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OCTOBER 30, 2014 WWW.THETECHTALK.ORG VOLUME 89 ISSUE 7
Election
While the U.S. Senate and U.S. Representative contests seem to dominate the political
atmosphere in the media, Louisiana voters will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on a wide range of
races and issues. Statewide, voters will decide on 14 constitutional amendments and members
of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Also on the ballot are a number local races including
mayor, city council, school board, district attorney, district judge and city marshal.
U.S. Senate Race
5th District U.S. Representative Race
CATHERINE BURKE
Staff Reporter
The Lady of the Mist was illuminated the night
of Oct. 23 thanks to Alpha Chi Omegas annual
event Light the Lady. This event is held in coalition
with domestic violence awareness month and for
all the victims of abuse.
This candle light
vigil is not just for do-
mestic violence aware-
ness month, said Lauren
Fuller, a senior elemen-
tary education major
and coordinator of the
event. Its to remem-
ber those affected and
who have lost their lives,
especially in our com-
munity and on our cam-
pus.
Fuller said many in-
volved have been affected, so its special to many
of people.
Members of our chapter and every sorority
have people who have been affected by this social
epidemic which is often silent but wide-spread, so
this event means a lot to a lot of people.
Fuller said the women of Alpha Chi Omega
also sold the luminaries for $1 each.
We sold 250 overall plus monetary donations
people would give us, she said. 100 percent of
the money made goes to DART, which is the local
domestic violence shelter.
Light the Lady
shines light on
domestic violence
> see LADY page 6
Its to remember
those affected and
who have lost their
lives, especially in
our community and
on our campus
LAUREN FULLER
senior elementary
education major
BRENNEN LEGE
Staff Reporter
A male Tech student was assaulted late Sun-
day night near Park Place Apartments by Jen-
kins.
The student was using a wooded shortcut
connecting an adjacent parking lot to the apart-
ments when he spotted the suspect, who imme-
diately struck the student without provocation.
The student was able to run away and con-
tacted Ruston police.
Police describe the suspect as a 6-foot tall
slender male.
This information comes from a message via
the Tech Alert system Monday.
The alert stated Ruston police would handle
further investigation, while Tech police will pa-
trol the area of the assault heavily in the near
future.
Email comments to
bsl008@latech.edu.
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2 The Tech Talk October 30, 2014 NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY
Golden Society recep-
tion and dinner will
begin at 5:30 p.m. in the
Student Center.
SATURDAY
Breakfast with Champ
begins at 9 a.m. in the
Student Center
The Homecoming parade
begins at 10:30 a.m. at the
Centennial Walkway
The homecoming game
against Western Kentucky
begins at 2 p.m.
SUNDAY
Lady Techsters volleyball
will play UTEP at 1 p.m.
MONDAY
BOSS early registration
begins for sophomores at
9 a.m.
TUESDAY
No calendar events.
WEDNESDAY
BOSS early regis-
tration for freshman
begins at 9 a.m.
THURSDAY
LinkedIn 101 seminar
will be held in the
Keeny Hall, Room 337 at
10 a.m.
BRENNEN LEGE
Staff Reporter
Be it ramps for children in wheelchairs
or new stairs in an elderly persons home,
sometimes the smallest luxuries in life can
create the biggest impact for those who
need them.
Freedom by Design is a
community service program
within the American Institute
of Architecture Students.
The program allows archi-
tecture students to show their
skills by designing and con-
structing solutions to prob-
lems in their communitys
design.
They say architects build
for the wealthy or those who
can afford them, Lindsy
Trisler, a graduate architec-
ture student said. Freedom
by Design is the outlet spe-
cic for people who need
architects,but cant afford
them.
Architecture students in Louisiana
Techs Freedom by Design program created
a wheelchair ramp during the summer de-
signed for disabled childrens horse riding
sessions at Rustons OWL Center.
Remington Bard, the graduate architec-
ture student in charge of most of the ramps
design and building, enjoyed the freedom
he was given as a leader of the project.
We got to design on the y as we were
building it, Bard said. I was just happy we
get to help more people, which is good with
me.
Trisler said a year ago Techs Freedom
by Design team built stairs for an elderly
persons home, in a Ruston neighborhood
too poor to afford it.
We go out and nd donations or get
grants written towards it, said
Brian Delaney, fellow gradu-
ate architecture student. Its
all free and it gives back to a
cause.
Delaney said community
projects through Freedom by
Design have helped him in
ways day-to-day classes have
not.
We normally dont do too
many design and build projects
in school, he said. Coming
out here and learning how to
create an accurate build-model
will benet you after school.
A future project Freedom by
Design has planned this year is
called Deck the Yard, where
students make Christmas yard decorations
for the community. The decorations go to
residents who may not be able to afford
Christmas decorations or are too elderly
and therefore unable to decorate their yard
themselves.
This is our way of giving back, Del-
aney said. Its our way of helping contrib-
ute to the goal of giving everyone the same
enjoyment out of life.
Email comments to bsl008@latech.edu.
This is our way
of giving back.
Its our way of
helping contrib-
ute to the goal of
giving everyone
the same enjoy-
ment out of life.
BRIAN DELANEY
graduate architecture
student
CATHERINE BURKE
Staff Reporter
Local brewers gathered at
the Norton Building to show-
case their best homemade
beer this past Thursday. The
North Central Louisiana Arts
Council held the event.
Jessica Slaughter, the ex-
ecutive director
for NCLAC, was
in charge of orga-
nizing ARTober-
fest.
ARToberfest is
a beer tasting fun-
draiser that helps
raise money for
the Holiday Arts
Tour, she said.
We have live mu-
sic, food trucks,
rafes by local
stores, 60-plus
commercial beers
and a night full of
fun.
Slaughter said without this
event, the Holiday Arts Tour
would probably not happen.
Our grant from the state
was eliminated for the Holi-
day Arts Tour, she said. This
event helps raise money to
make the Tour possible.
Slaughter said it is easy to
be in ARToberfest.
Any home brewer can ap-
ply to be here, she said. All
they have to do is apply at the
beginning of August.
Local brew company Old
Bottle Brewery made an ap-
pearance at ARToberfest.
My dad got a beer kit for
Christmas back in
2012 and I played
with it a bit, loved
it, so he bought
me my own, said
Hayden Lege, the
founder of Old Bot-
tle Brewery.
Right now we
have two beers
Ruston Peach He-
feweizer, which
is a wheat beer,
and Pelican State,
which is a darker
beer, Lege said.
Lege said brew-
ing beer at home is not an
overnight process.
It takes about one month
to brew ve gallons, he said.
It technically could have
been ready earlier, but you
need that time for the avors
to mellow out in the brew,
which makes it taste better.
Getyasome Brew made
an appearance at ARTober-
fest. Jim and Donna Smalls
run this home brewery.
It is a very addicting
hobby, said Jim Smalls.
Once you start, you can-
not stop, but its a lot of
fun and my wife and I get
a lot of enjoyment out of
making and tasting our own
brew.
Catherine Nix, a senior
biology major, said the
event is a fun evening for
people and it helps a great
cause.
ARToberfest is de-
nitely the best event of
the year, she said. It gets
more fun every year and its
awesome to see local busi-
nesses support other local
businesses.
Its an event people can
enjoy and let loose at but
also get home safely thanks
to the DD cab numbers
posted at the exits, Nix
said. If you did not come
this year, you denitely do
not want to miss out on this
next year.
Email comments to
cjb066@latech.edu.
Architecture students
reach out to community
ARToberfest puts locally
brewed beers on display
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Allie Bennett, right, and Jane Wallace, left, enjoyed the brews at ARToberfest,
which used the proceeds from the sale of locally brewed beer to help fund the
Holiday Arts Tour.
Photo by Colin Fontenot
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FROM THE EDITOR
GamerGate reveals industry problems
JOHN SADLER
Editor-in-Chief
The gamer community continu-
ously struggles with stereotypes. I
am sure youve heard them. Gamers
are all 12-year-olds screaming racial
slurs over Xbox Live headsets. Gam-
ers have no social lives. Gamers are
misogynistic.
Its that last one, however, that
bears closer examination. Ask a girl
who identies as a gamer if she has
had the validity of her interest in the
industry questioned. I bet you money
she has.
You might have seen the Gamer-
Gate hashtag on your Twitter feed.
GamerGate is the term for what
its supporters call an attack on uneth-
ical video game journalism, but what
is truly a misogynistic rant that gives
the entire subculture involved with
video games a bad name.
Quinn had recently published a
game called Depression Quest,
which was centered on going about
your day-to-day life with clinical de-
pression (in the form of quests, of
course).
The trouble began when the ex-
boyfriend of Quinn posted a rambling
blog about how she had cheated on
him with a video game journalist in
exchange for positive reviews.
The site, Kotaku, investigated and
revealed the journalist in question
had not written anything about Quinn
since after their relationship began.
Now, heres where it gets ridicu-
lous. The gamer community, hiding
behind the fact that so-called social
justice warriors were turning their
hobby into a political platform, start-
ed the hashtag #GamerGate.
They also started sending Quinn
death and rape threats, and drove her
from her home because they posted
her address and personal information
online.
But this is really about unethical
gaming journalism, right?
Of course, which is why Anita
Sarkeesian, a feminist cultural critic,
had to cancel a speaking event at
Utah State University because of
threats of a shooting.
Unethical gaming journalism is
also the reason why Brianna Wu, an-
other female indie developer, left her
home due to threats to her person.
Its no secret the identity of the
gamer is embroiled in a sort of men
only club.
There are no shortage of posts
online complaining about fake gam-
er girls as if that was something that
actually mattered.
This is not meant to be an attack
on everyone who plays video games.
I play video games. Most people play
video games, and there have been
many gamers and developers who
have spoken out against this.
It is time for this movement to
stop, though. Whatever the intentions
of the gamers taking part in this, and
I am sure some actually think they
are doing good, the hashtag has been
irrevocably associated with sexism.
The fact they cannot see the prob-
lem here says tons.
Attacking two female indie de-
velopers and one female cultural
critic (no male developers are under
attack) in order to change the basis
of video game journalism is child-
ish and stupid. What control do they
have over it?
The gaming community as a
whole needs to take a step back, look
deep within itself and realize it is act-
ing like a child.
John Sadler is a junior journalism and
English major from Extension who
serves as editor for The Tech Talk. E-
mail comments to jts040@latech.edu.
T
he Nov. 4 elections are right
around the corner and citi-
zens across Louisiana must
decide which state constitutional
amendments they will vote for or
against.
Keep in mind, these proposed
amendments would alter the state
constitution if approved.
One proposal, if approved, will
only affect New Orleans.
The constitution currently allows
New Orleans to levy an additional
ve mills on property values within
Orleans Parish to fund police pro-
tection and re protection.
Proposed amendment No. 6
would increase the millage cap from
ve to 10 mills each for police and
re protection.
However, any increase would
ultimately have to be approved by
the voters of Orleans Parish, so it
seems redundant to ask the entire
state for a constitutional amend-
ment which ultimately may or may
not be appropriated.
Secondly, Orleans Parish cur-
rently has the highest millage rate in
Louisiana, so it may some voters to
ask for more.
To an extent, it feels as if the
state is interfering with a local is-
sue. Even if the proposal passes, it
still needs local passage before the
funds can be allocated.
Simply put, it asks Louisiana
citizens for the right to increase the
millage cap so long as Orleans Par-
ish maintains the power to appro-
priate and defray the revenue from
the new taxes.
This is a constitutional amend-
ment, so technically it is a state
matter and not simply an Orleans
Parish matter.
The amendment certainly seems
benecial to New Orleans, a city
named the Murder Capital of
America, by the F.B.I. 11 times dat-
ing back to 1985.
Also, New Orleans is a popular
tourist destination and a prominent
lming location for television pro-
gramming and cinema.
The city generates millions for
the state on an annual basis, more
so than any other city in the state.
Point being we need New Or-
leans to be a safe place not only for
tourism, but for the citizens who call
it home.
Far be it from anyone in Ruston,
Shreveport, Lake Charles, Baton
Rouge, or Monroe to have the right
to say no to one of our states
greatest assets.
We have no authority to deny
New Orleans and Orleans Parish an
amendment which would allow its
local governing agencies to provide
more protection to its citizens.
After weighing the pros and cons,
one may feel conicted about mak-
ing a constitutional change which
only benets one city and parish.
However, as weve discussed, this
amendment would not only provide
more protection for New Orleani-
ans, but also for anyone visiting the
city.
This amendment could save
lives, maybe even yours.
Vote to
protect
New
Orleans
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COLUMN LIKE I SEE EM
How about a shot at another plan
JARED KING
Sports Editor
I
am certain you have heard about
the school shooting that took place
on Friday. This tragedy has been all
over the news and social media out-
lets and has garnered national atten-
tion.
What you might not have heard
is that Fridays shooting, which took
place at a Washington state high
school, is the 87th school shooting
that has taken place since the mas-
sacre at Sandy Hook Elementary
School in Newtown, Connecticut, in
December 2012.
Eighty-seven. Please take time to
wrap your mind around that number.
That means that there has been an
average of one shooting each week
since a gunman killed 20 children and
ve teachers at Sandy Hook. The
events that took place at Marysville-
Pilchuk High School, which is about
30 miles north of Seattle, were devas-
tating to the school and to the com-
munity. What may be worse is how
the students reacted to the events.
The Seattle Times reported some
of the schools 1,200 students were
evacuated, walking out calmly across
the elds with their hands up. The
New York Times reported the school
knew a shooting was possible they
had seen the news from other schools,
and they had trained for lockdowns.
But when the alarms started ringing
Friday morning, many thought it was
a drill. Some instinctively rushed into
the halls, before teachers and staff
members directed them back inside
their classrooms and the students laid
on the oor texting one another for
information.
How sad is it that school shoot-
ings have become so common dare
I say normal that schools have
plans to prepare their students for
shootings and students react calmly
and methodically?
Not only was the school prepared,
but Joanne Roberts, chief medical of-
cer at Providence Regional Medical
Center in Everett, Washington, said
because of school shootings else-
where around the country, the hos-
pital, had been prepared. Only two
months ago it had rehearsed for a
school shooting. So on Friday morn-
ing, hospital ofcials knew what do;
they sent out the alert for a traumatic
event, summoning two dozen physi-
cians and scores of staff members.
What does this say about the state
of the school system in our country?
Maybe an even better question is,
what is the government doing about
these issues? While the media con-
tinues to hype the Ebola virus to the
point that most of the country is par-
anoid, I would venture to say many
of you have not heard about the pre-
vious 86 school shootings that have
occurred in the past two years, and
that is a shame.
Jared King is a senior journalism ma-
jor from Jena who serves as sports
editor for the Tech Talk. Email com-
ments to jki008@latech.edu.
BLONDIE KNOWS BEST
Drawing the line for Halloween costumes
KELSY KERSHAW
Features Editor
M
iriam-Webster denes Hal-
loween as a night when
children dress up as ghosts,
witches, monsters, etc., and go to
houses to ask for candy.
The pagan origin of Halloween
can be traced back to the Celtic fes-
tival of Samhain, which marked the
beginning of the Celtic new year.
It was not introduced into the
U.S until the late 19th century. Al-
though the modern-day Halloween
has been secularized, it is still vivid
with traditions, being associated with
evil spirits, supernatural occurrences
and dressing up. I think it is safe to
assume that costumes are the major-
ity of Americans favorite aspect of
Halloween. Creative juices are tested
each year when Oct. 31 rolls around
with costume ideas, and increasingly
now, lines are crossed as well.
There is a line between crafty or
comical and downright insensitive.
For example, as funny as you
think it might be to dress up as Ebola
or a related topic, it is not.
According to an article on CNN.
com, this costume will either score
you most obnoxious person at the
party or most-hated person on
Twitter. Surely that is not what you
are going for.
The article also references past
costumes such as prom night toilet
babies and a bloodied duo deemed
Trayvon Martin and George Zimmer-
man, both of which cross the line of
decency and border on crass.
Photos have been found of a per-
son who dressed up as Ray Rice, a
former Baltimore Raven, and drug
around a lifeless doll meant to depict
domestic violence victim Janay Rice.
Since when have other peoples
pain and suffering become grounds
for amusement?
Degradation and stereotypes are
also cast pretty heavily around Hal-
loween through costume ideas.
Take for instance when one dress-
es up in a fringed burlap dress with
moccasins and a feather headdress
and says Im a Native American.
Americans of that ancestry are
average citizens like you and me.
They have not dressed that way in
centuries and to conform them to
such an image is disrespectful.
Then there is the sorority girl mis-
conception. Too often people wear
crop tops and stilettos, usually with
miniskirts or booty shorts, and deem
their costume a sorority girl.
I can attest this is a solid misrep-
resentation. A more accurate depic-
tion would be to wear an oversized
T-shirt with Nike shorts and Chacos.
Even still, that is a stereotype, and in-
criminating to our individuality.
This is not to rant about ridiculous
Halloween costumes, but to serve as
a reminder of the offensive messages
our costume choices can evoke.
Yes, Halloween is a night to cele-
brate and dress up, but it can be done
without venerating tragedies, suffer-
ings and degrading stereotypes.
So tomorrow, just try not to be
one of the insensitive partygoers in
your costuming festivities.
Kelsy Kershaw is a senior journalism
and FMRS major from Jennings, La.
who serves as features editor for the
Tech Talk Email comments to kjk016@
latech.edu.
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KAILEE COURTS
Staff Reporter
T
he number of females who attend universities around
the country outnumber males 2:1, but more males
are usually in engineering programs.
CNNs leading women is devoting the month of Oc-
tober to women in science, technology, engineering and
mathematic (STEM) programs.
Jenna Carpenter, associate dean for the College of En-
gineering and Science, said she loved that October is dedi-
cated to women in STEM programs.
It is very important for girls to know they are not alone
in these predominately male programs, Carpenter said.
At Tech there are eight different engineering programs,
two engineering technology programs and four science
programs.
Carpenter said the percentage of young women in each
program varies.
Biomedical engineering has the most girls, and there
are usually less girls in mechanical and electrical engineer-
ing, she said.
Carpenter said the biggest challenge women face is the
stereotypes culture has set.
Unconscious bias is huge and we do not even realize
when we do it, she said. We tell girls what they are sup-
posed to do and we do the same to boys, and if they do
not do that then we try to convince them that they have to
do something else.
Morgan Tanner, a senior electrical engineering major,
said she faced a few challenges because of stereotypes
when she rst entered the program.
I am in a sorority and I compete in pageants so people
never think I am serious when I tell them my major, Tan-
ner said.
She said her rst year it was a little difcult because she
would go to class in her sorority letters and men in the
class would tell her she was in the wrong class.
Those little moments made me stronger and powered
me to get through all of it, Tanner said.
Carpenter said girls are not taught to compete as much
as boys are taught to compete.
It is just one of those things you really do not teach
girls, she said. But I see many women and girls compet-
ing in the work eld and in the classroom every day.
Nicole Vermaelen, a sophomore engineering major,
said the biggest challenge she faces is when she has to
work in a group setting with males.
The projects we had to do involved a lot of drilling,
millings and using machinery, Vermaelen said. I often
noticed the males in my group would take control of the
hands-on work instead of allowing everyone in the group a
chance to do a part of the fabrication.
Female students in STEM programs said one of the most
common things they face is when male students in their class
assume they cannot do something.
Karen Rispone said this has happened to her on several
occasions.
They assume that I am struggling in my math and engi-
neering classes because of my sex, said Rispone, a junior
mathematics and nanosystems engineering ma-
jor. I am frequently spoken down to because
of this and my opinions are sometimes
ignored.
Though women face many chal-
lenges, different programs and clubs
are offered to young women in these
programs.
Carpenter said female students are
encouraged to join the different clubs
offered, one of them being the Society
of Women Engineers.
It is always good to talk to other girls
in the program, as well as other students
in the program, Carpenter said.
Rispone said the advice she would give to
females in the program is the same advice
she would give to males.
Just keep swimming,
she said. If
you perse-
vere, stay
positive and
r e me mbe r
your dreams,
you are sure
to succeed.
Email comments to
kec029@latech.edu.
Rachel Mintere, a sophomore civil engineering major,
mixes concrete during one of her classes.
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Nicole Boothe, a senior biomedical engineering major,
works on a lab for one of her classes.
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in
STEM
Jenna P. Carpenter, associate dean and Administration and Strategic Initiatives director,
explains the battle women in STEM programs face.
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Feminism should be practiced in
science, technology, engineering and
mathematics programs
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Morgan Tanner, a senior electrical engineering major,
works on a lab for one of her classes.
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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 fnd a way to settle this confict.
Taurus
Apr 20 - May 20
Youre fnally 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-confdence 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 confict 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 fnd 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 fnd your balance. You certainly wont fnd
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 fnd 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. Refecting 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.
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
proceed today.
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6 The Tech Talk October 30, 2014
Shelby Lowery, a Tech
graduate, was a speaker
at the event and said she
helps out with the Domestic
Abuse Resistance Team.
This event is great be-
cause it brings awareness to
an issue that is often swept
under the rug, she said. Its
especially great because it
reaches college students
who are actually most af-
fected by domestic abuse,
because according to statis-
tics, women ages 18-24 are
most-targeted.
Lowery said the event
makes college students
more knowledgeable about
the topic.
What most people dont
realize is that these women
dont leave because they are
ashamed, afraid, not nan-
cially stable or think it may
get better, she said. Events
like this give hope to victims
that are in the crowd feeling
hopeless, because there is
hope and people willing to
help.
Courtney Geroux said
she is proud to be able to
raise awareness for domes-
tic violence.
It is so rewarding to
see all the sororities come
together for a cause Alpha
Chi works so hard for, said
Geroux, a sophomore me-
chanical engineering major
and a member of Alpha Chi
Omega. We are women so
it hits a little closer to home,
and I am proud to be able
to be a part of a group that
hosts such a moving vigil
for a serious cause because
domestic violence is real,
its on our campus and love
shouldnt hurt.
Email comments to
cjb066@latech.edu.
FREDEDREIA WILLIS
Staff Reporter
Louisiana Tech prepares for a night
lled with amusement, stunning colors,
sparkling clothes, performances, music
and a feast of delicious Indian food.
The Association of Indian Students
will host its 15th Annual Diwali Nite on
Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Student Center
Auditorium (Tonk).
Bharati Belwalkar, secretary of AIS,
said there are many reasons they en-
courage and emphasize students atten-
dance, especially for them learn about a
different culture, but giving international
students a home away from home is the
most important reason.
Coming miles away from home,
students miss their friends and family
on festive days, said Belwalkar, a junior
industrial and organizational physiology
major. Being a part of such events as
Diwali Nite or India Nite, it helps them
to feel at home.
She also said the event will offer
students an opportunity to teach while
showcasing their talents.
Diwali, or Dipawali, is Indias biggest
and most important holiday of the year.
The festival gets its name from the
row of clay lamps Indians light outside
their homes to symbolize the inner light
which protects them from spiritual dark-
ness.
Diwali is also known as the festival
of lights and occurs every year between
mid-October and mid-November, de-
pending on the lunar calendar.
India is among one of many coun-
tries that celebrate Diwali as a national
holiday.
Bharat Karumuri, president of AIS,
said the event will bring an Indian are
to Techs campus and he is excited about
what it will teach students while giving
them a nice show.
Having a big event like this teaches
the students about unitedness, said
Karumuri, a senior biomedical engineer-
ing major. As we prepare for the event, it
brings all of the Indian students together
to work and through working we create
a great bond.
He also said the event will show the
American students the wide cultural
view of India.
AIS will continue to host the event
because they do not want to break tradi-
tion.
Students planning on attending Diwa-
li Night will be introduced to lively tra-
ditional Indian entertainment and food.
AIS invites all students to come out
and be a part of their Diwali celebration.
Last year, Diwali Night drew more
than 200 students in attendance.
Tickets are being sold at the Inter-
national Student Ofce in Tolliver Hall,
room 229. Their phone number is 318-
257-4321.
Belwalkar said money raised from
the event will be used to organize more
cultural events for Tech students, faculty
and staff, as well as the Ruston commu-
nity.
Email comments to fw005@latech.edu.
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IAN EDWARDS
Staff Reporter
Back in 1996, a man named Shinji Mikami, in
partnership with publisher Capcom, created the
survival horror genre of games with the Resi-
dent Evil franchise.
Now, a decade after his depar-
ture from Capcom in 2004, Mi-
kami returns to the genre he pio-
neered with The Evil Within. But
can Mikami still provide scares in
a genre which has become stale
and predictable in his absence?
The answer is a resounding
yes. The Evil Within is a wild roller coaster ride
of fear into the darkest depths of the mind. The
players step into the shoes of detective Sebastian
Castellanos as he and his partners respond to re-
ports of homicide at their citys mental hospital.
Naturally, upon entering the facility, things
go beyond south and Sebastian is assaulted and
knocked unconscious by a man in a white hood
with seemingly supernatural abilities. From there,
its a ght for survival as Sebastian and company
try to escape a nightmarish world where nothing
seems real.
Many modern games in the survival hor-
ror genre, including the post-Mikami Resident
Evil games, are only scary until youve amassed
enough weapons and ammo to overturn a small
country. Not The Evil Within. Sebastian only
has a small choice of weapons (which can actu-
ally be missed if the player skips certain areas).
Additionally, even after upgrading all of Sebas-
tians traits and weapons using the rather distinc-
tive upgrade system, a very real chance of death
will still persist with every enemy encounter.
A famous tactic in the original three Resident
Evil games was to maximize your ammo con-
servation by dodging ghts when you can and re-
loading your save if you waste even one bullet too
many. The Evil Within harkens back to those
days, as ammo drops are extremely scarce and
health items even more so. Its easy to shotgun
a regular a horde of regular enemies, but waste
too much ammo and a boss will have you regret-
ting it.
The games biggest drawback is a feature
youll be saddled with through your entire jour-
ney: the camera. The camera
stays way too zoomed in on
Sebastians back, making it
harder than it should
be to gain situation-
al awareness and
aim your weap-
ons. Adding to
the problem are
the games un-
naturally dark
shadows and
per manent
letterboxing
( presum-
ably to
give it an
ol d- s c h ool
horror movie feel).
Even on a 52-inch HD
TV, I found myself squinting more
often than I should have been.
While I usually dont mention graph-
ical problems unless specically egregious,
there was a noticeable amount of texture pop-
in. Presumably this was due to the fact the game
regularly transitions from cut scene to gameplay
with minimal load times. It also just could have
been my PlayStation 3. Regardless, its something
people who demand maximum graphical delity
should be aware of.
With Halloween so close, there have been a
deluge of movies, TV shows and games all claim-
ing to be scary. If you really want your moneys
worth, The Evil Within will have you on the
edge of both your seat and your sanity.
Email comments to ije001@latech.edu.
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KAILEE COURTS
Staff Reporter
The Stone Theatre will begin its 2014-
2015 season with James McLures com-
panion piece plays Laundry & Bourbon
and Lone Star which are about small
town life in Texas.
The theater will debut their rst play
of the season on Wednesday, October
29. It will run through
Saturday Nov. 1 and then
from Wednesday Nov. 5-8.
The plays Laundry &
Bourbon and Lonestar
are companion plays be-
cause they are centered
on the same characters
and have similar story lines.
While one story focuses on the female
characters on the front porch, the second
play takes place across town and focuses
on the male characters.
This helps tell two sides of the same
story.
Both plays are directed by Cherrie
Sciro, a professor in the School of Per-
forming Arts.
The rst short play, Laundry & Bour-
bon, is centered on the women.
The whole play takes place on the
front porch of Roy and Elizabeths, two
of the main characters, home in Mayard,
Texas, on a hot summer afternoon in the
1970s.
Elizabeth, played by Olivia Willcox,
and her friend Hattie, played by Stepha-
nie Hart, are passing the time away fold-
ing laundry, watching television, drinking
bourbon and Coke and gossiping about
people in their town.
They are later joined by Amy Lee,
who is played by Courtney VanEaten,
who comes to share more gossip with
the women.
The actors, all theater students at Lou-
isiana Tech, played their parts excellently.
The emotion they showed made it
seem like they were truly struggling with
the issues their characters were dealing
with.
Even during the plays more serious
moments, the actors still delivered hu-
morous lines in a way that lightened the
mood of the story.
While there were instances when the
actors struggled with their lines because
the performance I saw was a dress re-
hersal, I have no doubt the actors in The
Stone Theatre will disappoint.
I look forward to returning to the play
during its run when it is at its full poten-
tial.
The companion play, Lone Star, is
centered on the husbands of the women
from Laundry & Bourbon.
The scene takes place in the backyard
of a bar.
The play gets the name Lone Star
from the type of beer the men are drink-
ing in their play.
Elizabeths husband, Roy, played by
Trey Clark, and his brother Ray, played
by Andrew Davis, sit around while Roy
regales his brother with stories from his
days in the military.
Ray, who hero-worships his brother,
listens while hanging on to every detail.
Like the rst play, there are serious
moments, but McLures writing style al-
lows for the play to remain a comedic
piece that the audience will enjoy.
The actors of the play Lone Star
delivered their lines with such a sincerity
that I believed them to genuinely be the
characteres they were portraying.
These performances are ones that
students of Tech will not want to miss.
The Stone Theatres performers once
again were able to capture the essence of
McLures stroy telling and have brought it
to our campus stage in full.
The stages sets provide viewers with a
genuine feel of small town Texas.
The audience will believe they are sit-
ting before the porch of three friends as
if they were invited over for a drink them-
selves.
Tickets can be purchased online at the
theater departments website or at the
box ofce.
For more information about the plays,
contact the box ofce at 318-257-3942.
Email comments to
kec029@latech.edu.
The Stone Theatre birngs small town Texas to Tech
Photo by Jaclyn Perry
Photo by Jaclyn Perry
From the left: Hattie (played by Stephanie Hart), Amy Lee (played by Courtney VanEaton) and
Elizabeth (played by Olivia Willcox) enjoy bourbon and gossip.
From the left: Roy (played by Trey Clark) and Ray (played by Andrew N. Davis) catch up while
they enjoy a couple of Lone Star beers.
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8 The Tech Talk October 30, 2014
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
Through
red and
blue glasses
I
must admit I am blindly
optimistic when it comes
to the sports programs of
my beloved alma mater. I
see the upcoming seasons
of Techs respective athlet-
ics programs through red
and blue glasses, but even I
did not see this coming.
The Tech football pro-
gram nished the 2013 sea-
son with a lackluster 4-8 re-
cord. After losing 32 seniors
from a record-setting 2012
squad, I was not too upset
when the Bulldogs had a dis-
appointing 2013 campaign
because I was trying to keep
things in perspective.
Ever the optimist, I pro-
jected Holtz 2014 squad
to nish with a 6-6 record
and be one of the few
bowl-eligible schools to
be left on the outside
looking in.
Boy, was I wrong.
Saturday is Techs
89th annual Home-
coming game and
will pit the Bulldogs
against the Western
Kentucky Hilltoppers. The
Bulldogs have exceeded ex-
pectations in C-USA play,
having amassed a perfect
4-0 record against confer-
ences foes and a 5-3 overall
record. Tech has an oppor-
tunity to win its sixth game
and become bowl eligible at
home in front of its fans on
Homecoming.
This season has poten-
tial to be a memorable one
Tech has an opportunity to
play in the postseason for
the rst time since its 2011
appearance in the Poinsettia
Bowl. Tech lost that game to
TCU 31-24. Techs last bowl
victory came in 2008 in the
Independence Bowl when
the Bulldogs beat Northern
Illinois 17-10. Tech is 2-3-
1 all-time in Division I FBS
bowl games.
Tech fans have a lot to be
excited about this season.
Head coach Skip Holtz ad-
ditions to his coaching staff
have caused the defense to
take huge strides and the of-
fense has developed a pass-
ing attack to compliment its
running game.
And the next time you
visit Joe Aillet Stadium di-
rect your attention to the
south end zone and survey
the progress that has been
made on the South End
Zone Facility an addi-
tion that will allow Tech to
generate revenue through
streams unaccesible before
its existence and will rival
the football facilities of peer
schools that Tech competes
for recruits with.
Enjoy the rest of the sea-
son, I know I sure will.
Jared King is a senior journalism
major from Jena who serves as
sports editor for the Tech Talk.
Email comments to jki008@lat-
ech.edu.
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Lady Techsters one win from postseason
WILL TRAHAN
Sports Reporter
The Lady Techster soccer team got
two big wins at home this past weekend
against conference foes Western Ken-
tucky University and Marshall University.
Both games were critical conference
matchups and bring the Lady Techsters
Conference USA record to 4-4-1. Each
victory kept their conference tourna-
ment hopes alive.
Head coach Kevin Sher-
rys team needed to win its
last three games to propel
them into the conference
tournament. Fortunately for
Sherrys squad, all three are
in Ruston.
The situation is similar to
the one faced by last years
team, which needed to win
its last three games to make
it into the conference tour-
nament, but fell short.
This is a lot like last year
and I am hoping that they
have learned from last year,
Sherry said.
In Fridays game against
the Western Kentucky Hill-
toppers, the Techsters only
needed one goal to come
out victorious as the de-
fense shut out the Hilltoppers high-pow-
ered offense.
We knew it was a pressure game and
WKU wanted to win just as bad, Sherry
said. It was a very physical battle, but we
were solid on defense and were able to
come out with a win.
Kailee Hervey was the Techster that
scored the lone goal for Tech. She hit a
beautiful header, which was set up by
Brittany Beddow and Erica Stewart.
Sundays game was much more high
scoring as each offense combined for
three goals.
In another must-win game, the Lady
Techsters went into halftime with their
backs against the wall facing a 1-0 decit
to the Thunderin Herd.
We had an emotional high from Fri-
day and we had a short practice Satur-
day and we could tell very early on that
they were over-emotional and
not completely focused,
Sherry said. It carried over
into Sunday in the rst 15
minutes, and you could see mental and
physical tiredness.
Sophomore forward Kath-
ryn Sloan scored the rst goal
for the Techsters to tie the
game at 1-1 when she got the
best of Marshalls goalkeeper
in a one-on-one situation.
Beddow came in with the
second shot amongst a sea of
bodies and snuck in a second
goal only to have it nullied
by the referee because of a
late foul call.
She made a penalty kick
to put the Techsters up 2-1,
which would be the nal
score.
With the Techsters win-
ning these two games, the last
game of the regular season
Thursday against the Owls
of Florida Atlantic University
will decide if they get into the confer-
ence tournament. If the Lady Techsters
advance to postseason play it will be for
the rst time since 2012-2013 when Tech
was still a member of the Western Ath-
letic Conference.
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Tech Talk Sports Desks Twitter page at twit-
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Olivia Millington attempts a pass in the Lady Tech-
sters conference tilt against Western Kentucky in a
game Tech won 1-0.
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NEWS SERVICES
It is a new era in Ruston
as Tyler Summitt enters his
rst season at the helm of
the Lady Techster basket-
ball program.
Summitt, the son of
Tennessee Lady Vols
coach emeritus Pat Sum-
mitt, takes over the pro-
gram with one goal in mind
developing his student-
athletes into champions on
and off the court.
Results will not come
overnight, Summitt said.
Winning is a process.
We want to compete
for a conference champion-
ship, and the ultimate goal
for our program is to be a
consistent NCAA Tourna-
ment team, Summitt said.
We would like to take that
stride this year, but its a
day-by-day process.
On the conference level,
Tech has won 20 regular
season titles and 16 confer-
ence tournament titles dur-
ing its 27-year history.
Even more impressive
is what the Lady Techster
program has accomplished
on the national level.
Tech boasts 27 NCAA
Tournament appearances,
13 Final Fours and three
national titles. It boasts
1,043 wins the second
most in the history of the
game behind only Tennes-
see.
In recent years, Tech
has endured the three most
futile seasons in program
history, including back-to-
back losing campaigns
the rst ever in the 40-year
history of the Lady Tech-
sters.
That is history; the good
and the bad. Summitt and
this years Techsters are fo-
cused on the present.
The No. 1 focus every
year is culture. That in-
cludes playing hard every
possession, having good
body language and cheer-
ing each other on, Sum-
mitt said. One of our
standards we have gotten
better on is family. I think
the players care about each
other more than they did
when we arrived.
Summitt grew up
around one of the great-
est coaches in the history
of the womens game. He
immersed himself in the
coaching philosophies uti-
lized to win championships
in Knoxville.
He paid attention. He
took notes and now he
brings his basketball IQ
and those life lessons to
Ruston.
I think, if we can get
our culture right off the
court, there arent many
teams on our schedule that
we cant beat, Summitt
said. But how quickly we
buy in to every area on
the court, academically,
character, being the best
you can be. That will deter-
mine how much immediate
success we have.
Summitt said his team
will rely upon its senior
leadership and athletic
ability. Tech returns the
nucleus of last years team,
including ve seniors and
a quartet of double digit
scorers in seniors Whit-
ney Frazier, Kelia Shelton
and Chrisstasia Walter and
sophomore JaQuan Jack-
son.
Our strength will be
our athleticism, Summitt
said. I think if we had a
track meet with the Con-
ference USA teams that
we would probably win it. I
would say that experience
is an additional strength of
ours. Anytime you have ve
seniors who can play, that
experience proves bene-
cial.
Summitt does not talk
about wins and losses. He
is focused on the process.
Something he believes will
ultimately lead to success.
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Summitt aims to take Techsters to top
Photo by Brian Blakely
First year head coach Tyler Summitt and his Lady Techsters will make their season debut Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the
Thomas Assembly Center when they take on the Mississippi College Choctaws in an exhibition game.