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Pipe breaks at SUB A pipe broke at Boar’s Head in the Student Union Building Thursday.

Matt Ducatt, managing director for the Texas Tech Student Union Building, said there was a mess on the first floor, but not much damage was done.

“They were working on the coffee maker and they managed to break a pipe,” he said. “They had to cut (the water) off and fix the pipe.”

Boar’s Head was still able to open back up and serve students, he said.

“It was minimal; 20 minutes later they were back open,” he said.

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By AMY CUNNINGHAM Staff Writer

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott visited Lubbock Thursday afternoon to meet with Lubbock ISD officials during a roundtable discussion on improving education in the state.

At the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center, Abbott, a Republican candidate for governor, met with educators and administrators and discussed programs to prepare students to enter the workforce or pursue higher education, he said.

“We learned firsthand the needs and common goals that we have,” Abbott said. “We want to see the Texas education system rise to the very top in the entire nation.”

Lubbock is the sixth stop on a roundtable tour across the state for Abbott, who has spoken with school officials in both large cities, like Houston and Fort Worth, and small towns, such as Weslaco.

Pioneer Natural Resources donated $900,000 to the Texas Tech petroleum engineering research program, therefore naming the new laboratory the Pioneer Natural Resources Pressure Volume Temperature Laboratory after the donor, according to a Texas Tech news release.

“Pioneer Natural Resources is a great corporate partner,” Chancellor Kent Hance said, “and Texas Tech is thankful for its generous contribution.”

The whole research facility is a $22.8 million dollar endeavor and contains approximately 42,000 square feet of classroom and research space, according to the release.

The new facility was built to combine formal teaching in the classroom with lab space, so that students can have hands-on experience with cutting-edge research facilities and techniques, according to the release.

Abbott said he has heard many of the same sentiments from educators in Lubbock as he heard during the first five roundtable talks.

Digital and online learning, he said, are essential to raising the state’s education ranking.

In April, Texas ranked 49 th in its spending on public education, according to the National Education Association.

Abbott said although the state is number one in creating jobs, exports and energy, Texas needs to advance its public education.

Abbott has been criticized by democrat opponent Wendy Davis for defending the state after it was sued by over 1,000 school districts for cutting $5 billion from public education, according to an Associated Press article. The case is still ongoing.

Abbott said he was doing his job as attorney general.

“Texas voters know they elect an attorney general to defend laws that

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, Texas State Senator Robert Duncan, and State Representative John Frullo during his Education Roundtable Tour stop in Lubbock on Thursday.

are challenged in court,” Abbott said.

“Democrats will continue to lose elections if they think Texas voters are

stupid. They’re not.”

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Student trains for dream with former World Cup coaches

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AUSTIN NETTLETON, A senior public relations major from Queen City, does a trick off a kicker in Whistler, Canada. Nettleton was chosen to spend two weeks training with Olympic snowboarding coaches during winter break.

What began as a 9-year-old falling in love with a rental snowboard has turned into one student receiving the opportunity of a lifetime.

Austin Nettleton, a senior public relations major from Queen City, received the opportunity to spend a week of his Christmas break being trained alongside the Reign SBX snowboard cross team members in Whistler, Canada.

He said two former International Ski Federation and World Cup competitors, John Shelly and David Hugill, coached him and worked with him for the upcoming season of snowboard cross.

Shelly, the Reign Snowboarding co-owner alongside Hugill and Reign SBX assistant coach, said the best way to describe snowboard cross is like BMX racing on a snowboard.

“You’ve got a track that’s got jumps, bank turns, rollers, et cetera, and you’re racing against four to six other people,” Nettleton said. “Then whoever crosses the finish line first, wins.”

Nettleton said the sport has a lot of elbows bumping, physical contact and wipeouts.

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Tech students living in study lounge yet again

By AMY CUNNINGHAM Staff Writer

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With a growing student population living on campus, Texas Tech residence halls are near capacity, according to University Student Housing’s Spring 2014 Application and Assignment Report.

The residence halls can house an estimated total of 7,200 students within the 13 halls, according to the University Student Housing website.

There are 6,992 students living on campus as of the opening of spring semester, and 95 percent of students living in the halls during the fall stayed on campus for another semester, according to the report.

“Since we opened, those numbers have changed,” Sean Duggan, managing director of University Student Housing, said. “We were very close to the fall number of 7,025.

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I think it shows the growth and momentum of Tech. ” Duggan said they are currently tracking down “no-show students,” who are individuals who have not enrolled in classes for the semester but have yet to cancel their housing contracts. Until these students are located, Duggan said housing cannot move anyone into their rooms.

Benjamin Gehrig, a freshman energy commerce major from Houston, said he has lived in temporary housing as of Wednesday.

Since transferring to Tech, Gehrig is living on the twelfth floor of Coleman Hall in a study lounge with two other male students.

“They didn’t give me a definite answer on when I’d move,” Gehrig said. “Housing said it could be anywhere from one day to one month. They just don’t know.”

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The lounge is approximately triple the size of a traditional dorm room, he said, which makes up for the delay.

Duggan said there are 70 male students living in temporary housing; in common areas, like in Gehrig’s case, or sharing rooms with community advisors.

Moving these students, particularly those living in study lounges, into permanent rooms is a priority for his department, Duggan said.

Gehrig and his temporary roommates should be moved out by the first of next week, he said.

In his 22 years at Tech, Duggan said this is the first time there has been temporary housing during the spring.

“It just speaks to the popularity of Tech that people want to study and live here,”

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Duggan said.

Two major factors in the overpopulation issue are the number of male and international students living on campus, Duggan said. According to the report, 60 new international students live in dorms this semester.

Additionally, 556 more male students than female students live on Tech grounds, according to the report.

“For the women, we have space,” Duggan said. “We’re able to have a lot more flexibility with them. It’s just with the men, we’re very full.”

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Dinning hall undergoes renovation

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

Write down goals before donning on a cap and gown and receiving a diploma.

Today The Race Experience When: Monday, January 13, 2014 7:00 AM - Sat , January 18, 2014 9:00 PM Where: Student Union Building So, what is it?

Experience what it would be like to be seen as a different ethnicity.

Indoor Volleyball Tournaments When: Friday, January 17, 2014 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Where: Rec Center So, what is it?

Sign up for Tech Acitivities Board’s indoor volleyball tournament.

TAB Presents: Fire & Ice Festival When: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Where: Student Union Building Courtyard So, what is it?

Listen to Texas Tech students preform live acoustic music hosted by TAB.

TAB Presents: “Before I Graduate” Wall When: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 8:00 AM - Sat , January 18, 2014 8:00 AM Where: Student Union Building So, what is it?

Students returning from the winter break who reside at Stangel and Murdough residence halls and dine regularly at the Market dining hall will notice changes took place while they were away.

Over the winter break, the dining hall began renovations in order to accommodate its new seven-venue concept, according to a poster in the dining hall.

Alan Cushman, unit manager for hospitality services, said the hall was last renovated in 1998.

“What you can expect is brand new facility,” he said. “A lot of the operations will be brought forward.”

The dining hall will change some of the concept names of its dining options but keep many of its menu items, Cushman said.

Dining options such as Asian cuisine, a carvery line, sandwich line, chicken wing line, Italian cuisine and a grill will still be present at the renovated dining hall.

The dining hall will also add a recognized national brand to its dining option, Cushman said.

“We are working with a national brand,” he said. “We are still in the contract period so we cannot release which brand it’s going to be, but once that is finalized, we will definitely share that with the university.”

Along with the new menu options, students will able to see

their food being prepared with the planned addition of open displays at the various dining venues, Cushman said.

Plans to add a local coffee roaster to the renovated dining hall are also in progress, he said.

“I think it will be something neat and a unique addition,” Cushman said.

Before renovations began, the Residence Halls Association, Student Government Association and Hospitality Services met last semester to find a way to begin renovations without interfering with student dining, Cushman said.

After meeting, the groups came to the conclusion the best time to begin renovations was during the winter break.

Peyton Craig, SGA external vice president, said he thinks the university is handling the construction well.

“I think that is the best time possible,” he said, “and I think they are doing a great job.”

There is currently a construction wall at the dining hall, but dining services will remain the same throughout the school year.

“There are students living and dining there,” Cushman said, “and we didn’t want to do anything that was going to compromise with their experience.”

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POLICE BLOTTER Wednesday 10 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated an accident without injuries, which occurred in the C1 parking lot.

11:01 a.m.— A Tech Officer documented a medical, which occurred in Drane residence hall.

A staff member became dizzy and fell. Emergency Medical Services transported her to University Medical Services Emergency Room.

11:20 a.m. — A Tech officer documented a medical, which occurred at Wiggins Complex.

A student tripped on a step and fell and injured her left knee.

Emergency Medical Services transported the student to University Medical Center Emergency Room.

1:49 p.m. — A Tech officer documented a medical, which occurred in the R-4 parking lot.

A student tripped and injured her right elbow. Emergency Medical Services transported the student to University Medical Center Emergency Room.

2:31 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries, and duty on striking an unattended vehicle, which occurred in the C11 parking lot.

1:50 a.m. — A Texas Tech Officer arrested a student for public intoxication, which occurred at Chitwood Residence Hall. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Texas Tech Police Department.

Governor says NM shooting victim improving in Lubbock ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Susana Martinez said Thursday the boy who was shot in the face and neck at a New Mexico middle school is heavily sedated and on a breathing machine, but his doctors are optimistic.

Martinez told reporters the student remained in critical

condition at a Lubbock, Texas, hospital and doctors have repaired slight damage to his heart.

She also said his face and head are covered in pockmarks from the shotgun pellets, and both of his eyes were injured.

Still, she said, the boy has improved. “The doctors feel good about him,” Martinez said.

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Taylor Bradshaw, a junior architecture major from San Antonio, critiques a classmate’s site model and possible project ideas for the upcoming semester, Thursday in the Architecture building.

Tech PD make changes to accommodate growing enrollment

By KAITLIN BAIN Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Police Department is preparing for an increase in enrollment at the university by increasing staffing.

College campuses don’t have a specifically mandated police officerto-student or officer-to-building ratio, according to the U.S. Department of Justice handbook for Establishing Appropriate Staffing Levels for Campus Public Safety Departments.

There are, however, national average levels of police officers based on student enrollment and buildings on campus, according to the handbook.

For a school Tech’s size, the average national levels are 10 to 195 officers in

relation to number of students, and 24 officers in relation to number of buildings, according to the handbook.

Tech Police Administrative Captain Stephen Hinkle said Tech has currently increased the number of open positions to adjust to the increasing number of students at Tech.

“We actually just increased our staffing levels,” he said. “We are trying to get us some more police officers out here not only to have more officers on campus, but when the new research facility opens up, and the new dorms, that gives us the extra officers to help us cover these areas.”

Tech meets the national averages of number of police officers based on both number of buildings on campus and number of students enrolled at Tech,

according to the handbook.

“Right now we have 48 officers and we have seven vacant positions,” Hinkle said, “so we’re sitting at 55-56 officers for the campus.”

The seven vacant positions are due to the record enrollment at Tech this year. Tech PD had to increase the number of officers due to the increased number of students, he said.

Tech PD is now looking outside of the Lubbock area for officers because of the goal of 40,000 students in 2020, he said.

“We actually recruit at both the academies and then obviously, we put all our openings on our police department website,” he said. “We also post them on Texas Commission for Law Enforcement who gives us first-aid licensing.”

Sarah Clover, a senior human development and family studies major from Saltillo, said she does feel safe on campus and is glad the Tech Police Department is taking extra steps with more students.

“I think it’s a good idea to get more police officers when the number of students increases,” Clover said. “It’s good for safety reasons and stuff.”

Josh Diaz, a freshman electronic media and communication major from Amarillo, said he thinks the increased police officers are just a precaution on campus.

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“What Senator Davis continues to do is to look back in the past,” he said. “What I am doing CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 here in Lubbock, Texas, today, is looking forward to what I will Davis officially announced be doing as governor, improving her campaign for governor in education for students who live early October and released her here.” plan for education reform on Jan. After touring Lubbock ISD’s 9, according to an Associated facility, Abbott said students in Lubbock could develop appliPress article.

Her proposals include in- cable skills to take into the workcreasing the number of teacher force or into a higher institution. aides and school counselors, Abbott said his focus over guaranteeing state university the next 10 months will be on admissions to high school juniors elevating the state and working in the top 20 percent who will to improve education.

As a former Lubbock resident, pursue a career as an educator and forgiving student loans Abbott said Lubbock helped for teachers, according to the form who he is today. article.

He said he plans to share Meanwhile, Abbott has not Lubbock ISD’s way of educating released a policy plan so far, and training students with other according to a Texas Tribune school districts.

“Lubbock is in such an imarticle, but he said he wants to provide students with greater portant region for our state,” he said. “I want to connect with options for their futures.

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Tech students write bucket list on wall

By TAYLOR PEACE Staff Writer

There were smiles and giggles among students as they wrote their aspirations on a wall full of other students’ dreams.

The Texas Tech Activities Board set up a chalkboard titled “Before I Graduate” at the Student Union Courtyard to offer students the opportunity to write down their pre-graduation goals.

Austin Reiter, a senior business management major from Lindsay, is the president of TAB. Reiter said they put up the board for students to write their goals down in a fun way.

“I like how diverse the board is with all the different goals written on it,” Reiter said.

The board will be up through Friday afternoon for students to continue writing their goals down.

Justin Andrews, a petroleum engineering major from San Antonio, wrote on the chalkboard he wanted to go skiing.

Andrews said he hadn’t been skiing since he started having

respiratory problems as a kid.

“I would go out on the mountain for a day,” Andrews said, “but then have to stay inside the hotel for the rest of the trip because I would get so sick.”

Because he hasn’t been skiing since he was young, he wants to find the time to go before he graduates.

Andrews said the mountain range he wants to ski the most is the Appalachian Mountains.

“Now that my asthma has calmed since I’ve gotten older,” Andrews said, “I think that this would be a perfect time to take up the opportunity.”

Some students had dreams of traveling within the country, while others wanted to travel abroad.

Magen Carver, a junior nursing major, wrote she wanted to visit Italy before she graduates.

Carver said she has always wanted to go to Italy, but has never received the chance to.

“I’ve wanted to go backpacking with me and my dad for the longest time,” Carver said.

Even though Carver is a

nursing major, she loves architecture.

Carver said her love of architecture is one of the reasons she wants to visit Italy so much.

“For the longest time I have wanted to go to Italy,” Carver said. “It’s just something I’ve always wanted to do for some reason.”

While many people wrote on the board they wanted to travel, others had different plans in mind.

Paige Lehmann, a junior business management and marketing major from Dallas, wrote she wants to create and stabilize an organization for the empowerment of women.

She wants to start an organization like this to help women entering the work force, she said.

“In the classroom, it’s hard to talk about the rising issue of feminism,” Lehmann said. “I want to bring to light the issues that are avoided by professors.”

Lehmann has already started making an organization for the purpose of discussing the issues of women and society.

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STUDENTS HAD THE oppertunity to write down their goals on the Tech Activities Board’s Before I Graduate Wall on Wednesday in the Student Union Building.

She said she believes these issues are a big deal, but are not commonly discussed among people.

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“I feel like classrooms bring too much food for thought,” Lehmann said. “Right now our organization is meeting every

competitive side, which is what I was wanting to do.”

Shelly, who acted as NettleCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ton’s coach, said working with In snowboard cross, he said, Nettleton was cool because he literally anything can happen. worked with him one-on-one for Snowboard cross racers just have three or four days in a row, helping to get up and finish the race. him understand the fundamentals “It’s very high intensity,” Net- the coaches like to see in strong tleton said, “very high action and racers. very awesome.”

“We worked first and foremost Despite having placed 25th from a very technical perspective at the United States of America on how he stands on the snowSnowboard Association National board,” Shelly said.

Championship last year, Nettleton Nettleton’s mother, Karen said this year was his first time Nettleton, said his first competibeing coached in snowboarding. tion was the Southern Freeride He said he had to teach himself Series Snowboard Cross Regionals how to snowboard all over again last year, where he placed second. because of how the coaches taught.

His score was high enough to “How they taught and coached get him to Nationals, she said, and made me have to re-learn how to now he just wants to prove that it snowboard like a proper racer,” wasn’t a fluke.

Nettleton said, “and not just like “He wants to be a snowboarder a casual snowboarder.” from Texas,” Karen Nettleton said, It has helped him with his “to represent Texas.” snowboarding, he said.

Nettleton said he began snowAfter recently returning from boarding 11 years ago when his a trip with the Texas Tech Ski dad took him to Ruidoso, N.M., and Snowboard club to Aspen, to go skiing.

Colo., Nettleton said he realized “As soon as I strapped my he is faster now than he was before boots into my snowboard for the winter break. first time,” Nettleton said, “I was “I can carve better, and I can in love.” go faster,” he said. “Pretty much It’s an embarrassing story to just a week at Whistler completely tell, he said, but the night he and changed how I snowboard and his family were leaving to go back it’s really geared me towards the home, he started crying because

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his parents wouldn’t buy the rental snowboard.

Nettleton said he didn’t want to leave the snowboard, but the next year his parents ended up buying him a full snowboard set with boots, bindings and a snowboard.

“Then the downfall started,” he said. “I guess you would say my plummet into snowboarding.”

Karen Nettleton, originally from Atlanta, said one day Nettleton wants to represent the state of Texas in snowboard cross.

It gives her and her husband a sense of pride to hear Nettleton say he wants to expand and do this as a career in the future, she said.

“The thing that we’ve always instilled in him is that [he] gets that degree from Tech first,” Karen Nettleton said, “and then if [he] chooses to pursue this, and God forbid something happens, that he would have that degree from Texas Tech to fall back on.”

It makes her feel good that he’s getting the opportunity to do what his dream is, she said.

That’s all the satisfaction in the world to her, she said.

“If he’s successful at it, that’s even better,” Karen Nettleton said.

“If he’s not, just the opportunities he’s been blessed with so far have made me and his dad and his grandparents extremely happy.” ➤➤awillingham@dailytoreador.com

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KRIS LANE, A senior exercise and sport sciences major from Wink, plays an original song titled “Merline” while performing in the Fire & Ice Festival event hosted by the Tech Activities Board on Thursday in the Student Union Building.

Sign up for 2014 Sibling Weekend Some students are able to see their family often, while others are not.

Parent and Family Relationsstarted sign-ups for the annual Sibling Weekend.

Pamela Carrizales, unit coordinator of Parent and Family Relations, organizes all the events and details of Sibling Weekend.

Sibling Weekend will be from Feb. 21 to Feb. 22 at different locations on campus, Carrizales said, and check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 21.

“I think it’s important for siblings to feel a part of the whole college experience with their older brother or sister,” Car-

rizales said. “I think this event is a great way for them to bond with each other.”

The cost of Sibling Weekend is $45 per participant, including Texas Tech students.

The cost includes all meals, a Sibling Weekend t-shirt, a drawstring backpack and free entrance to the events, including a ticket to a Tech baseball game.

The age range for the siblings attending is between eight and 15, Carrizales said.

“For siblings that are older,” Carrizales said, “we encourage them to get a personal tour through the Visitors Center.”

Sibling Weekend 2014 will have a superheroes and sidekicks theme, Carrizales said, and is the first Sibling Weekend to have a theme.

“I thought it would be best to incorporate some sort of theme,” Carrizales said. “Hopefully next year we will have a different one.”

The registration deadline is Feb. 14, so students are encouraged to sign up fast.

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Google Glass headlines next technological wave Weston Betts the side of the headset to navigate through Glass’ controls and to zoom. Glass allows the user to Google information, take pictures/ video, make calls, message and receive directions.

Besides this basic information, Glass is able to download and run apps, through various developers, just like a smartphone can. The apps available currently range from social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter to apps such as recipe books, a compass, The New York Times, various games, the running and cycling app Strava, YouTube and many more.

The first time I put Glass on, it was like I put on an Iron Man suit. Just as Tony Stark was able to

manipulate and create only what he could see and only what he could hear, I too had this power with Glass.

As a form of augmented reality, it allows the user seamless integration from smartphone to Google Glass to the world around us. Through the use of daily new apps, the opportunities seem endless both in the street and in the classroom.

Besides getting some strange looks while wearing Glass, there are a few downsides.

People’s privacy is something that came up regularly when I wore Glass. I was consistently being asked if I was filming or taking pictures of them, which of course I wasn’t. Glass is not always on when you wear it and it is not constantly videoing, contrary to popular belief.

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But there is the question of what to do with Glass users when they enter a public bathroom.

Some restaurant businesses have banned Glass altogether on their property, as they have the right to. There will be some backlash over privacy issues in the future, and I believe Google and other businesses will make amends as to where using Glass is acceptable and where it is not.

This technology could eventually be a norm in our world, though the technology has a bit of growing up to do before it truly can become accepted. As Glass is rumored, according to theverge.com, to be looking at partnering with Warby Parker, Ray-Ban or Tom Ford, it would allow Google to make a more aesthetically consumer-

The first time I put Glass on, it was like I put on an Iron Man suit.

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ver the past month, I was given the opportunity to pre-order and test the second Explorer edition of Google Glass, Google’s futuristic wearable technology. Glass was originally made available to a select 10,000 “explorers” to test and develop applications for this new and innovative device.

The only stipulation for the select “explorers” was that to have the opportunity to have the device early, they had to pay a premium of $1,500. Following its initial success, Google has released the second Explorer edition within the past two months and made it available to various types of people interested in developing and creating new applications for Glass.

Google Glass is a hands free headset that displays information above your right eye, in a sort of floating hologram format. The user communicates with Glass through various voice commands, always starting with, “OK Glass.”

There is also a track pad on

friendly and classy product, and people wouldn’t have to think twice about wearing it on the street.

The current model looks about as futuristic as what it is capable of doing. I believe the product is beautiful. There is a sleekness and simplicity to it, but it also seems to be too futuristic and gathers too much attention to be accepted by the masses.

The design may be exactly what Google wants as it gathers excess attention, but by doing so, it definitely cuts out a major portion of people, as it’s almost like something only the elite wear.

Eventually Google or another augmented reality company will create a product that will not only be futuristic but also clean cut, sexy and classy.

The product created will bring in a new era of augmented wearable technology. The boom of wearable tech in the past year shows it is the next natural expansion and evolution of technology.

The aesthetics are not the only thing that Google needs to look at, but also the price. With Google Glass costing $1,614 including tax, it etches out even a larger percentage of people that could have interest in the device. Glass is cool, but for the average consumer (or college student), it’s not $1,614 cool.

Whether it is smart watches, fitness trackers or Google Glass, there will be extensive growth in this market. I believe within the next five years, the way we interact with the world will be completely different than how we do today.

We are entering an exciting time that shows the evolution of products going from a Motorola Razr cellphone with limited functionality that was released just 10 years ago, to currently using fingerprint security scanners on our phones and being able to ask questions to our glasses.

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The University Library continually strives to be at the forefront of ever-changing technology, and I am pleased to report some of the recent changes and additions which are intended to enhance everyone’s library experience. From new computers and extensive software offerings to cloud-based printing, there are a number of tools now available in your university library.

The large screen by the East Circulation Desk is an information kiosk designed to answer questions about the Library. To use it, simply walk up and touch the screen. The on-screen directions will provide fast answers to common questions about the Library.

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During the past summer, the library replaced all 20 computers in the 3D Animation Lab with new, high-end Dell workstations which include solid state drives (SSD) to improve boot and login speed and NVIDIA Quadro 4000 video boards to enable high-end graphics computing displayed on our 30-inch monitors in the lab.

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As part of our commitment to make as many resources available as possible from wherever Library users happen to be, the Library deployed the “Remote Access 3D Lab” in September. This system provides access to all the high-end software that is available in the physical 3D Lab to anyone with an eRaider account, at any time, from anywhere in the world and on most any device.

Included in this system is remote access to our 96 core Cray MATLAB parallel computing cluster.

In Aug. 2013, we upgraded to new computers on the main floor of the Library in an effort to provide a better experience for our patrons. All of these new machines are equipped with Intel i7 processors, 8GB of ram

and our newest 64-bit Windows 7 image, so users should notice quite an improvement in performance.

As part of our commitment to make as many resources available as possible from wherever Library users happen to be, the Library deployed WEPA printing. Multiple kiosks are available in the Library to allow students to print directly from Library computers, personal laptops, mobile devices and USB flash drives.

You can also upload documents to the print cloud from anywhere outside the Library via the WEPA website. Once the document is in the cloud, simply go to any WEPA kiosk (in the Library or elsewhere) and print.

These are just some of the ways the Library is striving to meet the ever-changing technology needs of our patrons to help meet their academic goals. Success awaits.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

‘Duck Dynasty’ column argument flawed, inaccurate forum, especially on the Internet, in 21st century America, is nearly impossible, and should almost never be expected.

For any given event or situation, it has always been and will always be that the people who feel most strongly will be the most vocal in their response.

Combine that with the fact that we as a nation tend to embellish information, and it creates a rather potent recipe for overreaction. Speaking of embellishment, while it certainly conveys a sense of intra-societal conflict, I feel that equating Internet bickering over antiLGBT sentiments to the Civil War is rather inaccurate.

As for his claim that “Freedom of Speech is being eroded… in the name of political correctness,” I hope he meant

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“Freedom of Speech” in a general sense, as nothing about any of this has anything to do with the First Amendment, since it was just a private company suspending an employee. That being said, the fact that he was shocked and taken aback by the kind of responses he saw is, itself, proof that the ability of people to speak freely in a politically incorrect manner is alive and well in America.

If we were really “going out of our way to make sure we don’t [offend anyone],” I imagine Gleinser wouldn’t have found the responses shocking, so his argument is more or less self-defeating.

Furthermore, the section that states, “If you hate dissenting opinions, move to Russia, Iran or North Korea. Their governments are all too happy to silence other opinions” is not only a fallacy and unsupportive to the argument, but is,

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I am writing in response to the “Opinions May Vary: Duck Dynasty controversy” column in Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Toreador. I feel Andrew Gleinser should be made aware of some rather egregious flaws in the logic of his argument; though of no immediate consequence, it is my hope that it will, at the very least, provide him with some insight as to how he might formulate more compelling arguments in the future.

Gleinser begins by establishing that it was of no surprise to him that Phil Robertson’s comments received the quantitative magnitude of criticism that they did, but then goes on to say that he was “shocked” by the qualitative magnitude. I will remind Gleinser that seeing mild, respectful dissent in a public

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quite frankly, asinine.

The last issue I have is Gleinser’s claim that “Calling for someone to be silenced or fired simply because their views differ from yours is just wrong.

Quite frankly, it’s anti-American.” The logic seems valid on the surface; silencing someone for unsavory opinions is indeed in conflict of American culture.

That being said, the idea that a private company suspended an employee for making publicized remarks that not only might have been in conflict with the views of the company, but were also met with formidable backlash from a large section of the population, is actually about as “American” as you can get.

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The first month of any semester is exciting and seems to fly by because you have new classes, new professors and new students to meet. Inevitably though, the semester starts to drag on after the first month because you realize that this semester is going to be no different than your entire previous school career. Wake up, go to class, listen to a professor lecture for an hour and repeat. Everyday. All year.

This is how the classroom structure has always been, and we’ve all grown used to it. The professor talks, students (ideally) listen and take extensive notes.

Because of this, many of us may not even consider how it could be different. However, it is not too far fetched to expect that given how advanced our society is, that we can’t come up with a more efficient, or at least less mentally and life draining system.

What makes this problem worse is that, compared to high school, students are paying much more money for this inefficient system while in college. I often find myself sitting in class wondering why I’m going thousands of dollars in debt for the privilege of sitting in a classroom and not only having a professor lecture at me for an hour, but also assign a chapter of reading every class. I don’t need to pay a university in order to read books.

Additionally, I can often get the gist of a lecture through the PowerPoint of the presentation posted online, so the lecture itself loses its value.

Class time is a very unique opportunity that our system squanders through lectures. If you want to learn about a subject on your own, it’s more difficult because you have no one with which to discuss ideas. This is the unique opportunity that class time provides. For one hour, two to three times per week, everyone trying to learn school subject “X” gathers in a room to try and advance their knowledge of “X.” Our system should encourage discussion between students during every single class. Lectures may be simple to prepare and easily applicable to various school subjects, but they don’t they provide the best form of learning for the majority of students.

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Discussion exists in classes now, but it’s often a mediocre attempt at best. The participation methods either aren’t indepth enough, or they aren’t consistent enough. Consistent participation and discussion is what will force students to put forth a genuine effort rather than the bare minimum.

One method professors employ is calling on students to answer simple questions about last night’s reading. Alternatively, a handful of times throughout the year, the class will meet in small groups and discuss a handout. Maybe there will be one group project at the end of the semester. The reason these are all ineffective is that many students have figured out that they can get through these events without much effort and not be forced to participate too heavily.

In this way, students are somewhat responsible in that they don’t make the effort to reach out to other students or to participate in class as often as they could.

However, the responsibility falls on the university to encourage this type of behavior by creating a classroom structure that primarily focuses on collaboration and participation rather than silently listening. Humans are social beings.

Discussion should be an integral part of class, not just an occasional activity.

There are many ways to feasibly alter this system without overhauling it. A complete overhaul may be ideal in the long run, but for now, we must think in baby steps. One small step may take the form of the university requiring that all classes contain at least ten minutes of small group discussions. Another solution may require a group quiz every week.

Whatever the solution is, the focus must be student to student interaction.

Hopefully in the future, classes will not rely heavily on lectures. Students may have more freedom in the classroom to pursue their own interests, and not necessarily be force fed information through a lecture. For now that idea is a fantasy, but it’s not impossible to achieve. Students can start working towards this future classroom now by making more of an effort to participate in class and pressuring their universities to develop a more stimulating classroom environment.

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Big 12 Preview: Oklahoma State on top #1

By DAWIT HAILE AND REX ROSE The Daily ToreaDor

In past seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks have had a solid grip on the conference from the first game played. The Jayhawks may win the conference again, but they are going to have to accomplish that goal against the most loaded Big 12 Conference there has been in several years. Each team has its share of talented players along with some of the best coaching there has been in the conference from top to bottom. Whoever conquers the conference is going to have rightfully deserved it.

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The Oklahoma State Cowboys have everything needed to become Big 12 Conference champions. They are led by a superstar in sophomore point guard Marcus Smart. Smart is gifted with great size for his position along with athleticism that few student-athletes possess. Those gifts are currently allowing him to average 17.8 points per game on 46 percent shooting.

A solid backcourt assists Smart with a mixture of strength, shooting and speed. Sophomore guard Phil Forte and senior guard Markel Brown are the most notable contributors of this solid backcourt.

But the key to Oklahoma State ultimately becoming Big 12 champs and making a long run in the NCAA tournament rests with the enigma that is junior forward Le’Bryan Nash. Nash has all the physical tools like his teammate Smart, but always seems to leave something to be desired.

If Nash is able to tap into the consistency Smart and Brown exhibit, then Kansas will be the only team with the ability to take down Oklahoma State.

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There is no other team with a higher ceiling than the Kansas Jayhawks. It is not too difficult to say that about the Jayhawks when they have three freshmen that are “one-and-done” talents in Andrew Wiggins, Wayne Selden Jr. and Joel Embiid.

Their biggest advantage though, is something that cannot be taught: size. Four of Kansas’ starting five are six-foot-five and taller. Complement that size with their athleticism, and it proves to be a difficult recipe to keep up with.

The team has been served well with the starting lineup’s size and athleticism, so much so that Kansas has been able to score on 50.1 percent of its field goal attempts.

As usual, Kansas is going to be in the Big 12 Conference championship race and will have something to say come March.

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Iowa State

Iowa State won its first 14 games of the season before losing back-to-back games against Oklahoma and Kansas. The Cyclones climbed the rankings all the way to No. 8 in the nation before being dropped by the Sooners. The Cyclones rank nationally at No. 9 overall in points per game and third overall in assists per game. Senior forward Melvin Ejim is leading the team with 17.8 points per game, according to ESPN.com

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Baylor

It’s no surprise to see the Baylor Bears, led by coach Scott Drew, competing for another conference title. Senior forward Cory Jefferson returns to the floor after debating on heading to the NBA. Jefferson is making the most of his decision so far, leading the team with 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, according to ESPN.com. If the Bears make the NCAA tournament, it will be the fourth time in seven seasons.

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Oklahoma

Although Oklahoma made it to the NCAA tournament in its second season under coach Lon Kruger last year, the Sooners lost their top three scorers to graduation, but already have impressive conference wins over Texas and Iowa State. Senior forward Cameron Clark is making the most of his final season in Oklahoma, leading the team with 18.3 points per game opposed to his 6.5 points per game last season, according to ESPN.com.

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Kansas State

The Kansas State Wildcats cannot boast of talent across the board like their neighbors, the Kansas Jayhawks. It doesn’t stop the Wildcats from still producing, however.

The Wildcats are able to win games, though not because they perform a specific facet of the game of basketball better than everyone else. In fact, the Wildcats do not rank higher than 81st nationally in points per game (286th), rebounds per game (108th), assists per game (81st) and field goal percentage (285th).

Kansas State will probably fall to middle of the pack eventually, but it is not going to go down quietly. Kansas State will have a say in who becomes Big 12 champions, while it figures out to a way to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament.

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The West Virginia Mountaineers are almost the spitting image of the Texas Longhorns. However, the Mountaineers’ strengths differ from the Longhorns. The Longhorns have made an imprint in games on defense, while the Mountaineers are shooting their way into contention with 81.1 points per game.

With the first half of the season over, the Mountaineers already have five losses, but all have been by an average of 5.6 points. The Mountaineers need to continue their level of production, led by junior guard Juwan Staten and sophomore guard Eron Harris, and some of those close losses will turn into close wins.

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Texas Tech

The Red Raiders hope to make a splash in conference this season behind first-year coach Tubby Smith. Smith brings credibility and stability to the program, but it might take a few years for the coach to bring Tech back to competing for a conference title.

Although Tech has started 1-3 in conference this season, the Red Raiders have kept each game respectable and had chances to win late against West Virginia and Texas.

Senior forward Jaye Crockett is having a solid year for Tech, averaging 14.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, according to ESPN.com.

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Big 12 Preview: Baylor to lead conference

By EVERETT CORDER AND JEREMY KRAKOSKY The Daily ToreaDor

For the past few years, Baylor has been atop the Big 12 Conference with little contention from the other teams. The Bears have several players stepping up to replace former star Brittney Griner, but the chances of them losing the No. 1 spot in the conference are greater than ever.

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Despite losing four of last year’s starters including Brittney Griner, the Bears are predicted to finish second in the Big 12 Conference. Baylor will now look to senior point guard Odyssey Sims to lead the team. Sims is the conference scoring leader with 36.5 points per game and is a top candidate for the Big 12 player of the year. Coach Kim Mulkey is in her 14th season as the coach of Baylor. The Bears are winning games by an average of 29.6 points per game, according to the Big 12 website. They are currently undefeated in conference games and in first place.

#2 Oklahoma

The Sooners were plagued with injuries last season, only making it to the regional tournament in Oklahoma City. The Sooners have four returning starters this season, but senior guard Morgan Hook starts the season with a dislocated thumb. If Oklahoma can avoid the big injuries that hurt them last season, they can compete with Baylor for the top spot in the conference.

#3 Iowa State The Cyclones will be without two of last year’s starters, but senior Hallie Christofferson has stepped up to lead the team. Chrisofferson is third in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 19.2 points per game according to the Big 12 website. Nikki Moody, a junior, now has two years of experience at point guard and should be significantly more comfortable running the offense. The Cyclones have won three of their five conference games so far.

#4 West Virginia Despite losing senior center Asya Bussie to a knee injury in the middle of last season, the Mountaineers were still able to make it to the postseason. Bussie will be back this year, along with four other starters, and there are only three freshmen on the team, making experience a huge strength for West Virginia. Their only loss within the conference is to No. 7 Baylor.

#5 Oklahoma St. Leading the Big 12 with the most freshmen is Oklahoma State, with seven. The Cowgirls retained four of their starters from last season, but they did lose their former leading scorer, Toni Young.

Senior guard Tiffany Bias has stepped up since Young left, averaging 18.4 points per game, according to the conference website. The Cowgirls’ only loss within the conference so far is to West Virginia.

#6 Texas Texas is predicted to improve in Coach Karen Aston’s second season. All five starters are returning for the Longhorns, including Imani Mcgee-Stafford, the 6-foot-7 center that was the Big 12 freshman of the year last season. Mcgee-Stafford is averaging 10.4 points per game, second on the team. Junior forward Nneka Enemkpali is leading the team in points and rebounds with 13.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. The Longhorns are currently fifth in the Big 12 and have a (3-2) conference record.

#7 TCU TCU is in their second season in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs finished (2-16) in conference games last year, but nine of the losses were by 10 points or less. They have four returning starters, led by sophomore guard Zahna Medley and junior guard Natalie Ventress.

Medley is leading the team with 16.2 points per game. Senior center Latricia Lovings is currently leading the conference with 3.59 blocks per game. TCU has an (11-6) overall record but is (2-3) in conference games and is in seventh place.

#8 Kansas Although they have made back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances, the Jayhawks lost a large part of their starting lineup after last season, with only two players returning. One of the returning starters, sophomore guard Natalie Knight, was out most of last season with a knee injury. With the amount of young players Kansas has, this may end up being a rebuilding year for the Jayhawks. Currently, they are (1-5) in conference play, with their only win coming against the Lady Raiders.

#9 Texas Tech After Texas Tech lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament last season, former Tech player Candi Walker was named the coach. The Lady Raiders lost four starters and the fifth starter will be out most of the season with an Achilles tendon injury. Junior guard Amber Battle is the team’s leading scorer and rebounder with 18.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. The Lady Raiders started off with a 6-4 record but have lost six games in a row. Tech is currently in last place in the Big 12 with a (0-5) conference record.

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#10 Kansas St. Kansas State lost their leading scorer from last season, Brittney Chambers. With the loss of Chambers, freshman guard Leticia Romero has become the team’s leading scorer with 13.9 points per game. The Wildcats have a young roster and are relying on multiple freshmen, causing them to be one of the worst-shooting teams in the Big 12. They are in ninth place with a (7-9) overall record and (1-4) in conference games.