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Tech President Les Guice hinted at the possibility of a raise for faculty and staff during
his fall convocation address in September. In
an email to faculty late Tuesday afternoon, the
presidents hope became reality.
I am pleased to inform you that I have authorized merit-based salary adjustments for all
full-time faculty and unclassified staff, Guice
stated in the email.

Guice said he has approved a merit-based

salary supplement and a merit-based salary increase for faculty and staff. He said it is one raise
divided into two components: one,
which will be a one-time supplement, and the rest will be included
in facultys monthly paychecks.
In addition, all eligible classified
employees will also receive a 4 percent pay increase effective Oct. 1.
In any organization you are
GUICE
with, you want to be able to reward

your employees, and we have not been in a position to do that as an institution since 2008,
he said. Its been very difficult on people, and
still will be, but we are beginning to make some
progress.
Guice said the faculty have really earned
these raises by being student oriented and engaged in student recruitment and student success. He said this has led to more students attending Tech, making the raises possible.

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The Hunts, a folk band made up of seven brothers and sisters, visited Ruston while on their Life Was Simple tour.

The Hunts
return to
Ruston T

A few months after playing Techfest in

May, The Hunts returned to Ruston for
their Life Was Simple Tour. The rain that
showed up near the end of the show did
nothing to dampen the spirits of the crowd.

Story by Kailee Courts

Staff Reporter

he concert was held at

The Depot last Thursday.
People were able to
get coffee from The Depot and then enjoy the
live music outside.
The crowd was a mixture of people who had seen The Hunts before
and people who were seeing them
for the first time.
Braden Hilton, a junior account
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They were absolutely amazing,

Hilton said. I am glad I came and I
would totally see them again.
The Hunts sang songs from their
old album and also performed songs
that have not yet been released.
The Hunts are a band that sound
similar live to their studio recordings.
It was evident that the crowd was
enjoying the show and their energy
was not lost on the band.

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Rock, Paper,
Scissors gets
a reboot
CATHERINE BURKE
Staff Reporter

Union Board put a competitive twist on the childhood game Rock, Paper,
Scissors by holding a tournament and offering highstake prizes, like a PS4 and
a flat screen TV. The competition, held in the TONK
last Tuesday, was free to all
Louisiana Tech students.
You could win awesome
electronics by playing a
simple game youve played
since you were a kid, said
Eden Gills, a sophomore kinesiology major and Union
Board member. This is
your shot. Its such an easy
and fun way to meet new
people and possibly win
something.
Bailey Laborde, a sophomore marketing major, said
he is a second-year tournament competitor.
I didnt win last year, but
I feel it this year, he said.
Im going all the way, baby.
Michael Harris, a freshman mechanical engineering major, and Sydne Goldstein, a sophomore interior
design major, were the two
finalists at the end of the
tournament. They met on
stage where they competed
in a best two out of three
round. Harris came out victorious.
I had no gut feeling at
all that I would win, Harris said. This was my first
rock, paper, scissors tournament to ever be in.
Harris said he felt the
suspense while he was on
stage.
Being one of the final
two was nerve-racking, but
now Im relieved and excited, he said. Im taking
home a PS4 and for sure
will be back here to compete next year.
Taking home second
place and a 48-inch flat
screen TV, Goldstein said
she had originally planned
to not compete.
I was just coming to see
friends and it was kind of a
last minute thing to enter,
she said. I definitely did
not think I had any chance
of winning.
Goldstein said she had
never been as nervous as
she was when she was one
of the final two on stage.

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Students protest
Free Speech Zone
CATHERINE BURKE
Staff Reporter
Louisiana Tech communication studies students were
challenged to present an ironic argument for a project in
Shane Pucketts Speech 300
class. One group in the class
chose the free speech zone
on campus.
The Free Speech Zone
is a designated area on campus located outside the side
of Tolliver Hall where students can legally speak freely
about issues they care about,
said Emily Prestridge, a junior communication studies
major. The twist is that you
must get permission, have
your topic approved and get
forms signed saying you can
protest there.
Prestridge said she is not
in favor of the free speech
zone.
I think it is extremely un-

fair. As Americans, we have

the right to talk about whatever we want wherever we
want, she said. We were
founded on free speech rights,
and with a free speech zone, I
feel like the university is kind
of limiting our rights.
Charles Flanders said he
thinks the free speech zone is
very ironic.
Students should be allowed to speak anywhere on
campus as long as what they
are saying is not harming
anyone and is the truth, said
Flanders, a junior communication studies major. The
First Amendment protects
our freedom of speech, and
having a certain area that is
the only place free speech is
allowed just does not make
sense to me.
Jordan Presley said she
was shocked by the rules of
the free speech zone.
We live in the United

States, and college campuses

are not excluded from that,
said Presley, a senior communication studies major. We
all live in the same country
under the same laws, so why
is there a designated space to
express ones thoughts? Presley said she guesses it is just
a way to keep the peace and
keep things quiet.
Presley said she believes it
is a control mechanism.
The corner is out of the
way of everything. People literally have to go out of their
way to walk over to it if they
wanted to see what was going on, she said. No one notices it or sees it. Having the
zone out of the way is just a
way to silence issues.
Puckett said he was just
the seed from which the project stemmed.
The irony in this particular project is having to seek
permission to use the zone,

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Communication studies majors Laura Sandifer, senior; Ann Marie Bryant, sophomore;
Emily Prestridge, junior; Megan Hawkins, senior; and Skylar McLean, senior, protest
Techs policy which says students need to get permission from the university to express
opinions at the schools Free Speech Zone.
Puckett said.
He said his students actually had to get permission
from school officials to do this
project and protest in the free
speech zone.

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62nd LMTA convention held at Tech

LEFT: At the LMTA, Cain Budds, an assistant professor of guitar and music theory played Asturias, composed by Isaac Albeniz on his guitar.
BOTTOM LEFT: Steele Moegle, an associate professor of music, played the piano during several
performances throughout the evening.

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ABOVE: Randall Sorensen, an associate professor of music, played Framed

on the trumpet at the LMTA convention.
LEFT: Joe Alexander, an assistant professor of music in theory, composition,
and low brass, played pieces that he wrote on his tuba.
FREDEDREIA WILLIS
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Teachers and students from all across the state gathered
to listen in on the Louisiana Music Teachers Associations
62nd Annual Convention.
Louisiana Techs music department held the convention
in Howards Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 9-11.
According to LMTAs website, LMTA has been an affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association since 1952,
and is a non-profit organization of independent teachers
and university faculty who are dedicated to promoting excellence in music teaching and performance.
Joe Alexander, a professor of music, said the growth
and professional development skills are later passed down
to Techs musically inclined students through their teachers.
This whole convention is built to help prepare music
teachers, said Alexander. So over the course of events
they learn new music, they get a chance to look at the new
repertoire for the beginning students, they even get ses-

sions on how to teach little kids, so its extremely important

for this convention to take place.
Denise Cox, local associate for LMTA, said the organization rotates the location of its convention each year,
going to both the local associations and universities across
the state.
It gives the certain location a chance to be a host and
showcase their university and local community, Cox said.
For many attendees, it is their only invitation to come to
Ruston, so it is a great opportunity for both Tech and the
city of Ruston to host this event.
Aaron White, a member of the Chambers Singers, said
it is beneficial for students to attend the convention.
Being a part of the choir, it is helpful for us to come
and learn new things at events like this, said White, a senior business management major. I really enjoy music and
this is a good way to explore the different types of musical
instruments.
Gregory Lyons, an assistant professor of music, put on
a percussion performance for the audience and said he is
proud Tech was able to host this event.

In the department of music, one of our missions is to

enhance the cultural atmosphere on Techs campus said
Lyons. So we have the faculty concert series events because theyre good opportunities for us to showcase the
talent in the department.
Lyons said he thinks the students can get something out
of hearing a concert that is different from what they might
hear on the radio.
You can learn something from observing the techniques and talent on stage and take something away from
the program, Lyons said.
According to its webpage, the LMTA encourages the
growth and professional development of its members
through educational programs and performance opportunities.
Techs music departments next event will be Octubafest, to be held Oct. 26 in the Recital Hall of Howard Auditorium.

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e are a nation affected by

mental illness.
Most people know at
least one person affected by mental
illness. It stays in the news, from the
tragedy of Robin Williams death to
despicable acts committed by school
shooters (the fact that I cannot pick
one specific example speaks tons).
However, despite our constant
bombardment with imagery concerning mental health, America still
seems confused by it.
And sometimes dismissive of it.
The New York Times recently
published an op-ed titled Pedophilia:
A Disorder, Not a Crime. It argued
pedophiles are not inherently geared
toward child molestation, and the
stigma surrounding the pedophilic
mental disorder stopped pedophiles
who understand rape is wrong from
seeking help and treatment.
It was an excellent article that
brought attention to a disorder most
Americans probably never think
about.
There was a backlash, however.

One commenter on the article wrote

Is it possible society has tipped too
far in our acceptance of mental illness? ... Serial killers are by definition
mentally ill. Does it follow that they
are all not guilty by reason of insanity?
That is a good question. But it
misses the point. Nobody (at least,
I hope not) is saying a pedophile
that commits a crime should not be
punished because they have a disorder. Rather, they are saying that a
pedophile should not be ostracized
for seeking help before he commits
a crime.
But the beginning of the commenters statement bothered me the
most.
The fact that somebody can wonder now if society is too accepting
of mental illness shows a rather large
disconnect with how the world actually is.
While pedophilia is an extreme
example, even something as common as depression is misunderstood
by much of the populace.
Google anything along the lines
of satan depression and you will
get tons of results of people con-

vinced of the supernatural nature of

depression.
Zach Dasher, a congressional candidate in Louisianas 5th District, has
said in his podcast Willing to Think
that depression and anxiety disorders
are wrapped up in the lack of God in
America.
These damaging views paint people who suffer from mental illness as
having done something wrong.
Secular views can be just as bad.
The backlash against Robin Williams
suicide had many people clamoring
to call him a coward for ending his
life.
Mental illness is either seen as
punishment for something the sufferer did, or as something the sufferer
should be able to just fight through.
But, make no mistake, mental illnesses are illnesses. They are just as
real as cancer, AIDS and Ebola.
And the sooner we treat them as
seriously as we treat those diseases,
the better.
John Sadler is a junior journalism and
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rowing up, I loved playing video games with my

brother and our friends. We
grew up when video games were
becoming a big deal. I do not refer
to myself as a gamer, but I do enjoy
them. Games are fun, but honestly
that is all they should be.
There is beginning to be a big
push for competitive gaming as a
sport, and this could start to take
the fun out of these games.
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In a world becoming more and

more technologically advanced,
this may seem like a great idea and
an innovative move into the future.
But really, for me, it seems unnecessary. Deeming it an athletic sport
and offering thousands of dollars
worth of scholarship money for it
is fairly ridiculous. Even though the
scholarships will be orchestrated
with the intention of enticing more
students to come to the school, it
may be for the wrong reasons. In
my opinion, a lot of things we do
for hobbies or leisure activities can
be turned into a stressful activity
driven by the mindset of work.
Stress is a part of life and does
happen, but can be prevented with
some things, video games being
one. They were invented for fun
and enjoyment and should stay
that way. It seems ridiculous that
people can spend a majority of
their time cooped up in front of
a computer or TV screen playing
these games and then receive a
scholarship to do the same thing in

college. Mainly, the fact that there

are universities encouraging this is
what seems odd. Video games are
not a bad thing, but they are not
serious enough to go as far as to
give out scholarships for and to be
called a sport.
The definition of the word sport
is a physical activity and really
the only physical activity that occurs while playing video games is
the movement of a persons hands.
There has also been the argument
about how video games may encourage people to become displaced from reality when played
too much, and this can also be a
concern. The more universities
focus on pleasing the students to
entice them to attend college, the
further away they can get from
academics.
Ellie Moslander is a junior journalism
major from Albuquerque, New Mexico,
who serves as associate multimedia
editor for the Tech Talk. Email comments to emo012@latech.edu.

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Ebola: Do you have it?

JARED KING
Sports Editor

ave you coughed this week?

Had a headache? Been nauseous? If so, you might have
Ebola. At least, that is what the media would have you believe.
While I am certainly not attempting to make light of the
deaths of more than 4,000 people
who have died during the Ebola
outbreak, the truth is this: you are
not going to catch Ebola.
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first
person diagnosed with Ebola in the
U.S., died last week. Since then, two
Dallas health care workers Nina
Pham and another who has yet to
be named have both been diagnosed with the Ebola virus. Duncan
became infected while in Liberia
a country known to be part of
the infected area including Liberia,
Sierra Leone and Guinea in West
Africa.

When Duncan was first admitted to the hospital in Dallas malaria, gastroenteritis, influenza and
Ebola were among the possible
diagnoses, according to an article
published by The Associated Press.
While Duncan had been in a
country directly infected by the disease and Pham had been in close
contact with Duncan, who was
directly infected with the disease,
something tells me you have not
and will not and are, therefore, safe.
You see, contrary to popular belief, Ebola is not spread through the
air. The Ebola virus is transmitted in
the bodily fluids of people who are
seriously ill. Those infected are likely to be vomiting, bleeding or have
diarrhea someone you would
probably be trying to avoid anyway.
There has been fear of someone
catching Ebola without knowing it
because it can take 21 days for the
infected person to show symptoms.
This is only somewhat true. It can

take between two and 21 days for

symptoms to show, although usually it is five to seven days. Typically,
the first signs are a fever involving
a headache, joint and muscle pain,
sore throat and muscle weakness.
Do not start making appointments
with your physician to be checked
for Ebola just yet; remember this:
you have to have made contact with
the bodily fluids of an Ebola patient
or victim in order to contract the virus and, chances are, you have not.
So while the media continues
to sensationalize the Ebola outbreak in an attempt to educate the
citizens of the U.S. about the deadly
disease, remember you are not going to simply catch Ebola. It is not
airborne. You will not turn into a
zombie.
Jared King is a senior journalism major
from Jena who serves as sports editor
for the Tech Talk. Email comments to
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Same-sex
marriage: overdue
and over-debated

I do. These two simple words, and

whether or not homosexuals should
legally be able to share them, have
caused quite an uproar nationwide.
The debate seems endless, but the
light might finally be visible at the end
of the tunnel.
According to CNN.com, there are
currently 30 states and Washington
D.C. where same-sex marriage is legal.
Throughout the past couple years,
the Supreme Court has been striking
down and overturning same-sex marriage bans in the remaining 20 states.
Over half of the states left are considered southern states; the majority
would even be called the Deep South.
Honestly, the real question is not
are these states going to legalize samesex marriage, but more a question of
when. This has been a fiery issue for
significantly longer than necessary and
is standing in the way of real problems
our country should be addressing.
It needs to legalized and out of the
way so we can move forward.
The year New York City legalized
same-sex marriage its economy increased by $260 million, though lets
not forget the $3 million wasted by Republicans trying to rule it illegal.
Our own state could see a revenue
increase, too. According to nola.com,
a recent study conducted by the Williams Institute found that Louisiana
could add an additional $28 million
to its economy by legalizing same-sex
marriage.
The findings for this study were
based on Census data, and the author
said it confirmed that all Louisiana residents would benefit from legalization,
not just the LGBT community.
This study also showed that with legalization, an additional 97-290 full and
part-time jobs could be generated just
in the hospitality industry to service
destination weddings.
Increased economy, new jobs, more
satisfied and happy residents--where
is the problem in legalizing same-sex
marriage again?
At this point, anyone actively campaigning against same-sex marriage is
wasting their time and energy. Given
enough time, the more progressive option will prevail.
This is not to say it is going to be a
cake walk. States in the Bible Belt are
going to continue to put up a fight, especially in the Deep South.
Whatever subjective leg they choose
to stand on, whether it is their faith or
their family values, they are going to
use it as an argument until they are blue
in the face. Now, if only they would turn
blue in the political race, at least on this
issue, we could make some progress.
Contrary to popular belief, there is
no national religion, hence the First
Amendment.
Legalization promotes the idea of
the American Dream for homosexuals, therefore following through on the
meaning of the First Amendment.
In a recent assembly at the Vatican
between Pope Francis and 200 Roman
Catholic bishops, these leaders called
for the church to welcome and accept
homosexuals. If these holy patriarchs
can be open-minded, the general population should have no excuse.
In an article at The Times-Picayune
online, it is stated that more than half
of Americans live in states where
same-sex marriage is legal.
So, 50 percent of 318,833,000 people reside in 30 states, in a country
made up of 50.
All we need is for America to be
open-minded so we can reach a national consensus, and quite frankly, solve a
problem that is long overdue.

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Margo James
and ibby Hayden
force a claustrophobic Hank
Russell into a
closet to hide
as the real Celia
Carmichael is
about to enter
the house.

Til Beth Do Us Part causes side-splitting laughs

FREDEDREIA WILLIS
Staff Reporter
The stellar production of the comedy Til Beth Do Us
Part left the audience in tears of laughter at the Ruston Community Theatre in Fridays season opening performance.
The plays three authors Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope,
and Jamie Wooten are all successful television writers and
Til Beth Do Us Part plays like a strange situation comedy.
Til Beth Do Us Part is a comedy play in
two acts unfolding the affect of a Southern
Belle from Hell-type hurricane taking over a
weathermans 27 years of peaceful married
life.
In the side-splitting comic potboiler about
marriage, career-orientated Suzannah Hayden needs a lot
more help than shes getting from her husband, Gibby.
Lately, he has been neglecting his marriage, but he quickly
started to wish he hadnt been after his wife hired an assistant
and their life begin to change.
Playing the role of Beth, Nancy Wallace was my outright
favorite with her too big for ones britches character and her
calm (but sweet-as-molasses) Southern twang.
Dusty Hampton as the divorced family friend, Hank, also
grabbed my attention when he confessed his happiness with
being alone, but was desperately worried about his ex, Margo.
If youre a loner and lay in bed at night thinking about
your future husband, please avoid this play, it may cause you
to think more not laugh.
Sylvia Shultz looked much different than she does as the
executive office manager for engineering at Louisiana Tech.

Shultz offered a fine British accent and presence as Celia

Carmichael, Suzannahs boss.
Don Dufour played Gibby and over time went from a sloppy to loving husband.
Hilary Hileman got the typical role as the good friend,
Margo James, who cracked cleverness and craved the loved
and attention of every man.
Heather Peterson carried the most challenging part as
the overwhelmed Suzannah, whose stress drives the show
and even made me question how I could be so naive about
people in my life.
Petersons script seemed to give her one note to sound:
that of a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown and
she played the part to perfection.
Lower your voice. Suzannah screams at one point to her
husband, and I wanted to yell across the theatre, You should
too. But for women I understand that sound comes naturally.
Director Satish Bharadvaj was more pleased with the turnout of the play than anyone else; I could tell by the thrilled
grin that was painted on his face.
Bharadvaj said they chose this play to be the season opener because it has the fun the audience wants out of a play,
especially a season opener.
The audience showed no disappointment as they continued laughing and quoting lines while leaving the theatre and
I followed and joined in the merriment as well.
It didnt matter if you are married, single, rethinking your
divorce or currently being controlled by someone up to no
good, you would have enjoyed this family-friendly beside
the quoting of BS and damn-, laugh-out-loud comedy.

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Everything is not alright

on Weezers new album
BRENNEN LEGE
Staff Reporter
At age 44, Weezer front
man Rivers Coumo is still
trying to find ways to reinvent his music, even if it
means looking to the past
for answers.
E ve r y thing
Will
Be Alright
In The End,
We e z e r s
ninth
studio album,
recaptures the successful
blueprint of their earlier
work; angst-ridden teenage
narratives embedded into
power pop anthems.
If listeners judge this album on Weezers ability to
deliver good old-fashioned
90s hit singles, then this album was a success.
If listeners judge this album on Weezers ability to
innovate, push boundaries
or take risks in any way, then
this album failed.
Either way, Everything
Will Be Alright is 22 years
and five albums too late because of Weezers inability
to deliver a project anyone
would want to listen to outside of 1999.
Sorry guys, I didnt realize that I needed you so
much, Coumo sings. I
thought Id get a new audience, I forgot that disco
sucks. I ended up with no-

Republic

Everything Will Be Alright

In the End
Weezer
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body and I started feeling
dumb.
That quote comes from
the albums single, Back to
the Shack, a song in which
Coumo apologizes to Weezers fan base. He wants
them to know the blunders
of Weezers past would be
righted and lost fans could
return to the bandwagon.
Where did Weezers fans
go? Not counting the diehards, who will buy whatever the band releases, the lyrics are targeted at fans who
have been disappointed
with the bands recent work.
To clarify, the bands
first two albums, Weezer, known by most fans
as The Blue Album and
Pinkerton, are universally
acclaimed by most professional critics. Pinkerton
aggregated a score of 100
on Metacritic, meaning a

lot of paid critics really, really liked it. After those two
albums, none of Weezers
releases glimpsed the same
level of praise.
Just to reiterate, that was
in 1996.
It seems from a critical
standpoint Weezer has been
getting by with mediocrity
for years now and is just
now realizing it.
From a commercial
standpoint, they have been
able to put out pop hits and
stay in the music scene but
have not been able to put together a solid album since.
Not wanting to get unnecessarily deep into to the
back-story for Everything
Will Be Alright, listeners
will be able to enjoy what
the album is presenting.
The songs are easy to
digest and the lyrics are
catchy and the melodies are
clean and simple.
If Weezer wanted to
show their command of a
now vintage late-90s, early00s pop rock sound a lot of
listeners grew up to, they
are definitely at the forefront.
Too bad they are really
the only mainstream act
trying to go for that sound.
It is not a style that is very
interesting or relevant in the
music scene anymore.

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ABOVE: Margo James (played by Hilary Hileman) shows Gibby

(played by Don Dufor) how she attracts men.

Photos courtesy of Brian Blakely

BELOW: Gibby shields himeself from his wife Suzannes

(played by Heather Peterson) anger.

Uganda be laughing
at Netflixs new special
CODY SEXTON
Managing Editor
Chelsea Handlers latenight talk show, Chelsea
Lately, was the closest I will
ever come to having an addiction. The show was often
an inspiration, not only
for my own
style of writCOMEDY
ing, but to
also visit the
gym, mostly
because
I
do not have
cable and 30 minutes on a
treadmill is a small price to
pay to watch Handler make
Kardashian jokes.
Thankfully, before ending her prolific career of
pop-culture jokes, Handler
signed a deal with Netflix to
air an hour-long, stand-up
comedy special based on
her new book, Uganda Be
Kidding Me.
Wrapping up her book
tour in Chicago, Handler
used her dry delivery and
crude, unapologetic humor
to recall tales of her travels
in Africa on safari. Often
with a group of friends in
tow, Handler said she will
happily pay for anyone to go
on vacation with her as long
as they are willing to forgo
any and all personal privacy.
With a remote in hand
to work a slideshow full
of compromising pictures
of the comedian and her

Netflix

Uganda Be Kidding Me
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friends, Handler recalls her
time spent leaving her mark
(literally) on the African continent.
When Handler is not
poking fun at her friend Hannah, calling her a weak,
little Jew girl, she is regaling the audience with stories
about her lesbian roommate, Shelly.
Handler strays from the
books content by going into
greater detail about her relationships with her friends
and spends less time reciting passages from the book.
This is a great show for
those like me who have read
the book at least five times,
but not so much for those
who have not.
Handlers
no-holds
barred comedy style is raunchy as ever, the best part be-

ing her complete disinterest

in whether or not she is coming off as offensive. An attitude not unlike the late Joan
Rivers, though the two never
got along and neither would
appreciate the comparison.
The stand-up special is
not for the faint-hearted who
do not like offensive, brash
comedy. Handlers style can
appear to the untrained eye
as racist, but her unapologetic style has harnessed
the true essence of comedy
which is nothing is taboo.
Everything from the physical appearance of Alaskans
to public urination is up for
discussion while the comedian laughs riotously along
with the audience.
Fans of Handler will
be happy to know this new
stand-up special with Netflix is the beginning of a
new deal the comedian
has struck with the onlinestreaming provider. The
new partnership includes a
multi-part docu-series and
talk show set to air in 2016
which will redefine the way
viewers enjoy late-night talk
shows.
If Uganda Be Kidding
Me is a preview of what is
to come from Handler and
Netflix, fans can drink their
Belvedere vodka soundly,
knowing Chelsea Handler is
not going anywhere.

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October 16, 2014 The Tech Talk 7

Strong

Students serve their country while pursuing their degrees.

BRENNEN LEGE
Staff Reporter

Brennan Brown, a member of the Army National Guard and a senior cyber engineering major,
is part of Louisiana Techs KLPI staff when he is
not serving his country.
Rusty Harnar, a member of the Army National
Guard, has been a member for six years and is
pursuing a degree in computer science.
Photos by Brennen Lege

ike many of the students who ascend the ranks at Louisiana Tech, Rusty Harnar has high hopes for his career
after college. The junior computer science major said
he would like to start his own software company one day.
Unlike many Tech students, Harnar is an army specialist
in Louisianas National Guard. Over the past six years, he has
had to whittle away his coursework in small doses in order to
balance the two responsibilities he chose to take on.
I started college for two years here at Tech from 2005
to 2008, Harnar said. I joined the military in 2008 because
of the financial burden. I wanted it to help pay for school.
Since enlisting six years ago, Harnar said he has only completed two years worth of studies. The need to take quarters
on and off of school in order to deploy for military assignments has slowed down his progress, but not his enthusiasm.
The traveling was fun, Harnar said. I got to go to quite
a few places. One year, I spent it in Kuwait and Ive stayed
in Germany for three weeks before, he said. Its one of my
favorite places, Germany is.
As a heavy equipment operator, carpenter and mason in
the military, Harnar has even been to Haiti to build churches
and schools after the earthquake that devastated the country
in 2010.
With loads of valuable experience gained through the
military, Harnar is finally set to retire in November. Even
though his leaders would like to see him reenlist and deploy
again, this time as a photojournalist overseas, Harnar said he
had to decline.

Im excited to be out of it soon so I can focus only on

school, Harnar said. Id like to start my own software company, but its been really, really difficult; its been like juggling
two completely different lives.
Fellow Tech student Brennan Brown is familiar with the
aspects of being a student in the military. The senior cyber
engineering major is also in the National Guard but has never
deployed.
Brown said he joined after high school for financial benefits in college.
I spent the first half of what should have been my first
year of college in basic training, Brown said. Its definitely
mostly lived up to my expectations.
After finishing basic training, Brown said he was in the
best shape of his life. Over the course of college life, he has
had to maintain his fitness for physical training tests each
year, otherwise he would lose out on college funding.
Once a freshman, becoming a staff member of Techs
radio station became Browns biggest hobby.
I started during my freshman orientation, Brown said. I
saw KLPI and thought, Oh, cool, a radio station, Im going
to do that. As soon as I got here, I did my very first training
session that fall.
After holding half of the stations executive staff positions, Brown said the fact that he got to help decide what
has been on the radio waves throughout campus has been a
highlight of his career at Tech.
Brown said he has been fully capable of the National
Guards workflow in college so far.
I do one weekend a month and beside that you do two
weeks during the summer, Brown said. Im getting paid for

going to the drill; thats like my hourly wages.

I also get paid for being in college, he said. They pay
you for being a student on top of what they take off of your
tuition.
Aside from his paychecks, Brown said he benefited from
meeting people from all over the world in his workplace.
Its eye opening, Brown said. It gave me background
on all sorts of cultures all over; we had guys from Ghana,
Africa and the Philippines.
One of Browns fellow drill members, Josh Mattison, is a
senior music major at Tech.
Mattison entered the National Guard a week after graduating high school in 2009. Since then he has learned to balance working in the National Guard while also performing in
Techs band.
Every once in a while, Mattison must deal with a conflicting schedule.
Being in music, Im also in the band, Mattison said.
Sometimes a football game, like our next one for instance,
falls on a drill weekend. Sometimes I have to miss it for the
guard so it gets tough to juggle.
Other than those occasional burdens, Mattison said life in
the National Guard is not bad at all.
Once graduated from Tech, he said his plans are to further his education by earning his masters degree at another
school. If he is able to transfer units in the National Guard
to his next destination, Mattison said he would have no problems with reenlisting in the future.

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It is so cool to see you

guys singing along to our
songs, Josh Hunt said.
People in the crowd loved
the bands energy as well.
They are very uplifting
and enjoyable, said Kristen
Seal, a sophomore elementary education major.
Seal said what made the
performance great was how
well the band worked together.
After the performance,
fans had a chance to meet
and take pictures with the
band.
The rain did nothing to
deter The Hunts from meeting their fans.
Some members of The
Hunts recognized familiar
faces from when they were
here last May for Techfest.
It is really cool to be able
to see people again, Jenni
Hunt said.
Jenni said they love going back to places and when
The Depot asked them to
return to Ruston they were
excited to come back.
It is also really cool how
our music spread through
the community because
there were people who I did
not recognize here, Jenni
said.
The concert as a whole
was an enjoyable experience for all who were there,
including The Hunts.
We love Ruston and
are so blessed to have been
able to come back a second
time, Jenni said. We would
really love to come back a
third time.

ABOVE LEFT: From left to right, Jessi, Josh,

Jenni and Jordan Hunt perform at The Depot.

Photos by Colin Fontenot

BOTTOM LEFT: Jessi and Josh Hunt play their

instruments as their sister Jenny sings.
RIGHT: Josh Hunt plays guitar onstage in
Ruston last Thursday.

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Distractions
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Aries
March 21 April 19
Today, more than ever, you will yearn to escape the
daily routine, Aries. You thirst for new sights and
sounds, new faces and new places, but you know
you must juggle your desires with professional and
domestic obligations. It isnt always easy. Trust your
imagination to find a way to settle this conflict.
Taurus
Apr 20 - May 20
Youre finally on the mend, Taurus. The minor ailments
that may have dragged you down lately are beginning
to disappear. Youre about to regain all of your physical
energy. If you overindulge, your energy level is likely
to plummet once again. If nothing else, you will have
learned a valuable lesson about the importance of
moderation, especially now. Dont overdo it!
Gemini
May 21 - Jun 20
Do you feel a little under the weather today, Gemini?
Its quite possible, considering all the emotional
turmoil youve been through lately. It takes time to
recover from such storms. As you know, the work itself
isnt what gets you down. Its worry about the future
that drains your energy. Give yourself a break today.
Take some time for rest and recuperation.
Cancer
Jun 21 - Jul 22
There is some likelihood that the mood at home is
fraught with tension. Did you have some intellectual
disagreement? In any case, it looks as though your
self-confidence is stronger than ever right now. Go
ahead and express any complaints or opinions you
may have been keeping to yourself, Cancer. But try and
do it gently, especially where family is concerned.
Leo
Jul 23 - Aug 22
It seems that your sensitivity is in slight conflict with
your actions, Leo. You continue to go through the daily
motions and do what you planned on doing, but it
seems as though your heart is no longer in it. Dont
ask why. Its just that youve been working hard and
thinking hard lately. Youve reached your limit and its
time to rest.
Virgo
Aug 23 - Sep 22
You may have been spending or saving too much
money, Virgo. Its clear that a rebalancing is in order
if youre to find pleasure rather than frustration. Its
a curious phenomenon, as though youve lost contact
with your body. Yet its in your body where you will
ultimately find your balance. You certainly wont find
it in your head!

Libra
Sep 23 - Oct 22
Perhaps youve been impatiently waiting for the
moment to jump into new adventures after your
meditation during the last few months. Know that
the moment has almost arrived! You now have the
strategy, objective, and means at your disposal to
succeed. Just a bit more work remains to be done.
Gather your strength and get ready to take action with
renewed vigor.
Scorpio
Oct 23 - Nov 21
If you find yourself tired and irritable at the moment,
Scorpio, you should know that this is normal. You may
have had a few weeks that were a little too studious.
Would you like to continue on the same path? Be
careful that your ambitions dont lead you to serious
physical exhaustion, Scorpio. Youll be even more
frustrated if you get sick. So be wise and take care of
your basic needs.
Sagittarius
Nov 22 - Dec 21
This is going to be a good moment to look elsewhere,
Sagittarius. You should do just as the artist does when
he has worked too long on a painting, which is to take
a step back. You need to see people, travel, go to the
theater, and clear your head. This is never easy for
you, but do it anyway. Afterwards youll think it was
the best thing for you.
Capricorn
Dec 22 - Jan 19
This is the right moment to extricate yourself from
relationships that have seen their day, Capricorn. This
wont be easy, but you must. In your professional
and private lives, youre too hesitant to get out of
distasteful situations or obligations. Youre afraid of
hurting people or making them mad. But in the end,
youre hurting yourself. Give more weight to your own
needs and follow your own path.
Aquarius
Jan 20 - Feb 18
You took off like a bullet a few days ago, making
great progress in a short amount of time. Now youre
grappling with doubts that are undermining all of your
energy. Reflecting on the events of the past few days,
its obvious that you were somewhat reckless in your
headlong pursuit of your goals. Dont give up, Aquarius.
Rethink your strategy.

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Across
1. Tibetan monk
5. Toss
10. Neck part
14. Corrida cheers
15. Fearsome
16. Born Free lion
17. Prepare a book
or film for release
18. Bird that gets you down
19. Ear-related
20. Cylindrical
wooden container
22. Sully
24. Wholly
25. Alluring
26. Near sea level
30. Flat circular plates
35. Man-mouse connector
36. Drunkard
37. Accustom
38. Censure
41. Umbrella
43. The end of ___
44. Can be used to
catch fish or surf!
45. ___ polloi
46. One in second, say
47. Any unnamed object
50. Nonsense
53. Actress Zadora
54. Painful hospital
development
58. Purpose
62. Island feast
63. Honda model
66. Drop ___ (moon)
67. Stumbles
68. Writer Loos
69. Alaskas first governor

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71. Flower-part
72. Architect Mies van
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2. Betsys Wedding star
3. Golda of Israel
4. Stellar
5. Stuttering
6. Henris here
7. Wee bit
8. Minotaurs home
9. Elephants tiny kin
10. Inert gas
11. Prefix with meter
12. Pitchfork-shaped letters
13. From ___ according
to his abilities
21. TV Tarzan Ron
23. U-Haul competitor
25. Cpl.s superior
26. Not express
27. Maine college town
28. Declines
29. The French word for no
31. One ___ million
32. Japanese dish
33. Sing like Bing
34. Baseball
commissioner Bud
39. Dr. of rap
40. Keep an ___ the ground
41. Writing instrument
42. Abnormal
44. Slangy denial
48. Metal, often used
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Pisces
Feb 19 - Mar 20
There is some likelihood that you will be haunted
by thoughts of your love life today, Pisces. Perhaps
youre intrigued by the idea of exploring certain secret
realms of your relationship, yet you arent sure how
to communicate this to your mate. Perhaps youre
still testing the waters, waiting until you know how
you feel. In any case, you might make a decision to
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Guice said the raises

are contingent on approval from University of
Louisiana System Board
of Supervisors, but he is
confident they will formally
approve it.
I
congratulate
Dr.
Guice, said Terry McConathy, vice president for
academic affairs.
Its all part of the larger
plan of recruiting excellent
students and excellent faculty. She said everyone has
worked so hard to increase
enrollment and to balance
the budget. It will have a
significant effect on operations at the university.
Its a significant indication that Tech is continuing
to grow in the quality of

51. Killer whales

52. River that flows
through Paris
54. Exploded
55. Deutchmark replacement
56. Challenge
57. Figure (out)
59. As a result
60. Flood survivor
61. Air
64. Big shot
65. Call ___ day

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students and in the quality
of professors.
Faculty raises is great
news for Jason Pigg, head
of the department of social
sciences and history. He
said it is something faculty
members have been waiting for and will make a big
difference in their lives and
should be continued.
If Tech wants to position itself as a national
university, it needs to be
competitive in salaries with
other institutions it hopes
to be peers with, Pigg said.
So this is a small, small
step towards doing that, but
it needs to be sustained.

Once I won my table and started doing well, I had

a good feeling I was going to make it onto the stage,
she said. It is so surreal that I actually am taking
home a free TV.
Laborde said although he did not win, he has a plan
for next years tournament.
I made it to the semifinals, which is way better
than I did last year, he said. Im ready for next year
and Ive got a plan. If I keep progressing like I am, by
the time Im an eighth year senior, Ill have won this
thing.
Leslie Brister, a senior biology major and Union
Board member, said she is on the team that coordinates special events, like the Rock, Paper, Scissors
tournament.
This tournament is an annual tradition that Union
Board has put on for at least 12 years, she said. We
aim to have events that get people out of their dorm
room or give them a quick study break where they can
let loose a bit, meet other students, and have fun.

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WORLDNEWS
Bishops say gays
have gifts to offer
VATICAN CITY (AP) Catholic bishops signaled
a radical shift in tone Monday about accepting gays
into the church, saying they
had gifts to offer and that
their partnerships, while
morally problematic, provided homosexual couples
with precious support.

Parliament votes to
recognize Palestine
LONDON (AP) - British
lawmakers voted Monday
in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state, a symbolic
move intended to increase
pressure for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Company bans
Australian play
CANBERRA, Australia
(AP) - An Australian opera
company is being criticized for banning as part
of a sponsorship deal performances of Carmen
for two years because the
140-year-old French opera
depicts smoking.

STATENEWS
McCain and
Cassidy running
BATON ROUGE (AP) Republican U.S. Sen. John
McCain campaigned Monday across Louisiana at
veterans rallies in support
of GOP Senate candidate
Bill Cassidy, touting the
Republican congressman
as someone who will help
improve veterans care and
fight Obama administration
policies.

Judge blocks ash

disposal
NEW ORLEANS (AP)
- A state judge signed an
order Monday temporarily blocking ash from the
incineration of a Texas
Ebola victims belongings
to be disposed of at a
southwest Louisiana site.

Jindal declares
emergency
BATON ROUGE (AP)
- Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency as severe weather moves
across Louisiana ahead of
a cold front, downing trees
and power lines and leaving
thousands without electricity. Jindal issued the proclamation Monday. It extends
through Nov. 11 unless terminated sooner.

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drawing Duncan's blood,
flew across the Midwest
placing an intravenous line
aboard an airliner the
or suctioning mucus when
day before she fell ill.
Duncan was on a breathPresident Barack Obama
ing machine, that would be
canceled a campaign trip
recognized as a particularly
to address the outbreak.
high-risk activity. It might
Though it was not
also reveal which body fluclear how the nurse conids pose the greatest risk.
tracted the virus, the
Emergency
respondcase represented just the
ers in hazardous-materials
latest instance in which
suits began decontamithe disease that has ravnation work before dawn
aged one of the poorest
Wednesday at the Dallas
corners of the earth
apartment complex where
West Africa also manthe second nurse lives.
aged to find weak spots
Police guarded the sideAP Photo/LM Otero
in one of the world's A police line tape marks where the media is set up to watch The Village Bend East apart- walk and red tape was tied
most advanced medical
around a tree to keep peoments where a second healthcare worker lives that tested positive for Ebola.
systems.
ple out. Officials said she
The second nurse was
lives alone with no pets.
identified as 29-year-old Amber nurse, Nina Pham, had been diag- land to Dallas-Fort Worth on MonNotices handed out to neighJoy Vinson. Medical records pro- nosed with Ebola, government of- day "because of the proximity in bors advised that "a health care
time between the evening flight worker who lives in your area has
vided to The Associated Press ficials said Wednesday.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of and first report of illness the fol- tested positive for Ebola."
by Thomas Eric Duncan's family showed she inserted catheters, the Centers for Disease Control lowing morning." Officials are askBased on statements from
drew blood and dealt with Dun- and Prevention, said no one else ing them to call the health agency nurses it did not identify, the union
involved in Duncan's care will be so they can be monitored. The described how Duncan was left in
can's body fluids.
Duncan, who was diagnosed allowed to travel "other than in a woman flew from Dallas to Cleve- an open area of the emergency
land on Oct. 10.
with Ebola after coming to the U.S. controlled environment."
room for hours. It said staff treated
Infected Ebola patients are not
Kent State said it was asking Duncan for days without the corfrom Liberia, died Oct. 8.
Kent State University in Ohio, considered contagious until they the wThe second nurse will be rect protective gear, that hazardwhere three of Vinson's relatives have symptoms. Frieden said it transferred to a special bio-con- ous waste was allowed to pile up
work, confirmed she was the latest was unlikely that other passengers tainment unit at Emory University to the ceiling and safety protocols
or airline crew members were at Hospital in Atlanta, where other constantly changed.
patient.
Even though the nurse did not risk because the nurse did not have Ebola patients have been successOfficials say at least 76 people
fully treated, Frieden said. Pham at the hospital might have been exreport having a fever until Tuesday, any vomiting or bleeding.
Even so, the CDC is alerting the will be monitored in Dallas to de- posed, and are being monitored for
the day after she returned home,
she should not have boarded an 132 passengers aboard Frontier termine the best place for her care, fever and other symptoms. Pham,
airliner after learning that another Airlines Flight 1143 from Cleve- Frieden said.
26, was listed in good condition.

Nearly 20 arrested Kim Jong Un

in Ferguson protest makes public
appearance
ASSOCIATED PRESS

with some protesters using a bullhorn to read the

names of people killed by
police nationwide. The rally was led by clergy members during a third straight
day of rallies in the St.
Louis suburb where Brown
was unarmed when he was
fatally shot on Aug. 9.
Protests have been
common since Brown,
who was black, was killed
by a white police officer.
But tensions escalated last
week when a white police
officer in nearby St. Louis

shot and killed 18-year-old

Vonderrit Myers Jr., who
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP)
police say shot at officers
- 2Pounding rain and torbefore he was killed.
nado watches didnt deter
My faith compels me
hundreds of protesters
to be here, said Bishop
who stayed outside FerWayne Smith of the Episguson police headquarters
copal Diocese of Missouri.
for more than four hours
Protesters were met by
Monday, the same amount
about 40 officers in riot
of time that the 18-yeargear. Several clergy memold Michael Browns body
bers approached individwas left in the street after
ual Ferguson officers and
he was fatally shot by poasked them to repent for
lice.
Browns killing and other
Nearly 20 people were
acts of violence. Some ofarrested during the rally,
ficers engaged the protesters, while others ignored
the efforts.
Since Browns death,
three other fatal police
shootings of black males
have occurred in the St.
Louis area. Myers died
Wednesday after a confrontation with a white St.
Louis officer, whose name
has not been released. Police said the officer fired 17
rounds after Myers opened
fire. Myers parents say he
was unarmed, and many
speakers at a weekend
rally echoed those doubts
and raised concerns about
racial profiling.
On Saturday, demonstrators stood outside
Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, where the
AP Photo Cardinals were playing the
Protesters, including Cornel West, second from right, San Francisco Giants. Fans
were unimpeded.
march to the Ferguson, Mo., police station on Monday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)
North Korean Leader Kim
Jong Un made his first public appearance in five weeks
on Tuesday, the countrys official news agency reported,
ending a prolonged absence
fueled speculation about his
health and control over the
country.
Korean Central News
Agency said Kim gave field
guidance on Tuesday at the
newly built Wisong Scientists Residential District. The
agency also said earlier in the
day, Kim visited the newly
built Natural Energy Institute
of the State Academy of Sciences.
Kim had last been seen
in the state media five weeks
ago at a Sept. 3 concert, and
he missed several high-profile events that he normally
attends. An official documentary released late last month
then made a single reference
to Kims discomfort and
showed video footage from
August of him overweight
and limping.
The KCNA report Tuesday made no mention of
Kims health, only detailing
his comments about the construction projects. At the tour

of the residential district, Kim

praised the Norths scientists
as patriots who are devoting all their lives to building
a rich and powerful nation,
convinced that though there
is no frontier in science, they
have a socialist motherland
and are under the care of the
mother party.
Many analysts believe
while Kim may have some
health issues, hes probably
not in serious trouble. But
many other people wonder.
At a South Korean parliamentary hearing Monday,
Choi Yoon-hee, head of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, said
Kims health problems are
not severe enough to disrupt
his status as the ruler of the
country.
Kim is, by turns, reported
to be suffering from gout,
from diabetes, from a brain
hemorrhage, from a heart
ailment, from a leg injury
that required surgery from
a French doctor, from mental illness or, according to a
head-turning British report,
from a cheese addiction.
Kim Jong Un emerged as
the anointed successor after Kim Jong I disappeared
from public view after a 2008
stroke. The elder Kim died in
late 2011.

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Scare house recreates bad old days

ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP)

New York Citys bad old
days are here again in a
Halloween haunted house,
that is.
Nightmare: New York,
staged in a Lower East Side
building, depicts the ugliest,
scariest vision of 1970sand 80s-era Gotham. Subways are awash in graffiti,
creeps and crime. Menacing
punks roam the streets. And
the characters of Times
Square dont look anything
like Elmo or SpongeBob
SquarePants.
Visitors wander through
a 13-section maze of New
Yorks dark side, starting
with a blackout, followed by
scenes amid flashing strobe
lights or a fire. Characters
include a psychotic, Son
of Sam-style serial killer,
a urine-stained homeless
man, a deranged woman
crawling on the floor and
tunnel-dwelling mole people whose grotesque faces
suddenly pop up from dark
corners.
When someone screams,
thats our applause, says
Timothy Haskell, the offBroadway director who created the show. But I also
want them to appreciate
the real-life stories that seep
into your bones. Startles are
ephemeral, haunting is forever.
To be sure, there is still
plenty of real crime and
creepiness in New York
City. But the very idea that
people would need to visit

a haunted house to experience the worst of the bad

old days is just what city officials like to hear.
They repeatedly tout
the steady drop in the citys
crime rate in the past two
decades, saying New York
is now the safest big city
in America. Last year, 333
homicides were recorded,
down from 2,245 in 1990,
according to police statistics.
The 38 actors starring in
this in-your-face, interactive
attraction crank up the fright
factor for visitors who mark
their faces with a blood-red
X, a signal that they allow
themselves to be touched by
performers trying to scare
them out of their wits.
The best will be when
they grab her, says Matthew Elgandy, looking at his
girlfriend as they wait to enter. Im pretty sure my ears
will be destroyed after she
screams.
Before even entering the
spooky spectacle, the couple was startled by a man
with a nylon stocking mask
who popped out of nowhere
and whispered threats in
their ears.
Nightmare is in its
11th season, with themes
changing each year. It runs
through Nov. 1. Tickets
range from $30 to $60, the
latter allowing the spectator
to skip whats often an hourlong line as Halloween approaches.
I come every year and
Im still scared, but I come
again, Anthony Seala says.

In this Oct. 2, photo, patrons line up for Nightmare: New York, a haunted house attraction in New York.

In this Oct. 2,
photo, an actor
performs during
Nightmare:
New York, a
haunted house
attraction in
New York.

The 2014 Nobel

Prizes at a glance
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STOCKHOLM (AP)
All winners of the 2014
Nobel Prizes have now
been announced, starting
with the medicine award a
week ago and ending with
the economics prize on
Monday.
The $1.1 million awards
will be handed out on Dec.
10, the anniversary of prize
founder Alfred Nobel's
death in 1896. Here is a list
of this year's laureates:
MEDICINE
U.S.-British
scientist
John O'Keefe split the Nobel Prize in medicine with
Norwegian couple MayBritt Moser and Edvard
Moser for breakthroughs
in brain cell research that
could pave the way for a
better understanding of
diseases like Alzheimer's.
PHYSICS
Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan
and Japanese-born U.S.
scientist Shuji Nakamura
won the Nobel Prize in
physics for the invention of
blue light-emitting diodes,
which promises to revolutionize the way the world
lights its homes and offices
and already helps create the glowing screens of
mobile phones, computers
and TVs.
CHEMISTRY
U.S. researchers Eric

AP Photo

The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 is awarded jointly to Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India,
for risking their lives to fight for childrens rights.
Betzig and William Moerner and Stefan Hell of
Germany won the Nobel
Prize in chemistry for finding ways to make microscopes more powerful than
previously thought possible, allowing scientists to
see how diseases develop
inside the tiniest cells.

PEACE
Children's rights activists Malala Yousafzai from
Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India shared the
Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning for the rights of
children and young people,
particularly their right to
education.

LITERATURE
French writer Patrick
Modiano won the Nobel
Prize in literature for his
lifelong study of the Nazi
occupation and its effect
on his country. Among
more than 40 works, Modiano wrote the Prix Goncourt-winning
"Missing
Person" and co-wrote the
movie "Lacombe, Lucien."

ECONOMICS
French economist Jean
Tirole won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic
Sciences for research on
market power and regulation, which the prize committee said helped governments understand and
regulate industries dominated by a small number
of powerful firms.

AP Photos

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Sports Talk
THIS WEEK IN

Summitt pushes Techsters to brink

FROMTHESPORTS DESK

BULLDOG

with Jared King

FOOTBALL

Taming
the Wild
West

The Louisiana Tech

football team will host
the University of Texas
at San Antonio Roadrunners Saturday morning
at 11:00 a.m. inside Joe
Aillet Stadium. The game
can be listened to on
Z107.5FM.

The series is tied between the two teams.

(1-1)

Photo by Donny J. Crowe

Head coach Tyler Summitts Lady Techsters were projected to finish seventh in Conference USA this season in a poll
of its coaches. Senior Whitney Frazier was selected to the preseason all conference team.
Overall Record:
(3-3 , 2-0)
Points per game:
34.2
Points allowed per
game:
27.8
Players to watch:
Sterling Griffin WR
20 catches, 291 yards
1 touchdown
Kentrell Brice DB
39 tackles, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles
Tech is ranked No. 39
in the country in total
defense.

WILL TRAHAN
Staff Reporter
The Lady Techsters
opened up preseason
workouts Oct. 6.
Head coach Tyler Summitt addressed the media
in his first press conference at Louisiana Tech
since he was introduced.
The Lady Techsters
have missed the playoffs
in three consecutive seasons.
It has been a productive summer, but we still
have a long way to go,
Summitt said.
Summitt started his
team off in its first practice without a basketball
and 20-pound weight
vests on.
Im not sure the play-

ers love the 20-pound

weight vest and no basketball in sight, Summitt
said. The defense, the rebounding, the physicality,
but it is a culture we have
to instill.
Summitt talked about
how the teams that win
championships focus on
the defensive side of the
ball.
The sooner we buy
into (the defense), the
quicker we can start using a basketball, Summitt
said.
This Lady Techster
team boasts five seniors
who, along with their
coach, are focused on
winning a conference
championship.
We are expecting to
compete at a high level

this year, Summitt said.

Senior Savanna Langston said she wants a conference championship in
her last year playing.
The transition for players into Summitts system
from the previous one has
been smooth.
It was a little tough at
first but he (Summitt) has
said how important family
is, and that is what it has
been for me these past
three years, Langston
said.
Summitt, 23, was asked
how his young age has
effected his relationship
with his team.
Being fresh out of my
playing days has helped,
Summitt said. I am not
going to ask them to do
something I have not. I

Points per game:

20.8
Points allowed per
game:
25.2
Players to watch:
David Glasco RB
84 carries, 260 yards
4 touchdowns
Triston Wade DB
42 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble
UTSA is ranked No. 106
in the country in rushing
offense.

For more on Tech athletics, follow the Tech Talk

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twitter.com/techtalksports.

Email comments to
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Tech tennis team impresses at ITA

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NEWS SERVICES

Overall Record:
(2-4, 1-1)

went through the same

stuff just a few years ago
so I know what to expect.
All the hype around
Summitt and his system
has Lady Techsters fans
excited.
Season ticket sales are
going fast and the players
have noticed.
When we go to the
football games people
come up to me every time
and tell me how excited
they are for this season,
Langston said.

CAMPER
from Jazmin Britos who
reeled off four wins in
the main A draw to reach
the quarterfinals, the only
non-SEC player to do so.
The sophomore pulled
off wins over Mississippi
States Naomi Tran, followed by a three set winner over 94th-ranked Emily Flickinger of Auburn.
She then defeated
LSUs Skylar Holloway
and Southern Miss Lisa
Schneider before falling
to 52nd-ranked Danielle
Spielmann of Alabama

in straight sets.
Even though I was
not playing my best tennis, I just kept finding a
way to win, Britos said.
Marta Sramkova and
Alexandra Starkova had
impressive showings despite coming up short in
a couple of tough losses.
Sramkova ran away
with a 6-1, 6-1 victory
over Tulanes Kyla Klier
but then lost to 115thranked Natalia Maynetto
of Alabama in three sets.
For Starkova, she took
down Mississippi States
Timea Guibe 6-4, 6-0 before losing in a third set
tiebreaker to 61st-ranked
Joana Vale Costa of LSU.
The Techsters also
showed improvement in
doubles, particularly the
duo of Taly Merker and
Manoela Chiacchio who
defeated UABs No. 1
doubles team, 8-3.
The Lady Techsters
will resume tournament
play Oct. 31 in Houston,
Texas when they participate in the Jasons Deli
Collegiate Invitational.

ew would have believed

me if I would have told
them Louisiana Tech
football had a legitimate
opportunity at winning the
western division of Conference USA at the beginning
of the season. Yet here we
are at the halfway mark of
the 2014 season, and Tech
has a chance to do just that.
The Bulldogs are the only
team in the western division
with an unblemished conference schedule. Tech has
defeated two western division teams in the University
of North Texas Mean Green
and the University of Texas
at El Paso Miners.
The Owls of Rice University last seasons conference champions sit
behind Tech at 1-1 in conference play alongside UTEP
whom the Bulldogs have
already defeated and the
University of Texas at San
Antonio whom the Bulldogs host Saturday. UNT
and the University of Southern Mississippi are both 0-2
in conference play this season.
UTSA is arguably
Techs most difficult opponent remaining on the
schedule but the Bulldogs
get them inside Joe Aillet
Stadium. The Dogs also
get Rice at home when they
host the Owls in their last
regular season game.
Tech has six games remaining on its schedule
three home and three away.
Tech will host eastern division opponent Western
Kentucky University for
homecoming on Nov. 1.
The Hilltoppers are 0-2 in
conference play in their first
season in C-USA. Tech will
travel to two other eastern
division opponents when
they take on the Monarchs
of Old Dominion University (1-3) and the University
of Alabama at Birmingham
Dragons (2-1).
Techs draw of eastern
division opponents was fortunate. The Bulldogs were
able to avoid Marshall University and Middle Tennessee State University, who
are a combined 5-1 in conference play and 10-3 on
the season. The Thunderin
Herd found their way into
the Associated Press Top 25
poll this week at No. 25.
Ultimately, Tech controls
its own destiny in the western division of C-USA. The
Bulldogs only need to win
three more games to be
bowl eligible and have six
games left on the schedule.
If Tech were to go undefeated in conference play it
would almost undoubtedly
land them a spot in the CUSA championship game.
Jared King is a senior journalism major from Jena who
serves as sports editor for The
Tech Talk. Email comments to
jki008@latech.edu.