Stories from the current online edition of The Tech Talk. en-us http://www.thetechtalk.org Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Thu, 08 May 2008 13:58:41 GMT 20 http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Remembering.The.Holocaust-3366909.shtml The Acacia fraternity hosted a Holocaust Remembrance Day in Centennial Plaza last Friday, where its members set up an information table and read the names of Holocaust victims in order to spread awareness about the Holocaust throughout Tech. c163954e-68b7-4a5a-8228-e59e65ae2e55 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Acacia fraternity hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day Lamesa Furlow http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_2g0tk292.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Connect.The.Blocks-3366912.shtml Seven teams competed in the LEGO Competition sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. 555a63b9-8444-4e8a-b4c5-09bcfdb5764a Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Students compete in LEGO car race Heather Small http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_8336mqh0.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Concert.Choir.Croons.Final.Performance-3366917.shtml Tech's Chamber Singers and University Concert Choir performed their spring concert Monday evening as one of the final events of the Focus on Russia series and as the last concert conducted by the Tech choir director of five years. 097a97af-c323-48fd-8b36-b778b8e250b0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Katherine Fuller http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Peachy.Keen-3366918.shtml A student in the School of Art was recently selected as the winner of the 2008 Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival poster contest. 321acab6-0cac-40dd-a5fd-fa493f803aec Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Boutwell wins Peach Festival poster contest Katherine Fuller http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_0d9ap3w0.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Concerts.Sure.To.Rock.The.South-3366925.shtml Students will be taking a break from classes this summer to enjoy live music at concerts around the country. a96262ab-d830-4783-ad4f-6d8ffa7d3710 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Katherine Fuller http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_2lpi3hfn.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Summer.Will.Sizzle.With.Blockbusters-3366933.shtml Summer has always been known as the season of blockbusters. As the temperatures rise, so does the anticipation as Hollywood dishes out what will surely become huge hits. 680d2087-ce4b-408d-938a-13a6763aeadf Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Casey Ardoin http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_z9p0f4yk.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Robot.Wars.Team.Takes.Top.Dawg.Competition-3366938.shtml The sixth annual Top Dawg Business Plan Competition, organized by the Association of Business and Science Entrepreneurs, recently announced the winning team. d5074bfe-8d19-4818-8394-ec048d611a1d Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Lamesa Furlow http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_07jyd008.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Tau-Beta.Pi.Awards.Scholarships.To.Senior.Engineering.Students-3366940.shtml A $2,000 cash scholarship was given to select students by the Fellowship of Tau Beta Pi, a national engineering honor society, to assist with their senior year of engineering. aebaff92-a869-44db-b86f-9f55e0f5b3a4 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Heather Small http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Comedian.Cracks.Up.Tolliver.Crowd-3366944.shtml Roy Wood Jr., a comedian from Birmingham, Ala., entertained students April 29 in Tolliver Hall. dc679b0e-96f8-47d4-a9b0-f13fa5c6ce29 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Casey Ardoin http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Home-Repossessions.Soar.Across.America.Louisiana.Market.Relatively.Stable-3366946.shtml RealtyTrac, a publisher of a national database of foreclosure and bank-owned property information, released a study showing a 57.35 percent increase in the number of foreclosure filings from March 2007 to March 2008. Louisiana had an increase of 8.12 percent. 22350c4d-e00a-47bf-aad2-c31802a42140 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Richard Wolfe http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_19p0k6hx.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Alphageddon.Attacks.The.Tac-3366950.shtml The Eta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. hosted its annual Alphageddon Greek step show competition last Friday at the Thomas Assembly Center. eb763529-da21-4abc-bfc8-2402b2667d84 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Tina Marie Alvarenga http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_owawe7i3.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/May-The.Fourth.Be.With.You-3366953.shtml Last Saturday night and into Sunday evening, Star Wars enthusiast across camp united in the theater room in Neilson Hall to enjoy over 18 hours of Star Wars films. 489b8934-f408-472f-83d5-fd796f4d7535 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Gabrielle Ramsey-Tyler http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/Court.Approves.Voter.Id.Laws-3366955.shtml Voter identification laws were ruled constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28, according to a Washington Post story. e8eb1a3d-9a8f-4fe2-9b0c-4f66b232aaa0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/08/08 Richard Wolfe http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/News/ Campus News http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/Bulldog.Decline.Starts.Ends.With.Nevada-3366959.shtml The unimaginable, but unavoidable happened to the Bulldogs this past weekend as the team not only lost the series to the Nevada Wolfpack, but also the chance to participate in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament being hosted in Ruston. d56a2df7-31a0-4ee7-9444-a19e6a3208bf Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 5/08/08 Taryn E. Lowery http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_p8cwud57.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/Ruston.Reconstruction.Recharges.Athletic.Programs-3366982.shtml From resurfacing the Jim Mize Track and Field Complex to a complete makeover of the Maxie Lambright Intramural Sports Center, Tech's athletic facilities underwent major renovations during the spring quarter. d2e4c560-b9ea-45b4-a9f2-c3368a72b0cd Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 5/08/08 Kevin Sims http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_aw8l4s26.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/Techs.Talented.New.Bulldog.Was.Once.A.Yellow.Jacket-3366985.shtml To add more fuel to the growing quarterback controversy, the Bulldogs picked up a highly regarded transfer from Georgia Tech University. 1898430b-9233-4735-870b-d31624b94566 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 5/08/08 Kevin Sims http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_3bvtzmy3.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/Another.Year.Closes.With.Dreams.Of.The.Next.Years.Season-3366986.shtml Well, Tech sports fans, it's been an interesting year to say the least. Your favorite sports writer has had a blast taking you down his long and twisted paths of random thoughts and obscure sports references. d41abcf2-6286-4388-9545-6b304479371e Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 5/08/08 Justin Phillips http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/Great.Rustonians-3367019.shtml As part of the Tech Talk's last issue for the school year, the staff decided to give "kudos" to those people in and around town, on and off campus, who make us and other Tech students want to be better people. 720a4254-525e-4ab1-a8a2-f7dbb412cabb Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/08/08 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_z3x12hgv.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/Head-2.Head-3367025.shtml Previews of upcoming movies cd60f24a-4cc2-4757-911f-a543afb541c8 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/08/08 "What Happens in Vegas" vs. "Speed Racer" KC Ifeanyi http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_nasqcjvt.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/Music.Ashlee.Simpson-3367030.shtml Review of Ashlee Simpson's Bittersweet World 3ac2c3dd-50de-4d86-9a2a-7cc44fcedde8 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/08/08 Mary Nash http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_izv9981y.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/Film-The.Dark.Knight-3367034.shtml Preview of The Dark Knight 62147613-a86d-45fc-907f-05a5ff3c4314 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/08/08 Mary Nash http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_8advs1fx.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/Goodbye-3366990.shtml Well kids, we've come to end of the road - this is my final column. f0996d52-f0e1-4302-87d2-7bb41baf0b71 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/08/08 KC Ifeanyi http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/Theres.Still.Time.For.You-3366992.shtml c28c3383-dadd-4c90-9435-be22519b7aae Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/08/08 Kristin Hodges Senior News Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_853jmc0z.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/Quarter.Ends.In.Symphonic.Finale-3366996.shtml fc147f06-1c2b-4d38-b246-6b8a826b371e Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/08/08 Meredith Maines http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_xc0ph6on.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/Crappy.Movies.And.Awkwardness-3366999.shtml f19ef86c-8e52-40f8-9e94-0472a3e8b79f Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/08/08 Taylor Aswell http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/A.Year.In.Review-3367002.shtml As another school year comes to an end and students prepare for graduation, it is evident that the 2007-2008 school year has ushered in several changes set to make a definite impact on the years to follow. ce170d01-37e3-4105-a735-8e3a4dd89f78 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/08/08 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1237/thumbs/t_x060akv3.jpg http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/2008/05/08/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial