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By SARAH WILSON Staff Writer

According to usa.gov, the most popular New Year’s resolution is losing weight. In a technology-driven society, people can now turn to smartphone apps to stay in shape. continued on Page 6

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FLU

WEEKEND EDITION

By KAITLIN BAIN Senior reporter

ALCOHOL

In addition to the other medical treatments offered, the Student Wellness Center provides doctor’s appointments and medication to those suffering from the flu or flu-like symptoms.

By KAITLIN BAIN Senior reporter

While binge drinking education programs have been increasing nationwide, on average six people still die from alcohol poisoning each day in the United States.

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STRENGTH

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

Texas Tech’s Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center currently offers more than 120 group fitness exercise classes addressing one’s unique fitness goals. For adults, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends adults should get 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week.

Through the group fitness exercises offered at the Rec Center, students can find a way to stay active during their busy schedules.

Kami White-Waden, assistant director of fitness and wellness at the Rec Center, teaches cardio water intervals, a group fitness class which raises one’s heart rate as the class progresses.

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By JONATHAN LAUREL Staff Writer

The infamous “freshman 15” looms on the minds of some college students.

With the academic year halfway over and a new year just begun, some may try to eat healthier.

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The procedure to determine what would be best for a student exhibiting flu-like symptoms differs depending on whether the student has made a previous appointment or if the clinic is booked for the day, Dr. Kelly Bennett, medical director at University Student Health Services, said.

“If we’re not completely booked up you get an appointment and the most important thing is we get your vital signs, which includes your fever because most of the time with the flu people, they have a fever, at least over 101,” she said. “Then we look in your ears and nose and throat and listen to your heart and lungs and that’s about all you can do if somebody has the flu.”

If the doctor discerns the patient does have the flu, she said, he or she will most likely be treated with the antiviral Tamiflu.

It is possible that the clinic can be booked the day a student comes in exhibiting symptoms, she said.

“If we’re completely booked up, all they have to do is say, ‘I am running a fever,’ and we will make sure they get seen by somebody no matter what.”

While exhibiting a fever is cause for an appointment, Bennett said most people with a cold or the flu will be fine without going to the doctor.

There are preventative measures students can take when arriving back at school to keep themselves from getting sick, too, she said.

“Hand washing, hand washing and hand washing,” she said, “and if you’re sick, don’t go to class.”

Bennett said she would normally say it is not too late to get a flu shot, but the flu shot that has been administered this year has not been as

effective as vaccines in the past.

“It’s not too late, but I’m not even sure if we have any yet,” she said. “You should always get your flu shot, but realistically this year it’s had about a 50 percent rate of being effective, which is the worst I can remember in the 20 years I’ve been in medicine.”

Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said about half of the flu viruses that have been analyzed during this particular season are different than the virus that is present in the vaccine that has been administered for this flu season.

While the vaccine does continue to protect against some strains of flu, he said, it will only have some effectiveness at fighting the drifted strain.

“While vaccination is still important, I want to emphasize a second tool to fight the flu and the complications that flu causes, and that is antiviral medications,” she said.

“Antivirals are not a substitute for vaccinations. Vaccinations prevent flu, but antivirals are an important second line of defense to treat the flu.

This year, treatment with antiviral drugs is especially important.”

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, symptoms to look for when deciphering if someone has the flu include a fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, a cough or sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, headaches or body aches, chills, fatigue and nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.

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PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE FLU OFTEN FEEL SOME OR ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS: FEVER OR FEELING FEVERISH/CHILLS. COUGH. SORE THROAT. RUNNY OR STUFFY NOSE. MUSCLE OR BODY ACHES.

HEADACHES. FATIGUE (TIREDNESS) SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE VOMITING AND DIARRHEA, THOUGH THIS IS MORE COMMON IN CHILDREN THAN ADULTS.

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Over-the-counter drugs ease symptoms

By KAITLIN BAIN Senior reporter

While contracting the flu can put a damper on the beginning of the semester, there are several medications that can be used to combat symptoms that accompany the flu.

Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said because the flu vaccine for this year has been less effective than vaccines last year, antiviral medications have become even more important as they help to combat the flu after it has been contracted.

“It’s especially important to get antiviral medicines

quickly if you have the flu,” he said. “They work best when you start them within two days of the beginning of flu symptoms, and we strongly recommend that if doctors suspect the flu in someone who might be severely ill from the flu, they don’t wait for the results of a flu test before starting antivirals.”

Dr. Kelly Bennett, medical director at the Texas Tech Student Health Services, said after a doctor conducts an exam of a student who has come in with flu-like symptoms and has determined through a swab or the symptoms present that the student has the flu, the doctor will generally treat the ailment with Tamiflu.

According to the Tamiflu

safety information, it is a prescription medicine that can be used to treat the flu in people who are two weeks of age or older and have had flu symptoms for no more than two days.

It does not prevent bacterial infection as it is an antiviral and is not a substitute for a flu vaccine.

“You know, most people can survive colds and flus perfectly fine without going to the doctor,” she said. “That’s why we have had human beings alive for thousands of years.”

While it is usually possible to overcome the flu without a doctor’s visit, there are different over-the-counter medications that can be used to combat these symptoms and decrease experi-

enced discomfort, she said.

Tylenol and Advil can be used to treat a fever or a headache, she said. According to the Tylenol and Advil safety information labels, each is used to relieve minor aches and pains and temporarily reduce fever.

“For a runny nose and drainage and all that we usually recommend Mucinex twice a day for extended relief, or you can take it more often if it’s a generic brand,” she said. “When I’m personally sick I take Tylenol, Mucinex and then, if I have a cough, I might get a prescription cough medicine or honey. Unfortunately, the over-the-counter cough medicines do not work.” ➤➤KaitlinBainDT

Business to support Texas DREAM Act AUSTIN (AP) — Two days into the new legislative session, one of Texas’ most powerful business lobbies joined Democrats in opposing Republican efforts to repeal in-state college tuition rates for the children of immigrants who are in the country illegally.

The Texas Association of Business has previously endorsed keeping the state law many top Republicans

have pledged to repeal. But Wednesday’s renewed call to oppose repeal efforts was another sign of the coming conflict among Texas conservatives in what could be one of the session’s most divisive issues.

“We have a moral imperative in Texas to educate all of our children,” Texas Association of Business President Bill Hammond said at a Capitol rally. “They will be the future teach-

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ers, and doctors and architects and engineers in Texas if we allow this program to continue.”

It wouldn’t be the first time Republicans have clashed with typically conservative business leaders.

In 2011, business interests were seen as influential in scuttling Republican efforts to allow local police forces to ask detainees about their immigration status.

The so-called Texas DREAM Act covering higher education passed in 2001, when Texas became the first state to allow the children of immigrants in the country illegally to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges. The law requires those students to have lived in the state for at least three years, graduate from high school and sign a sworn statement that they will seek legal residency.

Texas had about 20,000 students enrolled under the provision of the DREAM Act in 2012, the most recent year data was available, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Of those, more than 14,000 were enrolled in two-year or technical colleges with about 5,000 at public universities.

But the law has been a target for state and national conservatives since 2012 when Gov. Rick Perry’s support for the measure helped kill his chances in the Republican primary for president.

Perry leaves office on Jan. 20 and his successor, former Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott, supports repealing the law. Lt. Gov.elect Dan Patrick also has pledged to make repealing the law one of his top priorities, calling it “a question of fairness for American citizens.”

At least two House bills have already been filed to repeal the Texas DREAM Act and similar efforts are expected in the Senate. Republicans have large controlling majorities in both chambers.

Jose Luis Zelaya, who is studying for his doctoral degree in urban education at Texas A&M University, entered college in 2006 under the DREAM Act and called repeal efforts “absurd.”

“Texas is not a state that travels back in time. We do not enact legislation that travels back in time,” Zelaya said. “We should promote human dignity. We should promote equality.”

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According to the CDC, binge drinking means consuming five or more alcoholic drinks in two to three hours for men and four or more drinks in the same time period for women.

Dr. Ileana Arias, principal deputy director for the CDC, said that while six deaths occur every day from alcohol poisoning, binge drinking leads to deaths caused by heart disease, cancer, car crashes and violence.

While college students are sometimes linked to binge drinking, she said most deaths are not among college students but middle-aged men.

“Despite its risks, more than 38 million U.S. adults report binge drinking about four times per month and consume an average of eight drinks per binge,” she said.

“Alcohol poisoning is caused by consuming a very large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.

A person’s response to alcohol can vary depending on many factors, including the amount.”

George Comiskey, an instructor of addictive disorders and recovery studies at Texas Tech, said there are many factors that play into a person’s tendency to binge drink.

“Much of it is social and the context in which they are drinking,” he said. “For instance, last night’s football game or this week where there’s a number of events like the start of school or the celebration of accomplishing something. So you’re in a group of people and an environment that basically establishes what is normalized as far as the number of drinks.”

According to the CDC study, the best way to prevent these deaths is through strategies for preventing excessive drinking such as regulating alcohol outlet density and preventing illegal alcohol sales in retail settings.

While these changes and others like them would require more policy change, Comiskey said friends can watch out for their friends at events to help them to stick to the recommended number of drinks for their gender.

“First of all, it’s intention,” he said. “It’s somebody having strong

beliefs that they want to cut back or curtail their drinking, so they’re making a concerted effort and they voice that to the people they’re around so they make it known. If those people know and they’re good friends then they will be someone that will watch out for them.”

In a college setting, however, talking to someone who seems to have had more than his or her recommended number of drinks can be challenging, Comiskey said.

The person being called out on their habits may become belligerent or violent, he said, and that is not something most students are looking to deal with when spending time with friends.

“If the person has given you permission to hold them accountable, then what you’re looking for is how fast they’re drinking and how much they’re drinking,” he said. “If they’re drinking alcohol like people drink sodas, if they’re picking up the next one as they’re finishing their first drink then you have someone that is on their way to a night of binge drinking.”

Other than the extremity of death, binge drinking does have

health effects that can affect the person who has been drinking up to three days later, Comiskey said.

Because alcohol is a diuretic and dehydrates the drinker, the drinker experiences withdrawal and headaches the next day, he said.

“It is causing a lot of stress and puts a lot of toxins in the liver, in the kidneys and on the overall functioning of the central nervous system,” he said. “So people who binge drink on a regular basis, it starts affecting their ability to get up in the morning and how they’re sleeping at night. So if they need to study or they have work it will start affecting their ability to show up and be fully functioning in other areas of their lives because of what they’re doing at night.”

To avoid experiencing the negative effects of binge drinking and keep the body feeling healthy, he said the drinker should make sure he or she is taking a break between drinks, getting water between drinks to rehydrate and taking care of his or her body and eat food before or during his or her time out drinking. ➤➤@KaitlinBainDT

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ABOUT 38 MILLION adults reported they binge drink an average of four times a month and consume eight drinks per binge, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For men, binge drinking means consuming five or more alcoholic drinks in a two to three hour period. For women, binge drinking means consuming four alcoholic drinks within two to three hours.

Sexual health important to students’ overall well being

By ALEX NORTON Staff Writer

Sexual health and sexually transmitted infections may be sensitive subjects for some Texas Tech students.

However, they are critical components to one’s overall health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An STI is a sexually transmitted infection and may be referred to as a sexually transmitted disease, according to the CDC. Dr. Sam Prien, an OB-GYN at the Tech Health Sciences Center, said there are several myths regarding STIs and sexual health.

“There is no such thing as the look test. You cannot look at another individual and tell whether they have an STD or not,” he said. “Many of the STDs have no symptoms.”

Additionally, Prien said penile-vaginal sexual intercourse is not the only way a person can acquire an STI from someone else.

“You can get an STI from oral sex and anal sex,” he said.

“STIs don’t read the dictionary and they don’t care what the definition of sex is.”

Raider Rash is a slang term used to describe STIs associated with Tech, Prien said.

“Raider Rash is kind of a

generic term for chlamydia, but there are other things that fall into the category of Raider Rash,” he said. “Lubbock has about three times the average rate of chlamydia.”

The only definite way to prevent acquiring an STI, Prien said, is by practicing sexual abstinence.

For students who are sexually active, Prien said he recommends the use of condoms because medications such as birth control do not prevent an STI. Dr. Dana Phillips, an OB/ GYN at HSC, said condom use and abstinence were the two best methods of STI prevention.

“Condoms and abstinence are

really the only things that you can do to reduce risk,” she said.

“Condoms do reduce the spread of STIs.” Despite the protection condoms can give people from diseases, some students do not how to properly apply a condom, Prien said.

“One of my residents did a study looking at the ability of Texas Tech students to apply a condom correctly,” he said. “Both male and female 60 percent of the time failed to do it correctly.”

Ethan Deshaies, a junior geology major from McKinney, said he was never formally taught the correct way to put on

a condom while in high school or at Tech.

Sexual education is just one important part of sexual health, Prien said, and it is important to get to know one’s partner better before engaging in any sexual activity with him or her.

“Take some time to get to know your partner rather than just assuming that they are the most wonderful person that you met, especially if you meet them under conditions that may be less than optimal,” he said, “like when your judgment is impaired by alcohol. That’s not necessarily a good time to pick a partner.”

Prien said one of the most important things students can do is have themselves tested for STIs. Students can be tested for STIs in the Student Wellness Center, according to Tech Student Health Services.

STI testing is confidential, a c c o r d i n g t o Te c h S t u d e n t Health Services, and free for students who paid the medical services fee included in their tuition bill.

“If you have concerns about prior partners, having yourself tested and getting cured is a way of preventing the spread of STIs,” he said. ➤➤anorton@dailytoreador.com

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Making good grades requires hard work

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o you ever set a goal and state to yourself at the beginning of the semester, “I’m going for a 4.0?” Many may joke about it with their friends and many may truly work hard and do their best in their classes and schoolwork to attain this goal. But what does it truly take to make a 4.0 and reach the President’s List?

First, students must never be absent and go to class every single day of the semester. Yes, it does take perfect attendance. By going to class and taking notes, students will never miss any bit of material. This in turn truly helps students remember what their professors state in class and also gives students advantages on what’s up and coming for their tests.

Also, many students don’t believe that professors notice them missing classes, but truly they do. Professors notice everything students do in class, such as texting, and notice how much effort each individual student is putting in toward the class. If students miss classes, they will notice and most likely will not be sympathetic unless there is a legitimate excuse.

Remember that time you had a grade very close to an “A” at the end of the semester, such as an 89.5, and emailed your teacher asking for a “bump up?” At this point, if the professor is sympathetic enough and bumps grades up, most professors will

Conrad Polkosnik determine whether the “A” is well deserved based on the student’s effort, class participation and attendance.

Second, asking questions is important. Many students joke about “asking a dumb question” in class, but there really is no such thing as a dumb question. According to a MindShift article, “teaching students to ask their own questions allows teachers to communicate what they need to around curriculum. The difference is that the students are thinking and doing more, rather than the teacher.” In essence, the learning process reaches its peak when students ask questions and think about the subject they are learning.

Third, attending office hours shows that students care and benefits personal learning. By taking time out of one’s own day to go in for extra instruction, it shows the professor that the individual truly cares for their class. Not only does a student’s attendance make a statement, but by attending, there could be an easy solution to the specific material that is troublesome to their learning.

Fourth — everyone’s favorite — doing your homework. Many classes

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Kendra Kimberlin traditional ski resorts and businesses that thrive off such families and consumers.

In the way of taxes, the state is making up for this loss of tourism, but that is not to say everyone is better off. New customers such as college students will not be going to the same places as families or spending the capital for a typical vacation that Colorado can offer. Looking specifically at the local and small business level outside of the marijuana market, it has taken a dive.

Now the issue is whether or not to have establishments within the city limits selling the merchandise. Some politicians and business owners are considering treating this issue with more caution until marijuana has been accepted by a large majority. Until then, they are suggesting changing the regulations of

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city ordinances. Will this make up for the declining reputation of visiting this naturally beautiful state?

Nothing is bound to change at the moment, but how this was overlooked in the initial vote for or against marijuana being legalized is something I will never understand. This should have been a factor even before the issue was up for any votes.

Another thing to consider when looking at the pros and cons of legalization of any drug is the fact that they are addicting. The DEA deemed marijuana as a schedule one drug due to its addicting qualities. In the recent past, the rankings of these have been up to debate.

This does not change the medicinal attributes or consequences of regular use or overdoses.

“Traffic fatalities involving operators testing positive for marijuana have increased 100 percent from 2007 to 2012,…

Hospitalizations related to marijuana have increased 82 percent from 2008 to 2013,” according to The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado The Impact Volume 2. Wasn’t medical marijuana supposed to be the main argument for the legalization of such drugs? Well, the statistics are in. Looks like another avenue will need exploring in favor of this argument.

So should society accept this as a normal thing to be accepted by all or should regulatory measures prevent the recreational drugs’ expansion into other states? Since when does the increase in tax revenues for our state governments outweigh the fatalities and health of its citizens?

Colorado is gaining popularity for the wrong things, and even mentioning crossing the state border into Colorado can be seen as strictly for its newfound recreational pleasure. In the past, most traveled for the glorious views, retreats and quality family time uninterrupted with moral obstacles.

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in college hold a large percentage of each student’s overall grade based on homework, whether it is a completion grade or a graded assignment. Either way, students should do their homework as soon as it is assigned. By doing so, it allows for more time to study and do homework in other classes. It also feels great to have some time to relax on the weekends knowing that all of one’s schoolwork is completed.

Last but not least, this is college.

Partying, along with hanging out with friends and having fun, is imminent.

Some may state that in order to earn a 4.0 ,no fun is involved. This is simply not true. Students can still go to football games, basketball games, go out with friends and have fun, but simply need to make sure it does not occur excessively.

It is also important to keep a balanced daily life. From Monday to Friday, students should do the best they can to get all their studies and homework done in order to make time for the enjoyment college has to offer.

By doing so, students will be studying five days a week, which is more than enough to earn the goal of straight A’s while also enjoying the best years of their lives.

Colorado marijuana laws have mixed tourism effect s we decide where to go and what to do over spring break this year, one thing being considered for college students is the possibility of Colorado and the recreational drugs that can be partaken in.

If we look at last year’s statistics, it shows that Denver was one of the most visited destinations of the 2014 spring break by college students, beating out more tropical cities according to businessinsider.com. There is no reason for the trend to dramatically change in the future either.

Will the marijuana issue hurt the resorts in Colorado or is it just a fad that will resolve itself? Will the college crowd be able to make up for the lack of families?

Does that have the same effect on businesses? Are medical marijuana battles a win or a joke?

Quite a few families are not even considering entering the state where their children would be tempted or would recreationally partake of the substance that has been deemed legal by the state of Colorado and Washington. Yet marijuana is still federally banned. This hurts

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Greek task force recommendations useless

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ccording to a previous article in The Daily Toreador, the Texas Tech Greek Life Task Force has released its interim report. The Task Force was convened with the goal of improving the safety of Greek events at Texas Tech.

However, the recommendations outlined in the report completely miss the point. They are purely procedural and logistical in nature, and as such will be viewed with contempt

by Greeks and with disgust by nonGreeks.

The task force broke down recommendations into six categories: “New Member Experiences,” “Leadership Development,” “Responsible Social Events,” “Accountability and Reporting,” “Stakeholder Communications” and “Staffing and Resources.”Each of these categories includes several recommendations, most of which sound utterly useless.

For example, the “New Member Experiences” category includes “masculinity training” for fraternity members. Rather than improve the members’ attitudes regarding their proper role as males, this training will likely engender a newfound contempt for the Greek Life Task Force.

Another recommendation is to “ensure positive relationships (within fraternities/sororities).” This is vague to the point of being useless; instead of positing an action that should be taken, the task force offers an ineffectual platitude.

In fact, many of the task force’s interim recommendations are of this nature. Another example occurs in the “Staffing and Resources” section, where the task force recommends that the university “move toward” dedicated oversight staff. This language, once again, is not definite enough and is therefore likely empty rhetoric.

The task force also proposed a number of changes to the advisory and leadership structure of Greek Life at Tech. However; once again, these recommendations are essentially useless.

Regardless of how much training

John White the fraternity advisors and officers must undergo and the number of advisors, they all have a vested interest in the continued success of Greek Life as an entity at Tech. There will still be a tendency to overlook instances of inappropriate conduct. Because of this, the amounts of time and resources to be expended to implement the committee’s recommendations on this matter offer a very poor rate of return.

These issues are underlain by the makeup of the committee as a whole. Of the 12 task force members, six of the members were selected by virtue of being a fraternity or sorority member. The other six are comprised of five university affiliates and one “community member,” presumably unaffiliated with Greek life.

While I agree that it seems fair to have representation by recent Greek members, it also must be considered that the other six likely have pre-existing biases toward the Greek community, some of which are probably favorable. There should have been more committee members to include several Tech students that are not affiliated with Greek life, and also a law enforcement presence in the task force membership.

A 24-person committee, including six Greek members, six Tech affiliates, six law enforcement officers,and six non-Greek Tech students would have been more appropriate. As of now, it seems the committee is more interested in appearances than action, which will only serve to further the completely unacceptable status quo.

While it is true that the recommendations being discussed are “interim,” and thus will likely be expanded upon, the general overtone of the recommendations will likely remain the same. If they do so, the

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task force will have wasted an entire year of time (and financial resources) that could have been spent improving the oversight (and consequently the future viability) of Greek Life here at Tech.

The recommendations, as they stand, leave much of the oversight to the Greek community and related advisors. This “fox-guarding-thehenhouse” mentality is exactly what got us in this mess in the first place.

In order to truly improve the safety at Greek events, there needs to be an enhanced regulatory component to the oversight process. Accountability is the only way to ensure that future bad behavior is kept to a minimum.

There must be an incentive to name specific perpetrators of illegal or unseemly activity. If individuals know they will be held legally accountable for their actions, they might be less likely to cause problems.

As of now, many Greek organizations are willing to protect the identities of perpetrators, in the name of “brotherhood” or “sisterhood.”

The way to change this attitude is by creating an incentive — Greek organizations that withhold or fail to identify the names of perpetrators should be removed from the Tech community.

This is a win-win situation: if individual perpetrators are found, then an entire organization doesn’t have to suffer for the actions of one person, and organizations actively protect members involved in illicit activity will be punished. Furthermore, victims of incidents will get justice.

In order for this plan to work, there needs to be an outside judicial proceeding (which does not heavily involve Greek members), and a heightened law enforcement presence in investigation of incidents. The interim recommendations barely address changes to the disciplinary side of Greek life.

In short, rather than training individuals on right and wrong and leaving behavior up to chance, the regulations should require moral behavior over immoral, and punish those individuals who do not comply.

The Greek Life Task Force has completely missed the mark with its interim recommendations. Luckily, it still has a few months to get on the right track. The resources it plans to expend on increased “training” and logistical concerns should be expended on oversight and discipline.

In order to prevent future instances of inappropriate and illegal conduct, the status quo must not be maintained. The interim task force recommendations will result in little change from the status quo. For the sake of Tech students and the continued viability of Greek life on campus, let’s hope that the final recommendations are more forceful.

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Texas Tech chess team prepares for Final Four

By CIARA DEVORE Staff Writer

The Texas Tech chess team is preparing to compete in the Final Four of Chess at the 2015 Collegiate Chess Championship on April 4 and 5 at the New York Athletic Club after a successful competition during winter break.

Coach Alex Onischuk’s team qualified for the Final Four at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship on Dec. 30 at the University of Texas at Brownsville.

“The most important thing is to win, to perform,” Onischuk said. “We go over all the games we played at the Pan-American and we also analyze the games of our opponents, of course, that we are going to play in the Final Four.”

At the championship, Tech students will compete against Webster University,

the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and the University of Texas at Dallas, he said.

Aside from playing chess, the team prepares for the tournament by playing soccer and running, he said, because it is important for the players to be physically fit and strong.

“For example, at the Pan-American, these guys have to play for about eight hours every day, plus preparation, so it’s basically 12 hours of chess,” Onischuk said. “It’s tough. After about three or four days, you realize it’s not easy.”

Steven Breckenridge, a senior general studies major from Oregon, said some chess games can last up to seven hours.

Elshan Moradiabadi, a graduate student from Iran, said his games will last four to five hours maximum.

“I want all students to play individual tournaments so they can pre-

pare,” Onischuk said. “Analyzing your mistakes is important, but nothing can substitute practice.”

The players train with Onischuk as well as study at home each week, Samy Shoker, a graduate student from Paris, said.

Onischuk joined the program three years ago, and Chess Program Director Al Lawrence said he is the best coach Tech could possibly have.

The chess team reached the Final Four last year, according to a Tech news release, and placed third.

Lawrence said he has faith in the students, but the championship will be highly competitive.

“A lot will depend on how we prepare,” Onischuk said. “I think we are capable of winning, but it’s going to be hard.” ➤➤cdevore@dailytoreador.com

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SAMY SHOKER, A graduate student from France, plays a game of chess with International Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabad, a PhD candidate in MIS from Iran, in the library.

International students start Tech dining facilities offer their first semester at Tech healthy options for students

By SARAH WILSON Staff Writer

The start of a new semester brings new students, and with that brings new international students. On Jan. 13, many new international students met for a welcome to campus pizza dinner in the Student Union building ballroom.

These students were able to meet each other before the semester started and share a meal while learning about academic dishonesty, sexual assault on campus and various organizations students could use to their advantage during their time at Texas Tech.

Tracy Tindle, international student life administer in the Office of International Affairs, talked about the challenges that come with new international students transitioning

to Tech. Around 60 new undergraduate students are at Tech this semester, and there are even more new international graduate students, Tindle said.

“We make sure there are services in place for them while they’re here.

We want them to have a good student life,” Tindle said. “When we try to connect them to the local culture, we pick certain events and we will get them all together as a big group and go to the first football game.

That way they aren’t sitting in the student section all alone thinking, ‘who is this crazy guy next to me with his shirt off?’ Getting them together is a lot more comfortable for them.”

Ana Ferrari, a junior industrial engineering major from Itu Brazil, is looking forward to university life and learning at Tech, she said. Ferrari is

looking forward to her first semester in Texas as well, she said.

“I didn’t have an idea about how it would be here in Texas, but I am charmed with this place,” Ferrari said. “I think this is a huge university.

It is very different from the universities in Brazil. I don’t have words to describe how nice everyone has been to me.”

Noushin Radnia, a graduate student in the department of design from Tehran, Iran, is in the U.S. for the first time, she said.

“Everything has been great. I had no idea how the campus was,” Radnia said. “The student organizations have been helpful to her during this transition. The programs support you and inform you about what is going on on campus.” ➤➤swilson@dailytoreador.com

10 dead when Texas prison bus skids off highway, hits train ODESSA (AP) — A prison bus skidded off an icy Texas highway, slid down an embankment and collided with a passing freight train Wednesday, killing eight inmates and two corrections officers, including the bus driver, authorities said.

The overpass on Interstate 20 was slick with ice Wednesday morning when the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bus left the roadway in Penwell, just west of Odessa, according to Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson.

The prisoners, who did not have seat belts, were handcuffed together in pairs, officials said. Some of them were ejected from the bus after it struck the train, said Trooper Elizabeth Barney of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

An earlier accident on the I-20 overpass may have contributed to the prison bus losing control, Donaldson said.

“It’s as bad as you can imagine,” Odessa Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Kavin Tinney told the Odessa American newspaper. “In 32 years it’s as bad as anything I’ve seen.”

The Texas Department of Criminal

Justice confirmed the 10 deaths in a statement, adding that four prisoners and one corrections officer were also injured.

Jason Clark, a Department of Criminal Justice spokesman, said the bus was new and had been placed in service only this past summer. It was taking the inmates from the Middleton prison in Abilene to the Sanchez

prison in El Paso, which is about 250 miles west of where the accident happened.

The prisoners did not have any leg restraints, said Jason Heaton, agency director for the region. Only the driver’s seat had a seat belt, he said. Like many buses, the vehicle did not have seat belts on the bench-type seats where the prisoners were seated.

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tions,” Diller said, “and the IT team is currently making all of the nutritional facts searchable CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 online.”

“Having a healthy diet on a Nutrition facts to be posted college campus is vital,” Mindy online will include calorie inDiller, Hospitality Services take and serving sizes, she said. dietician, said. “College kids Eating healthy meals is not are thrown into this new world always easy for students on the of taking care of themselves, go, Ozan Ethem, a freshman managing time. A lot of the finance major from Plano, said.

“Living in the dorms, I find times, health is put on the back burner.” it hard to maintain a healthy Maintaining a healthy diet diet,” he said. “Although there on campus is somewhat con- are many healthy choices on venient for students, she said, campus, I just go for a quick because of strives Hospitality option so I can get to class on has made in its dining facilities. time.”

There are several tools availTo have a healthy lifestyle, Diller said 80 percent is diet and able to students, she said.

“Tech now has nutrition 20 percent is fitness. facts at all the dining locaWhile walking to and from

class is good, students should remain active and try to fit workouts into their schedules, she said.

“I think that it is hard to eat healthy on campus, there is a lot of fried food and it is expensive,” Austin Frank, a freshman from Houston, said. “I can just go other places that offer healthier food for cheaper.”

Diller says that a basic 2,000-calorie diet is the model for an ideal diet, but it really depends on height and weight. “ I believe that you can get a healthy meal at any dining hall on this campus,” she said, “but if you wanted to get specific Healthy Choices at Horn/ Knapp is the place to go.” ➤➤jlaurel@dailytoreador.com

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Stacie Wirmel, a senior journalism major from Iowa Park, lost over 65 pounds while using the popular fitness app MyFitnessPal. This app helps users log and track your calorie intake as well as their workouts, according to the Apple App Store.

When useers download MyFitnessPal, they fill out a series of questions that involve your goals such as losing, maintaining or gaining weight. Users then select the amount they’d like to gain or lose, followed by their activity patterns and setting up their profile.

Once everything is set up, users can begin to track their workouts and meals.

“In 2012 I hit my biggest weight, I was at 215 pounds,” Wirmel said. “I was sitting there one day and thought, ‘I’m tired of this. I want to feel good about myself.’ I just told myself either you do it, or you’re going to be miserable for the rest of your life.”

Buying smaller clothes helped her self-esteem, which pushed her to continue the weight loss, Wirmel said.

“I started tracking my calories first, and then I started working out,” Wirmel said. “The weight slowly came off, and now I weigh 140.”

She started using the app in 2012 after her sister recommended it, Wirmel said. It has since expanded to other

members of her family, she said.

“My dad has lost weight on it, my brother-in-law, even my uncle who was diagnosed with diabetes,” Wirmel said.

“It’s really helped him control his carb intake. It’s kind of been like a family thing for us all to lose weight.”

She credited her weight loss to the help of this app, which held her accountable and showed her the amount of calories, saturated fat and the percentage of vitamins in the food she was consuming.

MyFitnessPal also tracks user’s workouts, and by entering what activity you did and for how long, the app can count how many calories the user burned.

William Patrick, a sophomore finance major from Wichita Falls, uses Vivosmart

by Garmin. The watch-like bracelet tracks users every move and syncs to the user’s phone.

“It counts calories, tells me how far I’ve gone, I can read text messages and listen to music on here,” Patrick said.

“When I run, I can click play and it times my run. I can pause it and either save it or discard it.”

Vivosmart has its own app, but it can also sync to MyFitnessPal, he said.

Patrick recently started a new workout routine and realized he was bad at writing things down and timing the workouts that require a stopwatch, he said.

He had looked into FitBit and Vivosmart and researched both before he decided on Vivosmart, he said. He uses Vivosmart for most of his timed

workouts, Patrick said.

Both apps have a community tab, where users can track others’ progress as well.

“It really helps when you have people around you to help motivate you,” Wirmel said. “I still use the app, but not as constantly as I used to. I have learned what calories are in what food, and I have gotten myself used to what I can eat every day and what I can’t eat every day.”

Natalia Lara, a senior electronic media and communications major from Spring, dislikes the use of the community tabs, she said.

“I don’t like to compare myself to others, I compare against myself,” Lara said.

“Having the apps has definitely helped because it tracks your progress.”

Lara uses a Polar watch, which syncs with a heart rate monitor.

“I’d rather buy an app for $1.99 than pay $199 for four weeks with a personal trainer. It helped me knowing that I could do this by myself.”

Lara also uses Withings, an app that helps her track her calorie intake, as well as tracking her sleep patterns while linking to her watch.

“This time last year I was working out an hour and a half, and this year I’m working out for two and a half hours, burning 300 more calories,” Lara said. “I’m way more focused than I was before.” ➤➤swilson@dailytoreador.com

PORTRAIT BY ZACK BRAME/The Daily Toreador WITH THE GUIDANCE of the MyFitnessPal app, Stacie Wirmel, a senior journalism major from Iowa Park, was able to lose over 65 pounds. She started using the app after the success her sister experienced.

Counseling Center helps resolve issues, reduce stress

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

Students can be faced with many different issues, and the Student Counseling Center inside the Student Wellness Center provides a variety of services to help them work through problems.

Richard Lenox, director of the SCC, said the center’s primary services are divided into individual counseling, group therapy and couples counseling.

“I would say the vast majority of students are seeking out individual counseling services, but we do have a fairly robust group therapy program,” he said. “We do offer couples counseling for couples who

both partners are students at Texas Tech.”

Students who are interested in individual counseling can go the center during its walk-in clinic hours from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Lenox said they fill out paperwork before meeting with a counselor for an initial session.

The SCC focuses on brief therapy, according to the SCC website, and it limits each student’s counseling sessions to six per semester.

“What we find is the average number of sessions that students come to counseling is between five and six,” Lenox said.

“A lot of issues can be resolved in less than 12 sessions.”

If the student does exceed their 12-session limit, Lenox said the SCC has a case manager on staff who can refer the student to an external counseling service.

Students can also participate in the group therapy sessions, he said, and there is no limit on the number of sessions a student can attend.

“We usually offer about four to five general therapy groups, and we call those our ‘understanding self and others’ groups,” Lenox said. “People go into those groups with all kinds of different issues. We have an LGBT support group, a sexual survivors support group, a mood disorders group and a mindful eating group.”

While the SCC services many students throughout the year, Lenox said the busiest time for the center is toward the middle of the semester because that is when students often feel most stressed.

The SCC has its MindSpa available to all Tech students, faculty and staff, according to the SCC website, and its purpose is to nurture the mind, body and spirit.

“It’s for stress management and anxiety reduction,” Lenox said. “It’s a self-guided service. We have a relaxation room and a mind and body room. Students can access those services as much as they like.”

Both rooms in the MindSpa have a zafu and zabuton to assist in mediation and reflection, according to the SCC website, and there are a variety of sounds, music and Xbox games for students to use.

Shawn Ecroyd, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Houston, said he has used the zero gravity massage chair in the MindSpa. “When I get stressed I like to get massages,” he said. “I like to get them done by an actual person, but the massage chair is relaxing too.”

Common issues students seek help for at the SCC are depression and anxiety, and Lenox said these issues can be caused by anything from a biochemical

problem to problems with relationships, family or academics.

Counseling students with problems helps increase retention rates at the university, and Lenox said counseling helps students resolve their issues and allows them to focus more on their academics.

“It’s not unusual for students to be a little ambivalent, especially if they haven’t ever been in counseling before,” Lenox said. “What I tell the students is just to try us out and see what you think.

You’re not committing to anything by coming over here and meeting with an intake counselor. They’ll figure out that this can be a very helpful service.” ➤➤jromero@dailytoreador.com

Tech offers clubs, organizations to help students stay active

By MORGAN NOBLE Staff Writer

Texas Tech offers several options for students looking to stay active during the semester. These options include joining an intramural team, sport club or taking a trip with the Outdoor Pursuits Center.

Laura Thomas, assistant director for Sport Clubs and Intramural Events, helps students get active through team sports.

Intramural Sports are for Tech students to play students, Thomas said.

Intramural sports for Spring 2015 include basketball, with positions for both players and officials, softball and volleyball, as well as tournaments in dodgeball, pingpong and racquetball, according to the Intramural Sports website.

“Sport clubs are a more competitive way to get active. There are 24 clubs such as quidditch, lacrosse, volleyball and bowling,” Thomas said. “Sport Clubs compete against other universities, and they all compete under a national governing body for their sport.”

One sport club offered at Tech is the Cycling Club. President Andrew Storm and Vice President David Talley both race competitively in this club in order to stay connected and active.

“We all do different types of riding: mountain bikes, Cyclocross, road riding.

There’s people from everywhere and they just want to come out once a week and hang out with people who are riding every day of the week,” Storm said.

“We’ve got a full range of people.”

The club is also a great place to make

friends while staying active, Storm and Talley both said. It is a place where everyone has the same hobby, they said.

“We are all related through bikes,” Storm said. “We’re getting a workout while we are hanging out.”

The Cycling Club likes to keep things interesting while preparing for their races by making sure everyone is together and doing something cyclingrelated, Talley said. It is all about having fun while staying active.

“It’s fun, but at the same time you get back from the ride and you’re like ‘Whoa I’m really sore. I really got a workout in.’

And it’s all fun when you’re doing it,” Talley said. “I was a competitive swimmer in high school, and I’m definitely in better shape now than I was then.”

The Outdoor Pursuits Center also provides opportunities to take trips with other students who don’t normally get outside, David Young, assistant director of Outdoor Pursuits said. The trips are designed to support students in a different way than team sports.

“Some people like to play basketball, some people like to run on an elliptical.

Some people aren’t into either one of those,” Young said. “I play basketball and do a lot of traditional things too, but some of the hardest times that I’ve ever physically pushed myself has been backpacking or canoeing or hiking. All that’s just another way to stay in shape.”

The trips range in experience from beginner friendly to advanced. Activities range from canoeing, to climbing, to

backpacking. The purpose is to expose students to something they haven’t done before or something they enjoy, Young said.

Upcoming trips during the Spring 2015 semester include mountain biking in Utah, canoeing in the lower canyons of the Rio Grande and snowshoeing in New Mexico, Young said.

“If you want to learn how to kayak or canoe, they’re designed to teach you everything you need to know so that you can come with us and do it,” Young said. “And we really hope that after that trip someone can go and do it on their own and not need to use us all the time. It’s just kind of a way to get people going.” ➤➤mnoble@dailytoreador.com

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Stovall, staff strive to keep athletes healthy

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

Across Texas Tech’s 14 official athletic teams, Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine Grant Stovall oversees 15 athletic trainers.

In June 2013, Kirby Hocutt, director of athletics, created the position specifically for Stovall.

Along with administrating the athletic trainers, he does handson work with Tech student athletes.

Amanda Martinez, the athletic trainer for Red Raider softball, said Stovall has been a beneficial addition to the staff and is wonderful at assisting the trainers.

“I think he does a great job.

He has an open-door policy, so I can totally walk in there and let him know what injuries are

going on with my team,” she said. “I can talk through with him, ‘so-and-so has this injury STOVALL and they need to see this doctor or that doctor.’ He is more than willing to be the facilitator and pick up the phone.

He is very good to work with.”

The longtime Red Raider earned his Bachelor of Science from Tech in 1994 and went on to receive his Master of Physical Therapy from the Health Sciences Center, according to the Tech Athletics website.

“I just had an interest in athletic training and they had a spot for me here at Texas Tech,” Stovall said. “I grew up locally so I chose to come to school here.

Then I ended up getting my

graduate degree here as well.”

During his time as an undergraduate at Tech, Stovall worked directly with the athletics department as his program was considered an internship.

After graduating with his graduate degree Stovall decided to work in and around the Lubbock area. He spent six years working at Covenant Health Systems as an overseer of sports medicine.

Prior to returning to Tech, he served as the director of clinical services at Lubbock Sports Medicine, according to the website.

Stovall came back to his alma mater for the newly created position to provide some stability and experience at the top of the department.

“There had been some turnover at (the position similar to

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Herman starts at Houston after national title develop him into a Heisman Trophy contender. Barrett set a conference record by accounting for 45 touchdowns before going down with a season-ending injury against Michigan.

Cardale Jones took over and he led the Buckeyes to a 59-0 win over Wisconsin and the Big Ten title before upsetting No. 1 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and wrapping up the season with the 42-20 victory over Oregon for the national championship.

Herman said the toughest part of taking over a new program is instilling a winning culture. But he believes that having a national title on his resume will make that easier.

“What I’m telling you, what I’m preaching to you, what I’m teaching you is not theory anymore,” he said. “It’s testimony. It’s actually been done and I’ve been there. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen the inner workings. It’s not always going to be easy. It’s not always going to be fun.

But ... we’re all striving toward the goal of winning a championship. We think we’ve got a pretty good handle on how to get there.”

He’ll try to do it with a newly assembled staff that has strong ties to Texas led by offensive coordinator Major Applewhite, a former quarterback at Texas, who has been an offensive coordinator at both Rice and with the Longhorns.

Corby Meekins, a longtime Texas high school coach, will coach the tight ends, assistant head coach and codefensive coordinator Craig Naivar has coached everywhere from TCU to Sam Houston State and special teams coordinator Jason Washington has worked at

Texas State and Rice.

He’s counting on their connections to improve recruiting at the school.

“This state is an unbelievable hotbed of high school talent when it comes to football recruiting,” Herman said. “So it was very, very important to me to have guys that had recruited the area, that had deep roots within the state of Texas, that had deep roots within the high schools here in the state of Texas and we really wanted to make sure we could recruit in this state.”

Applewhite said recruiting within the state is one of the most important parts of their jobs.

“I think it’s vital,” he said. “There’s all we need right here in our backyard.

We’ve got a staff that’s hungry ... so we’re going to do everything we can to (get) those student athletes.”

Applewhite is certain that they’ll be helped in recruiting by Herman coming off a national title.

“Obviously, a national championship ring with a third-team quarterback doesn’t hurt,” Applewhite said.

Applewhite, who hasn’t coached since leaving Texas in 2013, has known Herman since Herman was a graduate assistant with the Longhorns when Applewhite was the team’s quarterback.

He’s thrilled to be coaching with him for the first time.

“It’s like any other business, it’s all about relationships,” Applewhite said.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to be at some great places and I can tell you at the young age of 36 that it’s not where you’re at, it’s who you’re with. And it means a lot to be with him.”

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Manu Ginobili had 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting and the San Antonio Spurs beat Charlotte 98-93 on Wednesday night to snap the Hornets’ winning streak at five games.

Danny Green scored 18 points and Tim Duncan added 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the defending champion Spurs beat the Hornets for the eighth straight time.

Ginobili had a key driving layup and a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter after the Hornets cut the Spurs’ lead to one with 4 minutes to play.

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HOUSTON (AP) — TCU coach Gary Patterson was rewarded for helping the Horned Frogs to an impressive turnaround this season by winning the Paul “Bear” Bryant College Coach of the Year on Wednesday night.

Patterson led the Horned Frogs to a 12-1 record a year after they went 4-8.

“How can you not be honored by being mentioned in the same (sentence) as Bear Bryant,” Patterson said.

Some were unhappy that the Horned Frogs were left out of the first College Football Playoff, but Patterson said he chose not to give into the negativity.

“There’s never going to be a perfect system,” he said. “I knew that if I didn’t handle it right then my team wouldn’t play well and our fans wouldn’t handle it

HOUSTON (AP) — The Astros agreed with Chris Carter on a one-year contract for $4,175,000 on Wednesday, avoiding arbitration with the slugging designated hitter.

“I’m just thrilled to be an Astro and to have this deal done so I can concentrate on the upcoming season and building on my success last year,” Carter told The Associated Press.

Carter tied for second in the majors with a career-high 37 homers last season.

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Instead, TCU wrapped up its season with a 42-3 win over Mississippi in the Peach Bowl.

Patterson beat out Mississippi’s Hugh Freeze and Boise State’s Bryan Harsin for the honor. Alabama’s Nick Saban and Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher were originally finalists for the award, but were disqualified because they could not attend Wednesday’s event.

Harsin led Boise State to a 12-2 record, capped by a win over Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl, in his first season after taking over for Chris Petersen. He credited his players for his success this season.

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The Spurs appeared on the verge of running away from the Hornets late in the first half when Danny Green hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead to 16.

But the Hornets climbed within 10 after getting some production from an unlikely source — Biyombo. In a span of 10 seconds, the fourth-year pro slid underneath Matt Bonner and tipped in a missed free throw, blocked a shot on defense and then grabbed an offensive rebound and scored while drawing a foul for a 3-point play.

But Ginobili halted any momentum the Hornets had built by draining a 26-footer from the top of the key at the buzzer to give the Spurs a 57-45 lead at the break.

tioning and all that, it’s buying in and guys doing all the little things and sacrificing and that really showed up throughout this entire year,” Harsin said.

Freeze, who took over at Mississippi in 2012, led the team to a 9-4 record this season after a 7-0 start. The Rebels have finished with a winning record in each of his three seasons after going 2-10 the year before he arrived.

“In my heart I’m just a high school coach who got a break and has been fortunate in three short years to take a team to relevancy,” he said. “So it’s certainly an honor to be here.”

Jimmy Johnson, who won a national title at Miami and back-to-back Super Bowls with the Cowboys was given the Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award.

Neshek, Houston expects to take another step in 2015.

“I am excited about the way the team is shaping up and I feel like the new additions, combined with our core players, will help us be more successful in 2015,” Carter said.

The deal gives Carter a big raise — he made just $510,000 last season. And Wednesday’s agreement includes several award bonuses, among them $25,000 for being named to the All-Star game and $25,000 if he wins a Silver Slugger award.

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ferson. Lance Stephenson returned from a 14-game absence due to a pelvic sprain and had eight points in 19 minutes.

The Spurs led most of the game but had trouble putting away the Hornets.

The Hornets drew to 86-85 with 4 minutes after Jason Maxiell tipped a missed free throw out to perimeter, where P.J. Hairston knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key, drawing the crowd to its feet.

Ginobili countered, with the lefthander driving the right side of the lane and making a high-banking shot off the glass over two leaping Hornets.

Ginobili then hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the next possession to make it a six-point game.

Ginobili then fed a cutting Tiago Splitter for a layup to push the lead to 93-85.

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Across every Tech athletic team, the trainers and doctors have the same specific process athletes must goes through if they suffer a concussion, Martinez said.

Athletes must clear all the stages of the process before returning to play.

Stovall said after an athlete is cleared, the team doctors have the final say whether an athlete will be able to play.

“We have a concussion management plan that we follow.

We are required to have that plan by both the Big 12 and the NCAA. There are certain protocols that all our student athletes must follow once they sustain a concussion before they can return.”

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athletes to prevent injuries,” Stovall said. “That includes proper flexibility, proper protective equipment and taping. And then we are the first responder as far as injuries go.”

Stovall said trainers are also responsible for getting medical attention to injuries that warrant it, helping athletes recover from injuries, stay hydrated and oversee their overall personal well-being.

His staff stays in close contact with the athletes while they are away from school, such as winter break.

Martinez said the softball strength staff will create custom workouts for the athletes while she informs players with injuries what they do or do not need to do over the break to continue to recover. Her athletes are able to contact her or Stovall with

Ginobili, Spurs snap Hornets’ winning streak

CAMPUS CHANGES

HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Herman is finally done juggling two jobs and is giving his full attention to his new gig at the University of Houston.

Herman started his work as Houston’s coach after he was hired Dec. 16, but stayed on as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Ohio State throughout the Buckeyes’ run to the national championship. After coaching in the title game Monday night, he arrived in Houston on Tuesday for dinner with his new coaching staff before spending all day Wednesday in meetings with the group.

The 39-year-old Herman exhaled heavily when asked how excited he was to just have one job again.

“More than you know,” he said.

He said the transition was made easier with help from Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, Houston athletic director Mack Rhoades and Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer.

“They’ve done a fantastic job of giving me all the resources necessary to maintain both jobs and really give my all to both jobs,” Herman said.

Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to coach the Cougars, who went 8-5 last season. He took over for Tony Levine, who was fired after going 21-17 in three seasons.

Herman has been quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for Ohio State for the past three seasons. Under Herman, quarterback Braxton Miller was Big Ten player of the year in 2012 and ‘13. Redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett stepped in after Miller was injured in the preseason this year, and Herman helped

his) because of coaching changes. (Hocutt) wanted someone that would oversee the whole program and have time to oversee the whole program, not be solely busy with one sport,” he said. “So he created this position for me and then separately we hired another athletic trainer for football.”

Now that every sport gets attention from a trainer on Stovall’s staff, he has the ability to monitor the day-to-day operations and health of the athletes in sports other than football.

Stovall is in charge of the hiring process for all trainers.

All members of Stovall’s staff are on the same page as to what are the priorities for each athlete, he said.

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Waden said cardio water interval exercises works and tones one’s muscles in ways exercising outside of a swimming pool doesn’t.

“In the water you’re also getting resistance training, so you’re kind of killing two birds with one stone,” Waden said.

“I always tell my participants they’re the smartest people in the world because they’re working their muscles and toning at the exact same time.”

Aquatic exercises act as an alternative for people with joint pain since the water reduces the impact felt by one’s body, Waden said.

Waden said aquatic exercises also help heavier set people exercise since the buoyancy of the water helps them move around more easily.

“The heaviness of water just isn’t there,” Waden said. “The buoyancy makes it easier on your body to move.”

Adelaide Castillo, a senior interdisciplinary human sciences major from Corsicana and group exercise student supervisor at the Rec Center, teaches step aerobics and core.

Similar to cardio water intervals, the step aerobics group class targets one’s heart

rate through choreographed moves on a raised platform while core, a 20-minute group class, targets the abdominal muscles.

Castillo said anyone can join the step aerobics group class without having any previous experience in participating in group fitness classes.

“You can walk in and not have any experience,” Castillo said. “The instructors are taught to teach at different levels.”

Castillo said the Rec Center’s instructors can modify one’s workout based on their experience, any previous injuries or level of fitness.

Since both aerobic step and cardio water intervals challenge one’s muscles, Waden said participants should get plenty of sleep and water to recover in time for the next class.

Johanna Valencia, group exercise, fitness and wellness coordinator at the Rec Center, said the variety of classes offered at the Rec Center gives students numerous amounts of options to meet their fitness goals.

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MURIEL LEE, AN Aquatic Zumba instructor, performs one of the work out dances for the class in the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center on Wednesday.

Magic rally to down Tech track, field team Rockets, 120-113 begins indoor season ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Victor Oladipo had 32 points, Nik Vucevic added 25 and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 120-113 on Wednesday night.

Houston led 85-84 entering the fourth quarter, but was outscored 36-28 by the Magic in the final 12 minutes.

The win was Orlando’s second straight, and snapped a four-game Rockets’ winning streak. It was the second consecutive 30-point game for Oladipo, who had 33 in the Magic’s win at Chicago on Monday.

Elfrid Payton and Channing Frye each added 15 points. Orlando improved to 11-1 this season when scoring 100 points or more.

James Harden had 26 points and 10 assists to lead Houston.

Dwight Howard added 23 points and eight rebounds. Howard is now

3-2 against his former team.

The Rockets shot 50 percent for the game, but were just 9 for 20 in the fourth quarter.

The Rockets made an effort to deny Vucevic touches in the fourth quarter, forcing the Magic to look other places for offense.

Meanwhile, Houston pushed the action and took a 107-104 lead on a layup by Donatas Motiejunas.

The Magic quickly responded, with back-to-back baskets by Payton and 3 by Channing Frye to nudge back in front 111-107 with 1:20 to play.

Following a Rockets’ basket, Vucevic was finally free underneath for a layup, and was fouled.

He converted on his free throw to complete the three-point play to make it 114-109 with less than a minute remaining. Houston called timeout.

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After two weeks of practicing and preparing, the Texas Tech track and field team will start off its 2015 indoor season with the Texas Tech Open this Saturday in the Athletic Training Facility.

Tech coach Wes Kittley said the team worked out most of its soreness last week in practice, and the athletes are excited and ready for their first meet.

“This will be a great test for us to get started,” he said. “It’s kind of like an exhibition basketball game. The first one, we’ll need to get the kinks out.”

The meet will take place over two days, Kittley said, with most of the field events taking place on Friday night.

Kittley said the men’s high jumpers are ready to go, which should make their event Friday night exciting to watch.

“I can’t keep telling you, with Ja’Corian Duffield and Bradley Adkins, how good they can compete,” Kittley said. “It won’t surprise me if they jump 7’3” or 7’4”, could go higher. I don’t want to put pressure on them, but they’re really good.”

The Tech team is returning a large number of players from its Big 12 Conference Championship outdoor team last season, Kittley said, and is ranked No. 9 in the nation currently.

Kittley said the team will need to wait and see what the other teams in the conference have, but he thinks there is a chance the Red Raiders can win the Big 12 this year.

“I’ve never pushed hard indoors.

Outdoors has always been my thing,” he

said. “I’m going to see how the weeks go and if I feel like we have a really good shot, I’ll push on them a little more.”

Tech senior thrower Kole Weldon said the biggest difference for him between indoor and outdoor season is his ability to focus harder on the shot put and weight throw.

Weldon said he also loves all of the different places the team gets to travel during indoor season, like Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Texas A&M. “It goes by so fast, it’s just gone before you know it,” he said. “One thing that’s different for me indoors is how fast it is and being able to focus on the shot put you see improvements faster.

It’s pretty fun to be able to see big improvements in a short period of time.”

Weldon said he took his training prior to this indoor season a little bit lighter than he has in years past in order to keep himself healthy throughout the season.

Last season, the thrower was forced to withdraw his last three throws at the conference meet due to a hand injury, which left him disappointed.

“Right now, physically I feel great.

I’m healthy and I feel great,” Weldon said. “I don’t want to say I’m physically down, but there’s definitely going to be some big improvements from the start of the season till the end of the season.”

Kittley said he has been impressed with freshman runner Steven Champlin, who was a Texas state champion in the 400-meter run.

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Brown, Mustangs top Temple, 60-55

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Larry Brown walked off a winner like he did so many times before in Philadelphia, the SMU faithful that packed the rows behind the bench roaring in appreciation.

All that was missing was Allen Iverson cupping his ear toward the crowd to implore the fans to cheer even louder.

Brown’s accomplishments in six seasons coaching the Philadelphia 76ers have never been forgotten by an often fickle fanbase. Brown can’t forget them even he tried — all he had to do was look a few feet to his left to find former Sixers star Aaron McKie standing at ease as a Temple assistant coach.

“I was just hoping the game would get over with,” Brown said.

He meant emotionally because of the connection he has with the city. He may have meant it more when the Mustangs trailed by 13 in the second half.

Turned out, Brown wasn’t the only one who wanted to impress the home crowd.

Markus Kennedy, a Philly na-

tive who played one season for Villanova, took control of the game in the second half and has continued to spark the Mustangs. Kennedy scored 21 points and Nic Moore hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:20 left to lead SMU past Temple 60-55 on Wednesday night.

Moore helped the Mustangs (13-4, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) rally back from a 13-point hole in the second half to win their third straight game.

Moore buried a jumper that pulled SMU within one and then hit a 3 in front of the bench that sent the fans into a frenzy. Led by Kennedy’s boosters, the SMU fans had fun all game pointing at and taunting the adjacent Temple student section.

Kennedy, a bruising 6-foot-9 junior forward, missed the first 10 games because he was declared academically ineligible for the first semester. Kennedy has averaged 8.2 starts off the bench and declined Brown’s offer to start him in front of his friends and family.

“He said, ‘Coach, keep it the way it is,’” Brown said.

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ZACH MANAWES, A junior chemical engineering major from Abilene, play tennis on Wednesday at the tennis courts out the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center.

US to play exhibition at San Antonio CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. soccer team will host Mexico in an exhibition at San Antonio’s Alamodome on April 15 as part of preparations for this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup. The game, announced Wednesday, will be the first in San Antonio for the U.S. men. It is not on a

FIFA fixture date, meaning most Europe-based players won’t be available.

The Americans open their 2015 schedule on Jan. 28 at Chile, then host Panama on Feb. 8 at Carson, California. The Americans also play at Denmark on March 27 and at Switzerland four days later.