Eastfield College Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Volume 47, Issue 3EteraEtera

Bigger and BrighterState Fair brings new additions to an old tradition See page 7

By Victor Martinez and James Hartley etc4640@dcccd.edu

In the 1929 novel “The Maltese Falcon,” the Eastfield common book for 2015, author Dashiell Hammett created an iconic, hard-boiled detec-tive with Sam Spade, who was later immortalized on film by Humphrey Bogart.

But no detective outshines Sir Ar-thur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes when it comes to name recognition and pop-culture exposure.

According to Holmes expert Les-lie S. Klinger, who recently visited the campus as a part of the common book activities, Doyle created an in-ternational sensation and ignited a genre when the first novel featuring the character and sidekick Dr. John Watson, “A Study in Scarlet,” ap-peared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887.

“It was Harry Potter on steroids,” he said. “It was immensely popular.”

Klinger spoke twice Sept. 29 to audiences of more than 100 students, faculty and staff.

Readers in the late 1880s were ra-bid for criminal stories, Klinger said. People followed real-life crime and regularly read publications about ex-ecutions.

Holmes, a London-based “con-sulting detective” with abilities that sometimes seemed superhuman, caught the imagination of the mass-es. The character used logic and fo-rensic science and adopted numer-ous disguises to solve his mysteries.

Holmes and Watson have re-mained popular over the decades through various incarnations.

Recent additions include two movies starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, a BBC television series with Benedict Cumberbatch, a CBS television show with a female Watson and the 2015 film “Mr. Holmes,” fea-turing Sir Ian McKellen as the aging detective grappling with an unsolved case and his unreliable memory.

“Every adaptation seems to focus on a different aspect of Holmes and Watson,” Klinger said.

Klinger, who served as an ad-viser on the film “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” talked about the extensive history of the Holmes stories and the many theories sur-

rounding the detective. One theory suggests that the original stories were written by a Dr. Watson and published under the name of Arthur Conan Doyle because Doyle was a

recognized name.“One question that I usually get

… somewhere in the presentation is whether Sherlock Holmes is real or a fictional character,” Klinger said.

“The answer is yes.”Doyle said that Holmes was in-

spired by Joseph Bell, a surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for whom he had worked as a clerk.

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By Hunter Cave etc4640@dcccd.edu

Like a detective searching for clues in a crime scene, art authentication expert Mer-edith Meuwly uses acute observation, scientific testing and background checks to appraise art-work and memorabilia.

Meuwly is the director of appraisal services at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, where she has a unique job.

“People pay me to tell them what their stuff is worth,” she said. “To be their detective … to find out what they have. I chose this because it was a good mix of my art history background and business. I liked the ‘Why does this equate this value?’ ‘What are economic trends?”

In honor of the 2015-2016 common book “The Maltese Falcon,” Meuwly decided to share her passion with about 65 attendees in her “Fakes and Forgeries” presentation last Wednesday.

There are several methods used to deduce the authenticity and value of various items. Meuwly said factual information, such as pub-licity photos or statements from the artist, ath-

lete or other person of significance, is useful to determine an item’s relationship to the person.

If there is no such information, she searches for physical evidence through signature analy-sis, scientific testing, X-rays and infrared scan-ning. These forensic methods establish the age of the item being appraised and what materials and tools were used to make it.

If a contradiction is found, the item is likely a forgery.

Each test has limitations, so provenance and scholarly opinion are also valuable resources. Receipts help appraisers follow the collectible’s “paper trail,” hopefully leading to the original owner or creator.

When verifying a piece of artwork, Meuwly looks for a catalogue raisonne, a book that re-cords every known piece of work an artist has created. The author of the raisonne is often con-tacted to verify the piece.

While contacting experts of the artist, such as family and scholars, can be very helpful, Meuwly said their opinions should be evaluated with caution. Family members might authenti-cate an artist’s work for financial gain, regard-less of whether or not they actually created it.

Scholars may cause more problems and con-fusion with their disagreeing opinions, ship-ping costs and changing reputations. Some have even destroyed pieces they deem inauthentic, preventing further research and inciting clients to file lawsuits for destruction of property.

Meuwly concluded her presentation with a sample case study: the coveted falcon figurine from the 1941 film adaptation of “The Maltese Falcon” starring Humphrey Bogart.

One of two known figurines used for the film was auctioned at Bonhams in November 2013, measuring 12 inches high and weighing about 45 pounds. The falcon’s description states, “cast lead with dark patina, figure of a falcon on a pedestal with smooth breast feathers, almond eyes and rounded tail feathers. With Warner Bros. prop department inventory number ‘WB 90067’ to rear tail feathers and underside. Some scratches to head and chest, lower right tail feather visibly bent.”

“The tail feathers were bent because Bog-art did drop the piece … and he hurt his toes,” Meuwly said.

Identifying features such as this can help de-termine if the falcon is genuine. The falcon was

compared to still images from the film, which confirmed a match. The piece sold for $4 mil-lion.

Executive Dean of Student Engagement and Retention Courtney Carter-Harbour, who organized the event, said the presentation exceeded her expectations. Carter-Harbour praised Meuwly for her “ability to connect with the students, to engage and excite them” about the art appraisal profession.

Meuwly earned her bachelor’s degree in clas-sical studies and art history from Duke Univer-sity in 2000 and a master’s degree in modern art, connoisseurship and the history of the art market from Christie’s Education in 2001.

She also works as an appraiser for PBS’s “An-tiques Roadshow,” where she has valued many treasures, including a “black forest carved wood clock, ca. 1890” valued at $3,000-$6,000 and a “Handel bronze lamp, ca. 1900” valued at $1,500-$2,000.

In 2015, the International Society of Ap-praisers honored Meuwly with the Distin-guished Service Award “for her contributions and dedication to the field of personal property appraisals.”

Art sleuths separate forgeries from treasures

SARA LOREDA/THE ET CETERASherlock Holmes expert Leslie S. Klinger discusses the history of Sherlock Holmes and author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

By James Hartley etc4640@dcccd.edu

A drop in enrollment has prompt-ed minor budget cuts in some areas of the college’s academic divisions.

Enrollment fell from 15,000 in fall 2014 to 14,251 in fall 2015, a differ-ence of 5.3 percent.

This drop is the first since Presi-dent Jean Conway was appointed at Eastfield in 2011.

Since then, enrollment had in-creased at Eastfield even as other campuses in the Dallas County Community College District faced dropoffs.

Conway said students and faculty are not expected to see any effects of the decrease at this time. An Enroll-ment Research Task Force of college employees is looking into the issue.

“The task force has just been charged two weeks ago,” Conway said. “We don’t know exactly what they’ll come up with in their re-search.”

To offset the decrease, depart-ments were asked to cut 5 percent from select areas. Most divisions ap-plied the cuts to administrative func-tions such as office supplies.

“We’re looking at making the ad-justments in the things that prob-

ably don’t affect these students that much, and the faculty are given what they need,” Executive Dean of Career Technologies Johnnie Bellamy said. “Maybe there’s a little bit of fat we can trim off of supplies we don’t need.”

Faculty have already started mak-ing adjustments to the way they use supplies.

“In our division, we tried to make certain that the brunt, the most of that 5 percent reduction, was in

things like the use of the copy ma-chine,” Executive Dean of Social Sci-ences Mike Walker said. “Faculty have been very on board, too. … They’ll find that maybe there’s more than one thing we can put online or on a screen instead of paper.”

Walker said freshman-level class-es have seen the biggest drops in en-rollment.

“Some of the hardest hit classes were like History 1301 for our divi-

sion, some of those classes that all in-coming freshmen are going to take,” he said.

Some administrators believe that the recent economic recovery has played a part in the decrease.

With national unemployment down from 5.9 percent to 5.1 percent since last year, it appears some are going to work instead of attending college.

“The economy gets a little bit

better, and there are some number of people who are less likely to feel the need to go back and get a little more education to better themselves in their job or to get another job,” Walker said. “That’s not to say we should just accept that, and we don’t because there’s a lot of people here in this community that we just haven’t reached yet.”

Bellamy said the biggest hit in career technologies has been with second-year students, possibly due to the improving job market.

“They have some skills. They were able to get a job, so they didn’t come back,” Bellamy said. “In the past, we have always seen that when the economy is good, students don’t seek education. That’s a standard. That’s something we almost see cyclical throughout the different times.”

Conway has charged all college employees with proposing new ways to recruit and retain students.

“There’s not just one answer,” she said. “When our enrollment kept go-ing up and up, people asked, ‘What are you doing?’

“There wasn’t one answer. There were multiple things we were doing. We’ve sort of had to get our own real-ity check and say “It’s time to get back out into this community.’ ”

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Immigration tops list of presidential election issues

Enrollment dips for first time since 2011

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By Juanita Hernandez etc4640@dcccd.edu

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories exploring issues in the 2016 presidential election.

Immigration has emerged as the dominant domestic-policy campaign issue for candidates seeking the pres-idency in 2016.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has attracted attention for his call to refuse citizenship to babies born in the U.S. to non-citizens.

He has promised, if he is elected, to fight to revoke their citizenship and deport anyone living illegally in the country.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal also opposes automatic citizenship for these children, dubbed anchor babies by opponents who say their parents use the children’s births in an attempt to stay in the U.S.

“It goes against the 14th Amend-ment,” said Eastfield’s League of United Latin American Citizens

President Herlinda Resendiz. “By (Trump) fighting for this, it’s clear that he doesn’t know his amend-ments.”

The 14th Amendment grants citi-zenship to all people born or natural-ized in the United States.

Opponents say “anchor babies” unfairly help their undocumented parents benefit from government programs such as food stamps and Medicaid and improve their chances of obtaining legal status.

“My father is Mexican and my mother is white,” freshman Sendi Cardoza said. “They got married in Mexico, and he waited to enter the U.S. legally. “Sure it wasn’t easy or cheap, but they did things the right way. And if my parents were able to do so, I feel like everyone else should be able to do the same.”

According to the Center for Im-migration Studies, nearly 300,000 children are born to undocumented parents in the United States every year. After age 21, children born in the United States may petition for

their non-citizen parents to obtain legal status.

History professor Kat Reguero,

adviser to the college’s LULAC club, said she worries such attitudes about immigration will also harm those under the Deferred Action for Child-hood Arrivals program, which allows children brought into the country before turning 16 to apply for legal status.

“With people like Trump out there gaining support, it is very scary,” Reguero said. “He is trying to not only take away things that we have already gotten, but stop us from going forward.”

Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both support immigration reform that would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents.

Other Republican candidates op-pose Trump’s plan to deport 11 mil-lion immigrants, but most place bor-der security as a high priority.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has distanced himself from a bipartisan immigration-reform bill that he co-authored in 2013.

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Gov. Chris

Christie of New Jersey and business-woman Carly Fiorina oppose a path-way to citizenship.

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has backed legislation that would allow children brought into the country by family members to at-tain citizenship but has promised to secure the border.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Caro-lina place border security as a higher priority than reform plans.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson advocates allowing immigrants al-ready living in the U.S. to enroll in a “guest worker” program.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has proposed reform that stops short of legal status for people in the country illegally.

Ohio Gov. John Kasick has said he would consider a pathway to citizen-ship but does not like the idea.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki has proposed legal residency for immigrants after 200 hours of service.

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By Andrea Carrizales etc4640@dcccd.edu

Eastfield kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept. 16 with a “Dieciseis” celebration of Mexican Independence Day at the Pleasant Grove campus.

During October, the Office of Stu-dent Engagement and Retention is hosting a variety of events designed to celebrate Hispanic heritage and inspire students with the merging of academic studies and cultural diversity. Although the national cel-ebrations end on Oct. 15, the college will continue celebrating until Nov. 12, when students from the Spanish Honors classes will have their final oral presentations, open to the pub-lic.

As a different take on the yearly celebrations, OSER is adopting “En-ergizing our Nation’s Diversity” as the theme for the month. Its main goal is to promote cultural diversity and encourage a broader perspective among students, OSER Dean Court-ney Carter-Harbour said.

Carter-Harbour said she is espe-cially excited for the visit of Latino slam poet Joaquin Zihuatanejo on Oct. 27.

A native of East Dallas, Zihua-tanejo grew up in “El Barrio,” and his early experiences in Hispanic culture

are present in his poems, written in English.

“I’m excited about that connection with our students,” Carter-Harbour said. “This is someone who has pur-sued a career in the arts and achieved success. He is very talented and he comes from this neighborhood,. So I think it will be inspiring for our students to hear him talk about his journey but then also perform some of his works.”

Zihuatanejo has appeared on HBO’s “Def Poet” and is a National Poetry Slam finalist. In 2008, he won the Individual World Poetry Slam

Championship.A salsa-tasting with Chef Lydia

Gonzales on Oct. 21 is another event that has members of the Hispanic Heritage committee — responsible for the planning of the events — ex-cited.

“They’re going to have salsas from different areas of the world and will give lectures about the origins of sal-sa and why things are created to taste a certain way from certain regions of the world,” committee member Phil-ip Bueno said.

Gonzales’ presentation will in-form students about different global

ingredients and tastes. “I think she’ll do a good job really

broadening our perspective from a culinary point of view,” Carter-Har-bour said.

On Nov. 2, Eastfield will celebrate “Dia de los Muertos,” or Day of the Dead. This is a day for people to pay tribute to family and friends who have died.

At first a Mexican holiday, this practice has extended into Brazil and Spain and is acknowledged in many other countries around the world.

On that day, OSER will have a Hispanic heritage trivia game and traditional Mexican sugar skulls for students in the Pit.

Students will have the chance to see traditional folklorico dances on Oct. 12. Existing campus activities such as the Recital Series and the Foreign Film Series will feature live music and a movie presentation on Oct. 14 and 15, respectively, to com-memorate Hispanic culture.

Events involving academics in-clude an Economics of Immigration panel on Oct. 7 and a presentation on “Dia de los Muertos” by history pro-fessor Kat Reguero on Oct. 28.

Hispanic Heritage Month was proclaimed a national celebration in 1968. Eastfield began celebrating when the college opened its doors in 1970.

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Univision presented its local 5 p.m. newscast live from Eastfield’s Pleasant Grove campus on Oct.1. News anchors Angel Pedrero and Wendy Cruz hosted the show.

The segment opened with the story of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, where nine people were murdered.

Univision reached out to students at the Pleasant Grove campus to ask how they felt about safety on campus. Anchor Andrea Rega reported speaking to students who confirmed feeling safe.

The network also launched the “Quiero Aprender” or “I Want to Learn” campaign dedicated to promot-ing the importance of education among the Hispanic community. The campaign is giving away a $5,000 scholarship each month through December.

Students must create a photo, video or social me-dia post illustrating or describing what motivates them to pursue education or what would make a positive impact on their education, school, community and future. Post submissions to Facebook, Twitter or Ins-tagram with the hashtag #QuieroAprender or upload posts to getschooled.com/Univision.

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ET CETERA FILE PHOTODancers from the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico perform during the 2013 Hispanic Heritage celebration. The dancers will return for a performance on Oct. 12 in the Lower Courtyard.

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Univision hosts newscaston Pleasant Grove campus

Art show focuses on photosBeginning Oct. 15, Eastfield will host a pho-

tography exhibition titled “Sensuous World” in F-219C. The exhibition runs through Nov. 20.

Artist Kalee Appleton will speak about the featured artwork at 2:15 p.m. Oct. 22 in F-218.

Kate Palmer Albers, assistant professor of art history at the University of Arizona, will lecture at 9 a.m. in G-101.

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Wed 7

Healthy Living fair, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., the Pit and C-135

Get $18 flu shots sponsored by the Health Center, 2-6 p.m., C-139

Fri9

Introduction to video production presented by Sarah Sheldon, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., L-208

Counseling and Advising: What's the Difference? presented by Katie Neff, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m,

Tue13

Cyberbulling workshop, presented by counselor Katie Neff, 11 a.m.

Wed 14

Hispanic Heritage Month concert series with Havana, 12:30-1:30 p.m, Performance Hall

Completion Center, Com-mitment Week: Career Planning, OSER will be giving away prizes, 12:30 p.m. -2 p.m., C-237A

Thur 15

Breast Cancer Awareness Walk sponsored by the Health Center, 9:45-10:45 a.m., Fireside Lounge

Completion Center: Com-mitment Week, Texas A&M Commerce info sessions about complet-ing associates degrees or certificates, lunch pro-vided, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., C-135

Completion Center: Transfer Fair, more than 45 universities will be in attendence, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., the Pit

Hispanic Heritage Month Foreign Film Series: 'Valentin', 12:30-1:50 p.m., C-237

Fri 16

Photoshop 3 presented by David Danforth, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Mon19

Common book: The Science Behind Law and Order panel presentation, 9:05-10:35 a.m., G-101Building Credit presented by Ke'shun Walker, 12:30-1:30 p.m., L-208

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OctoberBy Juanita Hernandez etc4640@dcccd.edu

If you were handed a patient’s vital signs data and X-rays, could you make a diagnosis?

Students at the Pleasant Grove campus were taught to evaluate such data about hypothetical patients as well as themselves during a presenta-tion Sept. 30 by the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.

Lead naturalist educator Jessie Crowley, who has worked for the museum for more than three years writing the biology curriculums and working with the museum’s animal collection, gave the pre-sentation Diagnosis: The Body in Question, which teaches the importance of listening to our bodies and understanding vital signs.

Before starting the class, Crowley figures out the student’s comprehension level on health topics.

“Besides waiting a long time, what else happens at an emergency room?” she asks.

In an emergency room, patients usually wait, a nurse takes their vital signs and then they wait again.

Crowley said that vital signs help nurses deter-mine whether patient need to be seen immediately or if they can wait.

Crowley then placed the 24 students in groups of four, supplying each with a clear plastic box. The boxes contained stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs and forehead thermometers.

Crowley set her phone timer to 15 seconds and instructed the students to count the number of breaths they take. She then added another 15 sec-onds and asked students to count their pulse on their wrists or necks.

The purpose is to familiarize the students with what is considered normal and what should be of concern. Many people do not understand how these functions work or how to read them, Crow-

ley said. The class is then taken into a deeper level of ex-

perimentation. Each group receives a hypothetical patient file. Crowley tasks the students to diagnose the patient using vital signs and X-rays.

“I think it is very important for us to know what’s going on with our bodies at all times,” fresh-man Alexia Jimenez said. “I don’t think people un-derstand how beautiful and important our bodies are. I think things like this … open our minds.”

Although the class consisted of only one health major, all of the students appeared engaged and participated in the class. Crowley moved through the room and answered questions.

“She was explaining everything with such de-tail ... She didn’t just assume we knew everything because we are college students,” freshman Imelda Diaz said. “If Jessie were to teach a class, I would take it.”

A medical education can take many years, but Crowley said that volunteering can help students decide if they should pursue health as a career. Pri-or to deciding on a health education path, Crowley said she wanted to become a veterinarian. Volun-teering helped her decide.

“I think that volunteering your time is a great way to start,” she said. “It gives you a step above people that don’t.”

Perot naturalist educates on health

JUANITA HERNANDEZ/THE ET CETERAJessie Crowley of the Perot Museum speaks to students at the Pleasant Grove campus.

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ANDREA CARIZALES/THE ET CETERALeslie Mendoza gives blood for the first time Sept. 24. Blood collected during the drive will help 168 patients, Health Center Director Cynthia Taylor said. The next drive is Nov. 17.

Giving life

By David Silva etc4640@dcccd.edu

With help over 140 million miles away, astronaut Mark Watney fights to avoid being the first human to die on Mars in Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi drama “The Martian,” based off of Andy Weir’s novel of the same name.

The film revolves around Watney, an astronaut and botanist played by Matt Damon, who is left stranded on Mars after a storm seperates him from his fellow crewmates and almost ends his life.

Watney has to survive on the foreign planet with limited resources and find a way to make contact with Earth in order to be rescued.

The movie also stars Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean and Donald Glover.

Scott is the creator of many successful movies such as Alien, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down and American Gangster.

However, he has recently made some very costly mishaps in the form

of 2013’s “The Counselor” (and if you haven’t heard of it, lucky you) and the disasters that were “Exodus: Gods and Kings” and “Child 44” in 2014. These films were largely harassed by critics and quickly overlooked by audiences abroad.

"Martian," however, looks to be his much-awaited comeback to the sci-fi genre after 30 years, and to the pleasure of many fans, he has delivered a fun and clever motion picture.

Damon shines as the quick-witted botanist, and manages to embody his resilience very well.

Every time Damon is on screen he dominates with his humor and (forgive the pun) down-to-earth persona.

Watney is given a marginal chance of survival in the hostile and lifeless planet but attempts to construct a system of food and water as well as making various attempts to communicate with NASA.

The nerdiest of hearts will flutter as Watney elaborately utilizes his vast knowledge of botany and technology.

Scott’s cinematography has always been of the highest quality. He compliments the astronaut’s isolation with a very realistic Mars setting. Scott also allows Damon to carry most of the film.

When the film focuses on the characters on Earth, however, the tempo starts to slow down for too long.

The biggest flaw of this film is the run time.

Clocking in at two hours and twenty-one minutes, I highly advise you to opt for the smaller drink of soda.

The run time seems to weigh down on everyone, excluding Damon.

It seems that Scott did not want to leave out anything from the novel, a decision that at a point drags the audience across some fairly predictable story plot.

Although Scott has managed to enlist all-star performers, some actors

(Sean Bean, most of the Watney’s crew) only seem to overcrowd the film.

Although it’s far from perfect, Scott’s cinematography is highly enjoyable, the complex tasks that

Watney ventures through are fascinating.

The wit and resilience showcased by Watney throughout the film make this movie an entertaining ride well worth the night out.

By Aisha Davis etc4640@dcccd.edu

Paintings and sculptures from the private collections of Terry Nowell, Karol Howard and George Morton will be on display in H-100 through Nov. 20.

The exhibit, titled Haints, Saints and Spirits of the South, features work from self-taught artists. According to Nowell, each piece tells a story derived from its creator.

Andy Don Emmons of Fairfield has been drawing and painting for over 30 years. Emmons got into folk art in college and began gluing magazine cut-outs to his pieces, lending a distinctive signature to his work.

“I made most of these with watercolor paint I bought from the dollar store,” Emmons said. “I made about 500 to 600 drawings over a 10-year period. Art was my therapy.” He went on to explain how the drawings were like “social commentary” which came from “divine imagination.”

Due to carpal tunnel syndrome, Emmons now paints exclusively. Despite the new medium, his rugged art style remains.

Nowell spoke about many of the artists featured in the exhibit during a guest lecture in the gallery.

“Most of the artists within this collection are self-taught,” he said. “You see, art cannot be taught. Art is visionary.”

Nowell spoke of French painter and sculptor Jean Dubuffet, who fancied art created by psychiatric patients. This type of art is called outsider art, or art brut. Nowell shared how Dubuffet felt that isolation was a factor which helped both the patients and

the artists in the gallery create their paintings.Another addition to the exhibit is the work of sculptor Burgess

Dulaney. A Mississippi native, Dulaney made his sculptures out of mud from his yard. He would take out the impurities by hand and used marbles for the eyes of each figure.

Dulaney, who only ever had a dozen sculptures on display, never called himself an artist.

He gave away many of his pieces for free until his brother-in-law began charging for them.

Nadine Freeman, Dulaney’s great-niece, said her family only owns one of his sculptures: a small dragon.

Many pictures of his pieces are documented in the 1974 book “Baking in the Sun.”

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6Life&ArtsPrivate art collection arrives at college

‘Martian’ quick-witted, run time too long

COURTESY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Mark Watney (Matt Damon) must sustain life on Mars after a storm isolates him from his crewmates.

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JONATHAN WENCES/THE ET CETERA Above, Terry Nowell introduces the exhibit. Right, "The Outer Space Theme Project" by Brooks Yeomans.

Beer HavenThis outdoor bar on wheels offers 60 different draft taps every day. Primarily serving local craft

brews, it offers special Texas- and fair-themed drinks such as the Community Beer Co.’s Funnel Cake Ale, a finalist in last year’s Big Tex Choice Awards.

The Beer Haven will be at the fair through Oct. 18. During the weekends, the bar hosts live music and entertainment at the base of the Texas Star Ferris wheel. On Saturdays, local brewmasters offer tours showcasing their work.

On the last weekend of the fair, the trucks will move into the Cotton Bowl for the Texas Craft Beer Festival, where more than 70 state breweries will talk to beer newbies and connoisseurs alike.

Big Texas MusicFrom pop to classical and country music, the Big Texas Music series of concerts has something

for everyone every day of the fair, featuring notable musicians from all over the state. Entrance fees are included with fair admission.

To see the full schedule of performances, visit bigtex.com/bigtexasmusic/

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Brand new activities keep Big Tex young

Every fall, the State Fair provides fun for people all over the Metroplex. This year, enjoy fair favorites like a ride on the Ferris wheel or a look at the newest cars in the

auto show while taking advantage of the newest additions such as the Beer Haven and the Big Texas Music concert series.

Even the most devoted fairgoers will find something new and exciting this time around.— Compiled by Parker Ward and Andrea Carrizales

Thrifty ThursdaysSave money and enjoy select food items at a discount every Thursday. From funnel cakes to

corny dogs, this is the perfect opportunity to get a taste of the State Fair while on a student budget.

Mundo Latino — Guitarras de MexicoAdding a distinct Latin flair just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, Guitarras de Mexico

features performances from guitarists and ensembles. Guitar makers from Paracho, Michoacan — the “guitar capital of Mexico” — will demonstrate

their knowledge and craftsmanship to visitors. This exhibit is part of the annual series of Mundo Latino events and will be open daily in the

Women’s Museum.

Mattress Firm Illumination SensationThe revamped Fair Park fountain system will put on a nightly water and light show with dan-

cers, acrobats and pop music to complement the art deco architecture. The 16-minute show will start at 8 p.m. every night in the Esplanade.

Photos by Alejandra Rosas — Illustration by Jonathan Wences

By Jon Aguirre etc4640@dcccd.edu

Deafheaven is one of the biggest names in black metal. The San Francisco-based band is often called “black metal for people who don’t like black metal,” and I think this is true.

Deafheaven’s accessibility shows in its latest album, “New Bermuda,” as well in its 2013 breakout sophomore release, “Sunbather,” a beautiful album that combined elements from shoegaze — a subgenre where vocals are put lower in the mix and used as a tool for melody, so the lyrics typically don’t matter — and post-rock.

“New Bermuda” is close to the same style as

“Sunbather” but with dirtier vocals, harsher guitars and harder drums.

In typical shoegaze fashion, all the noise in this album might make the listener miss the beautiful background melodies. Its influence is apparent in every song, while the post-rock elements are less prevalent in this album than “Sunbather.”

In “Sunbather,” the post-rock songs are used as breaks from the intense black metal. In “New Bermuda,” these breaks have been removed, but the lack of post-rock does not hurt the album much. A full copy and paste of their last

album would be trite. “New Bermuda” starts off with a droning

sound and church bells in the song “Brought to the Water” and wastes no time getting to the hard metal we come to expect from Deafheav-en. It’s here where we get our first sign that this album is going to be different. The vocals are one of the highest things in the mix and sound growlier than ever.

One of the biggest problems I have with Deafheaven is that they use a lot of fade-outs. The last song on the album, “Gifts for the Earth,” has a fade-out in the last song, which rarely works for me. It feels anticlimactic and leaves me wanting more. But there are other things on this album that make up for it.

In the song “Come Back,” Deafheaven shows its skill at blending ugly, harsh metal with pret-ty, easy listening. This is used in most of the songs on the album, but it does not feel over-used. I am sure it would not work as well if an-other band tried this technique.

The fast song “Luna” is contrasted by the slow “Baby Blue,” but both are reminiscent of the work of big '80s thrash metal bands such as Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. “Baby Blue” uses a riff that sounds like it would be straight out of that era of metal, and “Luna” reminds me of the speed of Slayer.

“Baby Blue” also pays homage to the post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The end of the song samples a pre-recorded message from some kind of traffic report. In the Godspeed You! Black Emperor song “Storm,” there is a pre-recorded message of a gas station announcement. This is not new to Deafheaven

because the idea was repeatedly used on its last album.

I think the best use of guitars on the al-bum happens on the closer track “Gifts for the Earth.” Not only does it have a fantastic riff, but it also has other solos going on below the surface that you have to listen for. This is what gives “New Bermuda” its replay value. You can listen to it again and again and find new stuff such as little melodies in the cluster of guitars.

“New Bermuda” is a full album with a length of about 45 minutes. It only includes five songs, but each is an average of nine minutes long. Even with these extended song lengths, I never felt like I was on a song for too long because it’s constantly changing. If anything, I want the songs to be drawn out a little more. This album isn’t for everybody, but if you’re a fan of metal, I would seriously recommend Deafheaven and this album.

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Member meetings are held in C-297 on 1st and 3rd Friday of every month at 12:30 p.m.

Deafheaven impresses, blends multiple rock genres

COURTESY OF ANTI RECORDS Deafheaven's new album blends different sounds for a unique listening experience.

By James Hartley etc4640@dcccd.edu

The world seems to love Stieg Larsson’s Mil-lennium series. Although Larsson died before the first book was even released, his name has become known internationally for his literary work. His publishers saw this and have decided the series must go on.

It is rare for a foreign book series to become an instant classic in America. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” translated from Swedish, did just that. The foreign film adaptation was also a success.

The struggles of investigative journalist Mi-kael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander cap-tivated Americans. The books were such a huge success that after the dead author’s final entry was released, Swedish publishers Norstedts For-lag decided that was no reason to end the series. They brought in David Lagercrantz to continue Larsson’s legacy with the latest installation,

“The Girl in the Spider’s Web.”

PlotLarsson’s original trilogy follows the story of

Blomkvist and Salander in a double mission to find a girl missing for nearly 40 years and clear Blomkvist's name of criminal charges.

The fourth book, set chronologically after the third, starts late at night as Blomkvist re-ceives a phone call from an anonymous source with information that is somehow vital to the United States. Blomkvist, looking for a scoop for his political magazine, turns to Salander, who has her own unknown agenda.

The tip leads Blomkvist and Salander into a web of powerful people looking to keep the information secret. Reviews

The characters and their story in the original trilogy were praised by fans for their depth and ability to captivate readers. Slander’s

troubled past involving sex-ual abuse at a youngage and Blom-kvist’s dedica-tion to his investigative journalism paint the dark and complex tapestry of the trilogy.

Lager-crantz’s con-tribution to the series, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” has received mixed reviews.

Critics claim that Lagercrantz handled the characters poorly, while those who have praised the fourth installation of the series have claimed they are as captivating as ever.

USA Today says fans can rest easy because

Salander is “in good hands” and calls the story “a bloody, twisty thrill ride.”

The Washington Post, however, described it as “disjointed and annoying,” despite the idea being “fitfully interesting.” Controversy

The decision made by Norstedts Forlag to release a fourth book from a different author has caused controversy among fans and re-viewers alike.

Because the series was so beloved, many fans questioned a new author’s ability to maintain the story and the characters. They also ques-tioned if Larsson wanted the series to continue.

Some criticized the decision to continue in light of legal battles between Larsson’s family and longtime girlfriend over the rights to his work. His family won.

It is unclear if the series will have a fifth in-stallment, but the latest book seems to leave an opening for a follow-up.

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‘Girl’ returns to bookstores without her creator

Lay named Player of WeekOutside hitter Karina Lay was named

Metro Athletic Conference Player of the Week for Sept. 13-19. Lay is a freshman and has averaged 8.13 digs per set and 3.13 kills per set, and 30.8 percent of her digs were converted into kills. Lay is a Frisco native and graduated from Liberty High School. During the week of Sept. 13-19, Eastfield played Southwestern Christian College and Dallas Christian College.

“I think it’s a real honor because I had a injury, so get-ting back was a big deal for me,” Lay said. “Then getting the award made me want to keep pushing and keep doing better.”

Basketball team starts new seasonEastfield basketball season opened Oct. 1. The Harvesters

first scrimmages will be held Oct. 9-10 in a five-game tourna-ment at Marcus High School and Lewisville High School.

Penalty kick pays off for Espinoza Forward Hazel Espinoza has named

the Division III player of the Week for Region V for Sept. 20-26. Espinoza found the back of the net twice that week. One of the goals was a game-win-ning penalty kick against No. 8 Rich-land, handing them their first confer-ence loss since the 2012-2013 season.

“I’m glad I helped the team to get that win against Richland,” Espinoza said. “It was really important for us. We have never beat Richland before.”

Intramural, pick-up games beginIntramural sports have kicked off for the semester. Soccer will

be playing at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays on the soccer fields behind G building. Tennis players will meet at the tennis courts to compete at 12:30 p.m. Fridays.

There will also be two basketball tournaments on Oct. 10 and Nov. 21. Any full- or part-time students may participate as well as staff and faculty members. Each team will have three players. Table tennis will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-days in P building. For information, email contact Larry Jeffer-son at larryjefferson@dcccd.edu.

For those who don’t want to be on a team and compete in intramural sports but want to play basketball, faculty, staff and students are invited to play co-ed games at 7 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the gym.

North Lake to help former Eastfield athleteNorth Lake will host Eastfield on Oct. 15, a match that will

also benefit former Eastfield volleyball player Blanca Saavadra. North Lake coach Cathy Carter is a close friend of Saavadra, who played for the Harvesters during the 2006-07 season. North Lake will be accepting donations and have prizes and a raffle to help Saavadra, who has cancer and is undergoing her final round of chemotherapy.

—Compiled by Brianna Harmon

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9SportsOct. 9 Soccer vs. Mountain View 6 p.m.Oct. 13 Soccer vs. Richland 6 p.m.Oct. 16 Volleyball vs. Arlington Baptist 5 p.m.Oct. 19 Volleyball vs. Mountain View 7 p.m.

By Gabriel Flores etc4640@dcccd.edu

The pitch fell silent as Eastfield’s Hazel Espinoza lined up to take a crucial penalty kick with just under 11 minutes to play in the first half of a top-10 clash against Richland on Sept. 25.

Espinoza rifled her shot low and to the right, freezing the keeper, who watched helplessly as the ball struck the back of the net.

The goal propelled the fourth-ranked Harvesters to a 1-0 lead they would never relinquish as they knocked off No. 8 Richland on its home field.

It marked the first win over the Lady Thunderducks in Eastfield his-tory and gave the Harvesters (7-1, 3-0) sole possession of first place atop the Region V standings.

“It’s a big win for our program,” Eastfield coach Dustin Stein said. “If you can beat Richland, you can beat anybody in the country. They’re al-ways in the mix for a national title, so beating them shows that we’re on the right path.”

After the game Espinoza admit-ted that she, like many of her team-mates, was nervous coming into the matchup. However, she seemed un-affected by the most crucial point in the game, scoring for the sixth time this season.

“I just tried to focus on placement and being calm,” she said. “I was try-ing to picture where I wanted to put it.”

Sophomore midfielder Miriam Mendoza said she always has confi-dence in Espinoza and the rest of her team in penalty kick situations.

“Whoever is up there will put it in the back of the net,” she said.

After the goal, the Harvesters seemed quicker, swarming to the ball, and rooting out the Thunder-duck attack with a number of tackles and interceptions.

“The defense was a confidence boost,” said Eastfield sophomore keeper Abigayle Cantrell, who only had to fend off two shots because of her team’s performance.

Eastfield played the game without starting midfielder Karlee Hickson, who was nursing a sprained ankle. Still, the Harvesters were able to play at their pace with precise passing and ball movement.

Historically, Richland has domi-nated the region. However, Stein wanted his team focused on the now.

“History is history,” he said. “I didn’t feel like an underdog. They needed to knock us off.”

Eastfield nearly defeated Richland last season, losing 2-1 after relin-quishing a 1-0 first-half lead.

“It feels so good to beat Richland,” said Cantrell, breathing a sigh of re-

lief, who was on the field during the tough loss last season.

After the game, Stein made it clear to his players that there is still much work to be done and urged them to keep it all in perspective.

“You haven’t won anything yet,” he said to his team while huddled in celebration.

The road to New Jersey for the national tournament is paved with tough opponents, including a re-match with Richland at home Oct. 13.

“That win did nothing more for us than beating Cedar Valley or beating Mountain View,” Stein said. “They all

count the same in the standings. Our goal is to be the No 1 seed in our dis-trict tournament.”

Eastfield makes history with win over Richland

BRIANNA HARMON/THE ETCETERA Above, Elizabeth Cobar fends off a Richland player in a game between the two top-10 teams Sept. 25. Above left, Brenda Aguilar goes up for a header.

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BriefsSPORTS

Lay Espinoza

By Brianna Harmon etc4640@dcccd.edu

Kat Reguero left her history class-room Sept. 22, pinned a giant orange bow to her head and stepped onto the sidelines of the volleyball court.

“Good job,” she shouted as the Harvester team took the court. “Way to go.”

Reguero was the first guest coach of the season for Eastfield in their conference opener against Brookhav-en. Brookhaven opened the season ranked No. 1 in the National Junior Athletic Association Division III.

“I was very excited when I first found out she was going to be our guest coach,” freshman setter Zelda Ortiz said. “I love her in the class-room, and I knew I’d love her on the court. She comes to the games and supports us, and I can always hear her voice. And that makes my heart smile.”

Reguero teaches History 1301 and 1302, and created a civil rights class and developed the curriculum for it.

“It was a different spin. I’ve never had a teacher come be a coach for us,” freshman Madi Wenrick said. “So it’s cool. She is really upbeat and positive all the time, and it’s different from

most coaches because coaches aren’t positive all the time.”

Coach Brandon Crisp asked Reguero to be the guest coach after a game. She accepted immediately.

“I had zero reservations,” she said. “I was super excited.”

Nerves started to plague her on game day but evaporated when she reached the locker room.

“Oh my god, your bow,” one girl cried.

“They were super cute and su-per excited to see me,” Reguero said. “It made me feel like this is where I belong and that I’m going to have a great night.”

Reguero stayed with the team while they reviewed scouting reports and mentally prepared for the game. Each player sat at a desk and read through a binder filled with facts about their opponents.

“For us in the stands it honestly looks like when the ball comes to you that you just hit it,” Reguero said.

But she saw how much more the players put into their play.

“They are very skilled and good listeners,” she said. “They are very dedicated. They throw their bodies out there. They are sliding across the floor. They are amazing.”

Reguero tried the keep the Har-vesters’ spirits high as Brookhaven dominated the match.

“We were losing really bad in the game, and she told us that great people are made from great mo-ments and for us to go get that great moment,” Ortiz said. “That made my eyes tear up because it’s the truth. And to hear her say that from her perspective just really lifted every-thing off my shoulders and made me feel OK.”

Eastfield lost the match to Brookhaven 3-0, with game scores of 14-25, 21-25, 7-25.

Crisp created the guest coach program to give faculty and staff the chance to see the work that goes into the games and to become better ac-quainted with the athletes.

Basketball coach Anthony Fletch-er has invited guest coaches for his team’s season, which starts Oct. 30.

Guest coaches for future games are Amy Vance, associate dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math; Judith Dumont, acting executive dean of Workforce, Cor-porate and Continuing Education; adviser Corey Loverson, admissions specialist Simon Ozuna and police Lt. Timothy Ellington.

Reguero encourages others to get involved with the teams.

“They will find it really reward-ing,” she said. “I mean these girls are

amazing. It’s one thing to have them in the classroom. I’ve only had them three weeks. I feel like I know them now and how dedicated they are.”

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10SPORTS

PREVIEW DAY

Explore the opportunities and discover the difference at A&M-Commerce.

> Presentations for freshmen and transfer students covering admissions, residential living & learning, financial aid and scholarships

> Meet faculty, staff and students> Bilingual sessions by Hispanic Outreach> Academic and student organization showcase> Tour campus and residence halls> Lunch included

October 17, 2015 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.REGISTER ONLINE NOW! tamuc.edu/ManeEvent

Professor coaches volleyball

BRIANNA HARMON/THE ET CETERA History professor Kat Reguero cheers on the volleyball team while serving as guest coach in the conference opener against Brookhaven on Sept. 22.

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11Wrapup

Zek and Slik By Matthew Rohan

Fake Friends By Chelsea Chizoba

Animal Droppings By Michelle Chase

1.What president’s diary entries were so short the Massachusetts Historical Society could fit them within Twitter’s character limits?

A) John Quincy AdamsB) Ulysses S. GrantC) Andrew JacksonD) Woodrow Wilson

In a light year, light travels nearly six trillion miles. Approximately how far does light travel in a nanosecond?A) One inchB) One footC) One mile

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