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CASNR Mile aims to educate students about agriculture.

Track & Field: Red Raiders break multiple Tech records.

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Texas Tech senior infielder Susan Welborn hits a 3-run home run to give Tech a lead over North Texas on March, 5, 2017, at Rocky Johnson Field. The Red Raiders start their 2018 season on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, in College Station for the Aggie Classic.

Red Raiders kickoff softball season with Aggie Classic tournament

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he Red Raiders look to start the 2018 softball season off strong as they will travel to College Station to compete in the three-day Aggie Classic tournament.

The tournament starts on Friday, Feb. 9 and will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 11. Tech will play a total of five games over the course of three days, two of which are double-headers.

With such a busy weekend for the Red Raiders, it will give them an

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English Department revamps First-Year Composition Program

By AKHILA REDDY Staff Writer

After a decade with no change, the First-Year Composition Program at Texas Tech is undergoing new adjustments to ensure the best possible experience for students.

Michael J. Faris, assistant chair of the English Department, said new modifications to the curriculum are being enforced in different pilot classes. The curriculums for English 1301, Essentials of College Rhetoric, and 1302, Advanced College Rhetoric, were due for an update, he said.

“Well, we saw a few problems with the current curriculum and program,” Faris said. “One is that a pretty significant number of stu-

opportunity to see many different arms at the plate, get their pitching rotation started and establish their defense. The Red Raiders will be presented with multiple live reps throughout the five-day span, which is invaluable for the players.

“Every rep matters for us to

learn something. If we don’t go hard that doesn’t help us, that’s a missed rep,” Tech Head Coach Adrian Gregory said, according to Tech Athletics.

On Friday, Feb. 9, Tech will take on Boston College for the first game of the season with

the first pitch scheduled for 10 a.m., according to Tech Athletics.

This will be the Red Raiders first chance of the 2018 season to prove what they are capable of against a live opponent.

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dents drop the class or get a D or F in the class, and we believe that first year writing should be a place where we can support a student’s success, so we want more students to succeed in the class.”

When developing the new curriculum, Faris said he and his colleagues tried to identify factors that cause the students to drop the class, fail or take it elsewhere. A couple of things came to mind, he said, one of which was flaws in the grading system, notably distributive grading.

Matthew Stigler, a graduate student instructor, taught English 1301 before the change and is currently teaching 1302.

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Students now use Blackboard instead of RaiderWriter All instructors will grade all their own students’ work Readings and topics for discussion have been updated New assignments tap into students’ interests and areas of expertise New class styles, including face-to-face, large lectures with breakouts, hybrid/stacked and online-only

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Redshirt junior guard Brandone Francis shoots the ball while Iowa State’s senior forward Jeff Beverly attempts to block the shot during Red Raiders game against the Cyclones on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Tech defeated Iowa State, 76-58, to remain undefeated at home this season. For full coverage of the game, including a recap and slideshow, visit www.dailytoreador.com.

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Blocs formed for student government races

By MATTHEW SETZEKORN Staff Writer

On March 6 and 7, Texas Tech students will be able to vote on who they want the next leaders of the Student Government Association to be. In alphabetical order, the candidate blocs consist of Juntos TTU, led by Baahir Jinadu, and Tech United, led by Sean Lewis.

Although many Tech students are unaware of what exactly SGA does to help benefit their experience at the school, Collin Hill, a junior electrical engineering major from League City said he feels campus safety should be a priority.

“I’m not sure what SGA could do but I would like to see increased safety on campus, especially later at night,” Hill said.

Both candidate blocs have initiatives that include campus safety. Jinadu, a junior mechanical engineering major from Bakersfield, California, said he is trying to make Tech’s campus safer by making sure the blue lights located around campus are

in working order.

“I want to make sure we check the blue lights and make sure they are functioning,” Jinadu said. “I also want to get more blue lights added.”

As for Tech United, Lewis, a junior economics major from Virginia Beach, Virginia, said their main mission in terms of campus safety is to provide late night transportation around campus.

“We’re trying to work on a late-night transportation system,” Lewis said. “If we could have a smaller mode of transportation that’s not in the form of a large van or something that could take longer and that has multiple stops to drive you from the library, or wherever you are on campus, to your car safely, that’s what we would like to do.”

Other initiatives that Juntos TTU has, Jinadu said, are a free rental bike system for students, women’s defense classes and diversifying SGA. “In terms of diversity, we want to get a good balance of Greek and non-Greek people on the senate,” Jinadu said. “I

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1. Baahir Jinadu, junior mechanical engineering major from Bakersfield, California, poses for a photo. Jinadu is the student body president candidate for the Juntos TTU bloc. 2. Michael Lewis, student body president candidate; Amber Acklie, internal vice president candidate and Jude Al-Hmoud, external vice president candidate pose for a photo. All three are part of the Tech United bloc. want more people to be involved and I want it to be a good representation of what Texas Tech looks like.”

For Tech United, other initiatives include providing food trucks on campus, lobbying to revoke the brothel laws within Lubbock and increasing mental health resources for students, Lewis said.

“There shouldn’t be a disconnect between SGA and the students,” Lewis said. “They can come up to the office any time, email me, call me and figure out a way, if there is a difficulty that you have on campus or something that you think needs to be fixed, let us know and we would be happy to take it to administration.”

Both candidate blocs have initiatives to increase operation hours at the student rec center as well.

As for the candidates, Jin-

adu said the main reason why he decided to run for student body president is that he wants to help make a change on Tech’s campus.

“There’s always been a part of me that’s wanted to run,” Jinadu said. “Once I saw what SGA was about and how change can be made, I guess that’s what pushed me to want to run for president.”

Lewis credits his father and his military service as his reasoning behind wanting to run for president.

“Service has always been something that has been important to me. My dad’s in the military, he’s been in the navy for some time,” Lewis said. “Looking at him and the service that he does is something that I wanted to do and always finding a way or avenue in which I can serve and make the community around me better and give something

to the university that has given so much to me.”

A major difference between the two candidate blocs is that Tech United has more members that have been a part of SGA, while Juntos TTU only contains two current members of SGA, Jinadu and Andrew Symons.

Jinadu said the lack of SGA members is a benefit because they all have great ideas that can help the campus and students as well as motivate students to get involved as well.

“I wanted a lot of people from outside of SGA because a lot of those people had never been involved in SGA and a lot of them have very good ideas,” Jinadu said. “I feel that if we can show people that people from outside of SGA are just as capable of running for senate as people

in SGA, that will motivate more people to run.”

Lewis said his bloc’s experience in SGA and connections they’ve made are what will help them accomplish many of the missions that they have.

“Having that background and seeing what’s worked and what hasn’t worked I think will be useful moving forward,” Lewis said. “The connections and relationships that we’ve been able to build with members of the community, members of the city council, different administrators, I think will be useful moving forward in accomplishing the goals we set out.”

For more information and updates on the two candidate blocs, you can follow them on Twitter @TTUJuntos and @ TechUnited2018.

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working on in class,” Stigler said. “So, I’m glad it’s something we eliminated.”

Rachel Wilkinson, a freshman psychology major from Pflugerville currently taking English 1301, said she is glad distributive grading is no longer in use.

“I was told by other students that before, whenever you wrote an essay, that it would end up going to several TA’s instead of just one person, so you never got super consistent feedback and never knew what mistakes to fix,” Wilkinson said.

Another issue with the previous grading system was draft work, Ferris said. In the current curriculum, less weight has been placed on draft work.

“Students were getting graded on draft work and a philosophy in teaching writing is that draft work should be low stakes, and you should be allowed to fail and make mistakes, otherwise you can’t improve,” Ferris said.

Other problems Faris and his colleagues considered included class size and format, he said.

Class sizes were relatively big at 35 students, Faris said. Furthermore, he said, the classes

only met once a week for an hour and a half, meaning students did not get as much support or individual attention.

With the new curriculum, however, students meet for three hours a week. There are different new formats of the class offered, Stigler said. Students can opt for one big lecture hall session along with a smaller session with an instructor, or two smaller sessions.

“Before, you really didn’t get that much face time with a teacher, but now you’ve actually got the whole three hours with a teacher, whether that’s partly in a lecture hall and partly in a breakout session, or completely with face-to-face instruction,” Stigler said.

The increased face time is better, Stigler said.

“I’ve already learned most of my students’ names in the third week whereas before, it was about halfway through the semester because I only saw them once a week,” Stigler said.

“It was difficult.”

The new English 1302 curriculum is also much better, Stigler said. Previously, students chose a topic but never had the

opportunity to discuss the topic with their peers. The instruction in class was very general, he said, so students generally developed ideas on their own and never got input from their peers or felt like part of a community in class.

Now, students begin his class by doing a ‘rant’ in which they give their opinions on a topic in front of their peers, before the researching and writing process has even began, he said. Other pilot classes are experimenting with different variations on the curriculum in general. The classes involve more peer involvement and discussion.

“One of my current students actually said, ‘this is the best English class we’ve had,’” Stigler said. “While I’d like to take that compliment for myself, what they were actually complimenting was the way it was set up — which I didn’t really do.”

The focus on peer interaction has been good, Wilkinson said, especially since it can be intimidating talking to teaching assistants or professors.

“So far, I think they changed it so that you get a lot more peer feedback, and that’s a really effective approach because you’re more comfortable approaching your peer and taking feedback from them,” she said.

Faris said he hopes the new curriculum enables students to view the First Year Composition program as a valuable experience.

“I hope they find it meaningful and useful for both their academic writing and for their writing in general,” he said. “If students can walk away from 1301 saying I’ve developed a few strategies for writing that I can apply in other classes and in my life, then we’ve been a success.”

He also plans to run some focus groups and surveys later in the semester to identify what has worked and what hasn’t in the pilot classes, Faris said. Taking this feedback into account, a more standardized curriculum will be developed and enforced in the next year or so, he said, though he wants the curriculum to still remain flexible.

“The problem with curricular changes is you can’t change everything overnight,” Faris said, “so we’re trying a few things different things this semester and we’re going to see what works, and then what we can carry forward and what we need to change again. We’re really open to hearing what students think and trying to make changes based on student experiences.”

Wilkinson said she would recommend the current iteration of the class to other students.

“I remember being scared based on the reputation that English had at Tech, but I’ve enjoyed it so far,” she said. “I think it’s definitely doable.”

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Girl scout season here again

By SARA MARSHALL Staff Writer

It’s that time of year again for the Girl Scouts of America, as boxes full of their signature cookies are set out and waiting to be bought.

O n M o n d a y, F e b . 5 , Texas Tech University’s Kappa Delta sorority partnered with Girl Scout Troop 6340 to host a cookie selling event. The next Kappa Delta cookie sale will take place at the sorority’s lodge located at 14 Greek Circle on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. for the Lubbock Girl Scout Troop 6367.

Miranda Slover became the troop leader of Girl Scout Troop 6340 in 2002, when her oldest daughter was in kindergarten, and has since watched her daughter and several other girls graduate and flourish thanks to the Girl Scouts.

“We don't just sell cookies; we're lifelong learners,” Slover said. “Build courage, confidence and character, that's what Girl Scouts strives to do and that's what I hope I've been able to show to these girls.”

According to their official website, Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, there are 1.9 million girls who are involved in some form of Girl Scouts across the nation. And these girls are not only there to sell cookies, but to discover their strengths, passions and talents.

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Two sorority women take selfies holding their boxes of Girl Scout Cookies at the Kappa Delta house on Monday, Feb. 05. them grow,” Slover said. “It's just about building that confidence and letting them know that they have someone that loves them and is going to be there for them. And that's my goal - to be that strength that they need sometimes.”

During their time in Girl Scouts, girls can earn badges through journey journals, achievement awards and even educational trips paid for with their cookie money.

A scout can achieve the highest honors in Girl Scouts — the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards — by working on a project that has captured her interested and will help the community, Slover said.

Troop 6340 has worked with the Lubbock Wildlife Rehabilitation Center to allow some of the girls the chance to earn their Bronze and Silver awards.

The Girl Scouts repaired and refinished one of their swimming pools and the owl shelter. A recent Gold

project was dedicated to helping foster children and beginning a food pantry at a local children’s home.

“The cookie sales are all anyone really notices, but we do so much more,” Slover said. “We go in the community. And it's hard because most people just see Girl Scouts, but that's why we try to get out and show them that we do more. These girls are getting necessary life-long skills that they need.”

Izabella Ortega, a junior at Monterrey High School, has been a member of the Girl Scouts since third grade.

“People always ask me, ‘Why are you still in Girl Scouts?’ And I respond, ‘Why not?’” Ortega said. “I've really learned that giving back is the most important thing.

Like I've always known that, but I actually get to see for myself how it actually affects people. I get to see the people's faces and really see what they've gone through.”

During Kappa Delta’s cookie sale, Ortega and the other Girl Scout members of Troop 6340 sold over 630 boxes of cookies to Tech students and other members of the community. Each Girl Scout member has a goal to sell 1,200 boxes of cookies to reach Diva status, which will pay for their yearly trips, Slover said.

Camryn Mayer, Kappa Delta’s vice president of community service, said she hopes that these events will allow the Girl Scouts to see a different type of college girl than what is portrayed on TV or in movies.

“With Girl Scouts we get to be extremely hands on,” Mayer said. “We do the cookie sales, campus tours, field days and we almost bring them into our sisterhood.”

Kappa Delta is a philanthropic sorority at Tech and is nationally partnered with the Girl Scouts of America.

Kappa Delta strives to encourage confidence in these girls and support them in a way that could help each grow throughout their life, Mayer said.

The sorority hosts two events every semester for the local Girl Scouts at their lodge in Greek Circle. For the spring, Kappa Delta is hosting a field day for the local troops, as well as two days of cookie sales for two different Lubbock troops.

Community members who would like to help out the Girl Scouts by volunteering or supporting their trips through cookie purchases

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can find more information on how to do so by contacting the local troops or visiting the gs-top.org website.

“In middle school and high school, a girl’s confidence just depletes,” Mayer

said. “I think by being in girl scouts — and the morals that they stand for and how they support those girls — there are opportunities for girls to really flourish.” @DailyToreador

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urprisingly, freedom of speech is a topic that can be polarizing these days.

The idea that so-called “hate speech” isn’t covered under the umbrella of free speech has spread like a wildfire in today’s politically correct culture. Whatever happened to saying “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend your right to say it to the death?”

The sentiment expressed here by Voltaire is an important one. The idea that the most important speech comes from the person you disagree with most is a very American idea – or at least it used to be.

So, why is freedom of speech so important? Well — to put it simply — if we aren’t allowed to talk to each other, we’re going to start killing each other. I know that may sound like hyperbole, but I am being

Drew Welty is a junior psychology major from Dallas.

completely serious. Honest and open discussion is what has turned the West away from murderous rages and toward civilized conversation.

The reason this is the case will seem a little more obvious after an example that everyone can relate to.

Say you are upset at a loved one and you begin to argue. You are extraordinarily upset at them for something they don’t understand and thus they don’t know why you’re upset. You explain to them what they did to upset you and — like the loving person they are — they briefly apologize.

very quickly.

Do you see where this is going?

Now imagine the anger you would feel if the government mandated that you cannot speak your opinion.

Imagine the true imprisoning feeling of that. Now realize that when people are talking about hate speech not being free speech, they are really talking about opinions that differ from their own.

But let me be adamantly clear about this: it is not a right versus left issue. This is a freedom issue. I disagree with a whole lot of people, but I am friends with a whole lot of people with whom I disagree.

This can only be the case when everyone can openly and freely speak their mind.

It’s also important to note that when you silence a point of view, you validate it. The

reason this is the case is because if it were truly a bad point of view that was untrue, one wouldn’t have to silence it. The idea should just fail in the marketplace of ideas, but those that believe in it feel a sense of speaking truth to power when they are shut down.

Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist from the University of Toronto, said it perfectly while being interviewed

by Cathy Newman. Cathy asked him this question: “why should your right to freedom of speech trump a trans person’s right not to be offended?”

Peterson responded and left Cathy speechless because she realized that she agreed with him. “Because in order to be able to think you have to risk being offensive.” @DailyToreador

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White House aide resigns after allegations of spousal abuse

WASHINGTON (AP) — For generations, as America’s authoritarian rivals strutted their tanks, troops and jets through main thoroughfares in dramatic displays of strength, the United States watched from afar, but did not emulate.

Widely accepted as the world’s mightiest, the U.S. military has no tradition of putting itself on parade like in Russia, North Korea or China. But President Donald Trump does not often stand on tradition.

So Trump’s directive to the Pentagon to draft options for a massive march reverberated across Washington on Wednesday like the thud of a discharged cannon, as lawmakers and military leaders mused about the cost, the risk and the purpose.

“People will wonder,

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Donald Trump’s top White House aides resigned Wednesday following allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his two ex-wives.

Staff secretary Rob Porter said in a written statement that allegations that became public this week are “outrageous” and “simply false.”

Porter said photos published of his former spouses were taken nearly 15 years ago and do not tell the complete story. He said he will leave the White House after a transition period.

“These outrageous allegations are simply false. I took the photos given to the media nearly 15 years ago and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described,” Porter said in a written statement. “I have

‘Well, what are they afraid of now? What are they trying to prove?’” Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents the District of Columbia in Congress, said in an interview. “We don’t have to show off to make a point.”

It was a critique voiced by both Democrats and Republicans the day after The Washington Post revealed Trump wants an elaborate parade this year to rival the Bastille Day celebration in Paris that made a distinct impression on him in July. Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin called it a “fantastic waste of money,” while Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN that the parade risked being “kind of cheesy and a sign of weakness” if it’s just about showing off military muscle.

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Say this does not satisfy you, because a brief and quick basic apology isn’t commensurate with the level of upset you feel. This makes you angrier, because you feel like they are not taking your grievance seriously. The argument escalates until they eventually match the apology to the level of anger you have reached.

Why does something like this happen? It happens because when someone doesn’t acknowledge that they understand how upset you are by giving you a matching apology, you feel as if they aren’t truly hearing you. You feel unheard.

We are social animals and because of that we need to feel heard. When we feel as if someone isn’t hearing us or that someone won’t let us speak so that we can be heard, we get very angry,

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The president did not seem deterred, although his aides rushed to downplay the notion that it was anything beyond an idea Trump had floated “in a brainstorming session” to help Americans express gratitude and pride for the military. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said there had been no final decision. And Trump’s legislative director said it was too early to even guess about potential costs, though it’s assumed it would cost millions.

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been transparent and truthful about these vile claims, but I will not further engage publicly with a coordinated smear campaign.”

“My commitment to public service speaks for itself.

I have always put duty to country first and treated others with respect,” added Porter, who joined the administration at its start in January 2017. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served in the Trump Administration and will seek to ensure a smooth transition when I leave the White House.”

Porter’s former wives recounted physical, verbal and emotional abuse they say he subjected them to during their marriages.

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Tech Ski, Snowboard club expanding

By JARET THURSTON Staff Writer

Founded in 2011, the Texas Tech Ski and Snowboard club has grown to more than 50 members.

Despite dues costing a mere $40 and the only requirement is being a Texas Tech student, the group plans multiple trips to various mountains around the country.

Angus Robertson, a senior finance major from Cedar Park and president of the organization, said it is a recreational club and the objective is to get Tech students of all skill levels up to the mountains.

“We encourage beginners to come, the mountains are beautiful and our experienced members are always happy to help those who are learning.” Robert-

son said. “We often take weekend trips to places such as Wolf Creek, Taos and Durango. Our larger and longer trips are on spring and winter break.

We most recently went to Aspen for winter break and Telluride the year before.”

The group organizes the trips and books the hotels to get a group rate, so members will save money doing the trip with the club rather than if they tried to go on the same trip individually.

Kenedy Brandon, a junior kinesiology major from Amarillo and the treasurer and president of the competition team, said the team is a great chance to make new friends.

To recruit new members, they hand out fliers, set up a booth at Red Raider Orientation, post

on social media and also wear shirts with their logo on it, Brandon says.

Last year the competition team had six members qualify for nationals, which was a great accomplishment for the club, Brandon said.

She also said, in addition to ski trips, the team does community service to both help the environment and provide a good bonding experience.

Alexander Cesani, a Spanish major from Belton and the community service coordinator for the club, wants the Tech community to know more about the club.

“Many people are confused when they hear that Texas Tech has a ski and snowboard club,” Cesani said, “We go out and shred on the weekend or on holidays and we’re back in time for class.”

As community service coordinator, Cesani said he

We encourage beginners to come, the mountains are beautiful and our experienced members are always happy to help those who are learning.

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Tech professor receives recognition for research

By MARY BETH HOLM Staff Writer

Satya Atluri’s love for aerospace engineering came to him after listening to John F. Kennedy’s speech about putting a man on the moon over the radio in Gudivada, India. That speech inspired him to later study aerospace engineering.

This passion, Atluri said, led him to pursue higher education at the India School of Science in August of 1966 for his bachelor’s degree before moving on to study the guidance, control and structure of

aerospace technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969.

“It was a historic and exciting time,” Atluri said.

More than 50 years later, Atluri was listed on Clarivate Analytics’ highly cited researchers list for 2017.

The list is composed of more than 3,000 researchers in a wide array of fields who have published research and are ranked in the top one percent, according to their website.

Atluri said he came to Texas Tech in January of 2016, after twenty years at

the University of California in Los Angeles and Irvine and 24 years at Georgia Tech.

Atluri focuses primarily on research, and is a member of the Institute of Materials, Manufacturing, and Sustainment at Tech, along with Dy Le, the Director of IMMS. Le said he and Atluri met 20 years ago when they were working for the Federal Aviation Administration.

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CASNR MILE aims to educate students on agriculture

By GARRET CLEAVALL Staff Writer

The Matador Institute of Leadership Engagement program, also known as MILE, is making its first appearance this semester.

The MILE, a leadership program within the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR), allows undergraduate students to gain experience with agricultural topics and issues, through courses, field trips and even traveling.

The program was created through an advisory board comprised of alumni, CASNR employees, graduate students and deans af-

ter spending nearly a year discussing and planning the program.

Lindsey Kennedy, the p r o g r a m d i r e c t o r, s a i d MILE was modeled after other programs, such as the Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership (TALL).

In order to qualify for the program, students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0, while also having a minimum of 30 credit hours and no more than 60.

Kennedy said the program pursues undergraduate students in the middle of their college careers due to the lengthy, three semester long commitment.

To a p p l y, s t u d e n t s

must follow a competitive, multi-step application process that includes two letters of recommendation, an essay, and a faceto-face interview with the advisory board.

In January 2018, 14 Texas Tech students were selected to be a part of the program’s first cohort. The students were chosen based on their majors, with the hopes of diversifying the program with as many different CASNR majors as possible.

“We wanted to create a competitive selection process where you have representation, ultimately, from all six of the departments within the college,” Kennedy said.

Tech Meat Judging team opens 2018 season strong The Texas Tech Meat Judging team won in Fort Worth at the Southwestern Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest on Jan. 28, according to a news release from Texas Tech. Also present in Fort Worth were Big 12 rivals Kansas State and Oklahoma State University.

The Meat Judging team followed its undefeated 2017 season and National Championship by beginning the season with a fourth-place finish at the American Meat Science Association National Western Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in

The program requires students to take three specific CASNR courses, one for each semester. In addition to three courses, the students participate in many different field trips that give them a glimpse of each department.

In the coming semesters, the program is planning to visit Austin and Washington D.C., with the hopes of allowing the 14 students to meet and converse with the different legislatures that work in agriculture, Steve Fraze, the interim dean, said.

“We want to go to Austin and Washington D.C. because we want the students to see the legislature at a

state level and a national level as well,” Fraze said.

We wanted to create a competitive selection process where you have representation, ultimately, from all six of the departments within the college.

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Maggie Pipkin, a sophomore agricultural communications major from Spearman, said she believes the

MILE program will help her make connections by meeting different legislatures and participating in other field trips as well.

Kennedy said the program helps create a “pipeline” of connections and relationships for students’ futures after college.

Pipkin will also be accompanied by the other thirteen students including: Aspen Eaton, Heath H a d l e y, J a c i e H e n e f e y, McKenna Johnson, Brandon Jones, Kaylynn Kiker, Reginald Lane, JW Morgan, Brynn Owen, Anevay Sanchez, John Smithwick, C a r s o n Wi e n e c k e a n d Hagan Wright. @DailyToreador

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Greeley, Colorado, and a win in Fort Worth, according to the release.

Tech dominated the rankings, finishing in the top two places in seven of eight categories and winning four events, according to the release.

Emma Mortensen, a sophomore from Brush, Colorado, won in individual standings. Her 1,039 points accumulated from wins in beef grading, overall beef and specifications and a second place finish in lamb judging, according to the release. @RyannRael

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Beth Holloway said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that the deception surrounding “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway” was so complete she was even tricked into providing a DNA sample to match

against what producers claimed were remains that could be those of her longmissing daughter.

The whole show was a ruse that subjected Beth Holloway to “agonizing weeks” of uncertainty and waiting that “completely and utterly destroyed” her, according to the suit filed in Birmingham.

Holloway, a schoolteacher in north Alabama, is seeking $10 million in compensation and $25 million in punitive damages against Oxygen Media, an arm of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment,

and the Los Angeles-based Brian Graden Media.

Neither company responded to emails sent Monday seeking comment on the lawsuit. Court records show attorneys have not filed documents answering the allegations.

The website TMZ first reported the lawsuit.

Natalee Holloway, who lived in suburban Birmingham, was 18 when she was last seen during a trip with classmates to Aruba. Her mysterious disappearance after a night with friends at a nightclub sparked years of news coverage, particularly in the tabloid and true-crime media.

No remains were ever found, and the Dutch teen suspected in her death, Joran van der Sloot, is now imprisoned for the slaying of another young woman killed in 2010.

The six-episode series aired last year by Oxygen included the discovery of

what were supposedly remains that could be those of Natalee. But the lawsuit claims producers knew that bone fragments featured in the production weren’t linked to Natalee before supposed testing produced inconclusive results.

Rather than being a documentary or true investigation, the show was a “scripted, pre-planned farce calculated to give the impression of real-time events,” the suit contends.

Natalee Holloway’s father Dave Holloway participated in the program and contacted Beth Holloway seeking a DNA sample for use in testing, the complaint said. Dave Holloway isn’t listed among the defendants, and he did not respond to an email seeking comment.

A judge acting at Dave Holloway’s request declared Natalee Holloway legally dead six years ago.

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Red Raiders break multiple Tech records

By GABRIELLE TAITE Staff Writer

The men of the Texas Tech track and field team are off to a great start to the 2018 season with multiple records to show for their efforts.

Senior Trey Culver started the Red Raiders off by breaking the school record and becoming the national and world leader in the high jump at the Corky Classic, according to Tech Athletics. During the meet, Culver was able to make a high jump of 2.33m/77.75ft, putting him in fourth in NCAA history, and leading to him holding the highest NCAA jump since 2013.

Director of track, field and cross-country, Wes Kittley, said Culver’s performance during the meet was one of the best he has ever seen.

“We know Trey is good, he’s a two-time national champion, but today (Corky Classic meet) was just off the charts,” Kittley said. “We changed him up just slightly, and he just thrived on it. He’s top of the NCAA list for sure.”

Junior Vincent Crisp topped the 600-yard Tech record of 1:08:53 from LaToy

Williams during the Tech Red Raider Invitational on Jan. 19, according to Tech Athletics.

Crisp posted a time of 1:08.16 to break the NCAA All-Time record, previously held by Roddie Haley from Arkansas.

Crisp said he was in shock when he figured out that he had broken a new record.

“A person in our group message put it in there, and I thought ‘that can’t be right’,” Crisp said. “But it was a fun time out there, and I was really happy about that. Divine definitely went fast with a 20.4, and a national lead.

We both ran really fast for the team, and I’m happy for both of us.”

Sophomore Divine Oduduru also secured a new school record during the meet in the men’s 200m at 20.49.

Oduduru continued to show out during the Texas Tech Open meet with a record time of 20.18 seconds in the 200m dash, according to Tech Athletics. In addition, his time in the race set a new personal best, and secured him a spot in the national and world rankings.

Kittley said that he was greatly impressed with Odu-

duru’s performance.

“That 200m was just out of sight,” Kittley said. “I was expecting fast, but not that fast. Divine has just had an incredible weekend. Last spring was tough on him.

He’s had a whole year, and I think you’re seeing how special he is.”

Junior Andrew Hudson also finished behind Oduduru in the 200m dash, securing him the number two spot in both the national and world rankings, according to Tech Athletics.

Hudson said that running alongside Oduduru is very fun.

“It’s great, Divine’s really fast,” Hudson said. “We’ve been talking about this moment for a while, ever since fall training camp started. We wanted to be number one and two, and today (at the Texas Tech Open) we got it done.”

As a result of the team’s tremendous success, Tech nears the end of the season at No. 2 in the indoor track rankings, according to FloTrack. Tech is set to compete in the Texas Tech Shootout from Friday, Feb. 9 to Saturday, Feb. 10. The team’s last

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Junior middle distance runner Vincent Crisp crosses the finish line during the Texas Tech Classic Track and Field Meet on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in the Sports Performance Center. Crisp broke the Tech and NCAA record in the 600-yard during the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. home meet for indoor track will conclude on Friday, Feb. 16 at the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier. At the end of the month, the Red Raiders will travel to Iowa for the Big 12 Indoor Championship.

Kittley said that the new facility, and the fact that the

Red Raiders have a lot of home meets this year may have something to do with the outstanding performances.

“This track is the fastest we’ve ever run on I think,” Kittley said. “Times have been going a lot faster. I told the kids in the meeting that

this is a great opportunity for us to stay rested. It’s a blessing, and a great opportunity for our kids to stay at hope.

We know this facility better than anyone, and I believe it’s a tremendous advantage.” @TheDT_Sports

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he skates are sharpened, the skis are waxed and world-class athletes have converged in Pyeongchang, South Korea for the 2018 Olympic Games.

While I love the Summer Olympics for the gymnastics, track, and of course, the men’s volleyball team, the Winter Olympics holds a special place in my heart for my first love, skiing.

As a child, I remember watching figures in skin tight spandex fly through the frigid air with my parents in Taos Ski Valley, then waking up the next day and seeing my best friend at ski practice and we would pretend we were Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso.

Ryann Rael is a freshman journalism major from Albuquerque, N.M. and The DT’s La Vida editor.

There is something even more special about the way sunlight glints off snow during the Olympic Games to me.

This Olympics is Lindsey Vonn’s return. She was unable to race in the Sochi 2014 Olympics due to an ACL tear.

Her last Olympic win was the 2010 Vancouver Gold and I — a budding alpine ski racer — watched in awe.

She is one of the most decorated alpine skiers, and one of the best all-around ath-

letes in the world. This will be her fourth Olympics. Vonn skis in a way few women do.

She is consistently higher on the gates which allows her to cut underneath and prepare for the next turn, decreasing her time. Her technicality shaves tenths of seconds off her time.

Vonn is aggressive, and at her age she is an absolute beast, a force to be reckoned with. She is able to get so far over on her edges and pick up speed through the turn, she will be the one to beat in South Korea.

One of the skiers Vonn must watch for is Sofia Goggia from Italy. In two days of downhill racing, Vonn and Goggia split first. Eight

years younger, Goggia took second behind Vonn on the second day of the World Cup downhill race. Vonn beat her by only 0.11 seconds. Goggia is smaller than Vonn, but her style is very similar to Vonn’s.

Vonn has the advantage of consistency that comes from her age and experience.

Goggia struggles through runs to maintain a high turning point, which causes her to sometimes drop into soft snow, or at the least, lose hundredths of seconds in a turn.

Goggia took the first day downhill race after an error

by Vonn, which cost her the gold by 0.47 seconds.

Goggia was gunning for Vonn headed into the race,

and the rematch is set in South Korea. If Vonn can keep her skis on the ground and her tuck low, Goggia would have to have the race of a lifetime to beat her.

But any errors Vonn makes, leaves the door open for Goggia to capitalize and steal the

downhill podium from her.

Vonn is a highly decorated, highly experienced skier, and one of the last of my skiing idols still racing. In order to continue her reign, a victory in South Korea is critical. @RyannRael_DT

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Texas lined up as Big 12’s top class with defensive adds Things lined up nicely for coach Tom Herman and the Texas Longhorns to have one of the top signing classes in the nation, not just the best in the Big 12 Conference.

After a winning record on the field in Herman’s first season, the Longhorns also made significant strides with his second recruiting class.

Eight more players signed with Texas on

Wednesday, bolstering what was already a strong class with the 19 players added during the early signing period in December. That includes three defensive linemen, a 250-pound high school quarterback expected to play defensive end and a really young tackle.

“Pretty historic day. Obviously a lot of the work was done by December 21st, but

adding the eight guys that we added today really kind of solidifies the class, especially on the defensive front,” Herman said. “We made some big-time strides.”

And gave the Longhorns the Big 12’s best class.

Texas was No. 3 in the 247Sports.com team rankings, behind only Georgia and Ohio State and directly ahead of Southern Cali-

fornia, Penn State, Clemson and defending national champion Alabama.

Defending Big 12 champion and College Football Playoff team Oklahoma, which added four more signees Wednesday for a class of 22, ranked ninth. TCU was the league’s only other team in the top 25 — at 25th after also signing four to get to 22.

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Evans continues to impress, build on strong season

By AUSTIN WATTS Sports Editor

As the Red Raiders enter the final stretch of conference play, Keenan Evans of the Texas Tech men’s basketball team has started to garner national attention for his play as the senior continues to impress and improve over the course of the season.

Evans’ impact has been noticed by Tech fans all season, but in recent weeks the point guard has picked up more and more attention from the college basketball world as he continues to receive awards and get added to watch lists for prestigious seasonal basketball awards.

“It all comes to confidence with him, he’s one of my closest friends in life,” junior center Norense Odiase said. “I know a lot about his mentality, how he goes about things, and with confidence, we always knew he was a good player and he’s always been a good player, but whenever you’re handed a lot of confidence, good coaching, your teammates, it just makes you grow as a player.”

Recently, Evans picked up his fourth Big 12 Player of the

Week award, after he dropped a career high 38 points in an overtime win against Texas, before leading the Red Raiders to a convincing win against TCU with 17 points.

The week prior, he received his third Big 12 POTW award after dropping 26 points in a comeback win over Oklahoma State, followed by 31 points in a win over South Carolina in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, according to Tech Athletics.

“Like all of us, he just wants to win, anything for the team, the thing about Keenan is he is not selfish at all, he’ll do anything for this team,” Odiase said.

“Whatever it is for the team he’ll do, he works as hard as anybody, and he just wants to win.”

Overall, Evans leads the team in total points this season. In the Big 12, Evans has the second highest points per game average, as his 18.6 PPG trails only Oklahoma’s Trae Young. Evans leads the Red Raiders in assists with 80 while also being second in steals, with 29 total. Unlike Young, Evans has also kept his turnover percentages down, with his .123 turnover percentage

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being much lower than Young’s .181 turnover percentage, according to Fox Sports.

“I think with all these really good players consistency is what all these guys strive for,” Tech coach Chris Beard said. “With Keenan we are asking a bunch from him on both ends of the court, there are some things defensively he just continues to do for us to make us a better team, and offensively I though his passing has gotten a lot better last couple games, he’s just the kind of guy that can beat you in a lot of different ways, and that’s the thing with him, down the stretch here is just consistency.”

The Red Raiders’ success has been directly tied to Evans’ scoring this season, as the Red Raiders are 8-1 when Evans drops at least 20 points.

Adversely, Tech is 1-1 when Evans is held under 10 points, according to Tech Athletics.

“Keenan brings that energy every day in practice, his energy and his ability to score at the basket and his ability to play defense, just his ability to be one of our leaders,” Odiase said. “It really helps us and it energizes us, obviously a big game winning shot really sparked him, he’s been confident all year, but he’s had a hell of a week and we want to ride

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The Red Raiders will immediately be met by strong competition, considering Boston College finished third overall in the ACC last season. Boston College concluded their 2017 season with a record of 14-9 in the ACC, the best conference finish in program history.

After game one concludes, Tech will square off against the University of Houston.

The game is scheduled for a start of 12:15 p.m. Houston will provide Tech with more great competition, and this

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Senior guard Keenan Evans makes a three-pointer during the game against Texas on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Evans was recently named a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and has been named Big 12 Player of the Week three times this season. that wave as long as we can.”

Evans has been Tech’s most important player through conference play, as the Red Raiders have struggled following senior forward Zach Smith’s injury.

Immediately following Smith’s injury, the Red Raiders lost three of four games, which included two of Evans’ worst performances of the season. After adjusting to the loss of Smith, Evans strung together his most dominant four game stretch of the season as he led the Red Raiders

to four straight wins.

The senior point guard started to garner national attention when he was added to the list of finalists for the Bob Cousy award and was the first Red Raider to do so in Tech history.

The Bob Cousy award is one of five awards given out by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and is given to the top men’s collegiate point guard, according to Tech Athletics.

Evans was also added as a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award, which comprises the

Top 20 players in the running for the John R. Wooden AllAmerican Team.

Evans is Tech’s second ever play to be added to the list, with point guard Andre Emmett winning First Team honors during the 2003-2004 season, according to Tech Athletics.

Evans presence on these two watchlists shows that the point guard is starting to turn heads as the NCAA Tournament and Big 12 Championship approaches.

game will serve as a test for the Red Raiders to see how they perform under short rest against a strong program.

To start the second day of the tournament, the Red Raiders will face the powerhouse that is Texas A&M at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, according to Tech Athletics.

Texas A&M finished ninth overall last year with an impressive record of 47-13, giving them the best finish to a season since 2008, according to Texas A&M Athletics.

Texas A&M has received the sixth spot overall in the pre-season rankings by the USA Today/NFCA Coaches, according to the NCAA.

This game will also be available to watch, according to Tech Athletics. The SEC Network Plus channel will be responsible for the television broadcast of the event. The game will also be available through live streaming via ESPN.com/watch.

After an important game one on Saturday, the Red Raiders will play against Houston for the second time in the tournament. First pitch for game two is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. After competing against Houston just one day prior, Tech will have gotten a glimpse of the type of team they are, and the threats they present.

To conclude the actionpacked weekend, the Red Raiders will face Boston College for the second time in the tournament. First pitch is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 11 at 9 a.m., according to Tech Athletics.

Tech is scheduled to play 50-plus games in only four months, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech is then set to play UT-Arlington on Tuesday, Feb. 13, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m., according to Tech Athletics.

Tech will then prepare for another long weekend before heading to Orlando, Florida, for the UCF Tournament.

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