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Volume 85 Number 9

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VIETNAM MEMORIAL TRAVELS TO MONROE

Photo by Kathleen Duncan

A veteran and his family search the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall for the names of fallen comrades Satur-day at Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe. The wall, which is a small-scale replica of the Wash-ington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial, has been touring the country for more than 20 years and has madeonly one previous stop in Monroe, several years ago.

Wagon Project re-examined

New student health center expected to be ready next fall

In light of outcries over thecontroversial Wagon Projectin the Student Government As-

sociations winter budget,strides have been taken to en-sure the wagon will cost nomore than $300.

According to the budget ap-proved last week, out of the$1,500 allotted for sports pro-motion, $850 was allocated foran item called Wagon Project.The project will involve the pur-chase of a wagon for mascotTech XX to ride in at appear-ances he makes.

Ryan Grumble, SGA directorof sports promotion, said as di-rector, he is responsible for get-ting the English bulldog tocampus events, including foot-

ball games. He said a wagonwould help because there is along walk from where Grumble

parks to the field.I park on the SGA field, and

by the time I walk halfway tothe field getting to tailgates,[Tech XX] is pretty much gone,he said. Its a long walk forhim, and if I can get him in awagon and just pull him aroundat tailgates, then you can seethe mascot more often. Its justto provide more visibility forhim.

Grumble said a previouswagon, which was used whenTech XX was a puppy, was putin storage in the condemnedJenkins and McFarland resi-dence halls. Since then, the

wagon has not been seen, andGrumble said the buildingswere searched thoroughly againlast week.

Believing the wagon wasmost likely stolen, Grumble saidhe decided to get a new wagon,

but forgot to turn in his budgetto SGA treasurer Casey Roperuntil the day the budget waspresented, Nov. 2.

It was around 1 p.m. onTuesday when Casey remindedme I needed to get a budget in,he said. I didnt look at anyprices beforehand; I was justputting down a number so Icould get it to Casey as soon aspossible.

For the $850, Grumble saidhe estimated the wagon wouldcost $400, allowed $200 forSGA signs and added $200more for any miscellaneouscosts that may come up. How-ever, he has since lowered theestimated cost.

Right now I have priced

everything, he said. Weregoing to be sticking around$275.

The wagon itself costs $150,signs have been quoted at $75and there is leeway for a poten-tial battery-operated fan or cov-ering.

Roper said before anymoney is spent, Grumble willstill need to submit a fund req-uisition form that must besigned by Roper before Grum-

ble can get the credit card fromfaculty adviser Adam Collins.

It is important to note the

Kelly Belton

NEWS EDITOR

Along with the $12.5 million expansionsat Maxie Lambright Intramural Sports Cen-ter, a new University Health Center is ex-pected to be completed by Fall 2011.

The new center, which is expected to belarger than the current Health Center, is

nder construction and will be located inthe new aquatics center adjacent to the In-tramural Center.

Bobby Dowling, director of recreation,said the center will provide more conven-ience to students because of greater ac-cessibility, longer hours of operation and

ore preventative programs.Lambright is open seven days a week

nd we have 1,300 people go through ouroors daily, Dowling said. Most of t he

students needing health center services willave easy access to those services, andhey will utilize the services because it is

ore convenient.The decision to build a new Health Cen-

er in a different location was based on its

and recreation should go hand-and-hand.Our mission is the same, better health forour students.

The new center will continue to offerhealth services in a better environment andwith an enhanced design.

Linda Griffin, dean of student develop-ment, said with the new facility more effi-cient health care can be provided tostudents.

Nurses will be able to better deliverhealth services with a quieter, cleaner, moreefficiently designed facility, Griffin said.The current building is old and poorly de-signed for ef ficient health care delivery.

In addition to offering medical care, thenew building will be equipped to host mul-tiple health-based events.

The Wellness Committee, comprisedof personnel from the Health Center,Sports Center and Counseling Services, en-visions collaborative programming at thenew facility, Griffin said. It will include alarge conference room which will be avail-able for special meetings, forums andhealth education activities. In combiningthe Health Center and Lambright Sports

ble for students.At first the hours and availability may

be the same, Griffin said. However, wehope to eventually increase hours offering

Mary TimmonsSTAFF REPORTER

Rep. Jim Fannin said he

would not leave a college cam-pus without addressing highereducation during a speech Nov.4 at the Financial MarketingAssociation meeting.

Fannin, a Tech alumnus, cur-rently serves as the DemocraticChairman of the Appropria-tions Committee of theLouisiana House of Represen-tatives.

Stephen Walker, presidentof FMA and a graduate studentin business, said FMA featuresa different financial speakeronce per month as part of theFMA speaker series.

He said during his childhoodhe knew Fannin, who ran astore near his home in Jones-

boro.

My very first economic les-son came from Mr. Jim Fanninas a child, he said.

Fannin covered many as-pects on the issue of higher ed-ucation.

He said higher educationand health care are taking the

biggest budget cuts, and thereason is because they cost themost money.

There are constitutionalprotections for pre-K through12th grade, Fannin said.Higher education does nothave a constitutional protectionas great as that one.

He said this is because theprotection is based on atten-dance. Students in pre-Kthrough 12th grade have a 100percent attendance rate, butthere has not been a time whenmore than 25 percent of col-lege-age students have at-tended college.

He also said the TOPS pro-gram was implemented to raisethe percentage points of en-rolled college students in orderto receive more state fundingdue to a higher graduation rate.

We are funding higher edu-cation with plenty of dollars,Fannin said. We are justspreading it too thin amongstthe many state universities.

He said he appropriates theblock grant, but the Board ofRegents determines how themoney is split up between uni-

versities by benefitting theschools with a higher gradua-tion rate.

Fannin said the TOPS pro-gram was implemented to in-crease the graduation rateswhich are key in determininguniversity budgets.

Rachel Waggoner, a senioreconomics major and secretaryof FMA, made a suggestion re-garding the TOPS program.

The program was sup-posed to pay for itself as stu-

dents graduate, get jobs anpay taxes in Louisiana, shesaid. Then, the money will go

back into the program and thegraduation level will increase

because students will be able tofinish school without droppingout for financial reasons.

Waggoner said one probleinvolves graduates leaving thestate seeking employment else-where, which keeps the moneyfrom circulating back into theTOPS program.

A disincentive or penaltywould be a good idea to en-courage them to graduate witha degree at Louisiana Tech Uni-versity and find a job iLouisiana, she said.

However, she also said theproblem is oftentimes jobs areunavailable in Louisiana.

Fannin said an increase iadmission requirements helpesolve the student drop-ouproblem.

There is certainly a merit tothat, he said. Some people geTOPS and only go one year.

Fannin said the legislaturehas tried to pass a law requiringTOPS students to pay off theiTOPS scholarship if they dropout after one year, but there has

never been enough interest topass this bill because the stu-dent received one year of col-lege that they would not havereceived otherwise.

He said financial decisionsare more complicated than thegeneral public thinks.

Fannin said, Time can bean ally when making a financiadecision.

E-mail comments to [email protected].

Fannin addresseshigher educationHaley Kraemer

STAFF REPORTER

Addicted? Chances are you know someone

who is. Turn to Page 9 to check out the

feature on Adderall addictions.

Mildred Gallot, amember of the Uni-versity of LouisianaSystems Board of Su-pervisors, has beenselected as thekeynote speaker forTechs fall 2010 com-mencement cere-mony at 2 p.m. Nov.20 in the Thomas As-sembly Center.

Gallot, a Gramblingresident, was a faculty memberat Grambling State University

for 44 years until her retirementin 2003, prior to becoming a

board member in 2005. Shewas head of the history depart-ment and currently serves onthe Board of Directors for the

University, which is used dur-ing the universitys orientatiosessions. She was inducted into

the GSU Alumni Halof Fame in 2007 fooutstanding commit-ment and service tothe university.

Tech PresidenDan Reneau said hechose Gallot becauseshe can offer insight tograduates that will beuseful to their futures.

I consider nomi-nations or choosesomeone I think ca

deliver a useful and timely mes-sage to the graduates, Reneausaid. I feel that her years ofservice as a faculty membeand a member of the Boargive her a unique perspectiveon the college experience anopportunities graduates wil

Amber Guyotte

STAFF REPORTER

ULS board member to be keynote

speaker for fall commencement

$350 $300

$850

SGA Winter 2010-11 Budget

Information graphic by Amy Olita > see SGA page 5

Photo by Sean Zhou

Louisiana state represen-tative Jim Fannin spokeabout the struggles be-

tween state funding andhigher education at theFinancial Marketing Asso-ciation meeting Nov. 4.

GALLOT

Photo by Dacia Idom

Pictured is the tentative architecturallayout of the new health and wellnesscenter that will be next to the existingintramural center along with two newpools and a dining hall.

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A closer look atsports promotion

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Whos Who deadlinefor applications near

Applications for Whos WhoAmong Tech Students are due

y 5 p.m. Friday in the StudentGovernment Association of fice.

Forms are available in theSGA office.

To apply, applicants must begraduating seniors in the 2010-11 academic school year, en-rolled at Tech for at least threeconsecutive quarters exclud-ing summer have at least a 3.0or higher overall GPA and par-ticipate in campus organiza-tions and activities.

Students also need to signp for an interview time when

they turn in their applicationform.

For more information con-tact SGA at 318-257-4565 or

[email protected] or theAcademic Affairs Office at 318-257-4262.

Jazz band plays forstudy break in Tonk

The Tech Jazz Ensemble willpresent the annual Jazz Lunchin the Tonk 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Friday in the Student Center,Main Floor.

The performance, directedy Lawrence Gibbs, will coverall styles of jazz from 30s and40s swing music to the recentfunk era including a saxophonepiece called Four Brothers byCount Basie, a famous jazz pi-anist.

Students are encouraged toring a sack lunch and take areak from finals while enjoying

the relaxed, informal jazz con-cert.

Everyone is invited to attendand admission is free.

For more information con-tact Gibbs, associate director of

ands, at 318-257-5472 [email protected].

The Runway Repor

tto be held Friday

Lynnell Fashion Group willhost The Runway Report

from 6 9 p.m. Friday at TheKnights Inn in Ruston.

The event will provide localswith the opportunity to viewupcoming trends for the winter,while being introduced to areafashion and beauty businesses.

The event will include aspace for attendees to purchaseitems from vendors, a dessert

bar and a mini fashion show.Drawings for door prizes will

be held, and product sampleswill be given. Tickets can bepurchased in advance for $5 orat the door for $7.

For more information or topurchase advance tickets con-tact Hermosa Lynn or

DonChunte Foster at 318-963-9993 or [email protected].

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AB Man seeks toinform communit

y

The School of PerformingArts will present KAB Man at7:30 p.m. Jan. 12-15 in HowardAuditorium, Center of Perform-ing Arts. The play illustrates thelife of superheroes Keep Amer-ica Beautiful, Keep LincolnParish Beautiful and KeepLouisiana Beautiful, who joinforces to inspire environmentalawareness in the midst of chaos.

Admission is $5 for senior cit-izens and students with theirTech ID, $6 for children and $10for general admission. Ticketscan be purchased at the Box Of-fice in Howard Auditorium from1:30 - 4:45 p.m. Monday throughFriday.

For more information con-tact Paula Rae Brown, produc-tion stage manager of KABMan, at 318-286-9039 [email protected].

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Tournament proceeds to aid families

Photo by Zach Beair

Steven Keirsey stretches to punch the ball over the net and win the point as Alan Smith waits to make the return.

Students put their game-faceon for charity at Alpha EpsilonDeltas sand volleyball tourna-

ment Saturday.Techs chapter of the nationalhealth pre-professional honorsociety hosted the tournamentat Trinity United MethodistChurch to raise money to helpneedy families during the holi-days for the organizations serv-ice project, Project HEAL.

Alyson Goeders, AED secre-tary, said this is the AEDs first

year participating in ProjectHEAL and the organizationhoped to raise enough money to

be able to help several area fam-

ilies.Were trying to raise money

for those in need, Goeders said.Were going to use the moneyto provide families with basketsfull of food and toys so that theymay have a better holiday sea-

son.Goeders, a senior biologymajor, said AED has a list pro-vided by the Volunteers ofAmerica with the names of 50families in the Ruston commu-nity. She said the baskets will bedistributed to the families at Me-morial Gym along with toys anda visit from Santa for the chil-dren.

Goeders said AED has beencollecting donations from localchurches and business, as wellas holding the sand volleyball

tournament in order to raise suf-ficient funds.

The tournament, which willbe the only event fundraiser forProject HEAL, hosted 10 teamsand had a $20 entry fee perteam, raising $200 to fund the

service project.Teams were guaranteed atleast two games and the winnerswere rewarded a $50 gift card tothe Dawg House. Todd Castle-

berry, Austin Chewing, JakeSpoon, Justin Barnes and KevinMarty, also known as Rhode Is-land Highway Patrol, tookhome the grand prize for thetournament.

Ryan Lirette, a senior biologymajor, helped the AED organizethe tournament and also partic-ipated. He said he thinks the

fundraiser was very successfufor its first year.

We attracted a good crowfor our first event like this, anthey will just get bigger as wlearn how to conduct this kinof tournament, Lirette said.

He said he is glad that smany people came out to plaand support AED and theicharitable cause.

Its a good thing for peoplwho have things to share withthose who are less fortunate,Lirette said. Its great seeing smany students and faculty froTech come to support and givto those who cant provide fothemselves.


Zach Beaird

STAFF REPORTER

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Students of all majorspitched their innovative productor service ideas built around a

usiness plan last Thursday atthe TOP DAWG Idea Pitchsponsored by Bulldog Entrepre-neurs.

Deborah Inman, coordinatorof entrepreneurial studies, saidthis years event featured 22teams who gave five-minutepitches to investors, and stu-dents were encouraged to visiteach teams booth during theevent to vote for their favoriteideas with Bulldog Bucks. The

top 10 winners will collect $200if they compete in the TOPDAWG Business Plan Competi-tion in the spring. Inman saidthis event gives the 10 teams achance to win more money andmake their ideas a reality. Thetop 10 teams in order of com-posite scores include Power-Fetch, O3 Solutions,Studentbuddy.com, The RHIN-dow, Bulldog Water Complex,GreenCrete, 3D Video Docu-ments, Thermal Glucose Mon-itor, MIDAS and VINA. Theseteams advanced to the TOPDAWG Business Plan Competi-tion.

PowerFetch member JasonReich, a senior mechanical en-gineering major, said his teams

mac hi ne automatic al lylaunches a ball for a dog. Itstays on standby until the dogplaces the ball into the funnel. Itis operated by a computer,which is energy efficient.

I have a 1-year-old wienerand cocker spaniel mix, hesaid. If we leave her outside,she will get bored and dig holes.

ow, she is entertained whilee are at school or work.

He stresses that it is noteant to replace human inter-

ction with the dog. It is meanto supplement it while no one isome.

We are looking forward toaking it into a portable, light-eight plastic model, Reich

said.

The second-ranked teamas O3 Solutions, an aquatic

erbicide product.Casey Roper, an O3 Solu-

ions member and a biologyraduate student, said the teamroposed using ozone as anquatic herbicide.

He said it is extremely effec-ive in the elimination of inva-

sive aquatic species such as the

salvinia in Lake Bistineau inNorthwest Louisiana.

In the industry of aquaticherbicides, everyone thinkschemical, which is more ex-pensive and harmful to the en-vironment, Roper said. Thirtyminutes after we spray the her-bicide, it is converted into car- bon dioxide which leaves theenvironment unharmed.

He said the Business PlanCompetition, which takes placein the spring, was a wonderfulexperience last year even forpeople with a small idea.

You learn more about your-self, you gain business experi-ence and you network withinvestors, Roper said.

Studentbuddy.com memberGavin McCarty, a Tech alum-nus, said his business is a localwebsite for students and in-cludes information on localnotes, events, textbooks fromTech students and more.

He said it will be free to usewith valid university identifica-tion. Just pick the appropriateuniversity on the log-in page.

It is your one-stop shop to

be a successful student aca-demically and emotionally,McCarty said. Everyone needsa buddy, and that is what youhave at Studentbuddy.com.

Inman said many of theIdea Pitch winners progress toowning their own businessusing this competition as astarting point.

She said a team from a cou-ple of years ago came up with ahealth-food concept calledDezzie Dough. Their idea wasimplemented and is now a suc-cessful company.

Inman said this companyproves the opportunity for suc-cess of the Idea Pitch and theBusiness Plan Competition

Roper said all the teams aresmart and have some greatideas.

He said, [the Business PlanCompetition] will be a chal-lenge, but it will be worth it inthe end because of the cash re-wards and the experience.


Diwali Nite successful withnewly elected AIS officers

In celebration of Indian cul-ture, the Association of IndianStudents held Diwali Nite Satur-day in the Student Center, Mainfloor.

More than 200 students, fac-

ulty and staff attended DiwaliNite, which was the first eventheld by the newly elected AISofficers.

Abhilash Thallapally, AISpresident, said Diwali Nite is de-signed to celebrate as well asteach others about Indian cul-ture.

We want to bring the festivalhere to celebrateour culture, butour main goal is to teach peoplewho dont know about our cul-ture, Thallapally said.

Havingbeen elected onlytwoweeks prior to Diwali Nite, thenewAIS officerswere presenteda large task with little time tocomplete it. However SunithaPenmetsa, AIS general secretary,saidthey received ample helpto

have the event ready in time.We had many people help-

ingfrom thecommunity and theschool as well as help from [In-ternational Student Office] di-rector, Daniel Erickson,Penmetsa said. We never hadproblems with time or organiza-tion because we received so

much help.Penmetsa said

with this being herfirst event to organ-ize, she waspleased with how itturned out wellwith high atten-dance.

Its special toget to meet andshow our culture tonew people and forthem to learn whatwe do in India,said Penmetsa, agraduate student inmolecular science and nan-otechnology.

Diwali, also known as thefes-tival of lights, occurs every year between mid-October and mid-November depending on thelunar calendar and celebratesthe triumph of good over evil.

During this festival, homesare illuminated withlights and oillamps as those celebrating wearnew clothes, share snacks withfriends and pop firecrackers.

India is among one of the manycountries throughout the worldto celebrate Diwali as a nationalholiday.

Techs Diwali Nite featuredmusic and dance that reflectedIndian culture and Bollywood.Also, guests were served a vari-ety of vegetarian curries that

Penmetsa said took AIS mem-bers an entire day to prepare.

Those who were not familiawith Indian culture were alsgiven the opportunity to learwith games and trivia.

Overall, Thallapally, a gradu-ate student in electrical engi-neering, said he felt Diwali Nitwas successful in teaching non-Indian guests about the festivaand the culture it represents.

Were always thinking of

how we can show our ways tothers, Tallapally said. Wwont even prepare the samdishes for different events. So,those returning will still be ablto learn.


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TOP DAWG ideas pitched,dog device ranked No. 1

From left, Aaron Chenevert, Jason Reich, Brandon

Lawrence and Brandon Cloud, and dog Lyla, presentedtheir Power Fetchinvention in theTOP DAWG Idea Pitch

and received the highest composite score.

Submitted photo

Photo by Dacia Idom

Eduardo Lopez, a sophomore math and physics major, center, asks questions about

the idea pitch of Chantain Greer, left, and Bryan Cox, right, both graduate students inmicro-systems engineering. The TOP DAWG Idea Pitch event took place Thursday

evening, and the top 10 finalists from the event will move to the next round.

Rebecca Smith, an associateprofessor of education, with thehelp of an extended grant fromthe Department of Education,is reaching out for the third con-secutive year to help young stu-dents with disabilities.

Smith received a $150,000grant to continue the programtitled Collaboration for Inclu-sion in Pre-School to encour-age t ea m building andcollaboration between pre-school, kindergarten and HeadStart teachers in an effort togain insight about young chil-dren with disabilities and de-velop strategies for workingwith these special needs stu-dents and their families.

The purpose is to developcollaboration and teaming skillsfor groups of general and spe-cial educators who teach pre-school and kindergartenstudents with disabilities andalso for these individuals tolearn evidence-based strategiesin language and literacy appro-priate for all students at thisyoung age, Smith said.

The grant has seen partici-pation from teachers, schoolsystems and Head Start centersin Webster, Claiborne and Lin-coln parishes and the Monroecity school district.

Since Smith first received thegrant in 2008 she focused thefirst two years on learning to

collaborate and team with gen-eral and special educators to-gether and planning for a

greater emphasis on early lan-guage and literacy.The grant is all about team-

ing and collaboration by generaleducation and special educa-tion teachers at the pre-schoollevel, Smith said. Participantshave been exposed to a varietyof research-based strategies touse with children with disabili-ties while our school and centerteams have been responsible forcreating a resource manual oninclusion to share with col-leagues.

In this third year, they areproviding additional profes-sional development opportuni-ties for the winter and springwith the team from Techs Col-lege of Education continuing to

visit centers and classrooms toprovide on-the-job support.

Grant participants will also be involved in re-deliveringwhat they have learned to otherfaculty members, Head Startcenters and parent groups,Smith said. A few of us will rep-resent the program and shareo ur ex per ien ces at t heLouisiana Pre-School Confer-ence in Baton Rouge in Janu-ary.

In addition to Smith, HoonChoi and Dawn Basinger, bothfaculty in the College of Educa-tion, developed a plan to in-clude numerous professionaldevelopment sessions on col-laboration, teaming, using ap-

propriate strategies, and work-ing with families of studentwith special needs.

Janet Sanders, a speech lan-guage pathologist and early in-terventionist from Websteparish, is the teams school- based representative and habeen Smiths right-hand per-son for each of the past twyears.

Even though the grant spec-ified that only pre-school ankindergarten students and theiteachers were to be included,Smith hopes to spot anothegrant opportunity in the futurto target older students in inclu-sive settings.

I do hope the current granwill result in more student being served in inclusive set-tings by collaborative teamwho are working with all stu-

dents using appropriate and dif-ferentiated evidence-basestrategies, she said.

Smith said she has alreadseen the impact of this granand this program on the Collegof Educations recruitment ef-forts, with several of her partic-ipants beginning either amasters program at Tech or un-dergraduate degrees.

I am proud of the fact thaLouisiana Tech has gainesome additional graduate stu-dents in early interventiothrough this grant effort, shsaid.


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Children with learning disabilitiesaided through education grant

Photo by Sean Zho

The Association of Indian Students

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What happens now? Thisis a fairly simple ques-tion, yet such a loaded

one and something many of uswill be asking ourselves as wewalk across the stage in the TACand receive our degrees.

What now?It would be nice to see into

the future and have the answers,to know the path to take, butwhen it comes down to it, thatwould just take the fun out of it(and possibly some of the stress).

All we can do is hope that welearned the right things and justthrow ourselves out there awayfrom structure and grades, awayfrom what is comfortable andknown. We must move on to

greater things, all the while bring-ing with us the things we learnedwhile at Tech.

The real world awaits. It is athing I dread more than anything

yet anticipate like a kid on Chris-mas morning.

Leaving The Tech Talk will bemy first real step toward this con-fusing land, which may be onereason it is such a difficult thingfor me. I am reluctant to hand

over the reins of this thing I havenurtured and developed into thepaper I always knew it could be.

I remember walking into ourcozy little dungeon of a news-room winter quarter of my soph-omore year for my first Tech Talkreporters meeting. I was terri-fied. I didnt know what I was get-ting myself into; maybe if I had Iwould have run screaming. But, Istayed, and I wouldnt do a thingdifferently.

I eventually got into mygroove, and since then, Tech Talkhas been an all-consuming thingthat has given me so many won-derful opportunities.

I have been privileged to meetwonderful people and see and doamazing things. I have watchedmyself grow into a journalist and

a leader.I have driven myself crazy

from lack of sleep yet somehowproduced a paper every week. Ihave loved every minute of it.

And, now, I have achieved thegoal that I set out for myselfwhen I began this journey sixquarters ago. So, what now?

As I sit here in my little officewriting my 18th and final col-umn, that is the question I con-

tinue to ask myself. What do I donow that I will have a life?

Leaving The Tech Talk is the beginning of a new chapter inmy life of which I am reluctant tofully open. So, I will be back inthe dungeon as a contributingeditor. I cant leave just yet. Quit-ting cold turkey, ripping theBand-Aid off, those are just notoptions. It would hurt too much.This is too much a part of who Iam, and I have this overwhelm-ing feeling that I am not finished,even after reaching the top.

I have put my soul into thispaper, and I am so proud of whatit has become. Maybe that is whyit is so hard to step down. I knowI cant stay if I want to graduateon time, but I just want to see theend result, everything that I in-

fluenced.However, it is with a good

heart that I leave, knowing that Idid make these changes.

I entered journalism with theintense desire to inspire thoughtand change. My one wish is toleave here knowing I inspired atleast one person to questionsomething, to do something outof his or her norm, to be a betterperson.

Looking around the news-room, I know I have made a dif-ference. I can feel it in theatmosphere in here. There is aninnate feeling of joy instead ofcontempt.

It brings tears to my eyes tothink that a small dream I hadhas caused so much change, andI want to say thank you to mystaff for being so open to newthings.

I would like to thank the stu-dent body for giving me this op-portunity to reach out to youevery week in my little cornercolumn on Page 4. It has truly

been an honor to serve as editorfor The Tech Talk.

This experience has beentruly humbling and very dear tome. I could not have asked for

anything more, and I am verygrateful for the things I havelearned. So, when I look at all ofthese things, I realize that I donthave to fear, What happensnow?

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In Our Opinion

Louisiana's Taylor Opportunity Award Program

(TOPS), which provides academically qualifiedstudents with state-paid tuition to college, wascreated in 1998 by Patrick Taylor to encourage morehigh school graduates to go to college and later refuelthe Louisiana economy by working in state with theirdegrees. However, Taylor did not plan on so many stu-dents wanting to leave the state after receiving a col-lege degree and costing the state more than it bringsin.

TOPS is without doubt one of the greatest pro-grams Louisiana has to offer students, but the benefitstoward the state have slowly depleted to the pointwhere less money is going to fund TOPS than is goingout to fund so many college careers.

It is the opinion of The Tech Talk staff that whilethe benefits of TOPS are helping many, somethingmust be done outside of the college atmosphere togive students a bigger incentive to stay in Louisiana.The main point of TOPS is to give in-state studentsthe ability to go to college at a lower cost for highgrades and ACT scores. Then once students gradu-ate college, they are supposed to live in Louisiana togive back to the fund they used to go through college.However, students are leaving Louisiana after theygraduate and not putting money back into the system,which causes the availability of TOPS to decrease.

This is no fault of TOPS. Louisiana does not pro-vide enough of a service to its inhabitants. Higher ed-ucation and health care are two of the most strenuouscrises right now, and the addition of faulty roads andterrible job situations adds to the messy struggle withthe economy. TOPS is failing simply because themoney is not going back into the system. It is still inLouisiana's constitution that when a state is in adeficit, the first to programs cut are higher educationand health care. Because of the problems facing thesetwo areas right now, allowing them to be cut even fur-ther, like they already have, will drive even more grad-uates away from the state.

However, it would be in terrible taste for Louisianato cut funding for education, regardless of the numberof TOPS recipients that leave the state. Louisiana stu-dents should not be refused the ability to have a col-lege education just because of their inability to affordcollege, whether it is a community or four-year col-

lege.While it is likely that students who are able to re-

ceive the benefits of TOPS are generally qualifiedenough to seek other scholarships for college, stu-dents should be able to rely on their state to take careof their higher education needs. It is almost a civic re-sponsibility to go to college and therefore a civic lib-erty to attend college without the worry of being ableto pay for it.

Though many are not staying in the state, themoney put into TOPS is still flowing at a steady rate,which is still enough to house the necessary amountof college careers, but unless something is done tofurther the appeal of residency in Louisiana, thesteady number will continue to decrease until nomore money is available for TOPS.

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As I sat in my grand-mothers living room andturned the pages of the

commemorative book with mygrandfathers name in it, Ithought about what a hero he re-ally was.

My grandfather, who passedaway six years ago, was a veteranof World War II. Although hewas wounded in battle, I recallhis humility in saying there wereso many who lost their lives inthe war, so many whose experi-ences were more harrowing thanhis own.

A man who fought during atime feelings werent talkedabout often, Pa didnt really offerus details until my mother

bought him a World War II doc-umentary made by the History

Channel for his birthday a coupleof years before he died.As he watched the battle

scenes, tears streamed down hisface. He said he thought of thetime he lost his gun in a bloody

battle in Germany. Without a gundeath seemed likely, until he en-tered a foxhole and encounteredanother soldier who had been se-riously injured. That soldier,whose name he never knew, in-sisted Pa take his gun. Pa said hecould never know if the manlived, which had always haunted

him.I had always thought of Pa as

a hero, but in a different way. Asa child, I never thought abouthim as a veteran. I saw him asman who took care of his family,including us grandchildren. Iknew him as a cattle and hayfarmer who, though he never en-

joyed being far from home,would sacrifice his time to takeus on weekend vacations withmy grandmother.

I knew the man who sangHey Diddle Diddle to me,while bouncing me on his lap,and who insisted we all singgospel hymns while riding in thecar. He always arrived at churchan hour before each service, justto make sure everything was inorder, and he sat on the third row

beside my grandmother, as hisbeautiful soprano voice filled the

building.I was acquainted with theman who had owned land cov-ered in timber since he was freshout of the Army but said hewouldnt cut those trees unless usgrandkids needed money for col-lege. He was the man who wore

boots laden with holes the sameday he would give money to aneedy person who knocked onhis door.

But, little did I appreciatethen, he was also a courageousman who defended our country.

Like Pa, Frank W. Buckles,109, of Charles Town, W. Va.,

braved the Germans in WorldWar II, but it was not the firsttime. At age 16, Buckles had liedabout his age to enlist in theArmy during World War I. Nowthe oldest living U.S. veteran, heserves as honorary chairman ofthe World War I Memorial Foun-dation and an advocate for aWorld War I commemorativewall in Washington, D.C.

In an interview as part of theLibrary of Congress VeteransHistory Project, Buckles, at age100, said, It's best for anyonewho's been in the military serv-ice if he's had some disagreeableexperiences... to talk about it andget it out of his system and thenforget it." Maybe thats what mygrandfather had tried to do also.

To honor war survivors like

Buckles, Armistice Day wasfounded by President WoodrowWilson November 1919 after theVersailles Treaty ended the firstWorld War. It became a legal hol-iday in 1938 and became knownas Veterans Day in 1954 whenPresident Dwight Eisenhowersaid the holiday should com-memorate veterans of all wars.

After all, America would stillbe dependent on England if notfor the Revolutionary War. TheCivil War brought an end to slav-ery and clarified individual states

rights. The two World Wars ter-minated dangerous foreign dicta-

torships. Though there have beendebates among Americans overthe necessity of later wars suchas the Korean War, the VietnamWar, Desert Storm and the warsin Iraq and Afghanistan, mem-

bers of the U.S. military forcesnever failed to act in good faith,wholeheartedly giving their timeto the cause of freedom for all.

I am proud of my grandfatherfor being the good man he was. Iam proud that at his funeral, rep-resentatives from the Army pre-sented my grandmother with aU.S. flag in his memory, whichshowed he had not only im-pacted my life as a grandfather,

but every other American life asa fellow citizen.

No holiday could adequatelypay homage to the heroic men

and women who have defendedour nation and our allies, yet weshould all remember Nov. 11 asthe allotted time to celebrateAmerican war heroes, men andwomen born with the patriotismto brave the unthinkable and theselflessness to sacrifice them-selves.

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Since the introduction offull-body scanners in theUnited States, lobbyists for

the new technology have had ar-guments against the scannersranging from health violations tochild pornography accusations.The full-body scanner or mil-limeter wave scanner was devel-oped by Steven W. Smith,president of Tek84, an engineer-ing company based in San Diego.

According to the website,www.tek84.com, Smith createdthe first body scanner, the Secure1000, in 1992 by using the ultra-low-dose X-ray screening mar-ket.

Since then he has continuedto develop the technology andwill be providing the aviationcommunity with the next gener-ation, the Ait84.

Tek84s site goes on to list thereasons as to why the technologyis beneficial to both the Trans-portation Security Administra-tion as well as the general public.

The scanner allows TSA to viewthe passengers naked body tocheck for hidden banned items,foremost on the list weapons and

bombs. Thus, the TSA and thepassenger would not be involvedwith inappropriate contact, and itwould also nix the need for strip-searches.

As well and good as the ideaof keeping passengers safe onpublic transportation is, I feel, thefull-body scanner is a completeinvasion of privacy, and Im

joined by thousands of Ameri-cans who share my opinion.

The idea of having the scan-ner around for checking thosepassengers who give reasonabledoubt and require a strip-searchseems fine by me, but using it asa routine check on all passengersseems extremely unnecessary.The scan does not give the fullview of the human form but isdetailed enough to show thenude skin of the person and willprovide the image of any type ofprosthetic from implantations tomedical equipment.

The Electronic Privacy Infor-mation Center filed a lawsuit July2 to suspend the deployment offull-body scanners at airports inthe United States. The Ait84scanners are currently installedin more than 20 airports in theU.S. alone, according towww.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk.

In some airports like the onein Lagos, Nigeria, the scannershave already met the abusivestandards EPIC feared.Gadling.com reported the secu-rity officials of Lagos airporthave been caught using the scan-ners as a form of pornography.

Nigerian investigative re-porters visited the airport duringa slow period when security offi-cials had time to spare. The jour-nalists found some of themhanging around the scanner dis-play. Since the scanner blurs theface in an attempt to giveanonymity, the officers were hur-rying over to the line to peek atthe passengers before going backto the scanner to check out theirfavorites, the website said.

The article does not say ifthere was a punishment for thesecurity officials, but it doesmention that some of the pas-sengers were upset because itwent against their religious be-liefs.

On a more personal note, Icould not imagine going througha full-body scanner on a routine

basis.The idea of having someone

look at basically my naked bodyis a scary thing. Its hard enoughto share nudity in an intimate set-ting, let alone with an audienceof strangers.

I completely agree with theidea of using the scanners as aquicker way of checking suspectpassengers, but by using it on allpassengers, I fear that the scan-ners will continue to be abused.

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People gathered in the lounge of Harper Residence Hall Nov. 2 to view the first student art show hosted in the building which included more than 42 unique, handmade pieces.

More than 90 people gathered asHarper Hall Director Rachel Boguilleand artist Russell Pirkle collaborated topresent Harper Halls first Student ArtShow, which showcased more than 42distinct hand-made art pieces.

The show, which was held Nov. 2 inthe main lounge, allowed students tomunch on snacks and interact with fel-low artists.

Boguille, director of the art showand a senior 2-D studio art major, saidshe loved working with Pirkle and put-ting on the event because it gave stu-

dents the opportunity to express them-selves.

Its interesting to see students revealtheir personalities through their work,she said.

Some pieces in the show had dis-turbing images of knives and smashedfruit such as Artificial Organs or hintedat controversial issues such as TooYoung to Drink, but not to Die.

Boguille, who is also the hall directorof Harper Hall, placed a chiaroscuroof her best friend Shawnee Johnson, aswell as a conceptual scientific designthat focused on female breasts and athird piece that was a portrait she spo-radically drew while waiting for a nudemodel to arrive during an art class in

the show.Albert Green, a senior communica-

tion information system major, said hisfavorite piece was freshman electricalengineering major Kelsey McHalffeys,Boat Ride through Venice because ithad great color coordination, depth andcaptured the true essence of experi-encing a gondola ride in Venice.

It had a really unique perspective,he said. Instead of causing your eyesto travel from side to side, it forces youto wrap around the corner and followthe path of the boat ride.

Green, who entered a Schwinn-StingRay bike in the show, said he enjoyedthe art show becauseit utilized all formsof sketching, painting and movement.

Its a really unique mix of media,he said.

Pirkle said he loved participating inthe show because it allowed him to re-veal his attitude through his pieces.

Since Im very indecisive and not asocial person, art is my outlet, he said.Art is amazing because it gives you thefreedom to do whatever you want to do.I think its empowering in that way.

Pirkle also said he was surprised bythe talent displayed in McHalffeyspiece.

Its very well-rendered, he said.Im impressed, because you can tellshe spent time and dedication on it.

Boguille said although planning forthe exhibit was incredibly stressful, she

was pleased with the results.I definitely wouldnt tackle it by my-

self, she said. We had to advertise theart show, set a specific deadline for sub-missions, keep track of the participantsvia email, determine where studentscould place their pieces and judgewhich heights to hang up portraits.However, it was well worth it.

Boguille said she enjoyed putting othe art show because it increased heappreciation for art. She said, Im pas-sionate about art, because it allows meto express myself, be creative and uti-lize theskillsthat I learned in theSchooof Art at Tech.


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udget presented is just ap-proved. The funds will not beimmediately available, he said.

Roper said the approval ofhe budget that included thetem shows that the Senate feltt is important.

You had a Senate that rec-gnized the necessity to pre-

serve the life of the dog, hesaid.

Dr. Patrick Sexton, a localveterinarian and caretaker forTech XX, said the wagon is agood idea as Bulldogs are

prone to having health issues."Bulldogs as a breed are pre-

disposed to numerous healthproblems, more often dealingwith the skin and ears and

pper respiratory system," hesaid. "Bulldogs are a brachy-cephalic breed which meanshey have a shortened or flatace and are subject to respira-ory issues associated with thiseature."

Sexton said Tech XX has notet had any back issues, onlyeriodic problems with his earsnd skin. However, he has over-eated once.

"His back legs are straighterhan normal, which could causeroblems with his back later," he

said. "His biggest problem is hisndurance."

Sexton said long walks andots of exercise are not some-hing the dog handles well, andhe conformation of his upperirways prevent this from reallyeing improved upon.

SGA pre si de nt Emi lyaFleur released a statementn the issue Nov. 4, saying pre-ious mascots have had health

concerns, and it is in the SGAsinterest to support endeavors toalleviate any ailments Tech XXmay face.

The SGA is trying to beproactive and pursue means oflengthening our mascot's abil-ity to represent Louisiana TechUniversity, she said. Fundshave been allocated for this im-portant project in case alter-n at e f un di ng can no t beacquired. We are now planningto reach out to other studentgroups that value our mascot'shealth.

During Tuesday nights

meeting, Roper announced thatthe Interfraternity Council haspledged to donate $50 to thecause.

He said the SGA hopes forsimilar results from both Pan-hellenic and National Pan-Hel-lenic councils.


sources.The Health Center will

aim to not only provideconvenience for healthpurposes but also to im-prove parking capacity.

With the improvementsbeing made on the HealthCenter, is projected to beone of the finer, more ad-vanced campus facilities.

It will be one of the best student health cen-ters, Dowling said. Weare working to improve allareas of our student serv-ices. When this facility iscompleted, it will be oneof the best facilities in thenation on a college cam-pus.

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Passion Play pleases through pages

When country crooner BleuEdmondsonfirst stepped onto thestage at Dawghouse Sports Barand Grill dressed in a bright redhat, black Adidas jacket, sneakers,a scruffy pair of light blue denimjeans and a gangly brown beard, Ididnt expect much. However, asthe lights dimmed, Edmondsonstwo-hour performance exceededmy expectations. Althoughhe isntthe best singer and doesnt haveFrank Sinatra vocals, Edmondsonis a superb live artist.

The raw emotion and energy

he exudes on stage, the intimateconnection he establishes with hisaudience and his laid-back per-sonality are what make his per-formance the most powerful.

His voice is soulful, passionateand contains a scratchier, morevulnerable quality live than whilelistening to songs from his newestalbum, The Future Aint What ItUsed To Be.

Edmondsons music was cre-ative,genuine and rebelledagainstthe stereotypical country singer ashe screeched out songs such asLast Call and Jesus thatwalked the line between country,rock, pop and rhythm and blues.

If Bruce Springsteen, WaylonJennings and Wilson Nelly had ababy, it would be us, he said.

Hismusic gavethe audience afeeling that he just happened to betraveling through Ruston, decidedtohop off thetourbusandsteptothe microphone to give a concertto his close friends and family.These feelings were only ampli-fied as he spokewith theaudience between songs, drank ice-coldwhiskey with them and took addi-tional song requests.

His straightforward personalityadded resonance and seemed topunctuate songs such as "Resur-rection, Back to You, BloodRed and Bring it on Home,which slowed down the tempoand is what Edmondson calledbaby-making music.

Edmondson, who startedrecording music at the age of 19,said when he first started his ca-reer he was devastated by themusic industrys harsh criticism,but learned to develop a thickerskin and cling to his identity as hematured.

In this industry, music is verysubjective, he said. Youreaskingfor people to judge you for some-thing you consider personal or iscoming straight from your heart.However, you have to persevereand know the story youre tellingis going to resonate within some-one.

Edmondson said his greatestlesson was realizing that somepeople werent going to respondpositively to his music.

You cant please people all thetime, so enjoy the ride, he said.Lifestoo short to worry about it.

Edmondson said while per-forming he is always cognizant ofkeeping people entertained.

These actions were only high-lighted as his band members --drummer Anthony Castillo, key- boardist and saxophonist MattTemple, lead guitarist CarsonAlexander and bass guitarist MattMorris -- jumped up and downand the audience mouthed lyricsand swayed to the beat back andforth like a pendulum.

Edmondson said the greatest

advice he could give to studentswho want to start their own banis to be themselves, tell the truthand surround themselves withpositive people.

Be honest in the way youwrite, he said.Trust yourself, be-cause it isnt going to be an easyjourney. Make sure you surroun yourself with people who havegood characters and be a damgood storyteller. Its not rockescience. Its just three chords ana prayer.


Following in the same vein asSteve Martin and John Candys buddy-comedy Planes, Trains, andAutomobiles and the classic pairingof David Spade and Chris Farley inTommy Boy, the new film DueDate from Legendary Pictures fol-lows an unlikely duo who undergo aseries of bizarre and extraordinarycircumstances after they are forcedto travel cross-country together.

Due Date follows Peter High-

man (Robert Downey Jr.), a success-ful and high-strung architect who isto fly from Atlanta to Los Angeles towitness the birth of his first child.However, when aspiring-actor EthanTremblay (Zach Galifianakis) causes both to be thrown off of the flightand placed on a no-fly list, Peter haslittle choice but to accept Ethansoffer to drive across America withhis French bulldog Scotty.

As far as road-trip movies go,there are few new elements broughtto the table in this venture. There arebrief musical montages set to shotsof the countryside woven around ex-amples of everything that can go

wrong. From being beaten by awheelchair-bound war veteran tohaving a near-death experience aftertheir car flies off an overpass, thereseems to be no shortage of barriersto be overcome.

The strength of the movie easilycomes from the chemistry betweenDowney Jr. and Galifianakis. Theslacker, care-free figure of Ethan per-fectly balances out Peters uptight,self-superior persona; combinedwith their sharp comedic timing,Downey Jr. and Galifianakis fre-quently bring senses of realism tothe characters.

However, even this dynamic paircannot balance out the many unbal-anced aspects of the film. Themoodabruptly switches from goofy com-edy to arguably brutal violence ordrama more than once, making mewonder whether or not I was sup-posed to be laughing. Keeping upwith the tradition of having a pivotaland emotional scene that brings thetwo characters to terms with eachothers differences, Due Date goesas far as to include three, includingone that comes fairly quickly nearthe beginning of the journey.

There are numerous unexplainedplot holes, including a scene near theend that should have resulted inPeter and Ethan being arrested on

multiple felony charges. However, assoon as the scene ends, there is noindication whatsoever that the pairwill face consequences for their ac-tions, like the cops just gave up aftera few blocks.

Even their developing friendshipis confusing; after nearly every set-back, Peter and Ethan share a bond-ing moment, only to turn rightaround and jump at each othersthroats again. Also, beneath Petersseemingly calm and collected exte-rior lurks a raging bull who snaps sooften andwith such ferocity, it is trulya wonder how even the enormouslysocially-awkward Ethan can soearnestly bring himself to continueto evenget in a vehiclewiththe man.

Coming from the same directorof the commercially-hailed OldSchool and last years overwhelm-ing hit The Hangover, Todd Phillipshits a snag with Due Date. While adecent movie in its own right, itseems so much more could havebeen done with the levels of talentpossessed by Downey Jr. and Galifi-anakis. In the meantime, it will givePhillips fans something to wear outuntil the release of The HangoverPart II.

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After a failed escape at-tempt, Therez is bound by ropeand forced into prostitution, justto make it to her destinationaway from her father. With thehelp of one lone traveler, she

escapes and makes her way toa new city, but her plan has yetto work out the way she fore-saw it.

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I wasnt expecting muchwh en I pi cked up Bet hBernobichs debut novel andfirst in her series, Passion

Play, last week. I finished it inless than a day, which for meisnt anything new, but the 367-page book held me entrancedin the life of the heroine, TherezZhalina.

The book has an easy flowto it, creating a world filled withcourt intrigue and magic. Forthose who think, Oh, it has

agic, well,---- thats not fore, I say try the book. Theagic is an undertone to the

story, helping to push it along. Iust say though, there are

arts to this story that are justlain weird and confusing.

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of the master of the landsmost notorious pleasure house, but Kosenmark is a puppetmaster of a network of spiesand a shadow court whosemembers believe he should beking.

Therez changes her name toIsle in order to hide her trueidentity and find a place in hishousehold, but in the end, shecant conceal who she is.Kosenmark soon realizes herworth and promotes her to anassistant of sorts. Thus she isdragged into his world of in-trigue and murder, and so sheslowly falls in love with him.

While the plot is great andcan hold the attention of mostpleasure readers, those who

read as much as I do will bestuck wondering where the restof the story is. Part of the his-tory of the religion is justpieced into places in the book.It flows well but leaves the

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Bernobichs Passion Play luresthe reader with a lovers whisperand a whiplash of lighting, andthat could not be more correct.

Im not usually one for ro-mance novels but Passion

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and Neil Perry. Their debut album was released Oct. 12.

Brothers Reid and Neil Perry,two-thirds of The Band Perry,gave me an insiders guide to thegroupscreativeprocessand theirnewly released self-titled album.

While the two brothers, alongwith older sister Kimberly, havenot always performed together,the trio has always felt the driveto perform and create music, asstated on the bands website.

The bands debut album wasreleased Oct. 12, with two verydifferent singles highlighted

among themix.The songs aresodifferentthatit may seem Hip toMy Heart and If I Die Youngare not from the same album,with one being very upbeat androck-inspiredand the otherbeinga somber ballad.

Reid said a lot of the inspira-tion for their songs is just from lis-tening to others and observingpeople around them.

One thing that weve noticedin country music and one thing

e love about country music arehe everyday persons stories,

eil explained. We always wanto be honest when were song-

riting, and I think thats some-hing that weve tried to do with

ries

March 21 April 19Don't expect to meet the partner of your dreams today,

Aries.Rather,your romantic hopes are likely to meet with

frustration.It would be better to devote your energies to

something more realistic, such as your nancial situa-

tion. It probably does need some attention,wouldn't you

agree? If you redirect your energy,the rewards are more

likely to be forthcoming.

TaurusApr 20 - May 20There's some likelihood that a recent meeting with an in-

uential person has put a damper on your hopes for your

projects.Will you abandon them and live with regret? Or

will you choose to maintain your goals despite advice to

thecontraryand theriskof encounteringdisapprovalfrom

your supervisors? This is the type of question you will

have to resolve today,Taurus.

GeminiMay 21 - Jun 20You will have to expect a few disturbances in the har-

mony that has reigned over the past few days, Gemini.

For example, your needs may not match those of your

mateorclosefriends,oryoumayfeelrestless.Minorwor-ries about the future may intrude on people's good moods.

In short, this won't be a good day to look to emotional

harmony as a source of satisfaction.

CancerJun 21 - Jul 22As a person who embodies affection and tenderness,Can-

cer,you may feelespeciallyresentfulabouttoday'smood.

It will be difcult to charm a smile out of anyone or

achieve any semblance of harmony. Moreover, the fric-

tion won't spare siblings - even close friends may quar-

rel. Prepare to duck and cover,because clashes are likely

to occur all around you.

LeoJul 23 - Aug 22

A longing for comfort and the small, simple pleasures in

life is likely to cripple your initiative today,Leo. Have you

decided to withdraw from the career whirl for the time

being? Or perhaps you're just discouraged by the lack of

enthusiasm in your colleagues. In any case, this wouldbe a good day to stay ho me and rest, Leo.

VirgoAug 23 - Sep 22

For the past several days, Virgo, you've been fairly lucky

in nancial and material terms.But the day ahead will be

an exception. If you're planning to make an investment,

signacontract,orpurchaseamajoritem,postponeituntil

another day.You may as well resign yourself to this fate

and be grateful that you were spared the chance to make

a mistake!

LibraSep 23 - Oct 22

The way you act when you rst meet pe ople is typical of

Libra.What is it that you do?You try to teach them some-

thing. It seems that you always have a lesson to impart,

making you prone to giving advice when it isn't alwayswanted. Make an effort to accept the points of view of

others for a change.

ScorpioOct 23 - Nov 21

Your philosophy of life comes naturally, Scorpio. Others

need to study, listen to experts, or sign on to various al-

legiances.You,on theother hand,already have aprofound

outlook on life that you surely inherited from your past

experiences.It would be interesting for you to expand on

your philosophy a bit and try to turn it into something con-

crete.

SagittariusNov 22 - Dec 21It isn't because your new projects demand such preci-

sion that they're causing you problems, Sagittarius. You

tend to think details keep you from having a global vision,

but that simply isn't true.There's no conict between the

long-term view and short-term needs.You just think that

the latter gets in the way of the former.Try thinking of the

details that you nd annoying as steppingstones to your

larger vision.

CapricornDec 22 - Jan 19Yes, Capricorn, this is a good moment to ab andon old be-

liefs and moral values.Your view of life has changed and ,

above all, you're more aware of how your outdated, pre-

conceived ideas sometimes poison your life.The past no

longer concerns you. It's time for you to make a clean

break fromthebeliefsthatareholdingyouback.Youmight

shock your family, but they'll get over it.

AquariusJan 20 - Feb 18If you aren't careful to keep your eyes straight ahead and

focused on the future,the past is likely to catch up to you,

Aquarius.Don't look back,even if you don't see anything

in front of you. You must continue to move forward. It's

true that this is easier said than done.Nevertheless, you

feel inspired to give it a try.

PiscesFeb 19 - Mar 20This would be the moment to say yes to your destiny,

Pisces. You're a little frustrated because things haven't

been moving forward the way you'd like.But now that op-

portunities are coming your way,you nd you're holding

things up.You're just afraid,that's all.But rather than let

your fear overtake you,turn its energy to your advantage.

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our album. There are many lay-ers I think people will be able torelate to off this album.

Reid said many of their song-writing sessions begin as re-hearsals in their home, he on hisbass, Neil on the mandolin andKimberly with her guitar. He saidsomeone will bring in a song ideaand start and playing it and theother two fall in line.

We want [our songs]to comepretty easily, so if we do hit aroad block we put it aside until itcomes easier to us, Reid said.He said the song Indepen-dence took a year to write, but

If I Die Young was written inonly four to six hours.

The brothers said their basicgoal is to grow as musicians, es-pecially within their live show.

Reid said, We just have to bedoing thesamethingwere doingnow in five, 10, 20 years, which isplaying every single night thesongs we love and continue tohopefully write songs that willmean something to people andgive them an escape for a mo-ment or two in their lives.


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15. Deep unconscious state16. Alcoholic drink of fermented honey17. Polite refusal18. OPEC member

19. Common20. As a female, you could be

queen or worker21. Sea eagle23. Facile

25. Famous last words

26. Gazes fixedly27. Grades30. Black gold

31. More or less vertical32. Convert from grassland to treeland37. Goes out with38. Stony gray

40. Impersonator41. By means of this43. Black- wooded tree44. Besides

45. Variety of rummy47. Wirelesses50. Sword handle51. Remember52. Former French colony of

north-western Africa53. Buddy56. Support beam57. Getting ___ years

59. Impassive

61. Payment for travel62. Strong wind63. Fang, e.g.

64. Very, in Versailles65. Shout66. Supplements, with "out

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5. One berry in a cluster6. Knowledge7. Doc bloc8. Consecrate

9. Old card game10. Rob, old-style

11.Alleviates12. Baltic feeder14. Indonesian cigarette22. Hwy.24. Composer Schifrin

25. Clear the board26. Lenient27. Morse element28. Blunted blade

29. Will of "The Waltons"32. Exclamation of relief33. Capital of Morocco34. Epic narrative poem

35. Dispatched36. ___ Little Tenderness38. Study of China39. Former Fords

42. Mourn43. Sign up45. French fashion designer46. Afflict47. Rod used to reinforce concrete

48. Without ___ in the world49. Challenges

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Adderall addictions become apparent

among college students

ith finals around the corner onTechs campus, the drug Adderalland others like it are in high de-mand for students looking toknock out exams and head intoquarter break without a blemish

on their transcript.According to the National Sur-vey on Drug Use and Health,Adderall is one of the most

abused prescription drugs on college campuses and is a hotcommodity with college students for studying and recre-ation purposes as well.

Something that many college students fail to understandis that, according to the National Library of Medicine, thedrug is highly addictive and habit-forming and causes amental strain on your body more than anything.

Which begs the question: if Adderall is so dangerous,why do students continue to consume it and other similardrugs so frequently?

According to the Food and Drug Administration, non-medical use of Adderall is among the group of legally ap-proved drugs but is also under the classification of havingthe highest potential for dependence or abuse.

According to the NSDUH, full-time college students be-tween the ages of 18-22 were twice more likely to useAdderall non-medically in the past year than those who had

not been in college at all or were only part-time students.Devon Dageford has seen firsthand what Adderall can doto others and said students are more inclined to take thedrug because it is so accessible on campuses.

Many students dont even think about the consequencesbefore taking it because if it helps them study, they do notsee a problem with it, Dageford, a senior finance major,said. It not necessarily a taboo subject on college cam-puses anymore like it was before.

To thousands of college students around the country, thisprescribed drug is used to enhance their focus and en-durance while studying and make it through rigorous col-lege classes in order to gain a competitive edge over theirfellow students.

Ron Cathey, director of counseling services at Tech, saidstudents without a legal prescription to the amphetaminesshould learn to function without the help of medication.

These students need to learn skills to handle thesestressful situations, Cathey said. Taking a pill will not helpdevelop professional and personal skills needed for suc-cess.

According to Cathey, it is also one of the most popularlegal drugs among college students because its easily ac-quired through medical doctors who are wary of studentstrying to gain an edge, but also careful not to deny ADHDpersons who need the medication.

Medley said many students have been known to exag-gerate or falsify symptoms in order to acquire the prescrip-tion drugs from medical doctors for purposes other than juststudying.

Chris Medley, a drug and alcohol addiction specialist inTechs counseling services, said the drug has become an an-swer to students issues with studying habits.

In my opinion, Adderall is in some ways over-pre-scribed, Medley said. Rather than changing the student tofit the classroom, perhaps, we should look at an alternativeof changing the classroom to fit the student.

Adderall is commonly referred to as college crack orcognitive steroid in order to relay the strength of the drugby comparing it to performance enhancers.

Along with Ritalin, which is also used to control symp-

toms of ADHD, Adderall is known for three different pur-poses among students on college campuses: studying,partying and excessive weight-loss.

Studies by the American Psychiatric Association haveshown that students who frequently take Adderall whilestudying can concentrate on their books for hours at a timeand do better in school than without the stimulant.

But the biggest concern among doctors and scientists isthe recreational uses of the amphetamine among differentparty scenes.

Adderall is also known to create a feeling of well-beingand confidence. It also enables users to go without sleep forextended periods of time.

It is also known to reduce your appetite if its taken reg-ularly, which has increased its popularity among manyyoung women looking for a weight-loss solution in a highlycompetitive social scene.

According to Medley, with so many co llege-age studentsusing the drugs to boost brainpower and stimulate certainbrain cells, the availability of the drug is becoming morecommon than ever.

Dageford said the drug has become so common in thepast several years that students do not even try to concealit as much as they used to in social settings.

I think the drug has become much more popular overthe last few years among college students, Dageford said.You hear about it in everyday conversation now, where inpast years it wouldnt be mentioned so nonchalantly.

Starting in 1996, Adderall was originally prescribed toadults and children suffering from attention disorders and,according to the NSDUH, has now become the mostabused drugs among students.

Cathey said students who take Adderall for medical rea-sons eventually aim to eliminate the use of the drug over acertain amount of time, something that students who do notsuffer from the disorder do not normally understand.

Those who are prescribed Adderall take it on a regularbasis as part of their daily routine, he said. They do, how-ever, see a time in the future when they will function nor-mally without the help Adderall provides.

Medley said Adderall is appropriate for students who suf-fer from ADHD, but it should not be viewed as a solution to

the overall problem for attention disorders.I think medication is a good way to get someone back

to their baseline functioning if they truly need it, but it iscertainly not a permanent solution for the problem, he said.We have to look at other ways of addressing the solutionrather than only providing a magic pill to hide the problem.


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After an upsetting loss to Fresno Statelast Saturday afternoon in Joe Aillet Sta-dium, Tech is looking to regain its strengthwhen they return to conferenceplayat NewMexicoState Saturday.

After back-to-back home wins againstUtah State and Idaho, Tech fel l to Boise

State and had a heartbreaking loss in theBatt le of the Bone . Head coach SonnyDykes said the loss was a surprise.

[We werent] as near as sharp as wevebeenplaying, Dykes said.Youre not goingto win many football games when you have

blocked punts.Im surprised the game was as closeas

itwas, because wedidnotget toplay a goodfootball game, Dykes said.We couldntgetanything going.

While Bulldog fans shouldnt be upsetabout this years season, a 3-6 record thusfar is not too bad for Dykes. Consideringthey put up a good fight against rankedBoise State and almost had a comebackSaturday, Tech will hold their heads high asthey go to face the Aggies.

Dykes saidthe main ingredient to Satur-daysloss was mistakes.

Weve got to play better, he said. Weplaygood football teams.If wewant tobe agood football team, weve got to win someof these games.

T h d t i th t th

games in order to be-comebowl eligible. Itsgoing to take thepower-arm of seniorquarterback RossJenk-insand themighty sen-ior widereceiver PhillipLivas strong legs towork the ir magic onSaturday.

Livas was named

the Western AthleticConference specialteams player of theweek after a 95-yardki-coffreturn for a touch-down. Despite hisinjuries earlier on in theseason, Jenkins saidLivas shouldbe back tohis normal health.

Hes a team ath-lete, and hes got a lotof speed, Jenkins said.Hes a great player.

One of Techs lateissues has been thirddown conversions.Jenkins said itall depends on thefeel of thegame as to what the team is going to dowhen trying to convert.

Everygame hasbeendifferent, he said.Its really whatevers working at that time.

He said itsthe little things thatmatter inthe game and the conversions.

W d t d th littl thi t h th

balland throw theball, hesaid. Allof thatstarts in practice. If i ts not important inpractice, its not going to be important ongame day.

The Bulldogs will play at New MexicoState at 5 p.m.Nov. 13 in Las Cruces, N.M.

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t is somewhat surreal. It ismyfinale. My epic last taleof a jou rney I have trav-e led on these past three

years. Itis timeto walkthelong, blue mile.Something I have discovered isthe internal connection writingandsportsshare. They areeter-nally bonded, almost likepeanut

butter and jel ly would be lostwithout each other, neither can

the written word and sports.They are inseparable.

An athlete tra ins h is or herwhole life for a moment of legacy. Athletes extinguish allpossible fortitude of strengthanddetermination to rise. Theyhope for a sheer glimpse atglor y in his or her lifetime.Whether it comes down to onegame to garner that h ope or

years of training,it is somethingevery t rue blooded athleteseeks: a legacy.

The same truth is found atthe desk of a writer. A writerslegacy is his word. His script oflasting remembrance in a fewparagraphs. Writ ing is a mo-ment to hopefor some sliver ofglory in the words people wil lread. Words have the power to

transform lives just like sports.A column inked in inspirationcan seepthesoul of a man,l ikethe spectacular moments in agamecan ignite an untouchablelove only sports can do.

I am writing thebeginning ofmy legacy.

This four-square corner ofRuston has left its mark on mylegacy. I am a witness.

I was a wi tness to a barelyvisible womens soccer programthat started 2-14 my freshman

year play ing in i ts f irst WACtournament this past weekend.They have left their legacy.

I was a witness to the heroicrestorat ion of a once storiedwomens basketball program,with 3 national championshipshanging from its elusive rafters;

revive itself under a player whounderstands legacy better thanmost. The program, with thehelp of head coach TeresaWeatherspoon, can return to theage of greatness.It may not bequick, but it wil l come to past.They haveleft their mark on mystory.

I was a witness to the insan-ity of chasing a slicked-back,Southern-boy-charmed coachto an airport as he was whiskedaway to Rocky Top. Theinitia-ti on o f f irs t year h ead coachSonny Dykes star ted a newlegacy with unexpected resultsstill pending. The chaos of col-lege football has left its memory.

I was a witness to a st reakthat thewomen's track andfieldteamhas yet tobe matchedin a

span of s ix years. The irs is alegacyonlywaitingto be ended.They have left their dynasty onmy story.

Legacies have been writtenin stories andin thestadiumsofthis great university.

Mylegacy isin the storyI getto leave with you.

As I walked on the squeakyfloors through theStudent Cen-ter, I va lued the f inal t ime myhands would tap the scuffed-uphead of the bronze Bulldog. Itwould bemy last imprint on thespi ri t that resonates in everyBul ldog. I t would be the f inaltimeI makesure myfeet did notcross the blue and red logo en-grained with the mascot of leg-ends.

It was the final l ifting of myhands in unison with my fellowcomrades to shout a hymn ofMove the Chains.

It is myfinale of beginnings.My life is still being written.

My legacy of faith, family andmy words will hopefully be lefton the bronze Bulldog, on a redand blue logo, in a stadium seatand in a two- inch column onPage 10.

It s been my pens and mytyping hands privilege to writemy thoughts over these fourquarters to theavidreaders anduninterested bystanders. I hope

you have been entertained.Yes, I am a woman, yes, I

know the game; and yes, hope-ful ly I am whatI desiremost to

be -- a journal is t wri ti ng herlegacy.

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of the Weekfor the TechTalk Sportspage is theB u l l d o g ssophomorekicker MattNelson.Nelson was

r e c e n t l ynamed tothe ESPNAcademic All-District teamon November 5th.

By being named to thef irst team all -d istr ict aca-demic team, Nelson is eligi-

bleto benamed to the ESPNAcademic All-Americateam.

The Cibolo, Texas, nativehas posted a 3.57 GradePoint Average, majoring in fi-

nance. Nelson has converted10of 13field goals and isav-eraging 60.0 yards in his 23kickoffs this season.

Nelsonis not onlya futureBulldog kicking machine buthas also proven that this uni-vers it y h os ts athle te s notonly on the f ie ld b ut o ff a swell.

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It was a short lived dream for theLady Techster soccer team.

A dream that ended in an in-stant.

Playing in its first ever WesternAthletic Conference Tournament,the No. 4 seeded Louisiana Techsoccer team lost to No. 5 seed BoiseState 2-1 in double overtime onThursday in front of a record crowdof 765 at Lady Techster SoccerField.

The offensive tradition of theTechsters continued in their assaulton the Broncos. The Techsters out-shot the Broncos 16-6 and 5-3 inshots on goal.

Head coach Kevin Sherry said

his team played a game of missedopportunities and chances to winagainst the Broncos.

We couldnt have created eas-ier opportunities and we just didntfinish, Sherry said.

In this game if you dont finishopportunities you get punished, andthats what we did.

Louisiana Tech would take thefirst points of the game after an as-sist from freshman Brittany Har-

baugh to freshman Taylor Dennis,who scored in the 22nd minute.

After taking the one-goal leadinto halftime, Boise State scored itsfirst goal in the 66th minute to tie thematch at 1-1.

With the many missed opportu-nities, the Techsters found it hard to

break the tie with the Broncos. Thelack of key leadership was faulted in

the inexperience of some of thefreshmen starters.

Eventually neither team wouldconquer the feat of breaking the tie,sending the match into overtime.Tech outshot Boise State 3-0 in theextra period, but none of the shotsfound the back of the net.

But the last shot would win out tothe Broncos in the second overtimewhen Saxton scored for the Broncosin the 102nd minute giveing them

the 2-1 victory over the Techsters.Many fans thought the shot from

Saxton should have been ruled off-sides and disallowed. But the refer-ees called the shot legal and gavethe Broncos the p

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