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Phi Alpha Theta awarded national honors
Ruston Makers Fair returns to downtown for second fall event
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KACIE KAUFMAN Staff Reporter | kjk019@latech.edu The smell of salted caramel kettle corn, the sound of live music and multicolored tents with a variety of items from local vendors signaled the return of the Ruston Makers Fair to downtown Ruston. On Oct. 8, a number of local “makers” offered a variety of products, from hand-crafted jewelry and art to personalized crafts. Mary Elleson, a Ruston resident and former professor at Grambling State University, said she was surprised to see so many people and vendors at the event. “I think it shows that Ruston is up and coming,” she said. “We’re growing, but we’re hopefully not concerned about just growing for growth’s sake — but making quality life for people who live here, and for students especially.” Elleson said the fair did not just appeal to a single demographic, but instead brought out a diverse group of people. “It brings people of all ages and all different backgrounds together for one common purpose, which is just to be out in the sunshine and hear music and see the arts,” she said. Seth Whiteman, a senior kinesiology major, said he would like to see more events like the makers fair come to Ruston. “It just brings a broad spectrum of people who usually don’t interact together,” he said. Whiteman said he was drawn to the event because the activities were not ones that he would normally do. “It brings a whole bunch of different stuff to one place so that you can see what Ruston really has to offer,” he said. Sarah Goodgion, a senior marketing major, said since she moved to Ruston, events like the fair had been recently brought to her attention through the city’s increased use of social media advertising. “I’m from the New Orleans area and we have a lot of stuff like this,” she said. “I never knew that Ruston had
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Children peruse the Giddy Goat Soapery’s booth at the Ruston Makers Fair. this when I first moved.” Goodgion came to the makers fair to do her part in helping both local businesses and Tech. “I know students who are graduated and doing this now, so I like to support them,” she said. “Shop local — it’s great to support local.” Alexandra Milford, a senior English major, had her own tent for the first time at the fair this year. “I’ve been coming to the makers fair as a patron for a couple of years,” she said. “I’ve always been really into crocheting, so I decided that this year I would try it out and sell some stuff.” Milford participated in the event by selling her creations from her Quirky Crochet booth, and said she saw that the event had grown from last year. “There’s a lot of talent in Ruston and I think being able to bring it all to one place for Ruston is a really good idea,” she said.
Louisiana Tech’s history honors society, Phi Alpha Theta, received national honors after winning the organization’s Best Chapter competition for the 2015-16 academic year. In addition to being named Best Chapter, Tech’s Lambda-Rho Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta was also the recipient of the Nels A. Cleven Award, an award reserved for chapters that have held the title of Best Chapter more than five times. The awards mark Tech’s 31st Best Chapter award and 13th Cleven Award. V. Elaine Thompson, the chapter’s faculty adviser, said each chapter is considered for the Best Chapter award based on a scrapbook sent to the organization’s national office. “The scrapbook should incorporate all of the different things the chapter has done during the year,” she said. “Our scrapbook included things about the symposium, about black history month and women’s history month. It’s just a way to document your activities throughout the year. Without that scrapbook, we would not be competitive.” Thompson said she believes the driving force behind Tech’s numerous Best Chapter awards is the chapter’s successful history. “We have tradition,” she said. “Students like being a member of an organization that has this history of winning, and they don’t want to let the university or themselves down. Our students are also bright and dedicated, just like most Tech students, and we’re fortunate enough to have them aim that dedication at Phi Alpha Theta.” Julia Vanchiere, Lambda-Rho Chapter’s secretary who compiled the award-winning scrapbook, said she believes Tech’s chapter is unique because of the active history department and the group of students who make up the organization.
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False Tech alert leads to confusion AMBER HARRINGTON Staff Reporter | anh038@latech.edu A simple mistake led to confusion for some Louisiana Tech students last week. On the evening of Oct. 5, the Louisiana Tech Police Department sent out an emergency response alert regarding a text instructing all students living in University Park Apartments to “calmly evacuate buildings using available exits.” According to Tech’s Chief of Police,
Randall Hermes, the message was accidental and was never intended for Tech students. “The text originated from Lone Star College (LSC), in Houston, when they had been dealing with a gas leak” Hermes said. “Apparently, one of their students forwarded the message and sent it to one of our students. It’s one of those ‘you know somebody who knows somebody’ situations.” Hermes said he first caught wind that the text was being shared from Lindsay
Cavin, coordinator of student development at Tech, who had received the message from a coworker. From there, he did some research and found that other campuses, such as Oklahoma State and University of Texas, were dealing with the same situation. “The only reason the alert connected itself to us, and has to other colleges outside of LSC, is because it singled out University Park,” he said. “It was purely a coincidence.” Cavin, one of the first to receive the text,
said with everything going on in the world today, she had not been quick to write the situation off as trivial. “This whole situation is a first for me,” Cavin said. “So, when my coworker forwarded me the text, I went into mom mode. With all the pranks going on in the world, nothing would surprise me these days. That’s why I immediately went to the police department for guidance.”
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Love Your Body group begins on campus STARLA GATSON Staff Reporter | sjg021@latech.edu
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Kevin Adkins, head of the history board at Union High School, spoke about northern Louisiana’s role in the civil war.
Revival of Ruston’s historical Chautauqua series continues KACIE KAUFMAN Staff Reporter | kjk019@latech.edu Ruston community members packed a room of the Lincoln Parish Museum for a lesson in local history and the Civil War. The Chautauqua, a series of educational lectures in its second year of revival, drew a number of Ruston residents to the museum on the evening of Oct. 4. Kevin Adkins, a history teacher at Union Parish High School, delivered the first lecture and offered an in-depth look at the role of northern Louisiana in the Civil War. Margaret Anne Emory, director at the Lincoln Parish Museum, said the original Ruston Chautauqua, held from the 1890s to the early 1900s, was an educational conference where teachers and community members could gather to hear lectures, learn, and participate in recreational activities. “The Chautauqua idea is that everybody learns, which is such a great concept,” she said. Emory described the Chautauqua’s historical role in the town of Ruston and Tech. “The Chautauqua was the reason for Tech,” Emory said. According to a paper written by Patricia Strickland, who received the North Louisiana Historical Association’s Overdyke Award for her work, a speech given at the 1892 Chautauqua suggested the need for a technical school in the area. This speech on civil engineering played a role in inspiring the creation of Louisiana Industrial Institute and College in Ruston. This school later evolved into Louisiana Tech.
Emory said the current series of lectures was intended to be a revival of the original Chautauqua, and she said this particular series focused on honoring veterans. “What I’m hoping is that it’ll become a real community activity of Ruston because it used to be, and it’s a nice concept,” she said. Charlotte Gregory Milonski, a Tech alumna and Monroe resident, said her love of history inspired her to attend the event. “I hope to find out a little bit more about people who lived back in the Civil War era,” she said. Adkins, who is pursuing a master’s degree in history at Tech, said he was selected to deliver a speech concerning the Civil War in Louisiana. His presentation also addressed keeping history alive, and he said there were many ways to connect with the past. “Visit museums to gain an appreciation and be able to have a hands-on experience with the past,” he said. “Get into primary sources by doing family history and genealogy. That’s how you get in touch with the past.” The speech spurred a lively question-and-answer session between the speaker and community members. Questions ranged from how to find ancestors who had been involved in the Civil War to the current legal battles over various Civil War monuments in the South. The next lecture in the fall Chautauqua series will cover the Kidd family legacy. The event is held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lincoln Parish Museum at 609 North Vienna Street, and is open to the public.
The Louisiana Tech Counseling Center is tackling the topic of body image and encouraging self-love and body positivity with the creation of the Love Your Body group. The group, which meets every Tuesday in Keeny Hall, was started by Emily Squyres, an intern at the counseling center. Squyres said the purpose of the meetings is to encourage students to learn to accept their bodies rather than resent them. “I wanted to do a body image group that wasn’t about being thin or losing weight, but appreciating the body you have and learning to live in it and love it,” she said. Squyres said she believes spreading body positivity is increasingly important because self-deprecation is becoming more common in the United States. She also said this self-deprecation can often lead to an unfulfilling lifestyle. “We have a major body image issue in the country,” she said. “It can lead to a very low quality of life. If you can’t interact with your body in a way that’s loving and accepting, it may stop you from doing things that are fun because you’re uncomfortable with your body.” Squyres said the group will concentrate on tuning out negative thoughts and replacing them with positivity. “We’re bombarded by constant thoughts and things like ‘that person just looked at you funny because you have a big butt’ or ‘if only you could’ve fit into that dress,’” she said. “Our minds are constantly talking, and we believe what it says as if it’s truth, but if we’re able to focus and be in the present moment, that helps us live meaningful lives.” Sarah Olejniczak, a sophomore secondary education major, said she believes that discussing body image is especially important because of constant pressure to fit into a certain body type. “God made us how we are, whether we’re big or small, tall or short, and I feel like we just need to accept that,” she said. “There’s no way we’re ever going to fit into somebody else’s category of perfect.” Patricia Reeve, a freshman history major, said she thinks too much attention is put on physical qualities while inner traits are often ignored. “I think because we’re so visual, a lot of people forget that the things on the inside are actually more important,” she said. Reeve said she believes the Love Your Body group will be beneficial in promoting self-confidence among Tech students because it will give group members a support system. “For college students, it’s especially hard when everyone else looks a certain way or feels like they should look a certain way,” she said. “But having a group that’s telling you and helping you remember that what you look like isn’t as important is pretty cool.”
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Entrepreneurs spark idea generation MORGAN BERNARD Staff Reporter | mrb056@latech.edu
University Hall was filled with Louisiana Tech students, professors and alumni as they gathered for a Bulldog Entrepreneurs workshop Oct. 4. The workshop included a presentation and several activities the audience participated in. Also discussed were topics like creative thinking for products, entrepreneurship and how to communicate with customers. Kathy Wyatt, director of the Enterprise Center and the Technological Business Development Center, said TBDC works with the Bulldog Entrepreneurs on campus every fall quarter to present several workshops and meetings. “The purpose of these meetings is to promote innovation and entrepreneurial activity on campus,” Wyatt said. “We love hearing about people’s new ideas and we want to encourage action on those bold and exciting new ideas.” She said the skills learned in these workshops will be helpful in future jobs by better preparing people and making them stand out from others. “You’ll know how to take a new project and how to treat an idea as a new product development opportunity,” Wyatt said. “These skills will help you
differentiate yourself from other employees within the business.” Kyle Prather, director of The Thingery at Tech, was the key speaker of the workshop. He, like Wyatt, said these workshops are a great tool to prepare students and community members for future job opportunities. “We want our audience to gain knowledge on how the creative process works and how to be better at research,” Prather said. “In these workshops they get to experience activities that teach them, hands-on, about what they’re learning while they learn it.” Prather’s presentation covered creative thinking, processes of production and working with customers. He said the most important point of his lesson was a segment on customers and their needs. “When making a product you must first start with ‘who is my customer,’” Prather said. “You should always get in touch with your customer’s needs.” He said the best way of gaining knowledge of customers is by putting oneself in their position and seeing how they are affected. Prather also went over different techniques for creative thinking when trying to develop a new product. “Frame storming is
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DeMarquis Seets, a senior business management major, discusses the speaker’s questions with Jun-Ing Ker, an associate professor of industrial engineering, during the Bulldogs Entrepreneurs workshops held Oct. 4.
brainstorming for problems rather than a solution,” Prather said. “This method helps with discovering problems that you would not have originally thought of, therefore discovering new solutions.” Prather also went over a creative process technique
known as reframing. “Reframing is taking a known thing and just looking at it differently,” Prather said. When going over this technique, he handed out blank nametags and asked the audience to tell him all of the uses they could
think of for a name tag other than just showing a person’s name. This activity made the audience use reframing to gain a better understanding of the subject. Jolin Rodrigues, a biomedical engineering doctoral candidate, was an
attendee of the workshop and said she enjoyed the event. “I was a little unsure at first, but I really liked the workshop,” Rodrigues said. “I love coming to things like this where you learn new information while having a little fun.”
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hen the second presidential debate started Sunday, the nation watched to see how Donald Trump would respond to the now infamous tape leaked by The Washington Post last week. The Republican nominee admitted he was wrong, and then followed his apology with, “It’s just words, folks, it’s just words.” The question of whether it was “just words” or if Trump really did sexually assault women the way he brags about in the tape is not totally clear. Trump said, after much prodding by moderator Anderson Cooper, that he did not actually engage in any of the activity he describes in the tape. So let’s give Trump the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he did not actually “just start kissing” women he thought were beautiful, maybe he
didn’t do “whatever he wanted” to them because he was a “star,” and maybe he didn’t actually “grab them by the p****.” Maybe this was, as Trump has continuously insisted, just “locker room talk.” Even if they aren’t reflective of any actions actually taken by Trump, his words matter a great deal. Different words carry different connotations. Language is the only tool we have to express our perceptions of reality. So when Trump uses words that suggest power or money leads to sexual entitlement, that perception of reality is reinforced, even if he didn’t carry out any of the actions he described. The more this attitude is perpetuated, the more comfortable powerful men are with treating women this way. The idea that the words we use don’t matter is popular among Donald Trump’s supporters. Ironically, it is the words he uses that gain him so much of his support. Much of his
appeal lies in his willingness to “tell it like it is” and his disregard of political correctness. He has been able to make offensive remark after offensive remark without much consequence in the polls because of this. Trump knows his words matter. He knows that the words he uses make many people feel validated in their sexism, racism or xenophobia. That validation has, unfortunately, carried him this far into a presidential election. Most people who believe words are “just words” are not negatively affected by the attitudes perpetuated by those words. My hope is that, come November, America will make a choice that does not further legitimize that oppression that Trump’s language has validated from the beginning of his campaign. Rachel Maxwell is a junior journalism major from Benton who serves as editor-in-chief for The Tech Talk.
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illary Clinton deleted some emails. If you did not already know that, I cannot imagine where you have been for the majority of the last two years. But that is okay, welcome to the 2016 election. You might be happier if you went back to wherever you were before reading this column. For those of us who have heard of the scandal, however, we have heard more of it than we imagined possible. In fact, a Newsweek study found that the emails have been mentioned in over 560,000 news articles since March 2015. But some recent online browsing brought something interesting to my attention. The Clinton email debacle is not the first email scandal regarding an American politician. According to an investigative report from Newsweek, the George W. Bush Administration lost or deleted 22 million emails stored on a Republican National Committee server between 2003 and 2005. The
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problem is that nobody is really sure what happened, despite the numerous subpoenas sent by the Senate Judiciary Committee. In fact, when the judiciary committee subpoenaed the White House, Bush’s Attorney General refused to release the emails, claiming they were lost. Regardless of what happened, I think the whole ordeal deserves more publicity. Not just because of the massive double standard we have seen in the 2016 election, but because the missing emails amass the time spent planning the invasion of Iraq, claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys for alleged political reasons. As for Clinton’s deleted emails, the largest, yet unproven, allegation is that she knew in advance of attacks on Benghazi, Lybia. A FBI search on her recovered emails has, so far, proven inconclusive. From what I can tell, Clinton’s emails are, at worst, a little embarrassing. An aide to Clinton called her daughter a “spoiled brat kid;”
Clinton called a reporter an idiot. And I do not care. What I do care about is Bush using a RNC server for official emails, and then misplacing 22 million emails he was legally required to release to the National Archives and Records Administration. Although the Bush Administration claimed that the emails were lost as a result of a switch to a new server on Jan. 1, 2003, the Obama Administration uncovered these emails in 2009 and turned them over to the National Security Archive. Once the emails were handed over, the archive settled its lawsuit against the Bush White House. Despite the settlement taking place in December 2009, the emails have not yet been made public. So until I find out what the RNC was covering up in Bush’s lost emails, I do not want to hear another word about “Crooked Hillary” or her lost emails. Payton Potter is a senior journalism major from Farmersville, Texas, who serves as features editor for The Tech Talk.
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SAVE yourself CALEB DANIEL Managing Editor | csd020@latech.edu
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love a good story. Whether in books, movies, video games or comics, a well-told story can draw me into it until I almost believe it’s real. Part of my passion for stories comes from the idea that the good ones, no matter how fantastical, convey messages of real-world significance inside their fictional packaging. These insightful glimpses of reality inside imaginary worlds are the focus of my Fact In Fiction columns, and this week the story that has captured my attention is one a little less widely known than usual. I’m talking about “Undertale,” the indie roleplaying game that had quickly become one of my favorite video games of all time. Its witty and emotionally poignant story not only left me deeply moved, but it also reminded me of an important life truth. In “Undertale,” the player controls a child who falls into a kingdom
of monsters living under the earth. As the player travels through the Underworld to return to the surface, he encounters numerous monster characters, and his treatment of these monsters affects the progression of the story. “Undertale” is an extremely selfaware and satirical game. It holds an open conversation with the player about his motives for playing; one of the ways it does this is through its mockery of the “SAVE” system. Like most roleplaying games, “Undertale” gives the player the ability to save the game and return to previous save points. Usually, this system absolves the player from any permanent consequences to his choices. Not so with “Undertale’s” “SAVE” system. Even after the player returns to an old save file, characters will sometimes remember how the player treated them. Players will find dialogue and events have changed even after attempting to reset the game. Game developer Toby Fox created this pseudo-save system as a
satire on the trial-and-error nature of most roleplaying games. In his game, the player’s choices mean something, and the story increasingly reflects the player’s motives as it progresses. “Undertale” teaches us that our treatment of others has lasting consequences. Even more so than in the game, there is no reset button in life. Hurtful words can never truly be taken back. Impulsive actions can’t always be repaired with an apology. Sometimes you don’t get a do-over. Learn a lesson from “Undertale: treat everyone you encounter with kindness and respect. Try to be aware of how others may feel about what you have to say. Otherwise, your interactions may not lead to the ending you wanted. And while you’re at it, give “Undertale’ a try. That will be one decision you won’t want to reset. Caleb Daniel is a junior journalism major from Lake Charles who serves as managing editor for The Tech Talk.
Are presidential debate moderators biased? With the upcoming 2016 presidential election rapidly approaching, the presidential debates have officially begun. The presidential debates are usually a chance for the public to get a better idea of whom they will be voting for in the upcoming election. The only thing that has come from the latest series of debates is chaos. Constant bickering and arguing with a lack of attention to the true issues has caused the debates to become like a train crash. Moderators losing control and the Internet’s fascination with an undecided voter in a red sweater have pushed these once classy events off the rails. As gruesome as it is, it is hard to look away. While all of this is probably because of the candidates, the moderators may also be playing a role in the problems seen on national TV. Are the moderators being biased during the debates? Are they targeting one candidate over the other? As always, this question will vary depending on who is being asked and what their political views are. Someone with conservative a leaning will say that Trump is being targeted by moderators while someone with more liberal world view will say Clinton has been the one being singled out. Either way, the moderators have been unable to control the debate. Both candidates walked all over the first host, Lester Holt of NBC News. After a strong start, Holt seemingly disappeared. Multiple times when a candidate’s time was over, they would force their way into a bit more time to give a rebuttal. Clinton was continually interrupted by Trump, and Holt was left looking like a substitute teacher with an unruly room when he attempted to reenter the conversation. The next presidential debate, which was in a town hall format, featured CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC News’ Martha Raddatz as moderators. Cooper and Raddatz continually pressed Trump for straightforward answers, but did interrupt the Republican candidate multiple times. Occasionally, it did seem like they were debating Trump themselves. This has brought many conservatives to claim Cooper and Raddatz were biased. While could be seen as being biased, it could also be seen as the duo attempting to do their job after what happened to Holt the previous debate. The two moderators may have seen this as a way to keep Trump under control. If this was an attempt to control Trump, it failed. The entire debate turned into a sideshow and became less about the two candidates. It is the moderator’s job to keep everyone calm and have a civil discussion about the issues, not possibly become a bigger distraction than those on the stage. One can only hope that the final debate has a tad more substance and less pettiness.
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Mayors face off in Town Showdown DILLON NELSON Staff Reporter | djn005@latech.edu As artisans showcased their wares around the Ruston Makers Fair Oct. 8, teams of artists led by mayors from Ruston, Grambling, Vienna, Dubach and Choudrant put paintbrush to canvas and competed in a live paint-off referred to as the Town Showdown. “Even though this is a competition, the point is to bring together people through art by seeing the artistic process happening live and in person,” said Jessica Slaughter, executive director of the Louisiana Arts Council. “Attendees are allowed to vote on their favorite paintings by donating, and, at the end of the month, we’ll auction off these paintings,” Landon Sims, a junior biology major, was in attendance to support his sister’s booth and watch the competition. He said he enjoyed the first fair last year and thought the showdown was a smart addition to the festivities. “I think getting all the mayors to come and have them directly interact and chat with everyone inspires a sense of community,” Sims said. “The painting idea fits right in and gives people something to do when they’re not checking out the booths.” Each mayor and his handpicked team of artists took vary-
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Ruston mayor Ronny Walker and Garnett Robinson work on their winning painting. ing approaches and philosophies to their paintings. Eric Jones, mayor of Grambling, and Jessica Key, a junior art major at Grambling, were there to represent his or her hometown. They said their goal was to
emphasize the town motto with their painting. “Our emblem for Grambling states that we are a great place to live, learn, work and play,” Jones said. Key said their technique with
Bon Iver drops ‘22, A Million’
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DILLON NELSON Staff Reporter| djn005@latech.edu With his first album in five years, “22, A Million,” Justin Vernon, lead singer and songwriter of Bon Iver, seems to be having more fun with his style then he has had on his previous two efforts combined. Vernon takes the mournful atmospherics of his debut album and the electronic playfulness of his sophomore album and fuses them both into a confident work of modern art. The lyrics found on “22, A Million” are less concrete than those found on his previous two albums. The opener, “22 (OVER S∞ ∞N),” displays this approach as Vernon asks the question, “Where you gonna look for confirmation?” and seems to challenge the listener to rethink the way his music is experienced. As he sings on “666 ,” “f*ck the fashion of it.” From here, Vernon gleefully indulges in purposeful coarse language, references to myth and mysticism and Stevie Nicks samples to forge a challenging musical path for himself. During a press conference at the Eaux Claire festival, Vernon gave insight into where his head was during the recording process for the album. “I needed it to sound a little radical to feel good about putting something out in the world,” Vernon said. “For me, it’s not embarrassing, but the old records are of this kind of sad nature — I was healing myself through that stuff.” “10 d E A T h b R E a s T” has perhaps the closest connection to this radical sentiment. Vernon takes a cue from Kanye West’s “808s and Heartbreak,” filtering his pain through a vocoder and an aggressive beat. As he does on other tracks, Vernon invents words, in this case “unorphaned” and “f*ckified,” to paint a picture of pain, confusion and, ultimately, hope over the most drum-laden track he has ever produced. A track like this runs the risk of turning off the band’s existing fan base, but this kind of ex-
their painting was to make sure the town motto is complemented by a careful choice of colors. “We wanted to let the art speak for itself and tried to take the colors that go with Grambling and pair them so as to make them
extra vivid and pop,” Key said. Dubach mayor Bob Jensen’s teammate, Lauren Dixon, said she thought their painting would win if the competition was based solely on originality. “We think ours is the most unique hands down,” said Dixon, an art teacher at Dubach Elementary School. “We used different mediums like oil pastels, collage and acrylic paint which everyone else only used without anything else.” Ronny Walker, mayor of Ruston, and his teammate ultimately won with their painting of a bulldog holding a peach. Garnett Robinson, a junior studio art major, said it was their calculated vision which compelled people to donate and help her team win. “We had the best concept, and we were able to manage our time the best,” Robinson said. “We made sure to go in order, sketching it out, blacking it in and carefully putting the finishing touches on it as time ran out.” Walker said he saw his team’s painting as emblematic of the strong leadership and teamwork which can be found in his city. “A good leader knows who to appoint when he needs stuff done, so that’s what I tried to do,” Walker said. “I’m not a polished artist, but I think we assembled a great enough team to make our town shine.”
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perimentation proves the Bon Iver style has not stagnated over the past five years. From here, tracks such as “715 – CREEKS,” “33 ‘God’” and “8 (Circle)” continue to keep things thematically interesting by introducing explicit gospel tones in the lyrics and instrumentation. These new themes might seem a little out of place upon first listen given the lack of precedent in Bon Iver’s previous works. However, the irreverent, vocoded appeal to lyrics like, “Godd*mn turn around now/ You’re my A-Team” or “We find God and religions too/ Staying at the Ace Hotel” allows them to mix in with the band’s established “electro-folk” aesthetic pretty well. “21 Moon Water,” a nearly acapella track with spare lyrics about “the math ahead” and “math behind it,” is probably the purest distillation of Vernon’s new writing approach despite being the weakest song on the album in terms of songwriting. This track manages to encapsulate an idea which one of Vernon’s friends, Travis Hagen, put forth in his album announcement statement. “Inside these numbers are a sonic distillation of imagery from the past years of turbulence and how to recover,” Hagen said. Though the “how to” of this math is murky, Bon Iver, “22, A Million” gives the overall impression that moving forward is possible with just a little bit of faith. Whether this faith is achieved with the help of distortion and fat beats or confounding, personal poetry is beside the point.
Solange Knowles released her third studio album, “A Seat at the Table,” on Sept. 30. Knowles uses the power of her voice to tell a story of the things that black women are facing in America in 2016. She produced the record along with Raphael Saadiq, and Knowles has reportedly been working on this album since 2013. According to an article for Pitchfork, Knowles said it was important for her to connect to her roots, and she made most of the album in New Iberia, the birthday of Knowles’s grandmother. Staying true to her family, she even has both of her parents on the album. In a statement about the album, Knowles described it as “a project on identity, empowerment, independence, grief and healing.” The first thing that one hears when listening to the album is “fall in your ways, so you can crumble.” These lyrics are from the first song, “Rise,” where Knowles sings about staying true to herself, in times of both success and failure. Knowles then takes the listener on a journey of self-awareness and independence. The fourth song on the album is “Cranes in the Sky,” and it was written eight years ago. “Cranes” describes Knowles’s attempts at avoiding painful feelings, which are likely results of dissonance and rejection she experiences as a black woman in America. In the song “Mad,” Knowles works with Lil Wayne to show the way black women in America are devalued, and the songs meet that with resistance.
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The song structures and melodies celebrate black history, and Knowles has channeled artists like Riperton, Zapp, Angie Stone and Janet Jackson. Instead of ending the album with a song, Knowles chose to end with a spoken word interlude by Master P called “Closing: The Chosen Ones.” “Now, we come here as slaves, but we are going out as royalty, and able to show that we are truly the chosen ones.” Knowles used “A Seat at the Table” almost like a diary about herself, and then turns it around to mirror other black women. The album is an ode to black women across the world, their healing and sustenance. By singing about her real struggles as a black woman in America today, Knowles makes a way for people to have their eyes opened to what women in the United States are still facing. “A Seat at the Table” is a beautifully written album that truly captures Knowles’s emotions, and shows just how strong the power of words is.
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Aries March 21 – April 19 A goal that you’ve been working on could finally be reached, Aries. A group of friends you might not have seen for a long time could schedule a get-together that you will be all too glad to attend. Expect to have a lot of fun exchanging news and ideas with these people. You will probably feel particularly happy to see them. You won’t want to let so much time go by before you reconnect again. Taurus Apr 20 - May 20 Today you could meet some interesting new people, Taurus. Among them is at least one person who shares a lot of your interests and could become a close friend. The joy you receive from meeting these people is likely to spill over into the rest of your day. You could be warmer and more congenial with everyone else in your life, too. In the evening, go out and have some fun. Gemini May 21 - Jun 20 A book or movie about a foreign country could capture your imagination and make that country seem especially appealing, Gemini. You might toy with the idea of taking a trip there soon. If you’re serious, it might be a good idea to start making your plans. You’re in a particularly practical frame of mind and have the enthusiasm to do it. Have fun browsing through travel brochures and maps. Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22 Someone close who owes you money might suddenly turn up and repay you, Cancer. This might be a surprise, but you will be glad to get it. You may want to blow some of it by taking a friend out to lunch or buying someone a gift. Some beautiful dreams could haunt your sleep tonight, perhaps to the point where you feel frustrated when you wake up. Write them down. They’re saying something about you. Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22 Today you should feel especially warm and loving toward everyone close to you, Leo, particularly a love partner. You may want to spend some time with friends or family or schedule a romantic evening with your significant other - or both. If you have paperwork to take care of, this is the day to do it. You’re particularly practical and feeling good, so the drudgery won’t get you down. Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 22 You should be looking especially attractive today and glowing with robust health, Virgo. You’re apt to feel warm and loving, particularly toward small animals. If you’ve considered adopting a pet, this is a good day
to do it. Business, work, and money matters continue to go well. You should be in a pretty good space. This frame of mind should last you a long time. Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22 Today you should be feeling especially warm and loving toward close friends and children, Libra. You could also especially appreciate the arts. You might attend a play or concert or decide to try your hand at one of the fine arts yourself. In the evening, go out and enjoy your friends’ company. Celebrate just being together! Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 Today you might decide to buy a plant for every room in your house or plant a garden, Scorpio. If the weather is good, you might visit a nursery or botanical garden. You may not normally be attracted to plants and gardens, but today both beauty and nature seem especially appealing. Make the most of this, however temporary. Your house will look that much more beautiful because of it! Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 A warm and loving communication could come to you today from someone close. This could be an email, call, or even a gift of some kind. This could make your day, Sagittarius, and you will probably pass whatever good feelings you draw from it to other friends and family members. Take a walk around your neighborhood and say hello to whomever you meet. It will make you feel even better! Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 A very welcome sum of extra money could come your way today, Capricorn, possibly out of the blue. You might want to put this money to work for you in some way, perhaps investing it or purchasing supplies or materials for personal projects. You should feel especially positive where your resources are concerned, and confident in your ability to earn. Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Today you may feel especially warm and loving toward just about everybody in your circle, Aquarius, even those you usually find irritating. You could also be looking especially attractive and feeling more confident than usual. You might even feel like shopping for new clothes. Artistic ideas could flow freely, and you might think of different ways to put them to work for you.
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“Phi Alpha Theta has many opportunities to cosponsor events through the history department and the School of History and Social Sciences,” she said. “The students of our chapter are also very eclectic and make our chapter very rich in new ideas and outside influences.” Emeterio Flores, Lambda-Rho Chapter’s former president, said he believes Tech’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta stands out because of its interest in serving the community. “I feel that one of the qualities that make us one of the better chapters is our commitment to providing services for and interacting with the community
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and its history,” he said. Flores said he wishes more students knew Phi Alpha Theta focuses on more than just history. “It’s very social and has a wide variety of interests,” he said. “In one meeting, we tried to develop a presentation on the social impact of Star Wars.” Flores said he feels privileged to have served as president of Phi Alpha Theta and hopes to see it grow during the year. “I feel honored to have been a part of such a great organization and help lead it,” he said. “My expectations are that the PAT keeps pushing to be more and do more.”
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Since that night, Cavin said she has not heard another word about the incident. “Once the real emergency notification correction was sent out to students, everything kind of died down,” she said. “No one worried about it anymore.” Though the situation was unfortunate, Hermes feels this is a testament to the importance of students opting into Tech’s Emergency Notification System, which is in place to avoid incidents such as this one. “If every student is in our system, everyone will get information straight from us,” he said. “That
way the information circulating isn’t hearsay. It’s good to spread the word, but it’s even more important to spread correct information.” For those not signed up for the Emergency Notification System, Hermes said the best way to decipher whether a notification is from Tech’s police department is to look for Tech’s signature, “LATECH.” “The interesting thing about the false text is that it started with ‘attention,’” Hermes said. “Our emergency alert system never starts with ‘attention,’ it always starts with “LATECH,” Students should be on the lookout for that.”
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At Alpha Chi Omega’s “Light the Lady,” a candlelit vigil honors domestic violence victims.
Light the Lady promotes domestic violence awareness AMBER HARRINGTON Staff Writer | anh038@latech.edu
One Louisiana Tech sorority is determined to shed light on a very dark subject: domestic violence. On Oct. 5, Tech’s Alpha Chi Omega chapter held its fifth annual candlelight vigil known as Light the Lady. The event promoted domestic violence awareness while also serving as a fundraiser to benefit the Domestic Abuse Resistance Team (DART) in North Central Louisiana. This year, more than $427 was raised for the organization. “Light the Lady just shows that we can all get out there and start spreading the word,” said Chancee Catanese, the vice president of philanthropy for Alpha Chi Omega.“We all have the ability to make a difference. Tonight, we all played a part in doing that.” Catanese said the vigil not only supported the sorority’s philanthropy, but more importantly it was a way to encourage students to start speaking up about domestic violence. “I think it’s important for our sorority to support DART, especially,” she said. “Not just because it’s our philanthropy, but because domestic violence is something people don’t talk about anymore. It makes them uncomfortable, and too often it’s pushed to the corner.” This fundraiser is one of the many Alpha Chi Omega hosts during the
year. Others include Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, Throw Pies Not Punches, Rolling Out Domestic Abuse Bunco Tournament and more. Andrew Layfield, a sophomore aviation major, was one of the more than 177 people to attend the service. “I came because I feel Light the Lady event is partially about bettering the community,” Layfield said. “It may not seem like a big deal to us students now, but in the end, we’re the ones who are going to be living in this community. Let’s do what we can for it now.” Terrie Queen Autrey, one of DART’s founders, spoke at Light the Lady on the idea of raising community awareness about domestic violence. “Our community is no different than any other,” Autrey said. “Lives are being damaged, even taken, all as a result of domestic violence. It’s secret that’s been secret for a long, long time.” Autrey also said that she appreciates all the work that organizations on campus, such as Alpha Chi Omega, dedicate to DART. “I think LA Tech has a real commitment to addressing this issue,” she said. “ I feel that betweenClery Act and Men Standing Strong as well as groups that already support DART, Louisiana Tech is interested, determined and ready to make a difference in this generation.”
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• 70 percent of battering men and 38 percent of battered women were raised in violent households.
Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1-888-411-1333 www.lcadv.org
• Of female homicides, 30 percent are killed by their husbands or boyfriends.
Domestic Abuse Ruston Team 318-251-2255 www.dartla.net
• A woman is battered every 13 seconds in this country.
Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault 888-995-7273 www.lafasa.org
• Six million women a year are abused; of National Domestic that number, 3,000 die Violence Hotline due to their injuries. 1-800-799-7233 www.ndvh.org • 21 percent of all emergency room visits by Louisiana Automated women are the result Victim Notification of domestic violence. System 866-LAVNS-4-U • Children growing up in abusive homes suffer National Dating Abuse adverse effects and of- Helpline ten grow up to repeat 1-866-331-9474 www.loveisrespect.org the violence.
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The Louisiana Tech football team will travel to Foxborough to take on the University of Massachusetts Minutemen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The game can be seen on the American Sports Network and ESPN3 and can be listened to on Z107.5FM. This will be the first ever meeting between Tech and UMass. Photo by LA Tech Athletics Communications
The softball team celebrates at the plate following a home run during last season’s conference championship tournament. ALEX HEARD Staff Reporter | amh072@latech.edu Overall Record: 3-3, (2-1) Points per game: 39.2 Points allowed per game: 33.5 Players to watch: Carlos Henderson – WR 30 catches, 558 yards, 5 touchdowns Secdrick Cooper – S 42 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss Tech is ranked No. 7 in the country in total offense.
Louisiana Tech softball is primed for a breakout year. The team is coming off back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time since the 1998-99 season. Head Coach Mark Montgomery and his Lady Techsters are ready to build off last year. The Lady Techster softball team defeated the University of LouisianaMonroe 15-0 Friday night and Tyler Junior College 19-7 Saturday afternoon in 10-inning contests. With the victories, the Lady Techsters have now outscored their opponents 46-11 in three fall games. Montgomery said although fall ball is all exhibitions and does not affect the team’s record at the end of the year, it is still extremely crucial. “In some ways it is more important than spring ball,” Montgomery said. “There are eight games and it is really what gives us a plan of attack going forward. Do we need to make changes? Who are our best hitters? Our best defenders? It really paints the picture of what the team’s identity is going into spring.” Montgomery said the group’s three seniors (Tori Charters, Pauline Tufi and Natalie Moran) are important because they will show the younger players the right way to play this year and in years to come and he said he appreciates their willingness to buy in to what he coaches. “I feel like those three have been instrumental in developing the changes of this program,” Montgomery said. “They said, ‘we are going to do what we need to do for younger girls to come in and meet expectations.’” Charters, a senior outfielder, said she and her fellow seniors must show how to play the Lady Techsters way. “We are leaders and we can be inspiring,” Charters said. “It’s cool to have three different players who have played three different positions. We can show (this program) is worth it and fun. We have knowledge to pass on. It’s going to be cool when I come back later on in life to see how that
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Senior first baseman Pauline Tufi rounds the bases after a home run in a game at the Lady Techster Softball Complex last season. leadership has impacted those future teams.” Charters said this team is the best she has seen in all of her years at Tech. “I know it is said every year but this truly is going to be the best team we have had,” Charters said. “We are going to be a lot better than years past. We run deep. In spring we are going to be a team to watch.” Montgomery said this team fills the weaknesses of past teams and this could be the year Tech softball is a true force. “I feel like we have gotten better every year,” Montgomery said. “I’ve been here four years. The back-to-back 30-win seasons show we are trending upwards. It shows we are deep. We have pitching depth. We have lost games because pitching fell apart. I really believe those two components, along with our experience, will lead us. I think this year’s team has a chance to take that next step, becoming a NCAA participant. Once we get there, anything can happen.” Tech plays LSU-Eunice at 6 p.m. Friday in the Lady Techster Softball Complex.
Tech football earns two weekly honors NEWS SERVICES Overall Record: 1-5, (0-0) Points per game: 18.3 Points allowed per game: 25.9 Players to watch: Andrew Ford – QB 74 for 122, 849 yards, 10 touchdowns Da’Sean Downey – LB 35 tackles, 4 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss UMass is ranked No. 101 in the country in total offense.
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Senior receiver Carlos Henderson had a career high 238 receiving yards and three touchdowns in Tech’s 55-52 win over Western Kentucky.
Louisiana Tech’s Jonathan Barnes and Carlos Henderson represented the Bulldogs well Monday when the two were voted players of the week by both Conference USA and the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA). Kicker Jonathan Barnes was named C-USA and LSWA Special Teams Player of the Week after he accounted for 13 points, including going 2-for-2 on field goal attempts, in Tech’s 55-52 win over Conference USA foe WKU Thursday night, bringing his season total to 10-of-12 and his career total to 44-of-55. Barnes has now made eight straight field goals on the season, including a career-long 54-yard field goal Thursday against the Hilltoppers. It tied for the third longest field goal in program history and was the longest field goal by a Bulldog since Chris Boniol in 1991. Barnes also went 7-of-7 on extrapoint attempts, making it 94 straight for the redshirt junior. Henderson was honored by the LSWA as the Offensive Player of the Week, while also being voted Co-Offensive Player of the Week by Conference USA for his efforts against WKU. Henderson returned from injury to have a career night in LA Tech’s conference win over WKU Thursday night with eight catches for 232 receiving yards (career high) and three touchdowns (career high). The 232 receiving yards by Henderson tied for the eighth most in school history and the most since Quinton Patton had 233 yards receiving on Oct. 13, 2012, versus Texas A&M in Shreveport. The wide receiver now has six games of 100-plus receiving yards in his career, which is tied for ninth in school history. He has five receiving touchdowns on the season and 14 in his career. On the season, Henderson has 30 receptions, 558 receiving yards and five touchdown catches. The redshirt junior is averaging 111.6 receiving yards in five games this season. The Bulldogs travel to take on UMass at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, in non-conference action at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.