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Newt Gingrich, Republican Presidential hopeful and former Speaker of the House, addresses Tech about his campaign. In 995 Gingrich became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years.
The futures of Louisiana Tech University and Louisiana State University at Shreveport lie in the hands of 144 legislators sitting in the Louisiana State Capitol. The merger is one of the options to boost economic development in the ShreveportBossier area outlined in the 158page report by Eva Klein and Associates, Achieving a Comprehensive Public University in Shreveport-Bossier: Analysis of Alternative Strategies. The proposal would merge the two universities into one, though still holding the two campus sites. Shreveport-Bossier business people are talking to Tech, said David Szymanski, Tech Faculty Senate president. We did not initiate this. The Eva Klein report highly recommended that if LSUS wanted to make a change, Tech would be the best choice. The merger recommendation was then sent to the Board of Regents. It has passed through the Board of Regents with unanimous recommendation, Tech President Dan Reneau said. The legislative process began [March 13]. To pass, it requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate and a two-thirds vote in the House. It will end June 3, 2012; if there isnt a vote by then. The pros and cons outlined in the report show just how dynamic this merger can be, and students such as sophomore kinesiology major Laetten Galbraith are excited for the pos-
People swim in the Natatorium on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. Some people are concerned that the Natatorium may not see as many visitors after the new intramural center is opened.
for student affairs, said the new pools are designed to hold multiple activities at one time and once the recreational center opens, many schedules may change. King added that the construction progress of the recreational center will be crucial to answering many questions about the direction of the old natatorium and the uses of the proposed 20-30 enhancement fee. The 20-30 enhancement fee is a proposed fee of that will be added to tuition costs to fund future projects for Tech if it is passed. There are so many steps to take and so many possibilities in the plans for the natatorium space, King said. The idea is to use the space to improve our campus image. Among the ideas proposed
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home at Tech. Its all about feeling for me, she said. If Im with people whom Im emotionally attached to, it makes me feel at home. Family is always home. Tech is a family.
Anjana Tamrakar, a senior environmental science major, holds the Nepali flag. Tamrakar will be graduating at the end of spring quarter.
toward the required 24 hours earned in an academic year. If a student falls from fulltime enrollment to part-time enrollment prior to the 10th class day of the quarter his or her scholarship may be permanently lost. If a student falls from full-time enrollment to part-time enrollment after to the 10th class day of the quarter the student will then have to enroll in more than eight hours the following quarters to ensure earning 24 hours by the end of the spring quarter. If the student fails to come out of suspension for two years, he or she will lose the scholarship. I realize now that just because somebody has TOPS doesnt mean they know it all, Wright said. I really hope I can get my scholarship back on track.
Built in 1981, the Maxie Lambright Intramural Sports Center has slated the opening of its state-of-the-art additions April 16. The new additions include a new entrance, both an indoor and outdoor pool, a rock climbing wall, a fitness area, Counter Culture restaurant and a new location for the Student Health Center. Emily Essex, intramural and club sports coordinator, said the new additions will benefit faculty, students and the Ruston community. There are several new office spaces in the complex, including one for our new evening coordinator, she said. Louisianas summer months bring heat, but Essex said the outdoor pool has several features to combat against it. She said the pool is equipped with a water-cooling system, misters that will cool the air near the pool, and a shallow section of the pool that will host lounge chairs. The indoor pool will be competition size, which will allow us to have a competitive swim team in the future, Essex said. The indoor pool will also feature a handicap entrance. Essex said the upstairs fitness area overlooking both pools will be equipped with various cardio machines, as well as other workout machines. She also said all of the cardio machines will have touch screens. A lot of the staff are really excited
Workers carve intricate designs on the intramural centers new rock wall. There is a balcony across from the wall that allows people to photograph their friends while they are climbing.
about Counter Culture opening up at our location here, she said. Now we wont have to leave the complex to grab lunch. Morgan Potts, a freshman biology major, works on the intramural staff, and she said she is excited by the new additions. Its a brand new addition with a lot
of new things, and Ill get to see it all from my desk, Potts said. Its annoying being in the middle of the gym with the classes and the music being loud, but I do enjoy seeing everyone, which Im still going to be able to do. Potts said she enjoys seeing all the constant changes and construction she is seeing around campus.
The university has been making a lot of changes, and I think its a very positive thing, she said. James King, vice president for Student Affairs, said much-anticipated additions will provide an invaluable opportunity for teaching healthy habits. He said by starting students off with the knowledge of a healthier lifestyle, students will increase performance. Im most excited about programmatic applications this building will provide for our campus, he said. King said students in a variety of fields of academic study will be able to supplement their course programs through the sports complexs additions. People from kinesiology, dietetics and nursing will be the ones benefiting the most through collaborative research, programmatic application and presenting ideas, he said. King said dietetics majors will be able to work hand in hand with sports trainers. Students studying kinesiology will be able to teach swimming classes and use equipment for research. There will be a classroom in the Student Health Center that will provide nursing students with a place to meet. The new Student Health Center is not yet complete and will not be opening on April 16. Operations will continue in South Hall for the time being, according to King. The official opening date has not yet been set.
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-ssible changes. I think it would be great for the students, staff and Louisiana Tech, Galbraith said. You have several schools in Shreveport, but none with the engineering and aviation specialties like we do. One of the advantages listed in the report is practicality and proximity. It explains Tech is the best school for LSUS to merge with because it is close, it has programs like engineering and is already connected to the Shreveport-Bossier area through Barksdale Air Force Base and a large alumni foundation. Not only are Tech students excited about the possibility of expanding the campus, but freshman finance major John Nevarez Jr. cites other advantages as well. It brings in more students, he said. It would be better for funding programs. Other advantages explained in the report are internal capacity to invest and larger per-student resource base, which means if there are more students, there is more money for more programs. Ruston is not the size of Shreveport-Bossier, Szymanski said. It would benefit Tech because enrollment would go up. Louisiana would provide more money to a school with higher enrollment.
Tech students like senior chemical engineering major Hannah Cherry understand what it means to bring new students into the university. It will give the university a wider range of students, Cherry said. It would open Tech up to get more moneymore money means more opportunities. Not only are Tech students buzzing about the positive effects of the merger, LSUS students like junior LSUS biological science major Heath Brandon are also figuring out what positives it has for their future. Even though I feel like Im betraying everyone at LSU -Shreveport by being for the merger, Brandon said, I am for anything that improves the quality of education in an area ,and I feel like the merger would do this. Although Brandon said he is in favor of the merger, there is another side to the argument. The report outlines seven of the possible negative outcomes that could result from merging the two universities. One disadvantage is personal and organizational stress, which means since there are so many unknown factors in this process, it will cause tension and stress among the faculty, students and others concerned about the universities. Will McCutcheon, a sophomore history major from LSUS, said he is against the merger for
several reasons. getting the student and faculty The whole situation feels opinions. very shady to me, he said. We have a resolution that Also, I would not want to drive basically says that because 70 miles to Ruston for a class there is no plan, we cannot supthat may no longer be offered port any merger at this time, at LSUS due to the merger. said Mary Jarzabek, president Another negative factor of the LSUS Faculty Senstated in the report is risk of ate. Youre asking us to buy a unmet expectations, which house we havent seen. means the transition will be Jarzabek said students and long and rocky. Programs will faculty at LSUS are speaking not appear from Ruston to out about the merger, whether Shreveport immediately, tran- they are for or against it, and sitioning from the sethey are doing their mester system to the best to get their quarter system will questions answered. be hard to schedule We are conand new tuition costs cerned, students, and admission refaculty and staff, quirements will take she said. There some adjusting to. are plans being preThe challenges sented for our future will be moving from without a plan. The semesters to quarone thing that bothters, Szymanski said. ers everyone on How are we going campus is that no to name and numone has put forth a RENEAU ber courses? How plan. Whats going to will the administrahappen to our bastion work together? But these ketball team? Our IT services? are exciting things. Maybe this According to The Shrevecould be a great move for all. port Times, LSU System PresiReneau thinks that most dent John Lombardi is against of the negative originate from the merger and said the Board what we cant predict. of Regents has had several opThe negatives are the un- portunities to increase LSUS knowns, Reneau said. I can role as a university, but it has understand they want to main- so far failed to recognize the tain their identity at LSUS, but schools efforts. we have to think about what is Szymanski thinks that if best for the future. youre allowed to grow, only The LSUS Faculty Senate positive things can happen. has gone on record against the LSUS has not grown in 20 merger after hosting forums years, he said. They had 4,500
students 20 years ago, and they have 4,500 students now. If you build LSUS bigger, the students will come. Szymanski also emphasized that the word merger does not mean Tech will take over LSUS. It means that LSUS will be a part of Tech, and it will help them to grow. Instead of looking at the glass half empty, lets look at if half full, Szymanski said. What is the potential for excellence? At LSUS, there are concerns, but at Tech, the feedback has been generally positive. The faculty wants to know what it means, Szymanski said. They are asking questions because they want to be informed, but the Tech faculty is going to stay right here. Techs impact on Ruston is unquestionable, and expanding to Shreveport-Bossier would only multiply that impact. The image, prestige and impact of Louisiana Tech will be greatly increased, Reneau said. We will be a stronger and greater university. It will help Ruston and Shreveport grow. The faculty and community so far have been positive. The merger would give huge advantages to Tech by expanding programs, including athletics and organizations. I am supporting the recommendation, Reneau said. Its a win-win. It will enhance your college experience and increase the value of your di-
ploma. These advantages are not just Techs post-merger positives, but LSUS too. I dont know what their diploma will say, Szymanski said, but if it says the name of a school that is a Tier 1, nationally recognized, research institute, then that is something to be valued. Every student, faculty member and staff member has an opinion, but what the report boils it down to is what is best for North Louisiana and the Shreveport-Bossier area. Im sure there are some underlying negatives, said Galbraith, but overall I think its a big positive for the school and the city. Whats should students expect the next step in the process to be? I think the students should be patient and wait and hear what the legislature votes on, Szymanski said. Then we can look forward to what is next. The potential is only to get better. Be optimistic. When the 144 legislatures in Baton Rouge decide the fate of Tech and LSUS, students will find out if the negative unknowns and the big advantages will be explored through the process of a merger, or if the universities will remain separate and the unknown will remain unknown.
rum and the current leader in delegates, Mitt Romney, are the four candidates on the ballot in Louisiana, though none could be called the frontrunner. In the past, candidates were getting all of the delegates for a state by winning it. Due to a recent change by the state Republican parties,
now a candidate has to win with at least 50 percent of the votes to get all delegates. If no one obtains 50 percent, the delegates are divided amongst the candidates on the ballot. Similar to the 1976 Republican primaries with Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, the 2012 ballot contains different
types of Republicans. Some of the candidates are extremely conservative toward most issues, while others are a bit more moderate. The candidates are each representing the different aspects of the Republican Party, said Lauren Vizza, president of the College Republicans. They
are each from a different background, backed by different age groups and really focus on certain issues that they are strongest in. With no more planned primary debates, campaign stops like Gingrichs might be the candidates last hope for garnering support.
Whoever wins the Republican nomination will have gone through the fire and will be ready for whatever the Obama campaign throws at them in the general election, Dor said.
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he new online video sensation KONY 2012 snatched more than 60 million viewers and received the attention of major Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, Reuters reported this past week. The 30-minute film is achieving its goal: to be noticed. KONY 2012, to put it simply (or as simply as the film relays it), is an attempt to make Joseph Kony, leader of the Lords Resistance Army in Uganda and war criminal, famous. By making him famous, the film proposes, there will be more awareness of Joseph Kony and could persuade Congress to act in the matter, leading to his arrest. This attention will hopefully lead to the arrest of Kony by the end of the year. The film was shown two weeks ago on Techs campus, one week after it debuted online causing a media frenzy and a lot of new supposed activists, in Howard Auditorium. Consisting of oversimplifications and short, fluid scenes, it evoked what most peoples minds look like in this mentally-fractured culture. Many are concerned about the Invisible Childrens goal and how they manage money, spending large amounts on production and marketing, instead of funds going to humanitarian efforts. In our opinion, the biggest issue with the video presentation is its effect on activism as a whole. While the social media-inspired nature of the film and the Mumford and Sons and Kanye West songs playing in the background, surely put there to incite the activist spirit in all of us, it makes the effort to capture Joseph Kony more a cool thing than understanding the gravity of the actual situation. By not presenting the whole story in the film and with so many students reacting to it solely based on the information given, as Invisible Children has other films that go into the whole story, what does this say about the audience? Are we so entranced by these little bite-sized pieces of information and letting this almost hip idea of capturing Kony push us into the role of demonstrators? While social media has enhanced our ability to connect with a worldwide audience, it has affected our ability to contextualize information. We are only getting small pieces of the story in KONY 2012, and therefore becoming activists with this. KONY 2012 does not present the whole story, and that is not the problem. What is dangerous to activism and humanitarian efforts, is followers who do not look at the full picture. That is obvious by the reaction to the KONY 2012 video, where people think buying a bracelet and watching a video makes them an activist. We just understand the situation in keywords: arrest, capture, KONY, 2012, and not much else. Many do not know that the LRA is not even in Uganda any more and is in surrounding countries presently. When trying to capture a war criminal, we need to understand what we are actually doing and not just walk into it blindly because activism seems cool. College students are becoming activists based on an infinitesimally small bit of information. It is going to take much more than this and inspiring songs to catch a war criminal like Joseph Kony.
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Sambir and the group perform the Khukuri Dance for Louisiana Techs Nepal Night. The event was held on March 17 in the Student Center on campus. Many aspects of Nepali culture were displayed. NATALIE MCELWEE Staff Reporter Tech students entered the Student Center, Main Floor Saturday evening ready to experience a different culture at the sixth Annual Nepal Nite. Since its start in 2007, Nepal Nite has seen an increase in attendance each year from 100 people attending the first year to an attendance of 500 this year. The Namaste Nepal Association, which puts on Nepal Nite, has also grown from 20 to more than 200 students in the past six years. The festivities of Nepal Nite included both traditional and innovative music, dancing and food provided by the Nepali students of Tech. Bishestha Adhikari, president of the NNA, said this event is a way of showing Tech students what one of the many different cultures represented at Tech is all about. Nepal Nite is a total reflection of Nepal, she said. We just wanted to bring Nepal to Tech so everyone else can see how Nepal is and what people do there. That is the main focus of Nepal Nite, so we can introduce our culture and our tradition over here. Adhikari said this event is also a way to bring all of the Nepali students together. We all get to work together, she said. Its only a two hour show, but we spend two months planning it. We feel like we are back at home. Adhikari said the way they introduced various Nepali festivals was unique to this year. We have never tried to introduce our festivals, she said. We tried last year to introduce all types of cultures and traditions. This time we mainly focused on festivals. Adhikari said Nepal Nite is a way for the Nepali students to show appreciation for Tech and American culture, while showing them a whole other culture. People at Tech have made us feel very good over here, she said. We want to do that for them. It might just be two hours, but we want to make them feel like they have been to Nepal. Arun Bhandari, a senior computer science major, performed music and a dance for the fourth year in a row Saturday night. This is the last one for me, he said. You feel great to represent your country and then show it to all the international groups. I really feel proud about that. Bhandari said the event is a platform for the Nepali students to show Tech what their culture is all about. It means representing your culture and your traditions and showing it to other countries, he said. We always love to see that. Bhandari said he was impressed by the number of people who attended the event. It was great, the best so far, he said. Nepal Nite is getting better and better every year. Its always fun. I have no words to describe it. Sean Moore, a senior civil engineering major, said he attended for the third time. It was a great event, and I enjoyed being part of it with all of my friends, he said. I enjoy getting a feel for different cultures. Moore said the event was unique and that he enjoyed what it offered. I enjoyed eating the dinner because I like the foods of different cultures, he said. I
also enjoyed the Festive Fusion Group Dance, where a number of Nepali festivals were represented. This was probably my favorite part of the night because I had several friends in the dance. Moore said it is important for Tech students to attend events such as Nepal Nite because it is important for Tech students to know how other people live. I would encourage anybody that likes different cultures to go to Nepal Nite, he said. Going to events like that is always fun, and it is really important to support the international students on our campus.
In conjunction with Springcleaning, Tech students have embraced the season by attempting to clean up their environment. Students and faculty participated in a recycling drive hosted by the Society of Women Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers March 1516. Volunteers participated by bringing recyclable trash, such as plastics, papers, batteries, tires, old appliances, aluminum and ink cartridges to a booth set up at Centennial Plaza. Rachel Baker, a sophomore biomedical engineering major, said the event would be biquarterly, with a drive at the beginning and end of each quarter. We had so much positive feedback and encouragement from students, faculty and staff, she said. Senior civil engineering major Kendall Belchers feedback was nothing but positive. He said the recycling drive created awareness about how much trash we produce and how we can minimize it.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A new clue in one of the 20th centurys most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators said Tuesday. Enhanced analysis of a photograph taken just months after Earharts Lockheed Electra plane vanished shows what experts think may be the landing gear of the aircraft protruding from the waters off the remote island of Nikumaroro, in what is now the Pacific nation of Kiribati, they said. Armed with that analysis by the State Department, historians, scientists and salvagers from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, are returning to the island in July in the hope of finding the wreckage of Earharts plane and perhaps even the remains of the pilot and her navigator Fred Noonan. Ric Gillespie, executive director of the group, acknowledged that the evidence was circumstantial but strong but stopped short of predicting success. The new search is scheduled to last for 10 days in July and will use state-of-theart underwater robotic submarines and mapping equipment. The most important thing is not whether we find the ultimate answer or what we find, it is the way we look, he said. We see this opportunity to explore ... the last great American mystery of the 20th century as a vehicle for demonstrating how to go about figuring out what is true. Earhart and Noonan disappeared July 2, 1937, while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island as part of her attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe. Extensive searches at the time uncovered nothing and many historians are convinced they crashed into the ocean. In addition, conspiracy theories, including claims they were U.S. government agents captured by the Japanese before the Second World War, still abound despite having been largely debunked. Gillepsies group believes Earhart and Noonan may have managed to land on a reef abutting the atoll, then known as Gardner Island, and survived for a short time. They surmise that the plane was washed off the reef by high tides shortly after the landing and that the wreckage may be found in the deep waters nearby. Their previous visits to the island have recovered artifacts that could have belonged to Earhart and Noonan and suggest they might have lived for days or weeks. Now, they have the new analysis of the October 1937 photo of the shoreline of the island. Experts say a blurry object sticking out of the water in the lower left corner of the black-and-white photo is consistent with a strut and wheel of a Lockheed Electra landing gear. Renowned oceanographer Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic and the Bismarck and is advising the Earhart expedition, said the new analysis of the photograph could be the equivalent of a smoking gun as it narrows the search area from tens of thousands of square miles to a manageable size. Ballard confessed to having been previously intimidated by the challenge of finding clues to Earharts whereabouts. If you ever want a case of finding a needle in a haystack, this is at the top of the list, he said at a State Department event where Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave their support and encouragement to the privately financed project. Clinton hailed Earhart as an inspiration to Americans in difficult times as the nation struggled to emerge from the Great Depression and said her legacy could be a model for the country now. Amelia Earhart may have been a unlikely heroine for a nation down on its luck, but she embodies the spirit of an America coming of age and increasingly confident, ready to lead in a quite uncertain and dangerous world, she said. She gave people hope, and she inspired them to dream bigger and bolder. Today, we meet at a time when the challenges are not so dire despite what you might hear on cable television or talk radio, but these are still difficult days for many Americans, Clinton said. After a long decade of war, terrorism and recession, there are some who are asking whether we still have what it takes to lead, and like that earlier generation we too could use some of Amelias spirit. We can be as optimistic and even audacious as Amelia Earhart, she said. We can be defined not by the limits that hold us down but by the opportunities that are ahead. The Obama administration takes no position on any purported evidence and acknowledges there is fierce debate on the subject, but Clinton, who noted that the State Department and other federal agencies had actively supported Earharts flight, cheered the searchers on.
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Even if you do not find what you seek, there is great honor and possibility in the search itself, she said. So, like our lost heroine, you will all carry our hopes ... We are excited and looking forward to hear about your own great adventure.
ones that they may not realize are available currently, she said. Giving out Facebook login information violates the social networks terms of service. But those terms have no real legal weight, and experts say the legality of asking for such information remains murky. The Department of Justice regards it as a federal crime to enter a social networking site in violation of the terms of service, but during recent congressional testimony, the agency said such violations would not be prosecuted. But Lori Andrews, law professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law specializing in Internet privacy, is concerned about the pressure placed on applicants, even if they voluntarily provide access to social sites. Volunteering is coercion if you need a job, Andrews said. Neither Facebook nor Twitter responded to repeated requests for comment. In New York, Bassett considered himself lucky that he was able to turn down the consulting gig at a lobbying firm. I think asking for account login credentials is regressive, he said. If you need to put food on the table for your three kids, you cant afford to stand up for your belief.
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and humor to mask the darker side of the tale, creating a more digestible moral value. I left feeling empowered, realizing that anyone of any age can truly make a difference. The film ends as the Onceler gives Ted the last TruffulaTree seed, suggesting that perhaps young people are the worlds last seed of hope. Dr. Seuss was a thoughtprovoking and fictional genius with messages more than deserving of movie adaptations. Dr. Seuss, the directors and the cast inspire change with the final message, Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothings going to get better. Its not.
Stanley Washington, a senior kinesiology major, is realizing his dream of opening a recording studio. He hopes to bridge the gap between his love for music and exercise. iRoc. We want singers from all different types of genres to record with us, he said. iRoc will offer a cheaper alternative for singers over studios with more expensive fees. Washington is looking forward to the future of iRoc. In 10 years, I want to see iRoc producing major artists and helping generate some publicity for the people in this area, he said. I see iRoc as
this huge facility a record label brings their artist to record, and I am really looking forward to it.
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Aries March 21 April 19 It may not be easy for you to convince someone today. No matter how profound your idea or how convincing your explanations, the other person just isnt ready to believe it yet. Dont be pushy. Maybe this person needs to sleep on it for a couple of nights, or maybe they just need to do their own research. Be patient and focus on other things in the meantime! Taurus Apr 20 - May 20 A trip by air could be very much on your mind today. Perhaps youre planning a vacation with your family or a romantic partner. You could well be caught up in the excitement that seems to be the driving emotion today. Friends could offer advice, Taurus, but you arent in the space to accept it, as your self-confidence is high. Expect to spend the evening in the congenial company of friends. Gemini May 21 - Jun 20 Youve got a lot on your mind right now, Gemini, and others might be interpreting your quiet behavior as your being aloof. Go right ahead and let them think whatever they want. Youve got some real issues to think through, and decisions with important consequences to come up with. Youll be able to smooth their ruffled feathers later. Right now, just focus on taking care of yourself. Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22 A number of invitations to social events could come your way today, some from people you really dont know well. Dont pass them up, however. You could make some fortunate contacts or even some new friends at these parties. You enjoy being around people, Cancer, but today you might find it a bit tedious. Your heart is with your family. Youre probably looking forward to being at home and cuddling with a romantic partner. Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22 Visitors could come to your home tonight, Leo, possibly for an informal get-together of some kind. Dear friends might be involved in some way. Youre likely to be very busy during the day, perhaps tying up loose ends. Your mind is probably going a thousand miles an hour, so youll need to wind down before going to bed tonight. You dont want to lose any sleep. Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 22 You may appear to have your head in the clouds today, Virgo. The truth is, youve got a lot of important things on your mind. Others might be offended or even amused at your distance. Try not to worry about this too much. You need to take care of resolving those problems youve been ruminating on before worrying about everyone elses reaction. Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22 You might feel that money is flowing out of your bank account all too quickly lately, and this might be a cause of worry for you. You could feel youve spent too much on decorations for your home or on entertaining family and friends. Dont worry! Youll make up for it, and besides, you cant take it with you, you know. Watch your spending, Libra, but dont turn into a miser. Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 This will be a good day for you, Scorpio. You should be feeling happy, excited, enthusiastic, and optimistic about the future. Relations with family, friends, and neighbors are likely to be warm and congenial. Today could involve a lot of time on the phone or out running errands. Expect a surprise encounter with someone you havent seen in a long time. Youll spend some time reminiscing and catching up.
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Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 A rush of humanitarian spirit and a desire to do some real good might find you looking into various charities in order to find those you might want to help. However, money could be flowing out for other purposes a bit too quickly for your tastes, Sagittarius. It perhaps would be best to find one group that suits you and give only to that one. Save other worthy causes for another time. Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 You, along with a significant other in your life, could be very busy trying to make time to see each other today, Capricorn. Later, when youre finally alone, your phone could be ringing nonstop, further intruding upon your time together. Dont be afraid to turn it off! If a call is particularly important, theyll call again later. Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Today you could be faced with a bunch of people from out of town that youve never met before. Youre likely to find this exciting and stimulating, but you could also feel a bit flustered. You might also not be at your most outgoing right now. This could be a better day to listen than to try to talk. Sometimes that impresses people more than anything you might say, Aquarius. Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 Travel and adventure are on your mind. You could be daydreaming about flying to exotic places and doing unusual things, such as touring the ancient sights of India or going on safari in Kenya. Such dreams are possible, Pisces, so you might want to look into it. You also might want to learn about exciting fields of interest, so this is a good day to sign up for a class or workshop.
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for the natatorium space is a new home for the IDEA Place, additional parking, a pavilion or another addition for the intramural center. Both Dowling and King said that whichever path the students and administration ultimately pursue depends on
costs. King said he believes the natatorium space will most likely be put to use in one of two ways: either for parking or an addition to the IDEA Place. Although King acknowledges that parking is a problem on campus, he said he believes that renovating the building to be used for the IDEA Place would be more helpful for Tech.
Imagine if an NCAA athlete or an aviation major could come to a place where they can explain to a less fortunate child how to play a sport or fly a plane and expose them to a university and give them dreams, King said. They could change a life foreverthats what the IDEA Place does. Before anything can be set in stone, the new recreation cen-
ter has to open. Once the new recreation center opens, the natatorium can close and engineers can begin to study and inspect the building to estimate costs to make changes to the building. Once the costs are determined, the direction of the natatorium can be decided. On April 18-19, the 20-30 enhancement fee will be on the
ballot for voting on whether or not the fee will be enacted. This 20-30 enhancement fee is very important to the progress and improvements of Tech, said King. It is because of the old 20-20 enhancement fee that we were able to construct this new building. The 20-20 enhancement fee was passed 15 years ago to fund projects to improve Tech.
While some programs like the Continuing Education water aerobics classes may fall short of their desired schedule this year, they will find a new and improved home in the recreation center that is breaking ground on future improvements for Tech.
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Above: Gabrielle Gottfried, a senior marketing major, from Mandeville, LA learns to cultivate soil, in preparation for planting corn outside the Chorti Maya village of El Carrizalon.
Above: From left to right - Bill Ross, associate professor of forestry; Deuce Eppinette, forestry senior; Gabrielle Gottfried, marketing senior; Sara Sims, wildlife habitat management senior; Josh Coriell, education graduate student; Jared Allement, forest management and geographic information science senior prepare to pick coffee beans at a small family coffee plantation high in the Santa Barbara Mountains in Central Honduras. Right: Gabrielle Gottfried, a marketing senior from Mandeville and Sara Sims, a wildlife habitat management senior from Calhoun are taught how to make stone ground corn tortillas in the home of Doa Pabla at the Chorti Maya village of El Carrizalon in western Honduras.
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Diamond Dawgs brace for Patriots
ANNA CLAIRE THOMAS Sports Editor The Louisiana Tech Bulldog baseball team is set for a three-game home series against the Patriots of Dallas Baptist after postponing a pair of midweek games due to bad weather. The first game of the series is set to begin at 6 p.m. today at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park. The Bulldogs will take to the field for the first time since salvaging the weekend series against Nebraska in the Sunday matchup by a score of 6-5. Despite its latest victory, Tech is looking to get back in the win column, after notching a 1-4 record while on a five-game road stretch that saw the Dogs play five games in five consecutive days, including a midweek matchup with Creighton at Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. With nagging arm injuries causing a hindrance in the Bulldogs bullpen, head coach Wade Simoneaux will need to monitor his limited pitching wisely in order to knock off Dallas Baptist over the weekend. Tech will head into the weekend series with an overall record of 10-10, and a record of 5-3 at home with hopes of gettting back above .500 at this time in the season. After 20 games played, the Bulldogs still do not have a set lineup heading into the series, having used 20 different lineups over the course of all of their games. Tech fans will see a slightly different starting rotation of freshman Phil Maton, junior Jeb Stefan and junior Trevor Peterson to set the tone for the weekend hoping for good outings in each game. With their weekend rotation all but set in stone, the Bulldogs will still need plenty of support out of the bullpen, junior pitcher Jamie Gilley will more than likely get the chance to work out of the bullpen as opposed to his regular Saturday start time. Maton has been a welcome addition to Simoneauxs rotation, with his team high earned run average of 3.56 and 31 strikeouts making his freshman year close to perfect. With pitching covered, Tech will no doubt need their bats to show up in order to knock off the Patriots this weekend and will rely heavily on the bat of sophomore shortstop Ryan Gebhardt. Gebhardt comes into the contests with a team leading batting average of .430 and nine doubles on the season. After Thursday nights matchup, the Dogs will face the Patriots at 6 p.m. Friday before the series finale at 1 p.m. Sunday. All three games can be heard on the LATech Sports Network on ESPN 97.7 FM with Dave Nitz calling all the action. For complete coverage of Bulldog Baseball, follow The Tech Talk Sports twitter page at www.twitter. com/techtalksports.
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Freshman pitcher Phil Maton and the Bulldogs are set for a three-game series against Dallas Baptist starting at 6 p.m. today. The series will more than likely prove to be a tough matchup for Tech, as Dallas Baptist will come into the contest with an impressive record of 13-6 on the year, with the Patriots having won their last seven games.
Sonny Dykes and his Bulldogs have started their quest to repeat as Western Athletic Conference Champions with spring practice underway. After holding 15 practice sessions, Tech will conclude their spring with the T-Day Spring Game at 1 p.m. April 1 at Joe Aillet Stadium. Ive seen how past guys have taken control of the team and its my time being in my fifth year here, Cameron said. When they (Dykes and his coaching staff) first came in, obviously you feel a little rusty trying to pick up a new offense, but since this is their third year with us I think everyone understands his coaching style and what he expects. Redshirt senior wide receiver Quinton Patton, who led the team with 11 receiving touchdowns and 1,202 receiving yards, said they have a lot to work on, but said the team is prepared to continue trying to get better. Everybody is going to rise to the competition, he said. Everybody is going to rise up and make plays. It feels different because we have got to defend our championship. We feel like were the underdog going into every game. Were just going to play our game and do what we have to do to win the ballgame. The spring practice season will conclude April 1 with the T-Day Spring Game at 1 p.m. at The Joe. Most practices will be held at The Joe and will be held at 4 p.m. on weekdays and 9:30 a.m. on weekends. For complete coverage of Bulldog football and updated times, follow the Tech Talk Sports twitter page at www.twitter.com/techtalksports.
he madness is back. Every year, March Madness consumes our every thought with the promise of upsets, buzzer-beaters and Cinderella making her annual appearance. While the rest of the countrys eyes are glued to their TV screens waiting for the next shining moment in college basketball, Techs own mens and womens teams defied the odds and experienced some madness of their own in this years Western Athletic Conference Tournament. With the odds stacked against them, the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters stormed through the bracket with what seemed like ease to make it to their respective championship games, an accomplishment many would have scoffed at earlier in the season considering the direction they were once headed. Coming into the 2011-12 season, it was clear expectations would not be sky high. After all, the Bulldogs were coming off a dreadful season that saw them lose all but two of their conference games along with their head coach at the seasons end. As for Teresa Weatherspoon and her Techsters, losing an experienced senior class, including star forward Adrienne Johnson, made for some tough growing pains early this season. It also didnt help that both teams were facing two incredibly tough schedules. But, after persevering through a brutal conference schedule and with plenty of miles on their legs, both teams showed up for the most important part of the season. Just when all hope seemed like it was gone for the year, the Bulldogs and Techsters turned the odds-makers on their heads, shook up the bracket and gained back the confidence of their fan base. While the results may not have been the fairytale ending we hoped for (both teams lost in the championship games), finishing out the season on a high note speaks volumes to what we can expect in the future. So, despite not seeing Tech on the national stage during March Madness, both the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters made us proud and continued to show their willingness to fight until the very end. Anna Claire Thomas is a senior journalism major from Monroe who serves as sports editor. Email comments to act013@latech.edu.
UPCOMING ATHLETICS
BULLDOG BASEBALL vs. Dallas Baptist 3/22 6 p.m. 3/23 6 p.m. 3/24 1 p.m. LADY TECHSTER SOFTBALL vs. Utah State 3/23 6 p.m. 3/24 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. (DH) TRACK & FIELD Victor Lopez Classic Houston, Texas 3/23-24 All Day LADY TECHSTER TENNIS at Utah State - 3/24 11 a.m.