Eastfield Et Cetera October 8, 2014

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Eastfield College

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Volume 46, Issue 2

let’s talk nerdy how geek became chic

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Professor Sharon Johnson will present a chapter 11 review for Math 1325 classes from 1 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. in the library.

Librarian Judy Wayne will host Presenting With PowerPoint, a step-bystep guide to building effective slideshow presentations, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the library. A repeat presentation will also be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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In honor of this year’s common book, Eastfield presents a free showing of the 1956 sci-fi classic “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in C-135.

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Learn to utilize mnemonics with Professor John Garcia in Using Mnemonics for Writing — A Punctuation Pattern Guide to Better Writing The presentation will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the library.

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Librarian Kathy Carter presents Beyond Google: Best Resources for College Assignments from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the library. Participants will learn how to locate and determine the best online sources in collegelevel assignments.

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Be sure to visit the Pit throughout the day for the Eastfield College Transfer Fair, where students can find all they need to know when it comes to transferring.

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In honor of Free Speech Week, the Men’s Empowerment Coalition and Eastfield journalism department will host a screening of the film “The Bro Code,” which addresses how the media and other cultural influences teach boys about manhood and reinforce misogyny, at 12:30 p.m. in G-101. Refreshments will be provided.

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Lockdown drill crucial to campus safety

By Stephen Klehm, Paola Tovar and Kristin Gines etc4640@dcccd.edu

While most faculty, staff and students huddled in darkened classrooms and offices during a 15-minute lockdown drill Oct. 1, a SWAT-like police unit stormed the Eastfield Library.

“Get your hands in the air,” the officers yelled at a bystander as they entered the library through a rear door, fake blue and red guns raised. “Get down on the ground.”

Four members of the College Campus Emergency Response Team simulated their reaction to an active shooter on the campus. They searched the library, discovering an “armed” suspect hiding in a bathroom.

“Shooter! Bang, bang!” shouted one officer.

“Shots fired!” yelled another.

Most people on campus missed the police action. During such events, both real and simulated, everyone on campus is directed to stay behind locked doors, sit on the ground and stay quiet. Even the library patrons were herded into a back room.

The Police Department conducts lockdown drills twice annually to teach the college community how to respond to an emergency.

“We’re really pretty reasonably safe here, at your colleges and universities, but you still want to be prepared,” Eastfield Police Chief Michael Horak said. “By doing this training, we’re preparing the officers.

We’re preparing the community.”

College spokeswoman Sharon Cook said emergency preparedness is a primary concern for administrators and drills are required by law.

“It’s like a fire drill when you were in elementary school,” she said. “But we have to prepare ourselves for any event that may happen at any time of the day.”

Student Jo’Dee Burston said she found the drill informative but said many classmates did not take it seriously “People were on their phones and not really paying attention,” she said.

The college is taking appropriate precautions, said student Rogelio

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Officers Philip Wilburn, John Lozano and Sgt. Kevin Levingston secure the library in a lockdown drill.

Henriquez, despite how unlikely an incident here might seem.

“Nowadays you seriously don’t know what goes through people’s heads,” he said.

Student Stacy Harris said she regrets missing the drill because knowing how to handle such an emergency is valuable knowledge. Argenas Blanco, who also missed the drill, said he would expect instruction if in a class during an emergency.

“What if you were in the Pit?” he said. “What would you do?”

Horak said he wants to implement bi-monthly emergency training for students. Groups would meet with officers for an hour and discuss emergency scenarios and best safety practices. The more people who know that they should shelter in place or avoid entering the campus during an emergency, the better police can do their jobs.

“So if we can spread (information) to the students, staff and faculty when this type of scenario happens, and they know where to go, that’ll help us,” Horak said.

“Because when we come in, we don’t have time to stop and deal with any students. We need to go to that threat, and we need to neutralize it.”

Correction

In the last issue, a story about Dallas County Community College District enrollment contained inacurrate information about Brookhaven’s fall 2013 enrollment. Brookhaven had 12,615 students that semester. The Et Cetera regrets the error.

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Library employees move patrons to a back room before police raid.

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Pink parade marches through campus

Four Eastfield students earn LeCroy awards Eight DCCCD students, four of whom attend Eastfield, have been named LeCroy Scholars for the 2014-15 academic year.

The students were chosen based on their commitment to leadership and academic excellence.

Named in honor of the late Dr. R. Jan LeCroy, who served as the DCCCD’s chancellor from 1981 to 1988, the program pays for tuition and books for up to four semesters. It was the first major student recognition and incentive scholarship created specifically for the district.

Taryn Allen of Rowlett, a general studies major and a 2014 graduate of Sachse High School, plans to pursue a career in professional animation.

In high school, Allen was an active member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society.

Allen Michael Heggie of Garland, who is studying psychology, enrolled in college after years working in food service management while raising his son, who has autism, as a single father.

His goal is to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology and work for youth mentoring programs.

Rachel Quiroga of Heggie Dallas plans to earn an associate’s degree in nursing in spring 2016 and become a registered nurse.

After her husband was diagnosed with liver cancer and they were forced to sell their home, she set out to pursue her dream career in order to improve the lives of her husband and daughter.

Brian Weidinger of Quiroga Rowlett, a general studies major, graduated from Rowlett High School in the top 20 percent of his class this spring.

He was active in the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society and donated time to helping special needs students. His goal is to become a high school special education instructor.­ Weidinger — Staff reports

About 100 people walked from C Building to G Building on Oct. 2 in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Top, from left, Barbara Kinloch, Vera Guillen, Yolanda Gassaway, Liz Craddock and Cinda Perry.

Right, a musician leads the procession. Above, counselor Jeff Quan.

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Tutoring center ‘links’ students to new resources

By Braulio Tellez etc4640@dcccd.edu

Nursing major Melchor Martinez was having trouble writing an analysis paper. He didn’t expect to find help in the campus library.

“They came looking for me instead of me looking for them,” he said.

Writing tutor Anand Upadhyaya noticed Martinez and his friend and suspected they needed guidance Upadhyaya works in The Link, the revamped tutoring program formerly known as the Writing Center.

In addition to its new name, the center has new resources such as online tutoring to help students who may not know how to complete their writing assignments or just need a second opinion on their essays.

Associate Dean of Arts and Communications Judith Dumont manages The Link and said she feels confident the new center will help students. Applying an atmosphere of familiarity can retain students and keep them on the right track, she said.

“The key here is that we create an environment where students want to be,” Dumont said. “In the world of community college, there is a thing called the revolving door. It starts when students get out of their car.

Then they walk to class, and once they’re done, they leave class, jump back into their car and head back home.

“Here, we’re trying to catch them and help them find a place where they are comfortable and can stay

and find some inspiration.”

Dumont and the tutors are generating that atmosphere by creating relationships with students as soon as they walk through the library doors and keeping them as long as it takes to resolve their problems.

During a tutoring session in late September, the campus lost power and students were instructed to leave the building. Rather than end the session, Upadhyaya and fellow tutor Alexandria Morris took several students outdoors and continued their work until everyone received help.

“That’s real commitment to students right there,” Dumont said.

“That’s what student centeredness and community is all about, and that’s what we want people to know we’re here to do.”

The Link is also making use of the Internet to reach out to students.

A new libguide has been added under the library’s website. It contains instructions on topics such as how to cite sources, the proper use of commas and how to spot run-on sentences.

“We have so many students on this campus and we want to raise the number of students we reach, so the online service is really important for us this academic year,” Dumont said.

“We want to pass on this idea that tutoring and learning can happen anywhere and in any format.

“By building the website, these students can use our services if they were in a coffee shop, in the Pit or during their English writing lab.”

The site also offers pronunciation guides for English as a second

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Writing tutor Shayn Davenport helps engineering major Marco Martinez with his analysis essay

language students and grammar quizzes for developmental writing students. The Link is also taking part in the student success series, ongoing lectures designed to help students in the classroom.

Shayn Davenport has been an English tutor at the college for six years and thinks the presentations are a great tool.

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Briefs Eastfield receives workforce grant

‘Yes Means Yes’ law passes in California

IntegraColor Ltd. of Mesquite is collaborating with Eastfield in order to provide job training with a $172,038 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission.

The grant will provide 107 new and current workers with computer technology training.

Those trained will include client managers, sales agents, Mac operators and fulfillment personnel.

Workforce commissioner presented Ronny Congleton presented a check to President Dr. Jean Conway at a Sept. 24 ceremony.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the “Yes Means Yes” law, which requires affirmative consent between university students who engage in sex.

Instead of questioning whether a victim said “no,” investigators will consider whether both parties said “yes.” Silence or lack of resistance would not imply consent, and intoxication could not be used as an acceptable defense — Staff reports

“It’s awesome,” he said. “Rather than just give somebody a handout, we’re having seminars where you actually format a paper in MLA style as you follow the instructor on a computer screen. You save that at the very end and you can then use that as a template for all your papers.”

Martinez was impressed with the service he received and thinks its

great that “The Link” is providing so much for students.

“I would definitely come back and get a second opinion on my papers before I turn them in for a grade,” he said. “I want to talk to someone who knows what they’re doing and can give me constructive feedback on what I’m doing. That way, I get a better grade.”

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Guests talk about sci-fi

By Clay Gibson etc4640@dcccd.edu

New York Times’ bestselling author Eric Flint lectured last month about the different aspects of the scifi genre as well as writing genres in general.

“The most important thing you need to know about genre is that is does not exist in the real world,” he said.

Flint, who visited Eastfield as part of discussions surrounding the common book, “The Illustrated Man,” began his writing career with the novel “Mother of Demons” after spending most of his life as a historian. He graduated from the University of California with a master’s in history.

His motivation for writing sci-fi novels comes from two viewpoints: historical and philosophical.

“I’m writing alternative histories of the future,” he said. “You’re holding up mirrors to reality. You’re giving people a chance to look at themselves through a mirror.”

Eastfield’s motivation for bringing him to lecture was explained by Amanda Preston.

“We wanted to explain what science fiction is and what it can do,” she said. “Delimiting the stereotype of it, but so much more than that, to express deeper roots of what science fiction offers readers.”

Eastfield alum returns for concert celebrating Hispanic Heritage Former Eastfield student Lico Cisneros visited campus Oct. 1 with the Mosaic Latin Jazz Band to perform at the Wednesday Recital Series.

Cisneros, who attended Eastfield from 1974 to 1979, has been playing bass with the band since it was founded in 1996.

He said he grew up playing bass and comes from a family of musicians. He played in Eastfield’s jazz band during his time at the college.

The band’s performance kicked off a series of events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

Other upcoming events include the History Department’s Latino Lecture Series, Oct. 13-17; a panel discussion on Latino educators sponsored by the Men’s Empowerment Coalition, Oct. 15; and a read-in, Oct. 28.

— photos and text by Guillermo Martinez

Cesillia Perez gained new insight into the science fiction genre after attending the lecture.

“I’m actually excited to read a scifi book, and not as a homework assignment,” she said.

The day after Flint’s speech, Beau Hartweg and Paige Curtis with the Perot Museum presented their “Super Hero Science” show. They used scientific techniques to describe how superheroes could function in the real world.

While they debunked the myth of becoming an actual superhero through science, they explained that given enough research and resources, science could help pave the way to a “superhero future.”

They performed science experiments on invisibility, explaining that it could be possible only through bending light around a person until they become unseen.

They performed an extreme cooling and magnet experiment to explore the possibilities of flying and levitation.

While some of the audience members felt discouraged they did not learn how to become a super hero, the goal of the lecture was obtained.

“We just want to excite students about science in interesting ways,” Hartweg said. “We’re glad to have the opportunity to come out here and do that.”

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“No, not really.”

“My only concern is if it kills a lot of people, nobody is going to know how it spread. They say it’s not airborne, but I feel it could be airborne. I’m not scared. We all die one day.”

“A little bit, yes. My concern is that it’s a disease that is just very serious and not that easy to catch.

We’ve got to be very cautious about it. But it is still a concern.”

“Not really because the city said that it is under control and that only 80 people have been exposed to it, and they have been identified already.”

“I do have concerns. One of them is how they are handling it, but I know we have structure and support, so it’s not really going to be a problem. I think they are going to do a good job containing it.”

“It can be concerning, I guess. I also read that it’s not the most contagious disease in the world, but it’s still kind of a scary thing that he (the patient) has been in contact with other people and possibly spread it.”

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Professors say geek is cool, accepted in pop culture

By Braulio Tellez etc4640@dcccd.edu

Never has the line between geek and cool been so thin. Fantasy fiction has taken over prime-time television and comic book origin stories are producing blockbuster hits. Nerdy is the new patron of cool, and all the squares are aware.

Shows such as “Dr. Who,” once geek-only territory, are now highly rated series that have taken the American public into a world once reserved for only the nerdiest of sci-fi enthusiasts.

Fantasy books such as the “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings” series have come off the shelves and onto the big screen, bringing fire-breathing dragons and swordplay into the mainstream.

Advancements in technology have also helped merge geek culture and pop culture. Blogs and websites dedicated to nerd-centered content are just clicks away, making it easier for people to keep up with the latest gadgets and videogames in production.

Digital media advisor Dave Dan-

forth said one reason geeky things have become popular is because sci-fi and fantasy fanatics are now the ones in control.

“There’s so much more acceptance in this generation for these types of things because they are raised by geeks,” he said. “Their parents grew up watching movies like ‘Star Wars’ and introduced them to that awesome world. Now, they’re grown up and creating these great shows and movies.”

Although geek culture is enjoying the limelight now, it hasn’t always been so praised. Danforth remembers a time when it was frowned upon to express your inner-nerd.

“Years ago, it was ‘Oh, look. Those are the freaks that dress up in costumes.’ And now they have TV shows about cosplay,” he said. “We’re moving in the right direction now because people can be who they want to be. You don’t have bullies beating up the geeks anymore because even the bullies are geeks. You have a lot more acceptance of sci-fi, fantasy, comic books and all this stuff. I think that’s great.”

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There’s that old connotation of nerds that movies and TV shows have created, and I just don’t think the word has the same meaning anymore.

I think it’s kind of cool now to be a nerd.

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Fantasy literature has also caused a stir. The Harry Potter book phenomenon exploded further as the film adaptations hit theaters. Fans adopted the moniker “Potterphiles.”

English professor Shazia Ali, a Potter fan, teaches a class dedicated to reading all seven books. She remembers the fanaticism that took place the night the final book was released.

“My husband and I drove around

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Dallas the night it was released and saw just the longest lines at book stores,” said Ali. “It was something I had never seen before. People were dressed up as wizards and sitting in their cars reading the book because they couldn’t wait to go home and read it.”

Soon after the wizard craze, books about vampires, Greek mythology and post-apocalyptic societies were top sellers, creating a reading buzz that is still going strong.

Ali relishes the idea of people reading as a popular pastime and realizes that the series had had a great impact on the way people view fantasy novels.

“This idea of a book being important is amazing, especially since it was not so cool to read books at that time when Harry Potter came out,” she said. “When I think about those books I don’t see them as just literature. They are a pop culture phenomenon.”

Geeks and nerds now run the world. They are creating our iPhones and innovating the way we communicate. They are producing

movies and films inspired by their geeky obsessions and teaching us the lessons that they learned from scifi favorites they fell in love with as children.

English professor Kassandra Buck has a thing for jedis and it’s easy to tell for students who take her class.

“In my online classes, I’ll write a letter to them and it will always say, ‘May the writing force be with you,’ and I’ll have a picture of Yoda that goes along with it, just so they get the point,” she said.

Buck realizes that being a fan of movies like “Star Wars” may be a bit “nerdy” but thinks that the term is outdated and needs to change, for the sake of everything cool.

“There’s that old connotation of nerds that movies and TV shows have created and I just don’t think the word has the same meaning anymore,” she said. “I think it’s kind of cool now to be a nerd.”

She has a suggestion on how to modify the term.

“If they’re going to say nerdy, instead say extremely cool people.”

Kassandra Buck

Fandom: Star Trek

Fandom: Star Wars

Favorite spell: Expelliarmus House: Gryffindor Quidditch position: Keeper Pet: Owl

Favorite weapon: Phase cloak Phaser: Set to stun Position on ship: Mechanical engineer Favorite captain: Jean-luc Picard

Favorite ship: Death Star Favorite Jedi: Yoda Favorite Droid: R2D2 Favorite movie: Star Wars

“When it comes to teaching, Lupin is the best professor Harry ever had. If I had to be like any Hogwarts professor, I would be like Lupin.”

“If I had to choose a ship, I would choose the Enterprise E. Now, that is one pretty awesome ship.”

“If I had to choose [a favorite quote] it would be after Luke says, ‘I can’t believe it!,’ when Yoda replies ‘That is why you fail.’”

Fandom: Harry Potter

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Faculty show professional work in art gallery

By Robert Burns etc4640@dcccd.edu

Nathan Williams glides his hands over the smooth, wet clay. The pottery wheel thrums as it spins the amorphous lump into something recognizable – a vase takes shape.

“I love making things pretty and fixing things. I enjoy putting things together,” he said. “I love to take something and make it into something that magnifies its potential.”

Williams, an instructional support assistant for the Eastfield Visual Arts Department, along with other faculty and staff will open a show Oct. 9 in the college’s Gallery 219.

Williams contributed a vase, but it’s not your normal flower pot. This vase is big and intricately decorated with a pattern resembling worn brick, which Nathan stamped before the clay dried. The vase oscillates in color between an earthy gold and blue highlights.

Williams worked for a month and a half to get the shape right. He employed a coil method, which, unlike the small vase he throws on a pottery wheel, uses long strips of clay to form the basic shape of the vessel.

The artists in the show work in a variety of mediums.

“We are a very interesting group of artists who teach here,” said Kathy Windrow, an art faculty member in the show.

Windrow usually paints landscapes on paper or canvas, but she also enjoys using found objects for art installations. Nature and mythology inspire her work.

“Our work is diverse. We come from different generations, different backgrounds; we practice in different mediums,” she said. “We have different interests, so it really is a

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Iris Bechtol, director of Eastfield’s galleries and an art professor, will also have a piece in the exhibit.

“I am primarily looking at how we experience the everyday, “ she said. “My work comments on that or heightens our awareness of things that are happening in our everyday lives.”

One of the purposes of the exhibit is to inspire students by showing them the work of their professors.

“They can see what possibilities are out there,” Williams said. “A student may not be interested in all the pieces on display. However, it is good to be well-rounded and to see things that maybe aren’t your first interest, but to appreciate that art, to see the craftsmanship and time that it represents to develop those abilities.”

Bechtol said she wants students to see that their professors are professional artists in their fields.

“We have art practices and we work in our studios outside of what we do in our classrooms or art department,” she said.

Art students should see how the different staff members and professors use different materials to make art as well as the dialogue the artists are having with the viewers in terms of the content and ideas in the work.

“What we are teaching them is

based on practice and our education and experience,” Windrow said.

“It might not tie directly to how we teach them, but they should know that we are professionals and we are actively engaged in the art world.”

It’s not just for students. Anyone can enjoy the exhibit, Williams said.

“You don’t have to be a chef to appreciate a well cooked meal,” she said. “You don’t have to be an artist to appreciate art.”

The exhibit is open Oct. 9 through Nov. 14 in F-219. A reception will be held noon to 1 p.m. opening day.

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Above, Nathan Williams, an instructional support assistant for art, demonstrates pottery wheel techniques in his studio.

Left, pottery fresh from his wheel.

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Latino Lecture series on Dia De Los Muertos, 12:30–1:30 p.m. in 14 C-237.

Guest artist Josh Rose discusses his comic strip “Cosmos” in the 15 library. A reception will be held in L-200, where there will be a Q & A. The fall play, “Move Over Buffalo” debuts at 8 p.m. in the Perfor16 mance Hall and runs through Oct. 19.

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Winter auditions for “Charlotte’s Web” begin and continue through Oct. 23. Contact Dusty Reasons Thomas at dreasons@dcccd.edu or stop by F-116 for information.

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Eastfield Brass Ensemble recital, 12:30 p.m in F-117.

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Halloween fundraising will be held in the Pit on Oct. 30 and 31.

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Try these Big Tex approved fried favorites

By Sidney Murillo etc4640@dcccd.edu

You know it’s Fall in Texas when the State Fair kicks off. Our inner child jumps around in anticipation as the ferris wheel begins to spin, knowing we’ll get to eat a candied apple before dinner. The fair is a highlight of childhood memories in the Lone Star State.

Now that you’re older, you’re craving some-

thing more than just the classic corn dog. You want something you can tell all your friends about when you get home. You want something that’s worth the seven bucks you spent for food stuck on a stick.

These are the tastiest, sweetest and weirdest deep-fried fair foods I tried this year, and I have one suggestion. Bring some Tums.

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Chicken-Fried Baked Potato The Chicken-Fried Loaded Baked Potato is basically a puree of potato, cheese and bacon bits rolled into fingers and deep-fried in jalapeno batter. It was mediocre at best. Ranch dipping sauce was included, but I’ve never eaten a baked potato with ranch before. I’ve heard a lot of fair-goers say this was their favorite out of the finalists, but I was not a fan.

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Deep-Fried Texas Bluebonnet

Say cheers with the crisp and festive Funnel Cake Ale brewed by the Community Beer Company in Dallas. The Funnel Cake Ale won Most Creative in the Big Tex Choice Awards for 2014.

I’m not a big beer-drinker, but I loved this drink. The beer was crisp, and finished with a hint of sweet vanilla. I love sweet drinks, so I’m glad the beer came with powdered sugar on the rim.

For your sweet tooth, try the Deep-Fried Texas Bluebonnet, a cream cheese-filled blueberry muffin that’s deep-fried and topped with whipped cream, white chocolate chips and fresh blueberries. The blueberry muffin didn’t lose its fluffiness when it was fried and the cream cheese melted and soaked the inside. It was just the right amount of sweetness.

Deep-Fried Shrimp Boil The winner of the best-tasting Big Tex Choice Award went to Deep fried Gulf Shrimp Boil. I’m not a fan of shrimp, but when I took a bite of this ball of Cajun goodness, I was hooked. It’s filled with vegetables like corn and potatoes and tasted more like an entrée than a treat.

Deep-Fried Sweet Tea If you go to the fair every year only for the weird fried foods, try the Deep-Fried Sweet Tea topped with even more sweet tea syrup. It was sweet tea batter deep fried, and I loved it. Visually, it’s not too appealing, but it tastes like crispy pie filling. Personally, I think it should have been chosen to be a finalist.

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Get your caffeine fix at these local coffee shops To the standard coffee consumer, there are only two options: braving the snobbery of Starbucks or brewing drip coffee at home. That is, until the notion of third-generation coffee came about. Thirdwave coffee shops step away from the superiority complex that haunts mainstream coffee companies such as Starbucks and Stumptown. The purpose of third-wave coffee is to put coffee on the map of artisanal foodstuffs like wine and cheese. Tradition-

→ Life House

506 N. Goliad St., Rockwall 75087 The drink: Blackbird Don’t fret. It doesn’t taste as menacing as it sounds.

On the contrary, the Blackbird is a diverse blend of slightly steamed milk and freshly pulled espresso shots. It’s a creamy beverage served straight to you in a double shot glass. Unfortunately, in order for you to reap the most flavorful and potent beverage possible, you cannot take this beverage to go. The Blackbird is designed to drink slowly and make you smell the roses along the way.

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316 W. Seventh St., Dallas 75208 The drink: Black and Blue Nitro Cold Brew Introducing the only cold-brew on tap in Dallas. Oddfellows offers coffee served straight from the keg. Coffee company Cuvee Coffee serves their Black and Blue blend to a select few companies. Oddfellows offers the rare sub-brew categorized as a nitro-coldbrew. Nitro implies that nitrogen has been added to the cold brew, giving it an ultra-smooth taste. For espresso nerds, this highly coveted brew makes it worth the pilgrimage to the Bishop Arts District.

alists would not understand this movement, probably mistaking it for more espresso elitism. Thanks, mainstream society. Third-wave ensures quality and craftsmanship, which are values coffee nerds everywhere can appreciate. If you’re up for stepping aside from the overdone vanilla latte and venturing forth into unchartered artisanal territory, we’ve compiled a list of the top five most original espresso beverages in Dallas.

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1511 Commerce St., Dallas 75201 The drink: Kyoto Cold Brew Cold-brewed coffee has recently gone mainstream.

Variations of this beverage are popping up in many coffee shops across the DFW area, and competition is stiff. Not to worry, as we’ve highlighted the most caffeinated cold brew in the area. The Kyoto method of cold-brewing seems more like an ancient Japanese form of chemistry, because it actually is. Ice, cold water and a fairly lengthy brewing time give this coffee its smooth yet powerhouse jolt of energy. Weekend Coffee’s utilization of ancient brewing techniques puts other brewing methods to shame.

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2114 Greenville Ave., Dallas 75206 The drink: Van Gough The Van Gough is just as progressive and innovative as the famous impressionist artist who inspired its name. Considered a spritzer, the Van Gough consists of four shots of espresso, your choice of a syrup (we recommend lavender) and sparkling water. This beverage has the perfect amount of freshly ground espresso, sufficing your caffeine needs, while the sparkling water leaves you refreshed and your thirst quenched.

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819 W. Davis St., Dallas 75208 The drink: Van Buren If you’re a fan of the famous cortado, an espresso staple like its more publicized sibling the latte, then the Van Buren is perfect for you. This deconstructed, threecomponent beverage is divvied up between a cortado, a biscotti cookie and a glass of mineral water. The trio is served on a wooden serving platter similar to a fruit and cheese board utilized in wine pairings. The idea is that in between sipping, dunking and crunching the biscotti and cortado, the mineral water works as a palette cleanser. A sophisticated way to start your morning or a pick-me-up treat between study sessions, the Van Buren presents a well-rounded and unique espresso experience.

MOVIE REVIEW

— Compiled by Courtney Schwing

'Gone Girl' gives 'til death do you part' a new meaning

By Courtney Schwing etc4640@dcccd.edu

A somber resonance coupled with crisp light floods the screen. A blonde woman rests her head on a pillow as Ben Affleck narrates.

“The primal questions of a marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? What have we done to each other?

“I imagine cracking open her head, unspooling her brain, trying to get answers.”

Then the blonde reveals her identity: Amy Elliot Dunne, played by Rosamund Pike, wife of Nick Dunne (Affleck).

"Gone Girl" is the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s 2012 bestselling thriller-mystery novel of the same name. Flynn adapted the screenplay herself, while David Fincher (director of "Fight Club", "Se7en" and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo") directed the film.

True to Fincher form, "Gone Girl" instantly takes aim at the jugular.

On the Dunnes’ fifth wedding anniversary, Nick visits the bar he owns with his acidtongued twin sister, Margo (Carrie Coon).

After enjoying a mid-morning bourbon and a

vivid conversation about proper gifts for the fifth year of marriage, he returns home.

When Nick realizes that Amy is not home and that there seems to have been a home invasion, he calls the local police. This sparks a missing persons campaign for Amy. Inevitably, this puts Nick in the position of prime suspect for his wife’s disappearance and possible murder, creating a media firestorm with him at the center.

Flynn’s "he said-she said" method of storytelling comes full circle with Fincher’s unwavering lust for pristine production value. The narration of the film is told in two parts by Affleck and Pike, which overlap, run circles and perform acrobatic feats around each other as the plot slowly unravels. The Dunnes’ depraved secrets brilliantly clash against the stark and glistening aesthetics of the film, which is just so Fincher-esque.

"Gone Girl" is a dark satire on the disturbing truths of a marriage gone rancid and how the

glory days remain just under the surface. This disillusion opens dialogue about an abundance of other stereotypes found in the film. Topics such as the concepts of “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” and “men are pigs,” gender roles, gender equality and marriage taboos are all explored by Fincher.

It’s almost impossible to figure out if Fincher is taking an official stance on these topics or if he’s simply here to stir the pot. This is a highly plausible idea, considering that throughout "Gone Girl", you find yourself acting in an almost inappropriate manner.

Audience members laugh hysterically in the most depraved moments of infidelity, potential homicide, and moments shared between Pike and a brilliantly casted Neil Patrick Harris, who portrays Amy’s wealthy, but deranged ex-boyfriend.

At the center of this story, Fincher appears to be reveling in deep-rooted sadism, like a small child who sets ants on fire with a magnifying glass. He seems to have an understanding of those primal questions Affleck poses at the beginning of the film. Knowing there are no answers for Affleck’s character, or for peo-

ple finding themselves asking that very question, Fincher provides an understanding of the depth of human nature.

Fincher forces his viewers to face these darker sides of morality that are generally masked in gossamer. He disregards political correctness in favor of honest and instinctive storytelling.

"Gone Girl" is a brilliant story, so effervescent that it resembles a performance art piece in which all actors take part in its success.

The characters are so endearingly portrayed that you find yourself wondering if the actors are actually the characters or if they are the characters acting.

Affleck gives what is arguably the best performance of his career, and Pike redefines herself as an actress in the haunting role of his wife.

Fincher is at the height of his career in this intelligent and dark film, which is booming with Oscar buzz.

"Gone Girl" uncracks the skull and unspools your brains, leaving you reveling in the genius of this film.

It is rated R for a scene of bloody violence (make no assumptions), some strong sexual content/nudity and language.

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After winning two of their first three Metro Athletic Conference volleyball matchups, the Eastfield Harvesters (4-12, 2-3 MAC) lost two hard-fought conference matches and split a pair of non-conference matches the past two weeks.

Seminole State 3, Eastfield 0 The Harvesters started strong in the first two sets, opening up leads of 4-1, but could not capitalize in a 21-25, 20-25, 16-25 home loss to the Trojans (9-19) on Sept. 26.

The first two sets were both tied 15-15 before Seminole State pulled away late.

“We always start out or matches really powerful but we got too comfortable in our leads and needed more endurance,” freshman rightside hitter Megan Murphy said. “I actually expected a bit more from the Trojans. I thought we would really have a tough time, like [scoring only] single digits, but we fought back.”

Seminole State is an NJCAA Division II school that can give out scholarships while the Harvesters are a Division III school that cannot. In addition, seven of the nine players on the Eastfield roster are freshmen.

“We are still working on finishing,” first-year coach Brandon Crisp said.

Williams said the Harvesters’ inability to close out the match was frustrating.

“They were communicating at the net and we were not,” she said.

Despite the loss, several players put up outstanding numbers. Kill leaders were Murphy with 15, Hannah Kamphaus with seven and Tierra Williams with six. Digs leaders were libero Mikala Turner with 21, Williams with 11 and Brooke Barajas with 10. Barajas led the team with 23 assists. Freshman middle blocker Caridad Aguilera played with a strained ACL. North Lake 3, Eastfield 2 The Harvesters again started strong, winning the first set, but fell to conference rival North Lake 25-12, 21-25, 25-22, 24-26, 16-18 on the road on Sept. 29. Tierra Williams led Eastfield with 18 kills and 11 digs, Mikala Turner had 29 digs, and Brooke Barajas had 46 assists.

Eastfield 3, SAU 0 Eastfield rolled to a 25-12, 25-20, 25-22 sweep of Southwestern Adventist University on Sept.

30. Caridad Aguilera posted 12 kills in 16 attempts for a .688 kill percentage in the victory.

Brookhaven 3, Eastfield 1 Brookhaven dominated the net, posting 59 kills to the Harvesters’ 34 in a 25-13, 28-26, 28-30, 25-14 win at Eastfield on Oct. 2. Mikala Turner had 14 digs for the Harvesters, who also got nine kills each from Megan Murphy and Tierra Williams. Brooke Barajas had 28 assists.

Above, Eastfield’s Megan Murphy goes up for a kill against Seminole State. At left, Hannah Kamphaus lunges for the ball in the same match.

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Exercise your rights Nov. 4 The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election, in which we will select our next governor, will take place Nov. 4. Texans may cast their votes among Republican Greg Abbott, Democrat Wendy Davis, Libertarian Kathie Glass and Green Party candidate Brandon Parmer.

Unfortunately, a large number of people do not appreciate the importance of voting. Whether they believe their vote will not matter, that they cannot register easily or that they just don’t think it’s worth the effort, a shocking number of potential voters will not be visiting the polls next month.

Too many Americans fail to take advantage of their right to vote. In the 2012 presidential election, 58 percent of those eligible to vote went to the polls. State and local elections traditionally draw far fewer participants.

Democracy is a privilege, and it is being sorely underutilized among scores of otherwise perfectly capable voters.

Most of us can only imagine what it would be like to be unable to cast our vote. Though historical events such as the Jim Crow laws and the battle for women’s suffrage took place less than a century ago, it is but a distant memory for the majority of the population – something to read about in a textbook and nothing more.

But people are still fighting for their right to

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vote all around the world.

Thousands flooded the streets of Hong Kong last week, protesting the selection of governmentapproved candidates for chief executive rather than candidates nominated by the public. Members of the movement have been beaten and detained indefinitely. The movement earned the name “Umbrella Revolution” after many protesters were forced to carry umbrellas to protect themselves from pepper spray and tear gas.

You may think your vote doesn’t matter. But how many other people believe the same thing?

Votes add up. Elections can provoke change.

The United States of America was built on the concept of democracy. Participate. Vote Nov. 4.

How long do you wait for Netflix to load its Juanita content? What Hernandez if I told you that the loading time could double and even triple if we got rid of net neutrality?

Net neutrality, enforced by the Federal Communications Commission, prevents Internet service providers such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from blocking online content or slowing down as site’s load time.

Net neutrality maintains equality among Internet traffic by enforcing fair treatment of all sources. If we do not fight to help net neutrality stay, we will be standing in virtual lines to access anything online. I find it preposterous to have to pay for something that is already free.

In response to a federal court order, the FCC is considering eliminating its net neutrality rules, giving ISPs the right to regulate websites’ speeds and charge them for faster service. Without net neutrality, ISP would have the ability to control online content, blocking content they don’t like or apps that compete with their own services.

Eventually, they will get out of control by charging numerous fees to use their “fast lanes.” Smaller companies and consumers who cannot afford to pay for faster lanes would be “thrown under the bus” with limited and slower data.

I am not alone in protesting the end of net neutrality. Major companies including Yahoo!, Amazon and eBay want to maintain the “open Internet.” Netflix and Mozilla joined a recent “Go Slow,” and reduce their download speeds for one day to show users the potential effects if the FCC proceeds with its plans. “If there were Internet slow lanes, you’d still be waiting,” said notices on their pages. Wikipedia took its site down.

The radio program “All Tech Considered” helped me understand net neutrality in a simple way. For instance, most of us are familiar with the frustrating feeling of waiting in line at a store, like Wal-Mart, that only has two checkout lanes open. In this case, WalMart is our ISP. We’re limited to products sold by Wal-Mart, and must wait to get them. Then you realize that a third checkout lane has opened but only for those who pay an additional fee for faster lanes and service. We, the consumers, and smaller companies have to simply wait in line.

Although, ISPs say they plan on building more towers and faster lanes, I do not believe them. I think we will all have limited access to online content. We have the great freedom of accessing anything we want whenever and wherever we want! Do you really want that to change? Help me and others keep net neutrality by letting the FCC know your opinion. Visit and comment at www.savetheinternet.com.

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Is Watson’s He for She campaign a victory or a failure?

She says:

At its core, the He for She campaign is a noble endeavor. The result of a collaboration among the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, British actress Emma Watson and American journalist Wolf Blitzer, the campaign aims to promote gender equality and denounce enforced gender roles for both men and women by encouraging men to speak out against misogyny.

I think the campaign is inadvertently encouraging the very behavior it seeks to put a stop to.

I’m not going to deny that women have been fighting an uphill battle for equality for pretty much all of human history. As a woman, I have been subjected to sexism countless times in my life, and though I know that things have been steadily improving for women over time, I believe that misogyny is still a widespread problem.

However, I also believe that men have their own double standards to endure. Male victims of sexual and domestic abuse are often ignored or mocked for their so-called “weakness,” especially if their attackers are female, and fathers often have to fight harder for custody of their children in divorces because they are usually viewed as less competent parents solely because of their gender.

Throughout history, particularly in times of war, men were also considered expendable in comparison to women. And just as women are pressured to be feminine and submissive, men are pressured to be masculine and outspoken.

The He for She campaign actively ignores the second group while claiming that it is fighting for equality between the genders.

In my opinion, true equality isn’t just recognizing that one side has it worse than

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the other and trying to improve societal standards for that group, although that is an integral step. Equality is realizing that, even if one side has it better, both sides still have their own inequalities and injustices to face, and both must work together to make things better for everyone involved.

I have no problems with the concept of encouraging men to fight for feminism – after all, misogynists are probably not going to be listening to women in the first place.

I have no qualms with groups who decide to advocate exclusively for men or women.

I do, however, have a problem with a movement that claims to fight for gender equality when all it does is focus on helping one gender, and that is exactly what He for She is doing.

By erasing men’s status as potential victims of sexism and minimizing their role in the world to nothing more than advocates for women’s rights, He for She is perpetuating the very gender binary it is criticizing.

It promotes the extremely harmful idea that gender should serve as a point of division, rather than a barrier that should be knocked down. Its contradictory goals will only make the battle for true equality more arduous.

A campaign for gender equality that actively ignores the hardships of one gender is not a campaign I want to support.

In September, Emma Watson gave a speech at the United Nations in New York, arguing against the common definition of feminism and asking men to take a stand for gender equality.

The speech and its subsequent campaign, He for She, received almost immediate attention from the media. The first reaction for many was applause. However, Facebook comments and published articles criticizing the campaign soon began to appear.

Both men and women pointed out that, although Watson’s speech acknowledged the existential problems men face regarding inequality, He for She’s name itself exemplifies a one-sidedness: a promise of equality and a promise broken. At best, these people argue that the campaign is an incomplete work, insufficiently tackling the problems of men and boys. At worst, they argue it’s a hypocritical scheme of radical feminism. Therefore, many either refrain from a wholehearted support of the movement, or actively oppose it.

I am a strong supporter of He for She. When I first watched Watson’s speech, I was delighted to find a form of feminism that isn’t misandrist, or “man-hating” as Watson put it. I wasn’t looking for a movement to address male-limiting cultural norms. I don’t believe Watson’s pointing out of the sexual victimhood of men was to imply a promise to advocate men. I don’t believe it has to. That would be the job of She for He, a movement that currently doesn’t exist.

What many are looking for and are upset to not find in He for She is a movement that emphasizes gender equality for both sexes.

However, they don’t criticize the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights organization, for not advocating discrimination against heterosexuals. I think it’s OK for men to have

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a movement standing up for women. The fact that a movement isn’t trying to fix all of the problems in the world isn’t a good reason to oppose it.

Some would say that my support of He for She is simply the result of an impressionable, young man being dazzled by an attractive actress to support a cause in the hope of receiving kudos from girls, kudos that might later be exchanged for sexual favors. And the reason for the male celebrities’ support is simply publicity, as if those are the only reasons a guy would call himself a feminist. The truth is some men have the character to support a one-sided gender equality movement. At least, that’s the way men like me, who call ourselves He for Shes, see it.

Feminism for Millennials is different than it was for our parents and grandparents. We don’t remember a time when the average woman wasn’t expected to pursue a career, let alone given the right to vote. Many guys like myself have perceived feminism as an old battle that’s already been won with warriors who won’t go home.

We see modern feminists as angry women who feel men deserve to be punished for simply existing. Emma Watson, at least for me, changed that. She’s a Millennial, she’s well articulated and she’s not blaming all men for these problems, but asking for our help in fixing them. That’s something I can do.

Negatives abound in Meghan Trainor’s ‘body positive’ anthem I am all about being body positive. I love the idea of men and woman feeling good about themselves. Not just about the way their bodies look, but rather what kind of person they are.

I kind of have to be.

I am a short, chubby Hispanic girl, and I can’t turn on the TV, read a magazine or drive through Dallas without being bombarded by shows and advertisements that suggest the ideal beauty and body for women is tall and thin. And for men, the ideal body is a strong, chiseled chest and lean muscle tone.

When I heard Meghan Trainor’s song “All About That Bass,” I should have been excited and proud. It’s being called a “body-positive” anthem because she talks about loving your

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body “from the bottom to the top.”

But its message isn’t very positive at all.

With lines such as “I got that boom boom that all the boys chase and all the right junk in all the right places,” this song actually promotes body-shaming.

I’m a size 14, but according to this song, unless you have the “right

junk in all the right places,” the boys aren’t going to want to hold you at night.

This is my first major problem with this song, and it’s a personal one.

What if you are like me – not exactly thin and no big booty?

Where do I fall in this weird “curvy vs. skinny” war of body image?

The song is giving out the idea that you need to be the “right kind” of fat in order to be beautiful or even feel good about yourself. To be the right kind is to have large perky breasts, a curved waist, thick thighs and a big booty. Basically, an hourglass shape is ideal.

This is just as toxic as telling you that you need to be model-thin in

order to be beautiful.

My second major problem is that Trainor bases the celebration of her body on how attractive she is to men.

Trainor suggests men favor a fullfigure, thus a full-figured woman is more beautiful and more desirable.

“I’m bringing booty back, go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that-,” This isn’t body positive at all.

Trainor isn’t the only female artist to rely on her level of appeal to men to make a body image statement.

Nicki Minaj sings, “He keep telling me it’s real, that he love my sex appeal, because he don’t like ‘em boney, he want something he can grab” in her new single “Anaconda,” which came out this summer.

It’s concerning how both of these songs single out and alienate thin woman and refer them to “skinny bitches.”

I understand the media, fashion and entertainment industry have been using the tall and thin form to represent beauty, but a positive-body image should not be promoted by bashing and putting down someone else’s body.

That isn’t what being bodypositive is about. Instead of tearing others down and excluding people because of their appearance, we should build people up.

So you could be tall, short, skinny, fat, fit, size 2 through 22, have a big booty or no booty. Being body-positive means teaching that all bodies are good bodies.

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EFC carnival full of getups, games Faculty, students play games, raise money for scholarships The annual State Employee Charitable Campaign carnival was held.

Oct. 2. Room C-135 was packed full of students, faculty and staff trying their luck at game stations like the putting green and poker table. People entered raffles for prizes ranging from State Fair tickets to stuffed animals and free dinners at local restaurants. All of the money raised went to student scholarships funds. Maria Zumaya, top left, spins the prize wheel. Librarian Kwashawn Barnett, below, shows off her oversized prize. Computer science professor David Kirk deals cards to students in a game of poker.

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Geeky Trivia 1. What is The Hulk’s original name? a. Bruce Wayne b. Bruce Banner c. Wayne Bruce d. Wayne Kent 2. When Howard was preparing for a NASA mission in Season 5 of “The Big Bang Theory,” Raj suggested he needed a cool astronaut nickname.

What nickname did Howard want? a. Cosmo b. Crash c. Armstrong d. Rocket Man

3. In “Dr. Who,” what does TARDIS stand for? a. The Actual Ratio and Distance Information System b. Time and Relative Dimensions in Space c. Time and Ratio/Dimension Information System d. Travel at Relative Distances In Space

Trivia Answers 1. B; 2. D; 3. B

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