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Scholarship dinner brings world to Ruston

KAITLYN CARROLL Staff Contributor Walking in the door of the main floor in the Student Center, table hosts greeted guests dressed in traditional cultural outfits while the smell of hot chai lingered in the air. A variety of currencies, maps and cultural keepsakes were scattered on the tables; flags of different countries lined the perimeter of the room. With more than 400 tickets sold, the International Scholarship Dinner sold out its annual event on Saturday night. Guests and participants shared in conversation with a near palpable anticipation for the show to begin. The evening began with opening remarks and a welcome from Daniel Erickson, director of the International Student Office. The microphone was quickly turned over to the first group of emcees and international students, Nelson Duran Chicas of El Salvador and Hasna Aldawood of Saudi Arabia. Meihan Guo was the first act of the night, playing the Guzheng, an ancient Chinese harp-like instrument more correctly classified as a zither. She has been playing the instrument since she was 10 years old. Suraj Tamrakar, a physics junior from Pokhara, Nepal, attended the International Scholarship Dinner and participated in the Bollywood Mix dance during the second half of the show. My favorite act of the night was Meihan Guo, Tamrakar said. I never imagined a girl could look so talented and elegant while playing a musical instrument. Tamrakar said that he felt the three-hour event went by quickly, due to the quality of talent displayed throughout the night. The evening included three dances from Nepal, one of which is called the Lakhe. According to the online blog, Cultural Survival, Lakhe is the dance of a demon it occurs on the last day of Indra Jatra, the festival celebrating Indra, the Hindu king of heaven. Le Xu, a graduate student in accounting from China, sang a modern Chinese song that translates into I will wait for you until the flowers wither to an audience of swaying hands. Five acts were performed before a break that included a six-food option meal and dessert: hummus and pita bread from Jordan, vegetable spring rolls from China, Tandoori chicken and vegetable pakoras from India, chili potatoes from Nepal, rice from Nigeria and chocolate chip pound cake.

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Elise Endel, Linh Nguyen and Titly Dahar performed at the annual International Scholarship Dinner last Saturday night.

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Up Til Dawn writes letters for St. Jude

KELSY KERSHAW Staff Reporter The daily operating cost for St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital is $1.8 million, and this is covered primarily by public contributions. When things get rough, asking for donations or moving through the logistics of one of Up til Dawns fundraisers, Samantha Rachel pauses and remembers whom it is for. Everything revolves around the children and their families at St. Judes, said Rachel, assistant director of Techs UTD. I am so proud to be a part of UTD and passionately support its cause. From 10 a.m.--10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Tonk in the Student Center, UTD will host its annual letterwriting campaign. UTD, which was started by St. Judes, started as an all-night letter writing campaign, said Gabrielle Bourgeois, director of Techs UTD. It transformed into an organization that plans and carries out many fundraisers, including the letter-writing campaign, she said. She said Techs chapter also does a glow-in-the-dark 5K run called Light the Night for St. Jude. It is a good way for poor college students to raise big money for a more than worthy cause, Bourgeois said. Bourgeois also said they ask that people register in teams of five. The registration forms are available in the housing office and can be turned in there also. She said UTD encourages students to write a letter to save a life. Every year during fall quarter, UTD hosts this event. St. Judes sends us 5,000 typed letters and specialized envelopes to send out to ask for donations to be sent to the hospital, she said. In years past, we have raised anywhere from $4,000 to $24,000 from this event alone. Rachel said all students have to do is bring addresses. Bourgeois said they are hoping this year will be like the year they raised $24,000. Almost all UTD chapters in universities across the country have this event, she said. It is an extremely effective way to raise money for St. Judes. No family ever pays a dime for anything when they are helped at St.

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Students gather in the Lambright Fitness Center to discuss Up Till Dawns annual letter writing campaign.

Multicultural affairs head questions protest

RANEY JOHNSON Staff Reporter A Tech Talk story about a protest against the Office of Multicultural Affairs more than a week ago came as a surprise to many, especially Adam Collins, coordinator for the office. My problem with the article was that no one came in to talk to me, Collins said. Collins said the protest took place around noon when most of the administrators were out for lunch. According to the OMA website, one purpose of the office is to provide an environment that welcomes all students, faculty and staff. I teach a university seminar class and I have only one minority student out of 20 students, Collins said. For them to read this type of article and develop a misunderstanding for information that is not factually based can be a tremendous setback to this department, and to a greater extent, student affairs. Collins said the office was established in 1995 to create unity, not divisiveness on campus. Im here to work to bring students together and to bring the campus community together, not to divide, Collins said. My department has a history of bridge building, not bridge burning. As part of a class project for Speech 300, the students were protesting what they characterized as their exclusion from the lounge, which connects the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the International Students Office. The lounge is not the multicultural lounge, it is the multicultural and international lounge, Collins said. Although the lounge is titled as such, it is for all students. Both offices are under the division of students affairs.

At the Student Government Association meeting last week, President Will Dearmon announced that several appointments made last spring were never approved. Voting took place and in the end, several positions were not approved. Maggie Brakeville, sophomore class president, said, It was brought to the attention of SGA that all the appointments made in the spring had not been approved by the senate, so we were faced with the task of approving or not approving all the members who had been appointed. Kewaynethian Riser, SGA secretary, said the discovery was made a couple DEARMON weeks ago. It states in our Constitution that a vote of two-thirds is needed to approve the appointments, Riser said. So to uphold our Constitution, we wanted to go back and officially appoint everyone. Positions up for re-appointment were the executive treasurer, cabinet, two supreme court justices and several senators that were appointed but not elected in the spring election. According to the SGA minutes, treasurer Matt Rich, cabinet member Ephraim Fields and four senators: Andy King, J.T. Terzia, Tyler Mills and Hannah McDonald, were not approved. I cannot say why some people were not appointed, I just know they did not receive two-thirds of the vote required, Brakeville said. Sarah McCorkle, a voting member of the Senate, said she noticed people were not approved were, in most cases, absent. People up for re-appointment had to plead their case and tell us what they were doing with SGA and thats how I voted, McCorkle said. I looked to see if they had cosigned any bills and how they were involved, but if they were not there ,it was harder to determine how to vote. Six Supreme Court justices were vacated, but this was because of another part of the Constitution, which states that the president can only appoint two justices without a vote by the senate. Riser said no one had run for the Treasurer position in the spring election so Dearmon appointed Rich. But since it was not voted on, it was not done correctly. When we voted there were a total of seven out of eight senators present, Riser said. Unfortunately there were four yess and three nos. This fell one vote short of the twothirds needed, so Rich was not approved. Riser said there are many SGA positions open right now and anyone interested should come as soon as possible to fill out an application. A vacancy for positions will be posted on the SGA door, Brakeville said. Students who are interested will submit an applications and someone will be appointed in that position by our president and go before our senate to be approved. Among the treasurer position that is open, there are six supreme court justice openings, two senior class senators, one junior class senator, one business senator, two education senators and two engineering and science senators. Riser said this whole ordeal will definitely set SGA back but it is not insurmountable. There are probably ill feelings over what happened but SGA has to move past it and he knows they will, Riser said. McCorkle said this can be spun into

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Former band director now band student

GRANT LARSON Staff Contributor Many young college students see college as an investment on which they will be able to expect returns for the entirety of their working lives, or as a gateway to greater knowledge than they might attain on their own. But nearly-62-year-old former band director Gregory Rupert doesnt seem to gain anything except personal satisfaction from being in the Tech band. Jim Robken, Tech band director, wasnt sure what to make of Ruperts request to be a student in band when Rupert approached him this past summer. When he came in to ask me about it, I said What? No way. Why? Robken said. But eventually, Ruperts earnestness won Robken over. I said, Youll get no special treatment, And he said, Thats all I ask, Robken said. Rupert, who has degrees in music education and elementary education and has served as a band director in four towns, said he became excited with the idea of participating in a college band when he went to a band day, an event in which band directors play in a band along with band students, at Northwestern State University. At first, Ruperts presence in the band was something of a curiosity to younger members, said Scott Thompson, a senior music education major who plays percussion in the band. First day initial impact, I think, was curiosity, Thompson said. But its been a good experience that everyone has adjusted to. Rupert thinks that the kids werent expecting much from him in the beginning. At first, I think, they were betting on how long it would take me to sit out the rehearsal, Rupert said. But I fooled them, and they loved it. Since then, Rupert, who plays the mellophone in the marching band and the French horn in the concert band, has fit into the LA Tech band with ease, according to Robken. Hes slipped into the role of band student perfectly, Robken said. Hes doing everything hes supposed to do and hes been doing it with the biggest smile I think Ive ever seen. Rupert is relishing the band student experience, Robken said. I think its less for him about learning than participation, Robken said. Hes come up to me several times and told me how much he loves it. Rupert is happy to be one of the students in the band rather than its mentor. In the band, I can enjoy the music, the kids and the discipline, and the occasional chance to mentor and teach, without the responsibility, Rupert said. In other words, all the fun. Rupert works very hard, according to Thompson. Hes very willing to be on the same level as the students even though hes had many more years of experience, Thompson said. Hes willing to do all the work needed in every ensemble that hes in. Victoria Childres, a junior

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SWE raises money for conference

The Society of Women Engineers will have a fundraiser at Raising Canes from 4-9 p.m today. The money raised will go toward taking the organization to the national conference. In an order, tell the cashier to press the fundraiser button which can be done from inside or the drive thru. For more information, contact the history department at 318 257-2872 or history@latech.edu.

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Gregory Rupert came back to Tech and is now a member of the band he once directed years ago.
trumpet player in band majoring in music education, said she is also impressed with Ruperts enthusiasm. I think its awesome that hes here, and if youre older and still able to do it, then do it, Childres said. Ryan Hawkins, a junior business management major, said she likes the fact that Rupert is in band. Personally, I think it is pretty cool, Hawkins said. College is a diverse world and I have no problem with an elderly man playing in the Tech band. Mathew Cardenas, a freshman in percussion studying music education, echoes Childress sentiments. Hes a great person, said Cardenas. I know he wouldnt hold back if someone asked him for help.

Rupert enjoys interacting with the kids as much as he enjoys band itself. The kids have been amazing to me, he said. Cardenas said the two once played laser-tag and bumped into one another during a team-based form of the game.

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Union Board hosts Miss Tech pageant

The Louisiana Tech Union Board will host the annual Miss Tech pageant at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Howard Auditorium. Cost of admission for this event is $3 per person. Contestants will compete in rounds consisting of talent, swimsuits and evening wear. For more information, contact Mallory Cox at 318245-6603 or mlc043@latech. edu.

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Ten Louisiana Tech students will have a chance to display their artistic talents during the School of Performing Arts Festival of New Works Thursday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 2 beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night in Howard Auditoriums Stone Theatre. Each play lasts 10 minutes, and all are written, directed and performed by students. For more information contact Kenneth Robbins at 318-257-2792 or krobbins@ latech.edu.

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The twelve students chosen to be on the 2012 homecoming court have been selected: first row: John Foster Chestnut, Abby Gordan, Nicholas Rangel, Mallory Cox, Barbara Baldwin, Katie Ellis, Heath Garner; second row: Christopher Berry. third row: Tyler Mills, Hilary Reeves, Caroline E. Shaw; fourth row: Kendall Guillot, Allison East, Douglas Prater.

Two new emcees took over themicrophone for the second half of the show, Osayad Sawalha of Jordan and Julia Tobacyk of Poland. Rosalynne Fluty, a junior French major, said she enjoyed her evening at the International Scholarship Dinner. Its difficult to choose my favorite act, for there were so many that were enjoyable, Fluty said. I think my favorite would have to be the Asian Fusion, she said. Juan Carlos Cano of Mexico sang Latin melodies accompanied by an acoustic guitar. The Flamenco dance was led by Skarleth Vargas, a Bolivian native from Argentina, but also included nine students from various countries around the world. Two dances, African Mix and Bollywood Mix, featured high energy, fast-paced group dancing. The award ceremony came at the end of the night, where 13 students received scholarships. The students who won scholarships include: Emmanuel Umajesi, Raveena Warrier, Eyas Abu Alhaj, Cheng Song, Karthik Tappa, Phong Xuan Le, Jenit Awale, Jyotsnaa Parajuli, Bishestha Adhikari, Farial Afroze, Anushree Acharya and Purnima Kharidehal. The scholarships were do-

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nated in part by Linda and Eugene Kearney, friends of International students, Bounds & Gidlow and Tech Student Government Association. The evening ended with viral Internet KPOP sensation Gangnam Style, performed by nine studentsthree of which are natives of South Korea. Shashank Shrestha, a native of Nepal and President of International Students, said he felt the event was a success. There were no technical problems and the show seemed to flow very well, Shrestha said. The main goal of myself and the International Student Office was to bring the whole world to Ruston, I think everyone had a good time and we accomplished that goal. To anyone considering attending an international event in the future, Fluty said she thinks everyone should and would enjoy the experience. I love that you have an opportunity to meet and learn about our peers from other countries and what their traditions are like back home, Fluty said. It was a lot of fun experiencing different, ethnic foods and seeing different styles of song and dance.

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4 Paws opens new location

KELSY KERSHAW Staff Reporter Scooping poop and organizing vet visits are only two responsibilities that consume the daily life of Sue Martin. I do it all, Martin said. I keep the board of directors informed, conduct monthly meetings, take phone calls and just run the organization. Martin, president of 4 Paws Rescue, Inc., said that it is a rescue organization for Lincoln Parish that depends on fosters. Fosters are people in the community who help the organization house and feed all the different types of animals they save. We rescue abandoned, abused and neglected animals, she said. Right now we have about 50 animals: 35 dogs and 20 cats. We normally range between 40-80 animals. The number of rescue animals has increased since the original development of 4 Paws seven years ago, Martin said. A couple of ladies were concerned about the homeless animal population in the parish, she said. They started by rescuing two dogs then that year went on to adopt out six animals, and from there originated 4 Paws. The organization just finished moving all of their animals to their new location on 290 Rodeo Road at the end of That is when I signed up Tech Farm Road, Martin said. to be a foster, she said. After We have almost 19 acres that, they started calling me, so of beautiful property that we I started helping out. had cleared, she said. We Preaus said she is the youngplaced a kennel for each animal est volunteer for 4 Paws. out there, and we also have a I just love animals, she house on the property. One of said. Ive always loved them the couples who was fostering and I always had a dog growing about a dozen up. dogs for us will Volunteering live in the house to help this orand do in-time ganization with work such as these animals cleaning the You have to be is something no kennels, walkone will ever reing the dogs, passionate to do gret doing, she etc. said. It is just this. I think it is She added fun and seeing that they were just something that the progress very excited of a rescued about the new people have and animal as it gets location and they cannot help it. better makes it about having worthwhile. more regular Casey Allen, Sue Martin adoptions. a senior speech Having a President of 4 Paws Rescue communication central location major, said the will make adoporganization tions easier, needs more Martin said. We would love to people like Preaus. He said he start having one every Saturday worked with 4 Paws through a out there. class project and they held an The adoptions are where the event in the quad, which Preaus organization picks up their fos- attended with him. ters and gets volunteers to sign I played a part in Preaus up, she said, this is how the or- meeting the ladies of 4 Paws, ganization met Annalisa Preaus. he said. They said that she was Preaus, a sophomore sociol- one of the best things that ever ogy major, said she met Martin happened to the organization; at an event held on campus that they need younger, enthusiastic, 4 Paws participated in. more passionate people. Allen said it made him feel good to know that he introduced the organization to such a dedicated volunteer, especially since Preaus loves it. Its something that I love to do, Preaus said. I love interacting with the animals and I know that they appreciate it. They are so much more appreciative than people are. She said it is crazy how appreciative the animals are. When someone simply reaches their hand out and the dog knows they are not going to hurt them, it is touching. Martin said the same thing. She said that people have to be crazy to do what she does because they will never be able to rescue all of the animals. Its a passion, Martin said. You have to be passionate to do this. I think it is just something that people have and they cannot help it. As a child, Martin said she rescued a lot of animals. Its a calling, she said. I have a sense of compassion I just cant deny. She said just watching the animals is a joy. There is nothing more I look forward to than in the mornings when I have my cup of coffee and sit and watch the dogs play in the yard, Martin said.

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Debate team competes at Yale

RANEY JOHNSON Staff Reporter Tech found itself joining the Ivy League during a trip to Yale for the biggest debate tournament in North America. Baker Weilert, a freshman civil engineering major, said there were 180 teams at the event, and every team had two members. It is acutally the largest tournament in the United States, Weilert said. Two teams went to the debate to represent Tech. One team was David Hyde and Trey Avant, and the other team was Hannah Schilling and Baker Weilert. Avant, a senior politcal science and sociology major, said the two teams debated five times total on a wide range of topics that included everything from international policy to sports. We debated the use of steroids in sports and whether or not the West should interfere in Iran or Syria, Avant said. Weilert said because the debate is a world debate, many of the topics were not just U.S. based as they would be in other competitions around the nation. In this debate you dont defend the stance of the United States, you have to defend the stance of the world, Weilert said. Weilert said some of the most prestigious schools in England were in attendance at the debate. Oxford was there, and Cambridge was there, Weilert said. Avant said the most prestigious universities in the U.S. were also in attendance, including the hosting university. Every prestigious university you can imagine was there, Avant said. Weilert said after drawing a topic to debate, teams would to face a new style of debatget a 15-minute prep time to ing called World Parlimentary write down their argument. debate, Weilert said. However, he said Puckett said it is walking back to the a style where there room to prepare the are four teams comargument was hinpeting on one resodered by the size of lution. Yale. There are two The 15 minutes affirmitive sides and of prep time is spent two negative sides, walking to your Puckett said. room, and you try Puckett said to write at the same teams must not only time your walking, debate the opposWeilert said. It was ing teams but also very interesting to be more saavy and PUCKETT navigate through the knowledgeable than campus. the team they are Shane Puckett, director of debating their view with. the team and a speech profesIt is not a win-lose debate, sor, said the teams had to rely its how you potray your role in only on their partners. the debate, Weilert said. They can only talk to their Weilert said the debating partners, Puckett said. They style was different but fun. cant access the Internet or Its very involved and it even their coach. gets very rowdy in the room, Those were not the only he said. challenges; the teams also had Weilert said when a team made a good point, people would knock on the desk to show support or hiss when opposing a point. Weilert said one part of the debating style he liked was the way the winning team was announced immediately after the debate and the feedback the teams were given on mistakes they made. You get feedback right after rounds. Because you have that, it helps you build on your debating Weilert said. Puckett said even though the team did not place at the debate, they still beat prestigious schools such as West Point and Cornell University. Im really proud of the debators, Puckett said. For us to take a group who have never done the style of debate before and them do so well is unbelievable.

Associate media relations director Patrick Walsh was arrested early Thursday, Oct. 25, according to Ruston Police Department reports. Police responded to a domestic dispute claim and subsequently charged Walsh with domestic abuse battery. Walsh came to Tech in 2009 as the associate media relations director. He has since helped promote various Tech athletic programs and worked as a liaison to local and national media outlets. Dave Guerin, director of university communications, said the universitys response is pending. Patrick is currently on administrative leave until such time as the university can review all of the details of the situation and then be able to make a decision going forward, he said. Walsh was released from jail Thursday night on a $2,000 bond.

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Judes, she said. They have the most cuttingedge research not only in childhood cancer, but in catastrophic diseases too, Bourgeois said. They share all of their research with doctors and hospitals around the world. In the end, many who have had, do have, or will have cancer or another life-threatening disease will benefit from the funds raised by this event, she said. Rachel said everyone knows someone, or knows someone who knows someone, who has

fought cancer or is fighting can- through. cer. In a world where X-rays are This is what the children hundreds of dollars and MRIs have to look forward to at such are thousands, families do not a young age, instead of playing pay a cent to St. Judes, Rachel with Barbies and Hot Wheels said. She added the fundraisers or making friends and watching that UTD does contribute to cartoons, Rachel said. It is an that. excruciating thought. The funds go toward the reShe said that their organiza- search the hospital conducts to tion is all about the children and find preventions and cures for everything they do goes to those illnesses, Bourgeois said. kids. She said they want more The children compare St. people to get involved with the Judes to Disney World, Rachel event so that is why they encoursaid. It is the happiest place on age team registration. earth according to them, which People are more likely to is mind boggling when you12:Layout 1 if8/3/12 2:21 PM come think come they dont have to Page Computer Solutions_BSG of everything they are going alone, she added.

Bourgeois said there will be games for students to participate in for prizes and free food also. We will have giant Twister (picture 25 Twister boards put together), inflatable bowling and possibly something large and inflatable from TruValue, she said. The prizes come from local places and they will be drawing once every hour. Students could win a $30 Chilis gift card, four movie tickets to Celebrity Theatres or a gift basket of Tech items from the bookstore, she said. 1 If the students help St. Judes, then they will help the students.

The grand prize gift card is donated by St. Judes to UTD to give away in a drawing to a participant who writes 50 or more letters, Bourgeois said. She said they just want people to know the immense impact they could make on these childrens lives by participating in this fundraiser. Being a part of this cause makes me feel like Im doing something with my life, Rachel said. I am a part of something big, amazing, and selfless and that feeling is beautiful.

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Dont be an apathetic voter
am going to end this column like I begin it with a statement that resembles an aphorism, but also is viewed as a common sense-ism, yet people many my agerespond to this statement in a very nonsensical way; therefore, making it a paradox in nature that everyone agrees upon, yet one that manyagain, those my agedo not live by, and it is this: There is nothing worse for a citizen than to be an apathetic voter. When I talk to those who are passionate about voting, their explanation tends to come out in a rush like the previous sentence, filled with emotion and insight about what is wrong with young voters. Talking to those who are apathetic when it comes to casting a votewellthey just dont really say anything. Usually the best thing to do in trying to get a point across is to tell a parable, but since our culture now hinges on bloggy self-indulgence, where we ourselves must be the central character of the stories we tell, I am going to use something even better: a personal life experience. When I went to Cambodia this past summer, it was election time. Election time in a developing country is an experience hard to carve out with words. This time is quite different from what we experience here in the United States: jet-setting presidential candidates traversing the country to raise millions upon millions of dollars for re-election. There arent any fancy commercials bashing each other, or getting young celebrities to be a spokesperson for the president like Lena Dunham and Sarah Silverman have for President Obama. No, there is just heaped corruption in Cambodia that goes much deeper than the almost superficial issues our presidential candidates get into. There are parades of competing parties like the Sam Rainsey Party and the Cambodian Peoples Party that make their way through the streets of the capital city of Phnom Penh, shouting rally cries in Khmer from loudspeakers. Many in America become disgruntled by the apparent corruption that goes on, but it is nowhere near as obvious as it is in Cambodia. The Cambodian Peoples Party has been under the operation of Hun Sen, the prime minister, since the 1970s when Cambodia experienced a genocide, leaving a third of the population dead. The Cambodian Peoples Party is not popular in the capital city where there are more politically aware citizens who realize the dangers from the communist CPP . They manage to get the province regions votes though, because they bribe the people with bags of rice and other things of this nature right before election time. The thing I noticed the most though was how so many of the people my age were interested in politics and knew exactly what was going on. They were not only informed but they were passionate, because they know what a vote can achieve. The youngsters in Cambodia could have a defeatist attitude, because it may be a while before power shifts to new hands in the country, but they continue to believe in what voting can do. We have a voice in our society and if we do not vote, it only implies ignorance and a missed opportunity to not only make a statement, but to respect the fact that you have the choice to vote in a free country where elections can be determined fairly. Take advantage of what you, the voter, can do. The only thing apathy can achieve is the opposite of progress. There is nothing worse for a citizen than to be an apathetic voter.

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Election etiquette for dummies
CHAD MERRITT Multimedia Editor voted for Mitt Romney. Now I have your attention. With the election only five days away, everyone has become political analysts. And with the sudden influx of political experts, everyone should practice proper election etiquette before, during and after the election. First, dont begin an argument you cannot backup. If you want to back up your candidate, at least know their stances on the most important issues. At the bare minimum, know what color your candidates party uses. Secondly, try not to argue with someone who falls under my first point. As George Carlin once said, Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Debating with someone who is sure of his or her candidate but has no knowledge of them can lead to a frustration which one may have never reached before. It would be like convincing your grandparents why we text people instead of call them. Third, be cautious of political content around social media sites. Each presidential debate brought a flood of political content to Facebook and Twitter. One could log on and instantly know how their friends felt about the election. Naturally, there would be disagreements. The problem with social media is people can say whatever they want to say to whomever they want with less repercussion than if said in person. Behind a computer, we are all the same. This facet, combined with my second point, leads to all out wars in the digital world. I applaud those who voice their political opinions on social media; just dont fall victim to an uninformed persons post or a vicious troll. Debating with people you dont know or may not know well is one thing, but debating with friends is different. While someone may feel very strongly about one candidate, you may be close to someone who feels the same way about the other candidate. Is it worth damaging or potentially ruining a friendship over the feelings you may or may not have toward one candidate? Some of my colleagues have very different political views from mine. We will talk politics occasionally, but it is always respectful and tasteful. We should treat the election like we would anything else. One of my best friends is a staunch atheist. I am a devout Roman Catholic. These come off as very conflicting interests, but why should that get between our friendship? We each know the others religious views, but it doesnt come between us because it doesnt have to, nor should it. The same should be applied to the election. If you are voting for Romney and a friend is voting for Obama, why would you want this to come between you? At one point, chances are you will find yourself in a disagreement with someone over politics. The best thing to do is to keep it as classy as possible. With that said, the most important thing is to vote. It only takes five minutes, and it affects the world for the next 50 years. Whether you only know the names of the candidates or know their life history, go out and vote for the leader of the free world. Chad Merritt is a junior journalism major from Livingston who serves as multimedia editor for The Tech Talk. Email comments to cam059@latech.edu.

ay-to-day necessities: food, water, oxygen, shelter, clothing. These are a few items that might come to mind when asked what is needed to survive. But what about language? Language is how we communicate with one another and understand the world around us. There are approximately 7,000 languages in the world today. More than 328 languages are spoken in North America. According to the United States Census Bureau, 80 percent of the North American population only speaks English in their homes. The other 20 percent speak two or more languages. Louisiana Tech University offers 62 diverse majors. Of the 62 undergraduate majors provided, only six majors require students to learn a foreign language. Those six majors are all in the College of Liberal Arts. In a world as diverse as ours, we at The Tech Talk believe a foreign language should be implemented into the daily lives of all students, not just those pursuing a degree in liberal arts. After all, people with liberal arts degrees are not the only people who will encounter people speaking other languages after graduation. Two of Techs most well-known majors are engineering and architecture, for example, both of which require communication with people of all cultures. Learning a second or even third language would certainly help prepare students in those areas for what could possibly become a barrier in the future. While we believe all students should learn a second language before they go out into the real world, we also believe there is more than one way to achieve that goal. While offering foreign language classes is a positive aspect of Tech, the fact that only a select few students are required to take these classes simply is not cutting it. Students often stick to taking the classes they are required to take to graduate on time. So, students required to take those foreign language classes will get a hefty dose of one language while other students may never sit in one of those classes. The only way to make this fair is if the university makes taking foreign language classes a requirement or leaves it up to all students to take those classes on their own. We also believe that a person will only truly learn a foreign language if he or she actually wants to do so. If a student is forced to take a class they do not want to take, they may not pay attention or think it is not beneficial to them. A way students could learn another language is through a computer program such as Rosetta Stone. Tech offers this program to all students for a small fee via the language learning computer lab on campus. This way, students who are actually interested can learn another language on a small budget. Tech only offers two foreign language class options but provides many more through Rosetta Stone. So, why not choose that option? Students could learn as they please and work toward the goal of broadening their vernacular horizons in an enjoyable way. People say to spend your time doing things you are passionate about. Why not translate that into the world of learning foreign languages?

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FELICIA BURSE Contributing Columnist ne of the issues that Louisianans will decide in next weeks election is whether or not to change the states constitutional amendment on the right to bear arms. The proposal in question is Amendment No. 2. According the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana: A vote for would require that any laws restricting the right to keep and bear arms be subject to the highest level of judicial review, known as strict scrutiny. The amendment also assures that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental one in Louisiana. It would also delete a line in the state constitution that gives the legislature the right to pass laws to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons. On concerns about college students: university policy prohibits carrying a firearm on campus. The thought of college students carrying guns on campus concerns Louisiana Tech police chief Randall Hermes and me. Hermes believes many college students dont know how to handle their emotions constructively and easy access to guns could create problems. Theres a lot of relationship development among college students, Hermes said. At the college student age, you are still maturing in your emotions. He is correct. With as much stress as we college students have, whether from academics, problems with family or friends, or intimate relationships, I think it is wise for us to not carry firearms. A stressed-out, sleep-deprived, caffeine-doped college student with a gun is a disaster waiting to happen. The student can be a threat not only to other people; but to themselves, for instance, should they consider taking their own life because of the stress many endure. Furthermore, imagine your classmates having a concealed weapon in the classroom, the library or the cafeteria. This is scary. What if a classmates gun accidently went off in class? This could happen. The massacre at Virginia Tech, the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., and the mass bloodbath in Aurora, Colo. all have drawn attention to the second issue that concerns me and other people: mentallyill individuals carrying guns. The problem with mentally-ill individuals carrying firearms is that you cant always tell who is mentally ill just by looking at them. A person can successful complete the training needed to carry a concealed weapon, go to a gun dealer to purchase a firearm; but they may not be mentally stable enough to carry a weapon. Also, people can be mentally ill and not know it. People can also be mentally ill but refuse to take their medication. Moreover, mental illness can develop or can be diagnosed after the individual gets his or her concealed weapon permit. What exacerbates this issue is that some states arent reporting the names of all the people who have mental health problems to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, according to a National Public Radio article by Jeff Brady. Unless states uniformly report their mentally ill citizens to the NICS to bar them from purchasing guns, then the government wont know who should not have a firearm. Obviously, this is a tricky issue. On the one hand, there is the constitutional right to bear arms. On the other hand, there is the publics right to safety. Finding a balance between the two without all mentally ill as dangerous will be difficult (if not impossible). Given this situation, we must consider the ramifications of strengthening or weakening gun laws in relation to personal rights, personal protection and public safety. Felicia Burse is a senior general studies major with a minor in psychology from Ruston who serves as a contributor for The Tech Talk. Email comments to frb003@latech.edu.

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ADDIE MARTIN Staff Reporter ples Choice Award. The group of girls did a reenactment from the movie Mean Girls of Santas It was grease lightning Tuesday night helpers performing Jingle Bell Rock. at Tech as 13 performers made their way Juliana Pettiette, a junior family child to the stage for the Tech Homecoming studies major, said the group was reen2012 Talent Show. acting the Mean Girls performance beThe talent show, hosted by Union cause it was humorous in the movie, so Board, carried the theme Grease. they knew it would be funny at Tech also. Mallory Cox, a senior mathematics It feels awesome to win Peoples major and Miss Louisiana Tech, said the Choice because we worked so hard, she talent shows success was no surprise be- said. We really had to watch the Youcause UB always does an incredible job. Tube video to perfect the dance, and we Cox served as a talent show judge, hand-made our costumes. along with Andy Cline, director of orienKate Lange, a sophmore journaltation, Stacie Holly, director of student ism major, walked away from the taldisabilities and Teresa ent show $500 richer Weatherspoon, the Lady as the Homecoming Techsters head basket2012 Talent Shows first ball coach. place winner after singEarlier in the quarter, ing Miss Me When I UB held auditions for the All contestants am Gone as she cretalent show, only selectated percussion with a ing which contestants to were wonderful, plastic cup. participate. I was honestly so Cox said UB has an and it was an honor surprised when I won, eye for talent because and joy to be a judge. she said. I auditioned tonights show definitely spur of the moment had a lot of talent with just to see if I could get much diversity between Mallory Cox in. the performances. Lange said the comsenior mathematics major There were people petition was steep so playing guitar and singher winning was minding, a group of girls blowing. dancing/acting, groups playing with a I did not do much to prepare, she girl singing, a guy break-dancing and said. I have known the cup thing since even a girl singing while making a beat sixth grade, and I saw the song on a Youwith cups. Tube viral video three months ago. Cameron Theodos, a sophomore psyCox said she could not personally pick chology major, said the show was a huge a favorite because every performance success drawing in a huge crowd. was great. The talent was excellent this year, Emma Meek and Alex Spiers always at least better than last year, he said. amaze me with their singing, she said. People were even sitting on the floor to They harmonize so well together. watch the show. Meek and Spiers won $100 as thirdPeople will come if the talent is good, place winners and Joshua James won he said. $250 as the second-place winner. The crowd seemed to love all perforThe winners were not the only impresmances as they yelled, screamed and sive performances though, Cox said. clapped for every act. Courtney Nashs break-dance was UB even set up a text and email code impressive, and he even did it with a in order for the audience to vote for the broken femur, she said. All contestants Peoples Choice Award after the show. were wonderful, and it was an honor and The crowd voted and the outcome joy to be a judge. was revealed; Molly Bowman, Amy Dousay, Camille Flurry and Juliana Pettiette Email comments to walked away $100 richer with the Peo- alm085@latech.edu

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Kappa Delta girls took home the Peoples Choice Award dancing to the Jingle Bell Rock scene from Mean Girls.

Above and right: Kate Lange was awarded first prize for her cup-tapping performance to the song Miss Me When Im Gone. She walked away from the Union Board sponsored talent show $500 richer.

Tech choirs to perform Mozarts Requiem

ALLISON EAST Staff Reporter The Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and North Central Louisiana Masterworks Choir are coming together for the second time to perform. Monday, the choirs will join to sing Mozarts Requiem and Lauridsens Lux Aeterna in Howard Auditorium. After the success of last years Messiah, we decided to bring the choirs together again, said Sean Teets, director of choral activities. Teets said Masterworks is a choir open to the community and was founded around 15 years ago but took a brief hiatus for a few years. They started up again a while ago, and we thought itd be a great opportunity to have them perform with our students, he said. Masterworks is a non-auditioned vocal ensemble committed to performing the finest of classical and contemporary choral repertoire. The chorus consists of members mainly from the north central Louisiana region. They generally perform two concerts per year and welcome all adults who would like to join. Ryan Willis, a sophomore vocal music major, said working with professors and other Masterworks members has been a great experience. Im glad that Im getting another chance to do a piece with the combined choirs like last year with Messiah, he said. Our director, Dr. Teets, has done an excellent job of getting us ready for this concert, and it will show Monday night. The concert will feature soloists Dr. Lisa Maxedon, soprano; Dr. Lynn Clark, mezzo-soprano; Dr. Mark R. Clark, bass baritone and Mr. Bray Wilkins, tenor. Alana Crump, a senior English and political science major, said the pieces have provided great learning opportunities. Theres a movement called Lacrimosa I really like, she said. I like learning the dif-

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Three Tech choirs, including Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and the Masterworks Choir will perform Mozarts Requiem next week. ferent Latin wordslike this one line, Quam olim abrahae promisisti means which was to Abraham promised, and its a strong, serious movement. So Ive learned some Latin along the way. Mozarts Requiem is one of his most famous works, according to an article by Tel Asiado. He left the work incomplete when he died. Lauridsens Lux Aeterna is a lesser-known work written completely in Latin. Tickets will be available at the door, and at the Box Office (318-257-3942) between the hours of 1:30-4:30 p. m. Monday through Friday. They will be $5 for students with valid ID and $10 for general admission. Individuals requiring special accommodations are asked to contact the choir department at least 48 hours in advance. Those interested in joining Chamber Singers, Concert Choir or Masterworks Choir should contact Sean Teets at steets@latech.edu. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

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something negative for SGA but prefers to look at it differently. I had to vote off my acquaintances and I am sure peoples feelings got hurt, she said. The fact that someone caught this mistake though proves we are making ourselves more aware. I see this as a positive thing because at the end of the day we can say that yes, SGA followed procedure. We need to learn from this mistake, he said. This whole experience is a wake-up call to us that there are ways we could improve ourselves and improve this organization and make us more cautious and attentive to what we do and how we run SGA.

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Chelsea Walker, a senior psychology major who took part in the protest, said the it was part of a project for which students had to do an ironic performance. The irony in the performance was by promoting a lounge just for minorities or people of color; it is not for others, Walker said. While trying to promote something for someone else, you are closing off it to everyone. According to their website, the purpose of OMA is to empower students of color through educational, social and leadership initiatives; promote cultural understanding; and to foster and enrich diversity. The site notes that OMAs services are available to all students. When Walker was told the lounge is for all people, she said it did not change her view, because use

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of the lounge by people not of color or international is not promoted. White Americans students said they were not encouraged to go to the lounge, Walker said. I would understand how a white student would not feel encouraged to go in there. She also said the reason they group protested at lunch time was because it was the only convenient time for everyone involved to do the protest. We werent protesting purposely to get people angry, Walker said. Collins said the office has never excluded anyone, but has tried help those at Tech who sometimes feel excluded as part of the minority. The title multicultural affairs is for a reason, Collins said. Collins said the office is open to everyone on the campus and tries to create diversity by bringing groups together. Collins said

the office works with many different organizations such as SGA and Union Board. This office serves the needs of students, all students, Collins said. It just so happens that it has a primary focus; however,

it is not limited to that group. Walker said she never meant to offend anyone with the protest and it was never meant to protest anybody, but just to protest what was said in the mission statement.

I think the performance was successful after all because of the reaction, Walker said. Now people are aware.

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MELISSA GRAJEK Staff Reporter For those who have followed this years election, it may seem as though picking the next president would be more of a challenge than successfully swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon. Though ones home life may restrict a students political view through parental influence, a college atmosphere provides a free flow of ideas and information that may lead to a more unbiased political following. Michael Ryan, a senior professional aviation major, said he tends to share his political beliefs with those of his family. My parents are Republican, so I guess thats part of why I consider myself Republican, too, Ryan said. But sometimes the lines between the Republican and Democratic parties are unclear or cross over into the other, making distinguishing oneself as a party affiliate difficult. Paul Douget, a junior history major, said he considers himself an independent because he prefers to look beyond the titles and concentrate more on the goals and potentials of the candidates. I believe it should be more about the persons policy rather than his party affiliation, Douget said. I will probably vote for Mitt Romney, though, because I am unhappy with the current administration. He said he does not blame President Barack Obama entirely for the current conditions, saying some of the responsibility lies with bad advice from the administration as a whole. Richard Robinet, a junior environmental science major, said he also considers himself an independent, though after watching the debates he believes he may vote for Obama. Obama just gives a straight answer to the questions, he said. Aaron Robertson, a sophomore Spanish major, said he watched the first couple of debates at home with his family, but found it difficult to maintain interest. We ended up changing the channel during the last debate, Robertson said. It just became really annoying with all the arguing. He said after watching the vice presidential debate he was particularly disappointed with the extreme unprofessional conduct of both Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan. Though a professional manner is to be expected from a man running for office, the debates really come down to the beliefs and policies each candidate represents and supports. Im voting for Romney, Robertson said. I very much agree with where he stands on pro-life and I feel like Obama hasnt followed through with his original promises. Senior Spanish major Paige Norris said though she is registered to vote, it is out of state so she will be casting her ballot in her hometown in Lucas, Texas. Norris said in the first couple of debates, Rom-

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ney looked promising and seemed like he was doing well but Obama performed better in the last debate. No matter the display throughout the debates, she said she will be voting as registered; Republican for Romney. I like how he is a businessman, Norris said. That kind of person is important to fix the current debt crisis. While some people may feel as though electing one candidate or the other would have little effect on their daily life, Ryan said who he votes for may impact his future career in the field of aviation. I heard Obama wants to increase aviation flight fees, Ryan said. Aircrafts are already taxed with a fee to land at various locations, but Ryan said if more fees are implemented or new ones added, flying would become even more expensive and pilots might be less likely to fly to high-tax locations. Though he calls himself a Republican, Ryan has considered looking into the Libertarian Party for a possible candidate. My friends and I joke about voting for Gary Johnson, just because he is not Obama or Romney, he said. No matter whom he casts a vote for, Ryan said he believes Obamas current status as president is enough to win the popular vote and allow him to continue his second term as president.

Students take a stand on politics

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THE ISSUES
Education: Passed waivers that freed states of
the No Child Left Behind law. Race to the Top competition funds winning states with money to fund educational policies.

Education: Supports No Child Left Behind;

Gay rights: Supports the legality of same-sex

marriage.

understands the incentives Obamas Race to the Top competition provides, but feels the federal government should have less involvement in education.

Gay rights: Opposes the legality of same-sex

marriage.

Abortion: Supports these rights. Women en-

rolled in workplace healthcare plans entitled to free contraceptives by health care law.

Abortion: Opposes these rights; wants to end Debt: By 2016, plans to cut $500,000 billion

Debt: Plans to cut projected budgets by $4

federal aid to Planned Parenthood and says the states should guide abortion rights. per year from the budget to reduce the U.S. economys spending to below 20 percent and balance it by 2020. Military spending would be increased; $716 billion in Medicare cuts would be reversed and taxes cut simultaneously.
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trillion over the next ten years, which will raise capital gains tax, increase taxes on households earning more than $250,000 a year, enforce a minimum 30 percent tax on incomes that exceed $1 million and more.
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Sports Talk
Basketball season is here
A breakdown of the upcoming LA Tech vs. UTSA football game.
AMERICA: TECH YEAH It is called homecoming for a reason. Give the home crowd something to cheer about and put on a good show. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs struggled last week against the New Mexico State University Aggies. Come back home with a vengeance and prove the last game was the exception and not the rule. RUN THE FOOTBALL If Tech cannot run, the University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners will pin their ears back on the pass rush. Start early giving the ball to freshman phenom running back Kenneth Dixon and redshirt senior RB Ray Holley, if healthy, to set up the play action pass throughout the game. PROTECT THE PIGSKIN Build on the plus-2.13 per game turnover margin, which ranks second in the country. Tech redshirt senior quarterback Colby Cameron is one of only two starters in the Football Bowl Subdivision who has not thrown an interception and continued protection of the football is crucial.

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Bulldogs dig into season

DEREK J. AMAYA Associate Sports Editor In the 2011-12 season, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs were one game away to dancing into the 2012 Final Four tournament, but they lost to the New Mexico State Aggies 82-57 in the Western Athletic Conference Championship game. This year, head coach Mike White and his young Dunkin Dogs think they have what it takes to go beyond the WAC Finals and make a statement before leaving the conference next year. Im excited, White said. I feel like we are ways ahead of where we were a year ago in so many areas. White said his team was young a year ago, but now they are more mature physically and mentally to take on the 2012-13 season. We have a couple of junior college guys who received experience there, he said. Hopefully by December or January, well have a little bit more experience than we did a year ago. Outside of sophomore guard Raheem Appleby, the team does not have a starting five set White said, but he has noticed his players have been practicing harder than usual for starting positions. We are very deep and interchangeable, White said. We have 10 or 11 who I think can play significant minutes. The Dogs added three transfers: junior forward Chris Anderson, junior guard Demario Johnson and junior guard Jaron Johnson, and White said he thinks they were valuable additions to the roster. The senior leaders of the team, guard Brandon Gibson and center J.L. Lewis, will provide leadership for the

young team. Brandon Gibson has taken on more of a leadership role already, White said. Hes been very vocal, but losing 15 pounds and getting into the best shape of his life has been a tremendous example for our team. Hes focused, committed and set for a big senior season. The Bulldogs schedule begins with a trip to College Station, Texas, to face Texas A&M University on Nov. 9, before they will return to the Thomas Assembly Center for their home opener against Arkansas-Little Rock on Nov. 14. Overall, college basketball is a long season, White said. You cant just live for today. Conditioning will be harder and more intense to hit midseason form earlier. WAC play begins at home against Denver University on Dec. 2. It will be interesting learning these new teams and old teams with new looks, White said. White said the team is ready for the season and want to continue the success of the football team.

Techsters strive for excellence

REINA KEMPT Sports Editor The time has come for head coach Teresa Weatherspoon and the Lady Techsters to show the basketball world what they can do. The Techsters will start their quest for redemption after last years performance in an exhibition game at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Thomas Assembly Center against Mississippi College. The exhibition game will give coach Weatherspoon a chance to see what her squad is working with. The real test starts with their season opener against Tulane, an experienced team who beat the Techsters in the TAC last year and does not end there as five Southeaster Conference teams follow after. The Techsters have a grueling preseason schedule ahead of

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them with a fairly new team, six returning players and seven new. Weatherspoon expressed her confidence in her choice of scheduling this season. We want to compete in womens basketball, not just the WAC, Weatherspoon said. These are the teams we need to play to prove that we can compete. Of the seven newcomers, twoBrittany Lewis and Kelia Shelto, hail from division 1 teams. Three newcomers- Janay Borum, Jasmine Bryant and Brittney Jefferson came from junior colleges. The two youngsters straight from high school are Veanca Hall and Lulu Perry. Last years impact player, Whitney Frazier, will return to the hardwood with the WAC All-Freshman Team and WAC All-Defensive Team awards on her back. She (Frazier) is so effective because she is a post who can play the perimeter, Weatherspoon said. She also has great speed and quickness. Shelton is a redshirt sophomore who transferred from Clemson last year and is expected to be a big impact player in her first year in a Techster jersey. Weatherspoon expressed Sheltons strengths as something to look forward to seeing as effective this season. She (Shelton) is very powerful to the rim, Weatherspoon said. She is a strong finisher and she is very quick as well. The Techsters have several offensive threats but Weatherspoon said defense will take them much further.

FROM THE SPORTS DESK

with REINA KEMPT

My first love has returned

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Lady Techster Guard, Lulu Perry Bulldog Guard, Cordarius Johnson

Photo by Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay Photo by Donny Crowe

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Soza is returning from a fractured right hip injury, which put him out the past two losses to c o n fe rence foes San Jose S t a t e and Utah State. ERIC SOZA He has UTSA thrown for 1,077 yards and 11 touchdowns. The Bulldogs will have to beware of him having a field day against a struggling secondary.
LOUISIANA TECH REDSHIRT JUNIOR DEFENSIVE END IK ENEMKPALI UTSA JUNIOR QUARTERBACK ERIC SOZA

Journey through the tourney

ALWAYNE GREEN Sports Reporter Coming off consecutive defeats in their last two regular season Western Athletic Conference games, the Lady Techsters soccer team will have much to prove in the WAC Tournament. The Lady Techsters lost to San Jose State University 2-1 Oct. 26 and they were beaten by Utah State University 4-0 two days later. Assistant coach for the Lady Techsters Binni Keleta said the team was a little fortunate as they took first strike, but the Spartans came back to score two goals for the win. Keleta said the game against defending WAC champions Utah State was more of making an adjustment to the altitude and final preparations for the tournament. The score does not reflect the game, Keleta said. We were just trying to get acclimated and get ready for Thursdays game. The Techsters finished the WAC regular season with a 3-32 record and go into the tournament ranked at No. 4. Their first game will be against the Seattle University Redhawks, whom the Techsters drew with their last encounter. Keleta said heading into the tournament he would have loved some better results but he believes the team will be evenly matched with the Redhawks. Three losses going into a conference tournament is really tough, Keleta said. Theyve had three losses and a draw in their last five games so they are kind of limping in like us. Keleta said the team should make the most of the opportunity and they will be looking to exploit the weaknesses of the Redhawks. He also said the last time the Lady Techsters played them, it ended in a draw without their top striker, junior forward Emily Brennan. Because we are here for a week and we are acclimated to
#3 TEXAS STATE #2 DENVER MATCH 1 THURS. NOV. 1 NOON #6 IDAHO MATCH 3 FRI. NOV. 2 NOON MATCH 4 FRI. NOV. 2 2:30 P.M.

#4 LA TECH MATCH 2 THURS. NOV. 1 2:30 P.M. #5 SEATTLE U

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH SUN. NOV. 4 1 P.M. #1 UTAH STATE

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Enemkpali is Techs leading sack artist with five sacks. If Enemkpali cannot wrap up Soza, he can cause the IK pocket to ENEMKPALI collapse LA TECH allowing his fellow Bulldog defenders to finish off the play. The Bulldogs need him to wreak havoc in the backfield.

the altitude, our fitness should be able to help us in that aspect, Keleta said. Senior midfielder Lindsay Brough, who will appear in her second trip to the WAC tournament, said the team is very excited to be there. Being a senior, it is exciting that Mo and I made it to our last year, Brough said. It is in our home state, and we are go-

ing have our families here. In the event Tech defeats Seattle, they will move on to face Utah State. Keleta said the team would have to beat the three best teams in the WAC to win the tournament, however, he is focused on one game at a time.

must admit Im guilty of something. I know football season is still going on and were on our way to back-toback Western Athletic Conference championships, but I cant keep my mind off of my first love. We fell in love when I was 6 years old and since then I have been through so many highs and lows. From triumph to being hospitalized, nothing will ever become between me and my first love. Basketball. Yes, basketball has my heart and it has got my adrenaline pumping because the college season is now here! I hate to be biased when it comes to sports because Im a sports lover no matter what, but basketball is my No. 1. I have been extensively following the Bulldog and Lady Techster basketball program for four years now and I am so excited about this season in particular. After all the games Ive been to, stats Ive looked over and all the interviews with players and coaches Ive conducted, I can honestly say that I havent the slightest clue of how this season is going to look. That is in no way a bad thing. In fact, its quite exciting if you ask me. I love an unpredictable season. No one wants to go to games when they know its going to be a big blowout; thats boring. I like suspense, feeling like Im going to have a heart attack at the final buzzer. The reason I feel this season will be unpredictable is the same for both the men and womens team. They are both fairly new teams starting from scratch. The women have six returning players and seven new players. The men actually started from scratch last year when they acquired a new coach and the team leaned on freshman point guard Raheem Appleby. Last year was a little rough for them, but head coach Michael White has more experience and there are a lot of returning impact players and seven new guys. What can happen now? The women have a few more hurdles to jump than the men. I say this because head coach Teresa Weatherspoon and her staff have scheduled one of the hardest slates that the Lady Techsters have seen thus far, featuring five SEC teams. As sports editor I get asked a lot about how the men and womens basketball team are going to play this year. What I want to say is theyre both going to have an awesome season and I have faith that they will. But when it comes to my opinion, I simply say, Lets just wait and see.

Reina is a senior journalism major from Baton Rouge. Email comments to rjk007@latech.edu.

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UPCOMING ATHLETICS

Bowling squad gets new coach

JOHN TABOR Sports Reporter Good things come to those who wait and for the Louisiana Tech bowling team, they have rediscovered a local gem. Jerry Miles has been named the new head coach of the Lady Techsters bowling team. A native of West Monroe, Miles will lead the Techsters into their ninth season of competing as an NCAA sanctioned team. Miles began bowling at age 20 and began his professional career at 22 years old as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. Some of Miles accomplishments as a player former head coach include making 11 Shawn Jackson this strikes in a row a past summer, Miles number of times, was offered and acseveral games of cepted the position. scoring 300 (a perMiles mentioned fect score), and rethat one major faccently being named tor in the success of the Louisiana State highly competitive scratch doubles bowling is the qualchampion. ity and upkeep of Before taking the equipment. MILES head coaching job The main thing I at Tech, Miles tuthink that our ladies tored amateur players of all need is state-of-the-art equipage and skill levels throughout ment, Miles said. The TechLouisiana. Miles is a certified sters have the ability to do as ball driller as well as a United well as they want to, with the States Bowling Congress cer- right gear. tified coach for six years. The Lady Techsters return Upon the departure of to action on Nov. 30 with the Track Kat Clash in Huntsville, Texas. This will run through Dec. 2. Miles reiterated that he expects a great showing throughout the year from the Techsters. By beating Bethune Cookman, a nationally-ranked team this past tourney, and coming awful close to beating two more ranked teams, the ladies are showing with the proper preparation and equipment, we can compete on a national level, he said. See full story at techtalk.org.

BULLDOG FOOTBALL at UTSA - 11/3 3 p.m. LADY TECHSTER VOLLEYBALL

PREDICTION:
Louisiana Tech 38 UTSA 20 While the Roadrunners may be a step up in talent from last weeks opponent, the Dogs will look to wash the bad taste out of their mouths and find a new bone to chew on for the homecoming crowd.

vs. Texas State - 11/1 7 p.m. vs. UTSA -11/3 11 a.m.

SOCCER

vs. Seattle U - 11/1 3:30 p.m at Logan, Utah (WAC Tourney)

BULLDOG BASKETBALL

vs. Southern Arkansas (Exh.) 11/2 7:30 p.m.

LADY TECHSTER BASKETBALL

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vs. Mississippi College (Exh.) - 11/4 2 p.m.