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Schindler Lecture Discusses Issues of Life, Faith

Ryan Hess

Staff Writer This month, Pro-Life activist Bobby Schindler paid his first visit to Houston in order to deliver a lecture entitled “Caring for the Cognitively Disabled: the Moral Obligation of Catholics” at the University of St. Thomas.

The lecture was given on October 18 in the Jerabeck Center. It dealt with the death of his sister Terri Schiavo and its societal and moral implications.

“Terri was deliberately starved and dehydrated to death,” said Schindler. “What happened to her was not isolated; what happened to my sister is happening in our country every day, sadly. And what has happened is people with cognitive disorders— the elderly, those that are not dying … people … that are being sustained by basic care, food and water—are being killed every day in our country the way Terri was killed.”

Schindler’s visit to UST was part of the efforts of his organization, the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, to inform people about modern medical practice and the cognitively disabled.

“One of the objectives of the organization that our

the voice of Terri Schiavo

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Bobby Schindler lectured on the need for pro-life awareness.

family formed subsequent to Terri’s death is to continue to do what we can, really, to spread…awareness on this issue. So that’s why I’m here,” said Schindler.

The main points of the lecture included an attempt to clarify the facts of Schiavo’s case and a critique of purported misrepresentations of it in the media.

“He was … talking

about how his sister … was misrepresented by the media, by everyone, by the clergy, by medical doctors,” said Celts for Life President Austin Cruz.

“They were saying that she was in a persistent vegetative state when all of the medical documents seem to [say] otherwise.… And so when the whole case became public … the media started coming in with it. That was the big deal,

November 2,” said Acosta.

The altar is only one News Editor attempt on behalf of the The beginning of community to celebrate Dia de November ushers in the los Muertos.

“A tradition has evolved, annual observance of Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of primarily from Mexico, of the Dead, at UST. Campus remembering our loved ones Ministry sponsored an altar in who have passed away,” the Crooker Center to allow said Fr. Mike. “It’s a joyous members of the community occasion; it’s not a sad to place statues of saints and occasion. It’s a time to gather photos of deceased loved ones and to celebrate all of the good things…to give God thanks for in a central location.

“The celebration of Dia them being a part of our lives.”

This joy, expressed de los Muertos is a celebration of the lives of people who through processions, family have gone before us, where we meals, and special Masses, actively remember them,” said permeates many cultures across the globe.

Fr. Mike Buentello, CSB. In the Czech Republic, Senior Alena Acosta was present at the dedication of the for instance, families who have altar on Tuesday, October 25. lost a loved one will spend All Fr. Mike blessed the altar in a Souls’ Day visiting the graves of all their relatives, leaving short dedicatory service.

“The altar is a votive candles along the way.

“I was remembering my representation of All Saints’ Day, which is November 1, aunt; she died in 2007, January and All Souls Day, November 2007. She died from breast 2. We had it up from October cancer. I also had a friend who 25, and it will be up until died the same year, on New

Year’s Eve 2007,” said Acosta.

The reverence for friends and family who have passed away is summed up in UST’s approach to observing the Day of the Dead. The entire community was invited to enjoy a brief gathering oncampus. “[On November 2] starting at 11:00 am, we’ll have pastries and hot chocolate,” said Father Mike.

Other events included a potluck luncheon, jointly hosted by Campus Ministry and the Spanish Club, as well as a procession led by the Knights of Columbus.

“They usually do it every year,” said Acosta. “I do know that the Knights of Columbus [had] a procession for All Souls’ Day with the Virgin of Guadalupe. It will be in representation of all of our beloved deceased all around campus.”

With the new liturgical year swiftly approaching,

about how people were calling her a ‘vegetable’ and ‘braindead’ and making it seem to be something that it wasn’t.”

The primary focus of Schindler’s lecture was on Catholic teaching regarding this issue and the dissent and confusion regarding it among clergymen.

“What he was saying really built up to the clergy,” Cruz said. “He reached out to over 200 bishops … and they only got two responses, and a lot of them thought it was OK or said that there was no moral obligation in the Catholic Church, in Catholic teaching, to provide support for someone in Terri’s state.”

Cruz noted the strong impression that the lecture made on those who attended.

“It really was eyeopening,” he said. “The girl sitting next to me, to my right—she kept, when Bobby was revealing something about the case, like the mistreatment in the media, or the fact that her brother was trying to marry someone else, all these different things, she kept going ‘gasp!’ … I was nodding like ‘yeah, this is true.’ She had no idea.… I really think it got a lot of people’s attention.”

The event was hosted by

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SCHINDLER, Page 2

Spanish Club, Campus Ministry Observe Dia de Los Muertos

David Markus

MUERTOS, Page 2

A Time to Remember the Dead

Photo by Rebecca Mechler

Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a celebration of the lives of the saints and of loved ones now deceased.

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MUERTOS Continued...

Fr. Mike mentioned the opportunity which Dia de los Muertos offers for reflection on one’s life and the lives of others.

“It’s a time to recommit ourselves to living good, holy lives, so that we can be reunited with our loved ones in Heaven,” said Fr. Mike.

The cooperation of the three groups - Campus Ministry, the Spanish Club, and the Knights of Columbus - ensured that Dia de los Muertos did not go unobserved. Students, faculty, and staff from the University of Saint Thomas took part in their efforts to remember those who have gone before.

News

Banner Bandits steal flag David Markus News Editor

Photo Courtesy Glen’s Pics

Primary elections bring GOP infighting, strife Chris Michels Staff Writer Normally, at this point in the Presidential race, the candidates of the nonincumbent party are busy, each one trying to show their constituents how much better they are than the incumbent President.

However, during this 2012 election, there are some stark departures from Presidential campaigns of the past. The GOP field is packed with current Governors and former Governors, business tycoons and Congress men and women, all saying that they are better than the current president.

The new twist is that they are now turning on their more immediate competition: fellow Republicans.

Rick Perry and Mitt Romney traded strong words at one of the last presidential debates.

Following the debate, Rick Perry appeared on The O’Reilly Factor.

“After a man turns 50 and then…to change his mind then,” said Perry “Well for a man to change what he believes… well you know what type of man that is.”

Was this another direct attack on Romney, who as Governor of Massachusetts signed into law the “RomneyCare” plan which closely resembles “Obama-Care”? In response, Romney says that he will repeal “Obama-Care” if elected to the Presidency.

Herman Cain has taken the lead in the GOP Presidential line-up, with his 9-9-9 plan gaining him some well-deserved attention. His critics say that such a plan will essentially raise taxes on more than 60% of Americans while giving tax breaks to the rich. Here in Houston,

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Herman Cain’s plan will raise the sales tax rate from 8.25% to 17.25%. Say one’s textbooks cost $500 dollars, coming to $541.25 after taxes; Herman Cain’s plan would change that cost to $586.25, a difference of $45.00. That difference, according to many critics of Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, is one many Americans simply cannot afford.

President Obama’s campaign is still pushing his jobs plan, saying that there is no Republican plan to consider, and that his plan will create jobs. The President stated that Speaker of the House John Boehner has refused to vote on his bill.

President Obama didn’t mention that the Speaker Boehner presented such a bill on the floor of the House and asked for a co-sponsor. The President’s bill did not gain such a co-sponsor, despite the presence of a quorum in the House that day. The lack of a co-sponsor prevented the Speaker of the House, under Robert’s Rules of Order, to present the bill to the House for debate, let alone call a vote on it.

At the University of Colorado at Denver, the President started to campaign for the youth vote, under the guise of introducing new guidelines for Federal Student loans by forgiving all Federal Student loans not paid back after 20 years. The current loan rules forgive the debt if not paid back after 25 years. “[The change in the loan program] doesn’t cost the taxpayer anything,” said President Obama “and since Congress has failed to act, I am going to bypass Congress and change the rules on my own.”

This statement gathered applause from Obama

supporters who chanted “Yes you can” at the rally. However, this statement worried many mainstream politicians, who are concerned that the President is overstepping the bounds of the Executive Branch’s authority.

The President spoke to the National Council of La Raza in July, and made a similar comment about bypassing Congressional gridlock. Another speech on October 25 once again hinted at his willingness to bypass Congress when he feels that it is necessary.

On the Occupy Wall Street front, the President and some of his more devoted supporters publically supported or expressed sympathy for the Occupy Wall Street protestors.

Meanwhile, leading Republicans have either denounced the protestors or just not commented on them at all. Herman Cain has said that “they need to get jobs,” and “they need to focus their protest on congress not Wall Street.”

The Occupy Wall Street protestors, lacking an official leader, have not made a public statement of support for any politician. However, many bloggers, after hearing Obama’s speech in Colorado, commented that they were winning.

“Our movement has forced the president to react, and [we’re] just getting started,” said groobicat2 in a post on the website occupywallst.org.

Over all, the Republicans are attacking each other prior to the primaries in lieu of their partisan opponent, the President. At this point, the GOP field is still running at eight candidates, each one seemingly a viable candidate.

The University of St. Thomas community was the victim of theft on Tuesday, October 25. Person or persons unknown approached the flag poles beside the Link-Lee Mansion, and then proceeded to remove the university flag from its clips, pilfering the UST symbol.

“We hung the flag, I believe, on October 20,” said Don Clayton, the UST Facilities Operations Manager.

“The following week…the twenty-fifth…I was making my rounds, looking for tree limbs that were down or graffiti on the walls, and I noticed the flag was gone.”

In order to reach the flag, the culprit or culprits had to climb fourteen feet into the air in order to reach the cleats which held the flag at full staff. After unwinding the rope from the cleats, the clips which linked through the flag’s grommets were within reach, allowing the thieves to easily remove the flag.

“That flag, because it’s a custom-made flag, is $700,” said Clayton. “We get six months out of those flags, and replace them twice a year.”

On average, the University spends around $1,400 a year for the custom

flags. They are replaced in biannually to maintain the quality of the flags and to reinforce the identity of the university through their presence on the corner of Montrose and West Alabama.

“It’s just like the flags we use for our large events which he have on-campus,” said Clayton. “It’s a white flag, with a white background and the university crest. It’s red and yellow[…] it’s a large flag: six by ten feet.”

In an effort to raise oncampus awareness of the theft, Yolanda Norman, the Director of Residence Life and Conference Housing, sent out an email to all UST residents.

It stated that the university flag had been stolen, and urged residents to aid in the recovery efforts.

“We are asking all residents to please help the flag to return to UST by informing our Security Office immediately of any information that you may know about the incident or have seen anything suspicious,” said Norman. “Thank you for helping us to get our UST Flag back.”

Any students with information regarding the whereabouts of the flag are asked to contact the UST Security Office at (713) 5253888.

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SCHINDLER Continued... the John Paul II Forum and the Celts for Life.

“The Forum already had quite few events on for the fall, but we talked about [inviting Bobby Schindler] and decided that it would be something we shouldn’t pass up,” said John Paul II Forum Advisory Board Member and Faculty Advisor to Celts for Life Sr. Damien Marie Savino, FSE. “And then we thought, with the help of the Celts for Life, that [...collaboration with them] could alleviate the amount of work involved in bringing someone on campus and also give the Celts for Life a chance to really relate to someone who’s so involved in

the Pro-Life movement,” said Sr. Damien Marie.

The lecture was made part of a larger effort on campus that day to promote the ProLife cause.

“The whole idea was […] to work around Bobby Schindler’s talk and try to make it Pro-Life day at UST,” said Cruz. “Also, it was in conjunction with Pro-Life Silent Day of Solidarity, which was a form of silent protest where students would put red tape with the word ‘life’ on their mouth or they just put it on their body and gave up their voices.”

A special Mass was said for Bobby Schindler’s cause, and a dinner in the Ahern Room preceded the lecture.

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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear” - Mark Twain

Thanksgiving Weight Jacqueline K. Sanders Staff Writer If your grandmother is anything like mine, you will be shunned for weeks if you do not eat and praise the deep fried turkey, mystical green bean mush, and dewberry pie this holiday season. We know this sort of eating, though we do it only once a year, leads to weight gain and other health problems that sneak in with those extra pounds.

I have already lined up my defences and I urge you to do the same. Here is my plan: 1. Alter current diet.

I use a diet system that works best with my quirky metabolism and erratic, but frequent and very strenuous, exercise routine. So far I have lost ten pounds and haven’t missed a meal. The best part is I have tailored my quirky diet plan to work with my minor holiday indulgences.

Please consult a health care professional to tailor a diet to your specific needs.

2. Exercise. I exercise at work, which most people cannot do. I lift and carry heavy objects as well as climb. You can begin taking the stairs instead of the elevator. If you have time, you could also work in the yard, go to the campus athletic center, or wake up early enough to jog. A health care professional should be advised before you begin any exercise regime.

3. Create a consistent sleep schedule. Imagine a life free from caffeine addiction.

Imagine feeling rested and having energy to exercise.

It may cost you a Friday night karaoke contest, but it’s worth it to wake up with the birds and walk or jog in the cool morning for an hour.

Consistency is key, here.

For any further questions you should address a health care professional who can work with you to develop a

lifestyle plan to meet your specific needs.

Another contributing factor to our holiday weight gain is mind set. The wrong mind set can lead us to unwanted pounds, which can in turn lead us to all manner of health problems.

The mind set of “entitlement” is the first we need to overcome. We are not entitled to be gluttons during times of celebrations. We are not entitled to eat six helpings of something just because we like the flavor. Furthermore, we are not entitled to guilt or otherwise cooerce others into this variety of gluttonous behavior. Mind you, grandma is not trying to endorse gluttony: she just wants to feel appreciated.

There are other negative mind sets that may vary from person to person. Some may overeat because it is for them a coping mechanism to survive the stress. Others may feel that they need to consume all the food present in order to show gratitude.

Others still may gorge themselves out of “tradition.”

These are all unhealthy mind sets that lead to an unhealthy holiday season, and longterm health problems.

Attitude, diet, exercise, and sleep are your tools against weight gain this holiday season. Find a health care professional to talk it over with you, make moderation a habit, and enjoy grandma’s cooking without being gluttonous.

Ask as politely as you can take some home with you for lunch through out the week. This will show her that you really did enjoy the food into which she placed hours of labor. Bring your own tupperware to the event.

Grandma will be proud of how responsible you have become, and you might come out with fewer pounds than you started.

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UST Needs to go Green Staff writer

There is a high distinction between then (as in grandma’s time) and now. Then, we would use glass bottles for milk; now we use plastic bottles. The point that I am trying to make here is that it seems we used to be more environmental friendly then, while today we have all these technological improvements.

In October, I happened to have a bittersweet experience.

There is an organization called “The Campaign for the Environment,” and I was able to have an observation day there. I got to see part of one branch of the organization, which had workers organizing or writing files to different city councils for recycling improvements.

I arrived at their office at two in the afternoon, and left at ten that night. There were only seven workers for the Houston area, and believe me, one would need a lot of guts to work with them. I have never seen people so passionate and confident about making a difference in this corrupt environment.

We then went to areas far from the city. It was my first day so I had the chance to accompany an experienced worker for the first hour. The job had barely begun and I already wanted to go home and rest.

We had walked around for six going door to door.

The purpose was to let people know about the recycling conflicts and ask for the contribution of writing a letter to the mayor and city council about not having sufficient curb side recycling bins.

We also asked for a monetary donation since the organization, unfortunately, does not have government support.

I noticed people shared the same feelings as us, and

agreeing to write letters.

However, many had excuses like, “Sorry I can’t help you, my husband doesn’t want me to leave the house,” or “Sorry, I can’t go out or the dog might bite you.” Really? Just say you’re not interested and let us move on; we have no time to waste!

Even more annoying than the excuses, we ran into an old man who told us, “You know, your generation is causing great chaos. I see young people smoking weed and acting crazy in the streets.”

We didn’t respond, but it was pretty ironic.

We were young adults trying to make a difference, but were being criticized.

I knew not all people were like that, but I was glad when I finally came across a welcoming woman. I was alone at night going door to door. It was not an easy task for me because I am shy. I have also never walked alone on an unknown street, especially at night. I walked up to a door and my weak, trembling knocks were heard by a little girl. She looked through the window and I asked for her mom.

She screamed “MOMMY, THERE’S A LADY AT THE DOOR!” I smiled nervously.

While I talked to her mom, the little girl asked who I was. I was surprised when the woman responded with, “She is a person making a difference in the world.”

Her words kept me motivated throughout the night. She agreed on writing a letter for me and allowing me to return later and pick it up.

I went back after an hour or so and saw the letter taped to the door in an envelope.

My time was finally up, so I checked the envelope to make sure it was for me. In it I found not only the letter, but a ten dollar bill. You can only imagine how motivated I felt.

Many people argue that

recycling is expensive and destructive. This is partly true, most items do get “recycled” in China, using plenty of carbon to get it there. Another conflict is that people assume that everything that is plastic can be recycled, but it is not that simple. Some plastics, despite the recycling sign, can’t be recycled in certain cities because some of the plastics contain toxins that are difficult to melt. It requires more money than some cities are willing to spend.

So the argument now becomes; China produces clothes with these recyclables, then ships them back again, wasting even more carbon.

So yes, sometimes we wear our own garbage, and then the clothes get old and they end up in the trash.

There is a solution to this problem: why don’t we just stop creating so many products out of plastic? If plastic is necessary, then why not make it out of something renewable and non-toxic? After all, we have the technology.

Another factor in recycling is paper. When most people think of paper, they know it comes from trees.

What they do not know is that it can also be made with hemp, which grows faster and requires less processing.

So you see, there are many other ways to find solutions to recycling problems. I will not go into the economic details of recycling, but they are obviously pricey. However, look at the positive effects it creates, definitely worth the cost. Going green will create more jobs which will help to boost up the economy in the future.

Although recycling does waste carbon, it has decreased the amount of landfills used for trash. And let me remind you, that stuff you throw away, it creates even more pollution to our air than carbon. So where is the green spirit?

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Opinion

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A Vast Media Conspiracy

James Bjacek Guest Writer I typically try to avoid writing in general because I am not very organized, however a recent “controversy” – note the quotation marks – in the media has compelled me to write this piece.

The so-called issue that I am talking about came to my attention when a friend sent me a link to a review of a “debate” that Sean Hannity had with Ibraham Ramsey and Jay Sekulow over a lawsuit against the Catholic University of America.

The lawsuit was over Muslim students not having an icon-free prayer space at the University. The typical “leftright” culture war arguments came out of both Ramsey and Sekulow, the former in favor of the lawsuit and the later against it. Hannity was purported to have exhibited his usual abrasiveness.

I enquired a friend of mine, Tim McEvoy, the Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus Council serving the Catholic University of America for the real story. The truth was that… wait for it…

It was a media set up!

That is right. The truth is, there were no students complaining about not having a prayer space and that the lawsuit was brought forth by John Banzhaf, a rogue lawyer

and professor at George Washington University, who has a history of dirty lawsuits aimed at creating media circuses.

Yet, the media was quick to mangle a story that is not even worth mentioning in the eleven o’clock news into a culture war show down.

This is just one reason as to why we need to flex our critical thinking skills when it comes to what we read or see in the news.

It seems like the media sets the playing field, meaning they contorted an issue into a controversy that is often way different from what is the truth.

Then the teams are fielded, often labeled “Liberal” or “Conservative”, but not always. The teams perform the expected task of taking the expected viewpoint, built upon a specific cookiecutter framework, regardless of whether the network or publisher is perceived as leaning towards one political camp or another.

I would argue that the current media culture in America is based on two things: feeding us the world view of a certain clique of elites and to either totally affirm or react against what is presented while accepting that how the stories are brought for is mostly “objective”.

Unfortunately, we

ourselves are often the victim of this system in that we unknowingly operate on the paradigm that the elites put forth often making it the basis of our public discourse.

Perhaps it has become an industry standard put forth to get a standardized consumer response?

I cannot say much more on this, for I am quite ignorant of the inner workings of National Public Radio, Fox News, the Cable News Network, or the New York Times.

I am not proposing a conspiracy theory or a cartel, but it seems like sensationalism sells, and what better way to create it that to mold events into a convenient paradigm?

Perhaps there needs to be less complacency in our culture as well.

All and all I am just upset when I see such an honorable institution, the Catholic University of America, defamed by such reckless practices in the modern media.

To put a conclusion to this article, I would like to emphasize that we must use our critical thinking skills, spurred on by a sense of justice, to examine what is fed to us, and ask: “Before I make an argument about this issue, is it really the issue?”

Disclaimer: We all do a jig to our favorite pundit or media source every once and a while, even I do (mea culpa).

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

The 7th of April Dina Dreiza Guest Writer My mother refused to give birth to me on the 7th of April. Instead, she introduced me to this world on the 8th of April.

The 7th of April was known as a black day of executions, horror and the stifling of freedom in Libya.

It started in the year 1976 when Mummar al-Gaddafi, the recently deposed dictator of Libya, licensed his revolutionary committees to execute any Libyan student who was suspected of spreading ideas of protesting or overthrowing his regime.

In that year, they hanged three people at Tripoli University in public - the same University where I used to study.

On the same day of the following year in, six people in Benghazi were hanged in a public square. One of them happened to be my aunt’s husband, Omar Dabboub, who was a law student. He had four children - the eldest of whom was 7 years old and the youngest just a few months.

His only crime was being against the Gaddafi regime, and speaking out against the killings of the Libyan students the year before.

Public hangings became a sick annual tradition of the Gaddafi regime. I cannot tell you of each year due to the numerous amounts of victims, but I can give you an example of a very well-known, touching story that took place in the city of Benghazi. On the 7th of April, 1984, a young man named Sadig Elshwehdi, who was studying in the United States, returned to visit his family in Libya. Upon his arrival he was arrested under the allegation of belonging to Libyan opposition in the United States. He was taken to basketball stadium where Gaddafi’s henchmen forced students to watch his execution after they televised his trial to frighten people, and to show that opposition to the regime would be futile.

They made this young man confess that he was a part of the Libyan opposition in the U.S. (stray dogs as Gaddafi called them). Elshwehdi was frightened and scared; he thought if he confessed, he would not be killed. Sadly, Elshwehdi was hanged within minutes of the trial. However, Gaddafi’s killings went beyond these examples – as hard as it is to believe.

Mummar al-Gaddafi was

the most evil of dictators; his oppression had no bounds. He would execute anyone against him: students, opposition leaders, and even 1,200 prisoners in one day, in what became known as the, “1996 Abu Saleem massacres.” His crimes also reached the rest of the world with the Lockerbie bombing in 1988, which according to BBC, killed 258 passengers. But in the most heinous of crimes, he targeted the most innocent when he ordered more than 400 young children to be injected with HIV in Benghazi’s children’s hospital. And lest we forget, in this revolution, he killed over 20,000 Libyans and injured 50,000.

This terrible tradition lasted for decades, but luckily we were saved this year with a people’s revolution that started on February 17th. On this day, Libyans in Benghazi followed in the rebel footsteps of Tunisia and Egypt, and began fighting for freedom. For the first time, people demonstrated against the Libyan dictator, rising up against his 42-year iron rule, and his plan to pass succession to his son, Saif al-Gaddafi, who would only continue the repressive legacy of his father.

As the revolution progressed, Libyans started asking the UN to impose a no fly zone on Libya to stop Gaddafi from using the air force to bomb his people.

The UN passed a resolution to intervene in Libya with the aid of a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) military alliance, which consisted of 28 member states from North America and Europe. NATO started by saving Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, which Gaddafi intended to slaughter. The revolution against Gaddafi’s regime continued throughout Libya, with nonstop demonstrations for 8 months.

Then on the 20th of October, 2011, the happiest day for Libyans occurred.

Mummar al-Gaddafi was caught in his home town of Sirt, and was killed in the battle while trying to flee with his chief of security, Mansour Dhao. Unfortunately, he escaped a judicial inquiry to the repression of his people.

However, the end of his brutal regime will hopefully start a new chapter for a freed Libyan people, with stories such as that of the 7th of April, being left for history. Now we are a free country, and we will have a better Libya.

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Opinion

Conquering Our Fears Serge Zeda Guest Writer In this era of catastrophic change and enormous uncertainty, whom among us does not experience the depression and the bewilderment of crippling fear which, like a nagging hound of hell, pursues our every footstep? Every day we hear of staggering numbers of people who lost their jobs because of the poor economic conditions. Millions of people are displaced daily due to the merciless manifestations of extreme weather conditions. A growing list of college students are now confronted with the prospect of unemployment upon graduation. The threat of nuclear annihilation has grown ever more between nations, attest the spending increases in defense contracts and regional military cooperation.

At the face of this escalating number of uncertainties, many of us have permitted fear to transform the sunrise of love into a sunset of inner depression. Left unchecked, fear causes the rise of a brood of phobias, such as fear of loneliness, darkness, high places; this collection amounts to “phobiaphobia,” or the fear of fear itself.

Confronted with so many fears, the modern man tirelessly spends a monumental amount of energy seeking to rise above the terrifying waters of death.

Realizing that fear drains mans’ energy and depletes his resources, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that, “He has not learned the lesson of life that does not every day surmount his fears.”

Understand that the point I am trying to make here is not that we should completely remove fear from our lives.

Were this possible, it would be undesirable because fear is a ringing alarm that alerts us to danger. Any form of invention represents a human desire to flee from the dreaded consequence of a certain circumstance. The fear of darkness fueled the invention of electricity. The fear of mass virus contamination led to the discovery of the vaccine, etc.

However, the kind of fear which is of most concern relates to abnormal fears. An example is the case of someone living in inner-city Houston who cannot go to bed because of the fear that a bearded guy planted a bomb under his mattress. Normal fear turns on the light of innovation and improvement in our lives, while abnormal fears

paralyze life and take us into the long corridor of paranoia and despair. As such, it seems that we should learn to master our fears, a procedure that we often overlook at the cost of our own health. How can we master fears?

First, we must make a conscious effort to look squarely at our fears. By bringing them to the light of reason, we might be surprised that most of our fears arise from deep distrust in things we don’t understand, or that they are simply residues of our childhood experiences. A student with low self-esteem may fear that he will not have secured his dream job upon graduation. Or a faculty member concerned with their overall class evaluation might fear that the dean lays them off. Thus, by bringing our fears to the forefront of our conscience, we gain a proper understanding of their real nature. As we do so, we realize that most of them arise from our misused imagination, or are simply caused by our disordered emotions. Was it not for that reason Aquinas said that we must master the virtue of subjecting our emotions to our reason? I suspect so, because he discovered that man has errant desires which often result in conflicts with reason. As a result, blindly following our emotions will eventually climax in a brutal crash with reality, leaving us deeply frightened and disoriented. To paraphrase MLK, the conventional use of reason must be explored with all due diligence if we desire to escape the haunting assaults of our abnormal fears.

Second, we can conquer fear through one of the most fundamental virtue known to man: courage.

Plato considered courage as the element of the soul that bridges the cleavage between reason and desire. Aquinas speaks of it as the power of the mind that is capable of conquering whatever threatens the attainment of the highest good. Unlike anxiety, fear has a definite object which can be identified, analyzed, attacked, and if necessary, endured. Paul Tillich adds that, “Courage is self-affirmation in spite of that which tends to hinder the self from affirming itself.” That is to say, courage is the ability to absorb the object of fear into itself and act upon it.

We all have dreams of with varying degrees of imagination, but what ultimately makes the difference between those who achieve

theirs and those who don’t is their level of determination.

Common experience shows us that when the choppy waters of life rise, a great majority will quit their planned efforts, whereas a tiny number hangs on until they cross the finish line. Because our daily lives are filled with uncertainties, dangers and death as stark and grim realities surrounding the human experience, we have no choice but to make use of our will to press forward as challenges arise. Courage is an inner resolution to conquer the dangers of life, and because we all cherish life, we must continually build dikes of courage to hold back the floods of fear.

Third, fear is defeated by love. The Gospel of John tells us that perfect love casts out fear. By love, the Lord withstood the raging evils thrown at him as he carried the cross. By love, the Apostle Paul was able to confront an embittered crowd of non-converted Jews and gentiles during his missionary journeys. This love does not match with cozy feelings or sentiments; it is the most incredible power, capable of confronting torrents of evil.

Mahatma Gandhi led a victorious revolution in his native India against a British empire resolved to use all forms of brutality to secure their economic interests.

Inspired by this successful enterprise of Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King used the same weapon of love to break down the shackles of injustice perpetrated against African Americans. Despite the mounting forces of evil unleashed on these two icons of world history, they remembered this simple and common resolute: Love always wins. Love is a creative act of will which seeks to win justice over its opponent, without the use of brutality.

Needless to say, it cannot be achieved without courage, for the coward is quickly at the mercy of his emotional impulses, which prompt him to jealousy and violence.

We are afraid of the superiority of others, failure, rejection, inadequacy, and so on. Incapable or unwilling to master fear, we resort to hatred and violence. Is there any way to liberate ourselves from the strong grip of abnormal fears?

A deep commitment to the way of love will ultimately free us from the pounding effects of abnormal fears. As the beloved Christ wrote, “Perfect love casts out all fear.”

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David Markus News Editor UST is a great place for anyone who wants to start a student organization, whether it be a club, intramural sports team, newspaper, or even a prayer group. The Club Fairs each semester promote the wide diversity of our organizations. Yet, when one really thinks about it, there aren’t many events each semester that are original, well-organized, or wellattended.

Take for instance, an organization which claims that it promotes some sort of higher ideal, but really ends up piggybacking on every other event under the sun. I’m not against the founding principles of such organizations – they’re often qualities which I pursue in my own life – but there does need to be an efficacy to an organization’s stated mission and activities. It should assert its identity in all that it does, not just in the formal aspects of an officer’s role at meetings or organizing events.

In fact, there is a certain biblical passage (Amos 5: 2324) which I believe supports this very requirement for efficacy: “Spare me the din of your chanting, let me hear none of your strumming on lyres, but let justice flow on water, and uprightness like a never-failing stream!” If an organization does not live by the spirit of its constitution, it has lost its way, and needs a wake-up call. It’s good to hold meetings, and for parliamentary procedure to be observed; however, if that is the extent of one’s commitment to an organization, they have no business being a member, let alone an officer. Once a direction is chosen – say, in a constitution – one’s officers must abide by it and work to improve the experience of the membership in pursuing their goals.

Otherwise, members will notice the disparities, and they will either fix the problem(s)

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using the framework of the organization, or forsake it altogether as a lost cause.

Another issue with student organizations: they’re really disorganized. Officers use whatever means are at their disposal to communicate with each other, up to and including phone calls, texts, emails, tweets, Facebook messages – you name it, student officials utilize it to spread their organizations’ messages. Yet, oftentimes there are breakdowns in communication.

People fail to show up on time for meetings, projects are incomplete or appear to be last-minute creations, etc.

The point being, officers are the implementers of policy in a student organization. They were elected to lend some semblance of order to the group’s efforts. If they can’t be organized in their own lives, and considerate of the time of others, then they’re hurting the organization which they promised to improve. “Prior planning prevents poor performance,” says one hackneyed truism; if it weren’t true, however, it wouldn’t be hackneyed, now, would it?

Finally, one needs consider the relative attendance at different oncampus events. Say an organization plans a large event, and goes the whole nine yards to make it a fun event for students: free food, live music, dancing, maybe even some door prizes.

Weeks go into planning this event, and at the appointed hour and time, the organizers arrive to find…no one. The organizers forgot that in order to make sure an event is wellattended, one must advertise it. Post flyers and a banner on the Academic Mall to catch the eyes of those who cross campus. Create a Facebook event to grab the attention of those key-strokers who sit at home, nursing their laptops. Even place an ad or two in a newspaper to win the attention of their readership.

Do something better than just word-of-mouth discussion!

Put effort into the event.

Thus, finding myself relieved of the angst which plagued me up to this point, I leave you to ponder the need for originality, communication, and organization. Those three are the essential virtues of good student organizations.

To paraphrase Scripture: with these three, anything is possible.

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On a Roll: 5 Houston Food Trucks feed the masses Samrat Bhattacharya Staff Writer Every one should know by now that if you are in Houston, Texas and you’re hungry, you don’t have to worry. This is a restaurant city. Everywhere you look you are bound to find an elegant cuisine or familiar fast food restaurant.

Bars, pubs, diners, and, most importantly, MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS! Wait, you’ve never been to a mobile food truck in Houston? You’ve got to be kidding! This is not a phenomenon just for places like New York City, people!

Wake up and clear your nostrils! Take in the aroma of a taco stand or burgers on wheels. Taste the delicacies of a hot dog trailer or desert truck (not the ones with the pedophile music). It’s time to explore! Luckily, there are five less than ten minutes away from the university. » No. 5: Eatsie Boys Usual Location and Time: Around Montrose Area Given that it’s an ice cream truck, you would think this one would be ranked higher, but when it’s so hard to pin down, there’s bound to be a slip. That said, though, it still ranks in the five. It’s frozen treats, so how can you go wrong? Where else can you find a generously portioned gelato for $5? Wherever Eatsie Boys plans to be the next day, that’s where. Being a fan of mint and lime combinations was a benefit, when it comes to the sorbets and popsicles.

There are flavors that you would never dream of. She’s Crafty Salted Caramel and Bacon Ice Cream is one of their fastest selling flavors and sells out daily. As you can tell, a trip to Eatsie Boys is one that must be planned, since they don’t have an exact location

or hours daily, like the others.

Sometimes, they hibernate like ground hogs, but that’s because they are primarily in the catering business. They only come out to special events or joint ventures. They happened to be doing a special with a certain Korean/Mexican fusion food truck listed below.

For more information, a menu, or to track them, visit www. eatsieboys.com. » No. 4: Oh My Gogi!

Usual Location and Time: 5555 Morningside Drive, 77005 from 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Lunch location varies) Don’t let the location and times tag, above, scare you away. Why settle for pancakes at late night, when you can have real food! This truck is a must visit. Korean and Mexican cuisines have never tasted so good together.

A great blend, at great prices.

The $5 quesadillas were a good start for those who aren’t as adventurous. For those willing to go further, try their tacos made with meat cooked in Korean style. The company has cheezy taglines, and they know it. They go out of their way to make sure you are comfortable. “After you try our food, you’ll be singing ‘Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh My Gogi!’” Occasionally, they do serve lunch, but you’ll have to check in at their facebook page to find out when. On a side note, they have great brand advertising! Another side note, this truck is the only place that sells beverages, as well.

Photo courtesy Kaleb Fulgham

Take it to the streets

Oh My GOGI!, serving Korean / Mexican fusion, is one of the several Houston food trucks that have sprung up around town.

be clarified that the reference is to coneys. Out of all of the trucks in this list, this one lets you customize for no charge.

Cha-ching! The Guac-a-dog is delicious. The list was really all tempting, but the prices were, as good as they were, a bit on the up side for a coney.

That said, James Coney Island has amateurs compared to the ones these girls make. Yes, your read it right. Female chefs that make the hot dogs.

Woman power! The only thing that would make this (and the other two, below) better is if they sold drinks, too. For more information on locations and hours, visit their facebook page.

» No. 3: Good Dog Hot Dogs Usual Location and Time: All over the place, all the time

» No. 2: Bernie’s Burger Bus Usual Location and Time: SugarBaby’s Cupcakes from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Who knows when and where this truck will end up?

Then again, that’s the benefit of going mobile. These dogs are so tasty! Before PETA comes chasing after, it should

These next two trucks bring them at the top, because they have great locations and times they are always at. No need to do a scavenger hunt, and their crowd and food

explain why. First things first, go to the website. Now. www. berniesburgerbus.com.

The most customer friendly mobile food truck. Not only do you not have to worry about today’s schedule, you are set for the week! Want to check out the place, before you head out?

There’s a video showing how professional and clean their kitchen always is. When you arrive, you can tell it wasn’t just a show for the news channel! The best thing about them is that its all burgers and fries, all the time. Okay, that’s the second best thing. The first has to be that there is always one burger, everyday, that you can order and it looks like you just came from a different country. They happened to be using tzatziki sauce and went Greek one day! Was it tasty?

Of course it was! Another day, they showed pictures that they were going Korean. It’s quite an adventure. » No. 1: H-town StrEATs Usual Location and Time: Inversion Coffee House from

11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Liberty Station from 6 p.m.-11 p.m.

Never a dull moment at H-town StrEATs. There’s a reason they are at the top of this list (bottom, but you catch the drift). The crazy things that they know how to do with Mexican food will not cease to amaze you. Two tacos for about $6 is a deal you can not beat. Every item is a winner on this menu.

Their top selling items are the Korean style Pulled Pork Taco and the Risoto Balls with Tomato Jam. VEGETARIAN/ V E G A N / N O N - M E AT EATERS ALERT! The first food truck that does this, so far. They don’t just take off the meat or substitute beans.

They have legitimate choices!

Fried Avocado Taco with Cole Slaw, Grilled Tofu Taco, or the previously mentioned deep fried Risoto Balls. The least expensive food truck menu of all five! Hands down, it’s a must go to site! One draw back. Bring your own beverages.

A Food Truck Crash Course

» Eatsie Boys “Mobile eatery, Catering, Inspired Ice Cream & Other Sweet Nothings!” eatsieboys.com FB Search: Eatsie Boys @eatsieboys

» Oh My GOGI! “A Korean BBQ & Mexican Fusion Taco Truck. Gogi in Korean means MEAT. Oh My MEAT !!!”

OhMyGogi.com @ohmygogi

» Good Dog Hot Dogs “Not your typical hot dog.

Texas made, gourmet hot dogs on the go. gooddogfoodtruck.com fb.me/GoodDogFoodTruck @GoodDogHotdogs

» Bernie’s Burger Bus “A totally fresh gourmet burger experience.” berniesburgerbus.com fb.me/BerniesBurgers @BerniesBurgers

» H-Town StrEATs “serving soul satisfying, globally inspired street food.” fb.me/htownstreats @htownstreats Note: Will not be open until November 9, sorry!

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Nat’l Novel Writers put pen to paper King Tut Visits Houston through [25,000 words]. Pretty NaNoWriMo experience.

James Ramos

Media Editor November is National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. Starting on November 1, participants of this writing frenzy begin a novel of 50,000 words, or approximately 175 pages, with the goal of finishing their craft by 11:59:59 on November 30.

This may seem simple and easy to accomplish, but ask any creative writer that it can be a challenge.

UST Sophomore, Katie Caravantes, decided to take on this project last year in 2010 and wasn’t able to complete the task.

“I don’t know if I’ll be able to complete an entire novel in November but I’m going to try,” Caravantes said.

“I tried last year but I didn’t finish.”

With her first experience an unfinished work, Caravantes was still proud of what she was able to write.

“I got about halfway

respectable considering finals came in and all that stuff.”

News of this national writing project has spread through the media both through traditional and new media sources, including popular video-sharing website, YouTube.

Another UST Sophomore, Nadia Hartley, heard about NaNoWriMo through YouTube. Coupling her hobby of writing with this initiative, she took the word of YouTuber Christina Horner, also known by her YouTube handle “italktosnakes” and after hearing her experience, is giving it another try.

“This is my second [try.] I didn’t finish last year’s [project], and then my computer ended up eating half of it so I lost about 10,000 words,” said Hartley. “At that point I said this novel is not meant to exist.”

To those who think they could not even begin to try their hand at this endeavor, Hartley shares some insight into the

“While you do NaNo, you hate everything, you think everything’s insane, you think you’re insane, you want to throw your laptop across the room, you think your writing is worthless.

But the point of it is just to write, not to necessarily write good quality because you can always go back and revise it it’s just to pound out a plot and to go through and get it done,” Hartley said.

“And then every year certain things make you want to quit and never ever do it again, and I’ve heard this from people who’ve been doing NaNo for seven years.

It’s just every year they want to give up, and then they end up writing something worthwhile, even if it’s just one page or one paragraph it’s worth it. So they come back and do it again next year. It’s like the definition of insanity,” she said.

For more information on this project go to nanowrimo. org.

Spilling the Beans on The Beans Rebecca Mechler Editor-in-Chief Local band The Beans, which has the distinct honor of having been founded in St. Thomas’ own Cullen Hall, has been nominated for the 2011 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase’s Best New Act. The band members came together fortuitously last November, and have been jamming ever since.

“The way we usually put it is four white guys trying to play the blues,” said UST Senior, and Beans guitarist, Christian Galatoire.

“We were able to just jam on something , instead of ‘you play this part, you play this part’, we were able to pick up on each other’s cues which is definitely something that’s hard to find in a group of musicians.”

Band members also include UST alum Brendan Hall on drums, UST alum Daniel Taylor on bass, and Sam Griffin with vocals and guitar.

Taylor and Hall also found themselves nominated for Best Bassist and Best Drums, respectively.

“I just want to win this,” said Hall. “I don’t really care about being nominated for myself.”

The Beans worked hard for their nomination by encouraging their followers, fondly referred to as Beanstalkers, to get their name into

Homegrown Talent

Photo courtesy Eyes of Mars

UST student Christian Galatoire, alumni Brendan Hall and Daniel Taylor, and Sam Griffin perform live at a local Houston venue. The Band is in the running for HPMAS’s 2011 Best New Act.

the running.

“We found out that the nominations were happening and we spammed our fans, we wrote on everybody’s wall ‘Nominate us! Nominate us!’ thinking it would be really cool if we were nominated. We got a mailing list and used social media to the fullest extent,” said Galatoire.

The band, which started as a group of friends playing together and found its name in an offhand comment from Brendan’s father, Dr. Terry Hall, now finds itself primed to rocket into the Houston music scene.

“No one really expected it

to get that serious, but it kind of happened,” said Hall. “It was very natural.”

The Showcase, on November 12, will feature local bands throughout the day, but voting has already begun online.

Voters may submit their choices once a day, per email address, at http://polls. houstonpress.com/polls/hou/ musicawards2011.

The Beans will be playing at the 41st Annual Shadwell’s Wake on UST Campus on Friday, November 18 in Malloy Hall, along with former UST student Fat Tony and The Free Radicals.

Photos courtesy MFAH

Mirium Nisa Staff Writer

The Museum District has undergone an Egyptian metamorphosis over the past month. There’s a fifteen-foot statue of Anubis guarding the entrance to The Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Stand in front of it and feel the power and majesty of the Egyptian god. Enter the museum and step into Howard Carter’s discovery that made global headlines ninety years ago.

Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs has arrived at the MFAH and features over a hundred artifacts never before seen in the United States. The eleven galleries include Tut’s jewelry, gold sandals found on his mummy, as well as a tenfoot statue of him discovered at the remains of his burial temple. Other displays also include artifacts from the 30 dynasties of the pharaohs, who reigned over a period of 2,000 years.

Student tickets are $23, with the extra option of choosing an audio tour for an additional $7.

Egyptologist D r . Z a h i H a w a s s and actor Harrison Ford guide the audio t o u r. ( Ye s , t h a t would be the Harrison Ford of Indiana Jones fame.)

I recommend purchasing it only if you don’t enjoy reading

the descriptions. The exhibit is expected to receive over 570,000 visitors from now until April 15, 2012.

Local curators recognize the importance of the exhibition, and know why the artifacts mesmerize so many people.

“People are flocking to Tut because he is the fun part of history that makes you want to get a history degree,” said curator Chanelle Frazier.

“He is an idol of ancient and unknown culture that is appealing to all ages. From the ornate construction of the mask, to the mythical idea that all his wealth and slaves will go to the next life, the Tut exhibit is finally your chance to remember everything you learned in 4th grade.”

Rumor has it this will be the last time the Tut artifacts go on tour, since the Grand Egyptian Museum is considering making Tut a permanent exhibit in Egypt.

Whether it is the elevenyear-old Egyptologist in all of us, or the eagerness to see history come to life, we are taken back into the past by the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian culture.

S o t h r o w on your mummy suit and head on over to the museum.

(Be sure to check out the museum workers in Tut hats).

For more information, visit www.MFAH.org.

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Netflix loses business after hiking prices: their newest changes Cindy Alvarado

Staff Writer I am one big movie and TV buff, so when a product called Netflix started in 2000, I urged my family to join.

I predicted it would be the biggest thing since sliced bread and 11 years later, Netflix has become one of the biggest on-demand internetstreaming and subscriptionbased services in the world.

But with such an honor, issues and conflicts are sure to arise.

One such issue was the price increase. It first started with the services Netflix provided- DVD releases and internet instant-streaming. The services could be bundled for a low monthly price of $9.99.

For more than one DVD out at a time, you could pay up to $2 dollars, and so forth for each DVD out.

This past July though, Netflix introduced a new pricing plan, increasing prices by 60% becoming effective in September. Now, users pay $15.98 a month for one DVD at a time by mail and unlimited instant streaming service. They also separated the services

at $7.99 for one service, not both. This caused a huge uproar with subscribers and marked the beginning of many rebelling by deactivating their account and even deleting it entirely.

Netflix stated that the reason for the price increase was due to the high costs of mailing DVDs to their subscribers. Netflix had been trying to sway subscribers from its DVD service by offering cheaper plans that included movies and TV shows through their internet instant-streaming service. Yet Netflix subscribers weren’t taking to the instant streaming

as quickly as the company wanted and predicted. The company then adjusted the prices to help with the cost of its DVDs and help bring in more revenue to cover the expenses for more streaming content.

The price increase also sparked the interest of many movie studios and television networks regarding their streaming content on Netflix and wanting a bigger paycheck. Sony removed all movies from the Netflix soon after the announcement of the new prices. Starz, which features a prominent movie and TV selection on Netflix,

also decided to opt out. Starz selections will no longer be available on Netflix next February after their agreement with Netflix ends. They decided to opt out of another agreement with Netflix, for reasons I’m sure have to do with pricing and licensing.

A second issue arose from the first one regarding DVDs. Soon after the new prices were in effect, there were rumors about Netflix separating the services. The rumor was then proved to be true when Netflix made the announcement of Qwikster, the DVD service spin off that included a whole new separate website from

Photo Courtesy Netflix

Netflix. Again, there was a huge uproar and subscribers began to voice their anger and disappointment by deleting their Netflix accounts. But the introduction of Qwikster was short-lived and three weeks after the announcement.

Netflix released a statement on their corporate website saying that they were abandoning its plan to create a separate brand for its DVD business as part of the new pricing. CEO Reed Hastings said in the announcement, “It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs [...] This means no change: one website, one account, one password […] in other words, no Qwikster.”

Although many may still complain and deactivate or delete their account, the new pricing is still cheaper than many cable or satellite options.

I, for one, am still keeping my account with the unlimited streaming; where else can I watch Arrested Development and Spice World in one convenient location?

Out and About: Houston in November October 6: Buckethead will be performing at the House of Blues Nov. 4: Guns N Roses perform at the Toyota Center Nov. 4 : M83 will be at Warehouse Live Nov. 4 : B52’s are going to be playing at the Houston Zoo Nov. 4 : Mates of State will be playing at Fitzgerald’s Nov. 5: Taylor Swift will play at Minute Maid Park Nov. 5: Celtic Thunder will be performing at Verizon Wireless Theatre Nov. 7: She Wants Revenge will be at the House of Blues Photo Courtesy BBC Radio 1 Live

Nov. 9: Mayday Parade are scheduled to play at the House of Blues Nov. 10-13: Steve-O will be at The Improv Nov. 12: Yellowcard is going to be at the House of Blues Nov. 13: Maroon 5 will be at Pier 21 in Galveston Nov. 17: Between the Buried and Me will be at the House of Blues with Animals as Leaders Nov. 17: Sting is scheduled to perform at Verizon Wireless Theatre.

Nov. 19: Korn plays at Verizon Wireless Theatre.

Nov. 21: Carlos Mencia will be performing at The Improv Nov. 25: Demi Lovato will be playng at Verizon Wireless Theatre.

Nov. 29: The Devil Wears Prada is scheduled to play at Warehouse Live

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Lankford’s Grocery & Market: delicious burger joint tucked into Montrose Francisco Montes Staff Writer Lankford’s Grocery & Market is a small establishment tucked away in the narrow streets off of Montrose that has been converted from an old, small shop into one of the best burger joints around town.

Located at 88 Dennis St., Lankford’s is one of those places that sticks out at you from the moment you walk in.

It’s a small establishment with a lot of character.

As soon as you enter, you will notice the place is about as small as it could get, and is packed with places to sit. Despite all the seats in the house, you would be hard pressed to find an opening during peak lunch hours.

The walls are covered with vintage signs and decorations are put up to match the current season. The menu offers a wide variety of burgers ranging from the standard cheeseburger to specialties like their “Firehouse” or “The Grim Reaper.”

They also offer sandwiches like BLTs, fish, and chicken. They offer salads for those looking to eat a little lighter, and all dressings are made fresh. They have a wide

variety of beverages ranging from the standard selection of beers (Lone Star, PBR, Shiner) to iced teas and colas served in cans. Lankford’s also offers daily specials in case you want something other than ‘the regular’ menu items and from time to time, they have specialty items ranging anywhere from sweet potato fries to a wasabi burger. This board is also where you can find what desserts they have throughout the week.

Their main attractions, however, are the homemade burgers. They are served on a standard sesame seed bun with all the standard fixings (lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, mustard, etc.) that are nice and fresh. These serve as a good foundation for the heart of the burger.

Lankford’s burger patties are handmade, seasoned, and are nice and thick. They are cooked just right without risk of being over or undercooked.

Of course, if you like your burger a particular way, you can order it like that too. All that put together and you get a burger that takes two hands to hold that can get a bit messy if you don’t watch how you approach eating it.

If the burger alone didn’t satisfy your hunger, they also

offer fries, onion rings and tots. The fries are hand cut and fresh but don’t come with any sort of salt, so they can be a little bland at times. The onion rings are gigantic and the tater tots aren’t too greasy.

These serve as nice sides to compliment the burger.

Then, if you have any room left after the main course, the desserts they’ve got are a nice treat. They vary from types of pie (peach, apple, blackberry) which can be ordered a la mode with a scoop of Bluebell

school and college students knew nothing about it until they saw the film’s trailers.

Conspiracy. Sex. Beheadings.

Who could resist? Scholars, professors, and critics have panned Anonymous and posited a major concern that I share: too many students who haplessly wander into this film will leave convinced that William Shakespeare is really Edward de Vere, and that the man from Stratford has perpetrated a colossal scam over the centuries, abetted by their naïve teachers. These are the same moviegoers who think that Troy is The Iliad and Angelina Jolie’s cartoon is Beowulf.

My definition of hell is that God will refuse to answer the authorship question.

But until then, and until more convincing evidence is presented to the contrary, I remain a Stratfordian.

Nonetheless, Emmerich’s premise, in and of itself, is not the offense. My colleagues and I have been through the elitism before: William Shakespeare did not have the education or experiences that could translate into Hamlet, Othello, King Lear or Macbeth; there were no books in his home;

his wife and daughters were illiterate; he did not have Princess Diana’s funeral.

Emmerich’s attempt to debunk William Shakespeare does not address the received tradition of the Oxfordians. Instead, he presents Shakespeare as a detestable pig – a drunken, whoremongering, illiterate blackmailer who steals the credit when the groundlings cry, “Author! Author!” The plays themselves have an incongruous genesis: A Midsummer Night’s Dream is penned by a precocious 10year-old de Vere; he writes Richard III to protest the power of the Cecils; Romeo and Juliet is the first play written in iambic pentameter; he writes Macbeth before the Gunpowder Plot and King Lear on his death bed in 1604.

Forget everything that came after, including The Tempest.

Then there’s Kit Marlowe, dead in 1593, but alive well into Emmerich’s decade. Until he’s murdered

by William Shakespeare!

De Vere’s family drama makes the House of Thebes look like the Cleavers. As a young man, he has an affair with Elizabeth; she gives birth to the future Earl of

Photo by Francisco Montes

ice cream, to handspun milkshakes that come with whipped cream and a cherry on top. However, even if you only get the burger, Lankford’s will leave you satisfied by the time you leave.

The prices range from item to item and everything is separate. There are no combos here. This tends to lead to the cost of the meal being slightly pricey, but if you are aware of what you want, you can stay under $10 per person.

Be warned: this is a cash

only establishment, and from the front door to the checkout you will see several signs reminding customers of this.

Despite this detail, Lankford’s is always bustling with customers and waitresses getting the food out as quickly as possible. It’s a nice, small burger joint in the heart of the Montrose-area that is well worth a visit if you are ever in the mood for one of the best burgers around school.

“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”

Dr. Constantina Michalos Guest Writer My Shakespeare class recently presented arguments for and against the major contenders in the authorship debate.

The presentations ended fortuitously just before the release of Roland Emmerich’s movie, Anonymous.

Rebecca Mechler, your Editor-in-Chief, presented the argument for Edward de Vere, uncontaminated by Emmerich’s theories.

She was his valiant advocate, but even she knew that her arguments were spurious at best, ridiculous at worst.

Nothing Rebecca said came close to the insult that passes as literary history in Anonymous. One could argue that movies are for entertainment not information; nevertheless, many receive historical drama as history but do not challenge the validity of the film. Such is the case with Anonymous.

Though the authorship debate began in the 19th century, and de Vere was put forward as the perfect candidate in the 1920s by the presciently named Thomas Looney, most high

Photo Courtesy John Mitchell

Southampton, who is good friends with the Earl of Essex, another illegitimate son of Elizabeth. De Vere later learns that his mother is Elizabeth as well. According to Emmerich, Elizabeth has three illegitimate sons, one of whom is also the father of her youngest child. Finally, Elizabeth herself, though never a beauty, is reduced to a pathetic clown sucking on her

finger just before she dies.

Emmerich does nothing to enhance de Vere’s historical reputation in his attempt to credit him with Shakespeare’s plays.

It isn’t enough that Jonson describes him as the soul of the age when de Vere gives him his plays for safekeeping.

At least Ben Jonson didn’t say, “He was not of an age. He was for all time.”

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Snowflower and the Secret Fan gives deep insight on life in another culture Abibail Nava Staff Writer In the third year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign in a small village, a young girl from the Yi family was observing life around her to perceive what her future would hold.

During this period, there was little respect for women but high authority for men.

Women also had to endure the painful practice of foot binding in order to be seen as beautiful in society.

It is difficult to imagine how women started this tradition when they turned 4-years-old and had to break and fold their feet for several years to turn them into “lilies”.

This is how the story of Across 1. I → It; Am → _____ 4. Natural sweetener 7. Shine (past tense) 10. Schindler sibling 12. United Nations (abbr.)

14. Song: “When a Man _____ a Woman” 16. “Nutty” cartoonist 18. Louisiana (abbr.)

20. Ensnare (syn.)

21. Not open 23. Asian liquor 26. French novelist: _____ Zola 28. Sister (slang) 29. Dam (syn.)

30. “Flighty” Ichabod 31. Massachusetts (abbr.)

32. The undergrad’s nightmare 34. 5th Solfege syllable 35. Doomed (syn.)

36. Liquefied natural gas (syn.)

37. Ante meridiem (abbr.)

39. New England (abbr.)

41. Genesis: “Fiat _____” 42. The Boy King 46. Encourage (syn.)

48. American poet: __. __. cummings 49. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (abbr.)

50. Painting: _____ Lisa 52. One who plants seeds 54. 18th Century artistic style 56. English author: Sir Thomas _____ 58. Preposition 59. Source of pie and lanterns 60. Stocking (shorter) 63. National _____ Writing Month 65. United States of America (abbr.)

66. Abbott and Costello: “_____’s on first?”

67. International Standards Organization (abbr.)

69. Obadiah (abbr.)

70. Archbishop Fulton J. _____ 74. _____ cycle 76. Chance (syn.)

77. Artificial intelligence (abbr.)

78. Priest of Shiloh 79. Science fiction (abbr.)

80. Statistics (slang) 82. Astronomer: Carl _____ 85. Cry of pain 86. Drunkard (syn.)

87. European Union (abbr.)

88. Soldier (abbr.)

89. Not seas, but _____ 91. “Solo” sci-fi scoundrel 93. Prometheus’ gift 94. New World cannibals 95. Great arterial trunk 98. Day → yesterday; Year → _____ 99. Doctor (abbr.)

Lily starts: her foot binding was a strong pain like many women; however, she was one of the few who actually got her feet to be the size of lilies.

That is how she became loved by her mother later, and she realized that the true love she needed as a child was simply never there. Chances given by destiny became noticeable when Lily and Snowflower were meant to be laotongs: best friends for life.

Although they were to be friends, they did not talk much like friends today normally would due to tradition.

However, their connection seemed to be sincere since the first day they met, not because they were so eager to have a friend for fun, but because they knew they had a chance

that others wished they could have: sharing their pain caused by the horrid society and their happiness created from each other.

As the years went by, their friendship grew by the secret of Nushu: the secret writing of the old times made by women. They would write to each other about their hopes of having a good marriage and the plans they were going to make.

When they both turned seventeen, they were to marry someone who was to be their mate depending on where they stood in society.

Lily was in the middle class and Snowflower was in the upper class. However, when it came to their marriages, the unexpected happened.

Lily, thanks to her perfect lily feet, married a young gentleman from one of the wealthiest families.

Snowflower married the most unfortunate man in the world, “the one who polluted the earth.” Lily successfully managed to have sons; Snowflower had daughters and her new family treated her like a slave with no value whatsoever.

Snowflower could not attend a reunion with Lily; therefore, Lily felt forgotten.

Afterwards, Snowflower was the traitor for Lily because other circumstances came around. Snowflower’s letters were being rejected until the moment Lily could not stand not seeing her. She came just on time to realize

Crossword Corner David’s November MishMash

Down 1. Integrated circuit (abbr.)

2. Movie: The “Gleaming” 3. All Hallows’ Eve 4. High Occupancy Vehicle (abbr.)

5. Quiet!

6. Not off, but _____ 8. Lyrics: “When you’re _____, you’re _____” 9. Slippery sea-dweller 10. Soft material 11. Verification of Enrollment (abbr.)

13. Maleagris gallopavo (short) 15. Einsteinium (abbr.)

16. A light in the darkness 17. Site of Scipio’s victory

19. A hop-laden beverage 22. The Master of Suspense 24. Royal Air Force (abbr.)

25. One (Scottish) 26. Electromagnetic pulse (abbr.)

27. Bobcat (syn.)

30. Genoese Admiral 33. Viral genetic structure 36. Bait 37. Eat (past tense) 38. Dia de los _____ 40. Not “Substance” 41. English author: Clive Staples _____ 43. Knights of Columbus (abbr.)

44. Advertisement (slang)

45. Continuity (syn.)

46. A phoenix and a felon 47. Preposition 51. Not ordinary practice (abbr.)

53. City on the Genesee River 55. Texas tea 57. Nickel (abbr.)

58. Jungian inner self 59. Roman pseudonym 61. Cry of pain 62. Knockout (abbr.)

64. 18th C. French writer: _____ 68. North America (abbr.)

71. Hoist (syn.)

72. Difficult (ant.)

73. _____-picky

that she was wrong about her suspicions. However, it was too late; her laotong was dying. Snowflower and Lily so loved each other that not even rancor or society could break them apart in their last days together.

It is saddening how the story of a unique heartwarming love that only exists in a true friendship ends with such a sad ending just because of a simple misunderstanding; a misunderstanding that could change the world to your other self and you.

Not listening to the heart can be the most natural mistake; however, sometimes it is too late to listen to the soft whisper again when it has already become too silent.

Created By David Markus

75. 2nd Solfege syllable 79. Sound navigation ranging (abbr.)

81. To make a petition 82. Student Government Association (SGA) 83. Ecclesiastical vestment 84. American poet: Ogden _____ 86. South America (abbr.)

90. Not night, but _____ 91. Chapeau (trans.)

92. Hatred (syn.)

93. Not near, but _____ 94. California (abbr.)

96. Hey! (colloquial) 97. Teaching assistant (abbr.)

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Lady Celts face Loyola in Inaugural Women’s Basketball Game Rebecca Mechler Editor-in-Chief While Jerabeck might have been full of new fans during the Lady Celts basketball game against Loyola in New Orleans on October 30, the scoreboard did not project a victory as the game ended 85-55 in a win for Loyola.

“I feel like there are definitely things we could have done better, but all things considered I think we did okay,” said Junior Alyssa Kain.

Gabby Guzman led the scoring for the Celts at seventeen points.

Sheila Onyekwere followed with nine, and Her’shiira BooneRodgers contributed eight more points for the Celts. Their efforts were not enough to close the gap within 20 points

between the scores during the game.

The Celts did maintain a 30 percent shooting from the floor and 29 percent from beyond the arch, compared to Loyola’s 53 percent from the floor and 35 percent from outside the arch.

Their difficulty in snagging rebounds and an abundance of turnovers allowed Loyola’s early lead, which was not overcome.

“We were really more worried about us doing what we needed to do than we were about Loyola, not because we weren’t concerned with them,” said Coach Michael Ricks. “When you’re starting a program [...] you want to focus on you and focus on what [you’ve] been practicing.”

The game, despite the loss, provided a learning experience for the team.

Coming Through

Photo by Nicole Hickl

High Point Scorer Gaby Guzman pushes past her Loyola gaurd.

Photo by Nicole Hickl

UP and Over

Forward Amber Arceneaux-Francis attempts to score during the Lady Celts inaugural game against Loyola.

“The experience taught us a lot but I think the most important thing we’ve learned from it is that in order to win we have to be able to play as a team. Because the program is new and we’re all new to each other, its been a little difficult to get that team synergy we’re going to need,” said Kain.

For their inaugural game, the Lady Celts faced off against one of their toughest opponents in order to gauge their standing.

“I think we’re heading in a positive direction. Anytime you start something the only way to go is up,” said Ricks.

“We have kids who are committed to improving and kids who are committed to working hard, so I feel like we have a lot of room to improve, but that’s pretty normal for

a first year program, for any team in October.”

The team is not letting their first game stop them from putting their all into the sport.

“From here I think the only thing to do is learn from the experience and work to get better at the things that need improvement. Losing is never fun and it can be hard to let go, but we need to just take the good from Saturday, leave the bad, and focus on our next game,” said Kain.

The team will continue playing against their most difficult opponents in the preseason as they prepare to face the University of Houston, Oklahoma City University, and Langston University. Their season games commence soon afterwards.

“If we look at it from

the perspective of these are very challenging teams for a first year program to play in their first set of games. It’s an ambitious undertaking,” said Ricks.

“It’s one that we planned out before we went into all this just because you have to play, in order to get where you want to get, which for us is to be recognized like Loyola is recognized, and to be recognized like Oklahoma City University is recognized, you have to play them to find out where we are against that kind of competition. And we might have a ways to go, but that’s okay.”

Their next game will be on November 7 against the University of Houston Lady Cougars at 7:00 p.m. at the Hofheinz Pavillion.

Upcoming Events Friday, November 4 The Jeweller’s Shop Obsidian Art Space

First Friday Forum: “Is Texas Toxic?”

Ahern, Crooker Center 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 5

Lady Celts Volleyball vs. Texas College Jerabeck 1:00 PM

Sunday, November 6

Men’s Basketball vs. Wayland Baptist Jerabeck 2:00 PM

Monday, November 7 Chemistry of Cheese Jerabeck, Room 202 6:30 PM

Lady Celts Basketball vs. University of Houston University of Houston 7:00 PM

Thursday, November 10 Chili Cookoff Academic Mall 11:00 AM Pub Night Old Bookstore

Tuesday, November 8

Saturday, November 12

Wednesday, November 9

National SleepOut Saturday Academic Mall 7:30 PM

Etiquette Dinner Scanlan 5:30 PM

Veterans Day Campus Ministry 11:20 AM

Recreational Paintball Trip Paintball Zone 10:00 AM

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