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Tech to change parking system beginning in Fall of 2016
OUTER CAMPUS PARKING RESIDENT OR TECH VILLAGE PARKING STUDENT INNER CAMPUS PARKING INNER CAMPUS PARKING PARKING CHANGES - The map above displays the new parking zones Tech will implement beginning in the Fall of 2016. The color-coded zones demonstrate where students and faculty can park depending on the parking permit purchased.
By KIM BIGGS Managing Editor & JASON WILLIAMS Beat Reporter
Tennessee Tech University’s parking system will change beginning in the fall of 2016. Tech’s parking will transform into a zone-parking scheme, and the price of parking permits will increase for students, faculty and staff said Claire Stinson, vice president for
planning and finance. The cost of the parking project is estimated at more than $14.2 million. The new zone-parking scheme, which will be implemented in Fall 2016, will include four different zone levels: inner campus, student inner campus, residential and outer campus parking. The fee for each zone will vary depending on the proximity to campus. Students, faculty and staff wishing to receive inner campus or residential park-
ing permit will pay $155 for a parking permit. Those wishing to park in the outer campus zone will pay $93 for a parking permit. Over the course of the next eight years, an additional $15 will be added to inner and residential parking, and a $9 fee will be added to outer campus parking permits. Students, faculty and staff will pay the same fees depending on the location of parking. “Everyone who parks pays,” said Stinson.
Currently, students pay $20 per semester to park on campus, while faculty and administrative staff pay $50 a year. The parking fee has been included in the campus access fee in the past. Once the new parking scheme is implemented, students will see an additional parking fee on their accounts apart from the campus access fee. Faculty and staff will have priority choice when choosing a parking permit in the fall of 2016. The University is in the process
of choosing the order of priority for students. Elijah Fetzer, an environmental and sustainability studies major acknowledges the negative attitudes students might have to this change. “It only affects the driving population in the long run,” said Fetzer. “Only affecting the driving population now seems a little bad since the current driving population likely won’t get to use the lots built with this money.”
After the spring of 2023, parking fees are proposed to remain the same. Other universities such as Middle Tennessee State University and Eastern Tennessee State University have comparable parking permit prices to the new Tech parking fees. At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, parking permits range from $136 to $321. See “Parking” >> Page 2
Adams addresses concerns at SGA By KIM BIGGS Managing Editor & JACIE BOWMAN Beat Reporter
S.O.L.O. concert tickets to be distributed By KIM BIGGS Managing Editor The Student Government Association will distribute tickets for the S.O.L.O. concert Tuesday, March 22 at 10 a.m. in the SGA office on the first floor of the Roaden University Center. Ticket distribution will continue until Wednesday, March 30 or until tickets are sold out. Two tickets will be distributed to fulltime students with a valid TTU eagle card. SGA president, Bobby Adams said SGA has about 7,000 tickets to give to Tech students. The opening act for the S.O.L.O. concert has not been announced. The S.O.L.O. concert will take place Tuesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. in the Hooper Read More Online
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Eblen Center. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the first 200 students in line will receive floor access wristbands for free. Seats will not be provided for students with floor access. People attending the show must be a Tech student or over the age of 18 years old. Everyone attending the concert will be required to show a valid, state-issued identification at the entry doors of the Hooper Eblen Center. Without a valid ID, admittance to the S.O.L.O. concert will be denied. Adams is hopeful Chase Rice will entertain Tech’s audience. “Country is definitely one of my favorite genres, and Chase Rice has a good reputation for putting on a great show,” said Adams. All seating in the Hooper Eblen Center is based on a first come, first served basis.
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Tuesday, March 15 the Student Government Association met at 9:15 p.m. in Johnson Hall. After the University Committee report, Bobby Adams responded to concerns regarding his position as a graduate assistant for SGA during his president address. “I do not have time for drama. However, I do have time for your concerns. Some people have concerns about overlapping of authority on that. The graduate assistant is the administrative role outside of the student organization,” said Adams. “It allows me to focus more of my time on SGA than splitting it between GA and SGA.” Adams has filled this position since the beginning of the spring 2016 semester. Marc Burnett, vice president of student affairs, appointed Adams to the graduate position after Adams applied in the fall of 2015 for the graduate assistant position. The GA position was vacant during the fall 2015 semester.
The graduate assistant position for SGA serves solely as an administrative position, and the position does not have a defined role in the SGA constitution. During the president address, Adams also addressed another issue brought to his attention. Earlier in the spring 2016 semester, Adams unconstitutionally appointed two senators, Victoria Cass and Zach Crannigan, to the SGA senate. According to the SGA constitution, when a vacancy occurs, a committee shall be formed to appoint a replacement in the open position. During the meeting, the SGA voted to appoint Cass and Crannigan to the Senate. The vote passed with one SGA senator abstaining from the vote. “It was my mistake,” said Adams. “If you notice a problem, please bring it to our attention. Because if it is not brought to our attention, we can’t fix it.” Four S.O.L.O. applications were passed during the SGA meeting. “I Heart Tech Week,” Engineers Without Borders, ASCE and the E-Club presented S.O.L.O. applications for funding during the meeting. See “SGA” >> Page 2
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WingIt returns to Tech through The Birdfeeder foodtruck events By AUSTIN CLAY Beat Reporter Tennessee Tech University recently announced that WingIt would be returning to campus but this time on The Birdfeeder. Tennessee Tech News broke the news through Twitter and with it brought excitement from students who were here when WingIt was previously here. “I love WingIt,” said Ryan Angel, a former student. He used to eat it every day before Tech took it away and said he would do the same now.
>>“Parking” Continued from Page 1 Stinson also addressed the stricter parking enforcement that will take place in the fall of 2016 as the zone-parking scheme is implemented. Tech will spend an additional $47,300 on new employees to write parking citations for illegal parking violations on campus. Stinson said the University hopes to hire four to six people to issue citations. Stinson said University administration is discussing the possibility of hiring students to issue parking citations. “Enforcement will tremendously increase,” said Stinson. In 2015, the University generated $255,000 from parking fines, said Stinson. After the spring of 2017, Stinson said the University expects to receive $505,320 from additional parking fines to aid in paying for the new parking changes on campus. As Tech moves to a pedestrian campus, the shuttle system will become an alternative way for students to easily access campus. Stinson and university administration believe the shuttle system will provide an efficient and timely process for students to reach the entire campus. Stinson said the shuttle sys-
“I wouldn’t compare it to Buffalo Wild Wings but it was closer in location than BWW’s, so it was a good trade.” WingIt is now available in The Birdfeeder and will be there for the rest of the semester. Students will have to use flex dollars or their own money to make a purchase. The Birdfeeder is a food truck that is stationed among different places on campus. You will sometimes see it at the end of the quad by Oakley Hall or in the commuter parking lot behind Memorial Gym. “I never really have bought food
tem will complete one route in less than seven minutes. Routes for the shuttle system will change as the new parking zones are implemented. A bike share program will be implemented in the outer parking for students to rent for quicker access to campus. The bikes will be free for students to use and serve as an extension from the pre-existing bike share program in the residential halls. The planning process for a parking garage will begin in the fall of 2016 as well. Stinson said a parking garage fee will be implemented in the fall of 2019. Stinson said each phase to create a parking garage has to be approved before construction can begin. Approval for the fee for a parking garage has to be approved before moving forward with an architect design or financing for the structure. In the campus master plan, three separate parking garages are proposed, and Stinson stated university officials are still deciding the location of a parking garage. Tech President Philip Oldham and Stinson will hold a meeting regarding parking changes for faculty, staff and students to attend on Thursday, March 24 during dead hour. Attendance is open to the public.
>>“SGA” Continued from Page 1 Savannah Savage, SGA secretary, presented a $12,000 S.O.L.O. application requesting funding for “I Heart Tech Week,” which was unanimously passed by the Senate. The $12,000 will provide funding for a basketball tournament, faculty and staff appreciation cards, Tennessee Tech t-shirts and tank top, laser tag, temporary Tech tattoos, food for students throughout “I Heart Tech” week and advertising for the event. Engineers Without Borders applied for $5,000 to fund an annual 5K the organization hosts. The SGA senators approved the Engineers Without Borders application unanimously. The engineering club that will be hosting this event and needed the money to provide a professional timing service, bibs for runners, t-shirts, bags, water bottles, event insurance and a band at the finish line, which will be in front of Prescott Hall. The ASCE was unanimously approved for $1,100 to go toward the remaining funds for the Engineers Without Borders 5K. Engineers Without Borders paired with the ASCE for help. The Engineering Club was approved for $200 for prizes and pizza at their video game tournament Friday, March 18 in the Multipurpose room in the Roaden University Center.
from The Birdfeeder,” said Hannah Goodwin, a junior at TTU. “I see it all the time in different spots on campus and there seems to always be people ordering or waiting for food around it.” Students were excited when Chick Fil A came to campus. It brought in a well-known place to eat, but with its arrival came the loss of WingIt. The spring semester of 2014 brought the end of WingIt and the snack shack beside it. WingIt provided a different type of food than your regular burger and chicken sandwiches. It served traditional and bone-
less chicken wings with a variety of sauces to choose from, and also sides from potato wedges to macaroni and cheese. “Another addition to campus food is always for the better,” said Robert Ottinger, a senior business major. Ottinger likes to have a selection to pick from to eat. “Once WingIt was on campus for my freshman and sophomore years, I kind of got tired of it,” said Ottinger. “Now that Chick Fil A and Zona have been on campus I have gotten tired of them so I am always happy to see new places to eat, or in this case a return of WingIt.”
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Film Screening: Mountains that Take Wing Derryberry Hall Auditorium
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Additively Innovative Virtual Lecture Series with Peter Yang iMakerSpace, Volpe Library
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Football conducts first spring practice in full pads By SHEA HAILE Sports Editor
Tucker Stadium had a fall feel to it Saturday, March 19. The Golden Eagle football team had its first spring practice in full pads. A brisk, cool wind and the sound of whistles blowing made the stadium feel like it was the middle of September. Tech began its first spring with head coach Marcus Satterfield March 15. The Golden Eagles added helmets and shoulder pads for the third session of practice March 18 before conducting its fourth practice Saturday in full gear. Full pads meant a more game like experience for the team and for coaches a chance to evaluate how players will handle the physical part of the game. Satterfield complimented the team’s toughness after being in pads for two practices. “They did great,� said Satterfield. “There are a lot of times when teams get out here and they start hitting and they start getting stingers. They pull themselves out. Our kids are tough. They are taking hold of the toughest team in the country, and they want to be the toughest team in the country. So, a little contact did not slow them down at all,� Satterfield continued. “It was good to see that they were able to mentally and physically have that toughness to fight on and not only
Shea Haile | The Oracle GETTING A FIRST LOOK - First year head coach Marcus Satterfield (above) gives his post practice speech to the football team following the team’s first spring practice March 15.
Shea Haile | The Oracle survive, but excel as practice went on.� Tech’s coaching staff is still in the early stages of implementing their offensive and defensive schemes. “We are already working it (schemes) in,� said Satterfield. “I think we are very vanilla at this point just
trying to teach the foundation ,the verbiage, and the terminology of our offense and defense. As we grasp hold of a certain percentage, we will move on, but right now we are in the very infantile stage of that philosophy. It all goes back to toughness and physicality. I
think our guys have done a great job of showing that in the first couple of practices.� Improving the Golden Eagles’ toughness and physicality has been a focus for Satterfield since day one. “We will be the most physical, disciplined, relentless, accountable, toughest
CLEARING A PATH - Running back Dorian Carter (left) powers his way through the line during the team’s first day in full pads on Saturday. Carter scored five touchdowns during the 2015 season. team in the country. We will throw body blows for four quarters until our opponents quit,� said Satterfield during his introduction as Tech’s twelfth football coach. The line has become a mantra for the program and is repeated by the team fol-
lowing every practice. The Golden Eagles will be back on Overall Field Tuesday for a 7 p.m. practice. Tech’s first scrimmage is scheduled for Saturday, April 2 at Alcoa High School. The spring game is scheduled for 7 p.m. , April 14 at Tucker Stadium.
Satterfield makes community service a priority for football team By GABRIELLA FARLEY Beat Reporter Tech’s football team is tackling community service throughout Cookeville with a 4,025 percent increase in service hours from 2011 to 2015. This 2016 season, the team has had 100 percent participation with its 403 hours of community service completed in three and a half weeks. In 2011, the team volunteered for seven establishments; in 2016, they’re contributing to over 16 according to the community service log sheet. Athletic director Mark Wilson said that Marcus Satterfield, Head
football coach, has “truly embraced� community service. “We are never going to win on the field unless we win off the field,� said Satterfield. Satterfield assigned Defensive Back Coach Bobby Maffei and Receivers Coach Derek Carr as captains for the team’s community service. The two work together in incorporating the entire team for different events. “There are 15 players that go to Capshaw Elementary School on Thursdays. They have first-graders read to them, and teachers place the players in their lesson plans for when they visit,� said Maffei. “When our players walk into the classroom, they are immediately
role models to the kids.� The players with top community service hours vary week by week based on events, but Appalachian State transfer Thomas Bronson has been consistent in his participation. “All the kids really enjoy me being in there because I’m fun with them,� said Bronson. “I’ll be Zumba dancing with them, and because the kids love me so much, the teachers don’t have me doing reading or math anymore but more for being on the playground with them.� The players not only give back to the community but also help out campus organizations. Maffei commented that the entire football team helped in the SGA’s Voter Registration with over 200 student
sign ups. Zach Malone, junior defensive end, and Cory Malone, junior tight end, stayed an additional two hours for this event. Cory Malone explained Satterfield’s emphasis in competing. “Most football programs use something like ‘Win the Day,’ but ‘Compete’ is like competing every day in everything we do,� said Cory. “It’s like (the members of SGA) don’t play football, so the Voter Registration is what they compete in in life. To be able to help them out was so exciting and stood out to me because I could see the results in how many people registered.� Satterfield believes community service isn’t something to make the
Baseball sweeps in state and OVC rival UT Martin By SHEA HAILE Sports Editor & ALEXIS STALEY Beat Reporter
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The Tennessee Tech baseball team swept UT Martin in its first home conference series of the season. The Golden Eagles began Ohio Valley Conference play March 11 at Morehead State. The Eagles swept the weekend series against Tech giving the team a 0-3 OVC record. Tech added to the win column by defeating Kennesaw State in a midweek match up March 16 but was still seeking its first conference victory Friday against the visiting Skyhawks. Tech jumped out to an early lead when Tyler Brazelton knocked a tworun homerun over the left field fence in the bottom of the first inning. The Golden Eagles added four runs to its total in the bottom of the second making its lead 6-0. UT Martin cut the lead in half in the third inning
scoring three runs including a run off a walk by Tech. The Skyhawks were held scoreless for the rest of the game. Alex Junior gave the Golden Eagles some breathing room with a solo homerun in the fourth inning. The homer was Junior’s first as a Golden Eagle. The slugfest continued in the sixth inning when Brazelton blasted his second homerun of the game, which was another two-run shot. A fly out RBI from catcher Chris Brown and a single by infielder Trevor Putzig added two more runs in the inning. The Golden Eagles added one more run in the bottom of the seventh resulting in a nine run lead and the eventual 12-3 victory. The Golden Eagles and Skyhawks ended the weekend series Saturday with a double header. Tech won the first game of the double feature in a style similar to Friday’s conquest. The team hit its stride in the third and fourth innings scoring seven runs.
players and team look good from the outside, but it’s to help develop the players into selfless men. “We want to develop a core, centralized unity with the community and with the football team,� said Satterfield. “We want the community knowing our football players and our players knowing people in the community which in turn helps get people in the seats and helps our players graduate and get jobs.� Satterfield describes community service as “the most addictive drug on the planet� and predicts over time that the football program will have a core foundation that “will allow us to win and sustain at a championship level.�
Brown had the only homer in the game in the third inning. Brown’s three RBI homerun gave Tech a 3-1 advantage. The Golden Eagles stayed in front the rest of the way aided by an impressive performance from the bullpen. Tech pitchers gave up one earned run and four hits during the game. The nightcap of the double header got a little interesting near the end. Tech entered the seventhinning with a 5-1 lead. The Skyhawks closed the gap to 5-3 in the top of ninth, but Kyle Godwin sealed the win getting a groundout from UT Martin for the final out. Brazelton had an impressive outing at the plate for Tech during the series. Brazelton was 4-of-10 from the plate in the three games. The junior stated that the team clicked on all cylinders in the series. “Our pitching staff did great we played great defense and we hit the ball great, it was an overall team effort,� said Brazelton. The Golden Eagles as team had a productive weekend hitting the ball, racking up 27 runs in the three games.
Head coach Matt Bragga described the significance of the series and how important it was for the team to have a successful weekend. “That was big,� said Bragga about the sweep. “We came off a weekend like last where we did not play very good, it was good getting our bats back, we pitched really well and had really good offense. It was really nice seeing it all come together this weekend.� “Normally if one guys sticks out I can usually think of it really quickly and I cannot, the outcome of this series was a great team effort by our guys and also our pitching staff, � said Bragga. Bragga stated that cutting down on strikes outs, continuing to fill the zone up from a pitching stand point and pounding the strike zone is what his team needs to do in order to continue its pursuit of season goals. Tech is scheduled to return to the diamond Tuesday, March 22 against in-state rival Tennessee. The game will be in Knoxville and will be aired on the Southeastern Conference Network. The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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‘House of Cards’ season four captivates with its balance of adverse relationships By STEVEN STOIK Guest Critic The following article includes SPOILERS from the fourth season of “House of Cards” available on Netflix. The newest season of “House of Cards” teaches that even a fictional Whitehouse administration must occasionally reconcile with its worst adversaries to evade disaster. After binging through the entirety of newly-uploaded season four of “House of Cards” on Netflix, it becomes clear that even when our President of the United States and protagonist Frank Underwood is on top of the world with diplomacy and marital appearances, no thread is too small to end up unraveling everything he’s worked ruthlessly for. Since the great thing about a hit Netflix series is the sudden dump of each season’s episodes all at once, fans can feel justified in catching up on seasons 1-3 before spending another weekend plastered to the couch. Of course, starting with the current season won’t exactly throw one into a stupor of confusion over what’s unfolding
plot-wise. Rather, the depth of familiarity with character backgrounds (like Claire’s or Lucas Goodwin’s) is what’s needed to understand Frank and Claire’s jaded, growing lust for power. At the end of season 3, Claire intends to separate from Frank after a series of prolonged marital tensions and Frank’s removal of her position as a United Nations ambassador. Season 3’s preoccupation with an estranged marriage looming over power-hungry political careers spills into this season in more ways than one. Now, instead of balancing a cold marriage with their ruthless political plans, we notice their personal lives boil over into the press. Now, it’s a matter of deciding whether to keep up the marital bliss facade or break the news that they intend to divorce. However, somewhere midseason it becomes obvious Claire has more nefarious aspirations up her sleeve than Frank does, and we see it in her willingness to send damning photos of him to a political rival. It’s a calculating, pragmatic attempt to force his hand at appointing her to a prestigious cabinet
Photo Courtesy: netflixlife.com UNDERWOOD 2016 - The release date of the series’ fourth season was revealed via a fake ad starring Kevin Spacey during the Republican Party presidential debate last December. position. Fans will want to tune in to figure out how this bodes terribly during primary elections for Frank. We might forgive her for it, knowing it was in return for Frank essentially ruining her chances at brokering a run for a certain congressional office. For more details, be on the lookout for sitting incumbent congresswoman Doris Jones and her daughter Celia. That’s where things start to get vicious between the two and shake up the very communities Frank is trying
desperately to retain trust with. He can’t get Doris onto his side in running for office again, and she can’t get him on her side in seeking a strategic seat in congress for Texas. Things tend to slow down at this point and may become slightly boring as Claire hashes out money problems with her (now very sick) mother, while Washington Herald editor Lucas Goodwin uses his newfound freedom from prison to continue his hell-bent mission to expose Frank’s big-
gest scandals. Even with the lull in development, if viewers simply stick through it and by the 10th episode or so, they might be glad they did. The stage is only being set. Frank’s decisions cause him to lose close friends, to blackmail, to split crucial voting blocks because of racial tension. An assassination attempt unfolds. Not to mention a certain Russian president named Petrov returns, who no longer trusts Frank, and attempts to calm a military dispute. We see
how an untimely incident and Claire’s meddling with foreign relations miraculously work to forge a resolution with Russia. Lastly, a terrorist hostage crisis develops toward the end of the season. We’ll just say it involves a convicted cyber-terrorist and computer science major from Tennessee Tech by the name of Joshua Masterson. Well that and above all else, avid viewers of this show will definitely want to see how a domestic terrorist hostage situation can go from bad, to worse, to a disaster as Claire, Frank and political rival Conway watch in horror. The season wraps up with an eerie, almost jaded collaboration as both Frank and Claire look into the camera, and Frank declares “That’s right. We don’t submit to terror. We make the terror.” Frank then makes a televised statement to the American people after a tragedy. He declares war on the Islamic Caliphate Organization, the terrorist cell network they are attempting to avoid negotiating with. It’s clear he is no longer willing to win hearts.
Hulu’s slow rollout hampers exciting ‘11.22.63’ By HANNAH BARGER Entertainment Critic
Photo Courtesy: collider.com SOMETHING’S COMING - ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ was completed in secret and announced only two months before its release date through a surprise trailer attached to ‘13 Hours.’
‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ stages tense, unique surprise By CAMERON FOWLER Entertainment Editor ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ is a different kind of beast. There has been no bigger film reveal of the year so far than the audacious spiritual sequel to 2008’s ‘Cloverfield,’ a crazed, found-footage monster movie that in itself was secretive. To this day, the secrecy that surrounded ‘Cloverfield’ in both its original reveal and the months following its release, echoed in the film itself; the act of watching it was a reveal on its own as viewers had no absolute truth as the movie progressed. It was a truly unique experience in this regard, and the movie itself still holds up as a blazingly fast and memorably frightening examination of NYC as it goes awry amid the awakening of a giant sea monster. ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ seems to match these aspirations while also developing new ideas. Director Dan Trachtenberg infuses equal parts Hitchcock and Lovecraft into the film by maintaining tension while also scaring the bejeezus out of viewers in weird, unforgettable ways. It doesn’t possess the same maniac sensibility as its spiritual brother, but instead chooses tautness and subtle character moments that build to a dizzying and
bizarre conclusion. John Goodman is Howard Stambler, a farmer turned conspiracy theorist who has been building an underground bunker for nigh on many years with the help of local twenty-something Emmett DeWitt (John Gallagher, Jr.). The two have their differences, but when Goodman stumbles upon Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a woman who has recently left New Orleans in search of a better life, things get heated. Stambler traps Michelle underground along with DeWitt and claims that either a nuclear holocaust or alien invasion has devastated the population above ground, and advises her to stay with him in order to keep safe. As for the plot, it’s best to remain reserved until seeing it. It might be hard to believe, but the movie is denser than the trailer might suggest. It’s a quick ride at 105 minutes, yet by the end it feels like a journey instead of something that was fleeting. This is partly due to the pacing, which is near perfect; it expertly spreads its reveals and revelations carefully throughout, using the most of its relatively short runtime to flesh out its small cast and build a convincing tension that bleeds through every scene. The film also finds original footing in its acting. Stambler is an awkward, heavy-built man with anger issues stemming from his personal life. Goodman adds likability to the role, even
when the audience wants to mentally stay away from him. It’s a mesmerizing role, especially for someone like Goodman, who can be simultaneously menacing and charming. However, the film never tries to make Stambler entirely charismatic or completely likable; he has an aura around him that is felt even when the character is off-screen. Winstead and Gallagher play off each other like two scared kids trapped in the closet, although the circumstances are much worse. They are characters you naturally want to root for, who grow over the course of the film and eventually become truly defiant and memorable. As far as an experience, ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ is currently one of the most daring films available to see. It’s not concerned with telling the audience everything, using its original methodic storytelling approach while littering inspired influences into the tight script. It’s a bold filmmaking move but also a very fun movie in its own right, a feat that doesn’t come easily to most directors and screenwriters, but does to Trachtenberg and the film’s writers. Hopefully amid the sea of sequels, ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ inspires franchises to take chances on their work and swerve down inventive avenues that allow the viewer to actively participate and discover a surprise. That’s an impression that deserves respect.
Raise your hand if you didn't know Hulu was in the original series game until ten minutes ago. Don't feel too bad-- the site I like to call the rich man's Netflix is full of surprises. I know next to nothing about the site's other original series, but when I came home over spring break and had the chance to watch, I was interested. The eight episode miniseries is currently on its sixth episode in accordance with a frustrating once a week update schedule. Based on a novel by the great one himself, Stephen King, It follows an English teacher named Jake (played by James Franco of all people) who steps back in time in order to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy as well as a few other, lesser-known tragedies. Setting a show in the early 1960's is always enough to get me to watch it. The soundtrack is a mixture of early rock and R&B and the costumes are cool enough to make you forget how great
2016 is, at least for a minute or two. Still, the series doesn't shy away from the problems of living in such a rapidly changing era. One character, the front seat receptionist at Jake's school, is denied service after her car breaks down because she's black. The title itself refers to the day Kennedy was shot. Issues of sexism, Cold War panic, and war aren't shied away from. As the series progresses, Jake discovers that changing, and living in, the past is easier said than done. His first order of business is to prevent the death of a future friend's mother and siblings. During this mission, Jake meets up with a bartender named Bill, who takes the whole "my friend is from the future" thing remarkably well. The two then move to Texas and further solidify Jake's plans to prevent Kennedy's death. Along from the occasional run-in with gaunt weirdos who insist he "shouldn't be here," things are further complicated when Jake finds a teaching job in a small town outside Dallas and falls in love with a recently divorced coworker. Her ex is more than a little
unhinged, and Jake's own secrets keep coming back to bite him. Meanwhile, Bill juggles his willingness to help Jake along with a crush on Lee Harvey Oswald's wife Marina, his desire to prove himself, and the weight of his older sister's death years before. 11.22.63 is an awesome show. It's well-acted, its source material is easily adaptable to a miniseries format, and the suspense keeps viewers coming back week after week. But therein lies the only problem- if Hulu wants to compete with Netflix in the area of original series, it needs to change its update schedule. Currently, Hulu's original series update once a week, just like standard programs. Meanwhile, its primary competition is famous for uploading seasons all at once, making the viewing experience much more convenient. Still, any fan of historical drama, time travel comedy, and Kennedy conspiracies in the vein of Oliver Stone's JFK will love this show. So, clear out an hour and a half every Monday, mooch off someone else's Hulu account, and settle in.
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International cooperation is needed to defeat global threats KATE TREBING Opinions Editor Last Friday marked a day of triumph for the people of France. Salah Abdeslam, a suspected ISIS terrorist involved in the Paris attack of November 2015, was captured after a raid on his hideout in Brussels, Belgium. Apparently, Abdeslam had been living among the unsuspecting people of Belgium since before the attacks in Paris. He had returned to Brussels, his birthplace, to hide from police. His arrest took less than 10 minutes. Ten minutes to capture one of the most feared and wanted men in Europe. Abdeslam’s face is young, clean-shaven. He is only 26 years old. Imagine the stereotypical visage of a terrorist. Is he young or old? Does he have a beard? Gray hair? Is his face distinctive or completely unremarkable? Perhaps the terrorist is not a man at all, but female? Judging by the recent terrorist attacks across the world, from San Bernardino, California, to Paris, France, it is safe to assume that a terrorist can fit any description imaginable. Terrorists. They look a
lot like us. They could be anywhere. Walking down a crowded sidewalk. Standing in line at the grocery store. Looking for a book in the public library. They don’t necessarily have to be affiliated with any particular group. According to the FBI, the definition of domestic terrorism includes any acts that “violate federal or state law,” “intimidate a civilian population” and “occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.” This definition could apply to a broad spectrum of threats. In fact, according to FBI data from 1980 to 2005 the rate of Islamist-related acts of terrorism fell behind those of “Latino groups, Extreme left-wing groups, and Jewish extremists.” Additionally, a study conducted by Europol found that less than 2 percent of the acts of terrorism committed in the European Union have been religiously affiliated. To put this in perspective, the threat of terrorism has many faces. How do we separate the wolves from the sheep? Every first-world power has its own system of national security, such as the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation. A major component of their purpose is to locate and extinguish threats such as these. But
these organizations would be limited to domestic affairs without the cooperation of neighboring countries. This need for collaboration is one of the principle causes behind the birth of the United Nations. The United Nations is comprised of 193 member states in a commitment to work against these global threats. Acts of terrorism on both global and state levels have been stifled through the efforts of this league. United Nations emphasizes the need to cut off financing to known terrorist organizations, combats terrorism from within each country, and strives to maintain a defense of human rights as the center of its mission. While this organization has set the groundwork for a working global environment against international threats, it is only by complete support and implementation of these statutes that the fight against terrorism can be successful. France has requested that Belgium allow Salah Abdeslam to be extradited and held on trial in the same country where he committed his offenses. While his lawyer, Belgian native Sven Mary, may staunchly refuse this request, ultimately Belgium will cooperate with France. In a statement by a spokesman for the Belgian federal
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SUSPECT IN CUSTODY Salah Abdeslam was named by Belgium authorities as "the most wanted man in Europe." prosecutor’s office, “sooner or later he will be extradited to France.” This is an issue that stretches beyond state boundaries. While the acts of terrorism were committed in France, the threat of ISIS impacts all of us. The point we need to draw from all of these events is the simple truth that we cannot ever be fully prepared against a silent enemy unless we cooperate across cultural and political boundaries.
College students can make America great once again RICHARD MOSLEY Guest Critic
The Super Tuesday Primaries in the South recently came to an end with Hilary Clinton winning 1614 delegates to lead the Democratic Party and Trump taking 678 delegates to lead the Republican Party. Bernie Sanders fell short of Clinton gaining only 856 delegates, however he won’t give up his campaign. Sanders is a hit across college campus and among young people all together. Memes supporting him can be found on almost any social media site, and when you typically ask a young person for whom they are going to vote, they’ll say Sanders. If that’s the case, then why aren’t Sanders’ numbers higher? According to a report by USA Today, it seems like college student just aren’t voting, which is evident in the recent primaries’ turnout. When President Obama ran, the voter turnout among young adults, 18-28 years old, reached an all time high. 22million-23million young adults voted in the 2008 election, which was a critical factor in the turnout. Obama won the election with 67 percent against Mitt Romney’s 30 percent. If Sanders could get the same turnout of young adults, it would boost his numbers crucially. Trump and his supporters often set a negative example of how a campaign should be run. For someone who plans to make a country great again, he has so much hatred at his rallies. He offers to bail people out if they punch protestors rather than just letting them be escorted out. He denounces affiliation or knowing leaders of the Ku Klux Klan, yet the KKK has chosen to endorse him. Trump publicly spews claims about minorities, which often times are just gut feelings not actually based on research. His supporters seem to be blinded his bold promises of “making America great!” Sanders has views on making college debt free and bringing racial equality to the forefront of American politics. He also wants to give Medicare to everyone and create decent paying jobs. He also fights for veterans and lowering prescription drug prices. Clinton covers a lot of the same topics as well as K-12 education, gun safety in schools and gun reform. Trump boasts about keeping the Second Amendment right to bare arms, wants to reform immigration, removing Obama care, fixing trade with china, as well as tax reform. Trump’s campaign is simpler and easier to follow but doesn’t help anyone except the already successful. At least Clinton and Sanders keep the public in mind. Sanders has stayed true to his word and hasn’t flipped sides. No, he isn’t the most exciting person to follow but he is real. Clinton has been caught switching sides on her LGBT views. Either way college students have to get out and vote because we have the power to make America great again. Education is always the best route, and though many Americans make livings without a college education, Americans could be pushing the boundaries of every field, if we put more emphasis on the importance of education. Education is the future because children are the future, and whatever creates the best living environment for them is what’s important. Richard Mosley is a senior in communication. He can be reached at ramosley42@students.tntech.edu.
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