

S2S Tutor, organized the con-est to market the company andnform students of its existence.

We wanted to let studentsnow we are really here to help

them, and werepassionate aboutmaking sure theysucceed, Ukpaisaid. Our main goalis to let studentsknow there is a serv-ice here available tothem if theyre

struggling or wantto do better inschool withoutstress. We try totake the stress awayfrom students andhelp in any way pos-sible.

He said the con-test costs the com-pany a loss of $160per 10-hour session,

but he wants peopleto take advantage oftheir services.

We also wantedto reach out to theorganizations thatwill use these hoursand know what the value of thehours are, Ukpai said. We

want people to use them andutilize the opportunities avail-

able on campus. We investedinto it because we know whatan impact 10 hours of one-on-

one tutoring can make.He said teamwork is the pri-

mary factor in the three organi-zations being rewarded free tu-toring hours.

They deserve to beawarded this to be able to help

a student, Ukpaisaid. It was very en-couraging to seethese organizationswant to help some-one in their organiza-tion. Its acommendable thingto want to help

someone in their or-ganization do betterin school with one-on-one tutoring.

He also said thehours could be do-nated to another or-ganization in need orto an individual oncampus as a com-munity service proj-ect if theorganization doesnot need the tutoringhours.

Dave Norris, di-rector of the Enter-prise Center said thetutoring will be ben-

eficial to whoever uses it.Students in the organization

will benefit throughout their ed-ucational experience, Norris

said. Itll be good for the or-ganization and those individu-als.

A representative from eachorganization was present.

Chelsey White, a senior mer-chandising and consumer stud-ies major, representePanhellenic.

She said the contest repre-sented a way to initiate team-work and was a gooopportunity for students whoneed extra help.

Les Guice, vice president foresearch and development, saithe service the company pro-vides for students accentuateswhat the university is about.

For Tech, helping our stu-dents be successful is at the topof our priorities, Guice said.We thank all of you for partic-ipating in this and hope youvehelped promote what [S2STutor] can do within your or-ganization to help with success,which will help Tech and youfutures.


Photo by Dacia Idom

Freshmen architecture majors Ryan Hawkins and Dylan Schafer view "that which re-mains," which displays the latest creations of Damon Caldwell, an assistant professor ofarchitecture, and Stephanie Carwile, an assistant professor of architecture and interiordesign program chair. The show will be open at the Enterprise Center through Nov. 23.

S2S Facebook contest winners awarded free tutoring

Naomi Allison

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Amber Guyotte

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Winners of the S2S Facebook contest are from left, Randie Rupp, SigmaKappa Sorority representative; Chelsey White, Panhellenic representative;Trey Evans, Chi Alpha representative; and Alex Bellone, Phi Mu Sorority rep-resentative; pose with Dave Norris, director of the Enterprise Center; LesGuice, vice president for research and development; and Jonah Ukpai, S2STutor co-founder. The four organizations won 10 hours of free tutoring.

Judy Burt addressed studentmembers of the AmericanMarketing Association aboutthe future of the Ruston com-munity Oct. 19 in the Collegeof Business.

Burt, Ruston Civic Center

and Main Street director, saidshe organizes projects for Rus-tons Main Street program, as-sists in the operation of theRuston Civic Center and helpsplan special events for thedowntown projects for the cityfor eight and a half years.

She said there are severalways she and the city promoteRuston to both residents andnon-residents.

She said one example isMayor Dan Hollingsworth andRuston 21, a city programlaunched in 2008, which workscollaboratively with Tech and iscomposed of a committee ofcitizens whose duty involvesplanning for the future of Rus-ton.

I think it gives you and mean opportunity to help eachother in the community, Burtsaid.

Another marketing plan in-volves the restoration of theDowntown Historic District ofRuston, she said. Vienna Streetwas recently restored, and therestoration of Trenton Streetwill begin early 2011. It has

completely changed the ap-pearance of downtown withburied lines, new sidewalks andplantings.

We like to showcase ourcity, Burt said. We did a great

job burying the power lines, building new flower beds andreplacing old street lamps [onVienna].

She said it is important inthe marketing business to havea passion for your city.

I love Ruston. I love its citi-zens and everything about it. I

sell Ruston every chance I get,Burt said. Nobody under-stands a place until they canfeel it and breathe it. We needto get people here and offerthem a great place for job op-portunities and a place for themto know and feel that this is aperfect place to raise their fam-ilies.

She said Ruston has a sub-

stantial amount of professionalathletes, Tech graduates and in-dividuals affected by HurricaneKatrina who have contributedto Rustons eclectic community.

We try to bring people infrom the outside to make a dif-ference, Burt said. I think weare a classy community withhigh standards.

Student AMA members re-acted to Burts speech withfeelings of hope and excite-ment for the Ruston commu-nity.

Davis Corbett, president ofAMA and a senior business ad-ministration major, said it is fas-cinating how people return toRuston after moving to anotherarea.

Id like to come back ifthere are more job opportuni-ties, he said.`

Larry Jarrell, AMA adviserand an instructor of business,

said Ruston has been fortunateto be the home of Tech andhave a lot of retail stores andrestaurants to supplement itseconomy.

It is important for Tech tohave a connection or openingto downtown, he said. TheResearch Park is wonderfullydone.

Burt said she wants Rustonto be a community that is wel-coming and has somethingunique to offer.

The city has done a lot with

Haley Kraemer

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AMA speaker shines light on Rustons future

Photo by Dacia Idom

its infrastructure, and it takes alot of people pulling together tocreate and plan a successfulproject, she said. I like to tell[students] how excited I am

about the future plans for Rus-ton.


Judy Burt, the Main Street and Ruston Civic Center di-rector, spoke to the American Marketing Associationabout Rustons downtown improvements, the citys futureeconomic plans and Rustons connection with Tech.

vote. She said the Emerson Centre deserves thegrant because of the great work they do with

the community.Voting to help the Emerson Centre is a

great way for students to help in the commu-nity, Busby said. Its great that theres a place

for kids who have nowhere else to go for help.Jenae Emerson said, Just by going online

and voting, people can be a part of fundingour after-school program for a year. If every

student at Tech voted for just 10 minutes justimagine how much that would help.


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because thats what were herefor, he said. Forgive and forget

because if you dont itll eat youalive. Keep your promises be-cause your word is one of thefew things you have thats yours.If people want to be respected,then respect them. Respect

yourself. Most of all, we shouldlove one another equally fromthe heart.

Stokley said the life a personleads, the dash, impacts peopleand surroundings.

Thats the beginning andthe end, but the dash thats in

between is what is most impor-tant he said Its how you live

to thank you forthat and the recog-nition.

Charlotte Amos,a senior sociologymajor, is a non-tra-ditional studentand said Stokley isher academic ad-viser and has posi-tively influencedher life since shereturned to schoolin 2009.

Hes inspiringin the things that he teaches usin class are for everyday life,Amos said. Hes so inspiring,caring and loving. If I had togive the best lecture he would

She said Stok-ley wants his stu-dents to succeeand will help thein any way he can.

Hes going todo anything possi-

ble to help yosucceed and tohelp you excel,Amos said. Youhave security whe

you know someone is there for you

and has your back.Ever since Ive been back aschool, I could call him and hewould listen. He took an inter-est in me. When someone takesan interest in you it makes you

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The National Society ofBlack Engineers held its annualNSBE Week, which raises aware-

ess of the opportunities avail- bl e t hro ugh e du cat io narticularly through science,

echnology, engineering andathematics.

The week, Oct. 18-24, is heldin hopes of having a positive im-pact on the community and alsohelp prospective graduates net-work for their future in the cor-

orate world.George Lee IV, chapter chair,

said he wanted the week to havevents that encompassed theission of NSBE.

Lee said NSBEs mission is toncrease the number of culturallyesponsible black engineers whoxcel academically, succeed pro-

essionally and positively impacthe community.

The week began with an in-

erest meeting for those consid-ring attending the Fall Regionalonference in New Orleans,here participants will attend a

areer fair and workshops cen-ered on professional develop-

ent.The group held a membership

rive Tuesday where membersistributed information to inquir-

ng students in Bogard Hall andater held a late night study jam.

During the study jam, NSBErovided refreshments, and stu-ents came to study, networknd receive help with difficultlasses.

Jerel Brown, a sophomoreechanical engineering major,

said he likes the idea of the late-ight study jam because it is not

ften that a group of studentsan get together and have fun

studying.Members and non-members

athered Wednesday for a largescale general body meeting

here officer updates were givennd non-members got to seeow NSBEs leadership operates.

The climax of the meetingas the Boat-Float engineering

hallenge, Lee, a junior me-hanical engineering major, said.

Attendees were asked to assem-le in groups and design a boat

that could hold the most weightin relation to the other partici-pants, which made it a blast.

NSBE continued to enlightenthe student body by bringingJohnathan Calton of Chase Bankto discuss ways to save and in-vest in college.

The rest of the week focusedprimarily on NSBEs biggestcommunity service project ofthe year, A Walk for Education,where they partnered withGramblings chapter for the firsttime.

A packing party at the Churchof the Champions in Gramblingwas held Friday to prepare forthe A Walk for Education Satur-

day, where members stuffed bags, assigned volunteers togroup leaders and reviewed thewalking route with volunteers totry and positively impact thecommunity.

My favorite event of theweek was A Walk for Education,Brown said. It gave us an op-portunity to reach out to kids inthe community and show themthe importance of education.


Sherelle Black

STAFF REPORTER

Techs Omega Tau Pi(QTPi) service sorority heldChoices Week Oct.18-24 toinform students about betterlife choices through hostingdaily events on campus.

QTPi holds a weeklongevent twice a year aimed atenhancing the communityand campus through differentevents centered around a par-ticular theme.

Skyler Breaux, president ofQTPi, said the events wereopen to students with an in-terest in giving support to thesorority.

We don't always have aChoices Week, but we alwaysattempt to have a QTPiweek, Breaux said. That al-lows us to service our com-m un it y as wel l as t he

campus.Britney Kelly, a sophomorekinesiology major, said theQTPi host a week of eventsthat focus both on communityservice and sisterhood devel-opment.

At some events we hadmore people than others. Wewere pleased with the turnout, but more people are alwayswelcome to join us for our fu-ture events, Kelly said.

Choices Week started Oct.18 with a Healthy Choicemeeting where attendeeswere given advice on stayinghealthy and health benefits.

Oct. 19 during the Free-dom is a Privilege NOT aChoice event students were

given the chance to supportthe troops by writing letters.

Breaux said the letter writ-ing event had the largest showof support as more peopleparticipated in the letter writ-ing to the soldiers.

LaScott Ellis, a junior psy-chology major, said he toopart in writing letters for thetroops because it is a stu-dents responsibility to sup-port good causes on campus.

I like it when any organi-zation is taking an active roleon campus, Ellis said. I par-ticipated because it was intro-duced to me beforehand annot thrown together late.

Because the sorority is cur-rently accepting applicationsfor new members, all femalestudents interested in joiningQTPi had the opportunity toattend Make the RIGHChoice, an informationameeting about the sororityOct. 20.

QTPi held ServingPassIt On, a South Campus cleaup Oct.21 to keep the campuslooking

Cute Cakes, the Cutie Piebake sale, was held Oct. 22 as

a fundraiser the sorority.Oct. 23 QTPi invited thesorority sisters to the Sistersby Choice, yet a great part ofme event, for bowling at theMaxie Lambright IntramuraCenter. Choices Week closeOct. 24 with The Choice isYours for all who were inter-ested in attending services aNew Living Word Ministries.

Kelly, treasurer for QTPi,said there are plans to holmore events in the future.

We will do another weein the spring, possibly evethe winter, but it will be callesomething different. We havenot, as a group, talked aboumaking choices a yearlytheme, Kelly said. We are

known as a community serv-ice oriented group dedicateto serving our campus ancommunity.

E-mail comments [email protected].

Above: Bartley Johnson, a freshman mechanical engineering major, prepares sup-

plies for the National Society of Black Engineers A Walk for Education.

Below: Kirsten Miller, a senior electrical engineering technologies major, passes out

an educational packet to a potential future college student.

NSBE Week impacts community,

romotes education awareness

Mary Timmons

STAFF REPORTER

Omega Tau Pi offers

students positive

view on life choices

Photos by SeanZhou

Youre invited toLouisiana Tech University Student Health Centers

Wellness Fair16th Annual

Student Center Main Floor November 3, 2010 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Services and demonst

rations will include:

Vision screeningFlu shots $25.00 cash or check

Lab screenings for a feeFitness evaluations

Depression screeningHealth food samples

STD informationSpeech and hearing screening

Blood pressureAluma for cellulite

Door prizesA Zumba Demonstration

And much more!

Seeyouthere!

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MUSIC REVIEW BOOK REVIEW

Speak Now

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Taylor Swifts third albumvocalizes two years of hergrowth into a woman; her sto-ries of love, heartache, hatred,jealousy and remorse that sheexperienced since the releaseof her previous album, Fear-ess are blatantly told in Speak

ow.With every song written ex-

lusively by the artist, this albums a window into her soul.

The album, released Mon-ay, revolves around the phrase

Speak now or forever hold youreace, inspiring people to

speak up while there is ahance.

These songs are made upf words I didnt say when theoment was right in front ofe, Swift said on her website.

Track by track, each song is aifferent confession to a differ-nt person.

To focus on the album as ahole does not do it justice.ach song is a story in itself,pen for analysis and connec-

ions, but I will leave that toour own interpretations.

From the beginning track,Mine to the final, Superman,

here are plenty of mysteries toe discovered.

This album runs the gameetf tones and themes, but the re-urring theme is simply life.veryone experiences so manyifferent feelings, and there is a

song to satisfy, no matter what

kind of day you are having.The first released single,

Mine, is closer to the feel ofthe previous albums, no doubtto ease fans into the extremelyblunt lyrics to follow, but it setsup the rest of the album per-fectly, looking at her future andalso the examples of love fromher past.

Sparks Fly is a beautiful,reminiscent love song whichwas added to the record after being received so well by con-

certgoers.And, switching gears into

heartache, there is much debateas to the topic of Back to De-cember. This is the one songon the album that really juststopped me in my tracks. I hadto listen to what she was saying

because there is such sadness inher voice you feel nothing butempathy. She sings, You gaveme all your love, and all I gaveyou was goodbye. So, this is meswallowing my pride standing infront of you saying Im sorry forthat night.

There is a new, much moreraw sound in some of her songsthat I find refreshing to herusual slow love songs. SpeakNow, Mean and Better ThanRevenge are the best examplesof this portrayal of everyonesrebellious side.

However, in contrast to thesesongs are tracks that are betterversions of Swifts previousthemes of family and love. Inaddition to an increased matu-rity in the lyrics, there is muchmore sophistication in the in-strumentals used throughoutthe album. Everything seems tomesh perfectly together to con-vey the right message.

With every song pertainingto some aspect of her life, it iseasy to get distracted trying tofigure out her personal inspira-tions behind each track, but justtake the music for what it is hertherapy, her l ife that shechooses to share with peopleshe loves so much, her fans.

It is a shame that it will take

another two years to hear a newalbum from the artist, but thattime to live is what makes thisone so good. So, I guess I willjust wait with eager anticipation.


Swift spills soul in Speak Now

Monday Student SpecialAll U Can Eat:

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Sorry, no splitting, sharing or take outs.

Iris Johansens latest EveDuncan thriller, Chasing theNight, is exactly what I was ex-pecting it to be: well-written,suspenseful andfull of Oh no!moments. It also had the pre-dictable twists, turns and tyrant.The onlyreal surprise inthe en-tire book was thelast two wordswhich left the reader hanging,waiting for the next book.

Newcomers to Johansen will

be caught in the thrilling ploteach turn of the page brings, but veteran readers havelearned Johansen is caughtwithin the trap of having thesame formula to writing everybook. Even her romance novelsfollow the formula. Her 10thbook in the Eve Duncan seriesis no dif ferent.

The main character, EveDuncan, a famous forensicsculptor with a dark, saddeningpast, is working to bring victimsof violence or natural disastershome by reconstructing theirskulls to create a face lost totime. Her ex-Navy SEAL-turned-cop lover, Joe Quinn, isthere by her side as she sinksherself into a new reconstruc-

tion, as always.She is interrupted by a call

and is immediately draggedinto a story line that is as pre-dictable to Johansen as the sunrising.

A CIA agents2-year-old sonwas kidnappedin themiddleof

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thenight,and herhusband slainas an act of vicious vengeance.Nine years later, Catherine Lingis driven by the belief that herson is still alive, but she needsthe help of someone as drivenand obsessed as she is to findhim. Thus Eve is brought intoher life of murder and dismay.Eve haswalked the samenight-marish path of losing a child asher daughter, Bonnie, who dis-appeared many years ago. Her

presumed death is what sentEve onto the path of a forensicsculptor.

As Eve uses age progressionscience to create an image ofCatherines now 11-year-oldson, she is drawn deeper intoCatherines horror, eventually

forcing her to face the fact heown daughter is never cominghome.

Johansen is a dynamo acreating strong, female leads.With two unconquerablewomen enduring the worst feaanymother can imagine,Chas-ing the Night is a testament toa mothers fiercelove anddevo-tion and an anxiety-filled jour-ney into the darkest corners ofa persons soul.

A person who has neveread Johansen can easily falinto the Eve Duncan story line

as she writes a small summaryof Eves history into the bookswithout disturbing the flow ofthe story. I would advise thathis not be the first Johansebook you read, though,becauseit is not a true testament to heskills as a writer.

This book is wishy-washy,lacking the same intense mys-tery, and can throw newcomersfor a loop. Veteran readers wilask what happened to Joe anhis new-found skills from theprevious book. Returning fanswill wonder what is happeningto Eve and Joes relationship asthe passion which has beepresent frombookto book isnolonger present. It makes onewonder if Johansen is going to

eventually split the couple up. Ifeel as though the Eve Duncastory line and character havefallen flat, and it is time for heto finish this plot and let it rest.

E-mailcomments to [email protected].

Though Paranormal Activ-ity 2 does not quite reach thesame level of shock value orsuspense building as the firstfilm, it is almost a perfect se-quel and respectfully builds onOren Peli's original, whichshould allocate applause toParamount.

Even in a time when sequelsand remakes run rampant in theHollywood scene today, Para-normal Activity 2 stands out inits ability to make the audienceanticipate the scare.

I would recommend seeingthe first Paranormal Activity

efore seeing its sequel be-cause the second film actually

takes place before and duringthe time frame of the first film.

In Paranormal Activity,Katie Featherston briefly al-ludes to her childhood and thesights of strange occurrencesthat happened when she shareda room with her sister as ayoung girl, but in the sequel, theaudience follows the sister andher family with security cam-eras combined with the handy-cam view from the first film.

Enter the demon. The sisterstarts seeing and hearing thingssimilar to events that happenedin the first film, but the budgetwas almost $3 million morethan the first one. So, thescenes were more intricate andbetter designed.

The scare tactics escalatewhen the daughter in the housetries to communicate with the

demon. From cabinets flyingopen to lights sporadically turn-ing off, the demon gets more vi-cious as the plot thickens.

This film may feature a newhouse and family but it show-cases the same issues Katie en-countered in the first movie.However, this sequel is a fantas-tic follow up to the original, andit improves upon it by addingdepth to the story.

The first movie creates asort of Pavlovian effect on theviewer, where during the sec-ond film, the audience findsthemselves anticipating thescary parts when the ominousclock at the bottom right of thescreen increases in speed andwhen the screen fades to blackand opens with the nighttime,clearly indicating somethingbad is about to happen.

However, if you were amember of the audience in thefirst film who could stomachthe loud noises and scary shad-ows and think the next install-ment will be a breeze for yourstone will, be warned. The sec-ond movie far exceeds the firstas far as scare tactics are con-cerned.

Whereas the deafeningnoise before a scary part in thefirst film were indicators ofwhen the audiences should pre-pare for the intense scenes, thesecond films fright fests weremore sporadic and less able to be anticipated. The audiencealso did not have to worryabout attacks in the daytimeagainst the family, but thedemon is far less forgiving inthe second installment.

The one thing the producers

of this film did exponentiallybetter than the first is to knowwho and in what to exploit foscare tactics; in this instance, adog and a baby.

When most of the movie fo-cuses on the anguish of thebaby in the house, and the resof the time is spent focusing othe frightened dog, the audi-ence sympathizes with thecharacters, feels more protec-tive of the family and is espe-cially upset if anything happensto either the dog or the baby.

Fans of the first movie wilfind a niche in the second, buas a personal preference, thefirst movie is still more thrillingand exciting as far as hauntehouse movies go.


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Aries

March 21 April 19A confict between your responsibilities to amily and ob-

ligations to riends could rear its ugly head today,Aries.

You might want to attend an event but need to deal with

emotionalissues in the home immediately.It could be di-

cult to keep a cool head under these circumstances. I

you can,you should nd a way to satisy your amily andgo out. Step back and be objective!

TaurusApr 20 - May 20Dissatisaction with certain job conditions might come to

a head today,Taurus.A discussion with colleagues might

be necessary to deuse a potentially explosive situation.

Clear,honestcommunicationis necessaryin orderto avoid

misunderstandings.Try to remain objective.Don't let your

emotions take control.Things will work out to everyone's

satisaction. The situation is temporary and unlikely to

have lasting negative eects.

GeminiMay 21 - Jun 20Iyou'vebeenplanningalongtripbyair,Gemini,todayyou

might doubt whether you should continue with your plans.

Money might be the issue.Be aware that your ears mayrun awaywithyou.Thesituationmay be moresecure than

it appears. You might want to attend a class or lecture,

perhaps on computer science or some other technology.

As with the vacation plans, try to view this objectively.

CancerJun 21 - Jul 22Today you might eel too overwrought to concentrate on

whatever goals you're trying to reach, particularly i

they're nancial. Past issues might crop up at inoppor-

tune times but will still need to be released. I you aren't

careul,thiscouldgetinthewayojustaboutanythingyou

need to do. Keeping cool is the most important thing to

remember.

LeoJul 23 - Aug 22You tend to be pretty sel-assured,Leo, but sel-esteem is-

sues dating rom long ago could surace today.You might

eel like a schoolchild called on to recite.This could cause

a ew snags in your relationships or interere with your e-

ectivenessatsocialoccasions.Trytoremainobjective.Don't

lose sight o who you are. Don't let old insecurity intererewith your eectiveness.

VirgoAug 23 - Sep 22Today you might eel a bit bloated and slow,Virgo,which

could interere with your daily routine.You could also eel

unmotivated about work.You might not eel like exercis-

ing, but it's important that you do it anyway. Moving the

body can clear your head and put you in the proper rame

o mind to get on with your day. It can also help purge

your tissues o all the excess toxins.

LibraSep 23 - Oct 22Todayyour jobor anotheractivitycouldrequireyourartis-

tic skills or a particular project, Libra. You may not be

used to this, so it could throw you into a bit o a panic.

There should be others around who can collaborate withyou,so you will be all right. A tendency to be overly emo-

tional could interere with just about anything you try.

Stay centered.

ScorpioOct 23 - Nov 21

A subject o interest that you've been pursuing could

bring up some deeply buried emotions today, Scorpio.

You might want to retreat into your mind and try to make

sense o it, although analyzing it intellectually may not

be the answer. Avoid emotional conrontations. Things

might be said that shouldn't be said, and they won't be

easily orgotten.In the evening,see a movie ull o spe-

cial eects.

SagittariusNov 22 - Dec 21Thiscouldbea conusingdayoryou,Sagittarius.Financial

issuesmightbecomplicatedbycomputerglitchesorailures

in communication. Keep pushing, however, and whatever

you'retryingto straightenout willberesolved.Anopportu-

nitytoparticipateinaprojectyou'venevertriedbeorecould

have you doubting your abilities. Believe in yoursel andthen move ahead.There's a rst time or everything!

CapricornDec 22 - Jan 19Financial issues might have you and your partner a bit

more on edge than you need to be, Capricorn. Perhaps

money is tighter than usual right now, and you have to

put o purchases you want to make. Try to work it out.

Thisisagreatdaytoreachacompromiseinjustaboutany

touchy situation, because you should be in just the right

space to see both sides o any issue.

AquariusJan 20 - Feb 18Today your intellect is fying high,Aquarius.A number o

new ideas, perhaps about political or social issues, might

exciteyourcuriosityandcauseyoutowanttospendhours

in the library or on the Internet. Mundane tasks still needhandling,however.Thismightberustrating,becauseittakes

youawayromyourquest.Iyougetthebasicsdonequickly,

you can return without causing any undue guilt.

PiscesFeb 19 - Mar 20

Your imagination is working overt ime today, Pisces, and

you might spend hours at a computer writing or in ront o

an easel or piano creating your own brand o painting or

music. This drive to create comes rom the heart and

shouldn'tbeignorednomatterwhatotherissuescomeup.

Take care o whatever needs to be handled and then ol-

low your inspiration. You may be surprised at what you

produce!

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Two Louis iana Tech stu-dent-athletes traveled to Or-lando, Fla., this past week torepresent Tech athletics at theNCAA Student-Athlete Lead-ership Forum.

The eventwas held Oct. 21-24 at DisneyWorld. Nearly400NCAA student-athletes were

expected to attend, but over600showed up instead.

Dan Breazeale, a redshirtsophomore inf ielder on the

baseball team, and NataliyaPanova, senior outside hitter forwomens volleyball, were se-lected to attend the confer-ence.

Breazeale and Panova spentfour days at Disneys Contem-porary Resort , where theylearned leadership skills theypossessand the importance ofleadership on the field.

TheNCAAbegan this lead-ership conference back in 2002,

basing it by regions. This yearmarked the first time the lead-ership forumtook place at onesite with an abundance of Di-vision I, II and III athletes

learning the importance ofbeing leaders on and off the

T h ec o n f e r -ence pro-v i d e dc u s -t o m i z e ds e s s i o n sdesignedto en-hance theath l e te sa b i l i t i e s

and leader-ship ski ll s. The students ex-plored how behavior andvalues shape their individualstyle of leadership,and currentissues that affect student-ath-letes.

The conference was alsodesigned to better the studentsunderstanding of the NCAA,their specific division and Stu-dent Athlete Advisory Com-mittees (SAAC) role.

Breazeale and Panova wereinvestigated by the NCAA andselected to participate in theforum in order to better under-stand the meaning of being astudent-athlete and setting anexample for future athletes.

Breazeale said the forummade him understand the im-portance of being a student-

athlete and a leader for histeam and school

above a llelse is thevalue of

being anath lete incol lege,Breazealesaid. Themain thingI wantedto bring

back wasthe fact that

weare an elite group, andbeingan athlete is something to beproud of.Its a great experiencefor all of us and we should behonored tobe a part of it.

Along with learning leader-ship skills, student-athletes hadth e chance to in teract wi theach other and discuss differ-ent issues affecting collegiateathletes today.

Matt Sonnichsen, headcoach for womens volleyball,said the team and sch oo l ishonored to be represented byPanova at such a prestigiousconference.

I think i t i s a nice compl i-ment for the womens volley-

ball team that Natal iya wasselected es forthe student-ath-le tes that never makes it to

ESPN SportsCenter.Breazeale saidhe is looking

the conference and translatethem to thebaseball field whenthe regular season comesaround.

After going to the leader-ship forum, I know what myskills are and what mystrengths and weaknesses are,Breazeale said.I feel likeI cando a better job of relaying in-formation to peopleand be thekind o f leader that I want to

be.With so many different skills

required to be a leader on thefield,Breazeale said he feels hehas acquired the knowledgeand leadership needed to suc-ceed.

I had the chance to seewhat skills I have and whatsk il ls I need to work on , andnow I have a better idea of what it means to be a leader,Breazeale said. I feel l ike Imdefinitely going to usethe skillsI learned at the conference to

be a better leader.With volleyball trying to get

into the Western Athletic Con-ference, and baseballs upcom-ing mini world-series, Panovaand Breazeale wil l use whatthey have learned from thisconference in day-to-day life.

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Luke McCown was incorrectlyidentified Oct. 21 in a story onthe sports page. He is the quar-terback for the JacksonvilleJaguars, and he was the quar-terback for Tech from 2000-03.The Bulldogs played Boise StateTuesday night. The Tech Talkstaff would like to apologize forany inconvenience

CORRECTION

ech athletics has reallytaken off this year, par-ticularly the Lady Tech-sters soccer team.They are 14-5 and 4-3

in conference play. Their 3-0 winover Hawaii this past weekend inHonolulu confirmed their spot inthe Western Athletic ConferenceTournament scheduled Nov. 4, 5and 7 at the Lady Techster Soc-

cer Field.Idaho, San Jose State, Utah

State and Boise State join theTechsters on their home turf. Itsthe first time in school historythat the Techsters will play be-

yond the regular season. Despitetough losses last season, theTechsters have turned their teamaround and are on fire. Theireyes are set on one thing: win-ning the WAC Tournament.

The Lady Techsters havegone beyond any Tech fansimagination. To do a complete180 this year is amazing. Last

year, Tech fans lost hope in theTechsters, as losses were thenorm. This season? A loss is al-most unheard of, as victories arecelebrated most games. Fanshave come out to support the

Techsters at home games, andmany will come from all over forthe WAC Tournament. The costis $5 for students, and the pricecovers the entire series. Theadult fee is $10 all-session and$5 for a single session. Children18 and under are admitted free.

The Tech community hasbeen great to support not onlysoccer, but all home events aswell. Volleyball attendance haspicked up, along with the homefootball crowd. Though volley-

ball remains in the 100-200home-crowd attendance, thepositive support in the ThomasAssembly Center on Thursdaynights make it seem as if hun-dreds of people are there.

Students can compete overthe biggest volleyball fan for a

Papa Johns pizza as a reward.Football has also seen in-

credible increases in fan size.The first home game againstNavy, which had more than23,000 fans in Joe Aillet Sta-dium, looked well-occupied on

both sides. As home games havecontinued through the season,the Joe is looking better andsounding louder with the help ofan energetic student section andproud Bulldog fans.

Well-known chants such asHow bout them Dawgs? andWe are Bulldogs can be heardat various times throughout thegame. Dance for Your Dinnerhas become a favorite segmentof Bulldog games, as well asManiac for a Caniac.

After some students stuck

through the downpour duringthe fourth quarter of the Red-Out game against Southern Missgame, they really showed what ittruly means to be a Bulldog.Fans even described the event asan experience like no other.

Besides, how many peoplecan say they stuck through rainin the fourth quarter of a Red-Out game at the Joe?

Students and the communityhave greatly shown support forTech athletics. From studentspainting up and getting loud tofamilies purchasing tickets tohelp support Tech athletics, theRuston community is on fireabout Tech.

The Lady Techsters will playfor the first time ever in schoolhistory in the WAC Tournament,

which will be held on their hometurf in Ruston. The communityis highly encouraged to comeout and support the Techsters asthey compete against fellowWAC rivals over the course ofthree days.

A plethora of home eventswill occur this coming week.The Bulldogs and Lady Tech-sters basketball teams open athome Tuesday night in the TAC.Womens volleyball remains athome on Thursday. The baseballteam is hosting a nine-day miniworld series, beginning Friday at6 p.m. and ends Nov. 6 .

So, fans, the question re-mains: Where are you?

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SARAH

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Tech to host 2010 wac soccer tournament

The Lady Techster soccer team looksto finish its record-breaking season with avictory against New Mexico State on Fri-day.

The game will be their final match ofthe season, as they will also compete inthe Western Athletic Conference Tourna-ment held Nov. 4, 5 and 7 at Lady Tech-ster Soccer Field. This will be the first timein school history that Tech will continueplay after the regular season ends.

Other teams who have secured theirplace in the tournament are: San JoseState, Boise State, Utah State and Idaho.

I was elated when I found out we qual-ified, but what I felt most was relief, headcoach Kevin Sherry said. Because thetournaments here in Ruston, there wasmore pressure for us to make it.

Tech knew they would qualify for theWAC when Hawaii tied New Mexico Stateon Oct. 24 following the Techsters win

over Hawaii Oct. 22.A 3-0 shutout against Hawaii boosted

the Techsters record to 14-5 overall and4-3 in the WAC.

This record is Techs highest in the his-tory of the program, despite being pickedlast in the WAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

We were picked last because we werelast, Sherry said, but that just motivatedthe team to do well and gain that respectfrom the conference.

Freshman goalkeeper Caitlyn Updykehad her sixth shutout of the seasonagainst the Rainbow Wahine, tying herwith Cat Buchanan, the Techsters juniorgoalkeeper.

Junior defender/midfielder OliviaLukasewich was the first to put Tech onthe board in the 22nd minute. Lukasewichshot the ball low past Hawaii goalkeeperKanani Taaca after an assist from sopho-more midfielder Mo Rockwell and junior

forward Rachel King.After being fouled in the 77th minute,

junior midfielder Scotti Culton success-fully connected her penalty kick, uppingTechs score to 2-0.

Two minutes later, senior forward KivaGresham scored a rebound shot, afterTaaca blocked an initial shot by King. Kingwas credited with her second assist of thegame, and Gresham received her 11th

goal of the season.Tech dominated with 13 shots to

Hawaiis 12, as well as 8 shots-on-goal to

Hawaiis 7.Both teams were playing for the samething, to qualify for the tournament,Sherry said. This is where the teamwould crumble in the past, but havinggone through those past experiencesweve come out stronger and succeeded.

With another win under their belt, theLady Techsters now prepare to hit theroad and face New Mexico State Friday.

Tech must then prepare for their first WACTournament, which Sherry said will be theteams next goal.

Our goal was to qualify for the tour-nament and weve done that, he said.Now its up to the team to either settle forthat, or set the next goal. Im confidenttheyll go for it.

The Lady Techsters will begin theWAC tournament after their trip to NewMexico State Friday at 6 p.m.


Since be-ginning hisfourth seasonas the LadyTech s ter s soccer headcoach, KevinSherry haschanged theface of a de-veloping pro-gram fromdesolate to determined for aWAC championship.

After his arrival in Ruston,Sherry instilled the four pillarsof Lady Techster soccer: Fam-ily, Passion, Respect and Fear-less.

For this team to achievewhat it has achieved, and to bea part of it is something veryspecial that few people get toexperience, and this momentwill live long in the memory,"

Sherry said.The Techsters are 14-5 and

4-3 in conference play, afterbeing chosen last in the WACPreseason Coaches' Poll.

Make it known: Sherry andthe Techsters are on the prowl.

SHERRY

Bulldogs put up a tough fight in Boise

Photo by Ben Corda

Zach Beaird

SPORTS REPORTER

Rachel King strikes the ball as Scotti Culton looks on. Sundays win bookedthem in the WAC Tournament.

PANOVA

The Louisiana Tech base-ball team is hosting a nine-daymini world series, beginning at6 p.m. Oct. 29 and ending Nov.6.

The Bulldogs will split intotwo teams with the senior play-ers leading the way, and theywill get to select players oftheir choice. This allows

younger players to get someexperience.

With the winners beingawarded a steak dinner and thelosing squad subjected to porkand beans, bragging rights areon the line for the individualplayers.

This will be the last com-petitive scrimmaging the Bull-dogs will receive before puttingaway their bats and balls forwinter. The Bulldog 2011 sea-son officially begins in Febru-ary, and 40 players arecompeting to have their nameon the 35-man roster.

Head coach Wade Si-moneaux is using this world se-ries to see which players willstep up and deliver for his teamthis upcoming spring season.

The Bulldogs have 27 schol-arship athletes on the rosterthis fall and 13 walk-ons com-peting for roster spots this up-coming season.

The Bulldogs will have tomake adjustments at the platethis season with the NCAA

banning the use of compositebats. This forces teams to com-pete offensively without thepowerful aluminum bats withwhich they have become ac-customed to.

For a team who brokerecords on offense last season,the Bulldogs have been prac-ticing with wooden bats inteam intrasquads this fall to getplayers used to the differencesthey will be facing when theregular season starts.

The Bulldogs are also usingthis seven-game series to getsome key players that had sea-son-ending surgeries last year,some in-game experience be-fore a long winter layoff.

Tech has four pitchers whoare battling shoulder and arminjuries from last season, andthey are looking to finish offthe fall season successfully.

After finishing last season27-30, the Bulldogs are lookingat freshmen talent to get some

experience during the worldseries to prepare them for reg-ular season play in February.

The world series games arefree to the public and will offerBulldog fans a glimpse of theirupcoming season.

Email comments [email protected].

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BREAZEALE

Anna Claire Thomas

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Two athletes chosen for NCAA leadership conference

DAWG

Fourth down miscues and playing a na-tionally-ranked team dropped the Bulldogsto 3-5 with a final score of 49-20 Tuesday

night at Bronco Stadium.More than 32,000 fans came out to see

the Broncos take on the Bulldogs on theSmurf turf. The game, which was nationallytelevised on ESPN2, was difficult for Bull-dog fans to watch, but it should relieve Techfans that it was not as big of a blowout as itcould have been.

Boise State, who is coming off of a 48-0win over San Jose State, slightly overlookedthe Bulldogs rapidly growing offense.Though Boise State won, the Bulldogs putup a good fight, particularly in the first half.

The Broncos struck first in the first fewminutes of the game, but senior quarterbackRoss Jenkins used his power arm to tack onTechs seven points that tied the game. BoiseState retalliated with two extra touchdowns,

bumping the score up to 21-7. With a half-time score of 28-7, the Bullodgs werentdone with their dog fight.

Jenkins pass to senior wide receiver

Phillip Livas in the first ticks of the thirdquarter added fuel to the fire, as the lead wascut 28-13. Though sophomore kicker MattNelson missed his extra point, the Bulldogs

grew aggressive.The following kick-off, the Broncos fum-

bled the ball, and Tech quickly recovered.The Bulldogs went down to the 9-yard line,

but failure to convert on fourth down re-sulted in the Broncos receiving the ball yet

again.The Broncos drove 91 yards on eight

plays before they struck again. The final 26yards of the 91-yard drive were by Broncos

running back Jeremy Avery, who faked ahandoff in the wildcat formation, picked upthe ball and ran it in for a touchdown, tack-ing on seven more Boise points.

A fumble by Tech senior running backMyke Compton on the kickoff allowedBoise to strike again. It took the Broncos six

plays and 34 yards to up the score 42-13.After fumbling yet again on kickoff, the

Broncos set up a new scoring drive withhopes to place seven more points on the

board. Though the Broncos are nearly flaw-less when it comes to interceptions, Techssophomore linebacker Solomon Randle hadplans otherwise.

Randle read the arms of Broncos quar-terback Kellen Moore as he intercepted thefootball. It was Moores second pick of theseason and Randles first of his college ca-reer.

The Bulldogs got down to the Broncos2-yard line before two runs and two incom-plete passes resulted in another failed fourthdown conversion. The Broncos once againused a failed fourth down conversion to addmore points.

Five plays later, the Broncos were up 49-13 in the fourth quarter. With 44 seconds leftin the game, junior running back Lennon

Creer scored a 25-yard touchdown run, fi-nalizing the score 49-20.

E-mail comments to [email protected]

Sarah Brown

CO-SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by Tom Morris/LATechSportsPix.com

Junior linebacker Adrien Cole doesa one-arm wrap around Boise Statewide receiver Titus Young.

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