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    ouisiana Tech University

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    Tori Close and Clint Carlisle smile in reaction to being announced as Homecoming Queen and Top Es-cort. They won by receiving the most student votes among the 14 court members.

    Talkwww.thetechtalk.orgOctober 21, 2010TechThe

    sonny days make homecoming shHomecoming Week kicked off Oct. 11

    ith the theme Its Always Sonny in Rus-on in honor of head football coachonny Dykes first Bulldog Homecoming.

    The week was filled with events suchas Paint the Town, which allowed stu-dents to paint Tech-related graffiti on win-dows of local businesses, a block party inCentennial Plaza, pep rallies, dancing andthe homecoming game.

    Students were bombarded withhaggy, Velma, Fred and Champy Snacksuesday, as the Union Board hosted itsnnual Talent Show "Scooby-Doo" style

    n the Student Center, Main Floor. Thevent, which consisted of magic acts,ountry music, hula-hooping and jazzance performances showcased the di-erse talent at Tech.

    Tiffany White, coordinator of the Tal-nt Show, said "Scooby-Doo" was the

    heme because her co-committee head,ristina Hite, a freshman marketing, keptaking references to the show, and White

    hought it would be interesting to bringveryone back to their childhood.

    "It was one of my favorite cartoonsrowing up," White said. "Scooby is sorecious, and the whole gang just works

    so well together.

    White, a junior business entrepre-neurship major, said her favorite part of overseeing the show was watching every-thing come together.

    There were so many of us whostayed up late and worked all day to putup decorations and rehearse for theshow, she said. It was amazing to seeeverything come together so perfectly.

    White also said the event exceededher expectations.

    I've never seen the TONK socrowded before. I didn't expect so manypeople to show up. There were even peo-ple sitting on the ground, she said. I wasdefinitely overwhelmed.

    Jen Madere, a senior kinesiologymajor, said she loved the talent show be-cause it allowed students to see unusualtalents.

    The hula-hooping was amazing, butintense at the same time, she said. Icould never twist my body like that. Theyshould have been on Americas Got Tal-ent.

    On Oct.14, Student Government As-sociation and the National PanhellenicCouncil joined together to present theUnity Step Show in the Memorial Gym-nasium.

    The show, hosted by Preston Strick-land and Ben Nelson, included step and

    Naomi AllisonSTAFF REPORTER

    > see HOMECOMINGpage 2

    Photo by Ben Corda

    Photo by Dacia Idom

    Right: Members of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority performed atthe Unity Step Show during Homecoming Week. The stepshow pumped up attendants school spirit.

    Above: Kevin Jenkins, a senior computer science major,represents United African-American Men as he puts his bar-becuing skills to work at the Organizational Cook-off Oct. 13.

    Left: Ben Backus, pictured, performed with Stephen Lynchfor the UB Talent Show. They preformed a mix that includedUsher's "DJ's got us falling in love," and placed first. Photo by Ben Corda

    Controversy overshadowsNational Coming Out Day

    Gay-Straight Alliance en-couraged students to embracetheir individuality and promoteequality during observance of National Coming Out Day Oct.13.

    According to the HumanRights Campaign website,

    NCOD, established in 1987,gives individuals the opportu-nity to celebrate and advocate

    ay and lesbian rights.Devon Migues, a senior psy-

    chology major and president of SA, said the GSA is alwaysere to help and support any-ne, gay or straight.

    This day is meant to high-ight our commitment to help-ng spread information aboutquality and tolerance on cam-us, Migues said. Its the dayf the year where you can cel-

    brate being yourself.In the week prior to NCOD,

    SA posted flyers around cam-us to gain support and spreadwareness. While many postersere left untouched, one was

    ound in the Student Centerith a derogatory term writtencross the top. Next to the flyeras a note that read, This ishat hate looks like.

    Barnell Anderson a sopho-

    I think it shows that our or-ganization has a lot of igno-rance to break down. If wecould talk to these people, wecould disprove our stereotype,Anderson said.

    As a two-year member of GSA, Anderson said he under-stands the importance of theannual event.

    NCOD is very important tome because it commemoratesthe day that I, as well as others,came to the conclusion of who

    we are, he said. It also en-courages other people to bemore accepting of who theyare.

    Miranda Petrie, a juniorchemical engineering major,

    dered community.GSA strives to be a safe

    place for those who are ques-tioning or uncomfortable withtheir sexual orientation or gen-der identity, Petrie said.Things like NCOD let us inter-act with people who wouldntnormally come to our meet-ings.

    Petrie, a heterosexual gay-rights supporter, said it is greatfor the organization to be seenon campus and stay positive

    despite negative views.I know we have a few whoare opposed because they feelit is spreading the gay, butoverall I think most responsesare very positive, she said. It

    Mary TimmonsSTAFF REPORTER

    Alumnus retraces career path to UN

    As a political science stu-dent at Tech, Clint Williamsonnever imagined he would workfor the U.S. government, buttaking chances got him wherehe is today.

    Williamson, a 1983 gradu-ate and the College of LiberalArts Alumnus of the Year, is aU.S. ambassador who servesas a special expert to the sec-retary-general of the U.N. He

    previously worked as an am- bassador-at-large for warcrimes issues. Williamsonspoke to students, faculty andcommunity members in the

    renovated George T.Madison Hall class-room auditoriumOct. 15 to discuss hiscareer path.

    W i l l i a mWilloughby, associ-ate dean of the Col-lege of Liberal Arts,said havingWilliamson speakwas a way to recog-nize his accomplish-ments.

    It was a great opportunityto honor him as a successful

    alumnus and bring some of hisexperience to campus,Willoughby said. When youhear Clint Williamson speak,

    you realize that he has been in-

    volved in the halls of power in Washing-ton, D.C. Hes made acontribution to oucontemporary worlwith his involvemenin prosecuting inter-national war crimi-nals.

    Williamson saihe went from being aTech student to alawyer and thediplomat.

    When I left Tech, I had noidea where my career woul

    go, Williamson said. I wento Tulane University and got alaw degree there. As I got ou

    Amber GuyotteSTAFF REPORTER

    WILLIAMSON

    HIM downgrades technology to balance cuts

    > see AMBASSADORpage 6

    The health informatics and informationmanagement department is dealing with cuts,which could mean a significant change to itsdaily teaching routines in the form of less tech-nology and software in the classroom.

    The HIM program at Tech is offered in a for-mat that allows students to maintain their cur-rent employment status while enhancing theirknowledge and skills. This process requires thelatest software programs to be used in order tokeep up with course work and classes

    The professors in the department would pos-sibly have to adjust their styles of teaching if

    mation management is one of the 20 occupa-tions projected to grow the fastest through the

    year 2012.Therefore, if the department is not stimu-

    lated with the most cur rent technology, it coultake a significant dip in students and teachersif there are major cuts to spending, affecting thequality of teaching.

    The main concern is that technology ansoftware changes every day in this field of work.

    Therefore, it is difficult for anyone to plaahead for changes that have not happened yet.The idea is that the professors working in thedepartment are fully trained and qualified tohandle whatever may happen if the technologyand software cannot be updated regularly oeasily accessed in the classroom.

    Anna Claire ThomasSTAFF REPORTER

    Photo by Robert Wilson

    A poster advertising NCOD in the Student Center wasvandalized shortly after it was posted.

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    History departmentof

    fers scholarships

    Two graduate student schol-arships offered by the depart-ment of histor y for the 2010-11academic year will be due by 5p.m. Nov. 5 in George T. Madi-son Hall, Room 111.

    The Louise B. JohnsonGraduate Scholarship in His-tory is available for femalegraduate students conductingresearch on a topic in Louisianahistory, womens history or a re-lated topic.

    The Morgan D. PeoplesGraduate Scholarship in His-tory is available for any gradu-ate student who is conductingthesis research in any field of history. To remain eligible, eachscholarship recipient must be afull-time student.

    For more information, con-tact Stephen Webre, head of the history department, at 318-257-2872 or at [email protected].

    College of Businessholds Bankers Day

    The College of Business willpresent the 5th annual BankersDay Panel Discussion at 12:30p.m. Nov. 4 in the College of Business CenturyTel Audito-rium, and a reception will fol-low.

    Prior to the panel, sixLouisiana banking executiveswill speak in three selectedmorning classes.

    The executives includeBenny Denny, Ted Gibson, GregLott, Drake Mills, Russ Nolan,Brian Smith and Jason Smith.

    Students will receive insightinto banking, and executiveswill present information aboutcareer opportunities in the in-dustry. The event is open andfree to the public.

    For more information con-tact Lori Bradshaw, assistantdean of student services, at318-257-4526 or [email protected].

    Miss Tech pageantseeks contestants

    Women interested in partic-ipating in the 2011 MissLouisiana Tech Pageant can at-tend an interest meeting at 4p.m. Monday in the Tolliver HalConference Room.

    Applications for the pageanare available at the Student Ac-tivities Desk in Tolliver or in thehousing office.

    Categories judged in thepageant include interview,lifestyle and fitness, eveninggown and talent.

    The winner can earn up to$7,000 in scholarship moneyand is eligible to compete in the2011 Miss Louisiana Pageant.

    The Miss Louisiana Techpageant will be held Jan. 11,2011.

    For more information con-tact Ashley Taylor, coordinatoof Student Development, a318-257-4917 or [email protected].

    LaTech Gospel Choir to hold fall musical

    LaTech Gospel Choir isholding its free annual fall mu-sical 6:30 - 9 p.m. Oct. 29 in theStudent Center, Second Floor,Rooms 222-224.

    The choir members are alsoseeking participants for theevent. They are looking for any-

    body who can sing, dance, rap,do poetry or any kind of acthat is church related.

    The deadline to express in-terest in the event is Monday.

    Interested participants caeither partake in just the falmusical or continue to be a parof the choir by coming to theweekly meetings at 6:30 p.m.Mondays in the MulticulturaLounge.

    For more information con-tact MeLonnie Walker, directoof the gospel choir, at 337-326-9683 or Lateisha Edwards,president of the gospel choir, a225-439-8633.

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    Eric Deemer received a

    $312,000 grant from the Na-tional Science Foundation toresearch how gender stereo-types influence the motivationof women in the classroom.

    With the hopes of under-standing womens motivation inclassrooms, Deemer, an assis-tant professor of psychology,said he is conducting the study

    ecause there is a shortage of women in certain sciences, par-ticularly physics and chemistry.

    With all of the technologi-cal challenges we face now andn the future, it's important thate bring the full brunt of ourorkforce to bear on solving

    hese problems, Deemer said.So, identifying whether nega-ive gender role stereotypes un-ermine womens motivation toursue degrees in the sciences

    should shed some light on howto broaden the scientific work-force.

    Jessi Smith, an associate

    Smith said she and Deemerare working to create the sur-vey tool first, and second willrecruit students from both uni-versities to participate in the

    survey.We look at the role thatwomen's worry or concernabout confirming negative gen-der stereo-types mighthave onhow theyengage inthe class-room, evenif they per-sonally donot believethe stereo-t y p e s , Smith said.We predict that worry aboutstereotypes might result inwomen trying to avoid confirm-ing the stereotype, which ironi-cally results in aperformance-avoidance goalwhich is associated with awhole host of negative achieve-ment outcomes.

    The participants being

    studying stereotypes since2001 and plans to come toTech in the near future to meetwith Deemer.

    Our findings will enhance

    understanding of whether gen-der-biased attitudes, achieve-ment goals and aspects of thelaboratory classroom environ-ment are viewed by students as

    being more or less facilitativeof scientific motivation, Smithsaid. Practical recommenda-tions regarding pedagogical[science of teaching] strategiesand intervention can then bemade to the extent that thesefactors are identified.

    Deemer has already beguncollecting data and plans tostart the actual testing in De-cember.

    We plan to have students inthe laboratory classes completean online sur vey, Deemer said.The laboratory is the contextin which data will be collected because we believe this iswhere science is done, sowomen should be most con-cerned in this setting about notconfirming the stereotype that

    Mary TimmonsSTAFF REPORTER

    DEEMER

    Grant to aid professor withgender stereotype research

    > HOMECOMINGfrom page 1

    stomp performances by soror-ities and fraternities and adance routine by the RegalBlues.

    Kris Best, a freshman biol-ogy major and member of PiKappa Alpha, said he enjoyedparticipating in the step show

    because it was a great way toexpress himself.

    Stepping is so addictive be-cause of its fast-paced move-ment and creativity, he saidIts like a different level of art.

    Best also said performingonstage in front of a crowd wasdifferent than he expected.

    When the crowd went wild,I started to freak out, but then,I started to feel confident, be-cause I knew we were doing agood job.

    Justin Beasley, a junior his-tory major, said the Unity StepShow was a great experience

    because everyone was able toput aside their differences and

    join together."This event is crucial and

    vital to Louisiana Tech Univer-sity because it allows black andwhite Greek organizations tocome together with a commonpurpose." he said. "It promotesan atmosphere of unity that isonly seen during HomecomingWeek. It is the one string thatties all of us together.

    The week drew to a closewith Thursdays homecomingparade and Tower Stand,which is a contest where stu-dents from Greek organizationsstand against the Centennial

    Clock Tower to see who canremain there the longest,gather the most points and winprize money, Fridays pep rallyat Joe Aillet Stadium, karaokein Centennial Plaza and Satur-days Homecoming footballgame, Tech vs. Idaho, whichfeatured a performance by theUnited States Marine Band af-terward.

    Emily Lafleur, president of the SGA, said she was amazedwith the entries from outside

    businesses in the homecomingparade such as Ruston MayorDan Hollingsworth, Beehiveand the Choudrant VarsityCheerleaders.

    Hopefully, we can continueto pursue bettering the rela-tionship between students andthe city of Ruston, she said.

    Lafleur said her favorite partof homecoming was watchingstudents cheer on their organi-zations members competing inthe Tower Stand and singingkaraoke in the heart of Cen-tennial Plaza.

    It transformed the normaleveryday campus experience,she said. You saw peopledancing, acting up and justhaving fun. Then, in the midstof everything, you realize

    youre on a college campus. Ittruly reminded us that eventhough the workload can beoverwhelming at times, stu-dents can still have Tech spirit.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

    Photo by Dacia Idom

    Banners professing Bulldog Pride were installed on the railroad bridge on Tech Drive during Homecoming Week.

    Photo by Grace Moore

    Photo by Ben Corda

    Photo by Ben Corda

    Left, Above: Taylor Graham, a sophomore kinesiologymajor, endures the Tower Stand, getting a variety ofdisgusting items poured over her in order to earnpoints for her organization, Sigma Kappa Sorority.

    Immediately Left: Kristina Hite, a member of Phi MuSorority, poses before performing a Barbie Girl themeddance at the Unity Step show in Memorial Gym.

    Members of the Homecoming Court Earnest Miles III and Zach Green look on as 2009Homecoming Queen Rachel Boogaerts and Tech President Dan Reneau crown ToriClose the 2010 Homecoming Queen at the Pep Rally Oct. 15 at Joe Aillet Stadium.

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    October 21, 2010 The Tech Talk 3

    The Ruston Farmers Marketopened from 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.Oct. 16 in the parking lot acrossfrom First Baptist Churchdowntown teaming with localfood and non-food vendors sell-ing produce, pastries, Lebanesefoods, jellies, jams and earth-friendly tote bags.

    Karen Pittman, market coor-dinator, said this is the third fallopening of the market.

    She said the first marketegan January 2008 with five

    vendors. This years vendors in-clude Waynes Specialty Pro-duce, Dyes Produce, RoughEdge, Macks Tomatoes andProduce, local honey, TalarsMediterranean Specialties, TheLadies of St. Nicholas Ortho-dox Church Greek baked goods,Crescent City Coffee, TNTReVinylized Products, Heifer In-ternational information booth,and activities and live music byKevin Reeves, a student at theLouisiana Center for the Blind.

    Young people seem to em- brace the food connection,Pittman said. I think we dohave stuff they would enjoy.

    She said most agriculturegrowers are an average of 60 years old, but she is noticing anationwide trend of people intheir 20s and 30s yearning for away to become closer to theearth.

    We encourage art studentsto sell their goods and young

    people, if you have a yard, togrow produce and make extramoney, Pittman said. Weallow clubs to come out for afundraiser booth or to earnservice hours by helping us setup.

    Jean Gourd, an assistant pro-fessor of computer science,said he and his wife like tocome to the market every week,and sometimes they help set up.

    We grow herbs and peppersat our home, he said. We liketo help the local people and theorganic food is better than get-ting it at Walmart.

    Marcia Dickerson, an associ-ate professor of management,

    said she is raising her family inthe market.

    I was pregnant with my firstchild last year during the mar-ket, and now I am pregnantwith my second. I will have adouble stroller next year, shesaid.

    David Meyer, a graduate stu-dent of business administration,said he has come to the marketevery weekend it has beenopen.

    We support the local econ-omy this way, and we can meetthe locals, he said. I wishmore Tech students would sup-port the local economy.

    Pittman said she works hardto have a variety of locally-pro-duced food at the market, andpeople can receive periodic up-dates by sending their e-mail tor u s t o n f a r m e r s m a r [email protected].

    We plan on staying openuntil Thanksgiving, she said.We will then open up again inDecember.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

    Haley KraemerSTAFF REPORTER

    Farmers Market reopens, offers organic alternative

    Photos by Haley Kraeme

    Above: Mack's Tomatoes and Produce set up at the first weekend of the Ruston Farmers Market selling squash, dried okra, sweet potatoes and various gift jar mixes. Themarket will be open from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays through November.

    Left: A local picks produce at Wayne's Specialty Produce booth, which features eggplant, mini cherry tomatoes, assorted peppers, mustard and turnip greens, okra, applegourds and a special Coker family cookbook called Momma'n 'ems.

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    Insight

    N ov. 2 could very well be aturning point in Americanpolitics and control of Congress. With the primarymidterm elections under wraps,those still left in the running fortheir prospective offices are pullingout the big guns to prove they arethe right candidate to represent thepeople. Under pressure and withlittle time to spare, the vying can-didates have, as usual, resorted toutilizing mudslinging TV advertise-ments, making it virtually impossi-

    ble to believe either side.The most recent ad by David

    Vitter is downright laughable. Thecommercial suggests Vitters op-ponent Charlie Melancon wel-comes illegal immigrants acrossthe border with fireworks.

    Melancon retaliated with a rel-atively more civil ad saying thatVitter has not been honest withLouisiana, and he does not expecthim to be honest about his record,

    but he, too, is guilty of dirty poli-tics, showcasing Vitters sexualscandal more than two years later.

    With so much confusion be-tween political ads, how is one toknow the truth? Good ol fashionedresearch. So, with this in mind, Isought to bring to you, the reader,a brief description of each candi-date for lieutenant governor andsenator and provide voting evi-dence of where they really stand.

    However, while conducting mysearch, it became blatantly appar-ent that these politicians are nottransparent. I shouldnt be sur-prised, but even news stories aboutthe candidates are lacking in realsubstantive evidence.

    Lieutenant governor hopefulsRepublican Jay Dardenne and De-mocrat Caroline Fayard have notresorted to such negative advertis-ing as their Senate counter-parts,

    but the only information to befound on them isthrough news sto-ries and their per-sonal websitesand ad cam-paigns.

    Dardenne iscampaigning torebrand Louisianaand connect the North and South.He was first elected to political of-fice in 1988 and served as a statesenator for 15 years before beingsworn in as Louisiana Secretary of State in 2006. In his ad it claims hebeat back $500 million in taxes,fought for money to restore ourcoastline, wrote the law that madecriminals take DNA tests, createdthe motion picture tax credit and

    brought thousands of jobs. I washard pressed to find sources eitherconfirming or denying any of thisinformation, but so many thesesdays just take politicians at theirword.

    Political rookie and attorney

    Fayard claims on her website,www.geauxcaroline.com, that shewill attack wasteful governmentalspending, raise standards, and in-crease accountability. Unlike Dar-denne, there is only Fayards wordto have a glimpse of what shemight do in office. She does how-ever, have experience on CapitolHill, having worked at both theWhite House and Congress, andshe was also recently endorsed byformer President Bill Clinton.

    In the race forthe LouisianaSenate are 12candidates withthe most notable

    being incumbentRepublican Vitterand DemocraticRep. Melancon.

    Information on both candidatesand their voting records can befound at www.opencongress.org.However, instead of giving a brief description of the bill and howthey voted on what the bill pro-posed it says the bill number andwhether or not they voted with theparty, only leading to more re-search or leading you to the can-didates web page for a morecookie-cutter solution.

    Vitter was first elected to theSenate in 2004 and serves on theCommittees on Armed Services;Banking, Housing and Urban De-velopment; Commerce, Scienceand Transportation; Environment

    and Public Works; and Small Busi-ness and Entrepreneurship. Vitterswork in the Senate has been over-shadowed by the recent D.C.Madam scandal, which has been

    by highlighted the Melancon cam-paign.

    Blue Dog Democrat Melanconentered politics in 1987 and wassworn into the U.S. House in 2005.According to www.open-congress.org, he has voted infavor of big oil companies 64 per-cent of the time on important oil-related bills.

    On both Vitters and Melan-cons websites they agree that theoil drilling moratorium should belifted in order to protectLouisianas economy.

    Through researching these can-didates I dont feel any more in-formed than when I began thistask. Nearly everywhere I found in-formation it seems you need a lawdegree to understand it. For politi-cians who claim to be for the peo-ple, they sure arent doing a good

    job educating the people to be-come informed voters. Nonethe-less I, like so many others who donot fully understand their Wash-ington ways, will vote. Hopefully,this time the majority will guesscorrectly.

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    Transparency lacking in electionsIn Our Opinion

    Time magazine released an article on a special

    investigation it conducted into the world of statemilitias. A militia is made up of a group of pri-vate citizens who train and prepare for a potential com-

    bat situations.The last time the United States' militias saw combat

    was during the Civil War, and according to Barton Gell-man, the author of the article, today's militias seem to

    be preparing for a repeat Civil War.Gellman followed the Ohio Defense Force for six

    months as it ran mission drills that included scenariossuch as "a new breed of neo-Islamic terrorism" run-ning rampant in the Midwest while a future "WhiteHouse Administration is pro-Muslim and has ordereda stand-down against Islamic groups."

    The militias have referred to themselves as the new"Minutemen" and say their Red coat enemies could po-tentially range from Islamic terrorists to the United Na-tions to illegal immigrants over running U.S. borders.

    The militias do not claim any specific enemy cur-rently, they simply state they are preparing for a timewhen their homes will need defending, when the coun-try's boundaries are overrun and the citizens will need

    to defend themselves.The militias do all of this by stocking up on the ne-cessities of war: food, shelters, weapons and ammuni-tion, plenty of ammunition.

    Now, we as U.S. citizens are guaranteed the right to bear arms, supposedly without limitations, but how farare we allowed to go before we are considered more of a danger than an average citizen?

    When presented with this idea, the opinion of TheTech Talk editorial staff was split. However, one central

    belief held out over the many voiced: An extremistwith a gun is a bad situation.

    Every organization has its extremists, but they donot represent the main group, and that is an importantdistinction that needs to be made. A militia is not astereotype for an exteremist group.

    While it is a little unsettling that these groups arerunning around conducting tactical training, that isstrictly internal. When the government attempts to reg-ulate and control those groups, it will become exter-nal.

    These groups have a certain right to hold political beliefs and guns. Its scary that they train for theseseemingly absurd things that could happen, but thosewho fear or hate a government are truly scary.

    We should be tolerant of peaceful people despitetheir needs to bear arms, even if its an enormousquantity of arms. However, there is a thin line betweenwanting to speak out and defend our constitutionalrights and our preceived beliefs on government rolesin our lives, and sheer paranoia.

    Extremists have become so paranoid and preparedfor the worst that the government has taken steps tocontrol their actions.

    The real question is whether or not we as citizensfeel safer with a government that steps in to control anextreme person, or if we feel safer knowing its ourright to be as extreme as we like until we finally crossa treasonous line?

    Line between paranoia, freedom

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    It had been months since mylast unsuccessful search forher in the Facebook database,

    but Friday I typed out her name,and there she was.

    Tears welled at first glance.After focusing for a minute on herface, I began to type what I hadplanned for years to say if I everfound her.

    She was my friend and she be-trayed me when I was powerlessand far from expecting the blow.She wrecked my heart. From her,I learned even those we laugh

    with and confide in can disap-point if the circumstances are justright.

    How could I ever forgive her?At least, thats what some otherfriends asked me. I thought of thehours we had spent in our apronswaiting tables side-by-side. I re-membered the many nights afterwork we hung out at her house ormine. When life dealt me blows,when things at home became un-

    bearable and I needed solace, Iturned to her, the one who wouldlater scorn me. The pain cut deep,and my first instinct was to retali-

    ate. I hated her, and that hatredplagued me.

    According to www.may-oclinic.com, Katherine Piderman,Ph.D, chaplain at Mayo Clinic inRochester, Minn., said there aremany personal benefits of lettinggo of bitterness, including health-ier relationships, greater spiritualand psychological well-being, lessstress and hostility, lower bloodpressure, fewer symptoms of anx-iety, depression and chronic pain,and lower risk of alcohol and sub-stance abuse.

    Piderman said forgiveness is acommitment to a process of

    change during which we mustmove away from our role as vic-tim and release the control andpower the offending person andsituation have had in our lives. Asgrudges are released, we will nolonger define our lives by how wehave been hurt.

    For most, Pidermans processis not an easy feat. Humans seemto innately long for revenge. Mostof us unconsciously thrive on rev-eling in our anger or sorrow, butin doing so, a void remains in ourhearts. True happiness comesfrom within us and can never re-

    side in a heart of stone.The Bible says, in Ephesians 4,

    Let all bitterness, wrath, anger,clamor and evil speaking be putaway from you, with all malice.And be kind to one another, for-giving one another, even as Godin Christ forgave you.

    Again, this is easier said thandone.

    Piderman said it helps to re-flect on times you hurt others andneeded forgiveness. Imagine how

    you would feel if you had never been forgiven.

    You may find it therapeutic, asI do, to write your feelings down.

    After several journal entries, neg-ative feelings seem to evaporate.Even writing letters, whether everactually sent, serves as an outletfor negative feelings. The firststep, however, must be to realizethe necessity of forgiveness andwant to be free of the negativity.For some, this may take more orless time.

    Piderman also pointed out thatreconciliation may or not be pos-sible or appropriate in every situ-ation, but forgiveness always is. Inmy case, reconciliation was notan ultimate goal. Years have

    passed, and both our lives arevery different now. Reconciliationwould be fine, but not necessary.

    Forgetting the original circum-stances is not practical either. Wewere created with a finely tuned

    brain capable of holding memo-ries. Our conscious mind may re-press some negative memories,

    but they still lurk in the depths of our subconscious and invade ourdreams. Perhaps thats why ittakes time to forgive.

    The message I sent my oldfriend expressed all the things ittook time for me to really feel.Perhaps reading it overwhelmed

    her, as I received no response.Still, writing her the letter broughta peace to my soul. I had com-pleted the process of letting go of the resentment and hoped mywords gave her a sense of peaceas well.

    The last line of the messageread, I hold no grudges. I forgive

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    In a kind of twist on CharlesDickens, the gay rights move-ment is at once celebrating

    growing victories as well as suf-fering losses among its vulnerable

    youth.In late September, news broke

    of a Rutgers University student,Tyler Clementi, who killed himself after a hidden video, planted byhis roommate, was posted online,revealing across the Internet hewas gay. A humiliated Clementi

    jumped off a bridge.

    The past few weeks have seenother incidents of suicide, includ-ing the case of 19-year-old Ray-mond Chase, a Johnson andWales University student in RhodeIsland, and the case of 13-year-old California native Seth Walsh,who took his life after being over-whelmed by constant bullying.Both teens hanged themselves.

    Anti-gay sentiment, unfortu-nately, also exists on our very owncampus. I was walking throughthe Student Center Oct. 13 whensome writing on a flyer caught myeye. It was flyer for the Gay-Straight Alliances Coming Out

    Day, an event held that very day by the organization to promotehomosexual students acceptanceof themselves and feel free tocome out. However, written onthe flyer in orange marker werethe callous words Fkin Fags.Rather than censor it, though,someone instead placed a bluenote beside it, reading, This iswhat HATE looks like.

    Does no one rememberMatthew Shepard? I dont re-member when I first heard abouthim, but the story left a profoundimpression on my understanding

    of the evils of intolerance.In 1998, Shepard was a studentat the University of Wyoming. Onthe night of Oct. 7, two men,Aaron McKinney and RussellHenderson, targeted Shepard be-cause he was gay. After acceptingan offer by the two men for a ridehome from a lodge, Shepard atsome point mentioned he wasgay.

    McKinney and Hendersonthen took Shepard to a remotefield, tied him to a fence, robbedand then tortured him, includingpistol-whipping him to the pointthat he received lacerations and

    severe brain-stem damage, even-tually lapsing into a coma. He wasleft to die, which, after being dis-covered by a cyclist and spendingfive days in intensive care, he didso on Oct. 12. It took over 10

    years to pass the Matthew Shep-ard Act, legislation created topunish hate crimes.

    No wants to think such a situa-tion could happen here at Tech,

    but it can, just as it did forMatthew Shepard. Ive also con-sidered the possibility of the flyermessage being a prank, but eventhen, that still puts a derogatory

    slur out in the world for all to see.Besides, every joke contains somemeasure of truth, right?

    To help provide some hope,columnist Dan Savage has createda video project called It GetsBetter, presenting celebrities,such as actor Neil Patrick Harrisand fashion expert Tim Gunn,who give their own stories of coming to terms with theirlifestyles. Savage was inspired tomake the project by the recentstring of gay teen suicides.

    On the upside, gay rights sup-porters have been gradually se-curing wins and moving closer to

    legal recognition of their right tomarriage.

    Californias controversialProposition 8, which declared gaymarriages illegal in the state, wasoverturned earlier this year. Now, adistrict judge in Riverside, Calif.,has, as reported by The Los An-geles Times, instituted an imme-diate and permanent ban to thefederal policy of Dont Ask, DontTell, the law that has led to thedischarge of thousands of Amer-ican military members who ad-mitted they were gay.

    However, it is now up to the

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    has some road left to travel on the journey toward freedom, and evenwith a political success, support-ers must overcome the stigma of

    being homosexual in contempo-rary society. However, history hasshown after enough pushing, theresistance must give way.

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    National Breast CancerAwareness Month brought theTech community togetherto dis-cuss and raise money for thecure of the cancer that has de-veloped in millions of womennationwide.

    In 1985 AstraZeneca, aglobal pharmaceutical and bio-logics company that manufac-tures breast cancer drugsArimidex and Tamoxifen,deemed October NationalBreast Cancer AwarenessMonth.

    According to Breast-cancer.org, in 2010,an estimated207,090 new cases of invasive

    breast cancer are expected to bediagnosed in women in theUnited States, along with 54,010new cases of non-invasive breastcancer.

    The statistics are scary, but Ifeel young women need to learnmore about it so we can helpprotect ourselves, said GabrielleBanks, a freshman English major.

    The disease affects men aswell,though male cases arerarer.

    According to Breast-cancer.org about 1,970 newcases of invasive breast cancerwill be diagnosed in men in2010; however, less than 1 per-cent of all new breast cancercases occur in men.

    The decisions young adultsmake in college have beenproven to increase risks in devel-oping breast cancer.

    According to nationalbreast-cancer.org, consuming one ortwo drinksa day hasbeenshownto slightly increase the risk of

    breast cancer. The greater thelevels consumed, the higher therisk.

    Banks said, Young adultsneed to be consciousof theirac-tions now so that they can live amore healthy productive lifelater.

    To raise breast cancer aware-ness during the annual event,sororitiesand fraternities at Techstarted fundraisers.

    Omega PsiPhi Fraternity, Inc.is hosting a breast cancer aware-ness month penny drivethrough-out October.

    Bryan Recard, head of thesocial chair committee of Omega Psi Phi, said each yearduring October his fraternitycelebrates health awareness, andthis is the first year they chose toraise awareness about breastcancer.

    With onein eight women de-veloping breast cancer over thecourse of their lifetime, we de-cided we wanted to be a part of helping fund the cure, Recardsaid.

    Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. ialso helping raise awareness bposting flyers around camputelling everyone to wear pink of October.

    Along with the fraternitieand sororities, residence halls aralso raising awareness.

    Aswell Hall held an IcCream Socialfor National BreasCancer Awareness Month Oct18 where they discussed breascancer facts and did crafts tsupport cancer survivors anvictims.

    Harper Hall will host Bull-dawgs Against Breast Cancefrom 6:30 9 p.m. Oct. 27.

    Banks said she is exciteHarper is putting this event o

    because it gives young adults achance to get together and dis-cuss issues that affect them.

    The event is open to every-one andwill celebrate awarenesand research, honor victims ansurvivors and give participants achance to learn more abou

    breast cancer through nail paint-ing, cupcakes andthe creation of a pink paper chain.

    E-mail comments to scb035@lat ech.edu.

    Vince Furido, a supervisor forthe U.S. Army Engineer Re-search and Development Center,gave students a real-world viewof civil engineering Oct. 14 withhis presentation, MitigatingSchemes to Defeat Close-In De-notations against RC Walls.

    According to the Federal In-surance and Mitigation Admin-istrations official website,mitigation is the effort to reduceloss of life and property by less-ening the impact of disasterssuch as hurricanes, floods,earthquakes and terrorist at-tacks.

    Throughout his presentation

    Furido explained the Depart-ment of Homeland Securitysresearch, structural dynamicsand how the department collab-orated with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect the nation'sinfrastructures.

    Furido, who has more than20 years of experience as a re-search structural engineer andtechnical expert, said the bal-ance between research and ex-perimental work is crucial

    ecause both determine the me-chanics of a building's structure.

    "Doing experimental work islike fine wine. A little bit is exhil-arating; too much stupefies themind.

    He also said the USACE con-

    The mechanical and chemi-cal engineering programs forthe College of Engineering andScience willprovide scholarshiprecipients with money awardedfrom Citgo Petroleum Corpora-tion.

    Citgo Petroleum Corp. of Houston announced it will give

    Techs College of Engineeringand Science $10,000 to assisttheir mechanical and chemicalengineering departments.

    James Palmer, an associateprofessor of chemical engi-neering, said Tech was giventhis money because of the suc-cess of its graduates at Citgoand its track record of turningout high-quality mechanicaland chemical engineers.

    The money awarded will notonly go towardscholarships butwill also help the departments

    academically.Stan Napper, dean of the

    College of Engineering and Sci-ence, said these funds arevitallyimportant and enable the de-partments to allocate moneyfor various educational pur-poses including scholarships,field trips, visiting speakers,equipment purchases andtravel.

    With the economy in aslump and funds depleting from

    the university, the College of Engineering andScience wasinneed of more scholarshipmoney.

    Many of the scholarshipfunds available to the collegeand the university are in foun-dation accounts, Palmer said.These accounts are typicallyinvested and with the dramaticdeclines in the stock market, wewere not able to award moneyfrom these funds this year.Therefore, funds such as thesefrom Citgo and other compa-

    nies are critical to attract andretainthe best andbrighteststu-dents.

    The scholarships will beawarded to junior or senior-level students majoring in eitherdiscipline. The number of stu-dents and time will be deter-mined at a later date.

    The College of Engineeringand Science is one of 14 col-leges affiliated with the NationalAcademy of Engineering.

    This is simply a result of our outstanding quality in engi-neering education and a testa-mentto the performance of thegraduates who have been hired

    by Citgo, Palmer said. Thefaculty at Louisiana Tech workhardto continue thisexcellencein producing engineering grad-uates who are highly soughtafter by industry.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

    LifeChoices of North Central LouisianadirectorKathleen Richard addressed students Oct.14 at theBulldogs for Life meeting hoping to develop a rela-tionship with the organization.

    Life Choices, located at 211 W. Texas Ave., is anon-profit, non-denominational, non-political andfaith-based organization committedto providing compassion, informa-tion and support to anyone facingthe challengeof an unplannedpreg-nancy.

    We need people to be on cam-pus for us for outreach, Richard, aTech alumna, said. Care Net, a na-tional organization, made us somefliers to hang around campus.

    Richard said she also encouragesstudents to help pass out informa-tion bags in Tolliver Hall when LifeChoices is on campus. This is a wayfor them to give back to the organi-zation.

    She saidabstinence counseling isthe most effective program offeredat the center, and she believes the television showFriends changed the publics views on casual sex

    by portraying it as a fun pastime without potentialconsequences.

    We area pro-life ministry, shesaid. We do notrefer toward abortion. We push toward other op-tions.

    Richard said some people choose to have anabortion when they come to theclinic,but thecen-ter is consistent and compassionate with everyonewhether they listen or not. If a patient decides tohave an abortion, the clinic employees encourage

    them to run a background check on the doctor be-fore the procedure.

    Richard said many women regret the decisioof abortion emotionally and physically. They some-times intentionally become pregnant again to re-place the lost baby.

    Members of Bulldogs forLife feel strongly aboupro-life and want to help the cause.

    Alex Marquardt, president of Bulldogs for Life,said the organization wants to develop a relation-

    ship with Life Choicesof Rustonbe-cause they already have arelationship with the Monroe loca-tion.

    We are here to promotepro-lif choices, not only for abortion, bualso for issues such as embryonicstem cell research, he said. Wwere allborn by choice. Ourparentchose not to abort us. Everyone haa right to live.

    Marquardt said people havrushed to the decision to have aabortion in a time of unplannepregnancy, but there are other op-tions.

    Rachel Brady, vice president of Bulldogs for Life, said she becam

    interested in the issue in her junior year of highschool when she had the opportunityto participatin the March of Life in Washington, D.C.

    We marched to the Supreme Court buildingwhere Roe v. Wade was decided, she said.

    Brady said Life Choices is a great serviceto havina college town, andRichard isperfectfor thejob

    I think she was really sweet, she said. If I wain that situation, I would feel comfortable going ther.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

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    ATHLETES, FACULTY PLAY HARD BALL

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    Faculty and staff met the Lady Techsters softball team on their turf Friday nightand won bragging rights at the first Athletes vs. Faculty Softball Game with afinal score of 13-6. Theater professor Mark Guinn took to the field for the firsttime in two decades with his old wooden bat to help nudge his team to victory.

    Tech community unitesunder the pink ribbon

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    "Mitigation is very costly, sothe employer has to decidewhich one is the most impor-tant to invest in," he said. "Ourultimate goal is to provide themost economical and efficientsection that minimizes the ef-fects of close-in detonations."

    Chris Rabalais, a junior civilengineering major and vice

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    ciety of Civil Engineers, saidhe enjoyed the opportunity tonetwork as a freshman andview civil engineering from adifferent perspective.

    "If it weren't for experi-ences like this, I wouldn't havean internship with the USACEtoday," he said.

    Eric Veuleman, ASCE pres-ident and a senior chemicalengineering major, said he wasenlightened by this experience.

    It truly proves that chemi-cal engineers can take scienceand use it to improve the worldin an economically efficientway."

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    informatics and information management, saidshe is confident the department will take thetechnology they are given and work with it.

    We feel the professors we have in place arefully capable of adjusting their styles of teach-ing if there ever is a problem with the budgetor cuts to spending made to our program,Kennedy said. There is so much speculationabout what will be cut, but all we can do is hopefor the best.

    Arpan Gurjar, the technology supervisor of health informatics and information manage-ment, said he thinks the department will haveto be patient with the amount of technologygiven.

    The technology and software changesevery year in this field of work, Gurjar said.

    So, it is difficult to plan for something that maynot happen for a couple years down the road. I

    believe that the professors working in our de-partment have the appropriate training and areexperienced enough to handle whatever mayhappen with the budget.

    Kennedy said the department will car ry onwith technology and software that is alreadyprovided and make do the best way possible.

    I have complete faith that our staff canmake the adjustments necessary and comethrough this tough time with even more knowl-edge and experience for the future, Kennedysaid. We have the right mindset and believeeverything will fall into place.

    With speculation of budget cuts throughoutthe college running wild, the department will behoping for the best and make do with whateverthey have.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

    of Tulane, I still wasnt exactly clear what Iwanted to do with that degree. I was inter-ested in government service but didnt have aclear plan on how to go about pursuing thatinterest.

    He said he was at the bottom of his class inlaw school but received a lucky break when hepassed the bar exam. He was offered a job atthe district attorneys office in New Orleansand stayed for five years. Williamson thenworked for the organized crime section of theU.S. Department of Justice in Washington,D.C., and pursued organized crime casesaround the country.A year after going to work for the DOJ, hesaid he volunteered for a job at the Interna-tional Criminal Tribunal in The Hague,Netherlands. Williamson worked for the U.S.National Security Council at the White Housewhen he left the ICT. He said he was asked togo to Iraq to be the senior adviser for the Min-istry of Justice and stayed for three months.He returned to the NSC and became a U.S.Ambassador in 2006.

    Williamson said his career path was notplanned in advance and he did not know whatthe future would hold.

    I followed my interests and took somechances on things that it wasnt clear where

    the opportunities were going to lead at thetime they opened up, he said. It turned outto be very different from what I thought wasgoing to be my career path.

    Williamson encouraged students to pursuetheir career interests in any direction.

    Follow your interests, even if it means ven-turing away from the conventional thinking of what you should be doing, he said. Go outand embrace new experiences. Its incrediblehow these things can come together a year orfive years from now and steer you in a differ-ent direction that you didnt expect to go. Mostof all, stay open to opportunities as they pres-ent themselves. They may open doors to

    things you never would have imagined.David McLaughlin, a junior political sci-ence and sociology major, said Williamsonsearly career path is similar to one he wants tofollow as a federal prosecutor.

    Its definitely a good story to see howsomeone from the little town of Ruston cancome face-to-face with Condoleezza Rice,presidents, ministers of foreign nations anddeal with international war criminals, he said."I think its definitely a true testament to grad-uates from this university who might want toconsider a similar path like [Williamson] andhave an opportunity to do it.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

    With the relationship be-tween news and society con-stantly changing, The Tech Talkis taking strides to becomemore accessible in differentoutlets.

    The new website for thepaper was an on-going processthat began fall quarter 2009 andfinally launched Oct. 14.

    Danielle Cintron, online andassociate editor of The TechTalk, made the initiative for thenew website and called TheTech Talks online publisher,College Media Network, to findout how to make updates.

    College Media will updatethe website for free. So, why not

    pdate it to become a better

    online publication? Cintronsaid.After Cintron called College

    Media, Phillip Michael LeBlanc,production manager for TheTech Talk, took on the respon-sibility for designing the website

    anner.LeBlanc said the process

    was slow due to the preparationfor the site and the time it takesto figure out the system.

    Anything with design, youwant to make sure you explore

    your options to make sureeverything is pieced togetherperfectly, LeBlanc said.

    New additions to the web-

    site include links to Facebookand Twitter, slide shows, soundslides and a PDF version of thepaper, which viewers can nowuse to download and print thelatest issue.

    Amy Olita, editor of TheTech Talk, said she is happy tohave a PDF version of thepaper because it is another wayto showcase the staffs hardwork.

    With the PDF, viewers cannow see advertisements, whichgives them more publicity andhopefully more incentive forpeople to advertise in the printversion also, Olita said.

    The online edition will be anew way to show how the jour-nalism department is makingprogressive steps to catch upwith the best of the multimediacollege newspaper websites.

    It will give us more notori-ety and more exposure to thecommunity and prospectivestudents, Olita said. Most im-portantly, it will show we aremoving out of the dark ages.

    Reginald Owens, depart-ment chair for the journalismdepartment, said the world ismoving to digital communica-tion and fewer people are look-

    ing at print publications.The Internet incorporates

    not only the features of print journalism but also those from

    radio and broadcast, Owenssaid. We have started infusingmultimedia in our writingclasses. We are doing what wecan with the limited resourceswe have.

    The department has orderedsome new equipment and haswritten grants to purchasemore advanced technology.

    We are in the transitionwhere we are trying to expandand integrate our news contentdelivery system, Owens said.Where it used to be just print,we must now include the Webin our news delivery.

    Owens said that by offeringmore multimedia opportunitiesto students, the department ishelping them become moreprepared for a future in journal-ism.

    The new technology willcreate graduates who will beable to be more marketable andcompetitive in the journalismfield, he said. They will notonly have experience with print

    but also with video stories, pod-casts and the software thatcomes along with them.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

    Sherelle Black

    STAFF REPORTER

    the flyer], but Im glad some-one stood up and wrote some-thing back.

    Michael Harris, a juniorpsychology major, said hewants others to know theevent was not just for the gayand lesbian community but foreveryone to admit to them-selves who they are.

    It isnt just a gay event.

    Some people came out as gaywhile others came out asstraight allies, atheists and Re-publicans.

    Harris has been a memberof GSA for two quarters andencourages others to take aninterest in GSA and knowthere is always support.

    The GSA believes every-one does things on his own

    time, and it is not our place to

    force things on people, Harrissaid.I think since we are no

    forcing anyone to come out,no homosexual or any otheindividual should feel un-nerved by our events arouncampus.

    E-mail comments [email protected].

    > GSA from page 1

    he new Tech Talk website, www.thetechtalk.org, which launched Oct. 14 featuresideos, photo galleries, PDF versions of the printed paper, links to the Facebook andwitter pages and is preparing to launch a podcast.

    New website a catalyst for technologicalimprovements in journalism department

    > AMBASSADORfrom page 1

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    Tech researcher Long Que,along with graduate studentsVenu Kotipalli and ZhongchengGong, had their work publishedin the September edition of Applied Physics Letters.

    The paper, Light and ther-mal energy cell based on car-

    on nanotube films, describesthe design and production of adevice that can harvest andconvert light and thermal ener-gies into electricity.

    In addition to AppliedPhysics Letters, the paper, co-authored by Pushparaj Pathak,Tianhua Zhang, Yuan He andShashi Yadav, has also been se-lected for publication in VirtualJournal of Nanoscale Science& Technology andwww.PhysOrg.com.

    Que, an assistant professorof electrical engineering, saidwork on the device began inSeptember 2008 after being

    discovered accidentally andwas finished in early 2009.

    He said the device is a 20-millimeter-long cantilever loadcell made of carbon nano-tubefilm placed over an electrodeand a piezoelectric material,which creates electricity frommechanical energy, called leadzirconate titanate.

    The carbon nano-tubes areused to absorb radiation lettingthe layer of piezoelectric mate-rial bend.

    When light or thermal en-ergy hits the [piezoelectric] ma-terial it causes it to bend, Quesaid. When that material is de-formed it generates power.

    Que said the most importantaspect of the device is its abil-ity to self-reciprocate whichmeans it can constantly pro-duce energy without a need forexternal energy sources.

    Gong, a graduate engineer-ing major, said the practicalityof the device is due to its abilityto harvest energy.

    Even if the device were insomeones pocket, out of sun-

    light, it would still be able towork using the persons bodyheat.

    However, he said furtherwork with the device has shownthat its capabilities exceedusing only ther mal energy.

    The device does not haveto be in direct contact withthermal energy to work, Gongsaid. Weve learned that vibra-tions, wind power and other al-ternatives can be used to powerit.

    Que said the team plans tocontinue working to improvethe device. He said he thinksthe device could potentially beused to power a wide range of systems in the future such asimplanted biomedical devicesor remotely located sensorsand communication nodes.

    Im very proud and excitedabout this, Que said. This is aTech product from Tech stu-dents, and they should be proudof it, too.

    E-mail comments to [email protected].

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    Three days, six stages andmore than 100 artists.

    For Halloween weekend,New Orleans City Park willhost some of the worlds

    iggest musical acts, includingheadliners Muse and thePrince of Darkness and heavy-metal pioneer, Ozzy Osbourne,as part of the annual VoodooExperience.

    Easily one of Louisianasiggest festivals, Voodoo pro-

    vides more than an opportu-nity to bring in a large numberof established and renowned

    ands normally out of the wayfor Louisiana residents. Itsalso a chance to showcasemore local artists such as thefunk-styled Johnny Sketch andthe Dirty Notes, cross over-artists GALACTIC and Zy-depunks, a genre-smashingquintet who equally draw in-spiration from traditional folkmusic and the Clash.

    It is fitting that Voodoo isofficially referred to as an ex-perience rather than a festi-val. Aside from theworld-encompassing range of acts, from the South Africanhip-hop of Die Antwoord and

    Macy Grays R&B to the Ken-tucky-punk of Cage the Ele-phant, there are numerous sideattractions for festival goers tovisit between sets.

    This year will be the secondtime, according to the Voodoowebsite, a large-scale art ex-hibit will be presented, com-posed of a series of interactive, site-specific instal-lations and curated by StefanBeese and Voodoofounder/producer StephanRehage. Featuring local and in-ternational artists, the artpieces, which are experimen-tal combinations of technol-

    ogy, electronic media and sus-tainable materials, is to helpprovide another layer of acomprehensive, multi-layerexperience to further stimu-late the senses of attendees

    and emphasize the human el-ement needed to create thespirit and essence of themusic festival as a public gath-ering.

    To create an environmentsuitable for all ages, there is asection of the park designatedfor VooBoo, a family-friendlyarea for children 10 and under.VooBoo features arts andcrafts, face painting, educationand, most importantly, music.Aside from child-appropriatemusicians, some Voodooartists are planning to makesurprise visits.

    Also, there will be a Mar-

    ketplace, presenting interna-tional art and cultural items, aswell as New Orleans art andculture.

    Of course, the real attrac-tion is the music. From the

    tongue-in-cheek rock of Ea-g les o f Death Metal toGrammy-nominated rapperDrake to rising-electronicaartist Deadmau5, there is un-deniably something for every-one at Voodoo.

    Tickets are still availableand can be purchased fromTicketmaster, the Voodoowebsite or from participatingCVS pharmacies.

    For more information visitwww.thevoodooexperience.com.

    E-mail comments [email protected].

    Arts & Entertainment

    MUSIC REVIEW

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    Progressive-rock quartetTetrafusion, comprised of NorthLouisiana college students, re-leased their second album, Al-tered State, Oct. 12.

    Bassist Mark Michell said the band, also featuring lead vocal-ist/keyboardist Gary Tubbs, gui-tarist and vocalist BrooksTarkington and drummer J.C.Bryant, formed a few years agoat Parkway High in Bossier Citywhere all the members per-formed in the jazz band.

    Wed played in the marching

    band, and after we were on the jazz band, we just decided to tryit out, Michell, a junior com-puter information systemsmajor, said. Wed known eachother since elementary school,and we had the same taste in bands.

    Influenced by progressivegroups like Rush, Dream The-ater, Porcupine Tree and Tool,Tetrafusionexperiments with dy-namic rhythms and melodies,often throwing contrastingsoundsagainst each other on theturn of a dime. Michell de-scribes the sound as progressiverock rather than metal becauseof the publics interpretations.

    The word metal scaressome people, but were hard topigeonhole. Not to be preten-tious, but we change a lot.

    Tetrafusions debut album,Absolute Zero, was an instru-mental ode to cosmology, incor-porating correlations to physicsand other aspects of science.

    It was very art rock. Wewanted to make it futuristic,technical music.

    Michell also said the albumwas both slammed and well-re-ceived, although he admitted itwas a Dream Theater worshipCD. For its sophomore effort,Michell said the band wanted tofocus on the songwriting, mak-ing the subjects more earthlyand real. Recorded and pro-duced between August 2009 toMay 2010 at Queensix Produc-tions in Shreveport, Altered

    State contains seven narrativesongs within a larger arc of sto-rytelling, with themes rangingfrom depression to regret andeven post-traumatic stress disor-der.

    Michell said the albumsopening track, Collage of thePresent,was inspired bya videoon TED.com, a nonprofit web-site dedicated to the spreadingof ideas, about Jill Bolte Taylor,a woman who after suffering astroke began to experienceswinging moods of intense eu-phoria and crushing headaches.The song not only describes theInner disaster/growing faster inmy mind in the lyrics, whichcontain some direct quotes fromthe video, but also presents Tay-lors case in the music itself.

    We thought it was cool to

    write about, Michell said. Thesong has two parts representingher brain swings, one reallymelodic forher euphoria andtheother, her migraines, is reallyheavy.

    One of the biggest stepsTetrafusion took was the deci-sion to add vocals after seeingsome reviews saying the bandneeded a singer.

    People are divided on thevocals.We didnt have vocals be-fore because we couldnt findanyone, and we didnt want any- body doing two things.

    However, the desire to avoidrepetition as well as not wantingto disruptcohesivenessby bring-ing in unknowns, the band

    turned to Tubbs.Hes been singing since he

    was five and toured the world afew years ago with a choir,Michell said. He has an oper-atic voice.

    Tetrafusion has since re-ceived further criticism, includ-ing comparisons to aincreasingly popular trio.

    Weve been compared toMuse. Some people say weretrying to copy them, but werenot. Thats just the way hesounds; they (Tubbs and MatBellamy) have similar deliverystyles.

    One of the standout songs isDeserter, written by Tarking-ton before the band eveformed.

    We put it on for variation,

    Michell said. Itsthe oldest songwe have, but it also has possiblythe biggest story.

    With figurative imagery of war and slight biblical allusionsover a shifting acoustic guitar,Deserter is one of AltereStates most dynamic tracks,particularly in Tubbs voice,going from haunted regret toculminating in an aggressivegrowl by the songs end.

    The bands ambition is asmuch its strength as it is itsweakness. During a very long in-strumental section of the over-12-minute closing song, Tearsof the Past, there is a wild as-sortment of sounds including asection described as elevatomusic, which only muddles theunderlying themes to a degree.

    Therewas no reason, its jus

    drawn out, Michell said. It wasfor fun, an outlet for everythingelse we wanted to do.

    Also, Tubbs voice tends tohave a droning effect a fewtimes, a problem that remindsme of The Editors Tom Smith both can sing, but wouldnt hurto expand their styles a bit more.

    Overall, Altered State is aaccomplished work by a younggroup of artists. With qualitymusicianship, deep lyrical anmusical ideas and ambition, aswell as taking time to hone itsfocus, Tetrafusion has great po-tential for success.

    E-mail comments to rww015@lat ech.edu.

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    The sounds of The Presidents Own UnitedStates Marine Band filled Howard Auditorium,Center for the Performing Arts, Saturday night asthe band played to a sold-out audience of stu-dents, faculty and visitors.

    According to the concert program, the MarineBand was established in 1798 by an act of Con-gress and is Americas oldest continuously activeprofessional musical organization. The mission of the band is to provide music for the president of the United States and the commandment of theMarine Corps.

    Kenneth Robbins, director for the School of thePerforming Arts, said the event validates theschools quest for excellence.

    The reputation for quality music and per-forming arts that we have and continue to developis being recognized outside of us, Robbins said. Ithink its a good community outreach and good inserving the community needs for this kind of music experience. Its good for our students.

    The program also said The Presidents Ownmade its debut in front of former President JohnAdams and performed for Thomas Jeffersons in

    than 500 public and official performances each year.The musicians are selected through auditionsand enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps for duty withthe Marine Band only. They are from various partsof the country and perform in full-dress militaryuniforms.

    Timothy Lindsay, a masters student in com-puter science, said he admires the work of one of the composers whose music was featured duringthe concert.

    They played a John Williams piece, and Im a big fan of John Williams, Lindsay said. I like pa-triotic things. Ive always wanted to listen to an or-chestra like that. The piece by Vincent Persichetti,Psalm for Band, had a lot of emotion. If youclose your eyes and listen to it, it will paint a pic-ture in your head.

    Mike Collie, a Ruston resident, said his son is ithe U.S. Marine Corps waiting on deployment toIraq, and he and his wife came to show militarysupport.

    My wife heard about it through her employeand found the newspaper article about it on hedesk, Collie said. Her employer knew our heartswould want to be here tonight. We wanted tocome support the band and music. When wefound out they were coming there was no ques

    The Presidents Ownsound comes to town

    The Presidents Own United States Marine Band, pictured on the South Portico of theWhite House, is the oldest performing musical organization in the United States. It wasestablished in 1798, and performs at the White House more than 300 times annually.

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    Friday

    Friday Saturday

    Saturday Sunday

    Sunday

    VooDoo StageDex The Passion 10:30 a.m.

    Ponderosa 12:30 p.m.

    AM 2:30 p.m.

    Dead Confederate 4:30 p.m.

    Metric 6:30 p.m.

    Muse 9 p.m.

    VooDoo StageBig Rock Candy Mountain 11 a.m.

    Mia Borders 1 p.m

    River City Extension 3 p.m.

    Cage the Elephant 5 p.m.

    Drake 7 p.m.

    Ozzy Osbourne 9 p.m.

    VooDoo StageSPEAK 10:15 a.m.

    White Rabbits 12:15 p.m.

    Minus The Bear 2:15 p.m.

    Interpol 4:15 p.m.

    My Morning Jacket 7 p.m.

    Sony Make.BelieveMiracle at St. Anna 11:30 a.m.

    Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes1:30 p.m.

    Eli Paperboy Reed and The TrueLoves 3:30 p.m.

    Jonsi 5:30 p.m.

    Weezer 7:45 p.m.

    Sony Make.BelieveMichael Tolcher Noon

    OBrother 2 p.m.

    The Whigs 4 p.m.

    Florence and The Machine 6 p.m.

    Street Sweeper Social Club 8 p.m.

    Sony Make.BelieveJonathan Tyler and the Northern

    Lights 11:15 a.m.Janelle Monae 1:15 p.m.

    The Airborne Toxic Event 3:15

    p.m.

    MGMT 5:30 p.m.

    Le PlurBeverly Skillz 11:45 a.m.

    Trent Cantrelle 1 p.m.

    Rusko 2:15 p.m.

    Innerpartysystem 3:30 p.m.

    Kaskade 5 p.m.

    Crookers 6:15 p.m.

    Hot Chip 7:45 p.m.

    Le PlurCarmine P. Flithy 1 p.m.Electrocity 2:15 p.m.Javier Drada 3:30 p.m.Boys Noize 4:45 p.m.Die Antwood 6:15 p.m.The Crystal Method DJ Set 7:30p.m.Paul van Dyk 9 p.m.

    Le PlurChristoph Andersson 11 a.m.

    Swiss Chriss 12:15 p.m.

    Afrojack 1:30 p.m.

    Ferry Corsten 2:45 p.m.

    Paul Oakenfold 4:15 p.m.

    deadmau5 6:15 p.m.

    Soco/WWOZKristin Diable 10:30 a.m.Blue Party feat. Natalie Mae NoonFeufollet 1:30 p.m.Big Sams Funky Nation 3:15 p.m.Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass andDrums 5 p.m.Soul Rebels Brass Band 6:45 p.m.Galactic with special guests CyrilNeville and Corey Henry 8:30 p.m.

    Soco/WWOZRival Sons 11 a.m.Flow Tribe 12:30 p.m.Alvin Youngblood Harts MuscleTheory 2 p.m.Rebirth Brass Band 3:30 p.m.Basin Street Record Revue 5 p.m.Buckwheat Zydeco 6:45 p.m.Jakob Dylan & Three legs 8:30p.m.

    Soco/WWOZShannon McNally 11:15 a.m.Walter Wolfman Washington andThe Roadmasters 12:45 p.m.Blackberry Smoke 2:15 p.m.Voice of the Wetlands All Stars 4p.m.Macy Gray 5:45 p.m.Trombone Shorty & Orleans Av-enue 7:30 p.m.

    Preservation HallCOOT 11:15 a.m.Creole String Beans 12:45 p.m.Stanton Moore Trio 2:15 p.m.Rosie Ledet 4 p.m.Honey Island Swamp Band 5:45p.m.Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Mal-colm 7:45 p.m.DJT-Roy 9 p.m.

    Preservation HallFatter Than Albert 11:15 a.m.Lost Bayou Ramblers 12:45 p.m.Treme Brass Band 2:15 p.m.Paul Sanchez & the Rolling RoadShow ft. John Boutte 3:45 p.m.Theresa Andersson 5:46 p.m.Locos Por Juana 7:30 p.m.DJ Quickie Mart 9 p.m.

    Preservation HallMarchingFourth Marching Band10:45 a.m.Leo Jackson and the MelodyClouds 12:15 p.m.Como Mamas 1:45 p.m.Preservation Hall Jazz Band 3:30p.m.Toubab Krewe 5:15 p.m.Brian Coogan Band 7 p.m.DJ Soul Sister 8:30 p.m.

    Bingo!Debauche 10:45 a.m.

    Fitz & The Tantrums 12:15 p.m.MarchFourth Marching Band 1:45p.m.Egg Yolk Jubilee 3:15 p.m.The Happy Talk Band 4:45 p.m.Rotary Downs 6:15 p.m.Quintron & Miss Pussycat 7:45

    Bingo!Consortium of Genius 11 a.m.

    Luke Winslow-King 12:30 p.m.Helen Gillet 2 p.m.Rock City Morgue 3:30 p.m.The Vettes 5 p.m.MynameisJohnMichael 6:30 p.m.

    Bingo!MC Sweet Tea 11 a.m.

    The Local Skank noonFleur de Tease Burlesque Revue1:15 p.m.Zydepunks 2:45 p.m.Big Freedia, Katey Redm SissyNobby, DJ Rusty Lazer 4:15 p.m.JP Chrissie and the Fairground

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    Aries

    March 21 April 19Youhavetwochoicestoday.Eitherjumpintothethickofthemess with both feet or stay out of it altogether.There arede nitely two distinct camps setting up their arsenals forbattle.Realizethatthereisalsoasoft,tender,harmoniousaspect that just wants peace.It will be hard to ignore thefact that your usual warring nature is ready to do battle.

    auruspr 20 - May 20

    ou may end up being the peaceful savior that calmsveryone downtoday,Taurus.Use your artisticnatureandove of beauty and harmony to inspire oth ers to put awayheir differences and concentrate on the positive aspects.enerous acceptance of others is the only way to go, es-eciallytoday,whenpeopleare riledup andreadyto ght.o your best to promote peace.

    eminiay 21 - Jun 20

    our unique ability to communicate with many differentroupsandpersonalitieswillbeextremelyimportanttodayo maintaining a bridge between warring camps, Gemini.eep things moving and try not to let the situation stag-ate on any one issue. If the conversation turns to ragingndranting,it'sinyourbestintereststostopitrightaway.on't be afraid to step up and take a leadership role.

    ancerun 21 - Jul 22

    ou might feel like you're getting worked up from all an-les today, Cancer. Find comfort in knowing that thingsill de nitely improve by tomorrow. You might get the

    eeling that somehow you're all alone despite the circlef friends that surrounds and loves you.You may be calledo action by a strong force. Try to stay abreast of infor-ation and developments around you so you can make

    he most informed decisions possible.

    LeoJul 23 - Aug 22Try to rise above the potential tension and rough spots oftheday,Leo.Doyourselfafavoranddon'tfeellikeyouhavetostooptoanother'slevel.Takeprideinyouractionsand dothingswithcon dence.Workwiththenegativity.Theworstthingtodowouldbetoignoreit.Approachproblemssquarelyas soon as they arise.Don't dredge up the past.It's time tomove forward.

    VirgoAug 23 - Sep 22Try to rise above the potential tension and rough spots ofthe day, Leo. Do yourself a favor and don't feel like youhave to stoop to another's level. Take pride in your ac-tions and do things with con dence. Work with the nega-tivity.Theworstthingtodowouldbetoignoreit.Approachproblems squarely as soon as they arise.Don't dredge upthe past. It's time to move forward.

    LibraSep 23 - Oct 22Try to rise above the potential tension and rough spots ofthe day, Leo. Do yourself a favor and don't feel like youhave to stoop to another's level. Take pride in your ac-tions and do things with con dence. Work with the nega-tivity.Theworstthingtodowouldbetoignoreit.Approachproblems squarely as soon as they arise.Don't dredge upthe past. It's time to move forward.

    ScorpioOct 23 - Nov 21Today's arena is one in which you can nd a great deal ofmaterial, Scorpio.There will be no shortage of energy towork with or opinions coming from you.Realize that yourwords have a greater potency about them as people be-come more intent on uncovering the truth.Apply yourselftopeaceand cooperationamonggroups.Helppeopleworktogether toward a common goal.

    SagittariusNov 22 - Dec 21Peace and harmony are in the regularly scheduled pro-gram for the day, but there is a good chance that therecould be a warring force with strong opinions and vin-dictive tendencies. Hold onto your hat, Sagittarius, andmake sure you have your actions well aligned with yoursoul or else you could be thrown into a battle that hasnothing to do with you.

    CapricornDec 22 - Jan 19Peace and harmony are in the regularly scheduled pro-gram for the day, but there is a good chance that therecould be a warring force with strong opinions and vin-dictive tendencies. Hold onto your hat, Sagittarius, andmake sure you have your actions well aligned with yoursoul or else you could be thrown into a battle that hasnothing to do with you.

    AquariusJan 20 - Feb 18Peace and harmony are in the regularly scheduled pro-gram for the day, but there is a good chance that therecould be a warring force with strong opinions and vin-dictive tendencies. Hold onto your hat, Sagittarius, andmake sure you have your actions well aligned with yoursoul or else you could be thrown into a battle that hasnothing to do with you.

    PiscesFeb 19 - Mar 20Make sure your opinion doesn't get lost in the frenzy ofthe day, Pisces. Your words may not quite t with thethings that people want to hear.Try not to take this per-sonally. Realize that this isn't an indication that yourwords are any less important.You have an incredible giftof being able to see things that others can't.Cherish andnourish this ability instead of invalidating it.

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    The 13th Gate?Do you have what it takes to survive

    Your heartbeat rises, your breathquickens. You listen to the screamsechoing around you and watch asgroup aftergroup enters the Hellevatorsand descend into horror. You watch ascrazed, bloodied nurses with sinistersmileson their faces usher those around you forward. You wait your turn to enterthe 13th Gate.

    The nurses are sweet and helpful as you enter the Hellevators and are low-ered in darkness 13 floors to the asy-lum. You are greeted by the head nurse,a bleeding woman asks, What are youdoing out of your rooms? The doctor iswaiting.

    Thus your trip into madness begins.Located in downtown Baton Rouge,

    the 13thGatehasbeen rated one of thetop four haunted houses across thecountry for the past four years byHauntworld magazine

    Owner, house manager and artisticdirector Dwayne Sanburn has designedevery detail in the 13th Gate and is liv-ing his dream every night in the monthof October.

    Ive always loved Halloween, and,as a kid, I wanted to own a hauntedhouse, he said. I went to college to be-come a registered nurse andworked for10 years in the ICU of the Veterans Af-fairs Medical Center to mak


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Introducing… The Letter Tt. “Tt” Words table “Tt” Words tack.

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10.21.10 (The Status--2011)

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From Print to Digital: Visions of 21 st Century Collections PRDLA , 10.21.10

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Flair towers project brief 10.21.10

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From Print to Digital: Visions of 21 st Century Collections PRDLA, 10.21.10 Thomas C. Leonard University Librarian, University of California Berkeley.