Thursday, October 4, 2012
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Professors spice up classes with entertainment media by Kaci Yoder
Entertainment Writer
An hour-and-a-half-long business Three-Step Rule, a double dose of The calculus lecture may not seem so bad Eagles with “Take It to the Limit” for when Brad Pitt teaches the lesson. limits and “The Long Run” for limThe advent of the digital age has its to infinity, The Beatles’ “Magical meant more than just Noteswap and Mystery Tour” for complex and conMoodle for college education. More fusing derivatives. and more professors have found ways Vaughn also pulls from her DVD to integrate entertainment media into collection. Scenes from movies like their lessons. “The Shawshank ReA teacher of 33 ‘It’s a good way to show demption,” “A Beauyears, business calcu- students that what we tiful Mind,” “A Good lus professor Dottie Year” and “French Vaughn began using learn goes past the door.’ Kiss” make appearvideos and music in ances in many of her her class as a way to lectures. Brad Pitt arDottie Vaughn keep the attention of gues about business business calculus professor 800 students when strategy with Anthony she first started teaching in the Cox Hopkins in “Meet Joe Black” to illusAuditorium seven years ago. trate maximizing profit and contem“Anything to try to break the mo- plates a trade in “Moneyball” in an exnotony of, you know, ‘I’m working a ample of integration by substitution. problem, I’m working a problem, I’m “If they get particularly beleaworking a problem,’ helps,” Vaughn guered, or they’ve had a bad test, I’ll said. use ‘Chariots of Fire’ to inspire them,” Vaughn picks songs from her Vaughn said. library of ’60s and ’70s rock to Psychology professor Tyler match each lesson: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Gimme Three Steps” for the YOUTUBE, see page 15
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Students in Dottie Vaughn’s business calculus class watch a clip of the movie “French Kiss” on Sept. 18 in the Cox Auditorium to illustrate the limits of anxiety that the students might face before taking their first computer-based tests.
TELEVISION
‘Tattoo Hunter’ to share cultural history of body art Austen Krantz Entertainment Writer
From arctic Alaska to Papua New Guinea, Lars Krutak keeps permanent memories of his travels to the corners of the globe in the form of indigenous tattoos. The host of Discovery Channel’s “Tattoo Hunter” will present “Skin Deep: The History and Art of Indigenous Tattooing,” beginning at 6 p.m. in the Atchafalaya Room of the Student Union. Krutak will begin with an encyclopedic introduction into the world and history of indigenous tattooing, followed by a segment on the magical and spiritual ramifications and meanings tattoos carry for the people who wear them. This piece will feature video segments from “Tattoo Hunter” to demonstrate to the audience how these
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“Tattoo Hunter” host Lars Krutak, left, travels the world finding tattooed people, like Jaime Alos, right, a Kalinga warrior of the northern Philippines.
cultures work. Despite the varied natures of the world’s indigenous cultures, many use tattooing for similar
purposes, Krutak explained. “Practically speaking, a lot of people use tattoos cross-culturally for the same purposes even though they weren’t connected through any methods of communication or exchange,” he said. “It is a language, if you want to call it that. It’s a tool to communicate various things cross-culturally. Obviously, when you see someone with a tattooed face or other exposed body part, that’s the first impression you’re going to have of that individual.” For many cultures, tattoos are also associated with rites of passage. They mark different periods of life and growth in maturity, beginning as early as 3 years old. “It obviously transforms you physically but also spiritually,” he TATTOO, see page 15
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The
itting Room The Daily Reveille talks fashion
Fabulous fashion for a fuller figure Too often, clothing stores and fashion magazines overlook a significant portion of the population. Plus-size fashion has come a long way, but it still has a long way to go. M a n y women say clothing stores either make matronly, tentlike clothing SHAMIYAH KELLEY or completely Fashion Columnist neglect to provide options for curvier frames. There are more trendy options beyond the run-of-the-mill Ashley Stewart and Torrid variety. Fashiontofigure.com offers clothes and accessories exclusively for plus-size figures. This site allows users to shop by trend or occasion to create the perfect look. From peplum to high-low hemlines, Fashion to Figure carries current trends at a reasonable price. The mistake many designers make when creating plus-size clothing is failing to embrace curvy FASHION, see page 14
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Mathemagician Bradley Fields performs in the Union Theater on Wednesday night. He uses magic tricks to teach his audience about mathematics. Read about the show and see more photos at lsureveille.com.