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Cokie Roberts cancels lecture at Texas Tech Cokie Roberts’ lecture at Texas Tech, which was scheduled for Tuesday, has been canceled.

Roberts canceled the engagement because of an illness, according to a Tech news release.

Roberts, a former ABC News anchor and National Public Radio political commentator, was scheduled to speak as part of the Texas Tech Presidential Lecture and Performance Series, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador, and has won three Emmy awards during her broadcast career.

Plans are being made to reschedule Roberts’ visit for later this year, according to an email sent to students from Tech President M. Duane Nellis.

The cancelation includes the press engagement at 3 p.m. as well as the lecture itself, which was scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to the release.

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Faculty awards to be announced Wed. Texas Tech System Chancellor Robert Duncan and Tech President M. Duane Nellis will announce the six 2015 distinguished faculty award winners at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Red Raider Lounge of the Student Union building.

Winners of the Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching award are James Brink, associate professor in the Honors College; Jorge Ramírez, professor and associate dean in the School of Law; and Aliza Wong, associate professor in the Department of History and associate dean of the Honors College, according to a Tech System news release.

Winners of the Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award are Carla Davis Cash, associate professor in the School of Music and College of Visual and Performing Arts; Changzhi Li, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Shu Wang, associate professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences.

The awards are the most prestigious honors given to Tech System faculty members, according to the release.

Each winner receives a commemorative medallion and $5,000 award, according to the release.

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By MORGAN NOBLE Staff writEr

92 years ago today, Texas Tech University was officially established. The university was created through legislative action, Philip Pope, a history professor and Texas historian, said. The process to establish Tech, especially in Lubbock, was lengthy.

After the establishment of what is now known as West Texas A&M University in Canyon, there was a movement to establish a state university that was comparable to Texas A&M and the University of Texas, Pope said.

“In 1920, there was a large push to have a university, not necessarily in Lubbock, but a university in West Texas, they called it, ‘of the first class,’” Pope said. “That set off lobbying efforts of people in Lubbock, Plainview, Amarillo, Big Spring, Cisco, even Crosbyton and Spur.”

Lubbock was one of the towns leading the lobbying efforts overall, Pope said. The town was small, but it was still fighting and believed it was the best place for the new university.

“Lubbock wasn’t very big at the time. It had a population under 10,000, I think it was like 7,500 or so. But relatively speaking,

for West Texas, it was still a population hub, because West Texas just wasn’t developed,” Pope said. “And that was one of their main arguments. They told state legislatures ‘look, you put a university or college out here and we will develop this part of the state.’”

With so many advocating for a university, the legislature decided to survey the areas lobbying to decide which town would be considered the best. Multiple theories exist on why it chose Lubbock as the location, with water availability and climate among them, Pope said.

Finally, on Feb. 10, 1923, legislative action

By JONATHAN LAUREL Staff writEr

The Texas Tech Student Government Association elections for the 2015-2016 school year are right around the corner, and campaigning is in full effect with executive and legislative candidates aligning with their blocs.

Tech students will elect their peers to SGA on March 4 and 5, according to the SGA website. If necessary, a runoff election would take place on March 11 and 12.

The executive positions are student body president, graduate vice president, external vice president and internal vice president.

Legislative candidates range from each specific college on campus, each of which is allotted a certain amount of senators to represent their colleges, according to the SGA website.

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created Texas Technological College.

Two years later, in 1925, school was in session with 914 students and six buildings, according to the Texas Tech History and Traditions website.

The school was not officially named Texas Tech University until Sept. 1, 1969, when it was renamed by the passing of legislative action, according to the Texas Tech History and Traditions website. Pope said the renaming of the college was an issue debated among faculty, students and alumni.

Texas Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt has been named to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock announced this morning.

Hocutt was nominated for the position by Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, according to a news release from Tech Athletics, and the CFP management committee ratified his nomination.

“We are delighted to welcome Kirby to the selection committee,” Hancock said. “He will fit right in because he is a thoughtful, hardworking person of the highest integrity.”

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Hocutt will be filling the spot vacated by former West Virginia AD Oliver Luck, who took a job with the NCAA. The playoff committee begins meetHOCUTT ing in person midway through the football season, according to the release, and creates a weekly top 25 ranking leading up to its selection of the four playoff teams at the end of the regular season.

Hocutt said he has loved football his whole life, and is honored and excited to be in this new role.

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Applications to become a member of Chancellor’s Ambassadors are due at 5 p.m. today.

Michela Proctor, system relations coordinator, said students who are selected to be ambassadors primarily participate in events hosted and sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor.

In addition, the students assist with Board of Regents events, campus tours and can attend football and basketball games in the chancellor’s suite, she said.

“The program is made up of top undergraduate and graduate students from the Texas Tech System, so students from Texas Tech as well as the Health Sciences

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Center here in Lubbock can apply,” she said.

“It’s primarily undergraduate students, but we do have some students who are in medical school, law school and various other graduate programs. It’s PROCTOR a very diverse group.”

In order to be a member of the organization, applicants must have at least 60 course hours, have and maintain a minimum of 2.75 cumulative GPA and be able to volunteer three hours or more each month, according to the Chancellor’s Ambassadors website.

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Social media not direct cause of stress News editor

Individuals who frequently utilize technology may be less stressed than those who do not use the Internet and social media often.

However, higher awareness levels of global events, spurred by social media and technology, can cause higher stress levels in Internet users, according to a Pew Research Center study.

Will Dawson, a sophomore marketing management major from Dallas, said he agrees social media allows people to be aware of global issues, both positive and negative.

As a result, too much information about the world can lead to stress, he said.

“It allows you to keep updates

with everything,” Dawson said. stressed because they are more “ Yo u h a v e t o aware of keep up and not the stress everyone can. in the lives There’s so much of friends going on in the and family world. It’s tough members to stay updated.” than males are, acG r e a t e r cording to awareness of isthe study. sues and subseAbbey quent stress is Ransom, a known as the cost junior arof caring, accordchitecture ing to the study.

WILL DAWSON major from The finding imSTUDENT Gatesville, plies stress might TEXAS TECH said the be contagious, access to according to the study, because individuals who pay knowledge through technology is attention to the stresses in others’ a positive effect of social media.

“Now we have the opportulives can begin to feel the same way.

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said. “We know if there’s a riot going on somewhere else we know what’s happening (because of social media).”

There are pros and cons to having a technology-dominant society, Kiarra Watts, a junior human development and family studies major from Houston, said.

There is a stronger feeling of connection between people, she said, because of the quick exchange of information at any given time.

“I guess in a way, it kind of lets us express our feelings on issues,” she said. “It’s easier to communicate, and it makes it better to communicate. It can make you feel bad or depressed because if you look on social media and see your friend is going to this place or doing this

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Social media also takes away from privacy, she said, because anyone can see one’s actions on the Internet.

Twitter, Facebook and other social media applications can lead to pressure and stress in the academic lives of students, Dawson said.

“It’s tough to keep up with everybody and their schedules,” he said. “It causes stress due to the fact that it may make you think you’re more behind than you really are. On Twitter, I see people’s schedules and all the homework they’re doing, and it makes me stress out because I kind of procrastinate.” ➤➤@dailytoreador

POLICE BLOTTER

Texas Tech police officers investigate criminal mischief, theft Friday 11:57 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a theft in Holden Hall. A Tech class ring was taken.

5:07 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft in the Mechanical Engineering building.

Medical equipment was taken.

8:17 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a non-student for possession of more than one valid driver’s license after a disturbance in the United Supermarkets Arena.

10:02 p.m. — A Tech officer

investigated an assault involving two non-students after the report of a disturbance in the United Supermarkets Arena.

11:30 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in Weymouth Residence Hall.

An exit sign was damaged.

11:55 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated an accident, without injuries, after an unattended vehicle was struck in the C11 parking lot.

12:34 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated an accident, without injuries, after an unattended

vehicle was struck in the C12 parking lot.

12:51 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in Chitwood Residence Hall. An exit sign was damaged.

Saturday 2:52 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for driving with an invalid license after a traffic stop at 4th street and Flint Avenue. The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail. The vehicle was left legally parked.

3:56 p.m. — A Tech officer

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applied by Tuesday. She expects at least 50 more students to apply by the deadline.

“We currently have about 60 students in the program, and we’ll have about 25 or so graduate,” she said. “We are looking at decreasing the size of the organization, so when it comes to interviews and making our selections for the next year, we may not try to get right back up to the 60 students.”

The program is in a restructuring time period, she said, to change how the program is viewed and valued by Tech and its members.

New to Tech System this school year, Chancellor Robert Duncan wants to get to know the ambassadors on a one-onone basis, Proctor said.

“We just started a small point system this past year, which was in a trial run this past year to see how it holds up and how students responded,” she said. “We just want them to be more involved, so it’s to hold them accountable for participating in the program.”

One of the primary benefits of being a member of Chancellor’s Ambassadors is having the opportunity to get to know Duncan, Proctor said.

With a variety of students in the organization, members have the chance to interact with students they might otherwise not get to know, she said, along with alumni and donors to Tech.

“Another piece is the donors and administration the students come in contact with at the events they’re working,” Proctor said. “For example, when they do work in the suites, that’s where we are hosting our higher level donors, people that have a really good relationship with Tech and people we’re building relationships with.”

Allie Carlson, a senior public relations major from Austin, is a member of Chancellor’s Ambassadors and said her internship in the Office of the Chancellor prompted her to apply for the 2014-15 school year.

“You definitely get some good networking opportunities,” she said. “I know if you’re able to work the suite during the football games in the fall, they’re always filled with lots of the university donors and big alumni, so that’s always really fun.”

The organization is not a major time commitment, Carlson said, and the events the students attend are fun.

For students who get to the interview process, she said, it is important to just come in and be oneself.

“They look for students who can talk to people at all of these events,” she said, “so make sure to just be really outgoing.”

Anyone with questions about the application process can email Proctor at michela.proctor@ttu.edu.

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The organization officials set these guidelines to ensure the student applicants are familiar with the university, Proctor said, so they can be more involved prior to joining.

“With that, our students that we select are usually students that are very involved and are busy,” she said. “Even with students who are in medical school and law school, they’re very involved with organizations there. They’re busy students, so it’s not a program that’s designed to be overly time intensive.”

After applications are submitted, officials will look over the applications during a one-week review process, Proctor said.

From there, a percentage of students are invited for an interview, she said, which takes an additional week.

Last year, about 200 students applied, Proctor said, and about 100 students had

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investigated an accident, without injuries, after an unattended vehicle was struck in the Z5A parking lot.

7:21 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a theft in the Z4P parking lot. Gasoline was stolen from a vehicle.

12:06 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for public intoxication and possession of more than one valid driver’s license in the 3100 block of 18th Street. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

12:23 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in Bledsoe Residence Hall. A glass windowpane was shattered.

12:31 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated burglary after the report of a disturbance by University Student Housing staff in the Carpenter/Wells Residence Hall Complex. A student entered the room of another student without permission and struck the student.

1:02 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief in Murdough Residence Hall.

A glass window was shattered.

Sunday 5:45 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident, without injuries, in the R7 parking lot.

12:43 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for driving with an invalid license in the 300 block of University Avenue.

The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

The non-student’s vehicle was released to a passenger.

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

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SALLY BLAIR, A senior studio art major from Hobbs, New Mexico, shapes a ceramic sculpture Monday in the 3D Art annex.

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vice president with the OneTech bloc, she said.

On Wednesday, all the exCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ecutive candidates were reThere are two blocs, the quired to attend an executive first being Techsan Tradition orientation where the rules and and the second being OneTech. regulations of the election were “I want students to know explained to them, according that we genuinely care about to the SGA website. their concerns and needs,” AmPosters, which must comply ber Yanez, the current journal with campus posting guideclerk, said. lines, were approved for each She is running for internal campaign from Friday to Tues-

day after being submitted online through Orgsync.

On Feb. 24, the executive candidates will take part in a public forum to discuss their campaigns, according to the website.

The location of the forum has yet to be set, and the debate will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Yanez views the election as an opportunity to go out and hear the issues of Tech students, she said.

“Campaign month is the only time that students ever see SGA,” she said. “We want to continue the trend of serving students all year because that’s what we’re elected to do.”

Gavin Howell, a candidate for a senator position in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, said it is important for Tech students to know SGA serves the needs of students.

Before he was involved with SGA, Howell noticed he only saw SGA members during campaign season, he said, and thinks that needs to change.

With the university enrollment at an all-time high, Howell is looking forward to seeing the growth of both his college and Tech as a whole.

Students will be able to vote for either bloc in March through the SGA website.

“I’m looking forward to working with and serving the senators that Texas Tech elects this upcoming election,” Yanez said.

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Residence halls promote student health

By JENNIFER ROMERO University Student Housing is coordinating with the Texas Tech Residence Halls for its Wellness Week this week, and students kicked off the week with the Raider Fun Run at 5:15 p.m. Monday starting at Memorial Circle.

Hunter Rogers, the graduate hall coordinator for the Bledsoe/ Gordon/Sneed Residence Complex, said they have been planning the run since the start of the semester.

“Throughout the week there’s going to be different programs,” he said. “We’ve teamed up with a few of our complexes. We’re teamed up with Wall/Gates.”

Students registered for the run at 4:30 p.m. in the lobbies of either Sneed or Wall/Gates, and each participant received a number to wear during the run.

The participants met at Memorial Circle at 5 p.m. and the group had the opportunity to talk before the run.

“Once we got all the students together, we talked to them about what the importance of the event is,” he said. “Whenever we’re running, always be

cognizant of where you’re at and Lindsey Collins, a junior elmaking sure that everyone’s safe. ementary education major from This is just a chance to get out Austin, said she participated in and be active.” the run because she is a community Some participants ran ahead adviser for the Bledsoe/Gordon/ of the group while others walked Sneed Residence Complex the course.

“All the complexes have something goThe run ing on this was not meant week, so I’m to be a race, just supportRogers said, ing that,” she and particisa i d . “ It g e ts pants could people out and run or walk physically acthe course. tive, so we’re “I think just trying to e ven if we just have a promote that at Texas Tech handful, it’s a handful of to get people BERNARDO CERVANTES active and not students who COMMUNITY ADVISER just sitting on normally TEXAS TECH may have not the couch.”

The run findecided to go run,” Rogers ished at Wall/ said. “They made the conscious Gates, and the participants decision to be active. When you’re enjoyed snacks provided by the working with students, it’s about residence halls.

Bernardo Cervantes, a junior providing the opportunity.”

The course for the run was mechanical engineering major on the east side of the Tech from Mansfield, said he ran to campus and circled around the set an example for students beEngineering Key and along Ak- cause he is a CA. “I know a bunch of my guys ron Avenue, and Rogers said the course was approximately two are studying all the time,” he said. “Events like these get them miles in length.

outside and interacting with other residents and fighting that freshman 15.”

Approximately 20 students participated in the run, and many of them finished the run together and talked while getting snacks.

It is important for students to connect with their institution, Rogers said, and campus events help them connect to other students.

“Studies show that students who are more connected to their institutions are astronomically more likely to succeed,” he said. “If we can put on events like this that not only get them connected to the institution but get them promoting a healthy lifestyle, then maybe those are some skills and ways we can develop them.”

document by David Murrah in the University Archives in the Southwest Collections Library.

The students and administration fought against the alumni on the name issue. In the end, the alumni won, and Texas Technological College was then changed to Texas Tech University.

The university name was not the only thing to change since 1923.

The mascot of the school, until the 1930s, was the Matador.

“The football coach, his name was Cawthon, he decided, ‘we’re not just going to play teams in West Texas, we’re going to travel all across

the country.’ They scheduled games in Pennsylvania to Montana to California, Washington, everywhere,” Pope said. “The uniforms they wore were bright red uniforms and people referred to them as Red Raiders from Texas Tech because they’re just raiding across the country.”

While the school still pays tribute to the Matador in aspects such as the school song, and the Red Raiders is now the team’s official name.

Another large part of Tech history is the Masked Rider, which, according to the Tech Traditions website, is the oldest mascot for Tech. According to the website, it

started as a dare by an unknown rider in 1936, which is why the rider is masked to this day.

The Masked Rider was Tech’s only mascot, along with the team name Matador, until a rule was passed that prevented live animals from traveling to non-home games, according to the Tech Traditions website. That was when Raider Red came to Tech.

In 1954, Raider Red became an official mascot of Tech when he traveled with Joe Kirk Fulton, the first Masked Rider, and the team to the Gator Bowl, according to the Tech Traditions website.

“Raider Red, he didn’t come around

until the 50s,” Pope said. “That was a creation of Dirk West. Dirk West was a cartoonist.”

Amy Mire, assistant to the University Archivist, said that the best place to look is the Southwest Collections Website, which lists historical documents they have to show anyone who is interested. Some of the documents are even digitized.

Other documents can be viewed through the Southwest Collections website, including maps of the campus, the Senate Bill No. 13 that established the university, minutes of Board of Regents meetings and more.

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A PARTICIPANT OF the Raider Fun Run put on by BGS leads the pack on Monday at Memorial Circle.

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“There were at least two votes taken among the student body, you know, ‘what name do you want the campus to be?’” Pope said. “Texas State came out first place both times, Texas Tech came out second both times. The students really wanted the name Texas State, most of the faculty and administration wanted the name Texas State as well. But the reason why we are Texas Tech is the alumni. “ The alumni, known then as the

Ex Student Association, were the ones who wanted Texas Tech, Pope said. It was because they did not want to lose the Tech name.

“They were dead set against losing the Tech name, because by the late 50s, early 60s, Texas Tech was a brand, and you look at the Double T: there were Double Ts on the athletic uniforms, Double Ts across campus,” Pope said. “If suddenly you’re Texas State University, where’s the Double T go?”

The Double T is a symbol that most everyone instantly associates with Tech. Its origins date back to as early as 1926, according to a

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Today Shola Lynch Documentary Filmmaker to Speak at Texas Tech: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Where: College of Media and Communication room 082 So, what is it?

Lynch has produced several films and done freelance work for Discovery, BET and CNN. Symphonic Band Concert Time: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Hemmle Recital Hall So, what is it?

Come hear a symphonic band for free.

Wednesday TAB Presents: Valentine’s for Vets Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: The SUB So, what is it?

Decorate Valentine’s Day cards for those who have served our country. This event is free for those with a TTU student ID.

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

Tech to announce first tenant in research park A major agricultural research firm will be the first company in the new Texas Tech Research and Technology Park.

Tech President M. Duane Nellis, Vice President for Research Robert V. Duncan, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Dean Michael Galyean and officials from the agricultural research company will attend the announcement, according to the release.

The 40,000 square-foot Research and Technology Park will cost about $29 million, according to the release, and is designed to prevent outside factors from disturbing research inside of it.

The building is scheduled for completion by this summer, according to the release.

STEPHENVILLE, (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the trial of a man charged with killing the former Navy SEAL depicted in the Oscar-nominated movie “American Sniper,” with the judge estimating no more than two dozen people were dismissed from service because of publicity about the case.

Ten women and two men will serve as jurors for Eddie Ray Routh’s trial, which starts Wednesday with opening statements. Routh, a former Marine, is charged with capital murder in the deaths of 38-year-old Chris Kyle and Kyle’s friend, 35-year-old Chad Littlefield. Kyle and Littlefield were trying to help Routh when prosecutors say he shot them at a Texas gun range in 2013.

The movie based on Kyle’s memoir as a celebrated sniper who served four tours in Iraq has grossed nearly $300 million. In response to the attention paid to the Kyle case, officials called in more than four times as many potential jurors as they would for a regular trial. Yet it took just one day to

seat the panel, after a screening process last week narrowed the jury pool.

Simply reading Kyle’s book or seeing the movie — which ends with a depiction of Kyle meeting Routh, followed by footage from Kyle’s funeral — weren’t grounds for dismissal. Instead, potential jurors were asked if they could set aside what they had already heard.

“It’s hard not to have knowl-

edge of this case,” Erath County District Attorney Alan Nash said.

“It’s pervasive.”

Judge Jason Cashon denied defense motions to delay the trial or move it to a different county and noted how few potential jurors were dismissed because of pretrial publicity.

Routh’s attorneys plan to pursue an insanity defense.

Prosecutors won’t seek the death

penalty. He faces life in prison without parole if convicted.

Family members have said Routh, 27, struggled with posttraumatic stress disorder after leaving the Marines in 2010.

T he sma l l a rms te c hni c i a n served in Iraq and was deployed to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Kyle took Routh to the shooting range after Routh’s mother asked if he could help her son.

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lmost everywhere we turn these days, we see the word “diversity.” Every institution epitomizes the quantity of individuals of a certain race or background they admit into their programs, as if it’s some sort of competition. But the reality is a focus on diversity, and an ‘over equality’ of available opportunity misses the point and is hypocritical.

Make no mistake, each and every individual should have an equal opportunity to succeed.

This is what each of us stands for as Americans, and it is the motivation for the rights laid out in our founding documents.

However, too often we confound “equal opportunities” with “equal outcomes.” When institutions, such as universities, consider race (or another trait) as a criterion for admission, they actually cause inequality of opportunities. “Diversity” should not be the dominating factor for choosing the best potential students. The same applies to employers who are selecting who to hire.

Looking at a specific physical trait and giving someone special consideration is clearly antithetic to American values.

Abiding by these unethical practices lends credibility to negative stereotypes.

For example, if one blatantly assumes that people of a certain race tend to struggle more academically and therefore need more opportunities to succeed, the person making these assertions is lending credibility to that unfortunate false stereotype.

In our system, people should be rewarded for their past accomplishments and should be selected based on their potential to achieve and succeed. Anything else is inherently unfair.

Now, what people do with

John White their opportunities is an entirely different issue.

Many in the “diversity” crowd seem to argue that people whose ethnic group has been historically “downtrodden” somehow “deserve” more chances than others to ensure that a certain portion of them achieve a specific “successful” outcome. This is a truly ridiculous idea.

This country has progressed to the point that racism is only alive in the minds of race-baiting cowards who need it to serve their political purposes, and our basic systems (education, housing, judicial, etc) provide equal opportunities to almost everyone.

We often hear inspirational stories about people of all races who have risen from difficult circumstances to succeed in life — those people should be applauded. However, these people will only be harmed by the promotion of “diversity.”

This system rewards mediocre performance on the part of some minorities, which in turn harms the credibility of all minorities, even the ones who truly earned their position.

It is time for us to realize there is no American way to ensure that every person receives a truly equal outcome from his or her life. Some people simply are not willing to put in the preparation necessary to take advantage of their available opportunities, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Even if we could ensure equal outcomes by implementing communism, almost everyone would be harmed by

it. The best we can do is to work to provide equal opportunities to every individual.

Rather than promoting “diversity” or the like, institutions should do their part to ensure equal opportunities exist for everyone. Instead of hiring or admitting people of a certain background, they should fund basic needs such as education and transportation for underserved people to provide more opportunities. Instead of rewarding “diversity,” people should be rewarded for hard work and positive results.

The implementation of this will send a positive message to everyone. People will learn to develop positive qualities and skill sets, therefore reaching successful outcomes — not outcomes based on the skin color or financial background of an individual.

To paraphrase the famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we dream of a system where we will not be judged by the color of [our] skin, but by the content of [our] character, and a system in which all men are created equal.

The only way to ensure this occurs is by a change in our admissions system. If institutions can replace their misguided focus on “diversity” with a focus on equality — equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome — then we may be able to reach an ultimatum of equality.

Everyone should be given an equal opportunity to succeed, but no one should be guaranteed an equal outcome. In a free society such as our own, opportunities may be given, but outcomes must be earned.

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Valentine’s Day should celebrate platonic love Jemima Johnson that can fulfill someone and make them truly happy. Some of its tougher critics even believe Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be considered a legitimate holiday.

I have never been a tremendous fan of Valentine’s Day, but I have never really hated it either.

I can see the validity in both sides of the argument. On one hand, showing love to a significant other is as good a reason as any to celebrate and people should be able to express love whichever way they choose — even if it means buying each other extravagant gifts. On the other hand, the holiday does exclude a fair amount of people and perpetuate romantic love as a sort of status quo everyone should strive for. Such ideology can make some people strongly dislike this holiday.

However, I think there is a simple compromise benefiting both sides — celebrate more than just romantic love on Valentine’s Day. After all, there is more than romantic love out there and this exclusion appears to be the primary point of contention. So, use the holiday as a time to celebrate platonic love, too. Honor love for friends, family members, mentors, pets and whoever else plays a prominent role in your life. In doing this, individuals will be a bit more appreciative and fond of the holiday, if one can find ways to make it relatable.

Plenty of traditional holidays have undergone a change into more modern interpretations of themselves.

For example, a new trend called Friendsgiving began popping up the last few Novembers as an alternative to Thanksgiving. Friendsgiving was devoted

to gathering together with nonfamily members who hold some significance in your life to give thanks, share a dinner and have an overall good time. It’s not much different than Thanksgiving, but the revised holiday represented alternative familial relations for those who don’t have a strong connection with blood relatives or for those who would simply rather give thanks with friends.

Maybe it’s just the romantic in me, but I would like to think the foundation of Valentine’s Day is love, no matter what form it takes or who it is directed toward. Although this is not always the case for many, I feel it is possible to adopt this ideology of Valentine’s Day, if you are capable of making the distinction between true love and love founded on material things.

Whether you’re spending this Valentine’s Day with the object of your undying affection or Netflix and a pile of junk food, make it a goal to show someone you love a piece of that affection at some point during the day.

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s cliché as it may sound, love is clearly in the air. Around campus, it seems as if love-struck couples can be spotted holding hands and staring dreamily into each other’s eyes — even more than usual.

I don’t know if it’s a symptom of Cupid’s bow and arrow or the acknowledgement of the upcoming arrival of Valentine’s Day, but either way the holiday is back in all of its pink and red glory.

With its return comes the nagging question of whether or not a holiday dedicated to romance is necessary.

The most widely held view of Valentine’s Day is that it is an occasion to show love and affection to a significant other.

Couples go to extreme measures to impress their partners with boxes of chocolates, bouquets of roses and heartfelt cards. And according to legend, there is historical evidence to support this way of celebrating the holiday.

Valentine’s Day has its roots in the many legends of St. Valentine, who acts as a crusader for love in the majority of the stories.

In the most popular legend, Valentine stood up to an emperor who outlawed marriage for young men for the sake of making them better soldiers. The emperor thought without the burden of a wife or kids, his soldiers would focus more readily on battle. In response to the emperor’s decree, Valentine would perform marriage ceremonies for young couples in secret until he was discovered and put to death.

Therefore, we use the day to honor St. Valentine’s memory and celebrate love.

People who oppose Valentine’s Day usually see this day as a holiday to torture singles or anyone for whom romance is not a priority.

These individuals criticize the holiday’s focus on material gifts over actual love and its reinforcement of the stereotype of romantic love being the only thing

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By Luke Watson

Romance films diminish sense of reality

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omance novels are works of fiction, which are not based on reality. This creative and enabling genre of writing is far more corrosive than images and films can be for women in particular. A novel is a private pleasure meant for your imagination to fill in the gaps and process as you please.

Many students are preparing for Valentine’s Day as it nears.

I’ve overheard many students mentioning they are trying to finish the “Fifty Shades of Grey” books in order to watch the film scheduled to premiere on Feb. 14.

This correlation of romance and fantasy is bound to take hold of all the avenues media has to offer to our society. As a consequence, the introduction of this film in our society is going to bring with it a strong dose of fantasy capable of inducing audiences into having no foundation of what reality is.

Along with the issues that inability to distinguish among fantasy and reality can bring, this film introduces the idea of unrelenting domination that men can have over women. As females, we should be cautious about what we choose to surround ourselves with. This includes children who watch and admire Disney princesses, to the trending magazines we read. A woman should also be cautious about how she portrays herself to various men.

According to a Forbes article discussing “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “There are two assumptions running through that first book.

One is that Grey’s obsession with violence isn’t really his fault.

He’s a man flawed by his past, someone who has been abused as a child who has latched onto BDSM as a way to channel his confusion and anger. The second is that Ana, a virgin until she meets Grey, will find a way to change him.”

Kendra Kimberlin This particular book series is not similar to your typical sensational, popularized romance fantasies emphasizing love such as the works from authors like Nicholas Sparks.

An unrealistic portrayal of love is the story of Cinderella, where the prince falls in love after seeing the beautiful girl, resulting in a happy ending. One must ask, how many times does this story take place in real life?

Don’t misunderstand me. I do not advocate for any form of censorship. I believe people have the right to write and create, but when these novels of fiction are popularized to the extent of changing people’s idea of reality, something needs to be done to dissuade readers.

“What is an enabling fiction?

Enabling fictions are the stories we tell ourselves to maintain equilibrium. Enabling fictions

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are as complex and subtle as the reasoning behind a murder mystery: their narratives try to tell you why the person holding the smoking gun isn’t the murderer — in other words, why the obvious isn’t true… Enabling fictions keep us stuck. Enabling fictions tell us there are no good jobs (so why bother looking), no good apartments (ditto), no better men (so stick with the one you’ve got), no way to change anything because that’s the way the world works (and always will),” according to the Psychology Today website.

Perception is reality. Individuals are too consumed in unrealistic fantasies, instead of relinquishing in classical works.

Instead of choosing to go to see this film on Valentine’s Day, I encourage everyone to do something founded in reality.

Implementing this practice will help individuals strengthen their outlook on life — not a fictional, absurdist film.

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Red Raiders look to rebound from road loss Tech plans million dollar

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

After losing to the Iowa State Cyclones in the Hilton Coliseum Saturday afternoon, the Texas Tech men’s basketball team returns home to host the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks for the two team’s second meeting of the season at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The Red Raiders seek to avenge an 86-54 away loss they suffered versus Kansas in January in the Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawk defense capitalized on Tech’s 20.8 percent shooting and their eight steals in the first half to head into halftime with a 42-25 lead.

Kansas maintained a comfortable lead throughout the rest of the game and Jayhawk junior forward Perry Ellis finished with a game-leading 15 points.

Both teams enter Tuesday night’s matchup with recent losses against one of their Big 12 Conference rivals.

The Jayhawks lost to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the closing minutes of a Saturday afternoon matchup in the Gallagher-Iba Arena. Kansas finished the first half leading 41-30, but lost its lead to the Cowboys nearly nine minutes into the second half.

Down 65-62 with less than a minute left, Kansas missed a pair of layups and a three-point attempt and lost its second Big 12 game of the season.

Kansas visits Tech sporting a 19-4 overall record and an 8-2 Big 12 record.

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“The sport of football has been important to me my entire life,” he said. “I had the chance to play tackle football for 16 years of my life and believe in the lessons it teaches to young men.”

Hocutt has extensive experience in the realm of college football, according to release, having played linebacker for four years at Kansas State. As a junior, he led the conference in tackles and earned All-Big 8.

Hocutt’s love for the game has

giveaway at basketball game

Tech’s trip to Ames, Iowa, ended in a 75-38 defeat to the Cyclones. Iowa State’s defense kept the Red Raiders scoreless through stretches of the first and second half, with Tech’s longest scoreless stretch lasting nearly seven minutes.

Tech’s loss to the Cyclones dropped Tech to a 0-7 away record for the season. Tech currently stands above Texas Christian in the ninth spot in the Big 12 standings with a 12-12 overall record and a 2-9 conference record.

Senior guard Robert Turner said he attributes Tech’s away-game struggles to a decrease of energy.

“We’re lacking a little bit of energy on the road,” Turner said.

“It’s kind of affecting us when we get into the game. That’s all, we just got to pick up our energy and effort a little bit when we’re on the road.”

Last time the Red Raiders hosted Kansas, the No. 8 Jayhawks dodged an upset with a 64-63 win. Kansas and the Red Raiders exchanged points throughout the game, and Tech led the Jayhawks 63-62 with 16 seconds left.

Kansas drove the ball down the court and a layup from former Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins gave Kansas a 64-63 lead with only two seconds left for Tech to respond.

Tech coach Tubby Smith said he expects Tech to compete well versus the Jayhawks despite the Red Raiders’ recent loss to Iowa State.

“The good thing about playing Kansas is that it is at home,” Smith said. “We have

responded well. We’ve played well after bad games so far this year and I expect we’ll respond the right way against a good Kansas team.”

The last time the Red Raiders

defeated Kansas at home dates back to 2009. A win over Kansas would give Tech its second victory versus a ranked opponent this season.

continued into his current job, he said, and he wants to make sure it is the best it can be.

“As athletics director and in these roles that I serve, I really believe that we’re caretakers of the game of football,” he said. “The game of football has never been stronger. It’s never been more popular, and at the same time it’s our responsibility to protect the game and to grow the game.”

Although he has been selected to the committee, Hocutt will continue to serve as the Tech athletics director.

Tech President M. Duane Nellis said Hocutt has helped the athletics department advance tremendously

and the appointment is well deserved.

“His leadership within the Big 12 Conference and nationally has advanced Texas Tech’s athletic profile,” he said in the release, “and through this opportunity, college football will benefit from those characteristics.”

One of the major issues the CFP committee faced in its inaugural year last season was the decision to leave both Baylor and Texas Christian out of the final top four.

Hocutt said it was tough to judge the committee’s decision having not been involved with it last season, but he did know that the Big 12 has been discussing ways to use a tiebreaker if

the same situation arises in the future.

“As a Big 12 Conference, we were in Dallas last week,” he said, “and as athletics directors, we spent considerable time talking about our conference and how we crown a champion in the game of football.”

Hocutt said he does not know the time limit for his service on the committee, but he will serve out the remainder of Luck’s tenure.

“I look forward to working with such a distinguished group of committee members that make up this committee,” he said, “ and look forward to being a part of the process.”

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TEXAS TECH FORWARD Zach Smith and Kansas State forward Thomas Gipson jump for the tipoff during the first half Feb. 4 in the United Supermarkets Arena. Texas Tech defeated Kansas State 64-47.

Six lucky numbers on a scratchoff ticket could see one lucky fan at the Texas Tech men’s basketball game versus the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks win $1 million.

To draw fans in for the Red Raiders Big 12 Conference matchup versus Kansas, Tech promotions scheduled a lottery-based contest for its million-dollar giveaway.

At the arena’s entrances, Tech promotions will hand out one scratch-off card to each of the first 10,000 fans to enter the arena.

Both students and local fans can take part in the giveaway.

During the second half, Tech will play a video revealing the six winning numbers for the $1 million prize.

Tech promotions does not guarantee a million-dollar winner, but if a fan’s card reveals five of the six winning numbers, they win a $1,000 prize.

Tech assistant director of promotions and fan engagement Dina Goodson said Tech set up the giveaway through Odds On Promotions, a contest insurance company.

“We use Odds On Promotions for our half-court shots that we did for the Kansas State game,” Goodson said. “When we were looking through there we saw that there was a chance to win a million dollars.”

After Tech’s promotional

team reviewed the insurance policy, Goodson said, Tech promotions could afford policy for the giveaway.

Although Tech expects a large crowd at the Kansas game, Goodson said the promotion encourages more fans to attend the game.

“I know Kansas is Kansas,” Goodson said. “We wanted to make sure that it’s not only normally full like it would be for a Kansas game, but it’s extra packed.”

By packing in more fans into the stadium, the Tech promotions team looks to create a loud environment against a ranked Kansas team.

Senior guard Robert Turner said a significant difference exists between playing at home and playing away.

“At home it’s a different atmosphere. We got the fans with us, there’s a lot more energy,” Turner said.

A month prior to the Kansas game, Tech promotions kept the million dollar giveaway under wraps as it figured out the legal requirements for the agreement.

Like in previous games, Tech promotions plans to continue its other contests it organizes throughout Tech’s games, like the $50,000 Progressive bank shot and a halfcourt shot for a trip to Las Vegas for students.

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Rare Shoeless Joe Jackson autograph photo may bring $100,000 (AP)-Sharon Bowen thought her late husband was a bit crazy for buying a scrapbook filled with black and white photos of Cleveland ballplayers from the early 1900s — but not anymore. It turns out that book held what may be the only autographed photo of Shoeless Joe Jackson, the Holy Grail of baseball signatures.

Jackson, who was tossed out of baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series and remembered in the movie “Field of Dreams,” was illiterate and rarely signed anything but paychecks and legal documents, making his autographs among the rarest in sports.

How many Jackson signatures are

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But this is the first signed photo authenticated by autograph experts, according to Heritage Auctions, which is handling the sale of the century-old photograph this month.

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Tech tries for women’s basketball record

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Texas Tech athletics currently holds national student attendance records for football and baseball.

It will attempt to set a third record at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena when the Tech women’s basketball team takes on Iowa State.

Tech Athletics Director of Promotions and Fan Engagement Marshall Thornhill said Wednesday’s game was picked with the hope that it would have to best chance to break the record.

“We decided to go for a big game. The Lady Raiders are playing

Iowa State, which is traditionally a really good matchup,” he said.

“Also this is a nationally televised game, so we want a big crowd. We want our students to be rowdy on national television and show the rest of the country how we do things down here at Texas Tech.”

The national student record for women’s basketball is 3,500, according to Tech Athletics, and the record for a women’s game in the United Supermarkets Arena is 2,368.

The largest crowd at a women’s game so far this year was when the team hosted Lady Raider Education day against Abilene Christian and packed the stands with elementary-

aged students.

Tech senior guard Amber Battle said all of the young students in attendance at the 61-44 win against the Wildcats helped to create an atmosphere that the players fed off of.

“It was crazy and loud and we like it like that when they cheer for us,” she said. “They’re our biggest fans really, so that really got us pumped up.”

Thornhill said the athletics department has its sights set even higher with the overall men’s basketball student attendance record, which is held by Indiana University at 7,800. He said they are hoping for 8,000 students to show up to Tuesday’s men’s basketball game

against Kansas.

Along with more than $1 million of giveaways at the men’s game, Thornhill said there will be plenty of prizes at the Lady Raiders game as deans from 11 colleges plus the Health Sciences Center have started promoting the game in their own unique way.

“On top of the deans’ prizes, we are giving away over 30 different prizes and $50,000 throughout the game,” Thornhill said. “We’ll be giving those prizes away starting at 6 o’clock when the doors open.”

Ray-Ban sunglasses, autographed helmets from football coach Kliff Kingsbury and other coaches, a Yeti cooler, free donuts

WEDNESDAY NIGHT GIVEAWAYS • Ray-Ban Sunglasses • Autographed Kliff Kingsbury football • Free donuts for a year • Trip to Las Vegas • Chances to win money and other prizes for a year and a half-court shot for a trip to Las Vegas are just a few of the many prizes that will be given away by Tech Athletics.

In addition to the prizes there will be free food and music before the game in the rugby field next to the United Supermarkets Arena.

Thornhill said fans will be able to interact on social media using #WeAreNext. The meaning behind the hashtag is the hope that fans will rally behind the Lady Raiders and help Tech set a third national student attendance record. ➤➤@JeremyK_DT

Tech women’s track Police gas made soccer stadium death trap rises in rankings Following a world-leading 200 meter time from senior sprinter Cierra White during the weekend, the Lady Raider track team moved up six spots to No. 12 in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association computer rankings, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

The men’s team stayed at No. 24 for the second straight week, according to the release, marking the fourth-straight week both teams have been in the top 20.

From both teams, there are 18 total athletes and one relay team ranked na-

tionally, according to the release.

Besides White, the women are led by senior Shanice Stewart, who holds top 15 national rankings in three different events.

The men’s team is still led by senior high jumper JaCorian Duffield, who remains at No. 1 in the nation, according to the release.

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CAIRO (AP) — Survivors described it as a corridor of death: a narrow route of high, chain-link security fences and barbed wire that thousands of soccer fans were filing through before entering the stadium to watch their team play.

Then, mayhem broke out.

Those at the front of the line were turned back by police. Those in the back continued to press forward.

Jittery police fired tear gas into the middle of the crowd, creating what survivors said was “like a whirlpool” — sucking people into a crush of bodies with no way out.

The stampede killed 22 people Sunday night at the Air Defense

No. 21 Oklahoma St. wins 3rd in row WACO, (AP) — Le’Bryan Nash scored 22 points and Phil Forte had 16 of his 18 after halftime as No. 21 Oklahoma State rallied for a 74-65 win at No. 16 Baylor on Monday night, the Cowboys’ third consecutive win over a Top 25 team.

It’s the first time Oklahoma State (17-7, 7-5 Big 12) has won three straight games against ranked teams during a regular season.

Taurean Prince had 20 points for Baylor (18-6, 6-5), which had won three conference games in a row by at least 18 points since a 64-53 loss at Oklahoma State only two weeks ago. Rico Gathers had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Bears, his fourth consecutive game with at least 15 rebounds.

Forte had a short floater with 8:24 left to put the Cowboys up 58-47 before Baylor scored eight straight points, getting within 58-55 on a jumper by Prince.

Oklahoma State’s nearly fourminute scoring drought ended when

Forte made another 3-pointer from the left corner in front of his bench.

After going 3-for-15 from long range in the first half, Oklahoma State hit their first four 3-pointers after halftime to go ahead to stay.

The first was a four-point play

by Forte, who was fouled by Royce O’Neale while making a 3-pointer.

The Cowboys, who had trailed by eight points late in the first half, tied the game at 39 when Forte grabbed a long rebound on a missed 3 by Baylor and made another one.

Oklahoma State led when Anthony Hickey hit a 3 from the top left of the key, and Jeff Newberry’s 3 from the right corner made it 45-41 and led to a Baylor timeout.

Newberry finished with 16 points and Hickey had 12.

The Cowboys made their last 3 before halftime, by Hickey in the final minute, giving them five in a row. They finished 9-of-24 (38 percent).

Baylor led 33-25 after Prince

scored nine consecutive points in a span of 100 seconds, then had a bounce pass to Gathers for a layup.

Prince started the 11-2 run with two free throws with 4:55 left, then hit a 3-pointer, made a short baseline jumper while being defended and had a dunk with 3:15 left.

That spurt came after Oklahoma State had wiped out an early eightpoint deficit with its own 11-2 spurt.

Hickey hit a 3-pointer from the left wing and Forte penetrated inside — among the bigger Baylor defenders — for a floater that put the Cowboys up 23-22 with just over five minutes left in the half.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys completed their first regular-season sweep of Baylor since 2006. ... Oklahoma State is 8-0 this season against teams from Texas.

Baylor: Prince has scored in double figures 18 times this season.

He had only 12 career double-figure scoring games in 62 games the previous two seasons.

stadium, a military facility in an eastern suburb of Cairo, prior to the game between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI. The scene was all too familiar.

Almost three years to the day, 74 soccer fans were killed in unprecedented stadium riot in Port Said where the Al-Masry team hosted a match with rival Al-Ahly of Cairo as police watched and failed to intervene. That Feb. 1, 2012, bloodshed prompted the cancellation of the national championship, further entrenching the hostility between police and soccer fans.

Political factions Monday

called for the resignation of the interior minister, who heads the security forces. Police were criticized for incompetence and for callous disregard for life. In a further show of insensitivity, Sunday’s match went ahead despite the deaths, ending in a 1-1 tie. A Zamalek player who refused to play was punished, with the team cancelling his contract.

Many saw the violence as political — police settling scores with fans who have often clashed with security forces even before the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak and other unrest that has followed in the country.

“I never thought they would fire tear gas here. I thought it would be impossible, and they would realize that people would for sure die,” Mahmoud, a 27-year-old survivor, told The Associated Press.

He said he climbed one of the fences to escape when a boy about 12 years old begged him to pull him up too. When he did, both tumbled back into the tangle of panicked people.

“People were fainting. Everyone stepped over the other,” said Mahmoud, who asked to be identified by only his first name for fear of police reprisal. “My luck was I was the last on the pile.”

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A STUDENT ATTEMPTS to win a free shirt at a promotional event Monday outside the Student Union Building. The event was hosted by Texas Tech Athletics to promote the men’s basketball game against Kansas.

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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help No. 2 UConn beat top-ranked South Carolina 87-62 on Monday night.

Moriah Jefferson had 16 points for the Huskies (23-1), who improved to 17-3 in matchups between the top two teams in the poll.

The teams traded baskets early and South Carolina (22-1) led 18-15 7½ minutes in before UConn took over.

The Huskies scored the next 13 points to blow the game open. Jefferson got

it started with a three-point play.

Morgan Tuck and Mosqueda-Lewis added 3-pointers as UConn led 28-18.

Bianca Cuevas hit a floater with 8:48 left to end the drought for South Carolina, but it was shortlived. The Huskies scored the next eight to take command.

The Huskies led by 16 at the half and South Carolina could only get within 10 the rest of the way.

Aleighsa Welch and Tiffany Mitchell each scored 17 to lead the Gamecocks.

This game had been highly anticipated since it was the 54th meeting of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll’s top teams.

Not even a blizzard that dropped around a foot of snow in the area could keep fans away. Students arrived more than two hours before the game started to get in their seats where T-shirts awaited with the phrase “Basketball Capital of the World” adorning the front. Even the 600 fans who couldn’t make it turned in their tickets so that students on campus could attend to

make this game a sellout. This was the first on-campus sellout for UConn since last season’s senior day.

After all, it’s not often that UConn has hosted a No. 1 team in the nation.

Usually, it’s the Huskies who are the top team in the country. South Carolina has been No. 1 in the poll the last 12 weeks since UConn suffered its only loss of the season at Stanford.

Assuming the Huskies can beat Tulane on Saturday, they will reclaim the No. 1 position in the poll. That’s not too much of a stretch to believe since UConn has won its conference games this season by nearly 50 points a game.

With about a minute left, the student section started chanting, “We’re No. 1.”

South Carolina: The Gamecocks’ 22 straight wins to begin the season matched the best start by any team in school history tying the 2000 baseball squad and 1979-80 women’s tennis team. ... South Carolina has never beaten a team ranked higher than third. ... The Gamecocks hadn’t given up more than 63 points in a game this season until Monday night.

UConn: Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey were presented with basketballs and framed jerseys to commemorate the 900th victory achieved last week against Cincinnati. ...

UConn is now 5-1 in 1 vs. 2 matchups when the Huskies are the No. 2 team.

Hours before the game, USA basketball announced South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, DePaul’s Doug Bruno and Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve as assistant for the 2016 Olympics. The trio helped the Americans win the title at the 2014 world championship. The group all received their world championship rings before the game.