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Medallions Deer runs into window, dies

given back Rebecca Spence son said.
Food supply is the variable of this,
STAFF REPORTER they either can find food in their natural
to students He turned his head just as the deer
ran into the window.
habitats away from people and subur-
ban areas, or they cannot, and deer
have to account for this.
But when the population in subur-
graduating “I looked across the street, right in
front of the biomed building and it was
jumping around the fountain park area
ban areas increases, the number of
deer sightings and accidents occur.
and then it took off toward the aviation Dickson said this increases the number
Rebecca Spence building, and hit the window. It looked of vehicular deer accidents.
like it broke its neck and it was lying on “They are the most dangerous ani-
STAFF REPORTER the ground kicking for 30 seconds to a mal in the South. More people are
minute before it stopped,” said Rob killed in deer collisions than any other
When freshmen, who are now Harris, a senior chemical engineering animal in the south,” he said. “There
seniors, walked the candlelit path major. are more than a hundred deer in this
from Howard Auditorium for the Approximately 1:15p.m. May 5, a civil area that are involved in vehicular
Performing Arts to the Lady of doe ran full force in to a glass panel on collisions every year.”
the Mist four years ago after the the side of Davison Hall and Harris Dickson explained, although it is
first academic convocation, they was one of many witnesses. clear, glass is a substance that is hard
carried a symbolic medallion to “We saw a maintenance truck and to see or recognize from a deer’s vision.
deposit into the Lady’s fountain, we flagged him down and told him Many other animals, such as birds, see
with the promise that it would be what we saw,” Harris said. their reflection in the glass and simply
returned to them when they The Ruston Animal Control serv- think it is another animal, it does not
walked across the stage during ices and Tech Police were called to occur to them that it is a solid sub-
graduation. take care of the doe that was found stance.
Stacy Gilbert, director of co- lying dead on the pavement; blood “They run into glass plate windows
curricular programs and disability splattered around it and its tongue and doors, they don’t recognize it as a
Photo by Rebecca Spence
services, Linda Griffin, dean of hanging out. barrier, it is not like trees or rocks or
student development in the divi- It was taken away in the back of a A doe ran full force into the glass panel on the side of Davison Hall anything like that,” Dickson said.
sion of student affairs have truck by Officer Folmer of Ruston An- May 5. The deer did not die instantly. It was taken away by Animal As for why this particular doe was
worked with members of admin- imal Control services in the back of his frolicking in the fields near Davison
istration to make this promise Control that afternoon.
truck, with the help of Tech Police and Hall, Dickson said it is an unusual but
come true. two students. says he is not surprised it happened. in yards around suburban areas. They reasonable occurrence for younger
“That first fall of 2007 we told The remains were scrubbed away “They have done quite well in sub- are attracted to the roadside, where deer. Although he did not see the deer,
those freshmen that when they by a Tech maintenance team before urban situations,” he said. “There are without shade, plants can get plenty of he imagines that it was probably still in
graduate in four years they would Officer Folmer pulled out of the park- deer populations right around here, in nutrients that deer look for. its maturing stages.
receive a medallion,” Gilbert said. ing lot with the deer. any wood lot during the day and then “Deer are far more habitat flexible “Immature deer are much more vul-
“So this is the first spring that we Although a deer smashing into the they forage at night.” than we ever thought,” he said. nerable,” he said. “They are just like
will be giving those back to the side of a building in the middle of cam- Dickson said that without hunting The deer population not only in crazy teenage boys, out running around
students.” pus may seem odd, James Dickson, a pressures in suburban areas, the deer Ruston, but in the entire South has crazy wild.”
Academic convocation was pi- professor of wildlife habitat manage- are more subject to look for the artifi- been increasing because of the lack of
oneered with the First Year Expe- ment, forestry and graduate studies cially fertilized and nutrient-filled plants population control mechanisms Dick- Email comments to res022@latech.edu.
rience program that began at
Tech during fall 2007 as well. Ac-
cording to the First-Year Experi-
ence mission statement the
program was created, “to support
and advance efforts to improve
academic and co-curricular re-
Bluelight Cafe in Ruston again Tech sees first

“
sources into and through the first-
year student's higher education
experience.”
Justin Fort
STAFF REPORTER
her as Mrs. Bluelight. After ac-
quiring the restaurant and a new
place to rent, the title has been
how generous the portions are,
it’s a great deal for a homey-type
meal.”
fake cannabis
During this process, adminis- given back to her. Venzant said she loves seeing
tration had been searching for a
home to the medallion ceremony
and decided the freshman aca-
Six months after closing, the
familiar smells of pork chops,
black-eyed peas and fresh sweet
“I missed my customers,” Ven-
zant said. “I make so many new
friends here.”
the students come in and eat and
knows a few of them on a per-
sonal level. She said she has a
overdose
demic convocation was the right tea that filled the Bluelight Café Bluelight has been one of the long and special relationship with
ceremony for the part. It would be for 50 years have returned to Rus- coolest hot spots in Ruston since Tech, not just its students. Kelly Belton
an event for everyone, regardless ton. it opened. In a 2003 article from “When [F. Jay] Taylor and his
of college, could come together The Bluelight, which was at the Ruston Daily Leader, eating at wife found out that I was going to FEATURES EDITOR
as the new members of Tech. 902 Arlington St. for the last 30 the Bluelight Café was No. 23 on reopen, (Mrs. Taylor) came by to Most students could
“It struck us that there wasn’t years, has been a favorite place a list of 50 things that every stu- help me clean and organize the never imagine a night “She was as pale as a piece
any one event where all freshmen for Tech students to grab lunch. dent should do before leaving restaurant,” she said. “I was so gone awry with friends,
were welcomed,” Gilbert said. Generous portions, low costs and Tech. touched.” but the evening of of paper, with no control of
To begin the ceremony, incom- a relaxed environment draw “It’s an experience,” Chandler Venzant said the restaurant April 24 would be one
ing freshmen are handed a many students to the café every said. “The whole restaurant is re- has been busy every day since it Grace Moore would her body, and she could
medallion before the one-hour day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. laxed. You walk in, write out your has reopened and she has every
convocation, which includes Lindsay Chandler, a senior own menu and then wait. That’s intention of keeping the restau-
never forget.
“A group of us were
hardly speak. It was
alumni, student and administra- speech pathology major, has been it.” rant open for good.
tive speakers, and are expected to going to the Bluelight for years. Every meal at the café costs “I like what I’m doing,” she
all hanging out in my terrifying.”
hold on to it throughout the serv- “The food is amazing,” she friend’s dorm and one
$10. Customers choose a meat, said. “I take pride in what I do. My of our other friends
ice. Freshmen are then ushered said. “It’s one of the only restau- three vegetables, bread and their cooking can make someone feel told us he had some of
out on the candlelit, alumni-lined rants in Ruston that really serves choice of drink. better. That’s a great feeling.” the legal weed,” she Grace Moore
path leading to the Lady of the home-cooked meals.” “You get way more than your The feeling has spread over
Mist, which is surrounded by the Bluelight’s owner, 47-year-old said. “None of us knew freshman journalism major
money’s worth,” Chandler said. the last 50 years. Venzant said she how entirely horrible it
deans of each college. The fresh- Nina Venzant, said that is the rea- “I’ve never been able to finish a feeds a lot of students whose par-
men are then asked to deposit was for you, so we a common side effect.”
son for her success. whole plate. Everything tastes ents she fed earlier. Unsure of what to
their medallion into the fountain. “You can’t get that just any- went outside and
great!” It’s like the Lays chip chal- smoked some of it.” do, Moore said she and
It is promised to them that they where,” Venzant said of a tradi- Moving to a new, more desir- lenge: bet you can’t eat just one.
will get one back when they grad- The so-called fake five other students at
tional, home-cooked meal. “I able location allows more stu- Almost everyone is a returning the scene began caring
uate. think they like eating at a place weed was actually a
dents to experience what the customer. substance known as for the two girls, who
“We kind of want to wet the like home.” Bluelight offers. The restaurant is “I definitely plan on going
appetite of the student,” Griffin K2, a compound origi- wish to remain anony-
Her statement was verified more convenient for students. A back,” Quarles said. “I loved it.” mous, having adverse
said. “They get to hold the when the restaurant reopened at nally created in the
walk to the café is no longer than Venzant said she would like to mid-1990s, according reactions to the drug.
medallion for that hour with the 500 S. Monroe St. April 19 and all most students’ walk to their cars. keep the café as a family business
promise that one day, they will to a FoxNews article She said they appeared
20 tables were filled within 10 Casey Quarles, a sophomore forever. She also said the commu- to have no bodily con-
have them forever.” minutes. from last year.
physics education major, ate at nity has blessed her in a number John W. Huffman, a trol and were “vomiting
The medallions will be handed “I didn’t anticipate it to be that the Bluelight Café for the first of ways.
back to each graduating senior, chemist at Clemson uncontrollably.”
big,” Venzant said. “I was so ex- time May 3 and agreed with “Customers are just the best,” Eventually Moore
regardless of attendance at the cited.” University, created K2
Chandler. she said. “ I’m happy here and while studying and the others were
freshmen convocation. After She has worked at the Blue- “At first it looks really expen- they’re happy I’m here.”
walking across the stage and re- cannaboid receptors. able to get one of the
light for almost 15 years. She said sive at $9.95,” Quarles said, “but sick students inside to
ceiving a diploma, no matter what many of the customers refer to The recipe somehow
when you get the plate and see Email comments to jwf014@latech.edu. leaked, even making its lie down where she
the circumstance, each graduate
will be awarded a medallion. way into East Asia came to after a while.
“It is a significant icon that will where it was sold as a However, the other girl
remind them of their time at plant growth stimulant. seemed to be making
Tech,” Griffin said. “ Also, to re- According to the no progress.
mind them that the tenets are the FoxNews article, “K2 “She was as pale as
guiding principles for the rest of has an affinity for the a piece of paper, with
their lives, not just during their cannaboid brain recep- no control of her body,
time at Tech.” tor that’s about 10 and she could hardly
The medallions have a picture times greater than speak,” Moore said. “It
of the Lady of the Mist on the THC,” meaning one was terrifying.”
front and the Tenets of Tech on can smoke far less K2 Afraid of getting in
the back, with the graduation year to get just as high. trouble, Moore said the
underneath. This is different from Moore, a freshman group hesitated to call
the original design the freshman journalism major, said for help, but once they
were issued in 2007, which had the high comes swiftly realized she was barely
Centennial Plaza on the front in- with serious unfavor- responding, someone
stead of the Lady of the Mist. able effects on some. made the call to 911.
Gilbert and Griffin both believe “Literally within a Instead of having a
that the Lady of the Mist has be- minute, two of my good time with friends
come more of a symbol of Tech friends we tripping out on a Friday night,
and the story behind her open like crazy,” she said. “I Moore rode in an am-
thought they were hav- bulance to the hospital.
Photo by Jessica Wethington ing seizures, which is
> see MEDALLIONS page 5 Ruston residents enjoy a home-cooked meal at Blue Light Cafe. The cafe was around for 50 very likely because it is > see DRUG page 6
years until it was cloased last summer. It reopened and is now located at 500 S. Monroe St.
2 • The Tech Talk • May 12, 2011

Campus
Briefs
Book buyback allows BARC asks students
DAIRY CLOSURE CAUSES ANIMAL AUCTION

students to pocket cash to aid in tornado relief

Students will be able to sell BARC is collecting relief
back used textbooks for extra items throughout the remainder
cash before summer break from of the quarter to be sent to
7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday Tuscaloosa, Ala., following the
through Thursday or 7:45 a.m. tornadoes that hit the town and
to 5 p.m. Friday at Barnes & the University of Alabama.
Noble Louisiana Tech. Donations needed include toi-
This offer applies regardless letries, clothes, tools and money.
of where or when the textbooks Donations can be left at Wyly
were bought, as long as a Tech Tower of Learning, Room 202,
student ID is presented at the the Ruston Parks and Recreation
time of the sellback. Office located at 605 James
The bookstore is looking to Street or Howard Auditorium,
pay up to 50 percent back for Center for the Performing Arts,
books. Room 200.
To find out if your textbook is It is also asked that clothing
being used next quarter visit donations be separated by gen-
www.latech.bncollege.com or der and size.
www.mybookvalue.com. For more information contact
For more information con- Cristy Martin, academic support
tact the bookstore at 318-257- coordinator and adviser, at 318-
3066. 257-4730 or clmartin@latech.edu.

Fitness challenge Wesley hosts themed

postponed until fall end-of-the-year party
HAVOC strength and en- “Wesley River Queen” will be
durance challenge has been presented as the end-of-the-year
postponed until fall quarter party from 6-9 p.m. May 13 at
2011. the Wesley Foundation.
The challenge will consist of The event, which will com-
three-person teams that are ei- memorate the foundation’s ac-
ther all male or all female. complishments, will feature a
The challenge will consist of watermelon seed-spitting con-
40 deadlift repetitions (men: test, mustache booth, dance
135 lbs; women: 95 lbs), one lap party, pig roast, photo stand,
around Hideaway Park track, poker tournament and an anec-
25 burpees and a 100-yard raft dotal award ceremony.
paddle in Lake Reneau. Guests will also be treated to
Cost will be $15 per team. a dinner consisting of pig roast,
Gifts, prizes and a free mem- potatoes, rolls, peach cobbler
bership to the Maxie Lambright and salad along with roasted
Intramural Center for fall quar- pig.
ter will be given to each partic- Students must purchase a $5
ipant. ticket to attend.
For more information con- For more information con-
tact Jeff Nugent, fitness and tact Andy Shows, Wesley intern,
wellness graduate assistant, at at 318-255-3112 or andy@wes-
318-257-4634 or jdn018@lat- leymail.com or the Wesley at
ech.edu. 318-255-3112.

THE TECH TALK ONLINE Photo by Kyle Kight

www.thetechtalk.org The closure of Tech Dairy led to the inevitable auction of livestock. The dairy closure will ensue June 30 due
to lack of funds needed to fix a number of machines on which the dairy relied upon.

Nepal comes to Ruston

Naomi Allison with butter; Aloo ko Achar, a by international students, present a
spicy potato and carrot salad; unique cultural experience to the
STAFF REPORTER and a fruit salad, a dessert com- mudane American way of life,” she
posed of creamy yogurt, grapes said, “not only to students at Tech
More than 450 students were and chunks of apples. but the community of Ruston as
able to land in between India Nathan Lapp, a junior com- well.”
and China and gain a refreshing puter science major, said he de- LaFleur also said it was important
perspective on Nepal’s culture cided to attend Nepal Night for others to become openminded
as the Namaste Nepal Associa- because he enjoyed tasting about international events.
tion presented its seventh an- momo, meat dumplings, at the “I might not get the opportunity
nual Nepal Night May 7 in the International Food Day and to travel to Nepal,” she said. “It’s
Student Center, Second Floor. wanted to see more of Nepal’s awesome that I can get a glimpse, a
The event, which was rich culture. taste and musical sample of Nepal
themed "Naturally Nepal, Once “I know a few Nepali stu- that I might not get to experience in
is Not Enough," commemo- dents, and they wanted me to my lifetime. Events of this kind
rated Nepal’s largest tourism see part of their culture,” he should be embraced. I feel sad for
year and highlighted its rich cul- said. those who didn’t go because they are
ture through songs, instrumen- Lapp also said he might visit not aware of what they’re missing
tal performances, skits, Nepal in the future because their out on.”
traditional dances with burning pamphlet and their presentation
candles, and a diverse fashion mentioned that Nepal has eight Email comments to nsa008@latech.edu.
show featuring intricately col- of the 14 tallest peaks in the
ored saris, bangles, wedding world.
dresses and a daura suruwal, a “If I ever have the urge to
male garment consisting of a climb a mountain, I would visit
pleated tunic. Nepal,” he said.
The night began at a rapid Lapp also said overall the
pace as Sanjog Bikram K.C., a event exceeded his expecta-
junior biomedical engineering tions.
major, and Arun Bhandari, a “I would like to thank the
senior computer science major, Nepali students for putting the
performed a modern hip-hop event on,” he said. “I had a fun
dance to “Matlav Chaina.” evening.”
Nepal’s culture was high- Amrit Awal, a junior journal-
lighted as guests read bright red, ism major, said he enjoyed at-
blue and white pamphlets that tending Nepal Night because it

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made him feel proud about his
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“It made me feel proud to be
country, while watching Nepali a Nepali,” he said. “I was happy
students perform “Rasham,” a that I got a chance see others
flirty love song. from the community perform

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Students fight through

cyber security match
Zach Beaird Force, issued additional chal- “For example, if they’re try-
lenges and questions through- ing to take down a machine,
STAFF REPORTER out the day to give opportunities they might flood the network
for extra points. There were also with as much traffic as possible
Hacking was the name of two teams, the Dark Side and in an attempt to prevent them
the game as cyber security stu- the Ewoks, whose only goal was from getting anything out, get-
dents battled it out May 6 at to take both competing teams. ting anything done and then ef- Photo by Dacia Idom
Cyber Storm 2011. Del Jackson, a graduate stu- fectively taking them down,” he Jeremy Mhire, assistant professor of political science, A. Nazir Atassi, assistant pro-
After spending the quarter dent in computational analysis said. “They’re not physically
learning the ins and outs of and modeling, was part of one down, but their network has got fessor of history, and Juan Cole, professor of history and director of South Asian
cyber security, students put their of the teams trying to take so much information that effec- studies at the University of Michigan, share their views in a Q&A segment. Stephen
knowledge to the test in this down both sides. tively they’re down.” Webre, history department head, served as the moderator for the event.
“Star Wars”-themed event. “My team’s job was to cause In addition to the cyber se-
Jean Gourd, an assistant pro-
fessor in computer science, said
Cyber Storm was an event stu-
whatever chaos we could,”
Jackson said. “We were meant
to represent the Internet and all
curity students’ day of hacking,
students in Gourd’s senior cap-
stone class presented their sen-
Board discusses technology
dents have been working on of the problems they can pres- ior projects during Cyber Storm. is helpful in breaking the fear different than the Middle East’s
since the beginning of the quar- ent.” The students were given the op- Dacia Idom barrier and allowing individuals way of thinking, but the inter-
ter. He said problems on the In- portunity to show off the proj- to instruct others preparing for action of social media is some-
“The students have been ternet are ones people should ects, which consisted of the STAFF REPORTER demonstrations, but it is not the thing we can identify with,” he
working the entire quarter learn- always acknowledge because of design and implementation of Newscasters and journalists only way to address political is- said. “It connects us. It’s unify-
ing how to set up and operate how detrimental they can be to the infrastructure that made the now share the responsibility of sues. ing, and it makes us feel their
the equipment, servers and net- cyber security. event possible. reporting news with everyday “Don’t think you can organ- plight.”
works, as well as securing it all “Secure networks can still be Despite all of the fun sur- citizens as a result of techno- ize a revolution through Face- During the panel discussion,
along the way,” Gourd said. hacked if the proper steps are rounding the event, Gourd said logical advances. book,” Atassi said. “You need Mhire elaborated on the idea
“Now, they’re trying to defend not taken,” Jackson said. “It’s the event was still to be taken Social media websites like adult supervision.” of news outlets misrepresent-
that while trying to attack their important that students cover seriously by students. Facebook and Twitter allow in- He said video postings have ing certain aspects concerning
opponents.” themselves to make sure they “Essentially, this is the final dividuals to disperse informa- been critical in making news social media.
Students furiously hacked for stay secure.” exam for the course,” he said. tion to people around the world easier for people to relate since “My suspicion is that the
eight hours, though Gourd said The 4th smaller group, the “As fun as it is, it’s supposed to immediately, and news outlets personal stories are being told. role social media is playing is
the event has the potential to Light Side stayed busy learning teach the idea that you as an in- are joining in the phenomenon “The smart phone is the being vastly overplayed by the
last much longer with all of the how to use the tool sets and dividual actually are a weakling with programs like CNN’s iRe- most incredible tool,” Atassi people in the West,” he said.
work that goes into attacking looking at the network. Gourd if you’re not aware of cyber se- port and FOX News’ uReport. said. Mhire also said the West
and securing a network. said this team was given a sense curity.” A. Nazir Atassi, an assistant He then told a story about a has a habit of putting modern-
The majority of the students of security while they worked He said cyber security is im- professor of history, said the Syrian who used his phone to ization and democratization to-
were split into two main teams, during the Cyber Storm. portant not only for one’s own usage of technology like social record a riot but was shot and
the Jedis and the Sith. Both gether.
“The Light Side is not al- safety but others as well. websites, satellites and cell died in front of the camera. He “The language of rights is
teams earned points by suc- lowed to attack, but they’re also “Your laptop can cause a lot phones have helped show po- said someone uploaded the
cessfully hacking the opposing not allowed to be attacked,” he of problems and have an effect not American; it’s English,” he
lice brutality, display informa- video to the Internet, and peo- said. “Rights are natural. It pro-
team as well as keeping their said. “They feel safe.” on other people, so you need to tion and break censorship. ple were able to watch.
own network secure. With the added opposition, be aware,” Gourd said. “That is ceeds by education, not with
“You can see a real advance “[Videos] have added the barrel of a gun. It has to be
However, four smaller groups Gourd said the Jedis and Sith what’s important. That’s why we almost instantaneously,” Atassi drama because you can watch
issued additional challenges and spent the day hacking using dif- do this.” the killing,” Atassi said. “You remembered because it can be
said. “In the case of Egypt, forgotten.”
obstacles for both teams along ferent tools, some they wrote Facebook was used to organize feel the anger that is fueled by
the way. themselves, in order to achieve Email comments to zcb001@lat- the blood.” Although many successes
demonstrations, but they did have been achieved in the Mid-
The administration, the certain effects. ech.edu. not invent the idea. The Irani- Austin Hunter, a junior fi-
nance major, said he supported dle East, social media has not
ans used Twitter for elections.” been the only source used for
He was one of the experts, the notion that phones are ef-
fective in recording events. progression.
along with Juan Cole, a profes-
sor of history and director for “With smart phones, we Cole said he recently part-
South Asian Studies at the Uni- don’t get the news that is nered with professors from
versity of Michigan, and Je- processed through govern- Cairo University-Egypt to
remy Mhire, an assistant ment-regulated news network- translate Thomas Jefferson’s
professor of political science, ing,” he said. “We get things writings into Arabic.
for the roundtable discussion from the individuals them- “You can make a revolution
May 4. The panel discussion ti- selves, which is usually more without social media,” Cole
tled “Technological Change reliable in the sense of events.” said. “It’s not bad to have; it’s a
and Social Unrest in the Mid- Hunter said the existence of tool. It doesn’t make things
dle East” was part of Tech’s social sites is important to con- happen by itself.”
Shaping the 21st Century se- nect people from different
ries. places. Email comments to dsi004@lat-
Atassi also said technology “Our way of thinking is a lot ech.edu.

Photo by Jessica Wethington

Computer science students divided into teams May 6 in the Student Center, Main Floor,
to fight “hackers” as well as become “hackers” for their Cyber Storm simulation.

Speech class makes progress

for handicapped students
Justin Fort ball tournament and a movie Tech and its Disability Office
night in Tolliver Hall. have been making strides to-
STAFF REPORTER Clint Carlisle, the newly ward becoming more accessible
elected Student Government for handicapped students. Al-
Every spring an organiza- Association president and pres- though still behind, the addition
tional communications class, ident of Pi Kappa Phi, said he of automatic doors and ramps
Speech 431, takes part in a proj- strongly supports the goals of help to update the school.
ect to help better the university. Access Tech. Pi Kappa Phi, “Their hard work and dedi-
This years’ project, Access which sponsors Push America, cation is priceless,” Carlisle said
Tech, is focused on making a philanthropic organization of the eight students in Bryan
Tech more accessible for hand- dedicated to raising awareness Townsend’s Speech 431 class.
icapped students. for people with disabilities, Access Tech raised approxi-
Ashley Pennington, a senior sponsored the movie night May mately $3,000, which gave them
speech major in the class, said 2 in Tolliver Hall to help raise only enough money to improve
the whole class was behind this funds and assist Access Tech in one of the three things they
year’s project. reaching its $5,000 goal. were aiming to. Pennington said
“There’s so much stuff that “Access Tech is doing a lot the class has not decided which
needs to be done,” she said. of great things for our university, they plan on doing, but any of
“They (Disability’s Office) don’t and I was honored to help them them would be a great addition
have the funds for everything.” out,” Carlisle said. “The goals of to the university.
Access Tech’s goal was to Access Tech hold a special “We have a long way to go,
raise $5,000 to upgrade the uni- place in my heart.” but with organizations like Ac-
versity. Pennington said the He said he attributes the lack cess Tech, we will hopefully be
three things they wanted to add of accessibility to Tech’s age. A fully compliant with all accessi-
included an automatic door to school founded more than 100 bility requirements in the near
the College of Education dean’s years ago would not necessarily future,” Carlisle said.
office, a curb cut where handi- have or want to comply with “It is a truly remarkable thing
capped students can ride onto certain standards for marginal- when a group of students work
the curb and a program for ized people. for something bigger than them-
dyslexic students. “Louisiana Tech is an older selves.”
In an effort to raise the funds, campus, and we are definitely
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Insight
FROM THE EDITOR In Our Opinion
Fitted or flat: Why does it matter? Privacy concerns raised
eople should be allowed access to their personal in-
Taylor Stephens
he economy is failing. All
The bill also calls for the use
of long-handled tools like mops
and dusters to keep workers off
their hands and knees when
multi-billion dollar deficit, yet
they are concerned about sheets
that will yield another $30+ mil-
lion. It is drowning in debt, and its
ifornia, but filming has become
scarce on the West Coast due to
so many states not taxing on film-
ing, which makes it a lot easier for
P formation that companies have collected via the In-
ternet because it involves their own lives.
According to The New York Times, companies elec-

T around us, people are los-

ing their jobs. But, the real
question is: Do you want fitted or
cleaning bathroom floors.
I really had no clue about the
plight of the hotel worker, but ap-
irresponsible leaders just keep
pouring in more.
If I were in the California hotel
directors and producers to pocket
that money and shove it into an
offshore account.
tronically gather data about people, their dislikes, likes and
shopping habits in order to make more money by making
item suggestions for consumers to purchase according to
the information obtained about them. This collection and
flat sheets when you go to a hotel parently the hotel workers union business, I would pack up and OK, let’s be fair. California distribution of information raises some privacy concerns.
in California? conducted a study that showed move to another state. Nothing could be leading the nation with For example, cell phone providers know who you call,
According to a FOX News ar- the injury rate among hotel good comes from over regulating this bill. This could change the Internet search engines can almost always finish your
ticle, the bill will regulate what housekeepers was higher than and killing the freedom of market way we view hotels. I have to thoughts for you and advertisements pop up on your
type of sheets can be used on that of most service workers. supply and demand. wonder, has there been an envi- Facebook wall because of certain items you have shown
hotel mattresses across the state. This just in, the California Leg- I know I sound harsh, but Cal- ronmental impact study done? Is an interest in via the social media website. Your cell phone
Wait, what? islature will also prohibit men ifornia has worked very hard to it better to have less material and might also know where you have been if it has a GPS or
OK, I read that right. They are from wearing those ridiculous earn this reputation. Read the more elastic and threads from a “checked in” app like an iPhone.
seriously wasting taxpayer money plaid golf pants. warning label on almost any item fitted sheet or a flat sheet? What Senators John Kerry and John McCain have proposed
talking about an issue that’s not Also, they are considering a you buy. Chances are you will see happens to the land fills when all the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 in an
even an issue. bill to ban the distribution of toi- a mandated statement that reads, those flats are tossed out? Is there attempt to address these privacy concerns because the
It gets better. let paper that is anything less than “This product contains [chemi- some Chinese textile company protection of people’s privacy is important.
The bill could cost between four-ply. According to a study I cal], which is known to the state lobbying for this? These are the However, the proposed bill may or may not include the
$30 million and $50 million if just made up, there are more toi- of California to cause [disease].” important questions that should right for people to access their personal data.
passed. let paper injuries every year due Hmm, I think I’ll take the safety be answered before making a If companies collect information about their con-
In the article, Leigh Shelton, to weak toilet paper than there of my economy over the political change that could potentially sumers in an electronic manner, then the consumers
spokesperson for a California are injuries with thick toilet paper. correctness of the liberal left any change the way the nation sleeps should be provided access to that data to use for their own
union that represents hospitality If California isn’t working day. in hotels. benefit. After all, it does involve them, and the companies
workers, said this will help lower overtime being outrageously The thing that stumps me is get to utilize the information for their benefit.
injuries on the job. politcally correct, it’s idiotically where the money from the The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
“Just by using fitted sheets you wasting time and money on bills Florida Rail redistribution that Taylor Stephens is a senior jour- includes the right to security and accountability; the right
could cut the number of lifts in like this. Obama sanctioned for California nalism and English major from to notice, consent, access and correct information; and
half, and we think that would go a This also sheds light on who is went. Bossier City who serves as editor for the right to data minimization, constraints on distribution
long way in preventing worker in- in the pocket of the union in the What’s worse is Hollywood The Tech Talk. Email comments to and data integrity.
jury,” Shelton said. sunshine state. The state has a used to be a huge bailout for Cal- tds026@latech.edu. According to www.kerry.senate.gov, this bill of rights
was introduced “to establish a baseline code of conduct
for how personally identifiable information and informa-
tion that can uniquely identify an individual or networked
device are used, stored and distributed.”

SARCASM WITH AN AGENDA

The website also said that “this legislation would go a
long way to increasing consumer trust in the market and
generating additional activity as a result as well as pro-
tecting people from unscrupulous actors in the market by
creating a set of basic rights to which all Americans are
Climate change more convincing than it seems entitled.”
The Tech Talk editorial staff is split on the decision of
whether or not companies should be allowed to access
the Everglades and Madagascar. isn't going to get so warm that Last year’s Shaping the 21st people’s personal data. The staff is also divided on if peo-
Kelly Belton Interestingly, the Everglades is snow disappears, he said, and Century lecture series focused on ple should have access to their information or if it should
the only U.S. site in danger. Be- when cold air hits extra-moist air, stability and sustainability during be available at all for fear of breach of security or privacy
s a child, I was trained to cause of this, I have a hard time snowfalls are likely to get larger.” globalization. One video shown by others.

A close my ears when Al

Gore opened his mouth. I
could not risk being corrupted by
grasping why any of this pertains
to me as an American. If so-
called global warming is only
going to destroy places in parts
A couple of weeks ago,
though, fatal tornadoes swept
across the South. The string of
storms proved to be the second
was called “State of the Planet”
and offered some terribly insight-
ful information. The National Ge-
ographic documentary was
Whether or not the companies say the information is
protected, it could still be intercepted by hackers in cyber
space, since there is a potential threat of hackers in most
cases that involve security and private information.
the man who invented the Inter-
net and worse, spews the lies of of the world I don’t care about, deadliest on record. According to telling: Arctic temperatures are While the staff may not be surprised that companies
global warming. Global warming what does it matter? an April 29 USA Today article, rising at two times the global rate have access to our personal information with all of the
is just something scientists tell us Then I turned my thinking cap “Two separate studies in 2007 re- and because of our vast popula- technology of the current times, it can still be a little un-
to scare us into not abusing our on. ported that global warming could tion, it is estimated by 2025, settling that the personal information is “out there” and
environment – what a load of Some scientists prefer the bring a dramatic increase in the Africa will only have the re- that we do not know how much is actually “out there” for
crap! term climate change to global frequency of weather conditions sources to feed one-fourth of its others to see or access.
But this week, I ventured warming; this is probably an eas- that feed severe thunderstorms population. The staff believes it could be an invasion of privacy
across a CNN article (I know, I ier term to deal with since there and tornadoes by the end of the Though I would love to remain and that the consumers should have the ability to be
should probably stay away from were massive blizzards in Okla- 21st century.” stubborn on this issue, I cannot aware that the companies have their information. The
that liberal bias) titled “10 natural homa this past winter. All I heard In fact, these storms are pre- deny that our presence is impact- staff also believes that consumers should have the option
wonders to see before they dis- across the South was, “If global dicted to get bigger and stronger. ing the world. The resulting of deciding whether or not the companies should be al-
appear.” Now, perhaps this is all a warming is real, why am I freez- Well, OK, liberal media. You change may be catastrophic in lowed to utilize their information.
scam, but according to the arti- ing?” may have convinced me that the end, or maybe we’ll adapt. I The situation really comes down to how far people are
cle, “if warming continues, the I am inclined to agree with something fishy is going on in the don’t know, and I doubt that any- willing to let companies into their personal lives.
Great Barrier Reef will be these people. How on Earth world, but you can’t pin it on me. one knows for sure. I do know,
bleached by 2030; glaciers in the could something 6 billion people I haven’t done anything – except however, that I want to see the
Swiss Alps, on Mt. Kilimanjaro, do possibly affect our world and drive my car every day, drink out Swiss Alps. I better get there fast.
The
TechTalk
and in Glacier National Park will weather patterns? of plastic bottles fairly regularly
disappear in under 40 years; and Michael Mann, director of the and guzzle electricity like it’ll be
Arctic ice melt will leave the Penn State Earth System Science gone tomorrow. I may just be one Kelly Belton is a junior journal-
North Pole bare and polar bears Center, explained it to the Chris- person, but if the other 6 billion ism and political science major from
extinct.” tian Science Monitor in a Feb. 2 people in the world are doing this, Houston who serves as features edi-
Among some of the endan- article. too, we may very well be tor for The Tech Talk. Email com- The student voice of Louisiana Tech University
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Taylor Stephens

FEATURES EDITOR Kelly Belton

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS Robert Wilson
Mary Timmons
NEWS EDITOR Haley Kraemer
COPY EDITOR Amber Guyotte
Bin Laden’s picture causes conspiracy theories SPORTS EDITOR Sarah Brown
Anna Claire Thomas
We don't trot this stuff out as tro- Less than 24 hours after his about his death. MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Danielle Cintron
Mary Timmons phies. The fact of the matter is death, photo-shopped images of Others, like Jon Stewart, feel HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER Jessica Wethington
this was somebody who was de- bin Laden’s face and fake video of that exposing the photos will give
fter a week since the death serving of the justice that he re- his death were scattered across others a sense of enlightenment STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Jessica Van Alstyne
A of the world’s most-wanted
terrorist, people’s doubts
have started to emerge about
ceived, and I think Americans and
people around the world are glad
that he is gone. But we don't need
the Internet
I’m not sure what the obses-
sion is with seeing a corpse, but it
on the realities of war.
“We can only make decisions
about war if we see what war ac- ADVERTISING MANAGER
Kyle Kight
Etoya Barner
whether or not Osama bin Laden to spike the football." is literally disgusting to think that tually is and not as a video game ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Raven Thissel
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I guess copious amounts of gerous as al-Qaeda can cause a something that can be edited and leaving behind a shiny gold coin.” Dr. Elizabeth Christian
news coverage and President major threat to our nation’s secu- played around with. Stewart said. Judith Roberts
Obama’s impromptu address to rity. There are others, like Sarah At least Stewart’s claims are ADVERTISING ADVISER Dr. Reginald Owens
the nation is not enough to squash Despite that fact, some seem Palin, who want the pictures to more logical and show some
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Obama said on “60 Minutes” in an
interview. “That's not who we are.
death photos could be found be-
fore details of his death surfaced.
port within the Middle East, does
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Arts & Entertainment

Reggae ‘Fools’ return to Ruston bar
Mary Timmons
CO-ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Stiff Necked Fools come original intramental tweaks
back to 3docs Brewhouse at and vocals into their music.
10 p.m. Saturday for reggae- With the band’s funky
filled concert. fresh take on eggae, the Fools
The Shreveport-based have started to leave their
band put on a phenomenal mark on the north Louisiana
show during their last per- music scene.
formance in Ruston and have Recently, the band has
been eager to come back. gained popularity by opening
The Fools have been play- up for other well-known musi-
ing together for two years and cians such as Rebirth Brass
play a mixture of their own Band, Cowboy Mouth and
works combined with covers Bonerama.
from others. What started out During their last perform-
as a simple side project paid ance in Ruston, the bands’
off with persistant practice. horn players were front and
SNF has been known to center enticing the audience,
play songs by musicians such encouraging them to dance
as Bob Marley, Slightly and come on stage. Several
Stoopid, Sublime and Rebelu- times Poole and Brundric
tion. both jumped off stage to
After the loss of their dance and sing with their fans.
founder, Dan Sanchez, the Hoffman, who also pro-
band has worked together to vides vocals for SNF, said he
pick up the pieces and pro- enjoyed the Ruston crowd last
vide their fans with their orig- time they played, and he is
inal mixes of “Bayou looking forward to coming
Reggae.” back.
Ryan Viser, trumpet player “You just never know what
for SNF, said that he had an we’re going to do,” Hoffman
awesome time at the band’s said. “The amount of talent
last performance in Ruston. each member brings makes
“We call our brand of the possibilities endless.”
music Bayou Reggae,” Viser SNF offers a innovative
said. “We definitely have that style to the reggae genre that
sound that Reggae is known is too good to pass up. They
for, but we’ve put a unique are definitely a band the stu-
Louisiana-style twist on it that dents of Tech can relate to on
makes it really different.” some level.
Viser plays alongside sax- Tickets for the show are $5
ophone player, Stefan Poole, and can be purchased at the
guitar player, John Bundric, door.
Submitted photo
bass player, Gregg Pitts and
Stiff Necked Fools combine New Orleans style horn players and today’s reggae to put together a powerful sound and a drummer, John Hoffman. Email comments to
funky musical style. All members put their own mnt005@latech.edu

‘Jay and Silent Bob’ relaunch popular podcast

Robert Wilson week was up,’ and people were asking to see broadcast's now in everybody's hands. Pod-
video. Kevin thought now that they have the casts democratize talk radio, allowing anyone
CO-ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR technology to stream stuff, we could do a a platform and everyone a voice. With S.I.R.,
radio show where it’s live.” we're just taking that notion and running with
The creative team behind comedic hits Mewes said the entire SModcast network it."
“Clerks” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” lineup, including “Babble-On,” “Tell ‘Em For the launch, mobile provider Stitcher
relaunched their popular SModcast network Steve-Dave” and the original “SModcast,” are was chosen as the official app partner for
Monday to create the SModcast Internet confirmed or expected to be on the sched- S.I.R. for its SmartRadio app.
Radio station. ule. S.I.R. will also feature new programs cre- “They have the live stream and they have
The SModcast network, according to a re- ated specifically for the station, such as an app for phones, so you can listen to it and
lease, originally began simply as “SModcast,” “SMornings with Kev and Jen,” Smith’s get it right there where you’re mobile,”
created by writer/director Kevin Smith (best morning show with his wife, Jen Schwalbach, Mewes said. “We want you to be in your car
known for portraying the character of Silent and “Jay and Silent Bob Get Jobs,” a two- on the way to work or coming back and be
Bob in his View Askew film series) and pro- hour midday live show recorded at the Jon able to hear it. They seem to have the tech-
ducer Scott Mosier in early 2007. Since its in- Lovtiz Podcast Theater. nology we need to stream, so it fits together
ception, the project developed into a full “We’re going to interview people, talk well.”
network, hosting “Tell ‘Em Steve-Dave,” “Jay about what’s what, and maybe doing a thing Beyond S.I.R., Mewes said he and Smith
and Silent Bob Get Old” and “Plus One,” called ‘Mewes News,’” he said. “‘Mewes are arranging a tour and Smith is developing
among other programs. News’ wouldn’t be so much about current a new movie called “Hit Somebody.”
In a telephone interview, Jason Mewes, events, like what’s going on with Osama, but “Things daily have been coming up and
Smith’s frequent collaborator known for his it’d be about things I’m into, like a new comic I’m really excited,” he said. “We’re looking at
foul-mouthed degenerate character Jay, said book, or new comic book movie or gadgets; maybe doing shows monthly in Vegas or
the idea to relaunch the network began as a I’m really into electronics and gadgets.” Canada. We’re looking into all these different
brainchild of Smith’s. In the release, Kevin Smith said creating things because things have been going so well
“We’d been doing this weekly podcast and podcasts took him back to his earliest years and moving; and me personally, I’m very psy- Submitted photo
we’d throw it on the network, and we started as a filmmaker with its ability to enable all lev- ched and very happy. It’s really really awe-
videotaping them also,” he said. “The more els of people to share ideas. some.” Kevin Smith (left) and Jason Mewes launched the SMod-
and more we were doing it, the more we were "Podcasting is what indie film was to me cast Internet Radio station Monday to better serve fans of
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VIDEO GAME REVIEW The

Racing series tackles the”Apocalypse”
tion to any of the vehicles; from
TechTalk
Robert Wilson bumpers and windows to bike
forks and paint jobs, every part Needs Summer Quarter
CO-ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR can be reworked or swapped out.
Also, the vehicles can be further
With the spirit of the end of
the world in mind, producers
Sony Entertainment released
accentuated with perks, not un-
like those in “Call of Duty.” Tire
grip can be increased or, in the
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third venture in the action- wreck, a shockwave can be
packed “Motorstorm” racing se- added to take out opponents. Photographers are required to cover campus
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Developed by Evolution Stu- grade reveals a major downside
dios Ltd., “Apocalypse” breaks Sony Computer Entertainment with “Apocalypse:” upgrades can
new ground within the franchise only be achieved via online mul- Great experience for photography majors.
on multiple levels, first and fore- Motorstorm: Apocalypse tiplayer matches, meaning little
most by featuring an actual story HHHII reward for the effort of the gru- Students from all majors may apply.
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golden hearted veteran Big Dog.
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17. Gone by
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19. Narrow inlets
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39. Billiard implements
41. Gaelic language of Ireland
or Scotland
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March 21 – April 19 Nov 22 - Dec 21 fatigued 9. Gilded metal 50. Atlantic mackerel
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53. Not any
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needs of the people around you. Capricorn 63. Appear 27. Perhaps
Taurus Dec 22 - Jan 19 64. Attendee 29. Gross
Apr 20 - May 20 Virgo Don't hesitate to say the obvious today, Capricorn, even 65. Chamber 30. Mother-of-pearl
66. Coop group 31. Evade
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> DRUG from page 1 toxicated and have to be taken
to the hospital for possible al-
billboard, I do have a blog and
this is my PSA pertaining to
“She had an abnormally cohol poisoning,” said Tech this deadly drug known as K2.”
high heart rate, another com- Police Chief Randal Hermes She said partaking in the
mon side effect of K2,” she said. “This is the first time, to drug was not worth its horren-
said. “The nurse told us they my knowledge, that something dous consequences.
get calls every single weekend like this has happened.” “There are better ways to
about this stuff; people die Though an earlier version kill your body. Or, you could do
using it. We had no idea.” of K2 was outlawed in something fun for a change.
After receiving intravenous Louisiana along with other Go to the movies, grab some
fluids, the drug made its way drugs marketed as bath salts in sushi, have a pajama party,”
out of the victim’s body. January, Moore said the sub- she said. “The next time you
According to the Tech po- stance was revamped and can take care of a dying friend,
lice report, the incident was of- still be purchased legally. stop and ask yourself, ‘Was it
ficially labeled an overdose, the In Moore’s May 2 blog worth it?’”
first in Tech history. entry, she recalled the event,
“From time to time, we get “Though I don’t have a TV Email comments to keb029@lat-
calls for students who are in- show, a microphone, or a giant ech.edu

> MEDALLION from page 1 said. “It was the beginning of about their medallions,” Griffin
my growth as a person and it said.
arms is the reason the medal- also meant that Tech was also Their hope is that the tradi-
lions are returned to graduates committed to me as a student.” tion will continue and it will be
in the first place. Smith said the medallion is something that students look
“Her arms represent her an immediate reminder of the forward to throughout their
saying ‘you are welcome, al- time she has spent at Tech. It is years at Tech. They are work-
ways’,” Griffin said. “In the uni- something graduates can carry ing on convocation for graduate
versity seminar booklet it says with them wherever their future students as well to incorporate
something along the lines of takes them. them into this symbolic cere- Federally Insured
‘welcomes new students and “The medallion is a physical mony. by NCUA
bids farewell to those leaving’.” object that students can keep to “It’s a symbol of the invest-
Mallory Smith, senior inte- remind themselves of the val- ment they made in themselves
rior design major, remembers ues that Louisiana Tech has and in Louisiana Tech and what
depositing her medallion in the taught them,” she said. Louisiana Tech meant to them
Lady of the Mist as a freshman, Gilbert and Griffin said over- during their time here,” Gilbert
and all the hopes she had for all there has been a very posi- said. “ It is symbolic of their fu-
her future. tive response to the medallions ture and that investment they
“When I put the medallion
in the Lady of the Mist, it sym-
from faculty members, alumni
and students.
made in themselves.” together we thrive
bolized my commitment to my “Students who have gradu- Email comments to res022@lat-
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More Talk
‘Show at the Joe’
provides fun for
community
Sherelle Black nel cakes and snow cones,” he said. “I was sur-
prised at how much crawfish they had on the
STAFF REPORTER plate, along with corn and good potatoes.”
Along with the rides and games, UB also of-
fered students the chance to do arts and crafts.
High pitched screams, laughter and the Bridges said it was perfect timing to do arts
aroma of hot jambalaya and crawfish filled the and crafts with a special holiday right around the
air as Elizabeth Bridges walked into the Joe Ail- corner.
let Stadium. “I made a craft that was two hands together
Bridges, a freshman interior design major, that formed a heart shape, which I gave to my
had no idea what to expect May 5 when she at- mom for Mother’s Day,” she said.
tended Union Board’s “Show at the Joe: Spring Christopher Rayner, Spring Fling committee
Fling.” chairman, said he was ec-

“
“It sounded like fun,” static to see people ex-
she said. “When UB was cited about Spring Fling,
advertising, they kept especially since it almost
mentioning the rides and did not happen this year.
the human slingshot, and “With all of the budget
that really caught my cuts that happened this
eye.” “I believe the biggest thing that most people year, the administration
UB offered a plethora wanted us to find a way to
of rides and games for liked was the human slingshot ride. It was have fun in an inexpensive
students with attractions and efficient way,” said
such as the human ejec- amazing and hilarious at the same time. You Rayner, a senior human re-
tion seat, bungee trampo- sources major. “So to
line, bumper cars, rock will hear grown men scream like little girls lessen the cost we com-
climbing and others that while waiting in line..” bined our spring concert
provided entertainment. with spring fling.”
Bridges said she en- Rayner said although
joyed many of the rides, he felt Spring Fling was a
but one particularly gave Elizabeth Bridges success, he would love to
her a thrill. freshman interior design major see more student partici-
“I believe the biggest pation.
thing that most people “I felt this event had the
liked, including myself, was the human slingshot potential to be one of the best events that Tech
ride,” Bridges said. “It was amazing and hilari- students had ever seen, but it just didn’t get
ous at the same time. You will hear grown men there,” he said. “Maybe it was because we didn’t
scream like little girls while waiting in line. Peo- give it enough publicity or students had other
ple’s faces show shock and then relief after rid- engagements.”
ing it. It was nothing like a rollercoaster, but the Photo by Donny Crowe
Bridges said she enjoyed herself so much,
sensation of believing you were about to hit the and she will definitely be back to attend the next Above: Union Board sells plates full of boiled crawfish, corn and pota-
ground was so cool.” Spring Fling. toes during this year’s Spring Fling, which was combined to include the
For $10 students could enter Spring Fling at “Next year I hope to see more extreme rides,
the Joe and get a crawfish plate, which some more sweets such as cookies and cake and Spring Concert.
students like Bridges said was a little too much. shooting games like target or paintball,” she said.
“I thought the prices were a little high since Although Spring Fling may have not had
the shirt was an extra five bucks, but I can’t com- everything Bridges wanted, she said she was just
plain,” she said. “There has to be a way to pay as happy to be getting to spend time in a differ-
for fun.” ent environment.
DeMarcus Jacobs, a freshman mechanical “It was a great way to get away from studying
engineering major, said he thought the prices and the dorms and hang out with people new
were reasonable considering everything that and old.”
was included.
“They had jambalaya, tons of crawfish, fun- Email comments to scb035@atech.edu.

Right: Lead
singer Benjy
Davis sings as
students listen
both on the field
and in the stands
at this year’s
Spring Concert.
Photos by Dacia Idom

Above: Alana LumYork, a junior mechanical engineering major, battles

the clock as she tries to maintain balance on the mechanical bull. The
bucking station was a part of Union Board's Spring Fling and Spring Con-
cert 2011.

Left: Madison
Wall, a senior
biology major,
and Jack Ram-
stad, a junior el-
ementary
education
major, hold on
as they prepare
to be launched
into the air like
a slingshot ride,
known as an
ejection seat.
The ride was
Below: Students stand on the hill and in the end zone to hear
one of the most
The Benjy Davis Project perform. The concert was hosted by
popular stations
Union Board and ended the 2011 Spring Fling festivities with a
at the event as
bang.
students waited
for their chance
to experience a
twist on gravity.
8 • The Tech Talk • May 12, 2011

Sports Talk
techsters spy championship
SARAH BROWN

Hayden Haynes tournament in Fresno, which began May

11.
SPORTS REPORTER The Techsters faced off against the
No. 3 seeded and host team Fresno State

FROM THE SPORTS DESK
The Lady Techsters softball team won last night at 7 p.m.
two of three games this past weekend, The last time the Techsters faced off
clinching the final spot in the Western against the Bulldogs of Fresno State, they
Athletic Conference tournament. fell all three games, losing two of them

THE JOYS
On Friday, the Techsters swept the
doubleheader in Logan, Utah, beating by close margins.
Utah State 13-6 in the first game and 7-1 The series took place in Ruston.
in the second. The WAC tournament will end Satur-

AND PAINS
Saturday it was different story, when day at 5 p.m. with the championship
the Aggies jumped out to a 10-3 lead, but game.
that did not discourage the Techsters. The double-elimination tournament
They were all over the Aggies in the consists of New Mexico State, Boise
5th inning, scoring seven runs tying the
game.
After two scoreless innings, the game
was sent into extra innings, where the
State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Utah State
and the Techsters, in order by seed.
Due to print constraints, check our
OF 2010-11
Twitter account for updated tournament

T
Techsters ultimately fell 11-10 in the final he 2010-11 season for
game of the series. results for the Lady Techsters at twit-
Photo by Jessica Wethington ter.com/techtalksports. Tech sports has been
The successful series was enough to one of joys, heart-
Sophomore infielder Michelle Jones makes a play for the Techsters, push the Techsters into sixth place in the
Email comments to jhh015@latech.edu. breaks and everything
as they prepare to compete in the WAC Tournament. WAC, qualifying them for the conference in between.
Head Coach Teresa Weather-
spoon led the Lady Techsters to
one of the best seasons of the
century; football fans saw Sonny
Dykes take the helm for the first
time as the head coach of a col-

New bats hit home

Last year, all that anyone heard
was the sound of the ball leaving the
The player focuses more on base
hits and hitting the ball hard.
for the team lead in home runs.
His 188 at bats have resulted in 61
The small ball has become much
more important with the watered
lege team; and Bulldog basket-
ball fans witnessed the firing of
Kerry Rupp and the quick re-
placement of Mike White taking
the coaching position.
The Bulldog baseball team
triumphed over No. 19 Fresno
State this past weekend, as they
barrel of the bat. There is little doubt that Tech’s hits. down bats, meaning more bunts, hit managed to split the series in the
This year, that sound has become pitchers are taking advantage of the The opening night of the WAC and runs and sacrifice flies. final home WAC series of the
a thing of the past since Tech’s base- changes. Conference marked his 100th con- This is because the long ball is hit season.
ball team is experiencing a power Junior pitcher Mike Jefferson said secutive start and gives the team a less often than in previous years. The golf team competed last
outage. he likes the new BBCOR standard. reason to look up to him as a true Run production has to be a main weekend in Idaho for the WAC
The new metal bats must meet a “It gives the pitchers more confi- leader. focus, and this leads to less selfish at- Championships, and they came
standard – the Ball-Bat Coefficient dence when they are throwing,” Jef- “The margin for error has de- bats by players. out with their best record yet in
of Restitution (BBCOR) – and are ferson said. “If I throw a pitch that I creased for hitters,” Threlkeld said. “There’s a lot more unselfish at Tech’s 10-year affiliation in the
supposed to react more closely to didn’t like, it is a lot more likely to be “Balls that are hit off the wall this bats,” Threlkeld said. “Hitters really conference.
wood bats, decreasing the velocity of an out now as opposed to being a year would have been home runs last focus on trying to get runs in as op- The Techsters tennis team
the ball from the bat. hit.” year, but there are no excuses you posed to getting a hit because there had their best season in years,
One benefit from the new stan- Before the new bats can make, because you are a lot less runs scored. overcoming WAC foes and re-
dard is the safety of pitchers from made their appearance, still have to hit the ball to Games are a lot closer and runs ceiving the No. 7 seed in the
getting hit with line drives. pitchers had to be more get on base and score have diminished because there are WAC Tournament.
The second is that the speed of selective with what runs.” fewer home runs hit.” The 2011-12 season has high
the game resembles that of a Major pitches they threw and The sweet spot is If a runner is on third with less expectations.
League Baseball game. when they threw them. drastically smaller on the than two outs, the hitter has to focus With the football team mak-
Fewer home runs and weaker This is because all BBCOR bats. on hitting a ground ball to short or ing frequent trips to Mississippi,
ground balls result in quicker innings. batters in the lineup had Many of the cheap second to get that run in. Tech fans will have the opportu-
The change that has been made the potential to hit a home runs are elimi- A selfish at-bat would result in a nity to travel and show their true
to the bats has knocked out the home run. nated player swinging for the fence and hit- support to the football program.
“cheap” home runs that are associ- The new bat has al- The bats also allow ting a pop up. Dykes plans on strategizing a
ated with college baseball. lowed pitchers to get away with “mis- the hitters’ primary focus to hit the This unity results in a stronger stronger team that will allow less
This means a ball hit off the take” pitches with batters in the lower ball square and on line. team and the amount of respect points and execute on the field.
hands or the end of the bat result in spots of the lineup. Since the ball has to be hit square each player has toward one another. For the Bulldog golf team
a home run. Pitchers still have to be selective on, it is important to hit the ball con- Some of Tech’s players think that whose season ended last week,
At the beginning of WAC play last with what pitches they throw to the sistently. the appeal to the game will be lost Head Coach Jeff Parks and his
year, Tech had 40 home runs; but this power hitters, but they are still get- There has been a much greater without the high numbers in the box squad have their eyes on next
year, they only saw 10. ting away with “mistake” pitches that focus on consistent hitting mechan- scores. season.
Of his nine years here, Head they would not have in previous ics since the switch was made. Although they are still leery of the As this school year comes to
Coach Wade Simoneaux said he has years. Because the sweet spot is smaller, BBCOR bats, the change has been a close and a new one begins in
never seen this many zeros in box Jefferson said the new bats allow a more consistent swing will result in made, and there is no use in com- September, Joe Aillet Stadium
scores. him to decifer between the best hit- solid contact. plaining. will once again roar with fans on
“Batting averages and power ters to pitch to. When the old bats were used, the “Every NCAA team has had to Saturdays, the Thomas Assem-
numbers are all down from last year,” “The bats really show who the focus was just hitting the ball. make the adaptation,” Simoneaux bly Center will be a sea of red
Simoneaux said. “Power hitters will power hitters are,” Jefferson said. The new bats allow the ball to be said. “We’ve done many drills to help and blue when basketball rolls
still get an occasional homer, but “Now, I can really focus on pitching hit on the bat,which is more impor- make the transition easier. Although around and all eyes will be on
they need to be more gap-to-gap and to the hard hitters and figuring out tant. we’re not seeing the power numbers Weatherspoon and her Lady
line drive hitters.” what pitches will deceive them.” Over the course of this season, that have been seen in the past, all Techsters to see where she will
The focus is on squaring balls up, Veteran junior third baseman more reserved and controlled swings we can do is work harder.” take them next season.
hitting the sweet spot on the bat and Mark Threlkeld is leading the team will be observed where in the past, it
having good consistent mechanics. with a .324 batting average and tied was just swing for contact. Email comments to sdb035@latech.edu. Sarah Brown is a junior journalism
major from Madisonville. Email
comments to sdb035@latech.edu.

Diamond Dogs seek Golf barely misses podium,

sweep over Hornets places in WAC Tournament
Anna Claire Thomas offensively, being led by junior outfielder Sarah Brown
Kyle Roliard, who is hitting .335 and jun-
CO-SPORTS EDITOR ior third baseman Mark Threlkeld with a CO-SPORTS EDITOR
.324 batting average and 36 runs batted
After a series split against No. 19 in. The golf team ended its season in
ranked Fresno State, the Diamond Dogs On the mound for the Dawgs, junior full swing, as they placed fourth at the
are heading into the pitcher Mike Jeffer- Western Athletic Conference Cham-
last few games of son, who has a pionships in Henderson, Nev.
the regular season team leading Juniors Sam Forgan and Jonathan
with momentum on earned run average Bale shot under par in the final round,
their side. of 3.33 and is com- allowing the team to record its best
The Bulldogs ing off a complete finish in 10 years since joining the
currently stand 9- game against the WAC.
11 in Western Ath- nationally ranked The Bulldogs tied with Idaho in
letic Conference Fresno State Bull- fourth place, after Forgan shot a two-
play heading into dogs, where he under par 70 with Bale’s one-under-
an off weekend be- clinched the series par 71.
fore traveling for split for Si- The finish was an improvement
the last series of moneaux’s boys. from last year’s placement at fifth.
the regular season. Sacramento The last time the Bulldogs placed
Tech will wrap- State comes into fifth prior to 2010 was in 2005.
up WAC play with a the series last place Head Coach Jeff Parks said his
four-game series on in the WAC stand- team didn’t do their best perform-
the road against the ings and three spots ance in the tournament, but they
Hornets of Sacra- behind the fourth plan on improving their game next
mento State, start- place Bulldogs. year.
ing May 20 before Photo by Jessica Wethington The four-game “I’m pleased with the success we
Photo courtesy of Media Relations
traveling to Mesa, Freshman shortstop Ryan Gebhardt series begins May showed during the year, but we know
Ariz., to compete in 20-22 at John Smith we are looking for even more,” Parks Freshman Jack Lempke takes a shot for the Bulldog golf team.
the WAC Tourna- makes a play against Fresno State in Field in Sacra- said. “We will readjust our goals and The team tied fourth place with Idaho at the WAC Champi-
ment May 25-29. last weekend’s series. mento, Calif. set them even higher.” onships held in Henderson, Nev.
The Bulldogs Bulldog fans can He said the team has already set
seem to have hit their stride as of late in catch all the action from the Sacramento their sights on the 2011-12 season. ture starting next year.” spots above his ninth place finish last
a stretch of 11 home games that found State series on the LA Tech Sports Net- “We will look for more wins as we Forgan recorded five birdies and year, and had a three-round total of
them in the win column in the majority of work on ESPN 97.7 FM. set our sights on next year,” he said. three bogies while shooting a two- five-over-par 221 (73-78-71).
those games thus far. Gametracker will also be available on “We will lose Clinton [Shepard], under-par 34 the first nine holes and Senior Clint Shepard and fresh-
In their last series against Fresno State, latechsports.com for Tech fans to follow which will hurt, but we have guys an even par the final nine. man Jack Lempke tied for 22nd,
the Bulldogs took two games from the for- the Diamond Dogs in their final regular who will step up. We have four guys Bale recorded five birdies, two bo- while junior Cody Santone tied for
mer national champions in a series where season matchup in the 2011 season be- returning who have experienced the geys and a double bogey, and he was 26th to bring the 2011 season to a
pitching and defense pulled the series fore they head to the WAC Tournament. WAC Championships this year. I’m even on the back nine and one under close.
even on the final game on Sunday. excited about what we did this year on the front.
The Bulldogs continue to be a threat Email comments to act013@latech.edu. and even more excited about our fu- He finished seventh overall -- two Email comments to sdb035@latech.edu.