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Julia Fischer, Lamar University assistant professor of art history, will present this year’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. Her lecture, “Raiders of the Lost Art: the Monuments Men and their Legacy” will be free and open to the public. Fischer said her love of art started at an early age when her father took a teaching job in Rome. “I got to go to St. Peter’s by myself at nine-years old — which I can’t imagine, because I have a seven-year-old right now, but I was very conscientious,” she said. “I got the bug for all things Italian, then. “That’s why my area is Roman art and archeology. I was a classics major for a while, too, then I studied in Rome my junior year. That’s when I decided, ‘No, I don’t want to do Greek and Latin. I’ll do art history.’” Fischer’s chosen topic is a subject she covers in her classes. “My students watch ‘The Rape of Europa’ in art appreciation,’ she said. “I didn’t know about Hitler, the Nazis, the fate of art in WWII until I got to grad school. It was never covered in any of my undergraduate classes, so I got hooked when I
watched that movie — the documentary.” Fischer studied the Monuments Men and their role in WWII. “They were art historians, and artists and curators who joined the Allied army,” she said. “They went over to Europe, and also Asia, to try to protect and recover and return the works of art that Hitler and the Nazis had stolen.” Hitler’s art theft during the invasions of various countries was part of his plan to construct a grand German capitol city. “Hitler wanted to fill in his super museum, the Führer museum, with the best works of art,” Fischer said. “He envisioned a museum that was going to be better than the Louvre or the Uffizi — it was going to be the best museum in the world.” The stealing of art objects is not a new concept in the fields of war. The Romans, and conquerors like Napoleon, plundered art from defeated cities, and Fischer said it’s still happening
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Julia Fischer will present “Raiders of the Lost Art: the Monuments Men and their Legacy,” the 2016 Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Tuesday, in the University Theatre.
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Itzhak Perlman plays during the Fisher Distinguished Lecture, Oct. 6, in the University Theatre.
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Grammy award-winning violinist Itzhak Perlman spoke at Lamar, Oct. 6, as part of the Judge Joe J. Fisher Distinguished Lecture Series. Perlman has performed before President George W. Bush, Queen Elizabeth II and at President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. The lecture was presented by President Ken Evans and moderated by Kevin Smith, senior associate provost of the university. The lecture was preceded by a Q&A earlier See PERLMAN page 2
Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton debated in the second presidential debate Sunday night, after a tumultuous weekend in which the Washington Post released a tape of Trump engaging in sexually degrading remarks about women. In the wake of this tape, dozens of Republicans have unendorsed or dropped their support of Trump, the RNC has pulled funding from his campaign and, as of Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan has said that he will not defend Trump, instead choosing to focus on keeping control of the House of Representatives. Trump held a surprise Facebook Live press conference before the debate with Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey and Juanita Broaddrick, who have accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual assault, and Kathy Shelton, whose rapist Hillary Clinton defended in 1975 as a public defender. Neither candidate shook hands until the end and the tone of the debate overall was combative. ABC News’ Martha Raddatz and CNN’s Anderson Cooper moderated, strictly enforcing speaking time. Politico reports that each candidate experienced an almost equal amount of time. Raddatz was assertive on the subject of foreign policy, asking multiple times for Trump to clarify his position on Syria and the Aleppo bombings. When reminded of his running mate Mike Pence’s position on Syria, which involves striking the forces of Assad, Trump said, “He and I haven’t spoken and I disagree.”
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tax for years due to a $916 million loss in 1995, Trump said, “Of course I do. Of course I do.” Trump then argued that he would close the tax loophole that allowed him to avoid paying taxes while his opponent would keep the carried interest provision. One question involving the emails released by WikiLeaks asked Clinton to clarify having a public and a private stance on certain issues. Clinton responded that the speech quoted in the email was referring to President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts, in private, to pass the 13th Amendment. The emails See DEBATE page 2
Communications students study in South Africa Kyle Swearingen UP contributor
There’s an African proverb that says, “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” For the Lamar University students who spent the summer producing news packages in South Africa, the proverb rang true. “A lot of the stories I produced brought me out of my comfort zone,” Edward Long, Beaumont junior, said. “It worked out in the end and you know how it goes — you never
know it until you try it.” On June 10, LU communication professor Shenid Bhayroo and seven students left for Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa and the seat of the Constitutional Court. Students were tasked with creating news stories for KVLU radio and LUTV while being immersed in another culture. “Being there and seeing their culture, how vastly different it is from American culture, there are some similarities,” Long said. “But there are also many
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in question were hacked from Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta, and the U.S. has blamed the Russian government for these cyber attacks. The debate ended with the suggestion that each candidate name one positive thing about their opponent. Clinton
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praised Trump’s children, saying, “His children are incredibly able and devoted, and I think that says a lot about Donald.” Trump said that he admires the fact that Clinton doesn’t quit, saying, “She doesn’t give up. I respect that.” Trump was considered the underdog, with flagging sup-
port in his party and a downturn in poll numbers due to Friday’s tape leading into the debate. A poll by YouGov, an international market-based research firm located in the UK, reported Clinton winning the debate, 47 percent to Trump’s 42. Clinton’s lead in national polls after the debate
have been reported as anywhere from five to 11 percent over Trump, and the New York Times and FiveThirtyEight report Clinton’s chances of becoming President of the United States at 83-86 percent. The final debate is scheduled for Wednesday.
Feldenkrais, who said you can actually practice with your brain without making a sound,” he said. “You can actually think about what you’re doing and it’s almost like practicing. Well, I loved that, because every time I didn’t want to practice my mother would say, ‘Why aren’t you practicing?’ and I’d say, ‘I’m practicing the Feldenkrais Technique.” Throughout his career, Perlman would walk on and off stage and would often stand for applause, a practice that drew the attention of critics. “They started to question my ability to have a career, having to do with the fact that I was disabled and so forth,” he said. “I would get reviews and the reviewers would say, ‘Mr. Perlman walked on the stage with great difficulty, barely moving, and sat down to play music, which moved us.’ “I would get very upset. ‘Why do they have to mention that, that I’m disabled and can’t walk? Why can’t they just review me for what I’m doing as a violinist?’ Then they started to get used to me and they stopped mentioning it. Then I started to get upset and say, ‘Why didn’t they mention it?’” Perlman’s career involved many early performances in Beaumont. However, Perlman said that, after such a long time, it can be difficult to re-
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in the day for Lamar students. During the Q&A, Perlman quizzed the students on what instruments they played, compared the richness of different symphonies, and at one point engaged in a whirlwind of music-related puns. “Let’s get Bach to the point,” “Yes, I can Handel it very well,” “Okay, let’s Rachmaninoff already,” etc. During the lecture, Perlman told the story of an Israeli panel show not unlike “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” in which panelists are given humorous improvisations to perform. One such improvisation was, “Make up a curse.” The winning curse, Perlman said, was, “May your son play the violin.” Perlman contracted polio at the age of four and, after listening to the violin solo in RimskyKorsakov’s “Scheherazade” over the radio, devoted himself to the violin, often playing for three hours a day. His parents may have played a part in how much he practiced, he said. “They did have one idea about how I was practicing and that was that you should not hear an empty space,” he said. “In other words, if there was no noise, it was no good.” Perlman did find one way to combat the constant practice, he said, and that was to invent a new technique based on the name of one of his many doctors. “There was one doctor,
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member the performances themselves. “I just remember that it was one of the first places I played and that I was treated so beautifully,” he said. “Also, that a certain person got me some matzo ball soup. See, I don’t remember places. I remember the food.” Perlman then played the first of two pieces for the night, Gavotte en Rondeau by Johann Sebastian Bach, which he said he once played in a television commercial for an Israeli cookie company. Smith then reintroduced a question from the student Q&A, in which a student asked if Perlman still gets nervous in front of crowds. “Yes, absolutely,” he said. “When you’re really young, you don’t get nervous because you don’t know what it’s really about. You’re not smart enough to get nervous. Then something happens and you think, ‘Ah, now I’d better get nervous.’ A lot of kids ask me
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what you do for nerves and I say, ‘There’s no such thing.’ The only thing is to be aware of it. Know that it’s coming. Know thy enemy.” Perlman also talked about his 1958 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” doing his best impression of Ed Sullivan butchering the name of celebrated Polish composer and violinist Henryk Wieniawski. Perlman then played one half of Wieniawski’s violin duet, Caprice in A Minor. When asked what’s next on his bucket list, Perlman said, “The bucket.” Then he said that there is one thing. “To continue to enjoy what I do,” he said. “When you’ve done something as much as I’ve done it — I’ve been playing concerts basically since I was 18. Despite the fact that I’ve played a Beethoven violin concerto 7,000 times, I’m not going to start saying, ‘Not again.’ I’m going to say, ‘Oh, one more time.’”
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Breeds ranging from Great Danes to Chihuahuas roamed the streets of downtown Beaumont, Saturday, at Dogtoberfest. The event included a parade and a costume contest, which was won by Amanda Faggard, who dressed as Alice with her canine companion dressed as the White Rabbit. Vendors and local animal shelters filled booths, and there were food trucks, raffles and contests to keep both humans and canines entertained. Booths featured dog treats and accessories, as well as paw readings and dog spas. A red carpet was lined with fire hydrants as contestants showed off their costumes, attitudes and talent. A doggone good time was had by all.
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Swedish academy awards Nobel Prizes in five categories Jackie Benavides UP Contributor
In 1895, Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, left $265 million in today’s economy to make provisions for a series of awards in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was announced on Oct. 3, in Stockholm, Sweden, and was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy, a fundamental process for degrading and recycling cellular components. The word autophagy, literally translates to “self eating.” In a series of experiments in the early 1990s, Ohsumi used baker’s yeast to identify genes essential for autophagy and showed that similar sophisticated machinery is used in our cells. Ohsumi’s discoveries help us to better understand how the cell recycles its content, according to the Nobel Prize press release. This in turn, will help us understand many physiological processes such as in the adaptation to starvation or response to infection. Mutations in autophagy genes can cause disease, and the autophagic process is involved in several conditions including cancer and neurological disease. Cynthia Stinson, interim chair for JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing, said that Ohsumi’s discovery has a lot of implications and is something that will have to be built upon. “I’m not sure it will make a big change right away, we’re just in the beginning,” she said. “There is so much about cell division we just don’t know, so this is clutch in continuing to learn more. One of the reasons cancer grows, is the body doesn’t consume those cells. If we figure out how to get rid of the abnormal cells, we can figure out how to get rid of diseases.” The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Oct. 4, with one half awarded to David J. Thouless of University of Washington, the other half jointly to F. Duncan M. Haldane of Princeton University, and J. Michael Kosterlitz of
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Brown University. The men were given the award for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter using advanced mathematical methods to study unusual phases, or states, of matter, such as superconductors, superfluids or thin magnetic films. The hope is that this discovery will be applied in both material science and electronics. Using topology, a branch of mathematics that describes properties that only change stepwise, Kosterlitz and Thouless overturned the theory that superconductivity or suprafluidity could not occur in thin layers. They demonstrated that superconductivity could occur at low temperatures and also explained the mechanism, phase transition, that makes superconductivity disappear at higher temperatures. James Drachenberg, assistant professor of physics, said the work gives a new perspective on the ways sciences and nature work alongside each other. “This year’s prize directs our attention to the profound relationship between advanced mathematical methods and the often surprising observations from the natural world,” he said. “The work of this year’s laureates, creatively exploring this relationship, illuminated the path to several exceedingly useful technological advances, the benefits of which we continue to enjoy.” The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, announced Oct 5, was awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage,
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University of Strasbourg, France, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern University, and Bernard L. Feringa, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. These three men were given the award for the design and synthesis of molecular machines. They developed the world’s smallest machines which are molecules with controllable movements that can perform a task when energy is added. The miniaturization of technology can lead to a revolution, and this discovery has been in the works since 1983 when Sauvage first succeeded in linking two ring-shaped molecules together to form a chain, called a catenane. In 1991, Stoddart developed a rotaxane, where he threaded a molecular ring onto a thin molecular axle and demonstrated that the ring was able to move along the axle. Feringa developed a molecular motor and made a molecular rotor blade spin continually in the same direction. Using molecular motors, he was able to rotate a glass cylinder that was 10,000 times bigger than the motor and also design a nanocar. Xiangyang Lei, interim chair and associate professor for the department of chemistry, said these molecular machines may find use in computing, novel materials and energy storage. “These molecular machines are single molecules that behave much like the machines people encounter every day: They can be controlled to perform a task once they are supplied with energy,” she said. “Examples include a
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tiny elevator that goes up and down with changes in pH, and a super-small motor that spins in one direction when exposed to light and heat.” In his will, Nobel said, “One part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition of reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded, Friday, to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-yearlong civil war to an end. The war has cost at least 220,000 lives and displaced close to six million people. Santos initiated the peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas. Ironically, the peace deal was rejected by a referendum, Oct. 3. The rejected accord was a specific peace agreement and does not necessarily mean the end to peace negotiations. Kevin Smith, senior associate provost, said that the Colombian civil war between FARC and the U.S.-backed Colombian government sent Colombian nationals and refugees to Lamar University to study. “After more than five decades of bloodshed, Colombia is poised for a life few Colombians have ever personally witnessed — a life of peace,” he said. “In spite of recent steps back, most Colombians, indeed most of the world, hope the agreement will be embraced and peace will grow deep
roots in this troubled nation.” On Monday, the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly to Oliver Hart of Harvard University and Bengt Holmström of Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their contributions to contract theory. Hart and Holmstöm created new theoretical tools that are valuable to understanding real-life contracts and institutions, as well as potential pitfalls in contract design. Contract theory was developed as a comprehensive framework for analyzing many diverse issues in contractual design, such as performance-based pay for top executives, deductibles and co-pays in insurance, and the privatization of public-sector activities. Charles Allen, chairman and professor of economics and finance, said these economists are being praised for developing a body of new knowledge full of practical consequences and ready to be put into the hands of decision makers. “Their path-blazing scholarship lies in the realm of contract theory,” he said. “It lays bare all the subtleties and nuances that bubble to the surface when employers aim to devise employment contracts that make workers to work as if they owned the businesses, or teachers to teach as if all the students were their own children. For instance, giving large bonuses for successful outcomes may be a sound strategy for rewarding many chief executives.” The Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced today. Oliver Hart
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today. “There are still some modern-day Monuments Men out there,” she said. “There are a lot a places where people are putting their lives on the line in order to protect cultural heritage for future generations. In 2003 Iraq, after the invasion, there was a team formed by a colonel who rushed to Baghdad to secure the national museum there. “Right now — today — in Syria, ISIS, who has made it their campaign to destroy anything that is not Islamic, is going through Syria and Iraq destroying sites like Palmyra, looting massively and destroying objects and museums — and there are Syrians who have formed their own Monuments Men group.” Fischer said she is thankful for the work of these brave men and women. She said the art and architecture is part of our humanity and is what makes us human — these are things that need to be preserved. “In Syria and Iraq they’re using laser technology to try and map everything so they at least have a virtual reconstruction of sights and sculptures if they are destroyed,” she said. “But it’s never the option that you want.” Fischer said that in her classes she poses a hypothetical ethical dilemma. She asks students to imagine they are in the Louvre and it catches fire. They have a choice to save the Mona Lisa or an old woman. “Something that students say with the little old lady and the
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Julie Fischer, assistant professor of art history, pretends to steal art at the Dishman Museum in preparation for the Distinguished Faculty Lecture Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m.
learning about things. There were only black and white slides of certain things, and I learned that they were destroyed in WWII. I was devastated then. I was like, ‘I can’t see it. I studied in Italy, and I can’t even go see these things.’” Fischer tells her students that art objects are historical documents. “They give us a glimpse into a particular place — a particular time,” she said. “We can learn about those people, but that object, too, connects us back.” Even with all of their hard ‘’Right now — today — in Syria, ISIS, work, the Monuments Men who has made it their campaign to de- were not able to find all of the stroy everything that is not Islamic, is looted art during WWII. “There is a Raphael painting going through Syria and Iraq destroying that was taken from a collection in Curacao, Poland and that objects and museums.’ never was found,” Fischer said. “Millions and millions of ob— Julie Fischer jects stolen, but not everything Mona Lisa is, ‘You know, you can just pull it up online’ — but it’s not the same,” she said. “It’s not the same to be in the Louvre looking at the Mona Lisa, or in the Sistine Chapel being surrounded — it’s never the same, seeing something in person. “Even in classes as an undergrad, an Italian renaissance class that I took, I remember flipping through the book and
came back.” Some of the artwork is resurfacing after years of obscurity. “There is a museum in Russia that finally told everyone that they have this big collection of modern art that was looted,” Fischer said. “They looted it from the Nazis who had looted it from other people, and the Russians took it as reparations for the war. “A couple years back, an old man had a huge cache of art in Munich that had been looted, and there are always stories like that coming to light, now, with the internet and the fall of communism. There is still stuff popping up pretty frequently.” Fischer said modern day looting has a different aim than that of the Nazis, so there may not be much left to recover. “With ISIS, they want to destroy anything not Islamic,” she
said. “They’re also digging up and finding things and selling them, even on eBay, to fund their terrorist activities. The Taliban did that in Iraq and Afghanistan, too. “Actually, Obama just passed a bill to limit the importation of Syrian antiquities because the U.S. is a big buyer of these things.” Fischer said that she wonders if she would have what it takes to be a modern-day Monuments Man. “I don’t think I could ever be so brave, as to put my life on the line for these art objects,” she said. “I would hope that I could, and I’m glad that someone does, because I think art is what makes us human.” The Distinguished Faculty lecture will be held in the University Theatre, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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SOUTH AFRICA driguez, Beaumont senior, said. “It was nice to get a hint of what the field is like with working with a group of people in order to get a story.” Students lived in close proximity to each other for nearly a month, working and living in an unfamiliar place. “I only knew a few of the people on the team so there was a lot of bonding,” Long said. “It was definitely a new experience, and I think the teamwork aspect is what made it happen. If we didn’t have the people we had with us, that each had their own strengths and talents, we wouldn’t produce as good content as we did.” Bhayroo said that South Africa was chosen specifically for his familiarity with the city, as well as his understanding of the local media and its availability. “South Africa was a natural choice, I was born and grew up in South Africa,” he said. “I also have extensive contacts in media and civil society organizations, allowing the study abroad students to gain unique access to people and places. “I selected Johannesburg because it is a large cosmopolitan city in South Africa, and offered many opportunities to experience culture, politics and social life.” Bhayroo said that the timing of the trip was of special importance. “I chose the first summer session because it is still winter in South Africa, and it would give us Southeast Texans some respite from the heat,” he said. The students said they were pushed to their limits to get stories they nor-
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Demonstrators protest at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, left, over journalists’ rights during the summer. Lamar University students covered the event as part of a study abroad program organized through the communications depratment. Mamie Allen, below, interviews a local in Johannesburg during the trip Photos courtesy LUTV
mally wouldn’t. One example is the event commemorating the June 16,1976 uprising, where students rebelled against the apartheid state. “I was in elementary school when the June 1976 uprising began, initially in Soweto, and then around the country,” Bhayroo said. “This uprising marked the beginning of a series of student and worker-led actions against the violent apartheid state. “I took students to places in Soweto that I was at during my high school years when I was part of marches and protests against the apartheid government. We spent an entire day in Soweto, moving between different venues, and interviewing South Africans who participated in the 1976 uprisings. We wanted to hear their stories and share them with KVLU listeners and LUTV News viewers.” Long said the coverage of the event was the first story he worked on in South Africa. “That’s a big historical
moment in South Africa,” Long said, “I was going in expecting to just do a story about the uprisings, but last second our professor said, ‘Hey, Ed, there are some Black Panthers here. You and Kara go and produce a story about why they are here.’ That brought me way out of my comfort zone.” Long’s story revealed that the Black Panthers appeared at the event in solidarity for the cause. Rodriguez said that seeing the sights, as well as getting to know the people, was a necessity. “We stayed in Melville, Johannesburg, which is basically the neighborhood in Johannesburg that is closest to the city’s university,” he said. “I visited places near Johannesburg, like Soweto and Orange Farm, as well as other cities including Cape Town and Durban. It is really hard to describe how different these places were in comparison to the States, but I guess one could say is that no matter how much those places differed from one another,
they were all full of some of the best, happy and positive people I have ever met in my life.” Bhayroo said it was important that the students got to see the “real” South Africa. “I encouraged students to engage and interact with South Africans every opportunity they had,” he said. “I ensured, even in the little time off I scheduled in the program, that they could meet with my friends, family, colleagues and extended social circles.” Bhayroo said the trip met all his expectations. “My biggest victory with this program is have been able to take seven of my best Lamar University students halfway around the world, and to allow them to live, work and learn about South Africa,” he said. “Each student had a transformative experience and has shared their experiences with friends, family and the Lamar community. “My students’ news stories and personal stories have contributed to de-
stroying stereotypes and myths about South Africa, and Africa in general. The trip also allowed my students to see that different cultures and peoples have much in common, and that our destinies as this race of humans, are inextricably linked.” The students said they
encourage others to take advantage of travel and educational experiences. “I would recommend going to study abroad at least once in your lifetime,” Rodriguez said. “It is a very unique opportunity that you will never forget for the rest of your life.”
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The Lamar University Cardinals made it consecutive wins on the season by knocking off Abilene Christian, 38-10, Saturday evening at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. The Cardinals (2-3/2-1 Southland) continue their dominance over ACU in Abilene, improving to 7-2 all-time on the road in the series. It marks the first time LU has recorded back-to-back victories since defeating Incarnate Word and nationally ranked McNeese to close out the 2014 season. The Cardinals racked up 520 yards of total offense, including 309 on the ground. Senior Kade Harrington finished the night with the 17th 100-yard rushing game of his career. The Kingwood native carried the ball 23 times for 145 yards and a touchdown. He also hauled in two passes for 89 yards. Big Red held the Wildcats (0-6/0-4 SLC) to 306 of total offense. The Cardinals also held the football 16 minutes longer than ACU. Senior Carson Earp completed 16 of 19 passes (.842) for 211 yards and a touchdown. “This is a very tough place to play. It is a long road trip,” head coach Ray Woodard said. “We weren’t good early but just kept fighting through some things. That is two complete games for us. We are really starting to jell together as a team. “When you go one the road you have to be two touchdowns better than you are at home. We were just not good early, but fortunately our defense kept us in it. We are playing good team football right now.” The Wildcats took the opening drive and moved the ball deep into Cardinals territory before the drive stalled out. ACU had the ball down inside the Cardinals’ 20, but a fumble halted the drive forcing ACU to send on its field goal unit. Nik Grau converted a 22-
yard field goal to put the Wildcats on the scoreboard. Grau’s drivesaving kick would be the team's only score of the half. The Cardinals appeared to be driving for a score of its own midway through the quarter but LU's drive stalled and senior Alex Ball came on to attempt a 47-yard field goal. The Wildcats, however, dodged a bullet by blocking the kick. The Cardinals defense didn’t allow ACU to gain any further momentum after the play as they kept their hosts off the scoreboard until the offense could get going. Big Red took its first lead of the game early in the second quarter when they capped a nine-play, 81yard drive with a 38-yard run around the right side from sophomore Zae Giles. The Cardinals were back on the attack after the defense forced the Wildcats to the punt the ball away on its next possession. The Cardinals once again used a time-consuming drive, moving the ball down to the ACU fouryard line to set up a 22-yard field goal attempt from Ball, which he booted through the uprights. The Cardinals tacked on their final score of the half with less than a minute remaining. Earp found Giles in the back of the end zone from six yards out to give the Red and White a 17-3 lead heading into the locker room. The Cardinals held the ball nearly 11 minutes more than their hosts in the opening half as the racked up 327 yard of total offense, including 177 on the ground. LU held the Wildcats to 161 yards, but were penalized eight times for 55 yards in the first 30 minutes. The Cardinals jumped on ACU for two quick scores in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. The Cardinals first score of the second half was set up by a Brendan Langley interception — marking his third consecutive game with a pick. Langley intercepted the pass on the ACU 40
and three plays later the Cardinals pushed it across the goal line with a seven-yard carry from DeWan Thompson. LU’s defense forced a punt on the Wildcats next possession. Harrington capped the eightplay, 76-yard drive with a 28-yard scamper down the right sideline for the score. ACU responded with its first points since early in the first quarter when quarterback Parker McKenzie hit Cody LU’s Mans Berglund earned medalist honors at the Bayou City Classic, Tuesday. Ennis from six-yards out on fourth down. an affiliated internet or video LU’s Zander Gous earn medalist The Cardinals closed out the provider including Time Warner honors. game with one final score on a 19- Cable, DirecTV and Dish NetBerglund ended Tuesday three yard run from freshman Austin work. shots better than Zach Galiford of Krautz. The Cardinals are 1-3 (.250) in UT Arlington and Charlie Hillier The Cardinals return to action games broadcast on ESPN3 this of Kansas, who each finished at 6Saturday when they host North- season. The victory came in the under 210. Hillier entered Tueswestern State. The game against team’s last home game against day tied for the lead with the Demons is slated to kick off at Southeastern Louisiana, while the Berglund, but posted a 1-over-par 6 p.m. from Provost Umphrey three setbacks all came to nation- 73 for his final round. Stadium. ally ranked opponents, including As a team, the Cardinals fin__________ two ranked in the top 10. ished seventh in the 13-team event at 16-over-par 880. Kansas Lamar University’s football GOLF won the team title at 12-under game at Central Arkansas, Oct. 852, 17 strokes ahead of runner22, will be televised on ESPN3. The Lamar University men’s up Houston. The game is slated to kick off at 6 golf team saw one of its players “Obviously, we are a bit disapp.m. from Estes Stadium in Con- earn medalist honors for the third pointed as a team, but that’s way, Ark. time in as many tournaments as sport,” Mudd said. “Sometimes The game against the Bears is Mans Berglund posted a three- you have it, and sometimes you one of eight the Cardinals have shot victory at the Bayou City Col- don’t.” slated on ESPN3 this season. LU legiate Classic that wrapped up, Gous ended the event tied for entered into a contract with the Tuesday, in Pearland. 34th at 5-over 221 after a 74 on Worldwide Leader in Sports back Berglund finished at 9-under- Tuesday. Eason Wang tied for in January to televise all Cardi- par 207 for 54 holes on the par- 54th in the 80-player field at 9nals home football and men’s and 72, 7,254-yard Golfcrest Country over-par 225 after a 76 for the women’s basketball games on Club layout. Berglund, who had final round. Charlie Flowers shot ESPN3 — the network’s online rounds of 70 and 67 on Monday, a 76 on the final day to finish at platform. The game at UCA will posted a 2-under-par 70 on Tues- 11-over-par 227, putting him in a be Big Red’s second away game day, with three birdies and one tie for 58th. Clay McCrory posted televised on the network this sea- bogey on the final day for his sec- an 80 on Tuesday to finish at 18son. The first was against Hous- ond career win. over 234 for 54 holes, putting him ton. “It was a great win for Mans,” in a tie for 75th place. The deal with ESPN3 allows LU coach Jessie Mudd said. “He LU is idle until it closes out the LU fans the ability to watch Big has been knocking on the door fall season at the David Miller Red online at ESPN3.com, on and playing great golf. He finally Collegiate, a three-day event that smartphone and tablets via the put it all together this week, and gets underway Oct. 28 in Loxley, WatchESPN app or stream on tel- it showed.” Ala. evisions through Amazon Fire TV It was the third top-10 finish in “As a team, we have some and Fire TV Stick, AppleTV, as many tries this fall for things to work on,” Mudd said. Chromecast, Roku, Xbox360 or Berglund, who tied for sixth at the “We have a few weeks until our Xbox One. ESPN3 is available in Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and next event, so we will be able to more than 99 million households placed third at the OGIO Utah In- get some work in, and get geared at no additional cost to fans with vitational, events that both saw up for the next tournament.”
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Cardinal Jazz Orchestra to present fall concert tonight Savannah Foreman UP contributor
The Cardinal Jazz Orchestra will present their fall concert, today at 7:30 p.m., in the Rothwell Recital Hall. The concert will feature pieces from jazz legends and admission is free. “We will be playing an arrangement of ‘Another Life,’ by Grammy-winning guitarist Pat Metheney,” Richard Condit, director of Jazz Ensembles, said. “Also, ‘Absoludicrous’ by Gordon Goodwin, the leader of the most popular contemporary big band, and ‘Dat Dere,’ by ’60s’ piano great and member of the Jazz Messengers, Bobby Timmons.” Condit said the pieces he chose for the concert were inspired by the diversity of
sounds that jazz has to offer. “I always like to expose the students and the public to a variety of music from different eras and styles that I think are interesting and well written,” he said. “Jazz encompasses so many different things. It is a much broader palette than most people think.” Andre Harness, Beaumont senior, has been with the Cardinal Jazz Orchestra for three years and plays lead alto. “We are performing a variety of styles, from swing to contemporary to Latin-influenced tunes,” he said. “My personal favorite of the ones we are playing is ‘Crescent City Stomp,’ because of its challenging, moving saxophone lines. The chord changes are challenging so it pushes me to work harder when
soloing on this tune.” The concert will feature several student soloists. “We will feature our fine sophomore guitarist, Keith Ruggles, on the Metheney piece,” Condit said. “We also have two other groups performing on the concert. Our newly formed sax quintet, Sax Attack, will be featured on a special number, and our jazz combo, the Cardinal Jazz Messengers, will also be featured on a funky version of Thelonius Monk’s ‘Well, You Needn’t.’” Eric Diaz, Baytown senior, said he is excited to perform with the Cardinal Jazz Orchestra for the third year in a row. “It’s going to be great and very enjoyable for the audience,” he said. “Mr. Condit does a fine job of selecting excellent, challeng-
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The Cardinal Jazz Orchestra rehearses for the fall concert in the Band Hall, Monday.
ing pieces that allow us to grow as jazz musicians. Also, there is a sax combo and jazz combo that are going to be great as well.”
For more information, visit www.lamar.edu/music, call 880-8146, or email rcondit @lamar.edu.
Sixth annual ‘Touch-A-Truck’ set for Saturday Tara Hoch UP contributor
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A young girl tries on a fire helmet during the 2015 Touch-A-Truck. This year’s event will be held Saturday.
Cars, trucks and “things that go” are the focus of Beaumont Children’s Museum’s sixth-annual “Touch a Truck” event on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the north parking lot of the Beaumont Civic Center. Admission is $5 a person with a maximum of $25 a family. “’Touch a Truck’ is a unique event, because children are able to climb on and explore trucks as well as meet the men and women that operate them,” Kayla Clifton, BCM program coordinator and junior business management major, said. “It’s an amazing opportunity for children to understand the world around them and the many jobs adults do, all while having fun.” The event will feature crafts, activities, community organization booths, “kid-friendly” food options and a greater variety of vehicles than previous years, Clifton said. During the event, families are welcome to explore the museum, located inside the Civic Center. “Our vehicles this year include concrete trucks, a fire engine, a city
bus and a SWAT truck among others,” she said. “The kids will learn how their favorite vehicles operate, as well as their purpose and functions. Each vehicle’s operators and related personnel will be on hand so kids can ask questions about why these trucks are important in our everyday lives, and what makes them unique.” The event is geared toward children from infants to teenagers, but BCM education coordinator Ellen Wiemers said middle school children will get a glimpse of a new BCM exhibit curated just for them. “We will also be previewing the ‘Maker Space,’ our newest exhibit built for middle school children,” she said. “This will be a space where kids can tinker. We’ll have small machines like toasters available for kids to take apart — from there, they can put their machine back together, create art from the parts, or even combine parts to build new machines. We will also have a project that allows kids to make their own cosmetics. It’s a place to explore — a place to make.” With 2015’s event attendance topping 1,800, Clifton said she’s optimistic for a large turnout again. “This event has attracted people
from all around Southeast Texas in the past, and this year should be no different,” she said. “It also brings families to the downtown Beaumont area, and introduces them to many businesses that they might not have known existed.” BCM is a science, technology, engineering, arts and math – or STEAM – based museum founded in 2008 to bring hands-on learning and lifelong curiosity to Southeast Texas children, Wiemers said. Clifton said it’s important that the society hooks children into learning through play and exploration. “When children are engaging in our museum and interacting with our exhibits, they are making real-world connections,” she said. “Helping children to make those connections at a young age makes it easier for them to learn and grasp harder concepts as an adult.” The Beaumont Children’s Museum is located within the Beaumont Civic Center at 701 Main St. For more information, visit www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.or g, call 347-791 or visit the Facebook page.