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JOHN OPPERMAN DISCUSSES PAST, GOALS

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4 GOALS TO LOOK AT DURING TIME AS INTERIM PRESIDENT ENROLLMENT

RETENTION

RESEARCH

BUDGET

Increase enrollment to reach 40,000 by 2020

Fix what the university can do to help students stay

Become a top public research university in the nation

Prepare appropriation requests for legislature

ohn Opperman has served a variety of roles throughout his life: student, professor, father, husband, director of Budget, Policy and Planning for the governor of Texas, vice chancellor of Administration and Finance, vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and more.

Now, he is serving as the interim president for one of the largest universities in the state of Texas and his alma mater, Texas Tech.

As a student at Tech, Opperman said, he never imagined he would eventually be in the president’s office of the Administration building.

“I’ve done many different things between then and now,” Opperman said. “I’m just happy it’s led me back to Texas Tech.”

Opperman said he had no idea he would be chosen, and he was honored when the Board of Regents selected him for the position after former president M. Duane Nellis resigned.

Since he started his tenure, Opperman said the experience has been different from any other role he’s served. Now, his job includes other institutions

COMMUNITY

Students raise guide dogs for blind

By RYAN ORTEGON staff writer

A new student organization has started at Texas Tech, and its main focus is raising puppies that will soon become guide dogs for the blind.

Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit organization where they breed and train dogs to be guides to the blind. Members of the nonprofit breed the dogs and take care of them until they are eight weeks old, and they are then sent out to puppy raising homes.

Once the dogs are sent to puppy raising homes, they will live with a volunteer who will teach them how to behave in public and be adaptable to new environments.

Sandi Alsworth, community field representative for Guide Dogs for the Blind, said the hardest part of the training process is passing on the skill of puppy raising to these volunteers.

“The dogs get it a lot faster than the people do,” she said. “The human element is the unknown in dog training, but these dogs are very forgiving of handling, and that’s one of the reasons we use the breed.”

The preferred breeds for the guide dogs are Labrador and golden retrievers, Alsworth said. Guide Dogs for the Blind uses 90 percent Labradors, 5 percent golden retrievers and 5 percent golden retriever-Lab mixes.

A dog raiser’s job is to teach a puppy how to be-

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Fanta, a labrador retriever is currently training to be a guide dog with Texas Tech student Kaitlyn Beckert. have in a public setting and how to follow commands.

Until the puppies are 15 to 18 months of age, they will eat, sleep and breathe by the trainer’s side 24/7, she said. The dogs will go with them to work, to church, to the movies and everywhere else the trainers go in order to make them comfortable

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enough around people to not become hyper.

“Our dogs are trained to be thinking animals and to use good self control and that’s one of the things that our puppy raisers are going to be teaching them,” Alsworth said.

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in the system and he works with faculty, staff and other leadership at Tech.

In an effort to work with that leadership and improve Tech during his time as interim president, he said he has outlined four areas of focus: enrollment, retention, research and budget.

Opperman said he believes his goals will help better the university.

Reaching the goal set by former Chancellor Kent Hance of 40,000 students by 2020 will not be an issue, he said, even though at the time that goal seemed beyond reach.

“There’s a lot of demand for Texas Tech. A lot of students out there are interested,” he said. “So the real challenge now is to be much more strategic in enrollment so we can accomplish the goals we want to achieve.”

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SGA passes proposal to lower degree requirements The College of Arts and Sciences will have new degree requirements after a Student Government proposal was passed.

Texas Tech’s Student Government had its ninth meeting of the 51st senate Thursday. During the meeting Senator Chelsea Clark brought up her proposal that was passed in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Typically students of the college are required to have two personal fitness and wellness credits, three foreign language credits and two sophomore level literature classes, which makes it more difficult for students getting a Bachelor of Science to get their degree, Clark said during the SGA meeting.

Clark then announced

that beginning in the fall of 2017 students who are getting a Bachelor of Science will have these requirements cut in half.

These students will only need to take one PFW course, two foreign language courses and one sophomore literature course. Students who have already begun at Tech in a different catalog year will be given the opportunity to opt into the fall of 2017 catalog requirements, she said.

Students getting a Bachelor of Arts degree, however, will still have the original requirements.

This is a huge step for Tech’s SGA since it is not very often that we are able to get course catalog changes,” Senator John Michael Getz said. @DailyToreador

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RESEARCH

Professor partners for wind research

By JOHN BOWLES Staff Writer

Texas Tech is working with Pentalum Technologies on the detection of the wakes of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) arrays to improve wind farm efficiency.

“We think Texas Tech University is a leader in the wind energy arena and we’re happy to work

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with them on this,” Grannt Qualley, general manager of Pentalum TechnologiesThe Americas, said.

P e n t a l u m Te c h n o l o gies is an Israeli company working with Carsten Westergaard, a Tech professor of practice in mechanical engineering associated with the National Wind Institute.

The array uses lasers to detect particles like dust moving through the beams, and by looking at which beams were obstructed in which order in a specific timeframe, the array can detect wind speed and direction, Westergaard said.

The LiDAR array measures wind at 10 different heights between 30 meters and 200 meters, Qualley said.

“When you have an area where you want to put a lot of wind farms up, you basically you have to pack them all onto a piece of land, it’s unavoidable that one’s going to shadow the other at some point, right,” Westergaard said.

“And, historically, you kind of say ‘well there’s a deficit’ and so you take

that into consideration.”

The research team, which already includes two research assistants at Tech, will examine where the wake is behind HAWT units and how it interacts with other units in an effort to eventually improve the efficiency of entire wind farms, Westergaard said.

“It’s very important just from a very fundamental aspect to understand how a wake interacts with another turbine,” Westergaard said. “Historically people have just said, ‘here’s the turbine — here’s another one,’ and not really connected the dots, and not really used that and not really done anything else but just accept that’s the way it is. But maybe you don’t have to accept that’s the way it is.”

Standard LiDAR units working on the Doppler principle can cost $100,000 each, and Pentalum’s units work on the correlation principle and are much less expensive, allowing multiple units to be purchased for the same amount one standard unit would cost, Westergaard said.

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Carsten Westergaard explains how his research in wake detection works to detect dust particles in the air and how that research will make wind farms more efficient. Westergaard is a professor of practice in mechanical engineering.

Data from the research project will also go to Pentalum as feedback from the LiDAR units’ performance.

“We’ll use the data to continue to make improvements to the technology,” Qualley said.

One potential outcome of this research would include

turbines facing forward, without worrying about how the wake coming off of the lead turbine could be affecting those behind it, Westergaard said.

“Our thesis is that well, maybe we should look the other way, too.” @DailyToreador

POLICE BLOTTER

Student arrested for public intoxication Thursday 6:31 a.m. — A Texas Tech police officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries and duty on striking a highway fixture at the 600 block of Boston Avenue.

9:50 a.m. — A Tech of-

ficer investigated duty on striking an unattended vehicle at the C11 parking lot.

10:57 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries at the C11 parking lot.

11:15 a.m. — A Tech officer

investigated a traffic accident without injuries at the Z3K parking lot.

2:04 p.m. — A Tech officer responded to a 911 medical emergency at the Frazier Pavilion. A student suffered from a seizure.

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LiDAR being installed on HAWT units to measure a specific turbine’s wake and allow wind farms to automatically optimize themselves for peak efficiency, Westergaard said.

People have historically only focused on putting LiDARs on HAWT

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John Opperman began his tenure as Texas Tech Interim President in Jan. 2016. It is unclear how long he will serve. He was previously the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 This is the time the enrollment decisions for next fall are made, he said. Since he will be serving as interim president at this time, Opperman said it is important for him to be involved in those decisions.

There are many people interested in Tech and students who already qualify based on what they accomplished in high school, Opperman said.

There are students in review for admission and with that comes an opportunity to ensure a more diverse campus.

“Growing to 40,000 is not something you do for the sake of growing to 40,000,” he said. “It’s really about making a better university and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Opperman said there are ways he wants to help Tech maintain and increase its diversity during his time as interim president.

Retention programs are

3:08 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries in the Flint Parking Garage.

12:47 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication at the Z4-P parking lot. The student was transported

to the Lubbock County Jail.

2:22 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication at the 1100 block of University Avenue.

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how to do that, he said. Tech admits good students, but often times these students get on campus and face a number of challenges.

“I think particularly for students of different, diverse backgrounds, they may face more challenges than others,” he said. “I think it’s our obligation to try to help those students as much as we can.”

Improving research can be more of a challenge, Opperman said.

Historically the federal government has funded research, but those funds are being reduced or held stagnant and universities are competing for the same money.

This means Tech has to be more creative in its research and develop industry partnerships, he said.

Wo r r y i n g a b o u t r e search money is not the only economic concern Opperman will address, as he will also look at the university’s budget report.

“The concern everyone is concerned with right now is oil prices and the impact that might have on the Texas economy,” Opperman said. “Historically when that happens, higher education faces a tougher legislative session.”

Opperman said he was pleased to hear in a recent

legislative session there was a testimony that in fiscal year 2017, higher education is still safe.

This means cuts from next year do not seem likely.

Proceeding cautiously from here is important, he said. After the legislature meets again next January, Tech will get a bigger picture of what it needs to do.

While Tech is in competition for money and research dollars, which does improve the national recognition of the university, Tech has a very strong foundation as a teaching institution, he said. That foundation separates Tech from other universities.

Opperman said along with those goals, he also has a special interest in the Honors College. He wants to work with the dean and strengthen the college.

“Anything’s possible, the fact that I’m here is evidence of anything’s possible,” Opperman said.

“I’m a pretty low-key person, I’m a good listener, I look forward to working with student government and helping them in their agenda. I have a long history with this institution and have a love for it because of the opportunities its given me, this is an opportunity to give back.” @KristenBartonDT

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Blocs announce candidates for 2016-2017

The two blocs for the Student Government Association, Strive and OneTech, announced who will be running for executive positions for the 2016-2017 school year.

Benjamin Sharp is running for president in the Strive bloc, he said.

Alex Derossi is running for external vice president and Witt Westbrook is

running for internal vice president. Kevin Koestler is running for graduate vice president.

“We call our campaign ‘Strive’ because it’s about the future of Texas Tech,” Sharp said. “We believe in a future where Texas Tech is growing and prosperous as it already is, and our campaign is about doing

things that benefit the students and are attainable.”

John Michael Getz is running for president with the OneTech bloc. Christopher Mitchell is running for external vice president, Larken Lundgren for internal vice president and Chelsea Clark for graduate vice president, Getz said.

“We’re really excited to

see what we can do for the students of Texas Tech,” Getz said. “We all have a long history in student government.”

Getz said the bloc wants to help students with what they need, even if they do not know they need it. As one campus, Getz said the bloc embodies one vision for Tech. @KristenBartonDT

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Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio feud flares in Iowa closer MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — As if hearing Marco Rubio’s footsteps creeping up on him, Ted Cruz directed much of his final advertising against the Florida senator in the frenzied weekend prelude to the Iowa caucuses, feeding a Republican feud that turned increasingly bitter before voters have their first say in the

2016 presidential race.

Considered to be vying with front-runner Donald Trump for Iowa victory Monday, Cruz denounced the next in line, according to polls, sharply challenging Rubio’s conservative credentials on the airwaves while ignoring him face to face with Iowans.

One ad said darkly of Rubio:

“Tax hikes. Amnesty. The Republican Obama.”

“The desperation kicks in,” Rubio said in response to Cruz. “From my experience, when people start attacking you it’s because you’re doing something right.”

On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders implored Iowa

supporters Saturday to get on their feet in two days and convert their monthslong infatuation with his upstart campaign against Hillary Clinton into actual votes. That call to action was echoed by Democratic and Republican hopefuls alike as they worked to motivate Iowans to attend the caucuses.

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Conference addresses gender equity

By SHASHIDHAR SASTRY Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Office of the President hosted the West Texas regional meeting of Texas Women in Higher Education on Friday in the McKenzieMerket Alumni Center.

Aimed at addressing the gender equity issue in academia, the conference featured a diverse group of speakers ranging from university professors to undergraduate students.

The conference was a daylong event that began with Tech Interim President John Opperman signing the American Council on Education’s “Moving the Needle” initiative.

Moving the Needle is a national campaign that seeks to achieve gender parity in higher education by 2030.

“I think it’s fair to say the more prestigious the position, the fewer the

number of female faculty in those roles,” Tech Provost and Senior Vice President Lawrence Schovanec said during the conference.

National statistics confirm the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles, Schovanec said.

Only about 25 percent of university presidents in the U.S. are female. At Tech, only about 34 percent of faculty are female — a number that has remained stagnant for more than four years.

Promotion of women in leadership roles through events such as this will raise the university in a way that everybody will benefit from, he said.

The conference was titled “Taking the Reins: Perseverance, Determination, Grit.” It featured three keynote speakers and three breakout sessions on perseverance, determination and grit, respectively.

“I think they are three parts of what has helped to define the women’s movement,” Aliza Wong, associate professor of history and associate dean of the Honors College, said. “Taking the Reins is that reference back to some of the best Texas Tech traditions, while moving forward into the best that Texas Tech will have to offer.”

Presentation and discussion topics at the conference ranged from “Women of Color and the Politics of Privilege” to “One Size Does Not Fit All: Finding a Voice in Gender Equity.”

During the breakout session on grit, three Tech faculty addressed the sexual violence issue on college campuses in a presentation titled, “Fearless Champions Campaign: Ending Rape Culture on Campus.”

On Sept. 19, 2014, photos of a banner that read “No Means Yes, Yes Means

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Anal” and a sprinkler resembling female genitalia were taken at an event hosted by the Tech chapter of Phi Delta Theta.

Following the incident, a guest column signed by more than 20 Tech faculty members appeared in The Daily Toreador.

The column denounced the fraternity’s actions as reprehensible and called for a safer sexual climate on college campuses.

“We called ourselves ‘Fearless Faculty’,” Elizabeth Sharp, associate professor of human development and family studies, said. “It was clear we have a problematic culture, at least among some of our students.”

Keira Williams, assistant professor at the Honors College, and Donald Lavigne, associate professor of classical language and literature studies, presented alongside Sharp at the panel discussion.

The conference ended with a presentation by the keynote speaker Lee Ann Nutt, president of Lone Star College-Tomball, and closing remarks by Wong.

This is part of that narrative, part of that discourse of gender equity, diversity, representation, fairness, dignity, and it is all part of lending your voice to this important narrative.

JUAN MUÑOZ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT The other keynote speakers were both Tech faculty — Alessandra Corsi, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Katharine Hayhoe,

associate professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Climate Science Center.

Sarah Stracener, coordinator of presidential services and communications, said the conference attracted more than 120 participants. The $35 registration fee was directed toward organizing the event and Tech did not benefit monetarily from the event.

“We are so appreciative of Texas Tech for doing this,” Senior Vice President for Institutional Diversity Equity, and Community Engagement and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education & Student Affairs Juan Muñoz said during the event.

“This is part of that narrative, part of that discourse of gender equity, diversity, representation, fairness, dignity, and it is all part of lending your voice to this important narrative.” @sastryshashi_DT

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Turnout is name of Ted Cruz facing attacks game in Iowa caucuses on political credibility COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — In a final frenzy to inspire supporters to turn out for Monday’s Iowa caucuses, the presidential contenders scrambled to close the deal with the first voters to have a say in the 2016 race for the White House.

Even as the candidates begged backers to caucus, many hopefuls also tried to lower expectations and look ahead to New Hampshire’s Feb. 9 primary, and later contests.

Republican Donald Trump, who has a slight edge over Ted Cruz in Iowa, predicted that “many” senators would “soon” endorse him rather than their Texas colleague. Trump didn’t name any such senators, and none immediately emerged.

Trump also continued his attacks on Cruz, while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is running third, pitched himself as the pragmatic choice for Republicans who want to win in November.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, sought to claim financial momen-

tum in the race for the Democratic nomination, saying it has raised $20 million in January, suggesting he will continue to match frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s vast resources.

One development — the weather — was beyond the candidates’ control. Snowfall forecast to start Monday night appeared more likely to hinder the hopefuls in their rush out of Iowa than the voters. Republican John Kasich already has decamped to New Hampshire.

Iowa offers only a small contingent of the delegates who will determine the nominees, but the game of expectations counts for far more than the electoral math in the state. Campaigns worked aggressively to set those expectations in their favor for Iowa, New Hampshire and beyond.

Several GOP candidates attended church services Sunday — in part, a testament to the influence that evangelical Christian wield in the Republican contest.

Trump attended mass

in the non-denominational church First Christian Orchard Campus in Council Bluffs with his wife and two staffers. The billionaire took communion when it was passed, but initially he mistook the silver plates being circulated around the auditorium, and dug several bills out of his pocket.

“I thought it was for offering,” he said with a laugh to his staff.

Ted Cruz heard a Des Moines area minister urge politicians to treat their opponents with love and not attack ads. Pastor Mike Housholder of Lutheran Church of Hope even played two parody attack adds questioning the faith of church members.

The message didn’t stick.

At an afternoon rally in Council Bluffs, Trump again took aim at Cruz.

He hammered the senator for a recent mailer that suggests to recipients that they have committed a “Voting Violation” by not being reliable caucus participants in the past.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Ted Cruz needs you to trust him.

Trust is the cornerstone of this fiery conservative’s campaign, which may live or die with his ability to convince voters in Iowa and across the nation that he’s the most consistent and trustworthy among the pack of White House hopefuls.

Yet as he strives for v i c t o r y i n I o w a ’s M o n day caucuses, a chorus of Republican critics led by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is tearing at the fabric of Cruz’s message.

His GOP opponents cite a history of political opportunism they say is more in line with a used car salesman than the “consistent conservative” he claims to be. In debates, TV ads and on the campaign trail, fellow Republicans are highlighting inconsistencies in Cruz’s policies on immigration, foreign policy and even his dedication to Christian conservative values.

They’re also reminding voters that the self-

described outsider is an Ivy League-educated lawyer who served in former President George W. Bush’s administration.

“If you are going to campaign as the most principled, the most consistent conservative, then your record better support that,” said Rubio’s senior strategist Todd Harris. “As long as he holds himself out to be holier than thou on all things conservative, we’re going to continue to point out that he’s not.”

Cruz is betting his 2016 campaign he can win the trust argument.

The slogan, “TRUSTED”, is emblazoned on red, white and blue signs at every appearance and across the back of his campaign bus. And his closing message at debates, campaign rallies and speeches is almost always the same: “It is now up to the men and women of this great state to make the determination, who do they trust?”

Cruz this week in Fenton, Iowa. “As voters, we’ve

been lied to over and over and over again. The stakes are too high for us to be burned again.”

He added, “The men and women of Iowa want a consistent conservative.”

Trump, now locked in a close race for the lead in Iowa, has repeatedly called Cruz a liar in recent days. Chris Christie calls him a flip-flopper. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won Iowa’s caucus in 2008, has seized on reports that Cruz told a group of New York donors last year that he wouldn’t make fighting gay marriage a priority if elected. That’s in sharp contrast with his public promises to fight the Supreme Court’s decision.

“He’s saying one thing to a group of folks in Marshalltown (Iowa), something totally different to a group of folks in Manhattan,” said Huckabee spokesman Hogan Gidley. “Voters want someone they can trust.

And it is painfully obvious at this point that Ted Cruz can’t be trusted.”

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Preservationists seek protection Son charged in beating deaths of for natural spring in Dallas parents with ax in South Texas DALLAS (AP) — The city of Dallas’ Landmark Commission is set to consider a first-of-its-kind historic designation that would preserve a natural spring located just south of downtown.

The Dallas Morning News reports that the preservation designation being voted on Monday

includes rules meant to prevent major alterations to the site. The fount known as “Big Spring” is one of the few natural springs in Dallas not covered with concrete.

The Landmark Commission has signaled its support, but the Plan Commission and City Council would need to

sign off before it becomes law.

The proposed rules would ban new construction, while placing restrictions on fencing, signs and trails near the spring.

Any major changes would receive an added layer of scrutiny from the city and require approval from the Landmark Commission.

BROWNSVILLE (AP) — A 52-year-old South Te x a s m a n h a s b e e n charged in the slayings of his parents, who police say were beaten to death with the handle of an ax.

A Brownsville municipal court judge on Sunday arraigned Joel Collazo on two counts of murder.

Bond was set at $2 million.

He remained in Cameron County Jail on Sunday.

Jail records did not list at attorney for him.

Brownsville police discovered the bodies of 86-year-old Jesus Col lazo Sr. and 83-year-old Juanita Collazo in their home on Friday.

Authorities went there after getting a call from

another son regarding a welfare concern.

Police say Jesus Collazo Sr. was killed on Tu e s d a y. I t ’s u n c l e a r when the suspect’s mother was killed.

Authorities said an accelerant was poured over the bodies, indicating Joel Collazo planned to burn them.

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Was Trump’s debate boycott beneficial?

Debate boycott shows sway Trump mistaken to boycott Trump holds over voters debate, could hurt ratings

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like Donald Trump. I like him, I hope he becomes the nominee and, if this column were about who I think is the best GOP candidate, I’d totally explain why. However, this column is about whether Trump shot himself in the foot last Thursday night.

When he decided to opt out of Fox News’ GOP debate — the very final debate before the Iowa caucus — it seemed like he might have forfeited his lead just to avoid his newfound nemesis, Megyn Kelly.

While his rather dramatic abandonment appeared to many as juvenile, I sat in my closet-sized dorm room wondering if this would end up being the absolute smartest decision he’s made since announcing his candidacy last June.

Before the debate, fellow Republican candidate Ted Cruz had managed to climb into the sidecar of Trump’s roaring motorcycle of a campaign and, together, they were sending the media, the other candidates and the American people into a tailspin. Both loud and far from politically correct, we watched as they attacked each other with a colorful array of insults, interrogations and accusations. The worst part was many (i.e. me) who like Trump or Cruz, also grew to like the other. How were we to decide which radical, sort of unstable, rebelliously vocal candidate to cheer on? Then, as if an answer to prayers, Trump took his ball and went home.

All of the sudden, I remembered his glorious freedom of owing no one and no thing a second of his time. Because his entire campaign is largely selffunded, he does not have to worry about losing financial backing and, consequently, his candidacy. He does not have to worry about jumping through hoops to gain the approval of sponsors. He doesn’t have to say a single word he doesn’t believe in just to rally support, and he sure as heck doesn’t have to participate in a debate just to maintain his stance.

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Space Shuttle. Nurses are $135 million to train teachIf he succeeds, it could be analyzing data and man- ers over five years. because he will have been able aging electronic health reObama said also wants to convert that frustration into cords. Machinists are writ- governors, mayors, business the inspiration as a son of iming computer programs.” leaders and tech entrepremigrants projecting faith in the The federal budget pro- neurs to become advocates U.S. as a land of opportunity. posal for 2017 that Obama for more widespread com“We will turn this nation plans to send Congress on puter science education. around and we will leave for Brad Smith, president Feb. 9 will seek $4 billion our children what our parents for grants to states and of Microsoft, said computer left for us — the single great$100 million for competitive science education is an “ecoest nation in the history of all grants for school districts nomic and social imperative mankind,” Rubio told a crowd over the next three years for the next generation of at the Des Moines banquet to teach computer science American students.” hall, igniting applause.

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won the Iowa debate he “could be unstoppable.”

Despite the importance of winning the debate, Trump boycotted the debate in defiance of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. In the CNN article, Doug Gross, who is an Iowa Republican strategist, sums up Trump’s actions perfectly, saying, “It’s the only Republican debate in our state and he’s not even going to show up because he’s afraid of a woman reporter?”

With the decision to skip the debates, Trump gave off the impression he would run away from his problems rather than stay and fight to the end. This decision could easily undermine his credibility with his current and past supporters.

Many other problems could originate from Trump not attending the debate.

For instance, Cruz has been gaining on Trump as of lately, and this rash decision to skip the debate could prove detrimental to Trump’s chances to becoming president.

It is obvious Trump threw his opportunity in Iowa down the drain by deciding to skip

the debate. If Trump stayed at the debate, he could have gained more support, and in turn, created a greater rift between Cruz and himself, ultimately confirming his chances for the presidency.

According to a Washington Post article by Philip Rucker, Dan Balz and Jenna Johnson titled, “Trump says he won’t participate in GOP debate on Fox News,” provides the details on why Trump skipped the debate.

The article states, “Trump signaled on Monday that he had reservations about the debate…’I don’t like her,’ Trump told Blitzer.

‘She doesn’t treat me fairly.’”

With the only thing sticking between Trump and the debate being Kelly, you would think Trump would have put his differences aside in order to gain support and extra votes during his presidential campaign.

The loss of supporters in Iowa isn’t the only thing Trump should be worried about. Trump should also worry about losing current supporters that he has already earned. If Trump’s current supporters saw he backed out of the debate because of his current dispute with Fox News and Kelly, they would most likely wonder why he hasn’t sorted out his differences with the two.

This decision to boycott Fox over Kelly may sway current supporters to choose another candidate, such as Cruz. This decision could cause people to change their decision in candidates. For instance, if Trump chose to back out of this debate, what other important events would he back out of as president? bdefilippis@dailytoreador.com

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Obama said only about one-quarter of K-12 schools offer computer science instruction, but that most parents want their children to develop analytical and coding skills.

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Fencing Club hosts tournament for beginners

By MALLORY BARNETT Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Fencing Club hosted its annual tournament Saturday to allow the students to test their skills.

Aaron Clements, the head coach for the Fencing Club, said the tournament started as a memorial for one of Tech’s former fencers.

“This is the 13th tournament that the fencing club has held,” he said. “It’s a memorial tournament in memory of a young freshman fencer who was very enthusiastic for the sport who was killed in a car crash in 2003.”

Clements also said this

tournament has certain limitations for the fencers.

“This is a beginner ’s tournament, since the young man was a beginner when he was killed,” he said. “We limit the tournament to beginners only.”

Sarah Clemens, a senior mechanical engineering major from Carrollton and president of the Fencing Club, said the sport of fencing has a rich history and the club motivates students academically.

“I feel honored that Tech can be a way to introduce people to a sport that has such a rich history.

Fencing is more common than you think,” she said.

“Most of us are engineers,

and to them, school comes first. Generally, they have a reason to get their homework done in a reasonable time because they know they can fence afterward.”

Clemens compared fencing to two unlikely tasks in the sports world.

“It’s a very intellectual sport because it is kind of like running a marathon and performing brain surgery at the same time,” she said. “On one hand, you have these minute little motions, but your legs are explosive down the strip.”

Ultimately, Clemens said she wants to graduate Tech knowing the Fencing Club will carry on

its rich traditions and the students will take something valuable away from their experiences.

“After being in the club and graduating from Tech, you don’t just take away a degree; you take away a passion that you can use outside of your career,” she said. “I certainly plan on fencing after college and I know that this is a sport that people love.

Our coach has been here for the last 24 years and he fenced here when he was getting his law degree. Tech has all of these incredible divisions, and fencing is one of those.”

Sergio Hermoza, a freshman architecture ma-

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Alsworth said it is important for the dogs to get proper training not only in their formal guide dog training but in the puppy raising stage as well.

“These dogs literally have someone’s safety in their paws at all times,” she said. “A service dog, you’re with someone in most cases who can see, so they can see what the dog is going to do, but a visually impaired person has to have a dog that’s reliable and that makes good decisions.”

Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers-Lubbock is a club that asks Tech students to become puppy raisers.

The dogs will live with students in their dorms and attend classes and do anything else a college student might do.

Kaitlyn Beckert, the president of Lone Star Dog Raisers-Lubbock, said she was a part of a puppyraising club in Houston, and when she realized there was no club at Tech she wanted to start one of her own.

let them go when the time comes for them to begin their formal training.

Beckert said it is a bittersweet moment letting the dogs go because of the bond the trainers form with their dogs, but they know the dogs will be going to someone who really needs them.

Once a dog has completed its formal training, it is carefully matched with a visually impaired person based on everyday life style, walking speed and other factors. The people live with the dogs in the Guide Dog facility for two weeks until they are ready to be taken into the world of the person they are guiding.

Puppy raisers are invited to their dogs’ graduations and are rewarded with the knowledge that what they have gone through with their dogs as puppies was for a hopeful cause.

“The immeasurable part that you just can’t explain is the relationship that they develop,” Alsworth said. “It becomes a ballet to watch a really nice working team work together, but they become a lifeline to these people, they become a bridge to the community. A cane pushes people away, a guide dog brings people to them” @RyanOrtegonDT

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“Our club is a great opportunity for people to learn the importance of responsibility and to challenge themselves and just to have fun,” she said.

Beckert has raised a black Labrador before and she is currently raising a Lab named Fanta.

The club is hoping to be able to get puppies by late February or early March so they can be placed in the homes of their puppy raisers on campus.

For the first five to eight weeks, the club will be meeting weekly for obedience trainings, Beckert said, and by the time the puppies are four or five months old, they will start meeting twice a week for training sessions and socialization outings for the members and their dogs.

“The obedience meetings are just held in an area where we have a lot of room to work in,” she said.

“The socialization outings will be either a trip to the mall or the bowling alley or we will go to a sporting event together so the puppies can experience that.”

Beckert said the main thing she wants to get out of this club is an overall awareness of what guide dogs do and how they are a big help to members of the blind community.

A puppy raiser has a special bond with these dogs, she said, but must

back in the fall, and I thought it was incredible because I got to see all these amazing fencers in a natural tournament for the first time,” he said. “I feel like it prepared me for today’s tournament just seeing how everything went.”

Hermoza plans to continue fencing throughout the remainder of his college experience and said he looks forward to improving his skills.

“I’m just looking forward to getting better,” he said. “My goal is to be the best at everything I can be, even if it takes a while to do so.”

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jor from Round Rock and treasurer of the Fencing Club, said he has only been a member for a semester but is eager to continue learning new things.

“I feel like I’m getting good at something new and I’m building up a bunch of experiences that I want to have during and after college,” he said. “It’s a great club to be with, and we always have a lot of fun when we’re learning new things.”

Hermoza said he has had memorable experiences with the club that prepared him for Saturday’s tournament.

“I went to go see the Amarillo tournaments

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Bowie leaves his estate to

wife, children NEW YORK (AP) — Rock legend David Bowie wanted his ashes scattered in Bali “in accordance with the Buddhist rituals,” and he left most of his estate to his two children and his widow, the supermodel Iman, according to his will filed Friday in Manhattan.

The 20-page document, filed under his legal name David Robert Jones, said the estate was worth about $100 million, but didn’t break down the finances.

The “Fame” singer left his SoHo home he shared with Iman to her, and half of the rest of his worth. His son Duncan Jones from a previous marriage received 25 percent and his daughter Alexandria also received 25 percent as well as his U l s t e r C o u n t y m o u ntain home. Bowie left $2 million to his longtime personal assistant Corinne Schwab and left her shares he owned in a company called Oppossum Inc. He left $1 million to Marion Skene, Alexandria’s nanny.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody who knew “The Godfather” and “Barney Miller” actor Abe Vigoda made mourners smile through their tears Sunday faster than comedian and friend Gilbert Gottfried.

“This is the 20th time we buried Abe Vigoda,” Gottfried announced to a memorial service audience of more than 100.

It was a reference to a running joke about whether Vigoda, the character actor best known for his portrayal of Mafia soldier Sal Tessio in “The Godfather,” was dead or alive — the result of a false report of his death decades ago.

The true end came Tuesday when Vigoda died in his sleep at age

9 4 a t h i s d a u g h t e r ’s Wo o d l a n d P a r k , N e w Jersey, home, where he went to escape the hazards of a blizzard.

“His big wish was not to be alone and not to die alone,” said the daughter, Carol Vigoda-Fuchs. “So I’m grateful he got what he wanted.”

Vi g o d a ’s s t e p i n t o fame came when director Francis Ford Coppola plucked him from obscurity as a supporting actor in New York theater for a role in the O s c a r- w i n n i n g m o v i e “The Godfather.”

His fame was cemented with his comic turn as over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in “Barney Miller,” which ran from 1975 to 1982.

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Tech defeats Kansas, regains winning record

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff Writer

The Texas Tech women’s basketball team won its second Big 12 Conference game of the season by defeating Kansas 54-44.

The Lady Raiders are now back above .500 with an 11-10 overall record.

Coach Candi Whitaker said the game was by far the most important win of the season.

“I think if you don’t get (a win tonight), it’s hard to probably recover,” she said.

“I think now they can maybe gain some momentum and start going. I think there are more games that we can go get.”

Tech guard Japreece Dean continued a strong freshman season with a game-high 21 points, four assists and a career-best eight rebounds, despite her 5-foot 6-inch stature.

“Japreece hit some big shots for us at key times, and some that aren’t the easiest,” Whitaker said. “She is quick to not draw fouls and get in there and find her way to the line.”

The Lady Raiders never trailed in the game.

Junior guard Ivonne CookTaylor got Tech off to a quick start by making her first three shots in the first

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Texas Tech guard Japreece Dean discusses the previous play with her teammate Ivonne CookTaylor during the Lady Raiders’ game against Kansas on Saturday in the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech defeated Kansas 54-44. quarter for six points. The lead got up to eight points in the first quarter.

After shooting poorly in the previous two games, the Lady Raiders shot 45.5 percent in the first half, compared to 28.6 percent for Kansas.

Tech held a 27-19 advantage at halftime.

“We were just trying to put 40 minutes together and get the win,” CookTaylor said.

“We know that we have strug-

gled and we have had lapses on offense and defense. We just tried to come out hard.”

The Lady Raiders continued to shoot at a high percentage in the third quarter and outscored Kansas 15-13.

CookTaylor scored six more points on the third quarter to bring her game total to 16.

In the fourth quarter, the team struggled to make shots from the field, making only one out of eight

attempts. However, Dean took over the game from the free-throw line.

She made 11 out of 12 attempts from the line, which are both Tech individual season highs, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

With the accurate freethrow shooting, the Jayhawks never got within seven points of tying the game.

Tech is now 2-8 in conference play and 10-3 at the United Supermarkets Arena.

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Texas Tech guard Ivonne CookTaylor shoots a contested jump shot during the first half of the Lady Raiders’ basketball game against Kansas on Saturday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Tech earned its second Big 12 conference win of the season against the Jayhawks.

“It feels good. We are happy to get our second win,” Dean said. “We are just going

to move forward and get our next win.” @JeremyK_DT

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Teams place second, third at New Mexico meet

The Texas Tech Track and Field team put on a clinic at the New Mexico Team Invitational this weekend in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The men’s team placed second with 94 points and the women’s team finished third with 108 points, according to a release from Tech Athletics.

Junior Viershanie Latham had a successful day in the triple jump and the 60-meter dash. Latham broke the

school record for the triple jump with a 13.01m/42-8.5 distance. This was enough for her to get third place at the meet, and ranks eighth in the NCAA this season, according to the release. Latham also had a personal best in the 60-meter dash, placing third with a time of 7.62 seconds.

With a 46.39-second time, senior Joseph Richards III won the 400-meter event.

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Senior Natalie Thompson achieved another personal best in women’s high jump with a 1.78m/5-10 on her third try. This third place finish tied for seventh best in Tech history.

After getting ahead on the final lap, sophomore C.J. Jones won the 600-meter with a time of 1:17.67 seconds. This improved his previous best of 1:17.99 seconds set at the New Mexico Classic last year.

Senior Chris Caldwell earned his third first-place finish in a row with a time of 7.78 seconds in the 60-m hurdles. This continues his streak of placing in the top two of every indoor hurdle

final he has ever competed in at Tech.

Sophomore Trey Culver and senior Bradley Adkins both placed in the men’s high jump with second and third place finishes respectively.

Culver got a personal best with a 2.18m/7-1.75 on his first attempt over the bar.

Adkins cleared the bar at 2.18m/7-1.75 on his second attempt over the bar.

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es at the meet included junior Jocelyn Caro in the women’s 3,000-meter with a 10:01.95 time and senior Kyle Johnson in the men’s pole vault with a 5.21m/17-1 mark.

Texas Tech returns to Albuquerque next week for its first two-day meet of the season at the New Mexico Collegiate classic on Feb. 5-6 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. @DavidGayDT

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No. 6 Villanova has big 2nd half, tops St. John’s NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova didn’t look like the No. 6 team in the country in the first half against St. John’s on Sunday.

The Wildcats, the first place team in the Big East, had a terrible opening 20 minutes but righted themselves in the second half for a 68-53 victory over the Red Storm at Madison Square Garden.

Josh Hart had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Kris Jenkins added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Villanova (18-3, 8-1) which handed St. John’s its 12th straight loss.

Villanova, which came in third in the conference at 46.4 percent from the field, shot 7 for 30 (23.3 percent), including 2 for 10 from 3-point range in the first half. It was

the Wildcats’ worst first half shooting this season. They shot 26.7 percent (8 of 30) in a 78-55 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma in Hawaii.

Villanova had 11 turnovers, matching its season average of 10.9 for 40 minutes. And yet the Wildcats still managed a 28-27 halftime lead despite not having starting center Daniel Ochefu.

“I was happy the second half we kind of got it going,” Wildcats coach Jay Wright said of the 50 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes (14 of 28). “I thought the big key was Kris and Darryl Reynolds on the boards. That was big. Josh did a good job too. Without Daniel that was big for us.”

Ochefu, a 6-foot-11 senior, was accidentally elbowed

in the head at practice Friday and is now undergoing concussion protocol. He is averaging 9.7 points and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds.

“We just took the precaution of leaving him home since what’s the sense of traveling knowing he’s not playing and the best thing for concussions is just rest,” Wright said. “So they’ll check him today to see if he is symptom free. If he is symptom free today then that starts the process of concussion recovery.”

Jenkins’ rebounds were a career high.

“Going into every game I try to focus on rebounding.

It’s just today I was able to get to a lot more because Daniel usually grabs most of the rebounds,” he said laughing.

Mikal Bridges added 13 points for Villanova, which finished with a 48-35 rebound advantage. The Wildcats, who had a nine-game winning streak snapped by No. 10 Providence in their last game, held at least a 10-point lead over the final 13 minutes. The biggest lead was 20 points.

Durand Johnson had 13 points to lead St. John’s (715, 0-9), which committed 21 turnovers, well above its season average of 14.6. Villanova had 20 turnovers.

“They don’t make mistakes, so we had empty possessions for 8 minutes where we were giving balls away,” St. John’s Ron Mvouika. “Against a team like that, they’re going to make us pay. That’s what they did, they made us pay.”

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Mississippi St. women defeat Arkansas 65-55 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Victoria Vivians scored 17 points and No. 13 Mississippi State never trailed and beat Arkansas 65-55 on Sunday.

Dominique Dillingham and Morgan William added 11 points apiece for the Bulldogs (19-4, 6-3 SEC), whose win follows the program’s first ever against Tennessee, a 6563 overtime victory on Friday.

Jessica Jackson and Jordan Danberry each had 12 points to lead Arkansas (9-13, 4-5), which has lost three straight.

Vi v i a n s s c o r e d s i x points, and the Razorbacks missed 12 of 15 shots and had four turnovers as the Bulldogs built a 16-8 lead in the first quarter and led 27-18 at halftime.

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Red Raiders lose in OT, 75-68

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

The Texas Tech basketball team added to its list of near wins after losing to the Arkansas Razorbacks 75-68 Saturday afternoon in the Bud Walton Arena.

At halftime, Tech trailed by one at 29-28 with a former Red Raider leading the Arkansas offense.

Facing his former team, Arkansas red shirt junior guard Dusty Hannahs smoked 21 points on the Red Raiders in the first half.

Tech led by as much as 10 points, but a 16-3 run at the stretch of the game turned the lead over the Razorbacks. Of the 16 points during the scoring burst, Hannahs’ nailed three shots from beyond the three-point line and drove in a layup and followed through with a free throw.

Both teams shot for 43 percent from the field, but Hannahs made seven of his 11 attempts from the floor.

Leading the Red Raiders, sophomore forward Zach Smith scored 10 points on five for seven.

Adding to the hot shooting by Hannahs, Arkansas’

offense extended beyond Hannahs with senior guard Anthlon Bell scoring eight at the open of the second half.

With 13:42 left, the Razorbacks gained a 45-34 but control on the boards and Smith’s ability to find shots at the post allowed Tech to stay in the game and eventually take a 48-47 short-lived lead after a three-point play by junior forward Aaron Ross.

Unlike the first half, Hannahs stayed quiet and didn’t score a shot from the field for the entire first half.

In the final three minutes, the Red Raiders looked to close out the game, but Arkansas cut a 60-56 lead with 1:16 left and tied the game at 60 each with a layup from junior forward Moses Kingsley.

Tech had the last possession of the game and an opportunity to win the game with 13 seconds left, but senior guard Devaugntah Williams missed a free throw and sent the game into overtime.

A three-pointer from Bell handed Arkansas a 67-64 lead with 2:36 left in overtime, and the Razorbacks coasted in the final minutes of the game a 6-0

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Texas Tech guard Keenan Evans reaches out for his teammate’s help to get off the floor. Evans chased after a loose ball during the battle against West Virginia on Jan. 23 in the United Supermarkets Arena. run after Bell’s three.

Tech finished with a combined 42 percent shooting off 62 attempts and Smith led

the offense with 19 points.

Adding to its loss column, Tech’s overtime defeat dropped its overall

record to 12-8.

The Red Raiders return to Big 12 action playing host to the Oklahoma State

Cowboys at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena. @DGaytanDT

TENNIS

Red Raiders defeat Clemson to remain undefeated

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Senior Felipe Soares with a backhand during singles competition against Clemson on Friday. Soares won his match, 7-6, 6-2.

On Friday, the Texas Tech men’s tennis team played host to the Clemson Tigers in a matchup that was originally set for 2 p.m. but was postponed until 4:30 p.m. because of heavy wind gusts.

Once the match began, the doubles matches took off with a quick Red Raider lead on all three courts.

Sophomore Alex Sendegeya and his partner, freshman Bjorn Thomson, claimed a victory on court one with a 6-2 win over Clemson’s Luke Johnson and Robert Dudley.

Junior Jolan Cailleau and sophomore Connor Curry captured the doubles point for Tech with a 6-1 win against Alex Favrot and Daffra Sanon.

Up 1-0, Sendegeya was the first on the team to win his singles match.

Sendegeya defeated John-

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son for the second point of the day.

Tech, with a 2-0 lead, captured the third point of the match on court five

by Thomson.

Thomson defeated his opponent, Christian Harris, 6-3, 6-3.

Senior Felipe Soares then clinched the game for Tech with a 7-6, 6-2 victory against Clemson’s No. 1 player, Favrot.

Every day is about getting better. That’s what we are still striving for.

BRETT MASI TECH TENNIS COACH Tech won the match 4-0, but officials let courts

six, four and three finish their matches.

Dudley defeated freshman Augusto Stodart to give Clemson its first and only point of the day.

Curry then finished his match, followed by a wild battle between Cailleau and Sanon, which Cailleau claimed in the end.

Cailleau defeated Sanon 6-1, 6-7 (14-16) and 1-0 (10-4).

Tech defeated Clemson 6-1 and improved to 9-0 on the young season.

Tech coach Brett Masi said the elements made it difficult for the team to get the win but that he saw good things from the team.

“It wasn’t easy today with the wind and I think we came out with good energy in doubles, we talked about that this week,” Masi said. “The conditions weren’t easy today and it

plays with your game a little bit and it puts you in some uncomfortable positions but … we came back and handled business.”

Masi added that the team needs to focus on getting better every day, despite the team’s early undefeated record.

With the team’s start, the Red Raiders secured a spot to travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, for the ITA Indoor National Championships, hosted on the University of Virginia campus from Feb. 12-15.

“Every day is about getting better,” Masi said.

“That’s what we’re still striving for.”

Before the ITA Indoor National Championships in Virginia, Tech plays host to the Abilene Christian University Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at the McLeod Tennis Center. @BSoliz_DT

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No. 25 Notre Dame defeats Wake 85-62 No. 3 Iowa cruises past Northwestern SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Zach Auguste had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Demetrius Jackson added 14 points in his return as No. 25 Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 85-62 on Sunday.

V.J. Beachem added 15 points for the Fighting Irish (15-6, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Jackson, who missed a game with a pulled hamstring in a win over Boston College last week, added eight assists and seven rebounds. Notre Dame’s leading scorer missed Thursday

night’s loss to Syracuse.

Devin Thomas had 19 points and eight rebounds for Wake Forest (10-11, 1-8), which never led. The Demon Deacons have lost six in a row.

A.J. Burgett also returned to the starting lineup for the first time since March 3, 2014, and provided a spark.

Burgett, who had played just 8 minutes in ACC play coming in, put in 25 solid minutes and had a career-high 14 points to go with five rebounds.

Steve Vasturia scored 10 points to put all five Notre Dame starters in

double figures.

Wake Forest freshman Bryant Crawford scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half. This was the first game for the Demon Deacons in eight days, since they saw a 10-point lead evaporate in the final minute of a onepoint loss to No. 11 Virginia.

Burgett hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first half and the Irish used a 14-3 run to open a 17-point lead. Wake Forest cut the margin to 37-27 with a 9-2 burst, but Jackson’s fadeaway jumper at the halftime buzzer got it back to 17.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Peter Jok had 22 of his 26 points in the second half to help third-ranked Iowa blow past Northwestern 85-71 on Sunday.

Jarrod Uthoff scored 23 points for the Hawkeyes (17-4, 8-1 Big Ten), who sent Northwestern to its fifth straight loss.

Uthoff shook off his season-low nine points in Thursday’s defeat at No. 8 Maryland with 19 in the first half as Iowa went up by 16. Jok followed with three straight 3s and Iowa

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Tre Demps had a season-high 30 points for Northwestern (15-8, 3-7).

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

No. 17 Lady Raiders defeat Fresno State, Abilene Christian On Saturday, the No. 17 Texas Tech Lady Raider tennis team played host to Fresno State and Abilene Christian in a doubleheader at home.

Up first for Tech was Fresno State at 11 a.m.

The Lady Raiders fell short on courts one and two to give the doubles point to Fresno State.

However, Tech turned it on in singles play and captured four courts to defeat the Bulldogs.

Junior Lynn Kiro, sophomores Sabrina Federici and Sarah Dvorak and freshman Felicity Maltby defeated their opponents to give the Lady Raiders the win.

Maltby fought her way back after losing her first set 6-3, winning the final two sets 6-3 and 6-2.

With a win in their pockets, the Lady Raiders advanced on

to a matchup against Abilene Christian at 5 p.m.

This time, Tech claimed the doubles point with wins by partners Kiro and Dvorak and the duo of Federici and Maltby.

In singles, Dvorak, Federici and Maltby were successful once again, and sophomore Katelyn Jackson emerged victorious to aid the Lady Raiders to victory.

Jackson won her match in two sets, 6-2 and 6-1.

Tech defeated Abilene Christian by a final score of 5-0.

The Lady Raiders improved to 4-0 on the season and are advancing to the ITA National Indoor Championships.

Tech claimed a spot in the tournament last weekend after defeating Oregon and Illinois but is moving on with momentum behind its undefeated start after Saturday’s doubleheader. @BSoliz_DT

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Texas Tech tennis player Sarah Dvorak strikes a backhand slice during her doubles match against Fresno State on Saturday at the McLeod Tennis Center.