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ophomore infielder Jessica Hartwell is on her second year with the Texas Tech softball team. Hartwell is from Galt, California, and went to Liberty Ranch High School, where she played soccer and softball.

Growing up, she played soccer with her twin sister — who plays soccer at Soka University of America — whom she gained her competitive nature from, she said.

“It was awesome, we both are extremely competitive, and I was a forward, and she was a defender, and when we go at each other, we went hard. We didn’t hold back anything,” Hartwell said. “So, that was a lot of fun, and that’s where I got most of my competitiveness from. Outside of sports, too, we are always butting heads, going head-to-head and competing in everything.”

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Away from Greek Circle and other Greek life buildings, a new fraternity house has been purchased in the heart of Lubbock.

The purchase was finalized in late December with the intention of letting four members of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity reside in the house by August, Michael Husband, president of the Lambda Chi Alpha housing corps, said. The house, which is located at 33rd Street and Avenue S, is composed of a primary residence and an apartment at the back.

At most, four undergraduate students will live in the house, he said.

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“We plan on being good stewards and good neighbors and are only asking that the residents in that neighborhood give us a chance,” Husband said. “We feel that there are things that we can provide and do in the neighborhood that would be an asset, not a detriment.”

Last week, members of the fraternity went around the neighborhood to ease any anxieties that might come with having a fraternity house in the neighborhood, Husband said. He has also had a conversation with City Councilman Juan Chadis, who represents the district the house is in, to ease those reservations.

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Many students that study at Texas Tech are among the first in their families to do so. An example of that is Kiley Ervine, who is also the First Generation Transition & Mentoring Programs’ social program assistant.

Ervine, a junior human development and family studies and pre-nursing dual major from Fort Worth, went to a small charter school and comes from a small family of her brother and her mother.

When Ervine first came to Tech, she said she felt a little lonely. But, a good friend of hers introduced her to the First Generation program and to one of its welcome events.

“If it wasn’t for him,” Ervine said, “I probably wouldn’t be doing our program today.”

The event was at Urbanovsky Park, Ervine said, and it was there she met many of her friends.

Since then, Ervine said, she has become both a mentor for first-generation college students and the social program assistant for First Generation Transition & Mentoring Programs.

Ervine’s responsibilities as program assistant include planning social events for first-generation college students and accounting for aspects such as food and renting buildings, she said.

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Kiley Ervine, a junior human development and family studies and pre-nursing dual major from Fort Worth, serves as the social program assistant for First Generation Transition & Mentoring Programs.

Transition & Mentoring Programs and a graduate student in higher education from El Paso, said Ervine has adjusted well after attaining her position as the program assistant in the fall.

“She’s done great putting events together,” Morales said. “She’s really outgoing and easy to get along with, and she makes it easier for students to approach her.”

Ervine is a hard worker, who manages to get everything done on time, Morales said. She also fondly remembers each of the events hosted for first-generation students.

“Especially since I’m the one who plans the events,” Ervine said, “It makes me feel good that I did a good enough job for them to have fun.”

Many first generation students are close to one another because of their shared experiences, Ervine said. This explains her closeness to the other mentors in the program.

Lance Blair, a junior chemistry major from Humble, said one experience with Ervine that stood out to him was at a community-service project for Saving Grace Animal Center, where the students would walk dogs and clean kennels.

“I remember it so fondly, just because we have this profound love of animals, dogs specifically,” Blair said. “Even though she does have cats, and I can’t stand cats, but that’s beside the point.”

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Tech establishes dual credit partnership with University of Texas at Austin, others

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More dual credit opportunities will be made available through a new dual credit partnership between Texas Tech and the University of Texas at Austin.

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Dual Credit Innovation Collaborative includes a partnership between Austin Community College, El Paso Community College, Houston Community College, UT Austin and Tech, according to a Tech news release.

This collaborative project is largely focused on spreading educational innovation and giving students the best resources available.

“We have a working relationship with UT Austin because of our involvement in strategic academic initiatives like OnRamps,” Genevieve Durham, vice provost for academic affairs at Tech, said. “More students will have the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school.”

The collaboration’s focus is on designing quality educational practices and providing the best dual credit opportunities possible, Durham said. The partnership has resulted in significant enrollment growth at various allied institutions.

“Tech’s involvement in the partnership means that it is being recognized as having a vested interest in improving education,” she said. “UT approached the Tech administration for this initiative because we uphold those qualities at our university.”

Taking dual credit classwork while still in high school also better prepares students for college, Durham said.

However, acclimating oneself to the structure and pacing of college courses may cause some to struggle at first.

The Tech administration has made academic partnerships in the past with other institutions of higher learning. In November, The Daily Toreador reported on the formation of a partnership between the National Wind Institute at Tech and Western Texas College.

“The collaboration’s main purpose is to connect the leading innovators at each institution,” Julie Schell, director of strategic initiatives at UT Austin, said.

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areas for buildings such as lodges or fraternity and sorority houses. For Husband, there is no clear definition of a lodge, which leaves ample room for unanswered questions.

“But there is no clear definition of what a lodge, or sorority or fraternity house is, in any of (city’s) definitions,” Husband said. “So, there’s lots of ambiguity from Lubbock as well.”

Under the code that the house is located, it allows only for single-family dwellings, which means residences of that neighborhood can have no more than two unrelated persons in a house, Walker said. However, because of the small apartment in the back, it fits within the code that allows for secondary dwellers, meaning there can be no more than two unrelated people in the main residence and the apartment.

The idea behind this zoning process is to have all singlefamily homes near the same area, all apartment complexes within the same area and so on, Walker said.

The reason Lambda Chi Alpha has been put in this situation, Husband said, is because of the lack of space in Greek Circle, located near 4th Street and Quaker Avenue. Since the fraternity housing corporation was founded more than three years ago, it has been trying to put up a house.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Husband has also spoken to leaders of the Heart of Lubbock Neighborhood Association and the Lubbock Police Department to work up solutions on how the fraternity members can mitigate solutions for issues in the neighborhood. Lambda Chi Alpha members would like to help do something about drugs and crime within that part of Lubbock, he said.

But it is because of zoning ordinances in Lubbock that the fraternity might run into problems, Stuart Walker, code administration director, said.

The house is not in a part of the city where zoning codes would allow multiple non-relatives to live in the same place.

“It’s specifically under the zoning code, a fraternity or sorority chapter houses aren’t allowed until you get into like an A-2 zone district, which is going to be like your heavy apartment type district,” Walker said.

When planning, it is the responsibility of the builders to let the city know their intentions with their purchase, Walker said. As of now, however, the fraternity is not allowed to host meetings of any kind within the residence.

However, Husband said, there are three zones within Lubbock that are labeled as

“Together, we’re trying to ensure the long-term value of dual credit.”

The courses being offered by the institutions through the partnerships were designed to prepare students for the standard of academic rigor they will be expected to meet in college. This is a good educational pathway for students looking to get ahead on their credit hours as underclassmen, Schell said.

One of the principles behind the effectiveness of the dual credit system is that the cost of college is lower for students who graduate sooner, she said.

The partnership is designed to make earning a college degree faster and easier.

“What’s interesting about dual credit is that you won’t need to test out of a course,” Schell said. “All you do is take it, and if you pass, you get credit towards a degree.”

With the cost of college tuition rising on a yearly basis, taking dual credit in high school makes sense

financially, as well, she said. Transferring credits between institutions also becomes simplified by the implementation of the dual credit system.

“One of the issues that occur with institutions of higher education is that they become so big that it becomes

hard to effectively share useful information with their constituents,” Schell said. “If a school is dedicated to granting the proper resources for success to their students, they will form meaningful academic partnerships with other schools.” @ReeceNationsDT

FIRE IN THE HOUSE

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Firefighters put out the remnants of a fire in the flowerbeds at the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration. Lubbock Fire Department responded to a call at the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Officials could not say what caused the fire, but they said wind was a factor in its ability to spread to other flowerbeds near the area.

Texas Tech and looked throughout the neighborhood and community all around Lubbock to find a house,” Husband said.

“The reason why we’re in the position that we’re in is because Texas Tech hasn’t moved out to fulfill the master plan of expanding Greek Circle.”

The talks of adding to Greek Circle, which would be the third phase of additions, have been in the works for nearly 10 years, while the process has yet to be acted upon. For the alumni of

Lambda Chi Alpha, that has been long, Husband said, and now is their time to make a move.

“The university is currently discussing a third Greek Circle,” Chris Cook, director for the Office of Communications and Marketing, said in a statement provided to The Daily Toreador, “but that has yet to be finalized.”

This is quite an unorthodox situation all around, Walker said. In his time working in the code administration department, this is

the first time a situation like this has risen.

For both sides, it has been an educational experience with lodging at the heart of the debate, Walker said.

“We’ve talked to them and educated them on what they can and can’t do on the property,” Walker said. “On the city side, we’ve looked at this from a fresh perspective, because we’ve never had to look at it before. So, it’s been an educational experience.” @MichaelCantuDT

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Rebuking Obama, Trump boosts Keystone XL, Dakota pipelines WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved swiftly Tuesday to advance the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, signing executive actions to aggressively overhaul America’s energy policy and deal a sharp blow to Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change.

Obama had personally halted the Keystone XL project, which was to bring oil from Canada to the U.S., and major protest demonstrations have frozen work on the Dakota pipeline.

Trump, in his continuing effort to undo the past eight years of a Democratic

president, invited the Keystone builder, TransCanada, to resubmit its application to the State Department for a presidential permit to construct and operate the pipeline. The company said it would reapply.

Obama halted the proposed pipeline in late 2015, declaring it would undercut U.S. efforts to clinch a global climate change deal that was a centerpiece of his environmental agenda.

Trump also ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to quickly review and approve construction and

easement requests for the Dakota Access pipeline, a project that has led to major protests by American Indian groups and their supporters.

“From now on we are going to start making pipelines in the United States,” Trump said from the Oval Office, where he also vowed to require the actual pipe for Keystone to be manufactured in America.

Trump’s actions four days after he took office came on the heels of his decision to withdraw from a major trade agreement as he upends Obama’s policies, winning praise from congressional Republicans.

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Texas GOP stars push school choice AUSTIN, (AP) — The governor of Texas and the Bush family’s rising star added political muscle Tuesday to a rally supporting school vouchers, which have stalled repeatedly in the country’s largest Republican state despite steadfast support from top conservatives.

Marching bands with thundering drumlines and hundreds of students and teachers — many in yellow-and-black “National School Choice Week” scarfs — converged outside the

Texas Capitol. Gov. Greg Abbott made a relatively rare appearance with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a tea party favorite who has long been Texas’ leading advocate for vouchers where families get state money to remove children from public schools and send them to private and religious alternatives.

“This is not a Republican issue, it’s not a Democrat issue,” Abbott said. “This is a civil rights issue.”

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trict of Columbia offer some form of vouchers, according to the National Conference of State Legislators, and academic studies show mixed classroom results that can be similar to those of traditional public schools.

The issue may also soon take center stage nationally with Donald Trump’s selection of Michigan billionaire and vocal advocate of taxpayer-funded school vouchers Betsy DeVos as his new administration’s education secretary.

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Executive order opposes human rights W e have yet to reach a week into the Donald Trump’s administration, and his actions have warranted immediate disapproval from me and anyone who might care about the environment or human rights.

With the stroke of a pen, Trump wiped away years of environmental policies that placed citizens of the United States over the short-term profits that energy companies can make by degrading the lands.

With two executive orders, Trump has given the go-ahead for two pipelines — the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines — both of which have been points of contention between environmentalists and energy companies for years.

His winnowing of environmental policy is an irrational act that can only be imposed by someone

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who has no understanding of the toll land takes when its resources are continuously sucked out of it.

Trumps diminutive understanding of what this holds for the future should be concerning to not only citizens of the U.S., but to people all around the world.

The continued building of both of these pipelines will not only cause more harm to the environment around them, but they are also an outlandish act by the U.S. government to impose non-existent authority outside of its jurisdiction.

This is mostly apparent with the building of the Dakota Access pipeline, which many members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe have vehemently opposed

mainly on the grounds that the pipeline is being built on sacred ground.

Trump’s impudent act compromises the promise of the United States to recognize people’s religions. It goes directly against the long-held beliefs of the tribe, but more importantly, the pipelines compromise the health of the people around them.

Pipelines — no matter where they are located — come with great risks to begin with, and this particular one is near a source of water for an entire tribe. Add in the potential for leaks and accidents, and there is then created a formula for danger.

This idea that making m o n e y i s m o r e i m p o rtant than the safety of people within the country is frightening and shows the lack of compassion from not only Trump, but also his supporters and

his administration.

An action such as this creates a new, stentorian motto of disrespect towards the American people.

It shows Trump and his cronies have little concern for people who might be affected by any of his enacted policies. It seems to me this new revivalist approach Trump is taking is a step backwards for any type of progressive actions to happen.

Trump’s justification for this action is to ease the burden of companies that will come with deregulations: a justification which has very little merit to it.

What this will do is set a precedent for a new economic system that will jettison the economy into a brief succession and then, soon after, plummet into pure economic collapse.

In short, companies will do well for a little while and then run out of places to drill for their oil,

spiraling into an unrelenting collapse.

That makes sense, however, seeing as how that is the business model Trump has set his entire career on. The only difference now is he will not be able to escape the subsequent blame caused by his failure.

Pipelines — no matter where they are located — come with great risks to begin with, and this particular one is near a source of water for an entire tribe.

It is wrong for Trump to do away with these regulations and reservations that have saved many people’s lives and health.

His actions are a flagellation of years of study

into the importance of environmental protection, and if he continues on this course, there will be nothing but regret from the American people and, I would hope, those who voted for him.

His claims of being an environmentalist are bogus; the man w ants only to make money for himself and the people he surrounds himself with.

This is a deeply disappointing action that has caused me to lose faith in his presidency.

I promised myself that I would give him a chance and — for a few days — I have, but in reinstating these two pipelines, Trump has shown his complete disregard for others’ cultures and safety.

For me, at least, it is going to be a long four years, but I am intent on fighting my way through them. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Collegiate learning proves not soley academic

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o you remember when you returned home from school each day when you were a child, and your mother or father asked you, “What did you learn in school today?”

I do. Were you as excited as I was to tell them about what you learned that day and even share some of the events of the day?

If you were a bit on the mischievous side, you might have told them about how Timmie was sent to the principal’s office because he pulled Mary’s pigtails. Or, maybe the school bully got a lickin’ that was a long time coming.

Maybe your favorite teacher was absent, so

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you told your mom about the substitute who showed you how to paint with Qtips by making dots on the paper with their cottony ends. Perhaps, your teachers let you eat your lunch in the classroom.

Today, those days are just a memory or, perhaps, no more than a glimmer.

But you’re still in school, and many things are the same. It could be you’re attending the school of hard knocks, or maybe you’re at a preppy, prestigious

and rather elite university.

They are still, nonetheless, institutions of learning, higher or otherwise.

You’re still learning exciting new things, most of the time. Daily events on campus are news worthy of texting someone about or even plain old gabbing about on the phone or over a cold beverage. Your circle of friends hang out in many of the same places you do and give others that you frequent a miss.

Sometimes you may still share these things with your parents, but now you’re connected more broadly than you were when it was just your family and a few friends who comprised

your world.

Now, you decide where you’re going to eat, play and spend your time. Mom and dad play far less a part in these decisions.

They aren’t necessarily

Today, those days are just a memory or perhaps no more than a glimmer. your immediate go-to, unless it’s for favors, money or some good advice.

Just as the players in your world have changed their roles in your life and others have entered

or exited, the lessons you learn change, as well. Not all learning is bookish in nature. Sometimes, what you get from the classroom isn’t knowledge of the academic sort.

Frequently, what you get out of the classroom — whether virtual or reallife — is what not to do, where not to go, how not to be. Sometimes these lessons are as vital as those bits and pieces of learning for which you are responsible on a test, a paper or even a presentation.

I realized in my first semester back at college — after 14 years away — that there’s as much to learn about my discipline of interest as about the

background and the foreground and all the space in between.

This experience, when added together, makes for a much more well-rounded degree package.

The school experience has become a 16-week event rather than a daily event. Though there are challenges along the way to determine what I’ve learned, it’s no longer mom or dad standing there each day as they hand me a plate of cookies and a glass of milk, asking what I learned.

Now, it’s me asking myself, “What did you learn this semester?” tjones@dailytoreador.com

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Sweet tea exposes consumers to greater health risks

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hat if I told you that parents, who raise their children on sweet tea, actually hate their children?

Sounds pretty reasonable to me. But then again who am I? I am merely a man raised on unsweetened tea by a pair of loving parents.

You may have heard the horror stories of terrible parents putting soft drinks like Coke and Mountain Dew in their baby’s bottles. And I’m sure you’re wondering if people actually do that.

Yes. Yes, they do.

I think we can all agree that baby poisoners of this caliber probably belong in prison. Well, I’m here to tell you that parents who advocate for the consumption of sweet tea are equally guilty.

Why do I say advocate?

Why not permit or allow?

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The world of sweet tea is one of pride. Lots and lots of regionally-rooted pride. Parents raise their children to believe that their heritage and homeland oblige them to love sweet tea.

Despite my unsweetened tea upbringing, I have felt the social strings of obligation pulling me to drink sweet tea. Many times I have found myself with no other beverage options.

When confronting those around me with my misgivings, their typical response is, “What’s wrong with you?” or “How do you not like this?” along with the common “This is how tea is supposed to taste.”

In these dire times, I am

forced to squint my face and swallow that terrible, overly sweet fluid.

Perhaps, they too are gulping it down with the desire to fit in to southern culture and be cool.

Looking back on these episodes, I cannot help but wonder if others around me also secretly dislike the drink. Perhaps, they too are gulping it down with the desire to fit in to southern culture and be cool.

Here in the south, we get so wrapped up in our love for sweet tea that it causes verbal fights. The sad truth is that Dixieland does not take a

united stand on this sweet tea issue.

All too often, state pride gets in the way, meaning, every true southerner runs the risk of finding himself or herself in an argument over which state has the sweetest tea. I have seen an argument between a Georgian and an Alabaman take that very form.

During the argument, one of the constituents bragged, “My sweet tea tastes like something in between molasses and syrup.” Texans, Arkansans and Oklahomans, from what I have seen, are also guilty of this.

So, why is sweet tea bad? If we fill 1 gallon of tea with an entire cup of sugar — and that’s being conservative — we get 24 grams of sugar in a 16-ounce drink.

Now, Coke may be a little worse because you only need 7.5 ounces to reach 24 grams of sugar, but they are both evil in my eyes.

To o m u c h s u g a r i s wreaking havoc on society. I am going to hit you with a statistic that might shock you. Since the 1980s, the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes has tripled in Americans, according to Dr. Mark Hyman. Our intake of sugar appears to be higher than it has ever been in human history.

How do we fix this? Unfortunately, added sugar is in most foods nowadays.

So, the problem spans much further than just tea.

However, the tea issue could be easily alleviated by a changing of endorsements. I asked myself, “Who do those sweet tea guzzlers

love more than anyone?”

Well, in my opinion, they love one person unanimously: Phil Robertson.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should pay the famous “Duck Commander” Phil Robertson and his family to speak up against unmonitored consumption of sweet tea.

Maybe it could even create a new stereotype of the “true southern man” only drinking unsweetened tea. Will this happen? Probably not. I mean, Robertson’s brother carries a cup of sweet tea with him everywhere.

Still, I have hope.

So, parents, if you want to love your children and not hate them, please give them unsweetened tea. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Texas appeals court refuses to block Thursday execution HUNTSVILLE (AP) — Texas’ highest criminal court has refused to stop this week’s execution of a 43-year-old man convicted of a suburban Dallas sand-

wich shop robbery where two employees were fatally shot.

T h e Te x a s C o u r t o f C r i m i n a l A p peal s l at e Tuesday rejected appeals

from attorneys for Terry Edwards. He’s set for lethal injection Thursday evening in Huntsville for the 2002 death of 26-yearold Mickell Goodwin.

The manager of the Subway restaurant in Balch Springs, 34-year-old Tommy Walker, also was killed.

Edwards weeks earlier was fired from the shop.

His attorneys insist among several claims that a cousin, not Edwards, did the shootings, that Dallas County prosecutors improperly

excluded blacks from his jury and that he had poor legal help at his trial and during previous appeals.

Edwards still has appeals in the federal courts.

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Silicon Valley investor to visit Lubbock

By AMY CUNNINGHAM Editor-in-Chief

The Texas Tech Innovation Hub at Research Park is bringing a piece of Silicon Valley to Lubbock when investor Paul Singh and his Results Junkies team visit from Tuesday to Feb. 2.

Entrepreneurs who want to meet one-on-one with Singh should submit applications online today, Taysha Williams, program director of the Innovation Hub at Research Park, said. On Thursday, Singh will choose who he wants to individually meet.

“We’re trying to showcase Lubbock to him in a way that is unique and fun,” Williams said. “There’s some really cool spaces here and really cool new startup companies that I don’t think people know about, so hopefully, this will bring attention to that, too.”

The visit will help draw attention to the innovation and entrepreneurship occurring in Lubbock, she said.

Singh is traveling to cit-

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Her brother attended Louisiana Tech University, though she and her brother had somewhat different

ies across the U.S. as part of his North American Tech Tour, according to the Results Junkies website, and all events are free.

Singh will provide a unique point of view on startup companies and entrepreneurships many in Lubbock have not heard in person, Williams said.

“As a founder and investor, my goal is to bring even more functional expertise and venture capital to startups wherever they choose to call home,” Singh said in a Tech news release.

Several local businesses and organizations partnered with the Innovation Hub to bring Singh to Lubbock, Williams said, including TimeForge, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.

During Singh’s visit, he will meet with local leaders at a reception to learn more about Tech, the community and the Innovation Hub, Williams said.

Frenship High School students will hear Singh speak at an assembly, Williams said, because the school has a program geared toward innovation.

When Singh meets one-onone with startup companies, he will provide mentoring advice on how to grow their businesses, Williams said.

Singh also could financially invest in the businesses.

“Our goal was just to get him in touch with everybody we could possibly think of that would make a difference,” she said.

For students who want to learn more about entrepreneurship, Williams said, they should attend the 1 Million Cups meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 1 in the Innovation Hub. During the meeting, Singh will share his journey.

At 2 p.m. Feb. 2, the Innovation Hub will host a free entrepreneurial workshop about best practices and how to get started in the industry, Williams said.

The Innovation Hub will

experiences, Ervine said. “ M i n e ’s m o s t l y a c a demic,” Ervine said, “like school is mostly my hobby.

Everybody says that’s what I’m known for, school being my hobby.”

Her brother got through college by receiving baseball scholarships, Ervine said.

Living far away from her

mother, Ervine said, has been a struggle for her.

“I tend to turn from her when I’m stressed,” Ervine said. “FaceTime is cool, but it’s not the same as being there.”

Her goal for the fu ture is to be a nurse in a large hospital around Fort Worth, she said, so she can be close to her family,

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Paul Singh, an entrepreneur and investor from Silicon Valley in California, will visit Lubbock and Texas Tech from Tuesday to Feb. 2. The Tech Innovation Hub at Research Park invited Singh to speak with local entrepreneurs who are seeking Singh’s advice and possible funding. continue to offer various events this semester for those inspired by Singh’s visit, she said.

“Once people hear about (Singh’s visit), they don’t want to miss the opportunity,” Williams said. “How often do you

as well.

In the meantime, Ervine said, she enjoys her work with the First Generation Transition & Mentor Programs.

“I don’t mind coming to work every day,” Ervine said. “Just kind of go from class to work. It’s very stress free.”

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Special toilet at U. Michigan takes aim at urine-to-fertilizer to create fertilizers that will be applied on the grounds of the university’s botanical gardens.

Call it pee-cycling.

Tuesday’s opening of the facilities at the G.G. Brown building coincides with the launch of a survey to understand public opinion surrounding the technology. Urine contributors will have the opportunity to register their thoughts on a tablet computer situated in the restroom.

“It’s possible that when people are asked to contribute to a system where their urine is diverted and used as fertilizer they might feel

a little queasy about this at first,” Michigan engineering professor Krista Wigginton said after cutting a ceremonial ribbon outside the women’s restroom. “And, so, a large part of this project is actually on the social science side, the education side,” to understand whether people are willing to adopt it.

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Michigan researchers, who are working with colleagues at the Vermont-based Rich Earth Institute and the University at Buffalo, say deriving fertilizer from nutrientrich urine could save money and reduce pollution.

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Talaba named Big 12 Player of Week Texas Tech women’s tennis player, junior Gabriela Talaba, picked up the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week honor for her play in the first week of spring action.

Before becoming a Lady Raider, the Romanian native was one of the top ranked players in the country at No. 3 and ranked No. 206 in the world as a junior, according to the Tech Athletics website.

"I played many finals before college alongside Oana, but we never won a doubles title until last year.

It was a great feeling because I finally passed that barrier," Talaba said. "We

practiced equally in singles and doubles and had a full season with tough matches that built more confidence in some points."

Talaba and the Lady Raiders participated in the Miami Spring Invite from Friday through Sunday.

During the opening weekend, Talaba dropped a threeset match to Vanderbilt’s No. 2 player Astra Sharma.

H o w e v e r, Ta l a b a bounced back on the court and finished with two victories in straight sets against top-15 opponents.

She downed No. 6 Sinead Lohan of Miami on Saturday in two sets, 7-6 (7-3),

6-1. On Sunday, she defeated Kentucky’s No. 12 Aldila Sutjiadi in two straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, to go 2-1 over the span of the competition.

Te c h ’s s e a s o n h o m e opener is set as the Lady Raiders host the ITA Kickoff Weekend at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the McLeod Tennis Center against UC Santa Barbara. South Carolina and Arizona State will battle the same day at the McLeod Tennis Center.

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Junior women’s tennis player Gabriela Talaba serves the ball against No. 21 Mississippi State on May 14, 2016, at the McLeod Tennis Center. Talaba picked up the Big 12 Player of the Week honor after her strong performance at the Miami Spring Invite on Jan. 20.

FOOTBALL

Jones announced as offensive line coach Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury announced Tu e s d a y t h e h i r i n g o f Brandon Jones as the new offensive line coach, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Jones will return to his alma mater after being at the University of California for two years. While a student athlete at Tech, Jones started 22 games at center and was a Rimington Award candidate during his senior season, according to the release.

“We’re excited to welcome coach Jones to our staff,” Kingsbury said in the release. “He’s regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in the country, and our program will benefit from his leadership.

We’re looking forward to our offensive line continuing to develop under him.”

Jones, a native of Dal-

las, started his coaching career 10 years ago as an offensive assistant at Tech during the 2007-2008 football season. He later took on full-time positions at Sam Houston State in 2009, East Carolina from 2010 to 2014 and Cal during the 2015-2016 season, according to the release.

During his two years as an offensive assistant, the Red Raiders combined 20 victories, which included a trip to the Gator Bowl in 2007 and the Cotton Bowl in 2008. He also assisted the Red Raiders in earning an end-of-the-season top-25 ranking from The Associated Press poll, according to the release.

Before being hired by Cal, Jones helped install a wide-open spread offense in his five seasons at East Carolina. The Pirates saw strong results under

Jones as he guided East Carolina to be ranked No. 8 in passing offense, No. 16 in scoring offense and No. 25 in total offense in his first season, according to the release.

While he was the assistant coach at Cal, the Golden Bears ranked No. 13 in tackles for loss allowed. Cal was also a top-10 team nationally in passing offense and total offense during his time coaching the Golden Bears, according to the release.

“I’m looking forward to joining coach Kingsbury and his staff,” Jones said i n t h e r e l e a s e . “ Te x a s Tech has been known to produce one of the top offenses in the country each and every season, and I’m fortunate to be able to work with a great group of young men to continue to build on that tradition.”

SOFTBALL

“It is such a demand with engineering, but that’s what I signed up for,” Hartwell said. “I’m prepared for that daily challenge that it is, and I just take it day-by-day.”

For this season, Hartwell said, she is focused on growing as a leader, both physically on the field and personally with helping her teammates.

Coach Adrian Gregory said Hartwell was a well rounded player and had a strong fall season.

Compared to past seasons, Hartwell said, the team is more focused for the upcoming season. The players are excited to get on the field for the season opener in 17 days.

“At this point, we are so much further along than I’ve seen since I’ve been here,” Hartwell said. “It’s a lot of fun to be out there as a team and getting better every single day.”

When faced with a big game, Hartwell said she uses her nerves as fuel on

the field.

“I typically don’t like to get rid of them. I like to use those butterflies to kind of get me all amped-up. I just take a couple deep breaths, and I know I’m anxious, but I use that as fuel to get ready for those big games,” Hartwell said. “I tend to not let it get to my head. I like to be pretty composed in games, but I just take a deep breath and use that anxiousness and just play harder.”

According to an article on the NCAA website, the sport of softball is becoming increasingly popular as games continue to be more nationally televised.

Hartwell said she is excited to see where the sport is going to go.

“As long as I’ve been playing, I’ve been seeing the sport grow,” she said, “with the attention that it’s getting, more televised games, more college games on TV. So, yeah I can’t wait to see how far the game goes.”

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Because Hartwell played two sports, she had to make a choice when it came to what she wanted to pursue in college. Her sister wanted her to play soccer, Hartwell said, so they could continue to play in the same sport together.

However, she knew deep down that softball was the right choice, Hartwell said.

“Well, ever since I was little, I’ve always played soccer and softball,” Hartwell said. “I always have so much fun on the field. It’s my home. So, it was pretty easy to make that decision to play it in college.”

She decided to study mechanical engineering because of her love for mathematics and science, Hartwell said.

Hartwell, who is looking to be a biomedical engineer, said finding a balance between school and sports is a challenge.

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