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Theater student to enjoy a cup of coffee at theatrical competition
Rachael Pace, a senior theater major, said she tends to spend too much time and money in coffee shops, where artsy students and hipsters flock, and she loves to people watch. “That might sound a little creepy, but I think most of us do it,” she...
Architecture professor wants to show building’s history
In 2001, Liane Hancock, an assistant professor of architecture at Louisiana Tech, remembers seeing the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts building in St. Louis’ completion. According to Hancock, Tadao Ando, who designed the Pulitzer, was...
Tech choirs to commemorate Civil War anniversary
The Louisiana Tech choirs will perform their Winter Choral Concert, “We Remember,” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 in Howard Auditorium. The choirs, which include the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, will perform music that will...
Interior design students design ‘Discovery Hospital’ exhibit
The Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum in Monroe just became even healthier. Six interior design students, who graduated from Louisiana Tech University in spring 2012, designed a new exhibit called “Discovery Hospital,” which opened last...
Presentation on Gaines center to show relevance to scholars
Fans of award-winning novelist Ernest Gaines will have an opportunity to attend a presentation at Louisiana Tech about the south Louisiana author’s legacy. Matthew Teutsch, assistant to the director of the Ernest J. Gaines Center located at the...
Percussion Ensemble to perform
Louisiana Tech’s Percussion Ensemble will strike a chord soon as they present a free concert Saturday, Feb. 16. The Percussion Ensemble will perform on a variety of instruments, including a waterphone, goat hooves, brake drums, splash cymbals,...
Simmons’ fifth book focuses on Carolina beach music
A Louisiana Tech endowed professor of English has just published his fifth book. “Carolina Beach Music from the 60s to the 80s: The New Wave” is written by Dr. Rick Simmons, who also serves as director of the Tech’s Honors Program. Published by...
Tech professor looks at poet’s naming practices of cats
A Louisiana Tech professor of English will have an article published in the March issue of the national journal, “Names.” The title of the article by Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins is “Imperial Names for Practical Cats: Establishing a Distinctly...
Noted Emancipation Proclamation scholar to speak at Black History Month event
The executive order that gave the American Civil War a new moral purpose by outlawing slavery in the Confederate States will be the topic when noted Lincoln scholar Dr. Edna Greene Medford speaks at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Lincoln...
School of Art holds freshman scholarship competition
It is an opportunity for any high school seniors willing to come to Louisiana Tech’s School of Art, said Jonathan Donehoo, director of the School of Art. “This was established several years ago in effort to attract students to our program,” he...