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Researchers to aid species affected by climate change Climate Researchers for Texas Tech received a $150,000 grant from the South Central Climate Science Center to further numerous projects, according to a news release.

The grant will be distributed to Dylan Schwilk, an associate professor in the department of biological sciences, for his project “Predicting Sky Island Forest Vulnerability to Climate Change: Fine Scale Climate Variability, Drought Tolerance, and Fire Response.”

Anne Stoner, a postdoctoral researcher at the Tech climate science center, will also be awarded funds for her project “Expanding a Standardized Framework for the Evaluation and Intercomparison of Statistically Downscaled Climate Projections,” according to the release.

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NM victims receiving treatment at UMC Boy in critical condition, girl in satisfactory condition

By CARSON WILSON NeWS editor

Two students are in critical and satisfactory conditions at the University Medical Center after being injured during a middle school shooting in Roswell, N.M. Tuesday.

“We have a 11-year-old boy who is in critical conditions, and a 13-year-old girl who is in satisfactory conditions,” Eric Finley, UMC marketing director, said.

Both victims were flown in Tuesday from

Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, Finley said. The boy arrived before noon, and the other victim arrived later in the afternoon.

A 12-year-old boy used a shotgun to open fire in a crowd of students in Berrendo Middle School’s gym in Roswell, N.M. Tuesday, according an Associated Press article.

The 11-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck, and the 13-year-old girl sustained injuries in her right shoulder, according the article.

Courtney Fry, a junior marketing and management major from Roswell, knew the shooter’s

LCU student’s father stopped N.M. shooter

family and the little girl who was injured.

“My friend’s little sister was actually the one of the victims,” she said. “She’s one of the sweetest, nicest, happiest girls I’ve ever seen. I really can’t imagine that she was any kind of target for this.”

Fry’s father is the city manager. She said city officials are evaluating the incident and are looking into new security measures to be implemented at different schools in Roswell.

Two students were injured after a 12-year-old boy opened fired in a gym at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, N.M., according to an Associated Press article.

After the boy fired at the ceiling, floor and students, John Masterson, an eighthgrade social studies teacher, persuaded the shooter to surrender his shotgun.

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BAD NEWS, BEARS Red Raider basketball upsets No. 12 Baylor for first Big 12 win

Google invests $75M in Texas wind farms AMARILLO (AP) — Google Inc. will invest another $75 million in Texas wind farms as the tech giant expands its renewable energy efforts, company officials said.

California-based Google on Tuesday said an agreement has been finalized for the Panhandle 2 wind turbine site in Carson County, near Amarillo.

A Google statement said the facility, developed by Pattern Energy Group LP, should have the capacity to generate enough renewable energy to power 56,000 U.S. homes. Company officials expect the facility to be operating by late 2014.

Panhandle 2 is Google’s 15th renewable energy investment overall and the company’s second in Texas. Google a year ago announced a $200 million investment in another Texas Panhandle wind farm — the Spinning Spur Wind Project in Oldham County, about 35 miles from Amarillo.

The company also said this week that it’s buying energy from the Happy Hereford wind farm, also in the Panhandle.

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TEXAS TECH STUDENTS rush the court after Tech’s 82-72 win against Baylor Wednesday in the United Spirit Arena.

By REX ROSE Staff Writer

The Texas Tech men’s basketball team defeated the No. 12 Baylor Bears 82-72 Wednesday in the United Spirit Arena, marking its first Big 12 Conference win of the year.

The Red Raiders improved to 9-8 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

The crowd brought plenty of energy to the team, as there was a season high 9,516 fans in attendance.

Tech coach Tubby Smith said he was pleased with the crowd at Wednesday’s game.

“It’s the best energy and effort I’ve seen out of our team and a lot of it had to do with our crowd,” he said. “I’m sure they wanted to see us play well, the student body and the fans. Hopefully, they’ll want to come back.”

Tech was up 43-22 at the break and held the Bears to 0 assists in the first half.

The Red Raiders leading scorer, senior forward Jaye Crockett, lit up the Bears early with 14 points at half on 6-9 shooting from the field, including 2-2 from deep.

Crockett also credited the crowd after the game.

“I think we really fed off them,” he said.

“They just bring energy, that’s the sixth man out there on the court and it’s great to have them. We need them the rest of the season to get some big wins.”

The win halted a 34-game losing streak against ranked opponents for the Red Raiders, which included 17 straight in the USA, according to a news release.

This was the first time for Smith and Baylor coach Scott Drew to face off, although Smith was 0-2 against the Bears heading into the game.

Smith said this is just the beginning for the program.

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TEXAS TECH FORWARD Jordan Tolbert dunks over a Baylor defender during the first half of Tech’s 82-72 win against the Bears on Wednesday in the United Spirit Arena.

Texas Tech campus construction on schedule for 2020

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

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In order to reach the objectives set in the 2020 plan, campus construction continues at Texas Tech.

Projects such as a new student-housing complex, Petroleum Engineering and Research building, the University College Building (Bayer CropScience) Research Facility & Greenhouse/ Headhouse and a lab at the Institute for Environmental Human Health are undergoing construction. These projects are in accordance with the 2020’s plan for enhancement in student learning.

“It shows the vibrancy of a commitment made seven years ago by the chancellor and board of regents for growth, not just for growth’s sake, but for the betterment of our institution,” Michael Molina, the vice chancellor of facilities planning and construction, said.

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budget of $54.8 million, which makes it the project with the largest budget, according to the Tech website. The complex will be available for graduate students and upperclassmen. Completion of the project is scheduled to be finished Aug. 15. “(The new student housing complex) provides a more broad opportunity for students across whole demographics for having options on where to live,” Molina said.

The construction of the new student-housing complex is the first phase of a two-phase strategy, which will look to provide a solution for a possible 40,000-student population, Molina said.

The new housing complex will consist of 61 one-bedroom units, 47 two-bedroom units and 75 four-bedroom units, according to the website. The Petroleum Engineering and Research building has the second largest budget of the current construction projects with a budget of $22.8 million.

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Biological Sciences Buildings Life Safety Upgrades (TTU)

BSL-3 Lab at the Institute for Environmental Human Health (TTU)

Budget: $8,300,000.00 Completion: April 7

Jones AT&T Stadium North End Zone Colonnade & Infill Seating (TTU)

Budget: $5,350,000.00 Completion: January 31

Budget: $2,400,000.00 Completion: May 27, 2013

El Paso School of Nursing (HSC) Budget: $14,500,000.00 Completion: December 16

NEW STUDENT HOUSING COMPLEX Budget: $54,800,000.00 Completion: August 15

University College Building (Bayer CropScience) Research Facility & Greenhouse/Headhouse (TTU)

Budget: $19,316,135.00 Completion: December 18

Petroleum Engineering & Research Building (TTU) Budget: $22,800,000.00 Completion: February 14

College of Human Sciences Life Safety Upgrade (ttu) Budget: $9,650,000.00 Completion: September 20, 2015

Video Scoreboard Package (TTU) Budget: $11,000,000.00 Completion: January 31

The Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center Expansion (HSC) Budget: $5,108,500.00 Completion: February 28

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Coach pays for students’ lunches

By LAUREN PAPE Staff Writer

Today TAB Presents: Fire & Ice Festival Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Where: Student Union Building Courtyard So, what is it?

Come out and watch other Tech students perform live music.

Seminar and Panel Discussion With Dan McNichol Time: 4:00 p.m.

Where: Electrical and Computer Engineering Building So, what is it?

Listen to Dan McNichol discuss the rising awareness with infrastructure and why it is important for students.

TAB Presents: Cocoa Brown Time: 8:00 p.m.

Where: Allen Theatre in the Student Union Building So, what is it?

Sit back and have a laugh while listing to renowned comedian Cocoa Brown.

Friday

Indoor Volleyball Tournaments Time: 6:00 p.m.

Where: Rec Center So, what is it?

Start signing up for TAB’s indoor volleyball tournament before spots fill up.

Rebecca Wascoe Faculty Voice Recital Time: 8:00 p.m.

Where: Hemmle Recital Hall So, what is it?

Come and listen to Rebecca Wascoe sing the night away.

To make a calendar submission email dailytoreador@ttu.edu.

Events will be published either the day or the day before they take place. Submissions must be sent in by 4 p.m. on the preceding publication date.

Students eating lunch in the Student Union Building Wednesday were surprised by a visit from Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith.

Smith invited students in the Union Plaza food court to attend Wednesday night’s basketball game against No. 12 Baylor and even bought 135 students lunch.

Elvis Moya, director of promotions and fan engagement for Tech Athletics, said Smith wanted to show his support for students by getting involved with them on campus.

“He wanted to come out and engage with the students, invite them to come out personally himself, and it’s a huge deal for coaches to take the time out of their schedules and come out and do this,” Moya said.

“He understands how important the student energy is and that their level of enthusiasm really helps set the tone for the game tonight with the players.”

Smith said he enjoyed getting to meet students and is excited to have them back on campus after the break.

“Our players are happy to have them back because we’ve been here since school was out,” he said. “Our kids had about three or four days off for Christmas break.”

Smith said student support for

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Texas Tech basketball Coach Tubby Smith talks with students in the Student Union Building food court on Wednesday to invite them to the Red Raiders’ game against No. 12 Baylor.

athletic teams is an important factor in a team’s performance, and he hopes students will show their support for the men’s basketball team by filling the stands in future home games.

“We have six more home games, and we’ve gotten off to a rocky start,” he said, “and I know our players will be excited to see their peers and students in the stands.”

Katie Rose, a sophomore media

strategies major from Granbury, said she hasn’t been to a Tech basketball game before but plans to now that she had the opportunity to meet Smith and was inspired to support the team.

“I think it’s a good thing because he gets involved with us,” Rose said, “and it makes us want to be a part of it too.”

Smith said he spent about $500 on students’ lunches and thinks it was a good way to show his support for Tech

students and gain support for the team in return.

“We play hard, we just need that sixth man, and I think the student body, that’s what they give you,” Smith said. “All the great programs in college sports have great support from their student body, from their fans, from their alumni, and that’s what we’re trying to develop here.” ➤➤lpape@dailytoreador.com

Students encounter cultural differences while studying abroad Staff Writer

Before Texas Tech study abroad and international students jet off to a foreign country, they have to prepare for cultural, social and logistical differences.

Each student planning to study abroad from Tech has to first attend a pre-departure training before they are allowed to go abroad, according to the Tech study abroad website.

Bethany Kuwitzky, study abroad peer advisor and senior geophysics major from Austin, said the predeparture training explains cultural aspects the students may not have realized matter.

“I go over that you wouldn’t wear Nike shorts and a T-shirt to class over there,” she said, “but you totally could here because the cultures are different.”

She also said students are expected to do research on their own time about specific countries they will visit.

“I know a lot of my friends that

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“Right now, they are trying to come up with what the motive of the shooting was,” she said, “and then once they figure out that motive, they’ll have a better idea of what they can do going forward.”

The shooter acquired the shotgun from his family’s home and fired three rounds of ammunition, according to the article. The handle of the gun was sawed off.

He fired towards the ceiling then

have been abroad, the laws in their countries kind of hurt them, but when I went to Iceland it was the opposite,” Kuwitzky said. “(In America) there are a lot of health and safety precautions. If you wanted to go on a field trip you would have to sign a waiver, but in Iceland, we could just go.”

She had much more freedom in Iceland to travel, she said.

Socially, Kuwitzky said, she experienced a lot of differences, as well.

“They’re very trusting,” she said.

“They trust you until you prove them wrong.”

Andrew Urueta, study abroad peer advisor and senior political science and criminology major from El Paso, had a lot of the same experiences with culture while studying abroad in Egypt.

He said there weren’t more laws he needed to be aware of in Egypt, but less.

However, the fewer number of laws wasn’t always a good thing.

“There’s no traffic lights and no lanes, so it was kind of crazy all the

time,” he said. “There’s no insurance; after someone hits you they drive off and you drive off. It’s kind of unfortunate, but nobody has nice cars because they’re just going to get in accidents.”

Urueta said he also experienced a true city that never sleeps when he would get into traffic jams in the middle of the night.

While it was different for him to adjust to life in Egypt, coming back the U.S. was just as different, he said.

“They were always going, but in a sense that they want to take it easy,” Urueta said. “When I got back I felt lost just looking for my schedule for the whole day.”

Tech students leaving the U.S. for an extended stay aren’t the only ones experiencing major changes.

Tech international students visiting on their own study abroad programs adjust to differences as well.

Koffi Yao, a freshman computer science major from Cote d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast, said he went through a different kind of training before coming to the U.S. Yao had to become

fluent in English before crossing the ocean.

“I always did well in my English class,” he said. “I spent one year at American university in my country, and then I came here and took four months of English before classes started.”

The difference in language was not the only thing Yao had to adjust to. He said he was also told about a different law significant to him in his everyday life before departure. “(In America), you can’t drink before you’re 21,” Yao said. “In my country, there is no specific age for drinking.”

He said he also experienced some of the same cultural differences Kuwitzky experienced.

“In my country they are more friendly; just like a big family,” Yao said. “You can be walking down the street and people will come talk to you. They will say ‘Hello, my son, hello, my daughter.’ They are more polite.”

Abdullah Aloufi, a freshman

the floor before firing at students, according to the article. John Masterson, a social studies teacher, then talked the student into dropping his weapon.

Joseph Hahn, a junior petroleum engineering major from Roswell, attended Berrendo Middle School. Hahn said Masterson was teaching when he was enrolled.

“I knew that teacher,” he said. “I can easily picture his face. He could have easily gotten shot and killed right there. I knew him.”

“I think everyone, pretty much, right now, is still in shock,” Fry said. “I don’t think it’s really set in so much.

Right now, the town is pulling together really well.”

Half of the town entered Roswell Civic Center for a prayer vigil Tuesday. Fry joined her hometown via Skype.

“I know everyone is just broken over this,” she said. “I’ve always heard of the school shootings, but I never expected it to be in my hometown. Especially to people that I knew.”

Hahn said he never felt in danger while attending Berrendo Middle School.

After finding out about the shooting on Twitter, he said he couldn’t believe it.

“I was shocked,” he said. “I was watching the news and thinking, ‘This can’t be right. That’s my hometown.’”

Different schools across town have a long history of opposition.

However, Hahn said he believes the shooting will put the rivalries to rest as the whole town of Roswell pulls together.

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Marshall Watson, Chair of the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering, said the Petroleum Engineering and Research building will include high-end equipment.

“Everything about the building will be state of the art, from the audio-visual to the simulation equipment to the teaching facilities,” he said. “It will also have an additional lab that all universities don’t have, and that is a visual lab.”

Construction for the Petroleum Engineering and Research building is nearing its completion date of Feb. 14. A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the build-

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ANDREW URETA, A senior political science and criminology major from El Paso, sits in front of an Egyptian ruin while studying abroad.

industrial engineering major from Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, is also an international student studying at Tech.

Aloufi said there aren’t many differences between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, so he is not having a difficult ing’s completion is scheduled to take place on Feb. 27, according to the website.

Students and staff will be able to use the new building by late February, Watson said.

Construction for the new Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing in El Paso has been on schedule, Molina said.

The last major structural steel of the building has been installed on top of the building, he said.

Completion of the roofing and exterior sheeting of the building can be expected in the next 90 days.

New fire suppression systems will be installed throughout the Biology buildings and the College of Human Sciences, according to the website. Upgrades for the Biology buildings are budgeted at $8.3 million, and the budget for

time adjusting to life abroad.

“Maybe the language and the religion, maybe, are different,” he said, “but there’s still freedom here, so it’s fine.” ➤➤kbain@dailytoreador.com

the College of Human Sciences upgrades is $9.65 million. There is also work in expanding the Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center budgeting at $5,108,500.

Construction regarding the University College Building (Bayer CropScience) Research Facility & Greenhouse/Headhouse continues to be in progress.

The site’s expected completion date is scheduled for Dec.18.

The project has a budget of $19,316,135 million.

Tech has more planned projects underway in order to continue efforts to fulfill the 2020 plan.

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Lubbock Christian University, thorities, according to the article. woke up Tuesday morning and Masterson said his father is learned what his father had done. a “natural protector.” When “At first I hunting, his father was freaking would put him out out,” he said. of a rattlesnake’s Masterway in an instant. son said a “Of all of the family friend people I know in had called that school,” he him and said said, “he would be there had the one to kind of been a school be crazy enough shooting in to jump up and go Roswell. Afstraight towards the ter searching JAMES MASTERSON shooter.” online and John Masterson LCU STUDENT finding out stopped the shootit was his faer and saved lives. ther’s school, he made a phone However, Masterson’s view of his call. father’s character has not changed “In a 20-second conversation since the shooting. he said, ‘There is a shooting. I “The way he put it was, ‘I was stopped the shooter, but I gotta in the wrong place at the right go,’” Masterson said. “There were time, and I did what almost any no more details. That was it.” other teacher would have done,’” The shooting lasted about 10 he said. “He’s still the same humseconds. Masterson’s father and ble man that raised me and taught other teachers were commended me to put others before yourself.” for their quick response by the au- ➤➤cwilson@dailytoreador.com

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Walking in Tech counselors’ shoes Staff Writer

A day in the life of a counselor may not sound like riveting news, but the agendas of the Texas Tech counselors could be surprising.

Tech offers free counseling to students at the Student Counseling Center located on the second floor of the Student Wellness Center.

Lisa Viator, assistant director and coordinator of group services, has been on staff at the center since 2008.

A typical day, Viator said, consists of appointments with as many as six or seven students.

“I don’t usually like to see that many,” Viator said. “Seeing one after another after another makes it hard to keep up with my case notes.”

Students can walk in to the SCC and schedule appoint-

ments anytime from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

As a director, Viator said she does more than just counseling sessions. She has a variety of tasks that keep her occupied.

“Sprinkled throughout the day are walk-in appointments, where students come in to initiate services,” Viator said.

“I might do group therapy on a particular day. There are also different staff meetings and trainings. We are also working on an outreach program we will be doing in a few weeks.”

The SCC consists of a counseling staff, doctoral interns, and practicum students.

Viator said the practicum students and interns are doctoral students who go to the center to get additional training in individual and group therapy, However, all of the staff members have experience.

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ELAINE BRUNO, A sophomore biology major from Katy, cuts wood for the production of Dance Tech on Wednesday in the Charles E. Maedgen Theatre.

‘Grown Ups 2’ leads Razzies worst-of list LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Grown Ups 2” is making the most noise at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards.

The silly comedy sequel about four childhood friends starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and David Spade led the Razzie lineup Tuesday with eight nominations, including worst picture, sequel, ensemble, screenplay, lead actor for Sandler, supporting actor for Taylor Lautner, supporting actress

for Salma Hayek and director for Dennis Dugan.

Sandler is no a stranger to the Razzies, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of Hollywood’s awards season.

He won the worst actor trophy last year for the man-child comedy “That’s My Boy,” and his 2011 cross-dressing comedy “Jack and Jill” made Razzie history the year before with a record 10 awards, with Sandler winning both the worst actor and actress prizes.

“Nobody here is a brand new about nine or 10 clients a week.” therapist, never seen a client The directors are generally in before,” Viator said. “Everyone charge of supervising the practihas some type of experience.” cum students.

Couples therapy is an area in Jennifer McAdams, a fifth year graduate student in the which McAdams said she often counworks and reseling p s y ceives supervichology prosion on. gram, “We see couis currently ples that c o m e servJENNIFER MCADAMS i n g in and GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT we have as a practilive supervic u m student at the SCC. sion from our supervisors,” she As a grad student, McAdams said.

“Midway through the session said her days are often varied.

“Only about 20 hours a week we take a break and talk to our am I actually doing therapy,” supervisors and then go back in she said. “Sometimes we’re do- with the couple. It’s a unique ing outreach, sometimes group opportunity for the couples and or individual therapy, but I see for us to get a lot of supervision

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It is about harnessing people’s strengths and working from there.

and feedback.”

The SCC is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

McAdams said she loves helping clients grow and work through their problems.

“I have patients who come in and say they don’t think their problems are bad enough to need counseling,” she said. “That’s what I love about counseling; it is about harnessing people’s strengths and working from there.”

There are 11 counselors on the senior staff, three interns, and seven practicum students.

All clients are students, Viator said, and all sessions are 45 minutes.

“In order to be eligible for services,” Viator said, “you have to be enrolled at Texas Tech.”

The counselors are mostly focused on counseling psychology as opposed to clinical psy-

chology, which is more focused on patients with severe mental illnesses.

It is a privilege to help the students, McAdams said.

“I won’t react like people in their life have,” she said, “by running away or not listening or telling them their problems aren’t important.”

Both counselors said they love their jobs and the variety they bring.

Every day could bring something different, Viator said.

“There are a lot of different kinds of roles and that’s what makes this a fun job,” she said.

“There are a lot of different kinds of things that I do.”

McAdams said she has not only helped her clients, but they have helped her.

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Court upholds conviction RRO begins hiring for summer of Michael Jackson doctor LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appellate court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson’s doctor, determining there was substantial evidence of his guilt presented at trial.

The ruling by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal came less than three months after former cardiologist Conrad Murray was released. He served two years in jail for causing Jackson’s 2009 death.

The 68-page ruling includes lengthy recitations of the evidence against Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of giving Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in June 2009 while the superstar was preparing for a series of comeback concerts titled “This Is It.” The six-week trial focused on Murray’s care of Jackson, including nightly doses of propofol to help the entertainer sleep.

In its opinion, the appeals court determined that Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor was within his right to impose the maximum sentence of four years.

Murray’s “callous disregard for Mr. Jackson’s health and safety was shown throughout the trial from the manner in which he administered a number of dangerous drugs to Mr. Jackson without the appropriate medical equipment, precautions or personnel in place, and to the manner in which he left Mr. Jackson unattended,” the opinion states.

“The evidence demonstrated that Mr. Jackson was a vulnerable victim and that (Murray) was in a position of trust, and that (Murray) violated the trust relationship by breaching standards of professional

conduct in numerous respects,” it said.

The former physician was released from jail in October due to a change in California law requiring nonviolent offenders to serve their sentences in county jails and as a result of credits for good behavior.

In his appeal, Murray argued that the judge who oversaw the case improperly excluded jurors from hearing key evidence and should have sequestered jurors.

The appellate court disagreed and said it found no errors in the judge’s rulings, including one allowing the trial to be televised.

Murray’s trial lawyers attempted to introduce evidence of Jackson’s financial difficulties and his treatment by other doctors, but Pastor ruled testimony on those issues would be irrelevant.

Attorney Valerie Wass, who represented Murray in the appeal, said she was disappointed but not surprised by the ruling and is carefully reviewing it to assess the next steps. She said she hasn’t spoken to Murray since the opinion was issued but his intention has been to challenge his conviction to higher courts if necessary.

A phone message left for Supervising Deputy Attorney General Victoria Wilson was not immediately returned. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted the case, declined comment.

Also on Wednesday, lawyers for Jackson’s estate and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London resolved a case of the payout of a $17.5 million tour cancellation and non-appearance policy that was scheduled to go to trial in February. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

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Summer is still several months away, but students are already looking forward to it.

The department for campus life is hiring students for the summer 2014 Red Raider Orientation crew.

Madison Proctor, coordinator of orientation, helps hire workers, plan events and recruit students to attend RRO. Proctor said to apply for a counselor position, you must first attend an information session and complete an application by Jan. 31.

“You have to be enrolled full time for the spring and fall semesters of 2014,” Proctor said.

“They must also have a 2.5 GPA and a good academic standing with the university.”

The benefits of working RRO are paid housing and meals during the summer, free RRO apparel and $2,500.

Not only are there monetary benefits, Proctor said, but life lessons as well.

“It’s a big leadership development job,” Proctor said. “You learn how to work as a team with other members.”

Campus life hires students of all types and is looking for people who will make incoming students excited about Tech.

Orientation counselors must have a passion for going to Tech, Proctor said, because counselors represent what Tech is for the students.

“If the students come in with a positive perspective, we get to further that,” Proctor said. “If they come in with a negative one, we can change that.”

For additional questions or concerns, contact Madison Proctor at madison.proctor@ ttu.edu.

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Students should hold themselves to higher standards Lauren Gudgel The beginning of a new semester, especially the spring semester, is always an exciting time. It’s a new year with new ambitions and motivations. Perhaps your New Year’s kiss became something real, or maybe your life was changed by something you saw volunteering during Christmas. We’ve all been there.

This is the time we all sit down to write our resolutions, but come next week when professors start clicking through PowerPoints at the speed of light and you go to one too many parties and forget all about that

ten-page paper over atmospheric science, where will that “check” be on your list?

The truth is we set our bar high.

It’s not a bad thing, as our bar should be set high and we should have ambitious goals.

We should set out to make it to every 8 a.m. class dressed and ready to learn, but the majority of us won’t.

I sit here behind my computer and suggest that you all be classy, tactful and fully-dressed Red Raiders, but honestly it’s just a miracle I even made it to class.

Last semester I berated you about getting to class on time, not wearing

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Ugg boots and disrespecting your teachers and peers, when I fail on so many levels.

No I don’t own a pair of Ugg boots, and I don’t believe I’ve ever insulted a teacher, but to be honest, I’ve never strived to be a goo d student. “Oops, the bus is running a few minutes late, guess you’ll find me at Starbucks during that class,” is one of my attitudes. I’ve never stayed up late and woke up early to study for a test, and I’m not held to any loans or consequences.

I’ve simply taken advantage of my position and been lazy my entire

We will be the new and improved Red Raiders and create an aura of class and dignity.

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ver the Christmas break, I had my twenty-third birthday, celebrated my third wedding anniversary and spent more time making lists and resolutions than striving toward my ambitions. Granted, my greatest ambition in life is to be a wonderful mommy — don’t get too excited, no bun in the oven yet — but I’ve done nothing to ensure that I become a better person in 2014.

Instead of being productive, I laid in bed until 10 a.m. the mornings I wasn’t scheduled to work, watched too much Hulu and didn’t walk my dogs as much as I should have. Let’s not even talk about if I cooked dinner at all (shout out to my mom for bringing us food). The point of all this isn’t to bash myself, but to kick my out-of-shape, notfollowing-that-resolution-at-all rear end into high gear.

academic career.

I’m telling you this not to say I don’t have relative advice or to only come to college for the “MRS” degree — I met my husband in high school so that doesn’t count — but to let you know that I’m a screw-up and I’m not someone to be held to a higher standard. I might as well be that freshman again who never left her dorm room, and who thought class was for people who weren’t attached to their phones.

It’s time to change.

I’m a 23-year-old married student with great ambitions to someday be the best and most well-dressed mommy I can be. I probably won’t cure cancer or walk on the moon (the whole idea of being in space makes me feel awfully claustrophobic), but I will be a better person, I will give better advice to be a classier and more respectful young lady or

gentleman and I will live by the advice I give. I will walk the walk.

Walk with me and together we will create a new environment for our fellow students. By setting a gracious and ambitious example, freshmen, transfers and even the lazy ones (like me) could jump the hurdle of unproductiveness.

We will slash our way through procrastination and stop enhancing the periods in our papers and actually write a full, ten-page paper without any shortcuts. We will be the new and improved Red Raiders and create an aura of class and dignity.

So here’s to spring 2014, Texas Tech. Don’t let it pass you by, and remember: Stay classy.

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Helicopter parents stifling Marriage needs defending from anti-gay groups student independence

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When we go off to college it is expected of us to start living our lives as adults. We leave home in order to start leading our own lives and we have to let go of mommy and daddy’s hands.

In a brief three months we go from having a curfew and asking permission to deciding on our own when we feel like coming home and making our own rules. For some students breaking the cycle of having Mom and Dad around to lead us through life can be very difficult, but it can be even harder for the parents to let go.

Helicopter parents are interfering with our independence.

Helicopter parents are parents who struggle cutting the cord with their child when they move away from home. They continue to attempt to control most aspects of our lives and we as students allow them to do so. Calling your parents once a week or even once a day is acceptable, but when you are on the phone with your parents between every class or every time a problem comes up you are enabling them to still have control over your life.

We are depending so much on our parents that we are forgetting who is really responsible for your own lives. Us. When we start becoming more independent our parents will in turn become, hopefully, less overbearing.

When students have their parents solve their problems for them they never learn to solve the problem on their own. Situations have come up where students depend on parents to help them solve problems such as not getting jobs or good enough grades.

What these students are not realizing is that this plan is completely backfiring.

If a student is getting a bad grade they should go to the professor directly and talk to them. Communicating with a professor yourself gives them at least one reason to think that you are taking responsibility for your own grades. When a parent calls in place of the student it can give a professor the idea that they are unapproach-

able to the student and they will likely have a worse reaction.

Having your parents do something in your place can also come off as irresponsible. This same concept stands true when applying for jobs.

If an employer gets a complaint from your parents about you not getting a promotion it will be pretty safe to assume you will not be getting it.

Where does this behavior stem from? As we start growing up, while still living under our parents’ roof we refuse to take on more responsibilities. Mom will wake us up for school, give us lunch money, make sure we have our practice clothes and even find us rides to and from events we want to go to that night.

When our parents baby us all through life, facing the idea that we actually have to grow up and get “big kid” jobs can be very overwhelming.

One of the main problems is that many colleges kids consider themselves just that: “kids”.

The fact is we are actually adults at the age of eighteen. When students still have the mindset that they are children they tend to act like them.

Students want the luxury of being adults without the responsibility.

Why not take an advantage of having most of your problems taken care of by your parents. It can be a relief to know that if you slip up someone is going to be there to catch you. What is happening from this is that college graduates don’t know how to live on their own.

Getting a job has become so difficult that parents are even coming to job interviews with the students.

If graduates don’t even know how to go out and look for jobs on their own I’m not so sure they did their job in college. This may very well be because Mom and Dad did a lot of that work for them.

Family is important to most people and I agree that having a good relationship with them is healthy.

Having parents hold your hand through every struggle, however, can be harmful when it comes time to enter the real world. It may not be time to completely sever the ties with our parents, but it might be time that we get a longer leash.

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Last year many advancements were made in providing equality to the LGBT community across the country. More and more states now recognize marriages, regardless of the couples’ sex, and a federal ban on non-heterosexual marriages was lifted by the Supreme Court.

That controversial law, the Defense of Marriage Act, was overturned on grounds that it violated the equal liberty provided for by the Fifth Amendment to our Constitution.

Essentially, the ruling says that the federal government cannot define marriage as being only between a man and woman. States are now free to determine if same-sex couples qualify for marriage, with federal benefits being afforded to couples that receive a valid state marriage license.

Currently, sixteen states (as well as the District of Columbia) allow gay couples to marry. However, as many visitors of Las Vegas know, marriages can be valid even when performed in a state in which neither married party resides. This allows for couples from states that do not provide for same-sex marriages to travel

decided the DOMA case the way they did is that it allows states to determine their own policy on the issue. The Supreme Court, in reviewing DOMA and California’s Proposition 8, which was a public referendum to ban gay marriages, could very well have issued a more sweeping decision that simply found statewide bans on same-sex marriages to be totally unconstitutional. Instead the Court refrained, bowing to states’ powers advocates.

Unfortunately for the proponents of the State Marriage Defense Act, restricting access to federal marriage benefits based on the sex of someone’s partner still makes absolutely no sense.

Setting aside the question of whether or not any level of government should be able to discriminate based upon sexual orientation, the new proposal from Rep. Weber should be tossed aside on its own lackluster merits.

The bill would not merely “affirm the authority of states to define and regulate marriage,” as a Weber press release puts it, but instead would take state power beyond the scope of reason. A state, for the purposes of its laws, has the authority to ban marriages between individuals of the same sex. It should not have the authority

to effectively ban such a marriage when it completely lacks a reasonable interest.

After all, the marriages that would be affected are already not recognized by states which do not allow same-sex matrimonials. The only government-to-person relationship being altered is that between the federal government and two consenting adults who took an out-of-state trip.

Individuals like Rep. Weber and groups such as the National Organization for Marriage and Heritage Action say they are trying to defend marriage reaffirm state powers. These particular powers, as far as the states themselves are concerned, are already respected. What these groups are really seeking is to control not only the laws, but the lives of everyone living in the states which ban gay marriage.

To anyone familiar with the political rhetoric of today’s America, this is a stunning request from those on the right.

Still, it must be admitted that anti-gay marriage groups did get one thing right. It is constantly asserted that the institution of marriage needs to be defended, and it certainly does. It needs to be defended from those who would steal it away from others as a child would steal a favorite toy from its sibling. It needs to be defended from those like Rep. Weber.

Davis’ education policy lacks specifics, just like campaign

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On Thursday, state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic frontrunner in the upcoming Texas gubernatorial election, unveiled her education policy.

Davis’ proposals include: 1) guaranteeing the top 20 percent of high school juniors early acceptance into public universities in Texas if they commit to a teaching career, 2) increasing resources for the Teach for Texas Loan Repayment program and 3) restoring funding to the Education Aide Exemption program — all without raising taxes.

Though the plan addresses an important issue — keeping pace with the state’s growing population of schoolchildren — it unfortunately highlights a weakness in the Davis campaign.

While Davis’ education policy appears at first glance to be solid, it is not backed up by hard facts or any sort of implementation plan. Because of this, Republican frontrunner Greg Abbott has successfully attacked Davis’ proposal in one simple statement, calling it “fuzzy math.” And Davis has thus

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to certain states, sign a marriage license and thus receive federal marriage benefits without the hassle of actually moving across state lines.

In other words, a same-sex couple from Missouri, where gay marriage is banned, could travel to Iowa, where gay marriage is legal, take a trip to a courthouse with a legal witness, pay a thirty-five dollar fee, sign their names and be back home before sundown. After all of this, the couple would not be seen as married in the eyes of Missouri, but would be for federal purposes.

Predictably, this has upset a number of people. United States Representative Randy WeberCQ (R-TX) has proposed a bill along with a host of other Republican representatives that would fix this obvious injustice. The State Marriage Defense Act would limit federal recognition — and the benefits that accompany it — to marriages that are legally recognized in the home state of those seeking marriage benefits.

This would mean the couple who traveled to Iowa to take advantage of our generous notions of “equality” and “nondiscrimination” would be put back in their rightful, secondary place.

In a twisted way, this makes sense.

One of the reasons the Supreme Court

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far made no effort to prove him wrong.

Perhaps Davis has avoided going into specifics because she is afraid of alienating voters. If Davis explains how she plans to increase education funding, she might have to commit to dipping into the rainy day fund or eliminating some tax exemptions, both of which could steer her further away from Texas’ predominately Republican base.

Lately, Davis’ claims have been pushing her further and further toward the center; after all, most Texans can get behind her support for increased education funding and improved infrastructure. But voters are intelligent enough to know that her passive rhetoric lacks any firm direction.

The question in this race is not, “What do the people of Texas need?,” but, “How will they get it?” To win, Davis will have to provide a solid answer to this question.

And in the process she will inevitably alienate some.

Abbott didn’t offer much in the way of solutions in his response. His campaign spokesperson Matt Hirsch has explained that “Abbott believes in genuine local control of education: Empowering parents, teachers and principals to serve our

students well,” but that means just about nothing. In a state that is predominately Republican, it seems, the burden falls on the Democratic candidate, Davis, to get her proposals taken seriously. It might not be fair, but it is the reality.

At the start of the Davis campaign, it seemed that the senator would have the brains and the guts to take on the challenge of convincing predominately Republican voters that she is the best choice for Texas. But much of her initial momentum has now faded away. Although she originally found herself riding high on a wave of public relations-induced euphoria, the candidate herself has not mustered up the personability (or facade thereof) to propel her campaign through the grueling months to come.

Pundits, as well as informed voters, pay close attention to candidates’ campaign platforms, but the cold, hard truth is that elections are often decided on the basis of things as “empty” as likability and approachability. Behind the curtain, many citizens won’t punch the button for a candidate who eschews voter outreach opportunities and consistently gives off an air of aloofness. For Davis, that lesson Copyright © 2014 Texas Tech University Student Media/The Daily Toreador. All DT articles, photographs and artwork are the property of The DT and Student Media and may not be reproduced or published without permission.

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doesn’t seem to have sunk in yet. Since her famous filibuster this summer, Davis has fumbled nearly every opportunity to establish an identity beyond her marathon on the Senate floor, as evidenced by her completely botched Twitter town hall, in which she dodged every question on abortion — her campaign’s original raison d’etre — and avoided any opportunity to connect with voters on a level beyond the robotic persona that Davis seems almost to have embraced.

And the gaffes don’t stop there. Davis has hardly done herself any favors with the press. Her campaign continually ties reporters’ hands by releasing her whereabouts but then swearing them to secrecy. What good do they think can come of that? It would be strange enough if they kept her schedule a complete secret, but to tentatively go halfway by tipping off reporters seemingly on sufferance? That beggars belief. It’s as if Davis and her campaign were essentially unsure of themselves and having second thoughts, not just about this relatively minor organizational issue, but also about the larger issues undergirding her campaign.

Wherever we look in her campaign, we see uncertainty and hesitation flitting about.

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(AP) – Gus Malzahn knows all about Bear Bryant, so this award meant a whole lot to the Auburn coach.

Malzahn is the Paul “Bear” Bryant College Coach of the Year after leading a remarkable turnaround in his first season in charge of the Tigers, who went to the national title game a year after they went 3-9.

Malzahn, who like Bryant is from Arkansas, said Wednesday night he was honored to be associated with an award with the name of the fabled former Alabama coach.

“When you’re growing up he’s the man,” Malzahn said. “The fact that I’m from the state of Arkansas and he’s from Fordyce, Arkansas and one of my best friends is coaching high school there makes it even that much more special.”

Auburn came up just short in the national championship, with Florida State scoring a touchdown with 13 seconds left to pick up a 34-31 win.

“We’re still hurting over the fact that we were close to winning the national championship and got beat,” Malzahn said. “But if you can remove yourself from that it was a lot of fun, our players came a long way, they improved each week and we were 13 seconds away from being the national champion.”

Malzahn beat out Baylor’s Art Briles, David Bailiff of Rice, Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio and David Shaw of Stanford for the honor.

The Tigers, who were winless in Southeastern Conference play in 2012, reeled off nine straight victories after a loss to LSU on Sept. 21 to gain

a spot in the title game this season.

They were the talk of college football when they returned a missed field goal 109 yards for a last-second score to beat then-top-ranked Alabama on Nov. 30.

Malzahn knew his team was talented, but even he was amazed at what Auburn was able to do this season.

“There’s no doubt,” he said. “It’s hard to get better each week. I bet we’re one of the few teams that actually did that, and the fact that we were playing our best football toward the end of the year, it was a lot of fun to watch those guys grow and end up where they did.”

Dantonio led the Spartans to a school-record 13 wins and a No. 3 finish in the final Associated Press poll. It was Michigan State’s highest ranking since reaching No. 2 in 1966.

“To me, Bear Bryant is almost a mystical figure,” Dantonio said.

“When you grow up in a football setting as I did in Ohio in that time period in the ‘60s and 70s when you were playing high school football, Bear Bryant is legend. To be associated with an award like this is very humbling.”

Briles helped the Bears to their first Big 12 title and first BCS bowl game this season. He said Baylor’s recent success has helped him get a much warmer reception than he once received when he visits the homes of recruits.

“It is completely different,” he said. “We’re in living rooms and kitchens that we never were in before and that’s the reality of the situation.

Harden lifts Rockets over Pelicans, 103-100 NEW O RLEANS (AP) — James Harden dribbled inside the 3-point line, surveyed the court and saw the Pelicans weren’t going to throw a quick double-team at him to try to force the ball out of his hands with the game on the line.

The Houston star dipped his shoulder and took one quick step toward New Orleans’ Austin Rivers, then stepped back and nailed a 22-foot, tiebreaking jumper with 28 seconds left. The shot capped a 26-point outing that led the Rockets to a third straight victory, 103-100 on Wednesday night.

“I was reading what the other four players were doing and they all stayed home,” Harden said. “It was mano-a-mano.”

That Harden’s heroics were even needed was a bit of a surprise against hobbled, reeling New Orleans, which was without three top players — Ryan Anderson, Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans — and came in on a six-game skid. But Eric Gordon scored a season-high 35 points, including 22 in the first half when New Orleans led by as much as 17, a lead bigger than any it had blown this season.

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double-digit points: Crockett with 19, Gotcher with 17, Dejan Kravic and Robert Turner with 14 and Jordan CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Tolbert with 11.

“It was a good win for us, but it was Smith said having multiple playlong overdue,” he said. “We found a ers score gives the team its best way to win tonight, the other games chance to come out victorious. we found a way to lose. This is a big “Balanced scoring is a key to winwin for our program and our players ning,” he said. “We did that with all at this time, but I expect a lot more.” five starters in double figures.”

Smith said that he might be Although it was the first conference win for Tech, Crockett said out of money after the season; he every game will be tough from there bought more than 100 students lunch on out.

Wednesday at the Student Union “In this conference, you have to Building, encouraging them to come be ready every game,” he said. “It’s support his team. going to be a dog fight.”

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Sophomore guard Toddrick There were 3,320 students in atGotcher finished the night with 17 tendance, which marked the second points and said the win came off a largest student crowd in the USA, team effort. according to the release.

“Everybody contributed,” he said.

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Brewer leaving after semester Indoor season begins for plete his degree in university studies.

He is scheduled to graduate in May. “I am honored to receive my degree from Texas Tech and will always call this university home,” he said, according to the BREWER release. “I will never forget the friendships and memories I have

made here at Texas Tech.”

During his two-year career, Brewer participated in 13 games in which he threw for 440 yards and five touchdowns.

Brewer is now the third quarterback to decide to transfer from Tech.

Freshman quarterback Baker Mayfield is currently taking classes at Oklahoma, and redshirt freshman Clayton Nicholas has chosen to transfer to Bowling Green. ➤➤dhaile@dailytoreador.com

Strong is unhappy about recent results AUSTIN (AP) — New Texas coach Charlie Strong may be happy to have the job, but he certainly doesn’t like what he’s seen from the Longhorns the last four years: No Big 12 titles and at least four losses every season.

Since his introduction as their new coach on Jan. 6, Strong has met with every Longhorns player and told them he expects a change.

“Each player on the team, I met with them one on one,” Strong said Wednesday. “I told them how unhappy I was where the program is right now. It’s going to fall upon all of us to go get it right ... They want to win. They sense we need to raise standards.”

Strong inherits a team that went 8-5 last season but was just 30 minutes away from winning a Big 12 title before losing to Baylor

30-7 in the regular season finale.

Strong said the point of meeting each player was to get to know them. Not to scare them off, but tell them what will be expected.

“When you’re the top program in the country, you have to be about championships,” Strong said.

Strong also started laying down new expectations, such as having players move back on campus and demanding they sit up front in class.

The housing change is to promote team unity and remove cliques. The class rules, such as no hats or cell phones, are about teaching players to respect the academic side of their time at Texas and their professors.

“I want them in the front row ...

Give the professor the same respect you give me,” Strong said.

Strong also announced his coaching staff, which includes four

from his staff at Louisville: defensive coordinator Vance Bedford, linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary, assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson and strength and conditioning coordinator Pat Moorer.

Strong hired Joe Wickline from Oklahoma State as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.

Tight ends coach Bruce Chambers was the only member of former coach Mack Brown’s staff to stay.

Salaries for the assistant coaches were not announced and must still be approved by the school’s board of regents. The board on Monday approved Strong’s 5-year contract, which will pay him $5 million this year with $100,000 annual raise.

Texas is also paying for Strong’s $4.38 million buyout from his previous contract with Louisville.

Texas A&M rallies to top South Carolina, 75-67 (AP) — Texas A&M overcame a double-digit first half deficit to defeat South Carolina 75-67 on Wednesday night.

Jamal Jones scored 22 points for the Aggies, who trailed 14-3 six minutes into the contest before getting their act together before their largest home crowd of the season.

Guard Brenton Williams scored 14 points for the Gamecocks (7-9, 0-3), who shot 42.9 percent (9 of 21) from the field

in the second half - after making 14 of 28 in the first half - en route to their third consecutive setback to start Southeastern Conference play.

The Aggies (12-4, 3-0) under third-year coach Billy Kennedy are 3-0 in league play for the first time since 2010-11 under then-coach Mark Turgeon, now at Maryland, and as members of the Big 12 at the time.

The Aggies snagged their first lead of the second half at

58-57 on two free throws by Jones with 6:59 remaining. Following a missed 3-pointer by Jaylen Shaw on South Carolina’s ensuing possession, A&M guard Shawn Smith responded with a 3-pointer from deep in the right corner in lifting the Aggies to a 61-57 lead.

A&M guard Jordan Green scored four points in the final 1:34 to help put away the Gamecocks. The Aggies shot 43.8 percent from the 3-point line.

Red Raider track program

By EVERETT CORDER SportS Editor

The Red Raider track team will begin its indoor season Friday and Saturday with the Texas Tech Open hosted at the Athletic Training Center.

Twenty-two NAIA and NCAA Division II track teams will travel to Lubbock, Tech coach Wes Kittley said, and the meet will give Red Raider athletes a chance to ease into the competition.

“It’s always exciting to begin the year,” Kittley said. “This meet’s already kind of a starting meet, but we’re having two days so we can double kids, get a lot of good work in and kind of make it a get-inshape meet.”

The men’s and women’s track teams together added 30 freshmen since last year, he said, and isn’t sure what to expect from all the young people.

Kittley said he knows it’s early in

the season, but the meet will give him an idea of what the new members can do before the Red Raiders travel to Texas A&M Jan. 25.

“We don’t know what to expect,” he said. “It’s early, but we gotta find out who’s ready to step up and who isn’t, so I think we’ll find out.”

Most of the athletes will use this meet as a “glorified workout,” Kittley said, but there are a few people he will keep an eye on, including junior Kole Weldon and junior Cierra White.

The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association recently named White to the Bowerman Trophy preseason watch list. The award is given each year to the most outstanding collegiate track and field athlete.

White said the nomination was unexpected, but she is grateful for it and anticipates the outcome.

“I really didn’t expect it. I really didn’t even know about (the award)

until I just heard about it this year,” she said. “I’m excited, and I can’t wait to see the results and I’m happy to just be considered.”

White and Weldon were named All-Americans during the 2013 season, and Weldon was the national runner-up in shot put during indoor season. Kittley said he expects Weldon to throw well during the indoor meet Friday and Saturday.

Weldon said the coaches worked hard with the teams in the weight room during the offseason, and helped him gain 15 pounds of muscle. He said he plans on breaking as many of his own records as possible.

“Experience makes such a huge difference,” Weldon said. “The goal is always to improve and stuff like that. As far as for this weekend, like coach Kittley said, it’s more of a glorified training. So the expectation is to do well, but when we get to nationals, that’s when the big throws are going to come.” ➤➤sports@dailytoreador.com

Texas Rangers helping after explosion WEST, Texas (AP) — Scott that they’ve made a lot more fans Podsednik played high school base- with these acts.” ball on a since-abandoned field in After the explosion last year, the the shadow of a fertilizer plant that team collected tens of thousands of exploded last April in the former essential items for West victims and major league outfielder’s small Cen- residents, along with gift cards and tral Texas hometown. $40,000 in cash donations at RangA “Keep Out” sign is posted on ers Ballpark. Players donated cash the fence below the ripped-up score- and equipment, and Major League board. Light poles are down on the Baseball also gave $100,000 to relief field separated from the cleared plant efforts. More than 1,000 individusite only by als from the town a railroad later attended a track, and City of West night next to a at a Rangers game park that last July. will be reno“It’s amazing. vated with ... If there’s somea new plaything that can ground and come of this good, a memorial it’s the show of hufor the 15 manity that’s been people who shown to citizens died in the of West,” Mayor JENNIFER SCHAFFER Tommy Muska explosion.

CITY SECRETARY T h e said. “Such a graWEST, TEXAS Rangers, cious and generwho have ous donation by made a the players, and $50,000 donation for West City by the Rangers organization, and Park, made a caravan stop Tuesday especially for the children that they in the town of about 2,800 people helped with the baseballs and the less than 90 miles from their home equipment. That’s really the heart ballpark. of it.”

“The Rangers organization has A fire truck was parked outside stepped up in more ways than one,” the West Community Center, where said Podsednik, who was drafted by players Mitch Moreland and Tanner the Rangers before playing for seven Scheppers joined other members of other teams over parts of 11 major the Rangers organization and were league seasons. “They’ve been in- met by about 100 school children. credible, very generous, very classy. That truck, with No. 27 on it, was West is a sports town, and there are donated last year to West’s volunteer plenty of Rangers fans here. I’m sure fire department by Lance Berkman

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You live that worst day of your life, and the you have to look at the positives.

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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Michael Brewer declared his intentions to transfer from Texas Tech at the end of the spring semester, according to a news release.

“The decision to transfer was well thought out by my family and myself and was one of the toughest of my life,” Brewer said, according to the news release. “I feel it’s the right decision for me moving forward.”

Brewer will stay on scholarship through the spring semester to com-

when he was playing for Texas.

“You live that worst day of your life, and then you have to look at the positives, and the Rangers have been a huge positive,” said Jennifer Schaffer, the city secretary.

That community center is about two miles down Reagan Street from the park site, where traffic cones and broken glass sit on the tennis/basketball courts that will be redone. The mayor said about 50 new hours are under construction near that park.

The town’s baseball fields are now behind the community center, where signage on a water tower recognizes Podsednik for being a 2005 All-Star and World Series champion. He hit the game-ending home run in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series against Houston.

When the explosion occurred, Podsednik was about 90 minutes away at his home in the DallasFort Worth area. His wife was on the telephone at the time with his mother, who lives about seven miles outside of West.

“I talked to my mother on the phone about an hour later. What I remember from her voice was just disarray,” he said. “It was really tough to put into words what that was like.

It was tough for everybody.”

Podsednik, who still has vivid memories of playing baseball there growing up, said the town is going to bounce back.

“We have, we’ve started that rebuilding process,” he said. “It’s a chance for us to not only to rebuild the structure, but the spirit, and I think that’s happening here.”

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