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COES society brings back Science Cup competition PAUL DAUTERIVE STAFF REPORTER | pdd010@ latech.edu

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Students gather around the Lady of the Mist to light luminaries to raise awareness for victims of domestic abuse.

Luminaries lit for domestic abuse KEIERA BELL STAFF REPORTER | klb072@ latech.edu Louisiana Tech’s Alpha Chi Omega sorority joined with the Domestic Abuse Resistance Team to promote domestic violence awareness and pay respects to victims at the third annual Light the Lady event held last Wednesday.

Laura Davidson, AXO president, said the Light the Lady event was started by the executive board of AXO three years ago. She said nationally other chapters host their own vigils, and the Tech chapter decided what a great idea it would be to host theirs at the Lady of the Mist.

Davis also said they are the only organization to host this event since they came up with the idea and started the fundraiser to benefit DART. “We wanted to give back to a local shelter, and DART is the closest one,” Davidson said. “They are great advocates for this cause, and we are honored to have them come to our event to help raise awareness. So we ask every year and every year they are thrilled to come.”

One of DART’s founders, Terrie Queen Autrey, was in attendance at the Light the Lady vigil and said it has grown since the first year the event was held.

“This is all to bring awareness to Tech’s campus for lives lost and damaged by domestic violence,” Autrey said.

Jodie Forsse, a child advocate at DART, also attended the event for the first time.

She works with kids and said it is hard to see them progress through a slow process.

She said she also feels she will help with people’s future outcome and wants them to know there are people out there who want to help.

“I love that AXO does this event and that college students are helping to put a stop to domestic violence and raising awareness,” Forsse said.

Davidson said this event holds a special place in their hearts because it benefits their philanthropy and touches on a subject that is not usually talked about.

She said that on a college campus, it seems fitting to educate those who are most likely to suffer from domestic abuse.

“We decided that the benefits are worth more and so we continue on every year in hopes of educating more women and men,” said Davidson, a senior elementary education major.

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Students light candles to raise awareness for domestic abuse during Light the Lady.

Luminaries were sold for a dollar by members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority for the Light the Lady event.

After taking a few years off, the College of Engineering and Science Cup is coming back with new additions to make the tournament more competitive and motivating for engineering students than before.

“It has fallen apart in recent years and we are trying to bring it back,” said Luke Villermin, a junior mechanical engineering major and president of Engineering and Science Association.

The COES cup involves all of the on-campus engineering groups and professional societies.

Each group earns points throughout the year based on participation in ESA sponsored events, community service and event hosting.

Villermin said food drives, outreach programs, attendance at a regional and national conferences all earn points for the organization.

“We are trying to foster some interdisciplinary competition,” he said.

Villermin said the purpose is to get all of the organizations to come together as well as compete to see who is the most active.

“There are a few that are in the lead but we don’t have every organization participating yet,” he said.

Villermin said the competition continues throughout the year and an award is given to the winning organization at the end of Engineering and Science week during the spring quarter.

“It is a welded trophy that is given out to the winning organization,” he said. “It is definitely a pride thing.”

Andrew Rigley, a senior nanosystems and industrial engineering major and the external communications officer for ESA said the competition needed a lot of fine tuning from what it used to be.

“It used to be a type of Olympics with relays, sack races and egg toss that didn’t reward the organizations for being very involved,” he said.

Rigley said the new model for the COES Cup will be better at promoting progress in the College of Engineering and Science.

He said in years to come, the new version of the COES Cup will be able to show new students which organizations are the most active and what they do.

Caroline Fontenot, a sophomore cyber engineering major, said it gives engineering students a way to compete and gain a desire to improve themselves.

“I think it is a great way to get all of the engineering organizations involved … it will give the organizations a desire to gain more members,” she said.

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Chemistry Helps ‘Color Our World’ KEIERA BELL Staff Reporter | klb072@latech.edu

chemistry major.

Gaby Davis, a graduate student majoring in molecLouisiana Tech’s Ameri- ular science and nanotechcan Chemical Society was nology, said it is their first tie-dying in Centennial time having an art supply Plaza last Wednesday as drive for chemistry week a demonstration to better this year. students’ understanding of She said she hopes the the chemical process in tie tie dying demonstration -dying. and explanation will help The tie-dying event, was enlighten students and an interactive method for their understanding of how ACS to acknowledge Na- chemistry is all around and tional Chemistry Week and helps to make colors. enlighten stuChris Forestdents to one “Tie-dying is er was in charge of the many of making fliuses of chemi- a chemical ers, contacting process that is cals. people and upC a r o l i n e just a fun demdating websites Maxwell, ACS about the event.

President, said onstration of Forester is the reason for chemistry and the public rethe tie-dye coloring comlations officer event and art ing together.” for Tech’s ACS supply was chapter. because of He said his FORESTER their “Chemis- CHRIS job is mainly to ACS Public Relations try Colors Our Officer make sure that World” theme. people know She said the ACS exists. purpose was to show the “Tie-dying is a chemical relation between chem- process that is just a fun istry and all the colors demonstration of chemaround us. istry and coloring coming Maxwell also said all together,” said Forester, a donations from the art sup- junior chemistry major. ply drive will be going to Forester said this event Hico Elementary School in works perfectly with their Dubach as a service proj- theme, which focuses on ect and way to get supplies the chemistry of food colfor the children. ors, natural dyes and pig“This is all to get stu- ments. dents and people of the According to the Amercommunity to look at the ican Chemical Society objects that have color website, National Chemisand know that there is try Week is a community some chemical process in based program of ACS. it,” said Maxwell, a senior It is an annual event

Maggie Beard, a sophomore animal science major, took part in the tie-dying event.

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uniting ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our quality of life.

NCW encourages chemistry enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level and has the goal of promoting the value of chemistry in daily life.

“Chemistry is responsible for tie-dye, colors and fireworks. I just hope it makes students think of the reason behind the colors they see,” said Maxwell.

ACS members explained how the colors in the dye were caused by chemical processes.

Around the clock: student-police relationship FREDEDREIA WILLIS Staff Reporter | flw005@latech.edu

their job in this manner because of the stereotypes society has placed on them.

“To be on a college campus around Louisiana Tech police officers and college students, police officers are going to meet a lot of different people,” security teams are responshe said. “It is a large diversity sible for keeping campus safe of different people, cultures and providing the appropriate and races at Tech, so they measures to protect the stushould consider being open to dent body. all students and build relationSome students have spoken ships.” out about how they want to Williams said campus pohave a better student-police lice should be friendlier torelationship and others speak ward the students. out about how campus securi“I feel the campus security ty engages well with students. can do a better job at trying “I do not feel like Tech’s to relate to students,” she said.

SOLIEAN campus security is en“They could host an event or gaged with the student body talk where they let students enough,” said Jamie Williams, a sophomore architecture major. “I feel see they are not as bad society tries to like they only come around if they have portray them as.”

A sophomore kinesiology major, a distress call or somebody reports Garrett Soliean, said he too believes the something wrong.”

She said she feels like the officers do officers on campus can come off as un-

helpful to me as a student and organizafriendly.

“To me, as a student, they are quite tion member.” nonexistant,” he said. “I never see the Mata said he helps run an on-campus officers on campus or engaging with organization and whenever they need students. They are always in their cars, doors unlocked or to be approved for so they do not really have a something, the officers are alpresence on campus in my ways willing to help them. opinion.”

Mark Hall, a senior comSoliean said the officers can puter science major, said he do better by making a presalso has had great experiencence and affiliate themselves es with the university’s cammore with the student body pus security. instead expecting and waiting “I think the police departfor them to do bad. ment has done an outstanding But Cecilio Mata, a senior job with call and response,” history major, said he feels he said. “When someone calls Tech’s campus security does for help the officers are usuan exceptional job at protectally there in a minute and 30 MATA ing and he has never encounseconds or so.” tered a problem with the offiHall said the Tech campus cers. police department does “exactly” what “My interaction with the police de- they should to serve and protect, and he partments on campus have always been feels like they have done a great job at positive,” he said. “The officers are very those two things.

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Circle K aims to eliminate Tetanus MICHAEL HOGE Staff Reporter | mph027@latech.edu The Louisiana Tech chapter of Circle K International held its Eliminate Project on October 21 and 22, raising money and awareness for eliminating Maternal Neonatal Tetanus.

“Its people in mainly third world countries, mothers and their babies affected by tetanus,” said Victoria Vanover, a speech pathology sophomore.

“160 babies die a day in said countries from MNT and a $1.80 can “WE ARE ABUN- buy the immuniDANTLY BLESSED zation needed to save lives,” said WITH ALL THE Camille Savoie, RESOURCES, SO a mechanical e n g i neering WHY NOT HELP sophomore.

OUR WHERE WE “We’re abunCAN.” dantly blessed with all the reVICTORIA sources, so why VANOVER not help out sophomore speech where we can,” pathology major Vanover said.

Savoie said the endeavor is one of the first service projects of the year, another example being Fall Fest.

Having been to Nicaragua and seeing how needy they are is a contrast to first world countries like the U.S. she said.

According to the Kiwanis’ Eliminate Project web page, MNT spores present in soil come into contact with open wounds during childbirth.

It causes painful, repeated convulsions and extreme light and touch sen-

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Circle K International members raise money and awareness for Maternal Neonatal Tetanus outside of the student center.

sitivity leading to a probable death of a newborn baby, and can kill the mother too.

“My roommates and I wanted to all do some service, so we decided to join together,” said Natalie Alfandre, a sophomore speech pathology and fam-

Vanover said Key Club is for high schoolers and Circle K is for college students, both of which are offshoots of the man Kiwanis organization.

“I’ve been on a mission trip and I like to do service, so I thought it’d be a good club for me to join,” Savoie said.

ily child studies double major.

Alfandre said she found Circle K through E-mails last year and a friend who talked about it often.

“I was involved in Key Club in high school and Circle K is a continuation of that,” Vancover said.

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year solely because of the holiday’s tradition.

“Halloween sets the theme considering it is dedicated to the dead,” she said. “On Halloween the physical and spiritual realities seem to come together as one and no one questions it.”

Dixon said her fascination with witchcraft and Halloween’s traditions began with the movie “Hocus Pocus.”

“For me, there has always been something especially intriguing about witchcraft and the Salem witch trials,” she said. “The movie has been my favorite for as long as I can remember.”

Douglas DeGraw, a senior history major, said Halloween is fun all around.

“I think Halloween incorporates all generations,” he said. “It can really bring you back to your childhood and the candy is always a plus.”

DeGraw said the holiday is all about what each individual person makes it.

“Halloween is open to interpretation,” he said. “People can make it what they want, whether that is keeping old tradition or candy and fun.”

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Candy corn, scarecrows, witches’ hats and scary stories fill the month of October every year, building up to the big holiday night on the 31st. But has the holiday of Halloween just become about trick-ortreaters and decorations or has it stuck with its age long, eerie tradition?

Danny Niccum said Halloween is a money making holiday.

“You see the same costumes every year and there is absolutely no originality,” Niccum, a senior aviation management and marketing major, said. “It’s become a big consumer holiday with costumes being put in stores earlier and earlier every year.”

Niccum said candy “deals” “HALLOWEEN IS the are almost as bad OPEN TO INas the basic costumes.

TERPRETATION. “Around HalPEOPLE CAN loween candy MAKE IT WHAT companies are always pushing THEY WANT...” their ‘special’ canDOUGLAS DEGRAW dy,” he said. “The candy is litersenior history major ally the same year round but actually more expensive around Halloween.”

Niccum said he thinks the preparation for the holiday gets more and more extensive each year.

“We prepare and celebrate much longer in this day and age than ever,” he said. “It seems to be an entire month of nothing but candy and goblins.”

Niccum said he does not mind the holiday of Halloween as long as it still makes the children happy.

“Halloween is a lot like Christmas: it is a lot more fun when you are younger,” he said. “Whether or not it is becoming as big money holiday will not bother me as long as it is still fun for the younger generation.”

Rachel Dixon, a junior pre-vet major, said Halloween is her favorite time of the

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t is time for us to wake up and realize there is a serious problem going on.

In the past few months, Syria and Russia have been a big topic in the news and now things seem to be preparing to become worse.

After Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced air strikes on Syria last month, the tensions have only increased, and I believe will continue to increase.

Also, as tensions fluctuate between the United States and China, it only shows there is no certainty for peace between super powers in this current world.

As the world portrays itself as bracing for what could eventually turn into another world war, after an initial strike people seem to retreat back into normal daily life.

With new technology and media access being readily available

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Clinton lies about Benghazi

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ciety different and illustrates the changes in culture.

There has never been the amount of entertainment, news and information as readily available to the general population as there is now.

If we are constantly used to seeing these things as entertainment, how different does it make us feel to see them in person?

Of course, seeing these things do affect us and make us think about the issues going on, but it does not hit us to the extent it should.

Perhaps if the issue becomes more personal, but when it has to do with a large number of people miles away, we tend to think on it for only a moment.

In many ways we have become comfortably numb.

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at the touch of a button, we are more informed then we have ever been before.

This could seem like a great thing, and it is, but at the same time there has also been a certain level of desensitization in our culture.

In addition to war and violence, and also an effect of these things, there have been millions of displaced refugees around the world – with absolutely nowhere to go.

We are constantly hearing about death, war and terrorism around the world. We see brutal images of horrible things happening to people, and yet it is almost normal to us now. We see the same things in a fictional sense, through the entertainment industry as well.

There’s nothing wrong with entertainment or the availability of this information, but this is something, which makes our so-

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republican-led House committee exposed Hillary Clinton for what she was during the Secretary of State’s Benghazi testimony last week: a spineless and corrupt politician.

From the get go, it was clear that Clinton had zero remorse for her actions surrounding the death of United States Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

Yes, Chris Stevens, not “Chris Smith,” as she referred to him in the subject line of an E-mail she sent the night of the attack. Clinton constantly reiterated that she and Ambassador Stevens were close friends.

What a fantastic friendship those two must have had.

We can also talk about Clinton’s bold-faced lie to the American people. For weeks, Clinton screamed from the roof tops that the attack was triggered by a YouTube video titled, “The Innocence of Muslims.”

Clinton told the Egyptian Prime Minister just days after the attack that she knew the attack had nothing to do with the film.

Clinton thinks you have no right to know the truth. Clinton wants to be president of the United States.

That is something to laugh about.

Instead Clinton thought a question of her being alone the entire night was hilarious.

Clinton did not lose an ounce of sleep that night, even though the blood of four Americans was on her hands. Ambassador Stevens knew he was in trouble.

He knew the compound had been compromised and begged for help.

In fact, he asked for more than 600 times.

All 600–-requests were ignored

by Clinton. She claims Stevens knew the risks of the job when he signed up and that he told her that he “felt comfortable” there. The 600 E-mails for help tell a completely different story.

Clinton claims that some of the E-mails involved Stevens’ “sense of humor.” Clinton chuckled as she referred to an E-mail where Stevens asked about a fire sale the ‘Brits’ were having.

That fire sale Stevens was discussing was the sale of security barricades.

Yes, Hillary, that is hilarious. I am sure Stevens was just cracking up laughing thinking about the security barriers as the smoke filled his lungs on that dreadful night in Benghazi.

The lies continue to build on top of one another, but you will not hear the truth.

The media will cut sound bites and hide clips that will shine Clinton in the light of a remorseful candidate.

All in an embarrassing attempt to create a pathway for a criminal to walk straight into the Oval Office.

Blake Bolin is a senior journalism major from Baton Rouge who serves as news editor for the Tech Talk.

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The length of the game MATT VALCHO Sports Editor | mvv002@latech.edu

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ootball is king in the landscape of American sports broadcasting.

Television companies pay millions for the rights to broadcast games.

Football on TV is a huge money maker. Networks build their schedules and create content based on what games they can show depending on what rights they have won in million-dollar bidding wars.

Football used to control television. Channels would plan how their schedules look based on when certain games kicked off.

Now though, it’s the other way around as football has become controlled by television.

ESPN has a three and a half hour window for all football games to air on its networks, which is the average length of a

football broadcast. Of those three and a half hours, there are only about 11-15 minutes of actual action. The rest is filled with replays, analysis and, of course, commercials.

When Ole Miss visited Tuscaloosa to take on Alabama, the game aired in prime time and kicked off at 9:15 p.m. ET on Saturday night. The game ended at 1:29 a.m. ET on Sunday morning. Why did the game run so long? The length of games may be increasing for an assortment of reasons. The most obvious is advertisements.

Adverts have gradually become as scripted and glamorous as some lower budget movies.

Some Super Bowl ads, on the other hand, may have as large a budget as this past summer’s biggest blockbusters.

The most annoying sequence of commercial breaks has to be

coming out of a three minute commercial break, watching a kickoff that usually ends in a touchback, then going back to another three minute commercial break.

Networks airing football will take any chance they get to go to a commercial break to maximize ad revenues.

Another possible reason could have something to do with the evolution of the spread offense.

More scores, more plays and more incomplete passes mean more commercial breaks and more time on the clock when it doesn’t run after every play.

Whatever the reason, it doesn’t look like this will change any time soon. Money makes the sports world go `round.

Matt Valcho is a junior journalism major from Benton who serves as sports editor for The Tech Talk.

What is the real role Hollywood plays in politics?

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ith primary season in full swing, there have already been celebrities coming out on social media in support of candidates. While a pretty large majority of celebrities endorsing candidates have touted support for Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders holds a few big names of his own, like Will Ferrell, Sarah Silverman and Mark Ruffalo.

Republicans have gotten some attention from Hollywood as well, though in smaller portions than their liberal counterparts; Charles Barkley has stated his approval of both Chris Christie and Jeb Bush, and Willie Robertson has supported Bobby Jindal and Donald Trump.

FDR was the first President to utilize radio in his campaign, winning over voters with his fireside chats. JFK was the first presidential candidate to appear suave and collected on television compared to the less charismatic Nixon. Some believe that the winner of the 2016 election will be the candidate who can first master the art of social media as a campaign stage.

With Twitter and the like giving candidates easier access to celebrity support through things like retweets and shares, the game has been changed, and high-profile opinions are more visible than ever. There are some who have grievances about these high-profile opinions swirling around.

They feel celebrities should “keep their noses out of politics” and that many of them are not informed or intelligent enough to be making decisions that can sway so many people.

They feel that while every celebrity has the right to express support for the candidate of their choice, the public should take it lightly, but fear that in today’s age, people put too much stock in the opinions of those they have seen on E! News or ESPN. Others acknowledge that celebrities can have a positive role in politics.

They feel endorsements from familiar faces can help boost a candidate’s public image and raise awareness of certain issues, and do not see anything wrong with that boost.

Others doubt the amount of sway celebrities have in who voters actually support in the first place.

While celebrities may have an effect on how many people are paying attention to the race, most people probably would not completely change who they vote for simply because a certain celebrity supported them.

In the 2008, however, the message coming from many A-listers was to get out and vote, which many believe helped the Democratic Party win after a huge increase in voter turnout, particularly in the 18-24 age demographic.

Whether you think a celebrity’s sway in elections reflects positively or negatively on society, it’s hard to deny that it is there, at least in some capacity. With that being said, it may be time for Republican candidates to start using star power to get young voter attention as well.

As sad as it may be, that seems to be an effective tactic in gathering support.

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October 29, 2015 • The Tech Talk • 5 LEFT: Ruston locals gather at the Norton Building for the 6th annual NCLAC ARTober Fest.

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uston residents and students were able to taste the local home-brewed and regionally brewed beers at the North Central Louisiana Art Council sponsored ARToberfest in downtown Ruston on Friday night.

The event featured representatives from various breweries across the region as well as a few local home brewers. Jessica Slaughter, executive director for the North Central Louisiana Art Council and ARToberfest organizer, said ARToberfest is used as a fundraiser for other programs that the art council is involved in throughout the year.

“ARToberfest is also a way for us to showcase local music while people taste the various home-brewed beers,” she said.

Slaughter said the event raises money for their various other activities like the Holiday Arts Tour in Ruston that supports local visual and performing artists.

Slaughter said two of the home-brewers were faculty at Louisiana Tech.

Jean Gourd, professor of computer science, won the Brewers Choice award while Karl Puljak, director of the School of Design, won the People’s Choice award.

Representatives from breweries across the state, like Abita Brewing Company of Abita Springs and Red River Brewing Company of Shreveport,were in attendance.

“We have deep ties to Ruston,” Jared Bev-

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ille, part owner of Red River Brewing Company, said.

Beville and his business partner Beau Raines are both Tech graduates. He said he and Raines got their start brewing beer as fraternity brothers at Tech.

“The birth of our company happened at Tech,” Beville said. “This is beer made by Bulldogs, for Bulldogs – without Tech our company would not exist,” he said.

Beville said they have come to ARToberfest every year since the beginning.

“This is a fantastic event and we want to be a part of it,” Beville said.

Kara Murphy, the North-Central Louisiana representative for Abita Brewery, is a Ruston native.

“So far, it’s been a huge success - everyone is loving the beer,” Murphy said.

Murphy said this is Abita’s first year to be involved in ARToberfest.

“Home brewing is getting bigger and bigger, so it is really important that Ruston does an event such as this,” Murphy said.

Hunter Boudreaux, senior mathematics major, said ARToberfest is good to give home brewers in Ruston more exposure as well as expose more people to other breweries across the state.

“I’ve been to all the micro-breweries in the state, so I believe it is important that they get more exposure,” Boudreaux said.

ABOVE: Flying Heart Brewery from Bossier City had three brews on draft for everyone to sample.

ABOVE: Wild Thang Custom Meals as well as Rosch Bakehaus and The Tacos Guerdserved food for everyone who attended.

LEFT: Bluesaholics band members Dave P. Moore, harmonica; and Bruce Gray, drums; provide entertainment.

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Architect Kim Yao speaks to students FREDERIC NELSON Staff Reporter | fpn001@latech.edu Louisiana Tech students gathered in the F. Jay Taylor Visual Art Center to hear architect Kim Yao discuss her work and future plans for upcoming buildings Monday, Oct. 19.

Tech’s architecture program is a five year program, including a year as a grad student.

The faculty and staff of the department said they believe hearing from a professional architecture could open eyes to young architect students.

“Today we’re gathered for guest speaker Kim Yao and she’s discussing the projects her firm is working on,” said sophomore architect major Iana Dingle.

Yao presented 30 slides that displayed works (such as chicken pens) from her very first year having a firm in 2004, to now bigger projects in 2015.

“One of the things in her presentation that caught my attention the YAO most would be her working for a large company with only two partners,” Dingle said.

Yao holds a bachelors and masters degree in architecture from Columbia University and Princeton University and owns her own firm called Architecture Research Office along with two other partners.

“We are basically 25 percent based in New York and two partners and I do different work across the world,” said Yao. “We can purposely say we each embrace our diversity in the works of residential projects, malls, fast food restaurants, governmental etc.,” Yao said.

Yao’s company was established from collaborating with an American furniture company called Knoll. One of Yao’s recent projects took place a year ago at Tulane.

The firm built a 256-bed resident dorm

Photo by Jonathan Shaul

School of Design architecture students look at slides during an artist lecture given by architect Kim Yao’s in the F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center. due to an increase in freshman enrollment.

The dorm is an apartment for residents, faculty and also holds classrooms and individual study rooms.

“The Barbara Greenbaum House, located on the uptown campus of Tulane University, is an approximately 80,000 square foot residential hall, with a four-story wing stepping back to a six-story wing,” Yao said.“It houses 256 students in 144 rooms organized on the upper floors in clusters of single and double occupancy suites.”

The dorm also contains a living room and commons, demonstration kitchen, a 35-seat classroom, social and study loung-

es and an entry lobby off.

“Well, I was impressed with the body of work she did with the projects such as University of Cincinnati’s stadium, Tulane’s new dorm, to a better McDonald’s,” said Monroe resident Rod Werner.

He said he has been on campus a few times and was interested in Yao’s work for the big things she does with a small office.

The Architecture Research Office built a press box on the University of Cincinnati’s campus that holds space for private suites, indoor club seating, as well as loge boxes.

“We did a stadium on campus called

Nippert and we also did the West Pavillion,” Yao said. “We added a press box and concessions and were able to add from 35,000 to 40,000, but it can fit 1,200 guests in the club and suite.”

Yao’s firm has a total of 25 licensed architects who perform different works across the country from things such as pigeon coops to large CEO companies.

“Her work is very inspiring for young aspiring architects,” said junior architect major Lane Walters. “Her company is so diverse and her designs are specialized on schools to playhouses and then to football stadiums.”

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Jonas Michaels was a performer for open mic night.

“I found out my homie here could Louisiana Tech’s radio station play ‘Swing Life Away’ and I found KLPI brought out a crowd at its quar- out that I could sing ‘Swing Life terly open mic night, where students Away’ so we did it; it was great,” said showcased talents such as singing, Michaels, sophomore biological scipoetry and even a full band on Oc- ence major.

Michaels said he definitely plans tober 20.

Senior biology major and mem- to perform again and joked about ber of KLPI Kimberly Garb said playing Nickelback next time.

Michael Criman, a sophomore open mic night is open to everyone and is held every fall and winter cyber engineering major, performed with Michaels on the guitar. quarter.

He said his experience at “We figured we open mic night was fun. could give people an “I think more Criman said this is his first outlet to show off their people should open mic night but he plans talent,” Garb said. to return.

She said KLPI has come check He taught himself how to been holding this event it out, and it is play the guitar and has been for about three years cool that they playing for years. and people really seem even offer He also said that music is to enjoy it. just a hobby for him and his “I’d really like us to this.” friends. have bigger and better “I wish I had the courage turn outs every time,” KERRY JONES junior kinesiology to do it,” said Kerry Jones, a Garb said. junior kinesiology major said.

Garb said they usu- major Jones said she really enally have pretty good joyed the show and plans to attendance, but the attend in the future but doesn’t know biggest turn out was last year.

Garb hopes in the future more if she’s ready to be a performer just people and more performers attend yet.

“I think more people should come and she says they have some things check it out, and it is cool that they in the works.

She also hopes more people will even offer this,” Jones said.

For students interested in attendgain the courage to perform after seeing the other performers partici- ing more open mic nights, there will be more beginning in winter quarter. pate.

Photos by Ashley Kober

TOP: (Left) Andy Senor, a senior electrical engineering major; (middle) Brennan Brown, a senior cyber engineering major; and (right) Chris Forester, a junior chemistry major; play during KLPI’s open mic night.

RIGHT: Lizzy Sanders, a freshman English major, sings during KLPI ‘s open mic night.

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Jack Black stars as R.L. Stine, the creator of the “Goosebumps “franchise.

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Just in time for Halloween, “Goosebumps,” directed by Rob Letterman, is a fun family film that promises laughs.

The film does not rely too heavily on slapstick humor but contains witty and sometimes dry jokes.

While the dialogue in many family movies can be contrived, “Goosebumps” has surprisingly organic moments between characters.

The movie is set in Madison, Delaware, where Zach Cooper, played by Dylan Minnette, moves next door to the author of “Goosebumps” novels, R.L. Stine, played by Jack Black, and his homeschooled daughter, Hannah, played by Odeya Rush.

The teenagers immediately hit it off, but Stine, with his almost unbearable accent, forbids her from leav-

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ing the house. She takes Zach to an abandoned fairground in the woods where they climb to the top of a welllit Ferris wheel, and neither of their parents seems to notice. One would expect the thrills to begin at a park called Horror Land, but the setting is more of a nod to the novel than a place for terror.

Later, a worried Zach and his cowardly new friend Champ, played by Ryan Lee, sneak into Stine’s house to check on Hannah and find his hundreds of manuscripts, locked with a key. They curiously unlock “The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena” and release the beast on the small Delaware town. The accidentally freed Slappy proceeds to open all the books as revenge for being locked away. Zach, Champ, Hannah and Stine have to work together to capture the hundreds of monsters.

Fans of the novels should see the

movie for a bit of nostalgia before Halloween. The movie does not attempt to recreate any one of the novels, but combines the characters to make a new story.

When the action starts, it keeps its pace but leaves room for humor. One could say it is one of Black’s more serious roles, however. In an interview with Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show,” Black said he had to jump on the opportunity for his sons.

Though the frights are not comparable to the books, moviegoers should enjoy the hints to the stories they enjoyed and feared in elementary school.

At the end of the movie, Stine explains every good story has three parts: “a beginning, a middle and a twist.” If you are looking for a twist, you will see it coming from a mile away. That’s okay though. Just sit back and enjoy.

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CHELSEA WOLFE “ABYSS”

DESCRIBED AS “DOOM DRENCHED ELECTRONIC FOLK,” CHELSEA WOLFE’S NEWEST ALBUM “ABYSS” ILLUSTRATES THE REALITY OF SLEEP PARALYSIS.

THE DEAD WEATHER “DODGE AND BURN”

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After a grueling 15 month season break, Netflix finally released the third and final season of “Hemlock Grove” last Friday.

I watched the 10 episode farewell season in one less-than-productive weekend, so here I am to give a full report on the end of one of my favorite guilty pleasures.

I stand by the first season of “Hemlock Grove.” I still believe in my heart that it was quality television at that point, though some (most) critics disagree.

I acknowledge that its appeal was mostly to the inner Twilight fanatic left over from my middle school days, but still, it was fun and clever, with snippy dialogue and enough creativity to set it apart from its fellow vampire/ werewolf dramas.

By the end of season two, it had begun to drift into a weird place reminiscent of a sci-fi movie, but after season three, I just feel like I’ve been watching a piece of erotic fan fiction from a dark corner of the Internet.

When I pressed play on to begin season three, I was excited.

The theme music played, and I was ready to reenter the small monster-ridden town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania.

The first episode gave me hope.

There were a few funny exchanges between Roman (Bill Skarsgård) and Peter (Landon Liboiron) that made me remember why I love this show so much.

However, as the season went on, I realized that much of the charm of the first two seasons was gone.

I had accepted the crazy plot lines of the other seasons, trusting that they would be explained by the end of the show, but instead of tying up loose ends, writers of the Netflix orig-

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inal just left them hanging, while introducing even more crazy plot lines.

Many of the loose ends from previous seasons are not addressed at all, and those that are get waved off with onesentence explanations.

Most of the spackle used to cover these plot holes comes in the form of advanced science that Dr. Price (Joel de la Fuente) cooks up in the infamous white tower.

The plot lines that do get resolved are done in a dull and anticlimactic way.

The entire series had been leading up to the villain Dr. Spevak’s plan for world domination, or prompting the apocalypse, or whatever he was after (it was never really made clear). After a season of chasing him down, he’s defeated in a few seconds.

Also missing from this season was any sex appeal at all.

There were several disturbing sexual themes throughout the first two seasons, but there were also normal relationships to follow for a reprieve from scenes in which the show explores dark areas such as rape and incest.

In this season, however, every relationship is cringe-worthy and disturbing. From teenage Shelley’s sup-

posed-to-be innocent love story with a middle-aged convict to the incestuous affair between Roman and his sister Annie, I have never been so uncomfortable watching a television show in my life.

And somehow the fact that these things are happening is just treated like an extra bit of scandal in the show, nothing requiring extensive plot development or character analysis.

With those issues aside, I was still definitely sucked into the show the whole season through. Incredibly weird it may be, boring it is not.

While I am still depressed that the promise of the first season did not carry through to the finale, I am glad it ended when it did.

The ending does have a fullcircle type of effect that feels like closure for fans, and when almost every single character died, I still had enough emotional attachment to get weepy over the deaths.

“Hemlock Grove” is not a good show. It’s cheesy, disturbing, distasteful, and often stupid.

It has also been one of my favorite shows, and even though I know it needed to happen, I’m sad to see it go.

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“NOWHERE” SHELLEY X, CHRIS WILD AND NATHAN LA GUERRA BRING A DARK RAVE FEEL TO THEIR ELECTRONIC WITCH HOUSE ALBUM “NOWHERE.”

MELANIE MARTINEZ “CRY BABY”

MELANIE MARTINEZ, THE ALTERNATIVE POP SINGER, DISPLAYS HER OUT THERE ATTITUDE THROUGH EERIE ELECTRONIC TUNES.

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Classroom arrest prompts civil investigation

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HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese stocks rose Wednesday as investors bet on another shot of stimulus from the country’s central bank while other Asian benchmarks slipped ahead of U.S. growth figures and the Fed’s latest policy decision.

Ouattara wins reelection ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara easily won re-election in the first vote since a disputed poll five years ago sparked violence that killed thousands in the West African economic powerhouse, the electoral commission announced early Wednesday.

Residents demand help to rebuild

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A girl who refused to surrender her phone after texting in math class was flipped backward and tossed across the classroom floor by a sheriff ’s deputy, prompting a federal civil rights probe on Tuesday.

The sheriff said the girl “may have had a rug burn” but was not injured, and said the teacher and vice principal felt the officer acted appropriately.

Still, videos of the confrontation between a white officer and black girl stirred such outrage that he called the FBI and Justice Department for help.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott suspended Senior Deputy Ben Fields without pay, and said what he did at Spring Valley High School in Columbia made him want to “throw up.”

Videos taken by students and posted online show Fields warning the girl to leave her seat or be forcibly removed on Monday. The officer then wraps a forearm around her neck, flips her and the desk backward onto the floor, tosses her toward the front of the classroom and handcuffs her.

Lott pointed out at a news conference that the girl can also be seen trying to strike the officer as she was being taken down, but said he’s focused on the deputy’s actions as he decides within 24 hours whether Fields should

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Senior Deputy Ben Fields tries to forcibly remove a student who refused to leave her high school math class remain on the force.

“I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can’t control a student,” the sheriff said, promising to be fair.

Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned.

The deputy also arrested a second student who verbally objected to his actions. Both girls were charged with

disturbing schools and released to their parents. Their names were not officially released.

Lt. Curtis Wilson told The Associated Press in an email to “keep in mind this is not a race issue.”

“Race is indeed a factor,” countered South Carolina’s NAACP president, Lonnie Randolph Jr., who praised the Justice Department for agreeing to in-

Obama defends US police chiefs

SHANGLA, Pakistan (AP) — Residents in a northwestern Pakistani town that was among the worst-affected by this week’s massive earthquake were seeking government help Wednesday to rebuild their damaged homes, after spending the second straight night with relatives.

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STATENEWS ‘Nation’s Report Card’ a mixed bag NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Results from exams given to a cross section of fourth-and eighth-graders nationally showed Louisiana lagging the nation in terms of proficiency in subject matter — with improvements in some areas and declines in others.

Teenager jailed in school threat HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A 14-year-old Hammond boy faces terrorizing charges in connection with an early morning online post. Sheriff Daniel Edwards says the posting included a cartoon character with an AK-47 and said if you go to school in Hammond, it would be best not to go tomorrow.

Battered dolphin stranded by storm NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Remnants of Hurricane Patricia apparently battered and exhausted a young dolphin that stranded at Grand Isle beach and is being treated in New Orleans, a veterinarian said Wednesday.

vestigate.

“To be thrown out of her seat as she was thrown, and dumped on the floor ... I don’t ever recall a female student who is not of color (being treated this way). It doesn’t affect white students,” Randolph said.

Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an administrator, who summoned the officer.

The National Association of School Resource Officers recommends that schools and police agree to prohibit officers “from becoming involved in formal school discipline situations that are the responsibility of school administrators.”

Fields, who also coaches football at the high school, has prevailed against accusations of excessive force and racial bias before.

Trial is set for January in the case of an expelled student who claims Fields targeted blacks and falsely accused him of being a gang member in 2013. In another case, a federal jury sided with Fields after a black couple accused him of excessive force and battery during a noise complaint arrest in 2005. A third lawsuit, dismissed in 2009, involved a woman who accused him of battery and violating her rights during a 2006 arrest.

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People arrive at the Tofino Community hall for a potluck dinner to remember those involved with the Leviathan II whale-watching boat that sunk in Tofino, British Columbia.

Canada whale boat sinks ASSOCIATED PRESS TOFINO, British Columbia (AP) — The British Columbia Coroners Service released the names Tuesday of the five British nationals who died after a whale watching boat capsized off Vancouver Island. A search continued for a missing Australian man. Twenty-one people were rescued.

The British Columbia Coroners Service identified the five victims, two of whom were British nationals living in Canada. They are David Thomas, 50, and his 18-year-old son Stephen, from Swindon in southern England; Katie Taylor, 29, of Whistler, British Columbia; Nigel Francis Hooker, 63, of Southampton, England, and Jack Slater, 76, of Toronto.

The Down Syndrome Association UK said in a statement that David Thomas was a “huge supporter” of the organization and “one of the driving forces behind the Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group, where he was a trustee.”

Stephen Thomas, who had Down Syndrome, “was a very talented young man and a gifted photographer,” the association said in a statement.

“His love of photography started when he was eight years old. We were all

delighted when Stephen’s beautiful image Moraine Lake won the national My Perspective photographic competition last year,” the association said.

Microsoft UK said David Thomas was an employee. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with their family, friends and David’s colleagues and we will be doing everything we can to support them,” the company said.

David’s wife, Julie, was rescued and is in hospital with minor injuries.

Michele Slater Brown, of Milton, Ontario, said she was notified about her father’s death “in the wee hours this morning,” and called him “larger than life, a charmer, handsome, entrepreneur, engineer in the navy...and a lovely dad.”

Coroner Matt Brown said a preliminary investigation suggests those who died were on the top part of the boat and that they weren’t wearing life-jackets because it’s not required in the type of vessel they were in.

Investigators will review the weather, wreckage and the maintenance history of the 20-meter (65-feet) Leviathan II to determine why it capsized Sunday afternoon, said Marc Andre Poisson, Director of Marine Investigations for Canada’s Transportation Safety Board. He said the investigation could take months.

they serve — I reject the story line that says, when CHICAGO (AP) — De- it comes to public safety, fending police officers who there’s an ‘us’ and ‘them,’” have come under scrutiny Obama said.

Obama opened his relike never before, President Barack Obama on Tuesday marks with a tribute to said the men and women slain New York City police who risk their lives to pro- officer Randolph Holder vide security are wrongly as hundreds of officers “scapegoated” for failing to streamed into his wake. deal with broader problems Holder, 33, died last week that lead people to commit after being shot in the head by a man he and his partner crimes. were chasing.

Unemployment, Obama argued poor education, for fairer sentencinadequate drug ing laws as part of treatment and lax his push for a more gun laws are not effective criminal the responsibiljustice system. He ity of police offisaid that while he cers, Obama said has no sympathy in remarks to the for violent offendInternational AssoOBAMA ers, America evciation of Chief of Police, which held its annu- ery year wastes billions of al meeting in the president’s dollars that could be better spent to keep non-violent Chicago hometown.

Obama delivered his offenders behind bars.

Anthony Campos, the speech amid a roiling national debate about officers’ chief of police in Newark, treatment of potential crim- New Jersey, said he found inal suspects following the the president’s comments deaths of unarmed black “very comforting because men in New York, Missouri at the end of the day he gets it, he understands our and elsewhere by police.

“Too often, law enforce- job.” Obama plans to visit ment gets scapegoated for Newark on Monday to the broader failures of our highlight programs for forsociety and criminal justice merly incarcerated people.

Campos added that system,” the president said.

“I know that you do your the president’s comments jobs with distinction no about building trust bematter the challenges you tween police and commuface. That’s part of wearing nities validated what has been done in New Jersey’s a badge.”

“But we can’t expect largest city.

“We have been spared you to contain and control problems that the rest of us a lot of what we are seearen’t willing to face or do ing in the rest of the nation because of the relationship anything about,” he said.

“I reject any narrative we have with the commuthat seeks to divide police nity,” Campos said of his and the communities that department.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s a Donald Trump campaign for president look like if he’s no longer the only front-runner for the Republican nomination? We’re about to find out, just as soon as he decides.

“Well, I don’t get it,” a confounded Trump said this week when asked to explain why the preference polls he touts every time he’s campaigning no longer show him as the unquestioned leader of the GOP’s 2016 presidential field.

Preference polls are a far-fromperfect way to predict election outcomes, especially with voters still three months away from casting ballots in the first-to-vote Iowa caucuses. But with Trump, they are the centerpiece of his campaign.

So far, the real estate mogul and reality TV star has forgone paid advertising and traditional small-scale campaign events, where candidates interact with voters in the early voting states, for massive rallies in arenas and auditoriums. At nearly every one, Trump begins his speech by recounting his place in the latest polls, reciting one number after the next with the help of hand-written notes.

Until recently, Trump held a lead nationally and in the early primary states in preference polls. But recent surveys have shown retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson nabbing an advantage over Trump in Iowa.

A poll released this week by CBS News and The New York Times also showed Carson catching up to

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally at West High School in Sioux City, Iowa,

Trump nationally, too.

“This process is extremely fluid right now,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, which conducted one of the Iowa polls. “Those outsider voters are now flipping back and forth.”

For Trump, the development appears to be a hard-to-swallow reversal — one that some supporters hope will force the billionaire businessman to compete harder for the Republican nomination than he has since the summer launch of his campaign.

Initially, however, Trump’s re-

sponse was to lash out at pollsters, as well as the media outlets that sponsor the polls and report their results.

In referring to a poll taken in Iowa, Trump called The Des Moines Register a third-rate newspaper and described Bloomberg News as a company against him because its founder and namesake, Michael Bloomberg, has indicated a desire to run for president in the past.

“Right now it’s not very scientific,” he said Tuesday of the polls.

Hours later, he took to Twitter to tout other surveys that still show him in the lead.

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BATON ROUGE, La. vid Vitter wouldn’t last a (AP) — An onslaught of day at West Point. It’s time TV attack ads is being Louisiana demands a little unleashed this week in integrity.”

Vitter, a U.S. senathe Louisiana governor’s tor, launched race, by candia statewide dates and outside TV spot Mongroups seeking day night sayto influence the ing Edwards two-man runoff wants to release between Demo5,500 “dangercrat John Bel ous thugs, drug Edwards and Redealers, back publican David into our neighVitter. borhoods” from In Edwards’ VITTER jail and tying first TV ad for him to President the runoff, the state lawmaker from Tan- Barack Obama.

Outside groups are getgipahoa Parish describes ting in their own Vitter as only ofhits as well. fering Louisiana The Repub“deception and lican Governors hypocrisy.”

Association is Speaking diusing an Obama rectly to the theme similar camera, Edwards to Vitter’s camtells viewers that paign, calling Vitter will spend Edwards “just millions ahead another Obama of the Nov. 21 liberal.”

The election “lying EDWARDS RGA spot says about my record, Edwards wants my values and my service to our country and to raise taxes and voted for education cuts. It also critiour state.”

He references his West cizes Edwards for voting to Point degree, describes the raise legislative pay, a bill military academy’s honor that was vetoed by Gov. code and then says: “Da- Bobby Jindal.

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Aries March 21 – April 19 A long journey to a distant place could be uppermost in your mind today. You may be getting ready to take off, or the trip might still be in the planning stages.

Either way, this could be a very exciting day. You’re feeling happy and enthusiastic. You look forward to the future. Long-term goals might finally show promise of success.

Taurus Apr 20 - May 20 A lot of your time today could be spent working on financial matters on the computer, phone, or other form of technology. This could have to do with your job or it could concern personal finances. Whichever it is, you’ll do a good job, as success in accomplishing whatever you work on is indicated. One way or another, career success is coming your way.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20 A business or romantic partner could either contact you or return from a long trip with great news. Perhaps your friend has had a lucky break of some kind that betters life in general for both of you. Success and good fortune are indicated today, as are happiness, enthusiasm, and optimism. If you have a project you’ve wanted to start, do it now.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22 Work that needs to be done could center on money, investments, and other financial matters. Your mind is especially quick, and you’re likely to get everything done well. Technology is going to prove especially helpful. The possibility of significant financial gain is strong, as is career advancement. Friendship, love affairs, and family relations are also favorable.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22 Love and romance are very much on your mind today.

This is a perfect day to concentrate on this part of your life, for all signs indicate that relations with romantic partners are going to be happy, stimulating, and passionate. If you aren’t involved, chances are you’ll meet someone. If you are, expect a wonderful evening together!

Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 22 Matters involving work and home should be going very well. Physically, you’re feeling well and strong in spite of your recent overindulgence. News of success in things you’ve been working on for months should make your day. You might want to spend the rest of the day celebrating. The company of friends and

family brings a lot of happiness, as does a romantic encounter.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22 Unexpected financial benefit could leave you speechless today. It could be an unanticipated bonus, gift, or even a small lottery win. This is the day to seek the improbable. If you have a project you’ve wanted to try but have hesitated because it’s too risky, start it now. Success and good fortune should follow anything begun or completed now.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 Unexpected financial benefit could leave you speechless today. It could be an unanticipated bonus, gift, or even a small lottery win. This is the day to seek the improbable. If you have a project you’ve wanted to try but have hesitated because it’s too risky, start it now. Success and good fortune should follow anything begun or completed now.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 You’re probably getting a lot of great news today.

Business and personal success are coming your way.

A project that you’ve hoped would turn a profit may finally be moving that way. Financial gain is imminent.

Your enthusiasm, self-confidence, and optimism should be very high as a result, making you that much more apt to move forward.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 Special information that comes to you either from within - your intuitive insights - or without - information received from books, TV, or the Internet - could pave the way for career advancement and financial gain. The outlook for you is rosy, although you can expect a lot of work before you get where you want to be. A stimulating evening with friends or romantic partner is in the works.

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 You should feel happy and enthusiastic today. Whatever you strive for should be successful, whether it’s job related or creative inspiration. Your dedication and organizing talent promise advancement. If you aren’t presently involved in a relationship, you might be soon. If you have a partner, look forward to an engagement or marriage. If you’re married, expect new closeness.

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46. Lukas of “Witness” 47. Aconcagua’s range 49. Poker legend Ungar 51. Aardvark 54. Disguised, briefly 58. Prisoner of Jabba the Hutt 59. Restrictive 63. Puppeteer Tony 64. Ages 65. Steven Chu’s cabinet dept.

66. Olive genus 67. Angry 68. Regular payment for agreed hire

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32. “All My Children” vixen 33. Secret organization 34. Eye sores 36. Inhumanly cruel 37. English university city 39. Variety of turnip 40. L.A. clock setting 42. Biblical beast 45. More strange 46. The constellation Orion 48. Lama lead-in 50. ___ Maria 51. Furthermore 52. Actress Patricia 53. Lose pep 55. Motion picture 56. Bakery fixture

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Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 Your personal and professional relationships should benefit from today’s energies. This is a day to strengthen all your relationships, especially friendships. You may want to gather your closest pals and plan a party.

Your optimism and generally positive nature should draw others to you like bees to nectar. Professionally, your efforts should bring success.

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She believes every year they create, educate and impact more students across Tech’s campus because in the years she has been here, she has seen this topic grow and become a subject for conversation.

Davidson feels the more they promote and let others know the statistics the greater a chance they have of stopping women from staying in a violent relationship because they are aware of the signs.

Maegan Goss, a senior finance major, thinks it is good to bring awareness to campus about domestic violence because it is such a difficult topic to talk about.

However, like Davidson, she has noticed domestic

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violence is not too hard to talk about.

Goss has attended the event ever since her freshman year.

She feels attending the event will help people know DART is a local thing and can go to them for help instead of dealing with domestic violence by themselves.

“I want students to remember that love should never hurt,” Davidson said.

“Being in a relationship that tears you down physically, emotionally, or mentally is not okay. You can leave and have a healthy relationship where someone loves you unconditionally.

Everyone deserves the right kind of love.”

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FOOD WASTE REGULATION

LOUISIANA TECH’S DINING SERVICES AND STUDENTS ARE SPEAKING UP ON HOW TO REGULATE FOOD WASTE PERCENTAGE ON CAMPUS.

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ood waste is an ongoing global problem, and Louisiana Tech’s dining services and some students are speaking up on how to regulate a low food waste percentage on campus.

Sierra Beach, a freshman nursing major, said after going on a mission trip to Guatemala, she realized the importance and heartbreaking truth behind food waste.

“One day we were out in the town, and there was this small child who was very skinny,” she said. “The situation helped me realize how food waste affects peoples lives.”

Beach said when on the run, she takes more food than she intended or has time to eat, and she has noticed other students doing the same.

“A lot of students buy and take way more food than they need, which is when food waste occurs,” she said. “Even I am guilty of doing so and I am trying to cut back.”

Beach said if dining services notice students are throwing away too much food, then they should consider different options to control it, like donating leftovers to shelters.

“The university can help regulate its food waste percentage by continuing to keep a healthy record of what students take in and buy,” she said.

According to Recycling Works, an online recycling assistance program designed to help businesses and institutions maximize recycling, reuse, and composting opportunities, said the average college student generates 142 pounds of food waste a year.

Casey Comfort, Aramark operations manager, said dining services have been in compliance with Aramark’s food waste policy of 3 percent by monitoring the food waste.

“We have strict food waste compliances we have to follow with Aramark standards,” he said. “We have software keeping track of food waste and production chiefs measuring the amounts we are suppose to produce based on recent history.”

We have strict food waste compliances we have to follow with Aramark standards.

- Casey Comfort, Aramark Operations Manager Comfort said they also have portioning control, which is played out by having each utensil used to portion food is measured exactly to what the recipe calls for, so they do not over serve and result in higher food waste.

He said one thing the dining services do to help recycle food is donate used oil to local farmers for biodiesel fuel.

“Food waste is always on the front of everyone’s mind,” he said. “We want the students to understand it and learn not to get more than they need.”

Jackson Close, a junior economics major, said he is guilty of not finishing his meal and throwing away the excess but also thinks the university should consider overstocking when discussing food waste.

“The university can anticipate they are not going to sell everything in the Food Court or Bytes and put things half price before the expiration date,” he said. “I think food waste is horrible thing because there are third world countries who needs the food we are just throwing away.”

THE AVERAGE COLLEGE STUDENT GENERATES

142 POUNDS OF FOOD WASTE COLLEGE CAMPUSES AS A WHOLE DISCARD

22 M POUNDS OF UNEATEN FOOD

AMOUNT THAT NEVER MAKES IT TO THE PLATE

40 PERCENT

OF ALL FOOD

EACH YEAR

- SOURCE : FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK

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THIS WEEK IN

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FOOTBALL

The Louisiana Tech football team will travel to Houston to take on the Rice University Owls at 7 p.m. Friday night.

The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and can be listened to on Z107.5FM. The series is tied between the two teams.

(4-4)

Overall Record: 5-3, (3-1) Points per game: 37.8 Points allowed per game: 27.2 Players to watch: Kenneth Dixon– RB 109 carries, 649 yards, 9 touchdowns Xavier Woods – S 36 tackles, 4 tackles for loss,1 interception Tech defeated Rice in Ruston last season, 76-31.

Softball rolls through fall practice CATHERINE BURKE Staff Reporter | cjb066@latech.edu Fall ball, a series of out-of-season practice games, has come and gone for the Lady Techsters softball team. Teams of various skill levels have challenged the Lady Techsters in the 2015 fall ball season in both home and away games.

Infielder Anna Cross, a senior finance major, said so far she believes the team is the best it has ever been.

“We have a really good offense right now and a lot of big bats,” she said.

“We’re hoping to have a lot of people come out to watch in the spring because this team is one to see.”

Infielder Katie Smith, a sophomore kinesiology major, said the team has “Tech softreally improved over ball is going this fall ball season.

“Each game we somewhere, have done some and we are great things,” she said. “There is still not slowing room for improvedown.” ment, but we are on the right track.”

ANNA CROSS Smith said fall senior, infielder ball has really helped the Lady Techsters begin to play like a team.

“Fall ball kind of gives everyone a feel of things,” she said. “It gives the newcomers an idea of what it is like to play at this level and get the nerves out.”

Cross said she thinks fall ball is great for not only the athletes but the coaching staff as well.

“It gives us a chance to see where everyone can play and get the team settled in,” she said. “It’s a time to loosen up and let the coaches determine the line up for spring.”

Outfielder Morgan Turkoly, a freshman biology major, said she is very confident in this team’s abilities.

“We are stacked with talent,” she said.

“With the depth and amount of talent we have I would not put any limits on us this season.”

Smith said the team chemistry is right where it needs to be.

“No matter what the circumstances are everyone on this team has each other’s back,” she said. “Everyone gets a long and we mesh really well.”

Smith said the team has big goals this season.

Photos by Avery Bryan

“Our coaches have high expectations for us, as do we as a team,” she said. “Our goal is to win conference and even go and win beyond that.”

Cross said the Tech community will be impressed with this year’s Lady Techster softball team.

“I expect big things this year and so will people when they see us play,” she said. “Tech softball is going somewhere, and we are not slowing down.”

The Lady Techsters defeated Harding University in the final game of the fall schedule. The annual alumni game that usually closes fall practice was canceled due to weather. The 2016 softball schedule has not been released as of the publication of this story.

ABOVE: The Lady Techster softball team cheers on their teammates during a game against Harding University in Ruston on Oct. 23.

RIGHT: Pauline Tufi prepares to field a ball against Harding University.

Abraham named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week NEWS SERVICES

Overall Record: 3-4, (2-1) Points per game: 30.6 Points allowed per game: 36.9 Players to watch: Driphus Jackson – QB 112-178, 1388 yards, 11 touchdowns Alex Lyons – LB 42 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss,1 fumble recovery Rice is ranked No. 52 in the country in total offense.

Louisiana Tech cornerback Bryson Abraham was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week Monday after this interception return for a touchdown – the third pick-six of his season – helped propel Tech to a 45-16 win.

In addition to his interception for a score, Abraham broke up two passes and made three total tackles against the Blue Raiders. His three career pick-sixes are the most by a Football Bowl Subdivision player this season and the second-most among active career leaders in the nation. He has now returned interceptions for touchdowns in three of the last four games (vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, at UTSA and against Middle Tennessee). His 109 return yards following interceptions is currently 10th in the nation by an FBS player.

“It was a great coverage call. We had been practicing it all week. We saw it on film and (Tech defensive coordinator Blake) Baker told us how to play it. It depends on what the two was doing.

Xavier Woods gave me a great call because I did not really see it at first but he called the play out and I was able to execute it and take it for six. It was a good play for momentum.

"When I catch it I feel like I am back in my high school days sometimes. I played quarterback in high school. I just see green grass. We practice it a lot, the pitch drills. I know you saw Lloyd Grogan pitch the ball back to Xavier Woods in the UTSA game. We practice the

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Bryson Abraham picked off a screen pass and ran untouched for 34 yards and the touchdown.

It was the senior’s third career pick-six with all three coming this season. walls and it is a lot of great blocks that you really cannot see. You just see the end result, but it is actually a lot that builds up to it; Nick Thomason giving good blocks and Vernon [Butler] and (Vontarrius) Dora and stuff like that. It is all a

good celebration at the end though.”

Abraham and the Bulldogs have focused their attention on the team’s upcoming game at Rice on Friday evening. Kickoff at Rice Stadium in Houston is set for 7 p.m. CT on FOX Sports 1.