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LACY CAMP Staff Reporter As a last run for campaigning before polls open, the two SGA presidential candidates, Maggie Brakeville and Brayden Decker, faced off in a debate on Tuesday. Students can vote through the Louisiana Tech website and at the front of Tolliver Hall from Wednesday, April 9, until 3 p.m. April 10. I want to see to be an important aspect to Louisiana Tech, said Brakeville, a senior agricultural business major. I want to help ourish the university. Brakeville, who is currently the SGA vice president, said she hopes to be able to put her three years of SGA experience into work. Decker is a student recruiter and said he hopes to be able to expand SGA by reaching out to students. I want to be SGA president because I care so much about Tech, and Tech has given so much to me, said Decker, a junior professional aviation major. I want to give back to Tech as much as I can. Additionally during the SGA meeting, vice presidential candidates Sarah McCorkle, Dillon Miller and Ryan Willis each presented one-minute speeches before the SGA debate. I think that the leaders of SGA needs to be exceptional, said Sarah McCorkle, a junior speech communication and political science double major. That is why it is very important that you all go out this month and vote. Miller is a student recruiter and secretary for Kappa Sigma. I am looking into getting into the vice presi-

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Tyler Summitt speaks after being announced as the new head coach of the Lady Techsters Wednesday. JARED KING coach Pat Summitt, is Tech athletics classroom, on the court and in life, Staff Reporter director Tommy McClellands rst McClelland said. His reputation as a major hire. At 23-years-old, Tyler great recruiter, a rising young star in ouisiana Tech announced Summitt is the youngest head coach the coaching business and a passionWednesday the hiring of Tyler in NCAA Division I athletics, and ate leader is known throughout the Summitt as the next head coach McClelland said he believes he is the nation. of the Lady Techsters. right t for Tech. Summitts rst Division I coaching Summitt, son of legendary former Tyler represents our philosoTennessee womens basketball head phy of developing champions in the > see SUMMITTpage 6

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$1,478 raised for Childrens Miracle Network in 2014 Mr. Tech

BRENNEN LEGE Staff Reporter Collin McDonald, a senior kinesiology and health promotion major, won the title of 2014s Mr. Louisiana Tech. The pageant, which donates its prots to Childrens Miracle Network, was able to top its last two years of fundraising this year with $1,478. McDonald was crowned after besting six other contestants in the third annual Mr. Tech Pageant Show. Meagan Lee, the reigning Miss Louisiana Tech, recruited each contestant to try their luck in the pageant. Lee, who hosted the pageant March 27, said she was excited to see her recruits show off their Tech spirit on the the contestants had something stage. worth showing to the crowd to I am so proud, Lee said. make a case for themselves. It was a lot of work going The night opened to muinto it for me so I know it was sic from Justin Timberlake as more for them. I know its a lot the competitors came onto the more stressful for them because stage, showing off their suit and theyre not used to being on ties. stage, but they came in with a Each contestant then took lot of hard work and they were turns showing off his most spirexcited about it and I think it ited attire including a few Bullturned out great. dog cheer and football uniforms. MCDONALD A panel of seven judges The crowd laughed at a conevaluated the contestants with testant in nothing but his daisy the task of determining a champion for dukes. the title. The competitors then showed off their Mr. Tech, described by Lee, is a young talents. The highlights included two dancman who exudes Bulldog Spirit. Each of es done by seniors: a well choreographed hip-hop performance by Courtney Nash, a senior psychology major, and a ribbon dance by Richard Greenwald, a senior sociology major. The audience got a chance to hear each contestant speak as a nal Q&A session with Miss Tech wrapped up the three phases of the competition. It was then up to the judges to decide who deserved the title of Mr. Tech, to be announced by the 2013 titleholder Shashank Shrestha. Nash was able to win in both Best Outt and Best in Talent portions while McDonald held the best Q&A out of the seven contestants.

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Becca Kleinpeter, an undeclared freshman, takes part in the Alpha Chi Omega piethrowing fundraiser, in which participants paid $2 to throw pies at members. This was held as part of Alpha Chi Omega and Kappa Sigmas series of domestic violence awareness events.

Greeks raise domestic violence awareness

RAY PATTERSON Staff Reporter In the time that it took to write this sentence, a woman has been battered. A woman is battered every 13 seconds in the United States, according to the Domestic Abuse Resistance Team. Thao Nguyen, a sophomore biology major at Louisiana Tech, recalls his own experience with domestic violence as a child. I was very young, he said. My older sister would tell me that my mother would go out in public and she would have to wear sunglasses. DART is a Ruston-based organization that provides an array of services for men, women and children who are victims of domestic abuse in a multi-parish area. Services provided include safety planning, a 24-hour crisis line, shelter, supportive counseling, legal and child advocacy and community education. All of these services are free and condential. Kappa Sigma fraternity and Alpha Chi Omega sorority have joined forces in an effort to raise awareness and encourage victims to speak up. Men and children are also victims of domestic abuse or violence but safehorizon.org reports that women, ages 20-24, are at the greatest risk of becoming victims of domestic violence. You have this guy that hits you and then he tells you he loves you, said Lauren Fuller, vice president of philanthropy for Alpha Chi Omega. The guy usually does a grand gesture afterwards so you dont think it is ever going to happen again and you dont want to hurt someone who loves you so much. Tech students, like Nguyen and Fuller, are stepping up to raise money and awareness for DART. In an attempt to raise money for the program, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Chi Omega combined their efforts in an event titled Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an international march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. The event was a mile-long walk at Cooktown Park in which participants, both men and women, wore high heels. Today, Kappa Sigma will be hosting a radiothon in the Super One parking lot that will be followed by a dart tournament titled Darts for Dart. Safehorizon.org is a victim assistance agency that provides support, prevents violence and promotes justice for victims of crime and abuse and their families. According to safehorizon.org, most domestic violence cases are never reported. Personally, in my opinion, they arent reported because the victims are scared, Nguyen said. Theyre scared to report it and get away from the abuser. Saturday, Alpha Chi Omega will be hosting a Beatles tribute band at Sundown Tavern. Its time to end (domestic abuse), Nguyen said. There is help. Resources are available. It is time to speak up.

He said scholarships, Go grants, Pell grants, subsidized loans, unsubsidized loans and private loans all factor into the Thousands of students at Louisiana balance at the end of the students acTech University receive refund checks count summary. each quarter. Some depend on refunds Williams recommends that students to go to college whereas for others the receive their refunds electronically, bechecks are just another perk. Amber Hilcause it is more convenient for students. burn, a freshman elementary They can set this up through their special education major, relies BOSS account. on her refund check for living Williams said the whole point expenses each quarter. of distributing refund checks is to Having it, I dont have to help students during college so rely on my parents for money, they can focus more on school. so they dont have to pay out Its a service to the students of pocket, Hilburn said. I can where they can focus on their live in the nicest apartments in studies, Williams said. They Ruston. I dont have to stress can focus on school and have about money and just focus on money to live on without working school. too much. Hilburn uses her refund to Some students like Hillary pay for rent, electricity and groRukobo, a freshman marketing HILBURN ceries during the quarter. She major, may not rely as much on also uses it for entertainment refunds. His parents take the like movies and going out of town. money and he is able to use some, he said. Just about everything I do for the My parents use it for investments, he quarter is paid for by my refund, she said. said. Currently we are xing up our old It makes college easier for me. house to sell. Some 1,000 students receive refund Rukobo is also able to spend some of checks, while another 2,500 receive rethe money on luxuries for himself. funds electronically, said Zach Williams, Kayley Gonzalez, a sophomore biology bursar in the ofce of the comptroller. major, splits her refund out each quarter The process that goes into distributing the for rent, bills, groceries, gas and books. refunds is extensive and thorough, he said. She makes a budget and spends the monIts a pretty crazy day, he said. Usuey each week. ally there are students waiting at 8 a.m. It pays for everything other than what for checks. I make at work, Gonzalez said. If I didnt Williams said most studentschecks are have it then I would probably have to refunds from loan money and the refunds go home. Id probably have to not go to are often used on living expenses, food Tech. and room and board. Any students who have a balance on Email comments to their account after all the charges are eliemo012@latech.edu. gible for a refund check, Williams said.

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Bulldogs baseball will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a game at 6 p.m. She-e Wu, renowned percussionist, will perform at Stone theatre at 7:30 p.m.

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North Louisiana Youth Percussion Ensemble Festival will be held in Howard Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bulldogs baseball will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a game at 3 p.m. match at 3 p.m.

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Bulldogs baseball will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a game at 1 p.m. Lady Techsters tennis will host the University of Southern Mississippi in a match at 11 a.m. 48th Louisiana Composers Consortium Concert will be held at 3 p.m. in Recital Hall.

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Orientation for firefighter volunteer school will be held in Vienna Station at 6 p.m.

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French radio show hits airwaves

ELLIE MOSLANDER Staff Reporter Along with teaching French classes, Marie Gleveau hosts a radio show every week on KLPI to expand students knowledge of the music and culture of her native France. The show, LInvasion Francaise, began in January and airs every Wednesday night from 7-8 p.m.. Gleveau got the idea and contacted Nick Trichel, a senior history and Spanish major, who serves as music director of KLPI. We met and he told me, were starting next week, Gleveau said. It was just amazing. Gleveau is earning a masters in American history through the Fulbright Scholar Program, said Susan Roach, director for the School of Literature and Language. In accordance with the program, Gleveau is taking graduate level courses that will transfer to her university in France and teaches French 101 and 102. In America, really when they talk about France they think of love, romanticism and food, Gleveau said. There is a lot more than that. We have a lot of culture and history that you guys might not know about. The show consists of mainly French and even some Canadian music. Gleveau and Trichel said they try to play all genres of music including older, newer and Disney songs. Current events, food and other cultural things are discussed. They try to spend about 15 minutes talking, Trichel said. French music is a lot less well known, Gleveau said. Most French songs wont be played in clubs. Its nice to listen to but its not something you would dance to. Gleveau said it is hard to nd songs in French because most of the popular songs in France are actually in English. It kind of expands our language capabilities, I guess, Trichel said. If you listen to French music you can pick up a few words here and there.

Marie Gleveau, left, and Nick Trichel, right, talk about their radio show LInvasion Francaise, which airs every Wednesday night at 7. Trichel has been involved with KLPI since he was a freshman and has been working there for three years. This is the rst foreign language show he has hosted. The station has received positive responses especially from Gleveaus students, Trichel said. Students have called in to request songs, and there was even a live performance last quarter. Gleveau said she is proud of being French and hosting the show. In a way we are very proud of being French, Gleveau said. Not in the same sense that you in America are patriotic, but we are very proud of France. Trichel said he is unsure if he will contin-

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ue the show after Gleveau leaves, because he will need someone to help him next year. In the meantime, they both enjoy putting on the show, he said. Its amazing, Trichel said. Everyone should go listen to it every Wednesday at 7.

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yler Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, was announced as the next head coach of the Lady Techsters yesterday. This is a fantastic hire for Louisiana Tech, and he will surely do great things for our university. Just as people had complaints about athletics director Tommy McClellands age after he was hired, people have the same reservations with the 23-year-old former Marquette assistant head coach. Tyler Summitt is no newcomer to womens basketball. He has been around it his entire life. As he said in his press conference yesterday, championship culture is something he knows and has experience with. The Lady Techsters are the second winningest program in NCAA Division I womens basketball, only behind the Tennes-

see Lady Vols. The Lady Vols and Lady Techsters have a historic tradition of competition, especially during Leon Barmore, Tech head coach emeritus, and Pats coaching days. Tyler recalled watching lm with his mom after games against the Techsters and Pat saying, Thats a good move by Leon. Basically, he knows what he needs to do to win championships. For the naysayers who still exist, look at his network. He just hired Mickie DeMoss, former Lady Techster and coach under Pat for 20 years at Tennessee, as his associate head coach. He also has Pat, Barmore and a ton of other coaching legends at his disposal. If you still have concerns about him, consider that. He may be new in title, but his experience and network is full of seasoned pros that know exactly what they

are doing and will have sound advice for him. This was McClellands rst hire since being announced as athletics director in July 2013. As mentioned earlier, a lot of people also had reservations about McClellands age. This should prove all those people wrong. He hired a fantastic basketball mind to restore the Lady Techsters to their tradition of championships. That same basketball mind hired a great mind as his associate head coach. The pairing of Tyler Summitt and Mackie DeMoss, along with the tremendous amount of contacts, means Lady Techster fans are in for some exciting seasons to come. Kaleb Causey is a senior journalism major from Jonesboro who serves as editor-in-chief for The Tech Talk. E-mail comments to ktc013@latech. edu.

Zoo offers false sanctuary

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t rst I thought it was just our elders who could not be trusted with social media. Multiple scandals involving celebrities nude photos and my grandparents inability to properly post to Facebook have proven it time and time again. However, with the help of the Twitter account OldRow, millennials are proving their decisionmaking skills are on par with Anthony Weiner. OldRow is run by an anonymous source who posts screenshots from Snapchats he receives to Twitter. The posts highlight all the stereotypes the South has to offer including ignorance, racism, debauchery and distaste for anything progressive. The account is prominently known for posting naked photos of Southern college girls who willingly submit them in hopes of getting a free beer coozie. Now I love when a

woman embraces her sexuality and I am avidly against slutshaming, but lets not try to dress this up as feminism. Obviously, the girls who sumit these photos are not bright not just because they are willingly sending nude photos of themselves, but they are bragging about it by posting pictures of their coozies. We all know how you got it. Not only have these girls dented my trust for the South, but also they have made it impossible for anyone to comfortably scroll through Twitter in class. What shocked me most about some of the photos of students in Greek organizations is how many of them partake in drug usage. I had no idea Greeks were so into drugs, and honestly I am impressed. The way OldRow makes it look when they are not out buying Nike shorts and Sperrys they apparenlty are snorting lines of cocaine and dealing dime bags of weed. For guys who dress ev-

ery day like they are on a shing trip or it is Easter, they seem to be wilder than I rst thought. Personally, my favorite tweets are the Shaker Sunday posts. These picture girls in compromising positions after a night with a guy with captions like Leave or Get out. Nothing goes better with a hangover than scrolling through pictures of girls I know are will regret their previous night than I will. The entire concept of OldRow is ridiculous and makes it appear the South lacks the necessary faculties required to ever rise again, but Id be lying if I did not say nothing has given me more school pride in my four years here than seeing posts from Louisiana Tech University on OldRow. Cody Sexton is a senior journalism major from Seattle who serves as entertainment editor for The Tech Talk. E-mail comments to cls068@ latech.edu.

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hank God for Mississippi. I have heard this expression many times in the last three and a half years I have lived in Louisiana. People use it to say at least Louisiana is not the worst state. Mississippi is. But as a Mississippian, that phrase has a different meaning. Thank God for Mississippi. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant released an article Jan. 27 he called Its Time to End the Mississippi Bashing. In the article, Bryant acknowledges the states shortcomings, but he also points out that Mississippi is growing and changing and it is a great place to be. Mississippi has a culture unlike any other. From Pass Christian where people have traits of

New Orleaneans, to the growing metropolitan of Jackson and the impoverished Delta, it has a wide variety of people. Music specically the blues grew in Mississippi. Driving along Highway 61 shows drivers where the music came from. Many of the juke joints are still there, and it is in Clarksdale, Miss., where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his blues talent. Confederate President Jefferson Davis had a home just miles south of Vicksburg, the city in which he made his rst public address as Confederate president. And though people may think were a bunch of backwoods hillbillies for being proud of our Confederate ties (including the Confederate ag found within our state ag), were simply choosing to remember what we have come

from. As well as a strong past, Mississippi has a strong future. In his letter, Gov. Bryant reminded Mississippians and the nation that Area Development magazine ranked Mississippi No. 9 in the nation for doing business and number two for both competitive utility costs and speed. From 2011-2012 Mississippi also reduced teen pregnancy rates by 10 percent. So thank God for Mississippi. We may have some areas that are slightly worse than Louisiana, but we are using our rich culture and past to move on to a bright future. I am a proud Mississippian.
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he international outrage at the Copenhagen Zoos euthanasia policies seemed to be dying down, that is, until the zoo revealed it understood nothing but the publics reaction to their actions. The recent euthanizing of four lions has thrust the zoo back into the spotlight, and the public reaction is just as heated. The zoo killed a 16-year-old male lion, a lioness around the same age and two young lions that had not fully matured. The euthanasia occurred when a new young male lion was brought into the zoo, sparking concerns he might prey on the two young lions, as they were not his offspring. The zoo was also concerned that the older male lion would attempt to breed with the young lionesses at the zoo, a number of which were biologically related to him. The decision to euthanize the four lions comes hot on the heels of the killing of a healthy 18-month-old giraffe named Marius, who was dissected and fed to the zoos lions. There is no word on whether or not the lions killed took part in Marius disposal. PETA protested the killing of Marius by projecting a message at the entrance to the zoo that read Zoos are animal prisons: You paid the ticket, Marius paid with his life. Zoos are designed to keep animals out of the wild and in captivity for prot, but zoo owners and controllers need to realize killing animals in order to make room for others (and thereby increasing their prots) is an awful thing. The demand for zoos and the money pumped into them means they will never go away, but animals kept in captivity need to be considered living things before they are considered creatures of prot. There are other options for zoos that wish to remove animals from their care. Relocation and release are far more appealing alternatives to the death of a healthy animal. Other zoos offered to take Marius, though the zoo has gone on record saying they could not nd a home to place the unwanted lions. If the zoo had lions, why did they feel like there was such a rush to bring in new ones? It seems like they could have found a place to put the old lions before they brought in their replacements. Zoos are supposed to be a sanctuary for animals, and barring circumstances involving health, euthanasia should not be considered. If the animals are unwanted, relocate them or integrate them back into the wild. Their death serves nobody, least of all visitors to the zoo. Zoos that take on the responsibility of these animals must realize they cannot simply throw them away.

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BRENNEN LEGE Staff Reporter After hearing about the low-budget Louisiana lm Gods Not Dead cracking fth at the box-ofce in its openning weekend, I expected a smart movie that would send a good message to its audience. If this lm, directed by Harold Cronk, is attempting to help viewers nd or reassure their faith in Christianity, then it is doing so for all the wrong reasons. The lm is the epitome of niche marketing: an obtusely pro-Christian lm that will only be screened in select cities along the Bible Belt of the country. The challenges Gods Not Dead tries to establish and conquer are constantly being undermined by its weak script, constantly victimizing the so called minority who are Christian Americans, who just so happen to make up roughly 80 percent of Americans, according to a 2011 Pew Research Poll. The movie sees former son spanning three class sessions, in which Sorbos solid acting could not mask the hideously cringe-inducing lines delivered by his character. The plot constantly and unnaturally jerks in and out of the main debate and into the lives of the at secondary characters, leaving the viewer disoriented and exhausted in the end. Almost every clich plot device known to man is eventually pulled in the various subplots, including the surprise, you have cancer card. Unfortunately that particular subplot does not lead into the (somehow more believable) rise and fall of a blue meth empire (shout out Breaking Bad), but rather a corny last-minute back stage conversion to Christ by none other than everybodys favorite Christian rock band Newsboys. What ruined the movie for me were the offensive stereotypes and lame tropes sprinkled into the plot. There was the Muslim father turned violent radical the moment his daughter converts to Christianity. Then came the Chinese

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television Hercules star Kevin Sorbo ditch the role of the humble hero for the part of Professor Radisson, the psychology teacher from hell. Radissons humungous ego and apparent God complex are challenged by one Josh Wheaton (played by Shane Harper), a freshman student who will not allow his professor to attack his beliefs, which is a completely justied stance given the circumstances presented in the movie. This prompts a disappointing formal debate between Wheaton and Radis-

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exchange student struggling to nd self-worth, whose successful father only cared about his sons grades upholding the familys honor. Oh, and do not forget the slightly omniscient, old African priest who seemed to only speak in proverbs and sayings. The movie could have been much more considerate regarding how it portrayed the unsaved characters, reducing them all to nasty caricatures of their kind, akin to the stuff of urban legends and Facebook chain-posts alike. The biggest insult the movie doles out comes in the form of an inaccurate portrayal of the collegiate world. In Cronks movie, and perhaps worldview, white college professors are primarily smug atheists who love to denounce Christianity in the safety of their private dinner parties. The lack of understanding of how the world of academia works is what the crux of the problems in this lm boil down to, and the lms pseudo-intellectual prose (seen in the illogical debates between teacher and student) is all it needs to snare thew mind of the average viewer, no matter their denomination, who cannot recognize one logical fallacy after another.

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Chronophantasm blazes a trail for the ghting game genre

IAN EDWARDS Staff Reporter The Wheel of Fate is set to turn once more with the release of BlazBlue: Chronophantasma, the third entry in the popular 2-D ghting game franchise. Chronophantasma is exclusive to the PlayStation 3, so Xbox 360 players will be getting left behind this time. C h ro n o p h a n t a s m a plays unlike any other 2-D ghter out there. The four face buttons are given the in-game notation of A, B, C and D, and pressing these in sequence will allow the player to bang out a basic combo. The series is unique in that it has what it terms the Revolver Action System, which allows players to experiment with button sequences and create unconventional combo strings. Not all moves fall under this system, so practice is the key to mastery. Characters also have unique Drive moves that carry additional properties based on the character. New to Chronophantasma are the Overdrive meter and Crush Triggers. Overdrive takes the place of the previous games combo breakers and, when used, boosts the effects of a characters Drive moves through the roof. It is largely BlazBlue has always placed a heavy emphasis on its narrative and character development. In place of the character-specic story arcs of past games, Chronophantasmas story is split into three main arcs, which switch between characters and time periods. The dialogue is very heavy and lled with references to the rst two games. There is a primer for new players where the characters recap the plot of the series via comedy skits. It is recommended for new players if they want maximum enjoyment of the story. With a new chapter in the story comes ve new characters. A notable character is Yuuki Terumi, who is nally playable. His Overdrive moves steal special meter from the opponent, which is incredibly satisfying. All in all, Chronophantasma is well worth the $50. A host of other single player and online modes are present, and the game makes a genuine effort to ease in new players and not sacrice anything for veterans. It may not reach the popularity of more mainstream games like Street Fighter or Marvel vs. Capcom but, unlike those games, it holds a certain charm that stems from its originality.

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Aries March 21 April 19 You could get the feeling that something is wrong today when it isnt, Aries. Its probably just your perspective that needs some adjusting. Pull out your binoculars and focus a bit more so you can stand back yet have the power to examine the details closely. Dont automatically assume theres a clear distinction between right and wrong. There are likely a great many shades of gray, too. Taurus Apr 20 - May 20 Your sensitive nature is likely to pick up a disturbance in your thinking today, Taurus. Suddenly, a blast of unexpected information could come your way and throw a monkey wrench in your mental process. Try not to get thrown off balance by the sudden jolt. Youll find that you can incorporate some of this new knowledge in a way that gives you a greater advantage. Gemini May 21 - Jun 20 You might experience some mental distractions that pull you in different directions today, Gemini. There could be a stubborn internal/external battle brewing. Realize that being in the middle is to your advantage. Look at the situation as a way to learn something about yourself and others. Understanding your oppositions viewpoint will help you. Incorporate the old and the new into your way of thinking. Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22 It could be difficult for you to think straight today, Cancer. Your brain is probably working in short, erratic bursts that keep you guessing about which way to proceed. Avoid confusion during the day by periodically centering and separating yourself and your feelings from the drama around you. Dont pretend you understand something if you dont. If a situation doesnt make sense, go ahead and question it. Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22 Freedom is a key aspect of life today, Leo. You might find that your brain wants to break free and pursue more independent ways of thinking. Dont worry if such ways of thinking lead you into unknown territory. This is a sign that this is probably where you need to be. Your witty banter could take a sudden twist that surprises both you and the people youre talking to. Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 22 People are apt to be as stubborn as you in their thinking today, Virgo. This could be a recipe for disaster if you arent careful. Open the floodgates a bit wider and take in more of the opinions of others. Dont automatically assume that other people have to conform to your viewpoint to resolve an issue. More than likely, there needs to be some give and take from all involved. Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22 You could find yourself staring at a stranger for just one extra second as you pass on the street today, Libra. Your tendency toward the new and bizarre is stronger than usual, and youre being pulled into different mental directions. Go ahead and introduce yourself to that stranger. Perhaps he or she will become a business partner or new best friend. You never know until you ask. Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 As you work slowly and steadily toward your goals, realize that there are apt to be unexpected obstacles along the way, Scorpio. You cant possibly plan for everything, so dont get discouraged today when some crazy variable pops out of nowhere. Your mental process may be thrown for a loop, and you might find that you go into a frenzy. Theres a valuable lesson to be learned here - patience. Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 Its generally quite clear that you arent afraid to tell people what you think, Sagittarius. Maybe its time to be more expressive about how you feel. It could be that your mental process is a bit off today, jolted by an unexpected situation or person. Make sure you incorporate some of your instincts and emotions into your reaction to the situation. Dont rely on your brain alone to have all the answers. Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 Today could be filled with unexpected twists, turns, and bends in the road that you may not be prepared for, Capricorn. Apparently someone forgot to install the sign that warns of sharp curves ahead. Be on the lookout for unexpected forks in the road. When you get to them, take them, to coin a phrase. Your brain could receive a jolt from an outside source that reminds you to keep things real. Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 You could be thinking some bizarre thoughts today, Aquarius. They might lead you in a direction that doesnt quite pertain to your current situation. Dont be afraid to explore these strange realms, because they could give you some important insight that you wouldnt have realized otherwise. Wisdom can be found in the unlikeliest of places, so dont discount something because it seems a bit off the wall at first. Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 Your thinking is solid and clear today, Pisces, but other people could challenge your mental power. Dont let others put seeds of doubt in your head about the way you approach a problem. Keep your mind open to alternative solutions, but dont beat yourself up for your current mental track. You might need to modify your strategy, but dont sacrifice your principles or values.

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position came at Marquette, where he spent the past two seasons. As an assistant coach, he oversaw the offense and was the scouting and recruiting coordinator. Before accepting the position at Tech, Summitt elded other head coaching offers, but said Tech was his rst priority. I received interest from other schools with head coaching positions, Summitt said. But Louisiana Tech was the priority. As the womens head basketball coach at Tennessee, Pat Summitt holds the record for most wins all-time for a coach in NCAA basketball history - mens or womens. She won 1,098 games at Tennessee and eight national championships, of which two came while her son Tyler was on her staff. As I grew up as part of the

Tennessee Lady Vols program, everything on and off the oor was geared towards competing against Louisiana Tech, Tyler Summitt said. The Lady Techsters were the standard in which excellence in womens basketball was measured for so long. I am proud to be a part of this storied program. Summitt has not nished assembling his coaching staff, but he did announce the hiring of former Lady Techster player and former Tennessee assistant coach Mickie DeMoss. DeMoss, who was most recently an assistant coach with the WNBAs Indiana Fever, will serve as associate head coach, marking the second time DeMoss will serve as an assistant coach under a member of the legendary Summitt family.

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The audience voted for a Peoples Choice winner, which went to Andrew Lewis. Greenwalds humor carried him to third place honors and Nash was runner-up. Even though he won two of three phases in the competition, Nash was still proud of his night. I feel like I represented myself the way I really wanted to, Nash said. One thing I really try to do is just exemplify the behavior of God. This is all for the glory for Him, not me. I feel I dont really deserve the credit. McDonald stood amongst friends and family in the crowd after being crowned 2014s Mr. Tech. I did this for a really good cause, said McDonald about what made the night special for him. I wanted to make sure it was for a really good charity, and so just Im really happy a bunch of people came out and supported it, thats the great thing, he said.

dent position because I want SGA to be out there, said Miller, a junior secondary mathematics education major. I want students to be able to promote themselves better than I think they are now. Willis has served SGA for two years and has been a SGA senator. As I approach my last year at Tech, I want to change from the way we see SGA, said Willis, a senior vocal major. My vision for the vice presidency is to push it to its most potential. The other candidates who are running for election are Sonny Adams for treasurer and Austin Vining and Mackenzie Potts for secretary.

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FREDEDREIA WILLIS Staff Reporter attoos can serve as a time machine by keeping memories alive, while others can be symbols with secret messages. My tattoo is in memory of my best friend who passed away due to cancer, said Johnna Hartzog, a freshman communication design major. Hartzog and her friend had been BFFs since the beginning of middle school. Hartzogs friend was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer and died their freshman year of high school. The ve birds on my shoulder represent the ve years we were friends, she said. While some of the body art represents religious expressions, many of the images, poem, and sayings commemorate living and deceased relatives, according to Spiritually Healthy, a tattoo health website. Getting a tattoo in memory of a loved one is the number one reason people get inked, said Trinity Stanley, receptionist at University Ink. Before making the decision to get a new tattoo, one should understand the symbolic meaning of the tattoo, according to Cuded, an online tattoo gallery. The blog Hanzi Smatterhas been translating odd tattoos, T-shirts and other misused Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters in the West since 2004, and over the years has exposed some truly ridiculous body art. The blog sends out a clear warning for everyone that is considering getting inked. You could end up with Crazy Diarrhea in Chinese thinking it means something else. I am certainly going to look up the symbols before I get my tattoo, said Kayla Samuel, a freshman business major. Four years ago my friend thought she was getting Love Last Always in Chinese tattooed on her rib cage, but recently she found out that the symbols actually mean Chicken Noodle Soup. Im guessing her artist was full of humor. A tattoo is a decision one will live with forever, so researching is denitely something one needs to do before getting in the chair, according to Lifestyle, an online magazine. Even though one can get some of them removed easily, its very pricey and at the end of the day one will always have a scar. Allison Whittenburg is a junior graphic design major with two tattoos, and she doesnt regret either one of them. My ampersand represents my major as well the promise of a future, she said. The tree on my arm represents John 15:5: I am the vine you are the branches. Everyone that has a tattoo has their own personal reason of why they got it. People would come in to get a picture or quote for their grandparents, boyfriends or girlfriends, or close friends, said Dave Becklery, owner and artist of the Great Divine tattoo shop. Theres really a ton of reasons behind the purpose of someone getting a tattoo and we get a variety of them. A tattoo is often a symbol of a story that is waiting to be told, said Victoria Charters, a freshman education major. Charters said she thinks there is a meaning behind almost everyones tattoo. My Viking symbol, inguz, is going to symbolize where there is a will, there is a way, Charters said. Tattoos are nice to have and they all represent a deeper meaning or purpose, that makes them interesting, according to How Stuff Works website. But if it means one who lies with goats, then the joke is on the one tattooed.

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What does your tattoo mean?

Louisiana Tech students reveal the purpose and meanings behind their body art

Above: Dave Becklery, artist and owner of The Great Divide, talks about tattoos.
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Left: Allison Whittenburg explains the tattoo of a tree on her arm is representative of the Bible verse John 15:5. Bottom Left: Allison Whittenburg shows off her ampersand tattoo, which represents her major, graphic design, as well as the promise of a future. Bottom Right: Johnna Hartzog displays the bird tattoo she got in memory of a friend who died.
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JARED KING Staff Reporter Louisiana Tech is struggling on the diamond this season as both the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters rank near the bottom of Conference USA. The Bulldogs, under 12th year head coach Wade Simoneaux, are 9-17 on the season and 3-9 in C-USA play as of Wednesday morning. Simoneauxs squad has only three conference wins, good enough for 12th place in the conference out of 13 teams. We have played one of the toughest schedules that Tech has ever played this season, Simoneaux said. Every weekend we have played a quality team and the starting pitching that we have faced has been great. One bright spot this season has been the pitching of senior Richie Navari and junior Phil Maton. Navari leads the team with three wins and has posted a 1.96 ERA through six starts. Maton has started eight games and leads the team with 34 strikeouts. Richie and Maton are both veteran pitchers, Simoneaux said. They give everything they have each time they take the mound. We just have to do a better job of scoring runs. As the C-USA tournament approaches, Simoneaux believes the Bulldogs will be ready to Photo courtesy of Media Relations compete. Pauline Tufi, a freshman pitcher, delivers a pitch in the military appreciaWe have had ample opportunities to win every series we have tion doubleheader against Florida Atlantic March 29. played, Simoneaux said. The difcult schedule that we have played has shown the guys that we can play with anyone in the conference. I think well be ready. The Lady Techsters, under second year skipper Mark Montgomery, have gotten off to a slow start after last seasons promising 27-win season. Montgomery has led his team to a 13-22 record and a 4-8 mark in C-USA play, which includes a recent nine-game skid. Overall, the Lady Techsters rank ninth in the conference standings. Despite the slow start, Montgomery is condent the Techsters can turn things around in conference play. Weve never given up, Montgomery said. Weve had our share of adversity, no question about it, but weve stayed true to the course and the girls have kept working. Of course, there are still adjustments to be made, and Montgomery has pinpointed some areas where the Techsters need to improve. We still need to make quicker adjustments at the plate, Montgomery said. We have to mount some pressure and get some base runners on early in games. With the C-USA tournament in May, the Bulldogs and Techsters will look to make the necessary adjustments to put together a run in the tournament.

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Tech golf team remains hopeful

WILL TRAHAN Staff Reporter The Louisiana Tech Golf Team hopes to keep its season alive as it moves on to the Old Waverly Collegiate Championships in West Point, Miss. on April 8-9. The tournament will be hosted by Mississippi State, and the Bulldogs will play there for the second year in a row. The tournament will have some good southeastern teams playing in the tournament on a solid course. In their last outing, the their place as second Bulldogs stumbled in the best. last day to nish in 14th Travis Wilmore is place. in his senior season Senior Travis Wilmat Louisiana Tech and ore, who entered the nal has high hopes for the round tied for rst after program. a pair of sub-par rounds, A nice way to go could not sustain that sucout in my senior season cess over the last 18 holes would be to take the as she shot 6-over-par and team to (the NCAA) nished tied for 14th overregionals since we WILMORE all at 1-under-par. have not been there, UAB is top dog in ConWilmore said. ference USA, and the rest The Bulldogs only of the teams are competing to set have Old Waverly left before the CUSA tournament and regionals. Wilmore has high aspirations, as he will take the MCAT after he graduates and hopes to turn pro around July. Another senior, Jack Lempke, hopes to go out on a good note before he returns home to Texas to pursue a career in the stock market. I hope that we can make it to Regionals before I graduate since I have never been there, Lempke said.

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Tennis makes its mark

WILL TRAHAN Staff Reporter Tech on a high note. We had a chance to win a match versus a ranked team, and I want to get that national After starting off the season with a loss to ranking that we are so close to, Urvoy said. Florida Gulf Coast, The Lady Techsters kicked The last home match of the season is their season into high gear. against Southern Miss, which is also the last CThe Techsters are sporting a 14-4 USA match of the season before the record and are undefeated at home tournament. and sport an 8-3-road record. If we beat Southern Miss we They have three matches left have a good chance at getting the before they begin play in the Confourth seed which is what we want to ference USA Tournament, which is avoid some of the bigger schools in held in Norfolk, Va. the tournament, Urvoy said. I do not think that we have The other two remaining matchreached our potential yet and I think es in the season are against Arkanand hope that we will by the toursas and SMU, which will both be key nament, head coach Chad Camper wins in getting the rank the Techsters said. are looking for. Tech has a well-rounded team Jazmin Britos and Manoela CAMPER and everyone contributes to their Chiacchlo are both 13-2 in singles success, he said. matches and lead the team in wins. What is good about this team is Marta Sramkova and Melanie if someone is having a bad day, there is some- Urvoy are 7-3 in doubles and lead the team in one there to pick up the slack and keep us roll- doubles. ing, Camper said. With one home match left, senior Melanie Email comments to Urvoy looks to nish her career at Louisiana bwt008@latech.edu.

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orthwestern University football players began the process of forming a labor union to represent college athletes in January. On March 26, they began to see their work come to fruition. Last week, Peter Sung Ohr, the regional director of the Chicago ofce of the National Labor Relations Board, said that Northwestern football players have the right to unionize. The union will be called the College Athletes Players Association, and its members will advocate for causes such as raises in the amounts of scholarship monies studentathletes receive and the right for college athletes to transfer from one university to another without penalty, among others. These student-athletes are not seen as employees but as students by Northwestern, as they should be. The ruling will be appealed by Northwestern and the appeals process could go as far as the Supreme Court. If not overturned in appeals court, Ohrs ruling could have far-reaching and lasting effects on the college landscape. College athletic programs are perceived by their viewing audiences as national conglomerates becoming rich by the work of student-athletes who receive no compensation for their work. In all actuality, this couldnt be further from the truth. Student-athletes receive scholarships as compensation for their voluntary participation in athletics. At Northwestern, the tuition of one football player to attend one year of classes costs approximately $75,000 money that is not required from the student-athlete but given to him through a scholarship. Imagine if Louisiana Tech were required to pay its student-athletes for their services. Now, imagine what would happen to Tech athletics if it were unable to pay its student-athletes. Those athletes would likely go to schools that were able to do so, and Tech athletics would cease to exist as we know them. Tech would simply not be able to compete. In other words, Tech, and others, would have to reevaluate its athletic departments and determine if continuing them would benet the university or if they were a liability. As Tech athletics have been chronically underfunded for years, its certainly not farfetched to assume the university would simply do away with them. Goodbye, Bulldogs. Goodbye, Techsters.

Jared King is a junior journalism major from Livingston. Email comments to cam059@ latech.edu.